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Alex Rodriguez signed two lucrative sports agreements.
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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": "Virgilio Rodríguez Macal",
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"text": "Alexis Sánchez Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez ( -LSB- aˈleksis ˈsantʃes -RSB- ; born 19 December 1988 ) , also known as simply Alexis , is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Arsenal and the Chile national team . After his debut season of first-team football with Cobreloa , Sánchez was signed by Italy 's Udinese in 2006 . Following successful loans at Colo-Colo and River Plate , he began playing in Serie A . In 2011 , he was signed by Barcelona for # 25 million , becoming the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history . Sánchez signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for a fee reported to be # 31.7 million , making him the third-most expensive signing in the club 's history after Mesut Özil and Granit Xhaka . Sánchez , also nicknamed El Niño Maravilla and `` Ardilla '' , has been a full international for Chile since 2006 , and has earned 100 caps , making him the team 's second-most capped player of all-time after goalkeeper Claudio Bravo . With 37 goals , he is La Roja 's joint highest top scorer of all-time , alongside Marcelo Salas . He also played in two FIFA World Cups ( 2010 and 2014 ) as well as three Copa América tournaments , winning two of the latter .",
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"text": "Mike Barnett (ice hockey) Michael G. Barnett ( born October 9 , 1948 in Olds , Alberta ) is a Canadian ice hockey executive currently serving as Senior Advisor to the President-General Manager of the New York Rangers . He is best known in the world of hockey as a former agent representing sports icon Wayne Gretzky for two decades . He was listed among the `` 100 Most Powerful People In Sports '' by The Sporting News on six occasions from 1994 to 2000 . During his 12 years as President of International Management Group 's hockey division , Barnett represented a who 's who of the National Hockey League . Barnett negotiated the playing and marketing contracts for Wayne Gretzky , Brett Hull , Jaromir Jagr , Sergei Fedorov , Paul Coffey , Joe Thornton , Mats Sundin , Lanny McDonald , Grant Fuhr , Marty McSorley , Alexander Mogilny , Owen Nolan , Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin and numerous others . Whatever the form of contract , Barnett 's creativity was legendary . His ingenuity in finding language that challenged the NHL 's Collective Bargaining Agreement , in finding products and companies for his clients that were groundbreaking in their launches , and his perpetual attention to the public relations of his clients , were all hallmark 's of his career in athlete representation . Following his two-decades as one of the most highly regarded agents in all of sports , Barnett went on to become the General Manager of the Phoenix Coyotes in the National Hockey League .",
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"text": "Selena Roberts Selena Roberts ( born May 16 , 1966 in Live Oak , Florida ) is an American best-selling author , sportswriter , and digital entrepreneur . Previously , she was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a columnist for The New York Times . Roberts began her career as a beat writer for the Minnesota Vikings at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and for the Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Orlando Sentinel . She received a B.A. degree in journalism from Auburn University in 1988 where she was a sports editor for the university paper The Plainsman . She also made frequent appearances on the ESPN talk show The Sports Reporters . In a February 7 , 2009 article on SI.com that quickly made the cover of Sports Illustrated , Roberts revealed that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 .",
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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": "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": "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": "Draft (sports) A draft is a process used in some countries and sports to allocate certain players to teams . In a draft , teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players . When a team selects a player , the team receives exclusive rights to sign that player to a contract , and no other team in the league may sign the player . The best-known type of draft is the entry draft , which is used to allocate players who have recently become eligible to play in a league . Depending on the sport , the players may come from college , high school or junior teams or teams in other countries . An entry draft is intended to prevent expensive bidding wars for young talent and to ensure that no one team can sign contracts with all of the best young players and make the league uncompetitive . To encourage parity , teams that do poorly in the previous season usually get to choose first in the postseason draft , sometimes with a `` lottery '' factor to discourage teams from deliberately losing . Other types of drafts include the expansion draft , in which a new team selects players from other teams in the league ; and the dispersal draft , in which a league 's surviving teams select players from the roster of a newly defunct franchise . Drafts are usually permitted under anti-trust or restraint of trade laws because they are included in collective bargaining agreements between leagues and labor unions representing players . These agreements generally stipulate that after a certain number of seasons , a player whose contract has expired becomes a free agent and can sign with any team . They also require minimum and sometimes maximum salaries for newly drafted players . National Football League President Joseph Carr instituted a draft in 1935 as a way to restrain teams ' payrolls and reduce the dominance of the league 's perennial contenders . It was adopted by the precursor of the National Basketball Association in 1947 ; by the National Hockey League in 1963 ; and by Major League Baseball in 1965 , although draft systems had been used in baseball since the 19th century . Drafts are uncommon outside the U.S. and Canada , and most professional football clubs obtain young players through transfers from smaller clubs or by developing youth players through their own academies . The youth system is operated directly by the teams themselves , who develop their players from childhood . Parity in these leagues is instead maintained through promotion and relegation , which automatically expels the weakest teams from a league in exchange for the strongest teams in the next lower league . The result is a drastically different endgame for poor teams : a North American sports team may see the opportunity to get better through the draft after a poor season , but a European club will instead be relegated down to a league with less money and prestige , potentially exacerbating the problems .",
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"text": "Alex de Jesús Alexander `` Alex '' de Jesús ( February 2 , 1983 -- April 3 , 2016 ) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer . As an amateur , de Jesús represented the island of Puerto Rico in international events , including the 2003 Pan American Games , the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics . Early in his career , he won seven regional titles : the World Boxing Organization Latino lightweight title , World Boxing Council Caribbean Boxing Federation lightweight title , World Boxing Association Fedecaribe Lightweight title , WBO Latino light welterweight title , WBA Fedecaribe Welterweight title , WBC Latino light welterweight title and the WBA Fedebol light welterweight title .",
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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": "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": "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": "Alexei Ramírez Alexei Fernando Ramírez Rodriguez ( born September 22 , 1981 ) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent . He has played for the Chicago White Sox , San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays in MLB and Pinar del Rio of the Cuban National Series . His nickname , given to him by former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén , is `` The Cuban Missile '' due to his tall , slim physique and combination of speed , power , and strong throwing arm .",
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"text": "Sign and trade In the National Basketball Association , a sign-and-trade agreement is a type of contract ( allowed by the collective bargaining agreement -LSB- CBA -RSB- ) wherein one franchise/team signs an unrestricted free agent player to a new contract , only to then immediately trade him to another team ( of the player 's choosing ) . This is typically done to enable the player to obtain a higher salary and/or greater number of years on their contract than NBA salary cap rules ordinarily allow the destination team , itself , to provide the player .",
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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": "Dan Lozano Dan Lozano ( born March 3 , 1967 ) is a professional sports agent , specializing in baseball . He is the founder of MVP Sports Group , a sports agency based in Los Angeles , CA . His current clients include many notable MLB players such as Albert Pujols , Joey Votto , Alex Rodriguez , Jimmy Rollins , Carlos Beltrán , Nick Swisher , Michael Young , Brian Wilson and Mike Piazza . He has worked professionally as an agent for over 23 years , and has negotiated numerous deals including some of the largest deals in baseball history such as Mike Piazza 's 7-year $ 91 million deal with the New York Mets , Albert Pujols ' $ 240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Joey Votto 's $ 225 million extension with the Cincinnati Reds .",
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"text": "Sports marketing Sports marketing is a subdivision of marketing which focuses both on the promotion of sports events and teams as well as the promotion of other products and services through sporting events and sports teams . It is a service in which the element promoted can be a physical product or a brand name . The goal is to provide the client with strategies to promote the sport or to promote something other than sport through sports . Sport marketing is also designed to meet the needs and wants of the consumer through exchange processes . These strategies follow the traditional four `` P '' 's of general marketing Product , Price , Promotion and Place , another four `` P '' 's are added to sport marketing , relating to the fact sports are considered to be a service . The additional 4 P 's are : Planning , Packaging , Positioning and Perception . The addition of the four extra elements is called the `` sport marketing mix . '' Sports marketing is an element of sports promotion which involves a wide variety of sectors of the sport industry including broadcasting , advertising , social media , digital platforms , ticket sales , and community relations . Sports marketing is divided into three sectors . The first is the advertising of sport and sports associations such as the Olympics , Spanish Football league and the NFL , as well as sport teams like Real Madrid and the New York Yankees . The second concerns the use of sporting events , sporting teams and individual athletes to promote various products . The third category is the promotion of sport to the public in order to increase participation . In the first case , the promotion is directly related to sports . In the second case , the products can but do not have to be directly related to sports . When the promotion is about sports in general , the use of this kind of strategy is called `` Marketing of Sports . '' When the promotion is not about the sports but sports events , athletes , teams or leagues are used to promote different products , the marketing strategy is denominated `` Marketing through sports . '' When the promotion is about increasing participation among the public , it is called `` Grassroots Sports Marketing . '' To promote the products or services , the companies and associations use different channels such as sponsorships of teams or athletes , television or radio advertisement during the different broadcast sports events and celebrations , and/or advertisement on sporting venues . `` Street marketing of sport '' considers sport marketing through billboards on the street and also through urban elements ( street lighters and sidewalks , etc. ) to help promote and gain publicity during major worldwide sporting events such as the Football World Cup , the Olympic Games , or the Super Bowl .",
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"text": "Sterling Sports Management Sterling Sports Management is a sports management company based in Columbus , Ohio that represents professional athletes including many of the LPGA Tour 's biggest stars from 7 countries and 5 continents . Sterling Sports represents its athlete clients in contract negotiations , endorsement agreements , media arrangements , marketing , celebrity appearances , public relations , and tax planning . Sterling also represents corporations through its Sports Marketing Consultancy practice which assists corporations get the most out of their investment in sports marketing , and facilitates the opening of overseas markets for both its athlete and corporate clients . It has gained attention recently by its signing of the 2006 LPGA Rookie of the Year - Seon Hwa Lee .",
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"text": "Daily fantasy sports Daily fantasy sports ( DFS ) are a subset of fantasy sport games . As with traditional fantasy sports games , players compete against others by building a team of professional athletes from a particular league or competition while remaining under a salary cap , and earn points based on the actual statistical performance of the players in real-world competitions . Daily fantasy sports are an accelerated variant of traditional fantasy sports that are conducted over short-term periods , such as a week or single day of competition , as opposed to those that are played across an entire season . Daily fantasy sports are typically structured in the form of paid competitions typically referred to as a `` contest '' ; winners receive a share of a pre-determined pot funded by their entry fees . A portion of entry fee payments go to the provider as rake revenue . In the United States , the daily fantasy sports industry is dominated by two competing services : the New York-based FanDuel , and the Boston-based DraftKings . Both companies were established as venture capital-backed startup companies , received funding from investment firms , sports broadcasters , leagues , and team owners , and became known for the aggressive marketing of their services . As of September 2015 , both companies have an estimated value of at least $ 1 billion , and control 95 % of the U.S. DFS market . The two primarily compete against smaller DFS services , such as Fantasy Aces and Yahoo! Sports . The popularity of the daily fantasy format has been credited to its convenience in comparison to season-length games , as well as the focus on major cash prizes in the promotion of these services . Daily fantasy has also been credited with helping to improve television viewership and engagement with sports . Daily fantasy sports have faced notable legal challenges , including disputes over whether DFS constitutes gambling . Politicians and other critics have argued that due to their format , players are essentially making proposition wagers on the varying performance of individual athletes in specific games , and not managing the performance of their selections on a week-to-week basis . Proponents have defended DFS as being a game of skill , as the required familiarity with the players and teams , as well as salary cap management , rewards skilled players . Local laws have varying definitions of gambling games , such as whether a game 's elements of chance are predominant over those or skill , or how much control the player has over the outcome of the game . In the United States , the legality of DFS has been determined on a state-by-state basis based on local gambling laws and other rulings . The federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIEGA ) contains language dictating that fantasy sports are not considered an unlawful wager under the act ; however , the act only prohibits the electronic transfer of funds from unlawful gambling as defined under state laws . A number of state attorneys general have issued opinions concluding that DFS is a form of illegal gambling , while the state of Nevada declared that DFS games must be licensed as a sports pool . The New York State ruling , which resulted from an investigation of DFS services after it was alleged that employees working for DraftKings and FanDuel had used inside information to win cash prizes from each other , spawned retaliatory lawsuits from the companies which alleged that the rulings were the result of a misinterpretation of the nature of their services . The state has since joined other states , such as Massachusetts and Virginia , in choosing to legalize and regulate DFS rather than prohibit it .",
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"text": "List of Silver Slugger Award winners at shortstop The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League ( AL ) and the National League ( NL ) , as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . These voters consider several offensive categories in selecting the winners , including batting average , slugging percentage and on-base percentage , in addition to `` coaches ' and managers ' general impressions of a player 's overall offensive value . '' Managers and coaches are not permitted to vote for players on their own team . The Silver Slugger was first awarded in 1980 and is given by Hillerich & Bradsby , the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats . The award is a bat-shaped trophy , 3 feet ( 91 cm ) tall , engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league and plated with sterling silver . Among shortstops , Barry Larkin is the leader in Silver Slugger Awards , with nine wins between 1988 and 1999 , including five consecutive awards ( 1988 -- 1992 ) . Larkin is fourth all-time in Silver Slugger wins among all positions , behind outfielder Barry Bonds , catcher Mike Piazza and third baseman Alex Rodriguez , who won his first seven awards at shortstop before a position change . Hall of Famer Cal Ripken , Jr. won eight Silver Sluggers as a shortstop from 1983 to 1993 . Other multiple awardees include three-time winners Alan Trammell ( 1987 -- 1988 , 1990 ) , Derek Jeter ( 2006 -- 2008 ) and Edgar Rentería ( 2000 ; 2002 -- 2003 ) , along with two-time champions Troy Tulowitzki ( 2010 -- 2011 ) , Hanley Ramírez ( 2008 -- 2009 ) , Miguel Tejada ( 2004 -- 2005 ) , Robin Yount ( 1980 , 1982 ) , Hubie Brooks ( 1985 -- 1986 ) , Dave Concepción ( 1981 -- 1982 ) , Garry Templeton ( 1980 , 1984 ) and Xander Bogaerts ( 2015-2016 ) . Rodriguez ' offensive statistics in his seven Silver Slugger-winning seasons lead American League and major league shortstops in most categories ; his batting average of .358 and .631 slugging percentage in 1996 , .420 on-base percentage in 2000 and 57 home runs in 2002 are records among winning shortstops . The lone category in which Rodriguez does not lead the American League is runs batted in ( RBI ) , where Miguel Tejada is the leader ; he batted in 150 runs in 2004 . The RBI leaders in the National League are Rentería and Brooks , who each batted in 100 runs during the 2003 and 1985 seasons , respectively . In contrast , Rodriguez collected RBI totals over 100 ( ranging from 111 in 1999 to 142 in 2002 ) in all of his Silver Slugger-winning seasons , highlighting the difference in power and production between American League and National League shortstops . Other National League leaders include Larkin , who leads in batting average ( .348 , 1989 ) and on-base percentage ( .410 , 1996 ) , along with Rich Aurilia , who leads in slugging percentage ( .572 , 2001 ) and home runs ( 37 , 2001 ) . Though he has never played in the National League , Rodriguez ' 40 or more home runs in six of his seven winning seasons at shortstop are greater than any total hit by a National League winner at third base .",
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On September 24, 2009, Susan Atkins perished.
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"text": "Susan Atkins Susan Denise Atkins ( May 7 , 1948 September 24 , 2009 ) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of Charles Manson 's `` Family '' . Manson and his followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in California , over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969 . Known within the Manson family as Sadie Mae Glutz or Sexy Sadie , Atkins was convicted for her participation in eight of these killings , including the most notorious , the `` Tate/LaBianca '' murders . She was sentenced to death , which was subsequently commuted to life in prison . Atkins was incarcerated from October 1 , 1969 , until her death -- a period exactly one week short of 40 years . At the time of her death , Atkins was California 's longest-serving female inmate .",
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"text": "Assist (Scientology) The Scientology Assist is a procedure claimed to alleviate `` a present time -LSB- current -RSB- discomfort '' or bring a person who has recently died back to life . Assists are claimed to address the spirit , the person themselves , in bringing about a speedier recovery from illness and injury . For this reason it is made very clear that Assists do not `` heal the body '' , it is the spirit that helps heal the body and that is what assists are actually addressing and there are many records where parishioners of the Church have attested to their effectiveness either receiving or administering them . There are many different types of Assists that anyone can easily and swiftly learn to do at home for aiding recovery of all manner of illnesses , accidents and injuries and even domestic upsets , of any and all age groups including babies and even pets . There are also assists to , Scientologists believe , help make someone sober or recover from the loss of a loved one . No drugs or medication is used . They are not intended to replace competent professional medical treatment , which is why they are correctly called ASSISTS and not `` medicine '' or `` healing '' . They are thought to assist the ill or injured person themselves to recover more swiftly in the way they were designed and prescribed , as well as in conjunction with competent professional medical treatment where necessary . Assists can and often are administered without any medical treatment necessary , but does not replace it when it is necessary . Thousands of examples of miraculous results of Assists are claimed . The Church and its founder have been accused of unauthorized `` healing '' or `` practicing medicine '' ( i.e. addressing the body ) with Assists , when internal publications within the Church on Assist procedure state this is not the case . In the past , the Church of Scientology has received negative attention from law enforcement and regulatory agencies for practicing medicine without proper licensing . Thus , even though assists are intended to treat pain , injuries , and even death , modern Church of Scientology publications are careful to note that they are not intended to replace medicine , since it often goes against current scientific understanding of the subject and may result in direct conflict with the relevant authorities . As the Scientology Handbook ( 1994 edition ) states , `` Medical examination and diagnosis should be sought where needed , and where treatment is routinely successful , medical treatment should be obtained . An assist is not a substitute for medical treatment and does not attempt to cure injuries requiring medical aid , but is complementary ( adds ) to it . '' </blockquote>",
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"text": "South Bend train wreck The South Bend Train Wreck ( known also as the Great Mishawaka Train Wreck ) occurred on June 27 , 1859 between Mishawaka and South Bend in Indiana on the Michigan Southern Railroad killing 42 people and injuring 50 more . The train concerned was the Night Express from Chicago to Toledo carrying about 150 passengers . Just before midnight it was crossing an embankment known as the Springbrook Bridge over a 25 ft deep ravine at a speed of 10 to when the embankment collapsed , plunging the entire train into a torrent of water , drowning many . According to the Chicago Journal `` The engine was literally buried in the opposite side of the ravine in quicksand and mud , and the tender , baggage and express car , and two second class cars , were shattered almost into kindling wood , and piled on top of the engine . The two first class passenger cars followed , and were torn to pieces and carried down the stream , while the sleeping car , although making the leap with the rest was less injured '' . There had been extreme rainfall in the area the previous afternoon and evening and it is thought that the culvert beneath the embankment became blocked causing build-up of water behind the embankment which collapsed as the train was crossing . The westbound train had passed over safely at 8:30 p.m. One body was found in the St. Joseph River a mile below the creek ; other bodies were discovered buried completely in sand and a week after the accident the death toll was 41 persons , though some sources estimate the death toll as much as 60 or 70 . The site of the accident is close to the present intersection of Ironwood Road and Lincoln Way West .",
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"text": "Susan Harris Susan Harris ( born October 28 , 1940 ) is an American television comedy writer and producer . Harris created numerous TV series : Fay , Soap , Loves Me , Loves Me Not , Benson , It Takes Two , The Golden Girls , Empty Nest , Nurses , Good & Evil , The Golden Palace and The Secret Lives of Men . She also wrote or co-wrote all of the episodes of Soap . Her most successful show was The Golden Girls . Harris married television producer Paul Junger Witt on September 18 , 1983 ; he co-produced all the shows she created . She was married from 1965 to 1969 to actor Berkeley Harris , and is the mother of Sam Harris . The first script Harris sold was Then Came Bronson . She then wrote for Love , American Style , All in the Family , The Partridge Family and the TV adaptation of Neil Simon 's Barefoot in the Park . Her abortion episode for the Bea Arthur-starring series Maude in the 1970s won Harris the Humanitas Prize . She would later work with Arthur again in the 1980s when Arthur took one of the lead roles in The Golden Girls . Harris had the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome , which affected her ability to participate in the production of The Golden Girls . In an episode of that show titled `` Sick and Tired '' ( 1989 ) , Harris wrote some of her struggles into the storyline where Arthur 's character Dorothy was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome . It later turned out Harris had an adrenal issue , but she wrote the episode as `` my revenge script for all the people out there who had a disease like that . '' Harris formed the production company Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions with Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas . She was honored with the Writers ' Guild 's Paddy Chayefsky Award in 2005 and inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2011 .",
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"text": "Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 On October 30 , 1959 , Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 , a Douglas DC-3 , crashed on Bucks Elbow Mountain near Crozet , Virginia , killing the crew of three and all but one of its twenty-four passengers . The sole survivor , Ernest P. `` Phil '' Bradley , was seriously injured and lay on the ground near the wreckage , still strapped in his seat . The subsequent investigation determined the cause of the accident to be : `` A navigational omission which resulted in a lateral course error that was not detected and corrected through precision instrument flying procedures . A contributing factor to the accident may have been pre-occupation of the captain resulting from mental stress . ''",
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"text": "Susan Fernandez Susan Fernandez Magno ( August 3 , 1956 -- July 2 , 2009 ) was a Filipino singer , activist and academic . She was known for her protest music , especially at the height of the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos .",
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"text": "Susan Perkins Susan Perkins ( born April 28 , 1954 ) , a native of Middletown , Ohio , was Miss America 1978 . She has been a professional singer , spokesperson and television reporter . Susan walked in the New York Marathon with the Achilles Club ( which serves disabled and senior athletes ) as a guide for an 80-year-old former Marine Colonel . She is married with two children and lives with her family in Weston , Massachusetts .",
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"text": "Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh Susanna `` Suzy '' Lamplugh ( -LSB- ˈlæmpluː -RSB- born 3 May 1961 ) was a British estate agent reported missing on 28 July 1986 ( aged 25 ) in Fulham , southwest London , England . She was officially declared dead , presumed murdered , in 1994 . The last clue of her whereabouts was an appointment to show a house in Shorrolds Road to someone she referred to as `` Mr Kipper '' . Following her disappearance , police tested the DNA of 800 unidentified bodies and skeletal remains that matched Lamplugh 's description . In August 2010 , police began a new search of a field off the B4084 between Pershore and Drakes Broughton . The area is about three miles away from the former Norton Barracks in Worcestershire , which was searched in December 2000 and February 2001 . In December 2000 , police had searched a nearby brickworks , which several witnesses had mentioned in their original statements . The search proved unsuccessful and her remains have not been found .",
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"text": "It's America It 's America is the third studio album by American country music singer Rodney Atkins . It was released on March 31 , 2009 ( see 2009 in country music ) on Curb Records . The album 's first single , its title track , was released on November 24 , 2008 and has become Atkins ' fifth Number One hit on the Billboard country singles charts . It was followed by `` 15 Minutes '' ( a Top 20 hit ) and `` Chasin ' Girls . '' The album was re-issued in mid-2010 with a new single , `` Farmer 's Daughter . '' The album debuted at No. 15 on Billboard 's album chart selling 34,877 copies . As of August 2010 , the album has sold 129,820 copies in the US .",
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"text": "Miami cannibal attack On May 26 , 2012 , a naked male assailant named Rudy Eugene attacked and gruesomely maimed homeless man Ronald Poppo underneath a tram bridge crossing the MacArthur Causeway in Miami , Florida , making headlines across the world . During the 18-minute filmed encounter Eugene erroneously and erratically accused Poppo of stealing his Bible , then beat him unconscious , removed Poppo 's pants , and bit and chewed the flesh off most of his face above the beard , including his left eye . This rendered Poppo permanently blind in both eyes and grossly disfigured his face . Due to the incident 's bizarrely grotesque nature and subsequent worldwide media coverage , Eugene came to be dubbed the `` Miami Zombie '' and the `` Causeway Cannibal '' . The attack ended when Eugene was fatally shot by a Miami PD officer after failing to respond to commands instructing him to stop , and reportedly even snarled at police . Although friends and family interviewed immediately afterward filled in details of Eugene 's life , the reason for the attack remains unclear due to Eugene 's death . Eugene , 31 , was employed at a car wash at the time and was a divorced former high school football player with a series of petty criminal arrests from age 16 until most recently in 2009 . Poppo , 65 , a graduate of Manhattan 's prestigious Stuyvesant High School , was homeless and had long been presumed dead by his estranged family . While police sources speculated that the use of a legal recreational synthetic stimulant party drug such as `` bath salts '' ( which have a notorious reputation for the psychotic effects of the drug on some individuals ) might have been a contributing factor , experts expressed doubt about this hypothesis , since toxicology reports were only able to identify cannabis/marijuana in Eugene 's system , leaving the ultimate cause of his behavior unknown .",
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"text": "Susan Maxman Susan A. Maxman ( born 30 December 1938 ) is an American architect who founded a firm called Susan Maxman Architects in 1985 , which she expanded to Susan Maxman & Partners Ltd in 1995 . Her firm is associated with a large number of projects involving a wide spectrum of architectural services , including design of old and new buildings , restoration and rehabilitation works , master and site planning , feasibility reports , programming , historic preservation , and interior design . She was the first woman elected as president of the American Institute of Architects in 1992 . Her expertise in adoption of the `` principles of sustainable design '' in her projects has received national appreciation , and in 2011 Maxman was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences .",
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"text": "Deaths in January 2009 The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2009 .",
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"text": "Death of Meredith Emerson Meredith Hope Emerson ( June 20 , 1983 -- January 4 , 2008 ) was a 24-year-old woman who was murdered in January 2008 by drifter Gary Michael Hilton . She was last seen alive hiking with her dog on Blood Mountain in northern Georgia on New Year 's Day 2008 . Witnesses claimed to have seen her with an older man on the Spur Trail connecting the Appalachian Trail with the Byron Herbert Reece Parking Lot ( Georgia ) . When she did not return home on January 2 , 2008 , her friends began to search for her , without success . Her dog , Ella , was found on January 4 , 2008 , in Cumming , Georgia , approximately 60 miles away . At the time of her disappearance , Emerson lived in Buford , Georgia .",
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"text": "SuperFerry 9 SuperFerry 9 was a ferry owned by the Philippines-based carrier Aboitiz Transport System Corp ( ATSC ) and operated by their SuperFerry division . About 9am Sunday September 6 , 2009 , she sank off the south-west coast of Zamboanga Peninsula with a total of 971 passengers and crew aboard . The ferry was travelling from the southern city of General Santos City to Iloilo City in the central Philippines and capsized on the other side of the peninsular from Zamboanga City . On Tuesday 8 September 2009 the last missing passenger was reported rescued and more up-to-date figures were provided by disaster response officials . The last survivor , a woman suffering serious injuries , was picked up by a passing fishing vessel shortly after the Superferry 9 sank on Sunday , the Office of Civil Defence in Manila said . On Monday , rescuers also plucked out from the sea another woman who had spent over 24 hours in the Sulu Sea with only her life vest to keep her afloat . `` All 968 passengers and crew of the Superferry have now been accounted for , including nine fatalities '' , the civil defence office said . The civil defence figures were corrected the following night by the ship owners . As of 6pm Wednesday 9 September 2009 , `` 961 crew members and passengers have been accounted for . Regretfully , there are 10 fatalities . 10 names in the official manifest can not be physically matched but we also have 10 persons rescued and physically accounted for , whose names are not in the manifest '' .",
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"text": "National Missing and Unidentified Persons System National Missing and Unidentified Persons System , abbreviated as NamUs , is a clearing house for missing persons and unidentified decedent records in the United States , a part of the Department of Justice . NamUs also provides free DNA testing and other forensic services , such as anthropology and odontology assistance . In 2005 , the National Institute of Justice assembled for a national strategy meeting regarding missing persons in the United States ; they called the meeting `` Identifying the Missing Summit . '' Forensic scientists , policymakers , victim advocates and law enforcement officials discussed the challenges and strategies for solving missing person cases and identifying unidentified decedent cases . From there the Deputy Attorney General created a task force , The National Missing Persons Task Force , and encouraged the U.S Department of Justice to find prominent tools that will help solve these cases . NamUs was created , subsequently . The NamUs database was created in three phases ; in Phase III , released in 2009 , the system became fully searchable and open to the public . Through NamUs , users will have access to three databases : Unidentified Persons database , Missing Persons database and an UnClaimed Persons database . In the database users can search by state , date last seen , circumstances , physical/medical characteristics , clothing and accessories , sex , ethnicity , race and more , in order to locate or search for a potential match or personal profile . Each missing person and unidentified person have their own four digit code number . If a potential match is found , users can notify and submit the potential match to case managers , local law enforcement agencies or NamUs regional administrators . If a potential match has been ruled out it will appear on the unidentified person 's profile , under the section `` exclusions . '' The issue of unidentified remains in the United States has been coined `` the Nation 's Silent Mass Disaster . '' There are approximately 40,000 unidentified human remains that have been buried or cremated before being identified . Furthering the problem of identification , in 2004 , less than half of the nation 's medical examiner 's offices had policies for retaining DNA , x-rays , or fingerprints of unidentified persons . Another issue that has left remains unidentified has been the reporting of missing persons . Those who go missing over the 18 are not required to be reported - reporting them is voluntary . Consequently , there has been a low rate of reported adult cases through NCIC ( the National Crime Information Center ) . Ultimately NamUs is working together with the public and national level databases to incorporate the records of missing persons and meet the challenges of non-reporting . Currently , there have been 16,080 missing person cases on file through NamUs . , 60.46 % , or 9,723 of them remain open and unsolved . Of the closed cases , 665 , or 10.46 % , have been closed through the aid of the NamUs database . Furthermore , there have been 10,714 unidentified persons cases on filed through NamUs . , 88.66 % , or 9,500 , remain open and unidentified . Of the closed cases , 285 , or 23.495 , have been closed through the aid of the NamUs database .",
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"text": "Susan Gordon Susan Lynn Gordon ( July 27 , 1949 -- December 11 , 2011 ) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone , My Three Sons , and The Donna Reed Show .",
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"text": "Susan Johnson (actress) Susan Johnson ( July 6 , 1927 -- February 24 , 2003 ) , also known as Susan Johnson-Kehn , was an American actress and singer . She appeared primarily in musical theatre , but also appeared in films and television .",
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"text": "Speedy Atkins Charles Henry `` Speedy '' Atkins ( 1875 -- 1928 ) was an American tobacco worker in Paducah , Kentucky , who became posthumously notable . A pauper at death , he drowned in the Ohio River . The city turned over his body for a pauper 's burial to his friend A.Z. Hamock , the only African-American undertaker in town . Hamock preserved Atkins ' body in an experiment with preservatives , and occasionally displayed it after his death . Hamock 's wife had custody of the remains for 45 years , during which Atkins ' mummy acquired increasing notoriety . The body of Atkins was finally buried in 1994 , 66 years after he drowned . The event was covered by national media and TV .",
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"text": "Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope Mistaken Identity : Two Families , One Survivor , Unwavering Hope is a best-selling non-fiction book describing an incident in which the identities of two young female casualties were confused after a vehicle crash . It was published by Howard Books on March 25 , 2008 . The book lists its authors as Don and Susie van Ryn ; Newell , Colleen and Whitney Cerak ; and Mark Tabb ; the former the parents of Laura van Ryn ( the woman believed to have survived the crash but actually deceased ) and the latter the parents of Whitney Cerak , initially declared deceased in the crash but later found to have survived . Mark Tabb is a former pastor whom The New York Times described as `` the go-to guy when a collaborator is needed on books with spiritual themes . '' Both the identity mix-up and the book 's release received worldwide media attention : was the subject of a two-hour episode of Dateline NBC , a program of The Oprah Winfrey Show , and a segment featured on The Today Show . The book was ranked 1st place for two weeks on the adult non-fiction New York Times Best Seller list in 2008 . The incident prompted the states of Michigan and Indiana to pursue legislation concerning stricter guidelines in the process of identification of bodies by coroners . On April 26 , 2006 , a Taylor University van carrying nine students and staff members collided with a tractor-trailer being driven by Robert F. Spencer on Interstate 69 in Indiana . Five people riding in the van died at the crash scene : Elizabeth Smith , Laurel Erb , Bradley Larson , and Monica Felver , and a young blonde woman the coroner identified as Whitney Cerak . A similar looking woman who survived but was unable to communicate was identified as Laura van Ryn . For several weeks , the van Ryn family kept a bedside vigil over the patient they believed to be their daughter . However , into five weeks of hospitalization the identity of the surviving woman began to be questioned . She was found to be Whitney Cerak , not Laura van Ryn . Some physical similarities existed between the two women but the severity of the injuries , which included severe head trauma and the immediate inability to communicate led local government officials to mis-identify the casualties , the hospital to carry through with the unfortunate action and caused both families to respond in a manner appropriate to the situation of each casualty : Cerak was taken care of by the van Ryn family in the belief that she was their daughter . Meanwhile , Laura was interred in a marked grave at a funeral with 1400 people in attendance . Five weeks passed before incidents arose that caused suspicion about identity : she made comments about things and people that were inconsistent with facts pertaining to Laura ; and a university roommate also reported some physical discrepancies . `` Laura '' confirmed that it was ` Whitney Cerak ' that had survived when asked by hospital staff to write down the patient 's name , which was then confirmed by dental records . The tragic mix-up appeared to have been caused by the similarities of appearance of Cerak and van Ryn , and the confusion at the crash scene . Neither family spoke publicly about the incident for nearly two years . During the Dateline interview , it was noted that the van Ryn family suspected for several days something was amiss with the patient before the concerns were shared with the hospital staff : the van Ryn family noticed the patient 's teeth ; navel piercing ( which van Ryn did not have ) ; the patient called herself Whitney ( not Laura ) when she emerged from the coma ; the patient accused `` her '' parents of being `` false parents '' ; and the patient told `` her '' sister their parent 's names were Newell and Colleen . The van Ryns said that their duplicity in sustaining the misidentification for a month was reinforced by reassurance by the hospital staff of the patient 's identity and the distress of the situation .",
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"text": "24 Hours in the Past 24 Hours in the Past was a BBC One living history TV series first broadcast in 2015 . Six celebrities were immersed in a recreation of impoverished life in Victorian Britain . Each of the four episodes represented 24 hours living and working in four different occupations . A key part of the series was its immersive nature . The four episodes were ostensibly filmed in direct sequence , and the participants lived , ate and slept in the often filthy conditions portrayed . Living history has become a popular theme in recent UK TV series , usually involving Ruth Goodman and regular collaborators in a long-term series , filmed in intermittent episodes with a cast of historians . This series took a different pitch , using a continuous filming technique without the respite of hotels between episodes and cast with `` the randomest collection of participants '' to create an air of surprise at their conditions .",
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"text": "Florence Henderson Florence Agnes Henderson ( February 14 , 1934 -- November 24 , 2016 ) was an American actress and singer with a career spanning six decades . She is best remembered for her starring role as matriarch Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974 . Henderson also appeared in film , as well as on stage , and hosted several long-running cooking and variety shows over the years . She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted ( talk and reality show ) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows . She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010 . Henderson hosted her own talk show , The Florence Henderson Show , and cooking show , Who 's Cooking with Florence Henderson , on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death at age 82 on Thanksgiving Day , 2016 from heart failure .",
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"text": "Monica Seles Monica Seles ( -LSB- ˈsɛləs -RSB- Szeles Mónika , Моника Селеш , Monika Seleš , -LSB- ˈsɛlɛʃ -RSB- , born December 2 , 1973 ) is a former Yugoslav world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame . An ethnic Hungarian , she was born and raised in Novi Sad , SFR Yugoslavia . She became a naturalized American citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007 . She won nine Grand Slam singles titles , eight of them while a citizen of Yugoslavia and the final as a citizen of the United States of America . In 1990 , Seles became the youngest-ever French Open champion at the age of 16 . She went on to win eight Grand Slam singles titles before her 20th birthday and was the year-end world no. 1 in 1991 and 1992 . However , on April 30 , 1993 , she was the victim of an on-court attack , when a man stabbed her in the back with a 9 in long knife ; Seles did not return to tennis for over two years . Though she enjoyed some success after rejoining the tour in 1995 , including a fourth Australian Open title in 1996 , she was unable to consistently reproduce her best form . She played her last professional match at the 2003 French Open , but did not officially retire until February 2008 . Regarded by many in the sport as one of the greatest tennis players of all time , Seles was named one of the `` 30 Legends of Women 's Tennis : Past , Present and Future '' by Time .",
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"text": "Margaret Court career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Margaret Court . She won 64 Grand Slam events ( 24 singles , 19 doubles , 21 mixed doubles ) , which is a record for a male or female player . Her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 21 in mixed doubles are also all-time records for both sexes . She achieved a career Grand Slam in singles , doubles , and mixed doubles . She is one of two women to have achieved the calendar year Grand Slam in singles in the Open Era ( alongside Steffi Graf ) , and is the only woman to have achieved the mixed doubles Grand Slam , which she did twice . Court won more than half of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played ( 24 of 47 ) . She won 192 singles titles before and after the Open Era , an all-time record . Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177-106 , for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent on all surfaces ( hard , clay , grass , carpet ) , is also an all-time record . She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 ( 113-8 ) , 1968 ( 107-12 ) , 1969 ( 104-6 ) , 1970 ( 110-6 ) , and 1973 ( 108-6 ) . She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players ( 297-73 ) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times .",
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"text": "Unmatched Unmatched is a documentary about tennis players Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert , their decades-long on-court rivalry and lifelong friendship , created for ESPN 's 30 for 30 documentary series . Evert and Navratilova met in 80 matches , 60 finals and 14 grand slam finals with Navratilova sporting a 43-37 advantage . The film was shot over three days in Amagansett , New York in October 2009 . Unmatched was awarded the 2011 Gracie Award for `` Outstanding Producer - News/Non-fiction '' . Navratilova was sometimes described as the lesbian tennis player from a communist country : `` As one of the first openly gay sports figures , she has spent much of her career overcoming prejudices and stereotypes , giving up millions of dollars in endorsements and sponsorships as a result of her insistence on living a life of integrity and honesty . '' Evert was described as the all-American girl next door . Today Navratilova is often cited as the greatest tennis player of all-time ; she has won 167 singles titles , 177 doubles championships titles and 59 Grand Slam titles , she has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame , was the WTA 's `` Tour Player of the Year '' seven times , was declared one of the `` Top Forty Athletes of All-time '' by Sports Illustrated and was named `` Female Athlete of the Year '' by the Associated Press . Navratilova has served as AARP 's Health and Fitness Ambassador and is also involved with the LGBT movement , The Rainbow Card ® and Rainbow Endowment . Evert on the other hand reached more Grand Slam singles finals than any player , she has been president of the Women 's Tennis Association and in 2005 she was named fourth on the list of the 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era by TENNIS Magazine . Evert won 157 singles championships , 29 doubles titles and she won 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles . Hannah Storm said of the rivalry : `` Just think about the dynamic of competing against your best friend . They would practice together , eat lunch together , then go out and play in the final and then make travel plans to go to the next tournament . '' In describing their rivalry and its effect on their tennis careers , Navratilova said : `` I do n't think either of us would have lasted as long without the other . '' Evert said : `` It gave us inspiration and a lot of incentive to work harder and try to continue to improve . ''",
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"text": "Clare Wood Clare Jacqueline Wood ( born 8 March 1968 ) is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998 . Over the course of her career she reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 77 in singles ( achieved 2 May 1994 ) and no. 59 in doubles ( achieved 21 October 1996 ) . Wood won one ITF singles title , six in doubles and also won a WTA doubles title at the Wellington Classic having been the runner-up there the previous year . Her greatest success in singles at Grand Slam level came in 1991 when she reached the third round of the Australian Open . She also reached the third round in doubles at three of the four Grand Slam events during her career ( the exception being the US Open where she never passed the second round ) and reached the quarterfinals in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1995 . At the time of her retirement she had a 212 -- 223 singles win-loss record with notable scalps including Jo Durie and Mary Pierce . After her retirement from professional competition , Wood became a tennis officiator . From 1999 until 2002 she was a tournament supervisor on the WTA Tour and from 2002 onwards she was an assistant referee at Wimbledon where she was also fully responsible for the qualifying and junior events . In 2004 , she was an assistant referee at the 2004 Olympic tennis event and in 2008 it was announced that she would fulfil the role of Tennis Competition Manager at the 2012 Olympic Games .",
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"text": "Clarisa Fernández Clarisa Fernández ( born 28 August 1981 ) is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 French Open , the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage . Fernández was ranked 87th in the world at the time of her shocking result . She defeated , in order : ( Q ) Lubomira Bacheva , Jelena Kostanić , Kim Clijsters , ( 13 ) Elena Dementieva , Paola Suárez , before losing to second-seeded Venus Williams in straight sets . . Fernández is a crafty left-handed player . She turned professional in 1998 , and did not have much success before her appearance at the French Open . She has six ITF titles to her name , including one in 2006 . Since 2003 , Fernández has been plagued with injuries . She has suffered from tendinitis in her left shoulder , an injury to her left wrist , and to her right knee . Fernández enjoys playing on hard and grass courts . She was coached by Leonardo Lerda . Her tennis inspirations are Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova . In April 2008 , Fernández announced her retirement from professional tennis after a lengthy battle with knee injuries .",
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"text": "US Open Series The US Open Series is the seven-week summer tennis season linking twelve ATP World Tour and WTA Tour tournaments together . The Series leads to the US Open . It is often referred to as the U.S. or North American hard court season . From 2012 until 2018 , the series will be sponsored by Emirates . It was organized in 2004 as a way to focus more attention on American tennis tournaments by getting more of them on domestic television . Until 2004 , most summer North American tournaments were not on television , the exceptions being the highly televised ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati . The eight non-Masters tournaments now enjoy about 50 hours of television combined -- about two hours on each day of their final weekends , chiefly on ESPN2 , which is where ESPN shows its tennis programming .",
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"text": "Seles Seles may refer to : Monica Seles , a Yugoslav-American professional tennis player Seles , a fictional character in the Tales of Symphonia universe Seles , Angola , a municipality Seles Adrian , a Slovenian national living in Melbourne Australia",
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"text": "2017 Australian Open The 2017 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 16 -- 29 January 2017 . It was the 105th edition of the Australian Open , and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year . The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles , doubles and mixed doubles play . Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments . As in previous years , the tournament 's title sponsor was Kia . Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber were the defending champions and both were unsuccessful in their title defense ; they lost to Denis Istomin and Coco Vandeweghe in the second and fourth rounds , respectively . For the first time since the 2004 French Open , both No. 1 seeds lost before the quarterfinals , with both Andy Murray and Kerber defeated in the fourth round . Roger Federer won his eighteenth men 's singles Grand Slam title by defeating Rafael Nadal in a five-set final . It was his first major title since 2012 Wimbledon and a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final , which Nadal won in five sets . Serena Williams overcame her sister Venus in the women 's singles final , surpassing Steffi Graf to become the player with the most major wins in the women 's game in the Open Era .",
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"text": "Sesil Karatantcheva Sesil Radoslavova Karatantcheva ( Сесил Радославова Каратанчева born 8 August 1989 ) is a Bulgarian tennis player . Karatantcheva has won seven singles titles on the ITF tour in her career . On 7 November 2005 , she reached her best singles ranking of world no. 35 . On 19 April 2010 , she peaked at world no. 154 on the doubles rankings . Karatantcheva is perhaps best known for reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 French Open , upsetting seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams en route . The same year , she twice tested positive for nandrolone and was therefore issued a two-year suspension . She returned to professional competition in January 2008 .",
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"text": "Petits As Les Petits As ( English : Small champions ) is a premier junior tennis tournament for players aged 12 -- 14 . It is held in Tarbes , France . It is often considered to be the European equivalent of the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida , United States due to the high number of international players that it attracts . The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become slam winners , including Rafael Nadal , Michael Chang , Martina Hingis , and Kim Clijsters . Due to the relatively restrictive age range , few players have won the title more than once , although Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky have both done so . Most recently , upcoming Spanish player Carlos Boluda became the first boy to do so . The tournament is played on indoor Green Set ( hard ) courts . Roughly 7,000 players enter the pre-qualifying tournaments held across France , with that number being narrowed down to 350 for the final qualifying stage , and 64 for the final tournament . The event is regulated by the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) and has businesses such as Head , Eurosport , Coca-Cola , and Peugeot amongst its portfolio of partners .",
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"text": "2001 WTA Tour Championships The 2001 WTA Tour Championships , also known by its sponsored name Sanex Championships , was a women 's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympiahalle in Munich , Germany . It was the 31st edition of the year-end singles championships , the 26th edition of the year-end doubles championships , and was part of the 2001 WTA Tour . The tournament was held between 30 October and 4 November 2001 . Seventh-seeded Serena Williams won the singles event after Lindsay Davenport defaulted the final due to a knee injury she sustained in her semifinal match . Davenport 's semifinal win ensured her the No. 1 year-end ranking . Williams earned $ 500,000 first-prize money as well as 390 ranking points . Venus Williams and Martina Hingis had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to injuries while Monica Seles refused to play in Germany , the country where she was stabbed in 1993 .",
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"text": "2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009 . It was the 123rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Rafael Nadal did not defend his title after withdrawing from the tournament due to knee tendinitis . Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets . Federer 's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam title which broke the men 's all-time record . Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence , being defeated in the final by her sister Serena , who won her first Wimbledon in 2002 .",
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"text": "Advanta Championships of Philadelphia The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia ( also long known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia ) was a WTA Tour professional tennis tournament for women played from 1971 through 2005 in Philadelphia , United States . The tournament was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I event from 1993 through 1995 . It was classified as a Tier II event in 1991 , 1992 , and from 1996 through 2005 . The tournament was played indoors , on carpet from 1991 through 2000 and on hard courts from 1971 through 1979 and from 2003 through 2005 . Past singles champions include Conchita Martínez , Margaret Court , Chris Evert , Monica Seles , Steffi Graf , Martina Hingis , Lindsay Davenport , and Amélie Mauresmo .",
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"text": "2013 Australian Open The 2013 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne , Australia , from 14 to 27 January 2013 . It was the 101st edition of the Australian Open , and the first Grand Slam event of the year . The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles , doubles and mixed doubles play . Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments . All four of the main events in singles and same-sex doubles were won by the top seeds -- Novak Djokovic in men 's singles , Victoria Azarenka in women 's singles , Bob and Mike Bryan in men 's doubles , and Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in women 's doubles . This year 's Australian Open was the first Grand Slam event since that tournament 's 2004 edition in which the women 's singles and doubles were won by the top seeds , and the first Grand Slam event since the 1997 Wimbledon Championships in which the men 's and women 's singles and doubles were all won by the top seeds .",
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"text": "Grunting in tennis Grunting in tennis is the very loud noise , sometimes described as `` shrieking '' or `` screaming '' , made by some players while hitting their shots . It is prominent in both men 's and women 's tennis . Many players and spectators find it to be distracting or obnoxious above a certain sound level . Monica Seles and Jimmy Connors are generally considered as the `` grunt creator '' in the women 's and men 's games respectively . Examples of contemporary tennis players who notably grunt are Serena Williams , Venus Williams , Maria Sharapova , Victoria Azarenka , Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic , David Ferrer and Gustavo Kuerten .",
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"text": "Fed Cup Fed Cup is the premier international team competition in women 's tennis , launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) . The competition was known as the Federation Cup until 1995 . The Fed Cup is the world 's largest annual women 's international team sports competition , in terms of the number of nations that compete . The men 's equivalent of the Fed Cup is the Davis Cup . Australia , Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries that have held both the Fed Cup and Davis Cup at the same time .",
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"text": "Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( Новак Ђоковић , Novak Đoković , -LSB- nôʋaːk d͡ʑôːkoʋit͡ɕ -RSB- ; born 22 May 1987 ) , often referred to by the hypocorism Nole , is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men 's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time . Djokovic holds the highest match winning rate ( 82.8 % ) in the Open Era , as of May 2017 . Djokovic has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles , the fourth most in history , and held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 223 weeks . In majors , Djokovic has won six Australian Open titles , three Wimbledon titles , two US Open titles and one French Open title . In 2016 , he became the eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam ; by winning the 2016 French Open , Djokovic became the third man to hold all four major titles at once , the first since Rod Laver in 1969 , and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces . Djokovic has won an all-time record of 30 Masters 1000 series titles , tied with Rafael Nadal . Djokovic 's records include breaking the single-season record with six masters titles in 2015 , winning 31 consecutive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series matches , playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments ( shared with Roger Federer and Nadal , and being the only player to win eight of the nine events ( and at least twice ) . Among other titles , he has won the ATP World Tour Finals five times and was on the Serbian team which won the 2010 Davis Cup . He also won the Bronze medal in men 's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Djokovic is the first Serbian player to be ranked No. 1 by the ATP and the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title . Djokovic has won numerous awards , including the 2012 , 2015 , and 2016 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year , 2011 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year , five-time ITF World Champion , and four-time ATP year-end number 1 . He is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava , the Order of Karađorđe 's Star and the Order of the Republika Srpska .",
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"text": "1992 US Open – Women's Singles Monica Seles was the defending champion , and she successfully defended her title without losing a set , defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 3 . By reaching the final , Monica became the sixth woman , after Maureen Connolly , Margaret Court , Chris Evert , Martina Navratilova , Steffi Graf , to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year .",
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"text": "1997 Australian Open – Women's Singles Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year . Martina Hingis won in the final 6 -- 2 , 6 -- 2 over Mary Pierce . She became the youngest woman ( at the age of 16 years and three months ) to win a Grand Slam singles title since Lottie Dod won the 1887 Wimbledon Championships .",
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"text": "Laura Robson Laura Robson ( born 21 January 1994 ) is a British tennis player and an Olympic Mixed Doubles silver medalist . She debuted on the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) junior tour in 2007 , and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls ' Championship at the age of 14 . As a junior , she also twice reached the final of the girls ' singles tournament at the Australian Open , in 2009 and 2010 . She won her first professional tournament in November 2008 . Robson was the first British woman since Samantha Smith at Wimbledon in 1998 to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament , doing so at the 2012 US Open and the 2013 Wimbledon Championships . She won a silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics playing with Andy Murray , with whom she also reached the 2010 Hopman Cup final . At the 2012 Guangzhou Women 's Open , Robson became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1990 to reach a WTA main-tour final , where she lost to Hsieh Su-wei . Robson was named WTA Newcomer of the Year for 2012 and reached a career high singles ranking of world number 27 on 8 July 2013 . Since then , Robson has suffered from various injuries which have caused a prolonged absence from the WTA tour . After losing in the first round of the 2013 HP Open on 7 October 2013 , she has played just 33 matches : two in 2014 , 11 in 2015 and 20 in 2016 , winning just eight of them . She dropped out of the world rankings in early 2015 , returning at 906 in July 2015 , and is currently ranked at 173 . She has a career-high doubles ranking of number 82 and is currently ranked 344 .",
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"text": "Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell , Bob Briner , Jack Kramer , and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players . Drysdale became the first President . Since 1990 , the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization 's name . In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour , which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour . In 2009 the name was changed again and is now known as the ATP World Tour . It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis ( WCT ) . The ATP 's global headquarters are in London , United Kingdom . ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach , United States ; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco ; and ATP International , which covers Africa , Asia and Australasia , is based in Sydney , Australia . The counterpart organization in the women 's professional game is the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) .",
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Briana Banks is a pornographic actress and model.
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"text": "Briana Banks Briana Banks ( born May 21 , 1978 ) is the stage name of a German American pornographic actress and model . She is the Penthouse Pet of the Month for June 2001 .",
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"text": "Kate More Kate More ( born July 13 , 1978 ) is a pornographic film actress .",
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"text": "Hibiki Ōtsuki is a Japanese pornographic film actress who was active in 2015 .",
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"text": "Brianna Love Brianna Love ( born March 14 , 1985 ) is the stage name of an American former pornographic actress .",
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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": "Joanna Jet Joanna Jet is the stage name of a British trans woman who is a pornographic actress , model and director . Jet was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015 .",
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"text": "Calli Cox Calli Cox ( born Kristy Jo Connelly ; February 26 , 1977 ) is an American former pornographic actress .",
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"text": "Allanah Starr Allanah Starr is an American male-to-female transsexual former pornographic actress . She grew up in Miami , Florida but later relocated to New York City around 1999 . She has described herself as having `` always felt extremely effeminate '' but did not start dressing as a female until after high school , when she attended art school . Her films include Allanah Starr 's Big Boob Adventures , directed by transsexual Gia Darling , which included a pornographic first - a filmed sex scene between a male-to-female transsexual and a female-to-male transsexual ( Buck Angel ) .",
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"text": "Erotic comics Erotic comics are adult comics which focus substantially on nudity and sexual activity , either for their own sake or as a major story element . As such they are usually not permitted to be sold to legal minors . Like other genres of comics , they can consist of single panels , short comic strips , comic books , or graphic novels/albums . Although never a mainstream genre , they have existed as a niche alongside -- but usually separate from -- other genres of comics . During the mid-twentieth century , most comics were produced for children , and in North America the contents of most comics were constrained by the Comics Code Authority to be suitable for children . Consequently erotic comics have sometimes been subject to criticism and extra scrutiny compared to other forms of erotic art and storytelling . Additionally , the application of laws against child pornography to materials featuring fictional characters with no legal ages , have varied internationally .",
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"text": "Sex worker A sex worker is a person who is employed in the sex industry . The term is used in reference to all those in all areas of the sex industry including those who provide direct sexual services as well as the staff of such industries . Some sex workers are paid to engage in sex acts or sexually explicit behavior which involve varying degrees of physical contact with clients ( prostitutes and some but not all professional dominants ) ; pornography models and actors engage in sexually explicit behavior which are filmed or photographed . Phone sex operators have sexually-oriented conversations with clients , and do auditive sexual roleplay . Other sex workers are paid to engage in live sexual performance , such as web cam sex and performers in live sex shows . Some sex workers perform erotic dances and other acts for an audience ( striptease , Go-Go dancing , lap dancing , Neo-burlesque , and peep shows ) . Sexual surrogates often engage in sexual activity as part of therapy with their clients . Thus , although the term sex worker is sometimes viewed as a synonym or euphemism for `` prostitute '' , it is more general . Some people use the term to avoid invoking the stigma associated with the word `` prostitute '' .",
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"text": "Tana Louise Tana Louise was a burlesque striptease artist , nicknamed the `` Cincinnati Sinner '' , in the 1950s . However , she was more famous as a fetish model . She contributed regularly to the fetish magazine Exotique , as both a columnist and model , she and even married the owner of the magazine , Leonard Burtman . Among the photographers that she worked with was Irving Klaw . In 1950 , she was accused of hitting fellow stripper , Emerald Forrest , over the head with a club . When asked of the charges , Louise responded : `` T'ain ' t so '' . By the late 1950s , her marriage to Burtman had begun to deteriorate , and they divorced . Soon after , she left the magazine and disappeared from the public eye . She was one of the most famous fetish models of her day , but , as time went on , she was overshadowed by her peer , Bettie Page . Louise was sued by Tina Louise for allegedly `` swiping her name and capitalizing on her fame '' . In the 1960s , Tana Louise and burlesque striptease artist Mara Gaye started an exotic bizarre costumes mail order catalog company called `` Tana and Mara '' .",
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"text": "Devon (actress) Devon ( born March 28 , 1977 ) is the stage name of an American pornographic actress .",
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"text": "Danica Dillon Ashley Stamm-Northup ( born January 4 , 1987 ) better known by her stage name Danica Dillon is an American pornographic actress who debuted in 2009 and then went on to appear in mainstream ( non-adult ) roles in cable television movies . Dillon is also a featured dancer at men 's clubs and is a featured guest on radio and podcast shows .",
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"text": "Derrick Davenport Derrick Davenport '' ' ( born January 14 , 1978 ) is an American porn male model , best known for being Playgirl '' 's 2006 Man of the Year .",
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"text": "Adult movie theater An adult movie theatre is a euphemistic term for a movie theatre designed only for the exhibition of pornographic films . Adult movie theatres show pornographic films primarily for either a respectively heterosexual or homosexual audience . For the patrons , rules are generally less strict regarding partial - or full-nudity and public masturbation or sex , and such behavior may be condoned explicitly or otherwise by the management . Such behavior may or may not be legal , and if not , may or may not be overlooked by local law enforcement . Certain theaters may also include a stripshow or sex show between films , or other sex industry services . Before the VCR and , later , the internet , a movie theatre or cinema house was often the only location where people could see hard-core erotic films . The spread of home videos has led to a drastic reduction in the number of adult theatres .",
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"text": "James Deen Bryan Matthew Sevilla ( born February 7 , 1986 ) , better known by the stage name James Deen , is an American pornographic actor and director . He entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18 . He has gained attention due to his relatively slender build , lack of tattoos and everyman appeal , bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry . In late 2015 , multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct including nonconsensual sexual activity .",
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"text": "Jessa Rhodes Jessa Rhodes ( born June 29 , 1993 ) is an American pornographic actress .",
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"text": "Stacey Donovan Stacey Donovan ( born October 9 , 1964 ) is an American former pornographic actress and model , who reached the height of her career in the 1980s . At the time she was a favorite of porn producers and directors because of her blonde hair , blue eyes , lithe body , girl-next-door appearance and the apparent eagerness and enthusiasm she displayed in her sex scenes . `` I do n't enjoy -LSB- working in pornography -RSB- '' , she told The Baltimore Sun in October 1985 in an article reprinted in the San Diego Union-Tribune . She noted that she earned about $ 1,000 a day . `` But I do n't like to take my clothes off in front of everyone . ''",
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"text": "Porn (disambiguation) Porn is a common short form for pornography . It may also refer to : Alt porn , alternative pornography often produced by small and independent websites or filmmakers Bavarian porn , a campy subgenre of comic erotic cinema from Germany Food porn , a glamourized spectacular visual presentation of cooking or eating in advertisements , infomercials , cooking shows or other visual media , foods boasting a high fat and calorie content , exotic dishes that arouse a desire to eat or the glorification of food as a substitute for sex Inspiration porn , the calling of people with disabilities inspirational Mobile porn , pornography transmitted over mobile telecommunications networks Pessimism porn , alleged eschatological and survivalist thrill some people derive from predicting , reading and fantasizing about the collapse of civil society through the destruction of the world 's economic system . Poverty porn , any type of media , be it written , photographed or filmed , which exploits the poor 's condition in order to generate the necessary sympathy for selling newspapers or increasing charitable donations or support for a given cause Revenge porn , sexually explicit media that is publicly shared online without the consent of the pictured individual Men of Porn , a San Francisco band consisting of founder Tim Moss , Dale Crover and Billy Anderson `` Porn '' , a song by Hammerhead released by Amphetamine Reptile Records Popular playwright Simon Stephens 's play about the 7/7 train bombings .",
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"text": "Tanner Mayes Tanner Mayes ( born May 31 , 1989 ) , stage name of Jillian Courtney Glover , is an American pornographic actress .",
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"docid": "3eb06b577be904c25e50a96741976602",
"text": "Monique Alexander Monique Alexander ( born May 26 , 1982 ) is an American pornographic actress , nude model , and 2017 AVN Hall of Fame inductee .",
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Little Mix is a British group.
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"text": "Little Mix Little Mix are a British girl group formed in 2011 during the eighth series of the UK version of The X Factor . They are the first and , so far , only group to win the competition . Following their victory , they signed with Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Music and released a cover of Damien Rice 's `` Cannonball '' as their winner 's single . The members are Jade Thirlwall , Perrie Edwards , Leigh-Anne Pinnock , and Jesy Nelson . Little Mix released their debut album DNA in 2012 , which peaked inside the top 10 in ten countries including the UK and US . This made Little Mix the first girl group since the Pussycat Dolls to reach the US top 5 with their debut album , as well as earning the highest debut US chart position by a British girl group , breaking the record previously held by the Spice Girls . In the UK , the album spawned the number-one single `` Wings '' . The group 's sophomore effort Salute , which was released in 2013 , became their second album to debut inside the top 10 in both the UK and US . The album produced two top 10 singles in their home country ; `` Move '' and `` Salute '' . Little Mix released their third studio album Get Weird in 2015 and it is their best-selling and longest charting album to date in the UK . The album 's lead single `` Black Magic '' reached number one in the UK and was also nominated for two Brit Awards in 2016 . The group 's 2016 fourth studio album Glory Days became their first number one album in the UK and was also the longest reigning girl group Number 1 since the Spice Girls ' debut album 20 years ago . The album 's lead single `` Shout Out to My Ex '' became the group 's fourth UK number one single , while the second single `` Touch '' became the group 's tenth top ten hit in the UK Singles Chart . The group won Best British Single for `` Shout Out to My Ex '' at the 2017 Brit Awards , they have also received several other awards during their career , including two MTV Europe Music Awards , two Teen Choice Awards and two Glamour Awards . As of October 2016 the group has achieved four platinum certified albums and eleven certified singles in the UK . With four UK number one singles and highest first week UK album sales for a girl band since the Spice Girls , Little Mix are one of the most successful female acts in contemporary British popular culture : they appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK . Little Mix currently holds the record for the most VEVO Certified Videos for a British female artist , pushing Adele into second place , and also the most certified videos for a girl group . The group has 10 certified videos in total .",
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"text": "LMC (British band) LMC are a British dance group consisting of producers , Lee Monteverde , Matt Cadman and Cris Nuttall . They have performed remixes for Scooter , Erasure , Dannii Minogue , Lasgo , Flip & Fill , Robert Palmer and Shania Twain . LMC is best known for the track `` Take Me to the Clouds Above '' which featured a sample from `` How Will I Know '' by Whitney Houston , and `` With or Without You '' by U2 which topped the UK Singles Chart in early 2004 , as well as going top 5 in Ireland and top 10 in Australia .",
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"text": "Master of the Mix Master of the Mix is a reality television series and disc jockey competition . The 2010 season of the show had eight episodes and seven disc jockeys . The show was hosted by Just Blaze and judged by Kid Capri . Biz Markie was a regular guest . The contestants were DJ Jazzy Joyce , Rich Medina , Vikter Duplaix , DJ Scratch , DJ Rap , DJ Revolution , and DJ Mars . The show aired half-hour episodes on Wednesday nights on the Centric television network with encore Saturday airings on Black Entertainment Television . The show , which debuted on November 3 , 2010 , is presented by Smirnoff . Ben Silverman announced in September 2010 that his production company , Electus , in partnership with branded entertainment agency GTM , would produce the show with financing from Diageo , parent of Smirnoff . The private screening premier on was held in New York City on November 2 and was attended by various luminaries in the Hip Hop music industry such as Grandmaster Flash . The seven competitors have various wide-ranging experiences . Some have Grammy Award nomination ; others have sold millions of albums ; some have worked with some of the most popular current recording artists in the world . Among the DJs are the DJs of the Rock Steady Crew and EPMD . During the series the DJs compete in various challenges at venues across the world and most episodes will have eliminations . The surviving DJ who is chosen as `` Master of the Mix '' will win the sponsorship of Smirnoff as their official DJ at international Smirnoff-sponsored events for an entire year . The total value of the prize package , which includes custom-made Smirnoff bottle is $ 250,000 .",
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"text": "Level 42 Level 42 are an English band , who had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s . Their most successful single in the UK was `` Lessons in Love '' , which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart , and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , upon its release in 1986 . The earlier single , `` Something About You '' was their most successful single in the United States , reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . After much success as a live and studio band in the 1980s , Level 42 's commercial profile diminished during the early 1990s following a series of personnel changes and musical shifts . After disbanding in 1994 , the band reformed in 2001 .",
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"text": "Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases . At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more . Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . '' So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) . Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog . Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' . Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark . The Music of Life catalog includes songs from : M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1 Thrashpack She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo ) Daddy Freddy Asher D Tenor Fly Nitty Gritty Derek B Hijack Hardnoise 3 Knights DJ Daddy Leslie Lyrics Norman Cook Paul Oakenfold George Clinton Simon Harris ( label founder ) Einstein Ambassadors of Funk Afrika Bambaataa Demon Boyz Professor Griff Clyde Stubblefield Killa Instinct S.L. Troopers First Frontal Assault Kobalt 60 Overlord X",
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"text": "In The Hollies Style In The Hollies Style is the second studio album by British beat group The Hollies , released on the Parlophone label in November 1964 . The album was later released in Canada by Capitol Records on 4 October 1965 with a different track listing . As a result of poor sales of stereo copies of the band 's debut album in the UK , In the Hollies Style was only available there in mono while stereo mixes were shipped to other markets . The stereo mix was finally released in the UK and retitled The Vintage Hollies '' in 1967 . In 1997 , British EMI put both mono and stereo versions of this album onto a single CD .",
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"text": "You Gotta Not (Little Mix song) `` You Got ta Not '' is a song by English girl group Little Mix from their fourth studio album Glory Days ( 2016 ) . It was co-written by American recording artist Meghan Trainor .",
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"text": "Mixed Mixed is the past tense of mix . It may also refer to : Mixed breed ( disambiguation ) , an animal whose parents are from different breeds or species Mixed anomaly , in theoretical physics , an example of an anomaly Mixed data sampling , an econometric model developed by Ghysels Mixed Doubles ( play ) , a 1969 play that was first performed Mixed drink , see cocktail Mixed feelings , ambivalence Mixed forest , see Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Mixed gauge , see Dual gauge Mixed government , a form of government that integrated facets of democracy , oligarchy , and monarchy Mixed inhibition , a combination of two different types of reversible enzyme inhibition Mixed language , a language that arises when two languages are in contact Mixed martial arts , a combat sport in which two competitors use different martial arts for fighting Mixed media , in visual art , refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed Mixed metaphor , see Metaphor ( language ) Mixed oxide fuel , see Nuclear reprocessing Mixed reality , the merging of real world and virtual worlds Mixed spices , a common sweet blend of spices Mixed strategy , used in game theory economics Mixtape , a home-made compilation of songs Multiracial , a person who is of multiple races Mixed ( United Kingdom ethnicity category ) , an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdom 's Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census Mixed ( album ) , a compilation album of two avant-garde jazz sessions featuring performances by the Cecil Taylor Unit and the Roswell Rudd Sextet Mixed Terrain Cycle-Touring , cycling over a variety of surfaces and topography on a single route , with a single bicycle Mixed anxiety-depressive disorder , a diagnostic category defining patients who suffer from both anxiety and depressive symptoms of limited and equal intensity accompanied by at least some autonomic features Mixed model , a statistical model containing both fixed effects and random effects , that is mixed effects Mixed train , a train that hauls both passenger and freight cars or wagons Audio mixing ( recorded music ) , the process of combining and balancing multiple sound sources Mixed-sex education , e.g. as in `` mixed school ''",
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"text": "Pre-school playgroup A pre-school playgroup , or in everyday usage just a playgroup , is an organised group providing care and socialisation for children under five . The term is widely used in the United Kingdom . Playgroups are less formal than the pre-school education of nursery schools . They do not provide full-time care , operating for only a few hours a day during school term time , often in the mornings only . They are staffed by nursery nurses or volunteers , not by nursery teachers , and are run by private individuals or charities , rather than by the state or companies . In the United Kingdom , since around the 1980s , the traditional territory of the playgroup has been encroached on by the expansion of more formal nursery education , and playgroups often now cater only for two - and three-year-olds before they move onto a nursery school . Over the same period there has been an increase in the state supervision of playgroups .",
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"text": "Little Barrie Little Barrie are a rock/R & B group from Nottingham , England . The current lineup consists of Barrie Cadogan ( vocals , guitar ) , Lewis Wharton ( bass , vocals ) and Virgil Howe ( drums , vocals ) . Their sound has drawn from a mixture of influences including freakbeat , garage rock * UK R&B , neo-psychedelia , Surf music , krautrock , funk and R&R . The band is currently at work on their fifth as yet untitled album due for release in 2017 .",
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"text": "Beer Mixes A beer mix usually refers to a beer-based drink which also includes one or more other taste components ; the actual beer content is usually 40 to 70 per cent . The beer mix market is characterised by a wide range of products e.g. beer with cola , lemon , various lemonades , fruit juices etc. . Today , beer mixes are an established part of German drinking culture and are popular amongst all age groups due to the wide range of flavours and varieties . The main target group is young adults . They are , however , enjoyed by consumers of all ages , from early adulthood up to old age . Beer mixes are available in alcoholic as well as non-alcoholic versions .",
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"text": "The Best of The Art of Noise The Best of the Art of Noise is the name of a series of compilation albums with songs by the British synthpop band The Art of Noise . The first version was released on the China Records label in November 1988 . The Best of the Art of Noise was released with at least ten different track listing variations from 1988 to 1997 . The first version was on LP format and contained 7 '' single mixes , while the corresponding compact disc release that year contained the extended or 12 '' single remixes of all of the tracks . However , LP releases in territories such as Korea and Argentina featured a combination of both tracks listings . A Japanese CD version from 1991 was identical to the standard CD but contained two more mixes of `` Kiss '' as bonus tracks . In 1992 , China Records reissued The Best of and added `` Yebo , '' `` Instruments of Darkness '' and `` Robinson Crusoe , '' while omitting the three tracks that were licensed from ZTT Records and included on the 1988 release : `` Beatbox , '' `` Moments in Love '' and `` Close ( To the Edit ) . '' Once again , a number of different variations were issued . The United Kingdom and Holland issued a double disc limited edition version with both the standard disc of 7 '' mixes and a second disc of extended and 12 '' remixes . The compilation has also been issued with two different color variations on the cover . All editions prior to 1992 were issued with a blue cover , while most editions afterward had a pink cover . The German and Australian editions as well as the UK/Holland limited edition two disc set all retained the blue cover .",
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"text": "Sounds Incorporated Sounds Incorporated , first recorded as Sounds Inc. , was a British instrumental pop group which recorded extensively in the 1960s .",
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"text": "Girl Thing (album) Girl Thing is the self-titled debut and only studio album by British-Dutch girl group Girl Thing . The album is a mix of 2000s girl pop and 1970s disco . It features 16 tracks including the singles `` Last One Standing '' , `` Girls on Top '' and `` Young , Free and Happy '' , which was only released in Australia and New Zealand . The album is notable in that it includes the song `` Pure and Simple '' , which was released as the debut single by Popstars winners Hear ` Say and went on to sell over 1 million copies . Although Girl Thing are an English group , due to poor sales of their second single , `` Girls on Top '' , the album was not initially released in the UK . It was however finally released to UK iTunes 13 years after its original release , coinciding with the group 's appearance on the ITV2 television series The Big Reunion .",
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"text": "Mix 96 (Aylesbury) Mix 96 is the Independent Local Radio station for the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire , England .",
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"text": "British rock and roll British rock and roll , or sometimes British rock 'n' roll , is a style of popular music based on American rock and roll , which emerged in the late 1950s and was popular until the arrival of beat music in 1962 . It has generally been considered inferior to the American version of the genre , and made little international or lasting impact . However , it was important in establishing British youth and popular music culture and was a key factor in subsequent developments that led to the British Invasion of the mid-1960s . Since the 1960s , some stars of the genre , most notably Cliff Richard , have managed to sustain successful careers and there have been periodic revivals of this form of music .",
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"text": "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": "Pure Mint Recordings Pure Mint Recordings is a British independent record label based in London . The label was established in 2004 by Anthony Hall ( a dual qualified English and New York lawyer and musician ) together with Dashal Beevers , growing out of an earlier incarnation called Mint Source Recordings . In 2003 Mint Source released the critically acclaimed compilation Flowers in the Attic featuring some of Nottingham 's rising stars of deep house , including Crazy Penis , Bent -- with their remix of the Hall & Oates classic `` I Ca n't Go For That '' ( which Bent chose to finish their Big Chill set with in 2004 ) , Zoe Johnston ( who has written and performed with Faithless ) , Oz from The DiY Sound System , Heavy Deviance and Neon Heights amongst others . The label has found supporters worldwide for its eclectic catalogue and has licensed repertoire to Norman Jay ( Giant 45 ) -RSB- , Carl Cox in Australia , Junior Vasquez , Fabric -- Fabric Live 17 ( mixed by AIM ) , Mastercuts ( CUTSCD-58 Mastercuts Chilled ) , Aquasky and others . Releases include T-Total 's version of Brian Eno 's `` Baby 's on Fire '' -- with guest ` featured vocals ' from Soft Cell 's Marc Almond -- and the debut long player `` A Slow Walk Down The Stairs '' from Heavy Deviance , themselves favourites of Chris Coco , Mark Rae , Rob Da Bank , KCRW ( LA ) , -LSB- Laurent Garnier , Bent , Crazy Penis etc. . A Slow Walk Down The Stairs was voted 16th best album of 2005 by M8 Magazine . The label has moved away from its originally exclusive dance release-base to include electropop ( T-Total ft Marc Almond ) , indie folk ( Nigel of Bermondsey ex Gay Dad -- nominated for the XFM 2009 New Music Award ) , rock ( Hungary 's FreshFabrik ) , indie-dance ( Elevator Suite ) , political satire ( Margo Guryan 's 16 Words ) and breaks ( Michael Morph ) , with collaborations and artist releases from Long Range ( Phil Hartnoll from Orbital and Nick Smith -RSB- ) , Yo Majesty , Aquasky , Alex Metric and others . As of November 2009 , the label 's catalogue comprises approximately 25 releases ( singles , 12 inch vinyls and LPs ) On 4 December 2009 Hall resigned from the BPI Rights Committee and the IFPI 's International Legal Committees citing irreconcilable differences over the industry 's approach to file sharing and their support of the draft Digital Economy Bill ( DEB ) going through the UK parliament at the time . He was quoted as saying : I am particularly surprised that the record industry has chosen to endorse s. 17 of the DEB , which I consider is wholly undemocratic and contrary to centuries of good practice regarding the forming of our copyright legislation . I also believe it may set a dangerous precedent going forwards ( and could come back to haunt the industry )",
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"text": "TMS (production team) TMS are an English songwriting and record production team composed of Tom ` Froe ' Barnes , Ben Kohn and Peter ` Merf ' Kelleher , originating from West London . They are the writing/production team behind G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha 's `` Me , Myself & I '' , Jess Glynne 's `` Do n't Be So Hard On Yourself '' , Sigma 's `` Changing '' , Professor Green 's `` Read All About It '' , Emeli Sandé 's `` Read All About It , Pt . III '' , Little Mix 's `` Wings '' and Dappy 's `` No Regrets '' which on 25 September 2011 , became the eleventh homegrown chart topper in a row , eclipsing a record set in 1963 when UK artists held the number one spot for an uninterrupted run of ten singles . Their records played major roles in Sandé and Little Mix breaking chart records , the former in the UK ( the longest ever stay in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart ) and the latter in the US ( first album from British girl group to go straight into US album chart top 5 ) .",
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"text": "Mix (magazine) Mix magazine is a periodical , billing itself as `` the world 's leading magazine for the professional recording and sound production technology industry '' . The magazine is headquartered in New York City and distributed in 94 countries . Its Korean version , Mix Korea , was started in 2007 . Mix is published by NewBay Media , who bought it from Penton Media in 2011 .",
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"text": "A Little Bit `` A Little Bit '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Jessica Simpson . It was written by Kara DioGuardi , Steve Morales and David Siegel , and was produced by Morales along with Ric Wake . The song was released as the second and final single from Simpson 's second studio album Irresistible ( 2001 ) , on October 29 , 2001 through Columbia Records . Musically , the song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song and the lyrics speak about the protagonist wanting changes in a relationship she is in . The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics ; most of them appreciated the song 's production . It failed to chart in the United States , but reached number sixty-two on Australian Singles Chart . An accompanying music video , directed by Hype Williams , shows Simpson dancing on a futuristic dance floor , along with her backup dancers . Simpson performed the song on her DreamChaser Tour ( 2001 ) , the 2001 Jingle Bell Bash and a few televised shows . `` A Little Bit '' was covered by Welsh singer Rosie Ribbons for her unreleased album Misbehaving . Her version was released as a single through Telstar Records and peaked at number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart . The single was promoted through a promotional music video , which shows Ribbons performing dance routines with her dancers , and live performances on various televised appearances like CD : UK and Top of the Pops and Smile .",
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"text": "R. Madhavan Ranganathan Madhavan ( born 1 June 1970 ) is an Indian actor , writer and film producer . Madhavan has received two Filmfare Awards , an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations . He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal , appearing in films from seven different languages . Madhavan began his acting career with television guest appearances , including a role on the Zee TV prime-time soap opera Banegi Apni Baat in 1996 . After appearing in commercials and in small roles , he later gained recognition in the Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam 's successful romance film Alaipayuthey ( 2000 ) . Madhavan soon developed an image as a romantic hero with notable roles in two of 2001 's highest grossing Tamil films , Gautham Menon 's directorial debut Minnale and Madras Talkies ' Dumm Dumm Dumm . He worked with Mani Ratnam again in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Kannathil Muthamittal playing the father of an adopted girl , whilst he achieved commercial success with his role in N. Linguswamy 's action film , Run ( 2002 ) . Madhavan was cast alongside Kamal Haasan in the 2003 drama Anbe Sivam , which earned him two notable awards for Best Supporting Actor . In 2004 , he gave a critically acclaimed performance as the antagonist in the multi-starrer Aayutha Ezhuthu and the film secured him his first Filmfare Award for the intense portrayal of a rogue . In the mid-2000s , Madhavan also actively pursued a career in Hindi films , by appearing in supporting roles in three highly successful productions , Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra 's Rang De Basanti ( 2006 ) , Mani Ratnam 's biopic Guru ( 2007 ) and Rajkumar Hirani 's 3 Idiots ( 2009 ) , which went on to become the highest grossing Indian film of all time upon release . He simultaneously worked on Tamil films , gaining critical acclaim for his portrayal of a vigilante in his home production Evano Oruvan ( 2007 ) and for the successful bilingual horror film , Yavarum Nalam ( 2009 ) . After appearing in further box office hits , Tanu Weds Manu ( 2011 ) and Vettai ( 2012 ) , Madhavan took a break from acting . Returning after a three-year sabbatical in 2015 , his comeback films , the romantic-comedy Tanu Weds Manu Returns ( 2015 ) and the sports drama Irudhi Suttru ( 2016 ) , both won critical and commercial acclaim . In addition to his acting career , Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films , hosted television programmes and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products . He has also worked as a film producer , first making Evano Oruvan with Leukos Films , before setting up Tricolour Films to produce Saala Khadoos ( 2016 ) . Madhavan is noted for his philanthropic activities and promotes various causes such as environment , health and education . He is particularly vocal about the protection of animals and was awarded PETA 's Person of the Year recognition in 2012 .",
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"text": "Kasthuri Maan Kasthuri Maan is a 2005 Tamil film directed by Malayalam director A. K. Lohithadas . The film , a remake of the director 's own Malayalam film of same name , and his only Tamil project till date , stars Prasanna and Meera Jasmine , who reprised her role from the original . It also features Shammi Thilakan , Sarath Babu , V. M. C. Haneefa , Bharathi Kannan , Pawan , Vinodini and Suja . Kasthuri Maan 's story revolves around a young college girl who helps her lover realize his dream of becoming an IAS officer amidst her own problems . The film released during Diwali 2005 and was positively received .",
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"text": "Vinayan Vinayan is an Indian film director and producer , mainly of Malayalam movies . He started his career with the film Super Star , in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role . Vinayan has done films like Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum , Karumadikkuttan ( film ) , Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan , Dada Sahib , Vellinakshatram , Aakasha Ganga , Rakshasa Rajavu , Kalyana Sougandhikam , Kasi ( Tamil ) and Sipayi Lahala . He has made films in genres such as comedy , horror , action , fantasy and family drama . Vinayan is also noted for introducing a handful of actors in the Malayalam film industry . Jayasurya , Indrajith Sukumaran , Anoop Menon , Honey Rose , Priyamani , Manikkuttan , Suresh Krishna , Meghana Raj etc. are some of the successful actors Vinayan has introduced in Malayalam . In 2005 , Vinayan created history by writing and directing the film Albhuthadweep ( Wonder Island ) which cast around 300 dwarfs for the first time in a film . The two-foot-high hero of the film , Ajayan , found a place in the Guinness Book of Records and Vinayan himself was listed in India 's Limca Book of Records . The film was immensely successful , especially among children , besides garnering the FilmFare and the Cinema Express awards . The film was successfully remade in 2007 in the Tamil language by Vinayan himself . Vinayan has also remade a few of his films into Tamil . He is also a script writer and lyricist . He directed a Malayalam television serial Iniyonnu Visramikkatte before making movies . Vinayan is the founder/president of the MACTA Federation . He has also launched a co-operative society ( with the assistance of the Government of Kerala ) for the benefit of film workers . Vinayan is also the Advisory Member of the Cine Workers Welfare Board , sponsored by the Government of India .",
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"text": "Dileep (actor) Dileep ( born Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai , on 27 October 1968 ) is an Indian film actor , singer , impressionist , producer , and businessman . He 's best known for his slapstick comedy roles in Malayalam cinema and he is the Richest superstar and third highest paid actor of malayalm cinema . In a career spanning over a quarter-century , he has starred in more than 130 films . Dileep began his film career in 1991 by assisting director Kamal . He attained popularity through his impressionist acts in stage shows and Comicola , a television comedy series aired on Asianet . His role as Dileep in Manathe Kottaram ( 1994 ) paved way to his acting career . Films such as Sallapam ( 1996 ) , Ee Puzhayum Kadannu ( 1997 ) , Punjabi House ( 1998 ) , Udayapuram Sulthan ( 1999 ) , and Chandranudikkunna Dikhil ( 1999 ) established his status as a prominent actor during the late-1990s . After delivering back-to-back hits in the early-2000s with films such as Thenkasipattanam ( 2000 ) , Joker ( 2000 ) , Ee Parakkum Thalika ( 2001 ) , Ishtam ( 2001 ) , Mazhathullikkilukkam ( 2002 ) and Kalyanaraman ( 2002 ) , Dileep established himself as a bankable lead star in the Malayalam film industry with the blockbuster success of Meesa Madhavan ( 2002 ) . He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role as Madhavan in Meesa Madhavan . He won his first Kerala State Film Award ( Special Jury ) for his performance as Vimal Kumar ( Kunjan ) in Kunjikoonan ( 2002 ) and later won the Best Actor Award for his performance as Mukkom Shajahan in the film Vellaripravinte Changathi ( 2011 ) . Dileep ventured into production , and produced and starred in C.I.D. Moosa ( 2003 ) under the banner Graand Production . Kathavasheshan ( 2004 ) won Dileep the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film as a producer . In 2008 , under the banner of Graand Production , Dileep produced Twenty :20 by casting most of the mainstream actors of Malayalam cinema , which had become the highest grossing Malayalam film at that time . He produced the multi-starrer in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists ( AMMA ) .",
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"text": "R. K. Films R. K. Films is a film production company , based in R. K. Studio , a film studio both established by and named after the Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor , headquartered at Chembur , Mumbai . It was founded in 1948 , one year after India gained independence . It had a rough start , as its first movie , Aag ( 1948 ) did not perform well at the box office . Most of the R.K. Films productions share a common theme of criticising society and depicting love across social divide",
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"text": "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": "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": "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": "Rommel Rodrigues Rommel Rodrigues is an Indian author , film director , screenwriter and producer based out of Mumbai . He has been a journalist for over a decade ( Accredited by Maharashtra government for 5 years ) , having worked in leading dailies of India , and has covered crime , business , politics and current affairs extensively . He has authored several books , among which are two bestsellers , Kasab : The Face of 26/11 , detailing the 2008 Mumbai attacks , published by Penguin ( 2011 ) and Everything You Wanted to Know About Business & Economics published by CNBC ( 2012 ) , bundled with another best selling book , Simplifying Business , Economics & Jargons by CNBC which became an instant hit on release featuring among the top 10 business bestsellers within a month . Rommel Rodrigues has conducted numerous interactive sessions based on his book on business and economics . Wittily titled ` Business and Economics for Idiots ' he has addressed several seminars , management colleges , investor forums etc. across India . In December 2011 , he was assigned by renowned film director Ram Gopal Varma ( RGV ) to write the script of his film based on the heinous Mumbai terror attacks of 26/11 , 2008. , RGV roped in Rommel Rodrigues to write the story , screenplay and dialogues and also took him as his Associate Director for the film . The film The Attacks of 26/11 released on March 1 , 2013 to positive reviews . This is what acclaimed film critic Subhash K.Jha whose reviews appear in several leading dailies in India and abroad had to say about the writing , `` That is the terrifying reality that perpetually underlines the gripping narration , clamping the brilliant writing of Rommel Rodrigues down to a whittled numbing sense of hardcore reality where all thrill ends and the feeling of dread begins to creep upon us . We are finally left with only a profound sense of dread and fear . '' Rommel Rodrigues is currently producing and directing two Marathi films based on the script he has written , First film titled Gurukul ( film ) , released in August 2015 to a grand opening , the second still untitled is in pre production stage , will go on floor soon . Rommel an avid globetrotter is also contracted to write two novels for leading publishing house which he says he is attempting to complete .",
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"text": "Raghu Romeo Raghu Romeo is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Kapoor , starring Vijay Raaz , Sadiya Siddiqui , Maria Goretti , Manu Rishi and Saurabh Shukla . The film released on 15 August 2003 to critical acclaim but was a big commercial failure . Set in modern-day Mumbai , the film focuses on the life of a waiter working in a dance bar . The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi .",
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"text": "R. Balki R. Balakrishnan , popularly known as R. Balki ( born in Kumbakonam , Tamil Nadu ) , is an Indian filmmaker , screenwriter and former Group Chairman of the advertising agency Lowe Lintas ( India ) . He is best known for directing Cheeni Kum ( 2007 ) and Paa ( 2009 ) .",
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"text": "Rathavara Rathaavara is an 2015 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa and produced by Dharmashree Manjunath . It stars Sri Murali and Rachita Ram in the lead roles . The supporting cast features P. Ravi Shankar , Chikkanna , Sadhu Kokila and Charan Raj among others . The film 's music is composed by Dharma Vish and cinematography is by Bhuvan Gowda of Ugramm fame . The principal photography of the film bega n in December 2014 at locations such as Bangalore , Mysore , Mangalore and Gadag . The film is expected to release before December 2015 .",
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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": "I (film) I ( also known as Shankar 's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha . Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company , Aascar Films , the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi , Upen Patel , Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles . The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman . Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj . P. C. Sreeram was the film 's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony . The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures . Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film . Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012 . The filming lasted for two years and eight months , during which shooting was done extensively in China . Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai , Bangkok , Jodhpur , Kodaikanal , Pollachi , Bangalore and Mysore . The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version . The film , released on Pongal 2015 , tells the story of a body builder turned supermodel , played by Vikram , who after being deformed , exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament . Critics praised Vikram 's performance , the technical aspects of the film - especially the costume design and makeup , and A.R. Rahman 's soundtrack and score but criticised the ` wafer-thin ' writing and screenplay and the film 's excessive length ( 188 minutes ) . However , the film was a commercial success , grossing worldwide , becoming the fourth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vikram 's highest-grossing film at the time . Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor -- Tamil for the movie .",
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"text": "Indulekha (1967 film) Indulekha ( 1967 ) is a film adaptation of the 1889 Malayalam novel Indulekha by O. Chandu Menon . The film was directed and produced by Kalanilayam Krishnan Nair under the banner of Kalanilayam Theatres . Krishnan Nair 's son Rajmohan played the role of Madhavan while that of the titular character Indulekha was played by Sreekala .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor , who works mainly in the Tamil film industry . Considered to be one of the finest method actors of Indian cinema , he received the President 's Gold Medal at the age of six for acting in his debut film Kalathur Kannamma . As of 2013 , Haasan has won four National Film Awards , two Filmfare Awards and a record 17 Filmfare Awards South . After his last Filmfare award for Hey Ram in 2000 , he wrote to the organisation requesting not to award him further . Haasan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor in 1983 for Moondram Pirai in which he played the role of a school teacher who looks after a girl suffering from amnesia . In 1988 he secured his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mani Ratnam 's Nayagan , which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the `` Top-100 best films '' of all time . In 1997 , Haasan received his third National Film Award for Best Actor in Indian , in which he portrayed the role of a freedom fighter who tries to drive out corruption from the country . Seven of the films that Haasan has been featured were submitted by India to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , the most films ever submitted for any actor in India . Apart from his acting career he has also worked as a director , screenwriter , playback singer and lyricist . He owns a film production company , Rajkamal International , named after his mother , which produces several of his films . In 2009 , he became one of the few actors in India to have completed 50 years in Indian cinema . Haasan has been honoured at a few International film festivals . Films like Hey Ram and Virumaandi , both directed by him were screened at several film festivals . Hey Ram was showcased under the category `` Director in Focus '' at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Virumaandi was awarded the Best Film at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival .",
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"text": "Geetha Arts Geetha Arts ( Telugu : గీతా ఆర్ట్స్ ) is an Indian film production and distribution company established in 1972 by Allu Aravind , brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi . The company is based in Hyderabad and had produced films in Telugu , Tamil , Kannada and Hindi languages . Geetha Arts though came to be known for its big-budget blockbusters , the company marked its beginning by producing a small-budget movie Banthrotu Bharya in 1974 . The company delivered several successful projects from the beginning , the film Vijetha , a family drama starring Chiranjeevi set the trend of blockbusters for Geetha Arts . Since then , Geetha Arts has made movies mostly featuring superstars such as Chiranjeevi , Rajinikanth , Aamir Khan , Anil Kapoor , Pawan Kalyan , Allu Arjun and Ram Charan . After consolidating the film production business , Geetha Arts expanded its presence into film distribution , exhibition and digital content . In the highly fragmented and unorganized industry , Geetha Arts is one of the few players that has streamlined its business and evolve into an integrated film conglomerate .",
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"text": "Madhu (film) Madhu is a 2006 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by K. Thennarasu and produced by K.KaliyaMoorthy , starring Githan Ramesh , Priyamani and Ashish Vidyarthi . The film was released in 2006 to negative reviews and went unnoticed .",
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"text": "Raaj the Showman Raaj-The Showman is a 2009 Kannada language film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyanka Kothari , making her debut in the Kannada cinema . It was directed by Prem , director of the popular film , Jogi . Punith Rajkumar 's one of the best Performance was noticed by people . Pavan Ranadheera was the Associate Director and joined his hands and penned the script , screenplay and dialogues . The first Kannada film to have the 4 K technology , the first Kannada film to release in 12 countries at a time when it is released on 14 August in Karnataka , Chennai , Hyderabad and Mumbai , the first Kannada film to come out with 150 prints is Rs .8 crore venture . Raj The Showman had made good collection . And the film was considered as super hit it completed 75 days in 5 theaters .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Enthiran Enthiran ( Robot ) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed by S. Shankar and produced by Kalanithi Maran . Shankar wrote the screenplay and co-wrote the dialogues with Sujatha Rangarajan and Madhan Karky . The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles with Danny Denzongpa , Santhanam , and Karunas playing supporting roles . The musical score was composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography , visual effects , editing , and art direction were handled by R. Rathnavelu , V. Srinivas Mohan , Anthony , and Sabu Cyril respectively . The film 's story revolves around a scientist 's struggle to control his creation , an android robot whose software is upgraded to give it the ability to comprehend and generate human emotions . The plan backfires when the robot falls in love with the scientist 's fiancée and is further manipulated by a rival scientist to bring destruction to all who stand in its way . The film was dubbed into Hindi as Robot . Produced on an estimated budget of 1.32 billion , Enthiran was released on 1 October 2010 and yielded a revenue of 1.79 billion according to a report by the Sun TV Network . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its cinematography , visual effects , art direction , costume design , and Rajinikanth 's performance . As of 2017 , the film has won 24 awards from 37 nominations . At the 58th National Film Awards ceremony , Enthiran won two awards for Best Special Effects ( Mohan ) and Best Production Design ( Cyril ) . The film was nominated in nine categories at the 58th Filmfare Awards South , winning Best Cinematographer ( Rathnavelu ) , Best Art Director ( Cyril ) , and Best Costume Design ( Manish Malhotra ) . At the 5th Vijay Awards , the film was nominated in fourteen categories and won in seven , including Best Villain and Favourite Hero ( Rajinikanth ) , Favourite Film ( Maran ) , and Favourite Director ( Shankar ) . Enthiran won three awards at the 12th IIFA Awards under the Best Special Effects , Best Art Direction , and Best Makeup categories . Among other wins , the film received three Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards , two Screen Awards and Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards each , one Mirchi Music Award , and a special award at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Murali (Malayalam actor) Murali ( മുരളി , 25 May 1954 -- 6 August 2009 ) was an Indian film , stage , and television actor and author . He mainly appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films . He won the National Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a communist freedom fighter and professional weaver in the film Neythukaran ( 2002 ) . Regarded by film critics as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema , he was known for his powerful portrayal of character roles , lead roles , and negative roles . His last film was Aadhavan . Murali started his film career playing villain roles and soon turned into a character actor . The 1992 film Aadhaaram , in which he played the lead role , gave a ` break ' to his career . The film was well received in the box office and Murali ascended to the status of a star in Malayalam film , which he enjoyed for a couple of years . Besides acting , he was the chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy from 2006 until his death . He also authored five books , and was also a Sangeetha Nataka Academy award winner . He contested the 1999 Lok Sabha polls as a communist candidate without success . He was also the Director of the CPI ( M ) promoted television company Malayalam Communications , which runs Malayalam TV channels Kairali TV , People TV and WE TV .",
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"text": "Instant film Instant film is a type of photographic film introduced by Polaroid to be used in an instant camera ( and , with accessory hardware , many other professional film cameras ) . The film contains the chemicals needed for developing and fixing the photograph , and the instant camera exposes and initiates the developing process after a photo has been taken . In earlier Polaroid instant cameras the film is pulled through rollers which breaks open a pod containing a reagent that is spread between the exposed negative and receiving positive sheet . This film sandwich develops for some time after which the positive sheet is peeled away from the negative to reveal the developed photo . In 1972 , Polaroid introduced integral film , which incorporated timing and receiving layers to automatically develop and fix the photo without any intervention from the photographer . Instant film is available in sizes from 24 x ( similar to 135 film ) up to 50.8 x size , with the most popular film sizes for consumer snapshots being approximately 83 x ( the image itself is smaller as it is surrounded by a border ) . Early instant film was distributed on rolls , but later and current films are supplied in packs of 8 or 10 sheets , and single sheet films for use in large format cameras with a compatible back . Though the quality of integral instant film is not as good as conventional film , peel apart black and white film , and to a lesser extent color film approached the quality of traditional film types . Instant film was used where it was undesirable to have to wait for a roll of conventional film to be finished and processed , e.g. , documenting evidence in law enforcement , in health care and scientific applications , and producing photographs for passports and other identity documents , or simply for snapshots to be seen immediately . Some photographers use instant film for test shots , to see how a subject or setup looks before using conventional film for the final exposure . Instant film is also used by artists to achieve effects that are impossible to accomplish with traditional photography , by manipulating the emulsion during the developing process , or separating the image emulsion from the film base . Instant film has been supplanted for most purposes by digital photography , which allows the result to be viewed immediately on a display screen or printed with dye sublimation , inkjet , or laser home or professional printers . Instant film is notable for having had a wider range of film speeds available than other negative films of the same era , having been produced in ISO 4 to ISO 20,000 . Current instant film formats typically have an ISO between 100 and 1000 . Two companies manufacture instant film : Fujifilm ( Instax integral film ) and The Impossible Project for older Polaroid cameras ( 600 , SX-70 , Spectra and 8x10 ) .",
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"text": "Smart film Smart film , also called Switchable film , is a product that is capable of adjusting light transmission between transparent and opaque using AC power . Due to moisture sensitivity , earlier versions of the film were used only to make smart glass by lamination on glass . With continual improvement in moisture resistance , the new ( 3rd ) generation of the film can be directly installed on existing windows with special glue or self-adhesive . It combines many functions , such as light adjustment , UV and infrared blocking , advertising and security . Most of the film applications are via glass , acrylic or polycarbonate laminates , mainly having to do with the voltage ( 110VAC ) required to operate the film . Companies continue to attempt various installation methods in order to use the film by itself without having to add the lamination cost . One of the advantages of smart film is that it eliminates the need for blinds , shades or window treatments .",
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"text": "Prill A prill is a small aggregate or globule of a material , most often a dry sphere , formed from a melted liquid . Prilled is a term used in mining and manufacturing to refer to a product that has been pelletized . The pellets are a neater , simpler form for handling , with reduced dust . The material to be prilled must be in a solid state at room temperature and a low-viscosity liquid when melted . Prills are formed by allowing drops of the melted prill substance to congeal or freeze in mid-air after being dripped from the top of a tall prilling tower . Certain agrochemicals such as urea are often supplied in prilled form . Fertilizers ( ammonium nitrate , urea , NPK fertilizer ) and some detergent powders are commonly manufactured as prills . Melted material may also be atomized and then allowed to form smaller prills that are useful in cosmetics , food , and animal feed . Prills have also been used to protect active ingredients from exposure to environmental factors and to cover up the flavor of bitter nutraceuticals .",
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"text": "Food additive Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste , appearance , or other qualities . Some additives have been used for centuries ; for example , preserving food by pickling ( with vinegar ) , salting , as with bacon , preserving sweets or using sulfur dioxide as with wines . With the advent of processed foods in the second half of the twentieth century , many more additives have been introduced , of both natural and artificial origin .",
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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": "Chemistry of pressure-sensitive adhesives The chemistry of pressure-sensitive adhesives describes the chemical science associated with pressure-sensitive adhesives . PSA tapes and labels have become an important part of everyday life . These rely on adhesive material affixed to a backing such as paper or plastic film . Because of the inherent tackiness of the adhesive material and low surface energy , these tapes can be placed onto a variety of substrates when light pressure is applied , including paper , wood , metals , and ceramics . The design of tapes requires a balance of the need for long service life and adaptation to a variety of environmental and human effects , including temperature , UV exposure , mechanical wear , contamination of the substrate surface , and adhesive degradation .",
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"text": "Digital intermediate Digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to DI ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics . It often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters . It is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing . However the lines between telecine and DI are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background . These two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time . A digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers . Although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film . This is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection . In traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative . The intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters . Color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate . This seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate . The digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) . The intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder . The physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( IN ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( OCN ) . One of the key technical achievements that made the transition to DI possible was the use of the 3D look-up tables ( aka `` 3D LUTs '' ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock . This removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk . The digital master is often used as a source for a DCI-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection . For archival purposes , the digital master created during the Digital Intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( YCM ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life . This archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of DI , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term .",
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"text": "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": "Heating film Heating films are one of the technics used for modern underfloor heating .",
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"text": "Color motion picture film Color motion picture film refers both to unexposed color photographic film in a format suitable for use in a motion picture camera , and to finished motion picture film , ready for use in a projector , which bears images in color . The first color cinematography was by additive color systems such as the one patented by Edward Raymond Turner in 1899 and tested in 1902 . A simplified additive system was successfully commercialized in 1909 as Kinemacolor . These early systems used black-and-white film to photograph and project two or more component images through different color filters . Around 1920 , the first practical subtractive color processes were introduced . These also used black-and-white film to photograph multiple color-filtered source images , but the final product was a multicolored print that did not require special projection equipment . Before 1932 , when three-strip Technicolor was introduced , commercialized subtractive processes used only two color components and could reproduce only a limited range of color . In 1935 , Kodachrome was introduced , followed by Agfacolor in 1936 . They were intended primarily for amateur home movies and `` slides '' . These were the first films of the `` integral tripack '' type , coated with three layers of differently color-sensitive emulsion , which is usually what is meant by the words `` color film '' as commonly used . The few color films still being made in the 2010s are of this type . The first color negative films and corresponding print films were modified versions of these films . They were introduced around 1940 but only came into wide use for commercial motion picture production in the early 1950s . In the US , Eastman Kodak 's Eastmancolor was the usual choice , but it was often re-branded with another trade name , such as `` WarnerColor '' , by the studio or the film processor . Later color films were standardized into two distinct processes : Eastman Color Negative 2 chemistry ( camera negative stocks , duplicating interpositive and internegative stocks ) and Eastman Color Positive 2 chemistry ( positive prints for direct projection ) , usually abbreviated as ECN-2 and ECP-2 . Fuji 's products are compatible with ECN-2 and ECP-2 . Film was the dominant form of cinematography until the 2010s , when it was largely replaced by digital cinematography .",
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"text": "Powdered eggs Powdered eggs are fully dehydrated eggs . They are made using spray drying in the same way that powdered milk is made . The major advantages of powdered eggs over fresh eggs are the price , reduced weight per volume of whole egg equivalent , and the shelf life . Other advantages include smaller usage of storage space , and lack of need for refrigeration . Powdered eggs can be used without rehydration when baking , and can be rehydrated to make dishes such as scrambled eggs and omelettes . Powdered eggs appear in literature as a staple of camp cooking at least as early as 1912 . Powdered eggs were used in the United Kingdom during World War II for rationing . Powdered eggs are also known as dried eggs , and colloquially during the period of rationing in the UK , as Ersatz eggs . The modern method of manufacturing powdered eggs was developed in the 1930s by Albert Grant and Co. of the Mile End Road , London . This cake manufacturer was importing liquid egg from China and one of his staff realised that this was 75 % water . An experimental freeze-drying plant was built and tried . Then a factory was set up in Singapore to process Chinese egg . As war approached , Grant transferred his dried egg facility to Argentina . The British Government lifted the patent during the war and many other suppliers came into the market notably in the United States . Early importers to the United States included Vic Henningsen Sr. and others in the United Kingdom . Powdered eggs have a storage life of 5 to 10 years when stored without oxygen in a cool storage environment . The process of drying eggs so as to make powdered eggs oxidizes the cholesterol , which has been shown to be dangerous in animal trials .",
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"text": "Trituration Trituration is the name of several different methods used to process materials . In one sense , it is a form of comminution ( reducing the particle size of a substance ) . In another sense , it is the production of a homogeneous material by mixing component materials thoroughly . For example , a dental amalgam is formed by combining particles of an alloy with mercury . In organic chemistry , trituration is a process used to purify crude chemical compounds containing soluble impurities . A solvent is chosen in which the desired product is insoluble and the undesired by-products are very soluble or vice versa . The crude material is washed with the solvent and filtered , leaving the purified product in solid form and any impurities in solution . In pharmacology , trituration can also refer to the process of grinding one compound into another to dilute one of the ingredients , add volume for processing and handling , or to mask undesirable qualities . For example , the amount of hormone in a dose of Levonorgestrel formulated as a progestogen-only contraceptive is only 30µg , which is far too small to handle . In a typical product , the drug is triturated with c. 1700 times its mass of sugar before being compressed and coated to produce the final tablet . In juicing , a triturating juicer is a style of juicer used to break down fresh produce into juice and fiber . In homeopathy , a trituration is a solution in lactose of a substance that is not water-soluble .",
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"text": "Emulsified fuel Emulsified Fuels are emulsions composed of water and a combustible liquid , either oil or a fuel . Emulsions are a particular example of a dispersion comprising a continuous and a dispersed phase . In the case of emulsions both phases are the immiscible liquids , oil and water . Emulsion fuels can be either a microemulsion or an ordinary emulsion ( sometimes referred to as macroemulsion , to differentiate them from microemulsions ) . The essential differences between the two are stability ( microemulsions are thermodynamically stable systems , whereas macroemulsions are kinetically stabilized ) and particle size distribution ( microemulsions are formed spontaneously and have dimensions of 10 to 200 nm , whereas macroemulsions are formed by a shearing process and have dimensions of 100 nm to over 1 micrometer ) . Microemulsions are isotropic whereas macroemulsions are prone to settling ( or creaming ) and changes in particle size over time . Both use surfactants ( also called emulsifiers ) and can be either water-in-oil ( invert emulsions ) , or oil-in-water ( regular emulsions ) or bicontinuous ( also called multiple or complex emulsions ) .",
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"text": "Precipitation (chemistry) Precipitation is the creation of a solid from a solution . When the reaction occurs in a liquid solution , the solid formed is called the ` precipitate ' . The chemical that causes the solid to form is called the ` precipitant ' . Without sufficient force of gravity ( settling ) to bring the solid particles together , the precipitate remains in suspension . After sedimentation , especially when using a centrifuge to press it into a compact mass , the precipitate may be referred to as a ` pellet ' . Precipitation can be used as a medium . The precipitate-free liquid remaining above the solid is called the ` supernate ' or ` supernatant ' . Powders derived from precipitation have also historically been known as ` flowers ' . When the solid appears in the form of cellulose fibers which have been through chemical processing , the process is often referred to as regeneration . Sometimes the formation of a precipitate indicates the occurrence of a chemical reaction . If silver nitrate solution is poured into a solution of sodium chloride , a chemical reaction occurs forming a white precipitate of silver chloride . When potassium iodide solution reacts with lead ( II ) nitrate solution , a yellow precipitate of lead ( II ) iodide is formed . Precipitation may occur if the concentration of a compound exceeds its solubility ( such as when mixing solvents or changing their temperature ) . Precipitation may occur rapidly from a supersaturated solution . In solids , precipitation occurs if the concentration of one solid is above the solubility limit in the host solid , due to e.g. rapid quenching or ion implantation , and the temperature is high enough that diffusion can lead to segregation into precipitates . Precipitation in solids is routinely used to synthesize nanoclusters . An important stage of the precipitation process is the onset of nucleation . The creation of a hypothetical solid particle includes the formation of an interface , which requires some energy based on the relative surface energy of the solid and the solution . If this energy is not available , and no suitable nucleation surface is available , supersaturation occurs .",
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"text": "Agfacolor thumb | An Agfacolor slide dating from the early 1940s . While the colors themselves have held up well , damage visible includes dust and Newton 's rings.Agfacolor was the name of a series of color film products made by Agfa of Germany . The first Agfacolor , introduced in 1932 , was a film-based version of their Agfa-Farbenplatte ( Agfa color plate ) , a `` screen plate '' product similar to the French Autochrome . In late 1936 Agfa introduced Agfacolor Neu ( New Agfacolor ) , a pioneering color film of the general type still in use today . The new Agfacolor was originally a reversal film used for making `` slides '' , home movies and short documentaries . By 1939 it had also been adapted into a negative film and a print film for use by the German motion picture industry . After World War II , the Agfacolor brand was applied to several varieties of color negative film for still photography , in which the negatives were used to make color prints on paper . The reversal film was then marketed as Agfachrome . Agfacolor Neu , called simply Agfacolor after its predecessor had been retired , was the German response to Technicolor and Kodachrome . Like Kodachrome , introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1935 , the new Agfacolor film was an `` integral tripack '' with three differently color-sensitized emulsion layers . Unlike Kodachrome , the corresponding color-forming dye couplers were made integral with each layer during manufacture , greatly simplifying the processing of the film : with Kodachrome , the dye couplers had to be introduced one at a time during a very complicated development procedure that required special equipment and could only be done at a Kodak processing plant .",
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"text": "Abbreviated New Drug Application An Abbreviated New Drug Application ( ANDA ) is an application for a U.S. generic drug approval for an existing licensed medication or approved drug . The ANDA is submitted to FDA 's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research , Office of Generic Drugs , which provides for the review and ultimate approval of a generic drug product . Once approved , an applicant may manufacture and market the generic drug product to provide a safe , effective , low cost alternative to the American public . Electronic submissions of ANDAs have grown by 70 % since November 2008 . The Section IV challenge has been credited with suppressing new drug innovation . A generic drug product is one that is comparable to an innovator drug product in dosage form , strength , route of administration , quality , performance characteristics and intended use . All approved products , both innovator and generic , are listed in FDA 's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations ( Orange Book ) . Generic drug applications are termed `` abbreviated '' because ( in comparison with a New Drug Application ) they are generally not required to include preclinical ( animal and in vitro ) and clinical ( human ) trial data to establish safety and effectiveness . Instead , generic applicants must scientifically demonstrate that their product is bioequivalent ( i.e. , performs in the same manner as the innovator drug ) . One way scientists demonstrate bioequivalence is to measure the time it takes the generic drug to reach the bloodstream in 24 to 36 healthy volunteers . This gives them the rate of absorption , or bioavailability , of the generic drug , which they can then compare to that of the innovator drug . The generic version must deliver the same amount of active ingredients into a patient 's bloodstream in the same amount of time as the innovator drug . In cases of topically active drugs , the bioequivalence of a drug can be demonstrated by comparing drugs dissolution or transdermal drug absorption is compared with the innovator drug . In cases of systemically active drugs , active drug blood concentration of that drug is compared with the innovator drug . Using bioequivalence as the basis for approving generic copies of drug products was established by the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 , also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act . This Act expedites the availability of less costly generic drugs by permitting FDA to approve applications to market generic versions of brand-name drugs without conducting costly and duplicative clinical trials . At the same time , the brand-name companies can apply for up to five additional years longer patent protection for the new medicines they developed to make up for time lost while their products were going through FDA 's approval process . Brand-name drugs are subject to the same bioequivalence tests as generics upon reformulation .",
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"text": "Amidol Amidol is a colorless crystalline compound with the molecular structure C6H3 ( NH2 ) 2OH . It is a dihydrogen chloride salt and is used as a photographic developer . It was introduced as a developing agent for photographic papers in 1892 . It is unusual amongst developing agents as it works most effectively in slightly acid conditions rather than the strongly alkaline conditions required for most other developers . As amidol ages it changes color to a dark red-brown . Developing dishes and equipment used to prepare amidol solutions are also frequently stained brown , a stain that is very persistent . Prints developed in amidol are typically a very warm brown-black colour , but overdevelopment can quickly lead to chemical fogging . Amidol 's color change upon oxidation is used to advantage as a convenient colorimetric method for measuring the dissolved oxygen concentration in water supplies , rivers , etc. .",
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"text": "Film look Film look ( also known as filmizing or film-look ) is a process in which video images are altered in overall appearance to appear to have been shot on film . The process is usually electronic , although filmizing can sometimes occur as an unintentional by-product of some optical techniques , such as telerecording . The effect is the exact opposite of a process called VidFIRE .",
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"text": "Evaporated milk Evaporated milk , known in some countries as unsweetened condensed milk , is a shelf-stable canned milk product with about 60 % of the water removed from fresh milk . It differs from sweetened condensed milk , which contains added sugar . Sweetened condensed milk requires less processing since the added sugar inhibits bacterial growth . The product takes up half the space of its nutritional equivalent in fresh milk . When the liquid product is mixed with a proportionate amount of water , evaporated milk becomes the rough equivalent of fresh milk . This makes evaporated milk attractive for purposes as it can have a shelf life of months or even years , depending upon the fat and sugar content . This made evaporated milk very popular before refrigeration as a safe and reliable substitute for perishable fresh milk , which could be shipped easily to locations lacking the means of safe milk production or storage . The process involves the evaporation of 60 % of the water from the milk , followed by homogenization , canning , and heat-sterilization .",
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"text": "Pulp (paper) Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood , fiber crops or waste paper . The wood fiber sources required for pulping are `` 45 % sawmill residue , 21 % logs and chips , and 34 % recycled paper '' ( Canada , 2014 ) . Many kinds of paper are made from wood with nothing else mixed into them . This includes newspaper , magazines and even toilet paper . Pulp is one of the most abundant raw materials worldwide .",
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"text": "Toner cartridge A toner cartridge , also called laser toner , is the consumable component of a laser printer . Toner cartridges contain toner powder , a fine , dry mixture of plastic particles , carbon , and black or other coloring agents that make the actual image on the paper . The toner is transferred to paper via an electrostatically charged drum unit , and fused onto the paper by heated rollers during the printing process .",
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"text": "The Dogs D'Amour The Dogs D'Amour are a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London , England . Over the years the band has had various line-ups , the only constant being vocalist Tyla . Their 1989 release , A Graveyard of Empty Bottles , reached # 16 on the UK Albums Chart while the single `` Satellite Kid '' reached # 26 on the UK Singles Chart . In 1991 , the band broke up onstage , before reforming briefly in the early 1990s for the release of their sixth studio album More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace . After this , however , the most famous incarnation of the band ceased to exist . There was another brief reunion in 2000 and an album , but , throughout the 2000s , Tyla has been touring and releasing albums under the band name , which is vastly different from their older material . In December 2012 the ` classic ' line-up of Tyla , Jo ` Dog ' Almeida , Steve James and Bam agreed to reform to play a series of benefit concerts for their long-time friend , and former bandmate , Paul Hornby . In January 2013 , the band recorded an EP in Florida and announced live dates for the UK and Spain .",
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"text": "Rhythm band The rhythm band is one of the primary methods of introducing children to playing music . Children are given maracas , tambourines , bells , rhythm sticks and other idiophones with which to beat out a simple rhythm while the teacher plays a song , usually on the piano . Alternatively , the teacher does not play a melody but also a rhythm instrument , so that only rhythms are played . Children can also make a rhythm band `` just for fun '' for themselves , without a teacher . If the participants like very loud music , noisemakers like the pea whistle , the recorder head joint , the vuvuzela or the ratchet can be included into the rhythm band , as well as other very loud rhythm instruments like the snare drum . Rhythm bands are usually found in nursery schools or kindergartens , but of course children also can make a rhythm band at home . Melodic instruments are introduced to the children in the first or second year of regular school . But in principle , a rhythm band can be made in every age , with more difficult rhrythms if the participants are older . It is not uncommon for adult musical organizations to employ numerous rhythm players , as in Latin American music , or to distribute rhythm instruments for audience members to accompany a live performance . Category : Early childhood education Category : Music education",
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"text": "Amour Amour ( French for love ) may refer to : Amour ( 1970 film ) , a Danish film Amour ( 2012 film ) , a French-language film directed by Michael Haneke Amour ( musical ) , a 1997 stage musical by Michel Legrand Amour ( Stockhausen ) , a 1974 -- 76 cycle of clarinet pieces by Karlheinz Stockhausen Amour ( Vidhan Sabha constituency ) , an assembly constituency in Purnia district , Bihar , India Amour Patrick Tignyemb ( born 1985 ) , Cameroonian footballer `` Amour '' , a song by Rammstein from Reise , Reise",
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"text": "Party Doll `` Party Doll '' is a 1957 rock 'n' roll song written by Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen . It was performed by Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids and became a hit on the Roulette label . Buddy Knox was a teenager living near Happy , Texas , in 1948 when he wrote the original verses of `` Party Doll '' behind a haystack on his family farm . While attending college at West Texas State University , he and two college friends , Jimmy Bowen and Don Lanier , traveled to Clovis , New Mexico to record the song at the studio of Norman Petty . Knox 's sister and two of her friends , Iraene Potts of Amarilo and a neighbor , sang background vocals on the song and a girl from the marching band of Clovis High School was recruited to play cymbal . After pressing copies of the record , a DJ in Amarillo began playing `` Party Doll '' in 1956 and it soon became a regional hit . After being contacted by Roulette Records in New York City , the song was distributed around the U.S. and became a chart-topping hit , spending a week at No. 1 on the Top 100 chart , the precursor to the Billboard Hot 100 , in March 1957 . Almost immediately after Roulette released Knox 's version of the song , competing versions of `` Party Doll '' were recorded and released by other record labels . Wingy Manone and Roy Brown recorded R&B versions of the song which saw some success . A less rock and roll version by singer Steve Lawrence ( with Dick Jacobs conducting the orchestra ) also became a pop hit that year , reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Top 100 . Lawrence 's version was released on the Coral label . The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album , The Crests Sing All Biggies . The Fleetwoods also recorded a version of the song . Ronnie Dove , several years before he became a star , recorded the song in 1961 with his band , The Bell Tones , for Decca Records . It was also one of several rock 'n' roll standards recorded by Lindisfarne on their 1987 party album C'mon Everybody , and released as a single .",
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"text": "Yard Dogs Road Show Yard Dogs Road Show is a thirteen-member traveling cabaret that features a unique blend of performances , including vaudeville , burlesque , stage magic , sideshow oddities , and beatnik `` hobo poetry . '' Performances include musical interludes , song and dance numbers , and background music from the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band . Originally from San Francisco , the Yard Dogs made their first full-fledged national tour in the Spring of 2005 , playing 25 shows in 35 days with seven sold-out performances . Their show is used as a vehicle to travel and promote an independent lifestyle and spirit . All the performers are completely independent and 100 % collaborative in creating their performances on stage . Their main objective is to inspire others to create and express themselves outside of the box . Consequently , creative communities are increasing in towns they have visited and revisited . The Yard Dogs Road Show is collaborative group of friends who love to travel and perform together . Through their collaborative performances they aim to bring other artists together and create more independent artistic communities throughout the world . For use in this Wiki entry , the band 's manager allowed the use of the song `` Blockhead '' as an example of their style",
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"text": "The Good Rats The Good Rats are an American rock band from Long Island , New York . Their music mixes elements of rock with blues and pop . They are best-known on their native Long Island , although they had some success nationally and internationally .",
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"text": "Lick (music) In popular music genres such as rock or jazz music , a lick is `` a stock pattern or phrase '' consisting of a short series of notes that is used in solos and melodic lines and accompaniment . Licks in rock and roll are often used through a formula , and variations technique in which variants of simple , stock ideas are blended and developed during the solo . In a jazz band , a lick may be performed during an improvised solo , either during an accompanied solo chorus or during an unaccompanied solo break . Jazz licks are usually original short phrases which can be altered so that they can be used over a song 's changing harmonic progressions .",
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"text": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .",
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"text": "Lost Dogs Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991 , comprising vocalists , songwriters , and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands . Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor ( Daniel Amos , the Swirling Eddies ) , Michael Roe ( The 77s ) , Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong ( The Choir ) . The original lineup included Gene Eugene ( Adam Again ) , who died in 2000 . The band 's eclectic blending of folk , blues , country , and rock has been characterized as `` a sort of CCM equivalent to the Traveling Wilburys '' . The band released their debut album Scenic Routes in 1992 as a one-time collaboration . Lost Dogs concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members ( usually poking fun at each other ) . Many Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs . Songs covered by Lost Dogs on an album or in concert include Bob Dylan 's `` Lord Protect My Child '' , Leonard Cohen 's `` If It Be Your Will '' , The Beatles ' `` I 'm A Loser '' , `` The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Do n't Be Late ) '' , and Stephen Foster 's `` Hard Times , Come Again No More '' . In March , 2000 , shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album , Gene Eugene died . In 2004 , the band got together with Steve Hindalong to produce a special album for their summer tour . The result was entitled MUTT , and included new acoustic versions of ten songs originally written and recorded for each band member 's regular rock bands . The following year , the band would release the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams . The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees , was released July 2006 . In 2008 , the Lost Dogs traveled down historic Route 66 with cinematographer Jimmy Abegg . Abegg filmed the band 's experiences . The band then wrote and recorded 14 songs inspired by their journey , which was released as Old Angel in May 2010 .",
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"text": "Folk rock Folk rock is a music genre combining elements of folk music and rock music . In its earliest and narrowest sense , the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid-1960s . The genre was pioneered by the Los Angeles band the Byrds , who began playing traditional folk music and songs by Bob Dylan with rock instrumentation . The term `` folk rock '' was coined by the U.S. music press to describe the Byrds ' music in June 1965 , the month in which the band 's debut album was issued . The release of the Byrds ' 1965 cover version of Dylan 's `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' and its subsequent commercial success , along with Dylan 's own recordings with rock instrumentation -- on the albums Bringing It All Back Home ( 1965 ) , Highway 61 Revisited ( 1965 ) , and Blonde on Blonde ( 1966 ) -- initiated an explosion of folk rock groups the mid-1960s . Dylan 's appearance at the Newport Folk Festival on 25 July 1965 , with an electric band backing him , was also a pivotal moment in the development of the genre . A distinct , eclectic style of electric folk was created in Britain and Europe in the late 1960s by Pentangle , Fairport Convention and Alan Stivell . Inspired by British psychedelic folk and the North American style of folk rock , Pentangle , Fairport , and other related bands began to incorporate elements of traditional British folk music into their repertoire . Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings formed Steeleye Span with traditionalist folk musicians who wished to incorporate overt rock elements into their music , and this led to other variants , including the overtly English folk rock of the Albion Band ( also featuring Hutchings ) and the more prolific current of Celtic rock . In a broader sense , folk rock includes later similarly inspired musical genres and movements in the English-speaking world .",
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"text": "Rock en español Rock en español ( Spanish-language rock ) is a term used widely in the English-speaking world to refer any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals . Unlike English-speaking bands , very few acts reached worldwide success and often not even between different Spanish-speaking countries due to a lack of promotion . Despite rock en español 's origins in the late 1950s , many rock acts achieved at best nationwide fame until the Internet consolidated the listeners . However , some rock en español artists did become internationally popular with the help of a promotional campaign from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s called `` Rock en tu idioma '' ( Rock in your language ) . Some specific rock-based styles influenced by folkloric rhythms have also developed in these regions . Some of the more prominent styles are Latin rock , a fusion of rock music with Latin American and Caribbean folkloric sounds developed in Latino communities ; Latin alternative , an alternative rock scene which blended a Latin sound with other genres like Caribbean ska , reggae , and soca ; or Andalusian rock , a flamenco-influenced style that emerged in Spain .",
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"text": "Legs Diamond (band) Legs Diamond is an American rock band that has often been called `` The American Deep Purple '' . They formed in Los Angeles , California starting with Michael `` Diamond '' Gargano ( bass ) and Jeff Poole ( drums ) . The group released their self-titled debut album for Mercury Records in 1977 . The original band broke up in 1980 after three popular albums , but reformed in 1984 after their original albums had begun to acquire a cult following . The new lineup released several more albums and continued to perform throughout the 1990s and 2000s . In 2005 , original frontman Rick Sanford was replaced by ex-Montrose and Wild Horses vocalist John Levesque , and the band released their latest album , `` Diamonds Are Forever '' , in 2006 . Original members include Roger Romeo ( guitar ) , Michael Prince ( keyboards/rhythm guitar ) , and Jeff Poole ( percussion ) . The band still does the occasional gig in the Los Angeles area and at least once a year in San Antonio , TX where they are still hugely popular , the result of being a favorite of influential disc jockey Joe `` the Godfather '' Anthony ( 1940-1992 ) . Keyboardist Michael Prince is active in studio recording , in Los Angeles , working with some better known R+B and Pop Acts , including Beyoncé , Chris Brown , Usher , Los Lobos and Michael Jackson . Guitarist Roger Romeo is also currently working in a new band called the Funkin Maniacs . Power drummer Jon Hyde ( Detective ) and NS Stick and bassist Gary Jibilian round out the trio . They are recording a new CD slated for release early 2012 . As of 2011 , the band was working on their 12th CD due to be available within the year .",
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"text": "The Animals The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band , formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s . The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964 . The Animals were known for their gritty , bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon , as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 hit single , `` The House of the Rising Sun '' , as well as by hits such as `` We Got ta Get out of This Place '' , `` It 's My Life '' , `` I 'm Crying '' and `` Do n't Let Me Be Misunderstood '' . The band balanced tough , rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-orientated album material . They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion . The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management . Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals , the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like `` San Franciscan Nights '' , `` When I Was Young '' and `` Sky Pilot '' , before disbanding at the end of the decade . Altogether , the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 . The original lineup of Burdon , Alan Price , Chas Chandler , Hilton Valentine and John Steel reunited for a one off benefit concert in their home city of Newcastle in 1968 . They later had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983 . There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names . The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 .",
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"text": "King of Rock and Roll (song) `` King of Rock and Roll '' is the first track and third single released from heavy metal band Dio 's 1985 LP , Sacred Heart . The band 's ninth single , it was released only in Spain in 1986 . The sleeve that the single came in was black and white with the same picture on both the A and B sides . It is not a live recording -- the crowd noise on the track was dubbed in at the studio . Category :1985 songs Category :1986 singles Category : Dio ( band ) songs Category : Songs written by Ronnie James Dio Category : Songs written by Jimmy Bain Category : Songs written by Vivian Campbell",
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"text": "Red Dog Saloon (Virginia City, Nevada) The Red Dog Saloon is a bar and live music venue located in the isolated , old-time mining town of Virginia City , Nevada which played an important role in the history of the psychedelic music scene . In April 1963 , Chandler A. Laughlin III established a kind of tribal , family identity among approximately fifty people who attended a traditional , all-night Native American peyote ceremony in a rural setting . This ceremony combined a psychedelic experience with traditional Native American spiritual values ; these people went on to sponsor a unique genre of musical expression and performance at the Red Dog Saloon . During the summer of 1965 , Laughlin ( better known today as Travus T. Hipp , radio music pioneer and news commentator , ) recruited much of the original talent that led to a unique amalgam of traditional folk music and the developing psychedelic rock scene . He and his cohorts created what became known as `` The Red Dog Experience , '' featuring previously unknown musical acts -- Big Brother and the Holding Company , The Charlatans , The Wildflower and others -- who played in the completely refurbished , intimate setting of Virginia City 's Red Dog Saloon . There was no clear delineation between `` performers '' and `` audience '' in `` The Red Dog Experience , '' during which music , psychedelic experimentation , a unique sense of personal style and Bill Ham 's first primitive light shows combined to create a new sense of community . Laughlin and George Hunter of the Charlatans were true `` proto-hippies , '' with their long hair , boots and outrageous clothing of distinctly American ( and Native American ) heritage . The poster for the first six week stint of performances from The Charlatans beginning in June 1965 is the first one of the rarest psychedelic posters . It is known as `` The Seed '' . LSD manufacturer Owsley Stanley lived in Berkeley during 1965 and provided much of the LSD that became a seminal part of the `` Red Dog Experience , '' the early evolution of psychedelic rock and budding hippie culture . At the Red Dog Saloon , The Charlatans were the first psychedelic rock band to play live ( albeit unintentionally ) loaded on LSD .",
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"text": "I Dig Rock and Roll Music `` I Dig Rock and Roll Music '' is a 1967 song by the American folk group Peter , Paul and Mary , written by Paul Stookey , James Mason and Dave Dixon .",
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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": "Leningrad Cowboys The Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish rock band who frequently perform rock and roll covers of other songs . They have exaggerated pompadour hairstyles and wear long , pointy shoes . They often work with Russian military band the Alexandrov Ensemble .",
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"text": "Dżem Dżem is a Polish blues rock band . Ryszard Riedel , one of the most famous Polish vocalists , worked with the band . The band 's name comes from English word jam ( session ) which has the same pronunciation as the Polish word `` dżem '' , which means `` jam '' in the sense of a fruit preserve . The band 's original name was `` Jam '' but before one of their concerts a woman made a mistake when she wrote their name , writing `` Dżem '' . Their songs include `` Czerwony jak cegła '' ( Red as a Brick ) , `` Whisky '' , `` Wehikuł czasu '' ( Time Machine ) , `` Sen o Victorii '' ( Dream about Victoria ) , `` Harley mój '' ( My Harley ) , `` Mała aleja róż '' ( Little Rose Avenue ) , `` Naiwne pytania '' ( Sappy questions ) , `` List do M. '' ( Letter to M. ) and many more . They were the back-up band for Eric Clapton 's concert in Gdynia on 14 August 2008 .",
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"text": "Rock Hard `` Rock Hard '' is a single by the Beastie Boys , released by Def Jam Records on 12 '' in 1984 . The song , and the accompanying songs on the 12 '' , feature the band 's first major label rap effort . The track contains samples from the AC/DC song `` Back in Black '' , which was used without obtaining legal permission - thereby causing the record to be promptly withdrawn . Later , when the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation , Beastie Boys Anthology : The Sounds of Science , AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used . Mike D spoke to AC/DC 's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample , and later said that `` AC/DC could not get with the sample concept . They were just like , ` Nothing against you guys , but we just do n't endorse sampling . ' '' Ad-Rock then added `` So we told them that we do n't endorse people playing guitars . '' The cover design is also famous for now being the official Def Jam records logo for vinyl releases ; to this day , vinyl singles released by Def Jam have this design . Long removed from print , it was considered a rare collector 's item until Def Jam reissued the single in Europe in 2007 .",
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"text": "British rock and roll British rock and roll , or sometimes British rock 'n' roll , is a style of popular music based on American rock and roll , which emerged in the late 1950s and was popular until the arrival of beat music in 1962 . It has generally been considered inferior to the American version of the genre , and made little international or lasting impact . However , it was important in establishing British youth and popular music culture and was a key factor in subsequent developments that led to the British Invasion of the mid-1960s . Since the 1960s , some stars of the genre , most notably Cliff Richard , have managed to sustain successful careers and there have been periodic revivals of this form of music .",
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"text": "Blind Faith Blind Faith was an English blues rock band , composed of Eric Clapton , Ginger Baker , Steve Winwood , and Ric Grech . The band , which was one of the first `` super-groups '' , released their only album , Blind Faith , in August 1969 . They were stylistically similar to the bands in which Winwood , Baker , and Clapton had most recently participated , Traffic and Cream . They helped to pioneer the genre of blues/rock fusion .",
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"text": "Cake (band) Cake ( stylized CAKE ) is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento , California . Consisting of singer John McCrea , trumpeter Vince DiFiore , guitarist Xan McCurdy , bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi , the band has been noted for McCrea 's sarcastic lyrics and monotone vocals , DiFiore 's trumpet parts , and their wide-ranging musical influences , including country music , Mariachi , rock , funk , Iranian folk music and hip hop . Cake was formed in 1991 by McCrea , DiFiore , Greg Brown , Frank French and Shon Meckfessel , who soon left and was replaced by Nelson . Following the self-release of its debut album , Motorcade of Generosity , the band was signed to Capricorn Records in 1995 and released its first single , `` Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle '' , which hit number 35 on the Modern Rock Tracks music chart and was featured on MTV 's 120 Minutes ; French and Nelson then left the band , and were replaced by Todd Roper and Victor Damiani . Cake 's second album , 1996 's Fashion Nugget , went platinum on the strength of its lead single , `` The Distance '' . Following a tour of Europe and the United States , both Brown and Damiani announced they were leaving Cake , which led to speculation about the band 's future ; McCrea eventually recruited Xan McCurdy to take over on guitar , and persuaded Nelson to return . Prolonging the Magic , the band 's third album , was released in 1998 and went platinum , having shipped over one million units ; this was followed three years later by Comfort Eagle , the band 's first album on Columbia Records , featuring the single `` Short Skirt/Long Jacket '' which hit number 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart . Following a series of tours , including several versions of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour , the band released Pressure Chief in 2004 , its second and last album on Columbia . After creating its own label , Upbeat Records , the band released Showroom of Compassion in 2011 , which became its first album to debut at the top of the Billboard charts , selling 44,000 copies in the first week after release .",
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"text": "Toad (instrumental) `` Toad '' is an instrumental by British rock band Cream and was released on their 1966 debut album , Fresh Cream . Composed by drummer Ginger Baker , the song is a five-minute drum solo ( with a brief guitar and bass introduction and ending ) , and is notable because it features one of the earliest recorded drum solos in rock history . It can also be seen as an early example of hard rock .",
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"text": "Faith Hill discography Faith Hill is an American country music singer . Her discography includes seven studio albums , four compilation albums , and forty-two singles . All of Hill 's studio albums , including her 2008 Christmas compilation , have been certified Gold , Platinum , or Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . After working as a secretary in a Nashville music publishing firm , Hill recorded a demo tape and was signed to Warner Bros. . Records . She released her debut album in late 1993 titled , Take Me as I Am . The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified `` multi-platinum '' in sales . With Hill 's first albums , she was largely marketed as a country artist and her singles found major success on country radio . The lead single , `` Wild One '' spent four weeks at # 1 on the Billboard Country Chart that year , making Hill the first female country artist in thirty years spend a series of weeks at the top spot with a debut single . The album 's additional singles , `` Piece of My Heart '' ( a cover of the Erma Franklin song ) and `` Take Me as I Am '' were also significant country hits . In 1995 released her second studio album , It Matters to Me . which also reached multi-platinum status . Its title track was a # 1 country hit , and the other singles released including `` Let 's Go to Vegas '' and `` Someone Else 's Dream '' were Top 10 hits . After meeting country music artist , Tim McGraw , the two eventually married in October 1996 . For three years , Hill did not release any albums after giving birth to child . However she did collaborate with McGraw on his single , `` It 's Your Love '' , which was a # 1 country hit in 1997 . Hill returned with her third studio album in 1998 titled , Faith . The album 's first single , `` This Kiss '' was promoted as a country and pop single , and therefore it not only peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Country Chart , but also crossed over into Billboard Hot 100 , where it made the Top 10 , peaking at # 7 . The album 's other singles remained successful on the country charts , peaking within the Top 10 , including a duet with McGraw , `` Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me '' . Immediately after tour from her previous album , she returned to the studio to record her fourth album , Breathe . The album was marketed as a crossover Pop music album , which would bring Hill major success in pop and adult contemporary music . Breathe sold eight million copies in the United States , certifying 8 × Platinum in sales . The title track was the album 's first single , where it became Hill 's biggest hit to date , spending six weeks at # 1 on the Billboard Country Chart , while also peaking at # 2 on the Hot 100 , becoming the biggest hit of the year on Billboard . Its follow-up , `` The Way You Love Me '' was also a # 1 hit , and reached the Pop Top 10 as well . In 2002 , she released another Pop-oriented album , Cry . Although it sold two million copies in the United States , its singles proved not to be as successful as planned . The title track only reached # 12 on the country charts and # 33 on the Hot 100 . The additional three singles released ( `` When the Lights Go Down '' , `` One '' , and `` You 're Still Here '' ) were even less successful than the title track . Hill stayed on a three-year hiatus before releasing her next album , Fireflies in 2005 . The album returned Hill to traditional country music , and the lead single , `` Mississippi Girl '' ( written by John Rich ) became Hill 's first # 1 hit on the Country charts in five years . In addition , Fireflies sold two million copies in the United States and was certified 2 × Platinum in sales . In 2007 , Hill released her first greatest hits compilation which was titled , The Hits , followed by a Holiday album in late 2008 , Joy to the World .",
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"text": "Jon Baker (producer) Jon Baker ( born 1960 ) is a music industry executive . He has worked as a fashion designer , promoter , and is currently co-owner of Geejam , a luxury resort and recording studio located in San San , near Port Antonio , Jamaica .",
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"text": "The Rosebuds The Rosebuds are an indie rock band from Raleigh , North Carolina , United States . ( Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for George Goldner 's Gee Records in the 1950s . ) Its current members are Ivan Howard ( vocals/guitar/drums / bass/keyboards/programming ) and Kelly Crisp ( vocals/keyboard/drums / guitar/accordion ) . Billy Alphin had played drums on the album The Rosebuds Make Out , Wes Phillips played drums on the E.P. `` Unwind '' , Lee Waters played drums on the record Birds Make Good Neighbors , and Matt McCaughan played the drums on Night of the Furies , Life Like and Loud Planes Fly Low . Rob Lackey was behind the drum kit during the taping of The Rosebuds Live at the Cats Cradle , a charity only recording sold at cytunes.org to help fight for the prevention of cancer , as well as on the track `` Second Birds of Paradise '' on `` Loud Planes Fly Low . '' Howard and Crisp met while in college in Wilmington , North Carolina , where they formed the Rosebuds and enlisting original drummer Jonathan Bass . Afterward , they moved to nearby Raleigh and joined with drummer Billy Alphin of the band Ashley Stove . Merge Records discovered their demo in early 2003 and released The Rosebuds Make Out as a full-length debut album that October . Following that recording , Alphin left the group and was replaced by Jonathan Bass for their 2003 touring schedule . The Rosebuds Unwind , an EP with six songs , was released in April 2005 , followed by Birds Make Good Neighbors in September . The Rosebuds are now joined by Logan Matheny and Matt McCaughan , and Rob Lackey on drums for shows and tours . Their third album , Night of the Furies , was released in April 2007 . A fourth full-length , Life Like , was released in Oct. 2008 . In 2007 , The Rosebuds covered the Pixies ' `` Break My Body '' for the American Laundromat Records compilation `` Dig for Fire - a tribute to PIXIES '' . Bands OK Go , They Might Be Giants , and British Sea Power also contributed to the project . In 2008 , the band again covered a song for American Laundromat Records . This time it was The Cure 's `` The Walk '' for Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure . The Wedding Present , Dean & Britta , The Brunettes , and The Submarines also contributed to the project . Lead singer Ivan Howard joined GAYNGS , a super-group , to record and tour in 2010 . The Rosebuds released their fifth full-length record , `` Loud Planes Fly Low '' on Merge on June 7 , 2011 . Their 2011 summer tour lineup included Logan Matheny from Roman Candle on drums and Daniel Hart on violin . Support for the first half of the tour was Other Lives , followed by dates with Bon Iver . In 2012 the band returned with two self released albums ; '' Christmas Tree Island '' , an album of 13 original Christmas songs , and `` Love Deluxe - The Rosebuds perform Sade '' . A song by song re-recording of Sade 's masterpiece `` Love Deluxe '' in honor of its 20th anniversary . A tour to support `` Love Deluxe '' took place in September 2013 and featured Brian Weeks on guitar , Matt Douglas on sax , Jonathon Yu on synths , Mark Paulson on bass and Rob Lackey on drums . In August 2014 , the band released their latest album , Sand + Silence , on the Western Vinyl label .",
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"text": "I Apologize (Anita Baker song) `` I Apologize '' is a song by American recording artist Anita Baker . The song was released in 1994 as the second single from her Rhythm of Love album . `` I Apologize '' peaked to number eight on Billboards Hot Black Singles chart . The record won her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance .",
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"text": "Dag Nasty Dag Nasty is an American melodic hardcore band from Washington D.C. , formed in 1985 by guitarist Brian Baker of Minor Threat , drummer Colin Sears and bassist Roger Marbury , both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra , and vocalist Shawn Brown ( later of Swiz and Jesuseater ) . Their style of less aggressive , melodic hardcore was influential to post-hardcore ; their sound was partly influenced by The Faith and their 1983 EP Subject to Change .",
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"text": "Lost Dogs Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991 , comprising vocalists , songwriters , and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands . Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor ( Daniel Amos , the Swirling Eddies ) , Michael Roe ( The 77s ) , Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong ( The Choir ) . The original lineup included Gene Eugene ( Adam Again ) , who died in 2000 . The band 's eclectic blending of folk , blues , country , and rock has been characterized as `` a sort of CCM equivalent to the Traveling Wilburys '' . The band released their debut album Scenic Routes in 1992 as a one-time collaboration . Lost Dogs concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members ( usually poking fun at each other ) . Many Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs . Songs covered by Lost Dogs on an album or in concert include Bob Dylan 's `` Lord Protect My Child '' , Leonard Cohen 's `` If It Be Your Will '' , The Beatles ' `` I 'm A Loser '' , `` The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Do n't Be Late ) '' , and Stephen Foster 's `` Hard Times , Come Again No More '' . In March , 2000 , shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album , Gene Eugene died . In 2004 , the band got together with Steve Hindalong to produce a special album for their summer tour . The result was entitled MUTT , and included new acoustic versions of ten songs originally written and recorded for each band member 's regular rock bands . The following year , the band would release the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams . The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees , was released July 2006 . In 2008 , the Lost Dogs traveled down historic Route 66 with cinematographer Jimmy Abegg . Abegg filmed the band 's experiences . The band then wrote and recorded 14 songs inspired by their journey , which was released as Old Angel in May 2010 .",
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"text": "Blind Faith (disambiguation) Blind Faith is a band . Blind Faith may also refer to :",
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"text": "Gaston B. Cashwell Gaston Barnibus Cashwell ( 1860 -- 1916 ) was an early Pentecostal leader in the southern United States . He was born in Sampson County , North Carolina . His importance lies in bringing several Holiness movements into the Pentecostal camp . G. B. Cashwell first became a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church , South , and later joined the Holiness Church of North Carolina in 1903 . In November 1906 , he traveled to Los Angeles to visit the Pentecostal revival at the Azusa Street mission . In early December , he had an experience that he believed to be the baptism in the Holy Spirit and the evidence of speaking in tongues . Upon returning to Dunn , North Carolina , on December 31 , 1906 , Cashwell preached the Pentecostal experience in the local Holiness church . Interest in the Pentecostal experience was so great that he rented a local tobacco warehouse and began a month-long crusade . A revival broke out in North Carolina , especially in the holiness movement . Most of the ministers of the Pentecostal Holiness Church , the Fire-Baptized Holiness Church and the Holiness Free Will Baptist Churches were swept into Pentecostalism by this revival . Over the next six months , he toured the south preaching `` Pentecost '' . His zeal and influence in spreading Pentecostalism through the south has earned him the title of the Apostle of Pentecost to the South . In the summer of 1907 , Cashwell brought the message of Pentecost to evangelists H. G. Rodgers and M. M. Pinson , who carried the message to Alabama , Florida , Georgia , and Mississippi . Later they would lead these churches into the Assemblies of God . Through Rodgers and Pinson , A. J. Tomlinson of the Church of God in Cleveland , Tennessee heard of Cashwell 's message and invited him to Cleveland . On January 12 , 1908 , following a sermon by Cashwell , Tomlinson fell to the floor . He professed to receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost and speaking in at least ten different languages . In October 1907 , Cashwell started a publication in Atlanta , Georgia called The Bridegroom 's Messenger . The periodical was created to spread the Pentecostal message over the country through a combination of sermons , articles , editorials , and testimonies . He edited it for a year before returning fully to his evangelistic efforts . The magazine was later taken over by Paul and Hattie Barth , who organized the International Pentecostal Assemblies ( now International Pentecostal Church of Christ ) . Although the influence of Cashwell was strong , his time of association with the Pentecostal movement was for a brief period of three years - from his `` conversion '' in 1906 until his departure from the Pentecostal Holiness Church in 1909 . In 1910 and afterward , his name no longer appeared in the roster of ministers belonging to the Pentecostal Holiness Church . Cashwell distanced himself from `` Pentecostalism '' , rejoined the Methodist church , and died from a heart-attack in 1916 . Cashwell 's apostleship of Pentecostalism in the south influenced many denominations . About a dozen existing Pentecostal bodies can trace their Pentecostal heritage directly or at least in part to Gaston B. Cashwell , including : Assemblies of God USA Church of God ( Cleveland ) Church of God of Prophecy Congregational Holiness Church International Pentecostal Church of Christ International Pentecostal Holiness Church Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church",
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"text": "Gingerbeer (web community) Gingerbeer is a London-based virtual community for lesbian and bisexual women . The name `` Gingerbeer '' ( Cockney rhyming slang for `` queer '' ) refers to both the web site , and to the community which it supports . It is maintained and moderated entirely by a team of volunteers . Gingerbeer was initially launched on January 1 , 2000 , and has undergone two subsequent relaunches , firstly on June 25 , 2001 , and later on November 11 , 2005 , following a major redesign . Gingerbeer became an official not-for-profit organisation in March 2004 , when it was registered as a limited company by guarantee . The site 's main feature is a highly active messageboards forum , with over 2,000 registered members in May 2007 . In the eighteen months to the end of May 2007 , they had logged over 335,000 posts in over 5000 topics or discussion threads . One of the distinctive features of the messageboards is that they support an active calendar of social , cultural and sporting events across the UK , so that Gingerbeer exists as both a web community and a real life community . Besides the messageboards , Gingerbeer offers listings of bars , clubs and community events , reviews , and a London guide . Gingerbeer has been recommended as a useful resource for lesbians by some travel guides .",
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"text": "Edna Gallmon Cooke Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke ( 1918 - September 4 , 1967 ) was a renowned gospel singer and recording artist from 1949 until her death in 1967 . Personal information about Ms. Cooke is scarce and most of her biographical details have been gleaned from the liner notes of her various albums . Ms. Gallmon Cooke is best known for her recordings of `` Stop Gambler '' and `` Heavy Load '' . Born in Columbia , South Carolina in 1918 , the daughter of a Baptist preacher , Reverend Eddie J. Gallmon also a former pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church ( College place ) . Edna Gallmon Cooke was more formally educated and musically trained than most of her gospel peers . As a young adult , she lived and studied in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia , attending Temple University and briefly teaching elementary school . She had contemplated a career in semi-classics and show tunes when she underwent a musical conversion of sorts after hearing gospel singer , Willie Mae Ford Smith in the late 1930s . `` I was shocked . The woman sang with such finesse ... I knew I had to be a gospel singer . '' Shortly after , Ms. Gallmon Cooke joined the Holiness Church and became preeminently consecrated -- with the Holiness Church bestowing the honorific ` Madame ' to her name to announce her devotion . During the 1940s , Madame Gallmon Cooke toured the Southeast , billed as the `` Sweetheart of the Potomac '' . She performed hymns and gospel songs in the manner of Willie Mae Ford Smith , but her mezzo-soprano could not duplicate Smith 's contralto blasts . Elaborating on that style , Gallmon Cooke returned to familiar sources , popularizing the sermonettes and spirituals her father Eddie Gallmon had performed in the 1920s . Madame Gallmon Cooke became a `` transcendent moaner and a mistress of what note-bending musicologists call melisma and church folks call curlicues , runs and flowers and frills . '' Ms. Cooke began recording in the late 1940s for the Nashboro Recording Label in Nashville , TN usually accompanied by her father 's choir , The Young People 's Choir of the Springfield Baptist Church of Washington , DC . Her later recordings included male vocal groups . Madame Gallmon Cooke 's commanding switch in styles occurred after her marriage to Barney Parks , Jr. , a former member of The Dixie Hummingbirds and a founder of The Sensational Nightingales . They had met in 1951 when Marie Knight , Rosetta Tharpe 's old partner , organized a tour featuring herself , Cooke , and The Nightingales . Under Park 's management and direction , Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke became a household name in gospel . It is suspected that the name Cooke was from her first marriage which ended because of the death of her husband . The liner notes to `` Mother Smith and Her Children '' describes Madame Cooke as `` an exquisite stylist , with a sensuous appeal akin to Billie Holiday . She is referred to as rap music 's gospel progenitor ; a penchant for rhymed , spoken chants produced her most famous recordings . '' Ms. Cooke died in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania on September 4 , 1967 . She was 49 years old .",
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"text": "Sunbather (album) Sunbather is the second studio album by the American metal band Deafheaven . After the release of their debut record Roads to Judah , the then two piece group consisting of George Clarke and Kerry McCoy began work on Sunbather under the label Deathwish and recorded in several days in January 2013 . The recording process brought a third member into the fold with drummer Dan Tracy who would go on to become a permanent fixture of the band . The album was recorded in The Atomic Garden Recording Studio , owned by Jack Shirley who had been a long time producer of the band . Although Deafheaven had been strongly influenced by black metal as well as diverse other metal acts , their music drew comparisons from music critics to shoegaze , post-rock , and alternative rock sounds . This trend was further continued on Sunbather . The melancholic songs featured in the album include wall of sound arrangements that are found in many shoegazing and post-rock acts , producing dense sounds that sometimes breakdown into slower , melodic parts that are then topped with vocalist George Clarke 's reverb-soaked screaming style singing of lyrics . The album also contains a few interludes that include sampling , field recording , and droning . Sunbather was released in June 2013 and received universal critical acclaim , with Metacritic acknowledging it as `` the best-reviewed major album '' of the year .",
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"text": "The Miracles discography The Miracles were the Motown Record Corporation 's first group and its first million-selling recording artists . During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts , The Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo wop , soul , disco , and R&B . Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the Top Ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart , including four R&B number ones . Sixteen of the Miracles ' songs charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 , with seven of those songs reaching the Top Ten and two -- 1970 's `` The Tears of a Clown '' and 1975 's `` Love Machine '' ( Part 1 ) -- reaching number-one . A third song , the million-selling `` Shop Around '' reached # 1 on the Cash Box magazine Pop chart . The Miracles also scored 11 U.S. R&B Top 10 Albums , including 2 - # 1 's . According to several websites , the Miracles are one of the most oft-covered groups in recorded history and the most covered Motown group ever . Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world -- in every major musical genre -- over the last 50 years . They also have the distinction of having more songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame than any other Motown group . ( Original lineup : Claudette Rogers Robinson , Bobby Rogers , Ronnie White , Smokey Robinson , Marv Tarplin , Pete Moore ) . All releases were on Motown Records ' Tamla subsidiary label unless otherwise indicated . In the 1960s , Motown Record Corporation , like many independent labels , did not register sales figures through the RIAA , the organization that certifies and awards Gold Records . So it is difficult to determine the full number of Miracles songs and recordings that sold a million or more records . Also , with the passing of decades of time , some songs that did not sell a million records on their initial release may have indeed done so over the years . However , several reference works , such as the books Hits Of The Sixties : The Million Sellers by Demitri Coryton & Joseph Murrells , as well as The Book Of Golden Discs - by Joseph Murrells - point out that the Miracles had several million - selling records during their career , including the following : Shop Around ( 1961 ) , You 've Really Got a Hold on Me ( 1962 ) , Mickey 's Monkey ( 1963 ) , The Tracks Of My Tears ( 1965 ) , Going To A Go-Go , ( single and album ) ( 1965 ) , I Second That Emotion ( 1967 ) , Baby Baby Do n't Cry ( 1969 ) , The Tears of a Clown * ( 1970 ) , Do It Baby ( 1974 ) , Love Machine * ( 1975 ) , and the Platinum album City Of Angels ( 1975 ) . This is quite probably an incomplete list , since Miracle Pete Moore states on his corporate website , that The Miracles actually had 12 Gold Records to their credit by 1967 , including 1965 's Ooo Baby Baby . multi-million sellers . Note : The Miracles ' 2006 DVD release The Definitive Performances ( 1963 -- 1987 ) was also certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.",
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"text": "List of gospel blues musicians The following is a list of gospel blues musicians . Danny Brooks Pearly Brown Reverend Gary Davis Thomas A. Dorsey Blind Roosevelt Graves Vera Hall Son House Bo Weavil Jackson Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Willie Johnson Glenn Kaiser Booker T. Laury Darrell Mansfield Sister Gertrude Morgan Charlie Patton Washington Phillips D.C. Rice Robert Bradley 's Blackwater Surprise Eugene Smith Blind Joe Taggart Sister Rosetta Tharpe Bukka White Josh White Elder Roma Wilson Zora Young",
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"text": "Misty in Roots Misty in Roots are a British roots reggae band formed in Southall , London in the mid 1970s . Their first album was 1979 's Live at the Counter Eurovision , a record full of Rastafarian songs . It was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel , helping to bring roots reggae to a white audience . At this early stage , the band was a collective with five lead singers and various musicians , though by the time of the second album proper the band had slimmed down to just three members . Along with Steel Pulse , Aswad , Matumbi , Cimarons and Black Slate , Misty in Roots were one of the most popular English reggae bands of the late 1970s . Following their debut , Misty In Roots released four studio albums through the 1980s . The band had two BBC Radio 2 `` In Concert '' appearances in 1983 and 1985 . They were invited to play in Zimbabwe in 1982 in recognition of their support for the independence movement , and were the first reggae band to tour South Africa , Poland , and Russia . After a break from recording in the next decade the band returned with a new mini-album Roots Controller in 2002 . and continue to play concerts . In 1979 Clarence Baker , a member of the collective , was severely beaten and injured by the SPG during a protest in Southall against a National Front march . The punk band The Ruts - who were partners of and had their debut single released by the People Unite cooperative - honoured him in their song `` Jah War '' which was released as a single and on their album The Crack the same year . In 1989 Misty In Roots played Treworgy Tree Fayre a Free Festival in Cornwall .",
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"text": "Black Mountain Rag Black Mountain Rag is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson , released in 2006 . It contains songs taken from albums that Doc and Merle recorded on the Flying Fish label in the 1980s . A 1990 trio bonus track of `` Blackberry Blossom '' with Doc , Norman Blake and Tony Rice is included .",
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"text": "Rusty Edwards Rusty Edwards is a hymnwriter who was born in Dixon , Illinois on January 22 , 1955 . He has been an ordained minister for over 27 years , and is currently the Senior Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Marietta , Georgia ( a suburb of Atlanta ) . He and his wife Lori have been married for 33 years , and have two sons , Benjamin and Ian . Over two dozen of his hymns have been published in 70 books used by 36 denominations in Australia , Canada , China , England , Japan , New Zealand , Scotland , and the USA . He has published five collections of hymns , including THE YES OF THE HEART ( with foreword by Chick Corea ) , GRATEFUL PRAISE , AS SUNSHINE TO A GARDEN , and EACH BREATH EVERY HEARTBEAT ( Abingdon Nashville ) and BIDDEN , UNBIDDEN ( Abingdon Press ) . His sixth book will be entitled COME , MY CHOSEN with co-writers from several countries . Dave Brubeck wrote a tune for his song `` As the Moon is to the Sun '' which is included in the 2008 book , `` DAVE BRUBECK AT THE PIANO . '' His best known songs so far are : We All are one in Mission , Praise the One who Breaks the Darkness , Now it is Evening , To a Maid Engaged to Joseph , and Each Breath , Every Heartbeat . He is an honorary citizen of Austin , Texas and a Kentucky Colonel . On January 22 , 2009 , the City of Tyler , Texas held a `` Rusty Edwards Hymn Writer Day . '' He was 2009 Visiting Fellow at Yale University Institute of Sacred Music and is 2012 Visiting Fellow of Africa University in Zimbabwe . He is a Brotherhood Member of The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House in Macon , Georgia , and a member of the Blues Hall of Fame . Most recently , he was a part of the Chick Corea Master Workshop , where he recorded Prism ( words by Rusty Edwards ; music by Chick Corea , with Chick Corea , John Patitucci , and Antonio Sanchez .",
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"text": "A. C. and Mamie Forehand A. C. ( also , `` Asey '' or `` Asa '' ) Forehand and ( Blind ) Mamie Forehand were husband and wife American gospel musicians . They recorded four songs for Victor Records in 1927 . A. C. is credited with the two songs recorded on February 25 , and Mamie with the two recorded on February 28according to which one of them sang , but both played on all four : A. C. guitar and harmonica , Mamie an instrument variously identified as triangle or finger cymbals . A. C. was born in Columbus , Georgia on August 9 , 1890 ( according to his second wife , Frances ) or 1893 ( according to the Social Security Death Index ) . He lost his sight in 1904 . Mamie is said to have been born on June 8 , 1895 ; she too was blind . In the 1920 Census , A. C. gave his age as 29 ( which is consistent with the 1890 birth date ) and his profession as `` None '' . Mamie was registered as being 23 , and their daughter Rideth Mae as being three years old . The family was at that time residing in Birmingham , Alabama . Around 1930 , the family moved to Memphis , Tennessee . Mamie died ; and in 1936 , A. C. married Frances Forest ( born July 5 , 1920 in New Orleans ) , a blind pianist and organist . In the 1960s , the couple were active in the Church of God in Christ . A. C. died on May 9 , 1972 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Memphis , in an unmarked grave . Frances outlived him .",
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"text": "Freddie Lee Peterkin Freddie Lee Peterkin , also known as Freddie Lee , is a published author , singer -- songwriter , actor and ordained interdenominational Minister , born in Pahokee , Florida . He is known for his gritty power soul vocals reminiscent of Bobby Womack . He has become an artist of public note through his 2008 independent release of the Soul and Gospel album Beyond Comprehension under the recording name of Freddie Lee . He made his prime time acting debut as `` DJ Freddie Murphy '' on Channel 4 's T4 Stars & Strikes and as a character in BBC2 's Grumpy Guide to Work in 2011 . He was also the voice for Bewiser Owl in the Bewiser Insurance TV commercial in 2012 and 2013 . He established himself in the live entertainment industry with his choreographed costume Soul Tribute stage productions for theatres and resorts in 1991 . These critically acclaimed shows include The Sounds of the Four Tops , The Sounds of the Drifters and The Sounds of the Temptations . Freddie Lee Peterkin is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity , Delta Psi Chapter a Fraternity known for members such as Martin Luther King . This historic organization was the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Black college students founded on December 4 , 1906 . Peterkin was responsible for composing many Delta Psi Chapter fraternity anthems such as ' I Know I 've Been Changed ' written in 1985 while he was pledging . He was also a dancer and choreographer of the Delta Psi Chapter 's ` Step Shows ' . Stepping ( African-American ) or step-dancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participant 's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps , spoken word , and hand claps and a strong part of Black Greek Letter Fraternities . Peterkin is the son of migrant workers originally from Georgia who came to Florida to pick crops for a living . He is of African and Seminole Indian heritage . His stepfather , James Elijah Jr. , was the lead vocalist of the 1960s and 1970s gospel group , The Royal Lights . His sister Breyona Elijah is part of the gospel group James Smith & Nu Birth and they are both cousins of Gospel group Damali . His mother Bernice Bell is also a singer and as a child won a competition to write a song for Joe Tex , for which she was awarded concert tickets and a chance to meet her idol . Joe Tex went on to have a major hit with the song but Bernice remained uncredited . Bernice Bell has been more recently recognized for her charity work and ran youth programs in Pahokee 's Padgett Island Community Center for 17 years and donating hot meals to Pahokee 's underprivileged children . The community center was recently renamed `` The Bernice Bell Community Center '' .",
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"text": "Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood , ( born November 18 , 1939 ) is a Canadian poet , novelist , literary critic , essayist , and environmental activist . She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias Award for Literature , has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times , winning once , and has been a finalist for the Governor General 's Award several times , winning twice . In 2001 , she was inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame . She is also a founder of the Writers ' Trust of Canada , a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada 's writing community . Among innumerable contributions to Canadian literature , she was a founding trustee of the Griffin Poetry Prize . Atwood is also the inventor , and developer , of the LongPen and associated technologies that facilitate the remote robotic writing of documents . She is the Co-Founder and a Director of Syngrafii Inc. ( formerly Unotchit Inc. ) , a company that she started in 2004 to develop , produce and distribute the LongPen technology . She holds various patents related to the LongPen technologies . While she is best known for her work as a novelist , she has also published fifteen books of poetry . Many of her poems have been inspired by myths and fairy tales , which have been interests of hers from an early age . Atwood has published short stories in Tamarack Review , Alphabet , Harper 's , CBC Anthology , Ms. , Saturday Night , and many other magazines . She has also published four collections of stories and three collections of unclassifiable short prose works .",
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"text": "Poets House Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library based in New York City . With more than 60,000 volumes of poetry , the library is the premier independent poetry library in the United States . It is free and open to the public . Founded in 1985 by the late Stanley Kunitz , two-time poet laureate of the United States , and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray , Poets House contains virtually all poetry books published in the U.S. since 1990 , plus many that are long out of print dating to the early 20th Century . It also contains literary journals and chapbooks ( small , self-published books of poetry ) , and many audiotapes , videotapes , CDs , and DVDs of poetry readings from the mid-twentieth century through today . Visitors to Poets House can hear the voices of Walt Whitman , E. E. Cummings , William Carlos Williams , Sylvia Plath and hundreds of other poets . Every year , Poets House hosts the Poets House Showcase , which gathers and displays every book of poetry published in the United States in the preceding year . Poets House also curates and presents hundreds of readings , lectures , panels , symposiums and performances each year . In 1996 , the literary newspaper Poetry Flash called Poets House `` The House That Holds A Country , '' a reference to its dedication to being a caretaker of the nation 's poetic heritage . In 2005 , it was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $ 20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation , which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg . In 2009 , Poets House moved from its longstanding location in SoHo to an eco-friendly `` green '' building at Ten River Terrace in Lower Manhattan 's Battery Park City . With a long-term lease ( until 2069 ) awarded by the Battery Park City Authority , Poets House has a permanent home for its collection . This new home for Poets House , with interiors designed by architect Louise Braverman , is on two floors covering 11000 sqft with a large children 's room , an exhibition space , a reading room and library , and a program hall that opens onto an extension of Teardrop Park . With views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty , the new Poets House is bordered by Nelson A Rockefeller Park and is in walking distance of numerous subway and bus lines as well as the Port Authority Ferry Terminal at the World Financial Center . A public grand opening of the new facility took place on September 25 and 26 of 2009 . `` For nearly 25 years Poets House has been an anchor for poets and poetry lovers , '' noted Robin Pogrebin in the New York Times . Poets House is free and open to the public . Library hours are Tuesday-Friday , 11am to 7pm , and Saturdays , 11am to 6pm . The Children 's Room is open 11am to 3pm .",
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"text": "The Bush Garden: Essays on the Canadian Imagination The Bush Garden : Essays on the Canadian Imagination is a collection of essays by Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye ( 1912 -- 1991 ) . The collection was originally published in 1971 ; it was republished , with an introduction by Canadian postmodern theorist Linda Hutcheon , in 1995 . The Bush Garden features analyses of Canadian poetry , prose fiction and painting . According to Frye 's introduction , the essays were selected to provide a composite view of the Canadian imagination , an understanding of the human imagination 's reaction to and development in response to the Canadian environment . The Bush Garden includes an edited version of Frye 's `` Conclusion '' to Carl F. Klinck 's Literary History of Canada . In this work , Frye articulated his theory of `` garrison mentality '' as the defining characteristic of Canadian literature . Garrison mentality is the attitude of a community that feels isolated from cultural centres and besieged by a hostile landscape . Frye maintained that such communities were peculiarly Canadian , and fostered a literature that was formally immature , that displayed deep moral discomfort with `` uncivilized '' nature , and whose narratives reinforced social norms and values",
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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": "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": "Julia Darling Julia Rose Darling ( 21 August 1956 -- 13 April 2005 ) was an award-winning English novelist , poet and dramatist .",
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"text": "Carole Maso Carole Maso is a contemporary American novelist and essayist , known for her experimental , poetic and fragmentary narratives often called postmodern . She received a B.A. in English from Vassar College in 1977 . She is the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship for Fiction , an NEA fellowship , and several other grants . Her first published novel was Ghost Dance , which appeared in 1986 . Her best known novel is probably Defiance , published in 1998 . She is a professor of literary arts at Brown University , where she has taught since 1995 , and has previously held positions as a writer-in-residence at Illinois State University in 1991 -- 92 and George Washington University in 1992 -- 93 , as well as teaching writing at Columbia University in 1993 . A forthcoming novel , The Bay of Angels , incorporates various narrative types -- essay , memoir , prose poems , and even graphics -- and represents nearly 15 years of work . Parts of The Bay of Angels have appeared in journals and anthologies . Maso was born in Paterson , New Jersey in 1955 , the child of her jazz musician father and her emergency room nurse mother . Maso admits she was not an avid reader in childhood . Indeed , she did not write creatively until her senior year at Vassar , when she submitted about 50 pages of prose poems as her senior honors thesis . It is at this point that she knew she wanted to be a writer . Maso eschewed the traditional path to teaching , having never studied formally beyond her Vassar B.A. , despite having been offered a graduate fellowship at Boston University . Rather , she devoted 9 years to learning the craft by doing , writing while alternately working as a waitress , artist 's model , and fencing instructor . She also did some house - and cat-sitting , which afforded her time to write . Maso has referred to this period as her `` apprenticeship years . ''",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "Ode to a Nightingale `` Ode to a Nightingale '' is a poem by John Keats written either in the garden of the Spaniards Inn , Hampstead , London or , according to Keats ' friend Charles Armitage Brown , under a plum tree in the garden of Keats ' house at Wentworth Place , also in Hampstead . According to Brown , a nightingale had built its nest near the house Keats and Brown shared in the spring of 1819 . Inspired by the bird 's song , Keats composed the poem in one day . It soon became one of his 1819 odes and was first published in Annals of the Fine Arts the following July . The poem is one of the most frequently anthologized in the English language . `` Ode to a Nightingale '' is a personal poem that describes Keats 's journey into the state of negative capability . The tone of the poem rejects the optimistic pursuit of pleasure found within Keats 's earlier poems and , rather , explores the themes of nature , transience and mortality , the latter being particularly personal to Keats . The nightingale described within the poem experiences a type of death but does not actually die . Instead , the songbird is capable of living through its song , which is a fate that humans can not expect . The poem ends with an acceptance that pleasure can not last and that death is an inevitable part of life . In the poem , Keats imagines the loss of the physical world and sees himself dead -- as a `` sod '' over which the nightingale sings . The contrast between the immortal nightingale and mortal man sitting in his garden , is made all the more acute by an effort of the imagination . The presence of weather is noticeable in the poem , as spring came early in 1819 , bringing nightingales all over the heath .",
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"text": "Madrigal (poetry) Madrigal ( madrigale ) is the name of a form of poetry , the exact nature of which has never been decided in English . The definition given in the New English Dictionary , `` a short lyrical poem of amatory character , '' offers no distinctive formula ; some madrigals are long , and many have nothing whatever to do with love . The most important English collection of madrigals , not set to music , was published by William Drummond of Hawthornden ( 1585 -- 1649 ) in his Poems of 1616 . Perhaps the best way of ascertaining what was looked upon in the 17th century as a madrigal is to quote one of Drummond 's : The beauty and the life Of life 's and beauty 's fairest paragon , O tears ! O grief ! hung at a feeble thread , To which pale Atropos had set her knife ; The soul with many a groan Had left each outward part , And now did take his last leave of the heart ; Nought else did want , save death , even to be dead ; When the afflicted band about her bed , Seeing so fair him come in lips , cheeks , eyes , Cried ah ! and can death enter Paradise ? This may be taken as a type of Drummond 's madrigals , of which he has left us about eighty . They are serious , brief , irregular lyrics , in which neither the amatory nor the complimentary tone is by any means obligatory . Some of these pieces contain as few as six lines , one as many as fourteen , but they average from nine to eleven . In the majority of examples the little poem opens with a line of six syllables , and no line extends beyond ten syllables . The madrigal appears to be a short canzone of the Tuscan type , but less rigidly constructed . In French the madrigal has not this Italian character . It is simply a short piece of verse , ingenious in its turn and of a gallant tendency . The idea of compliment is essential . J. F. Guichard ( 1730 -- 1811 ) writes : `` Orgon , poke marital , A Venus compare sa femme ; C'est pour la belle un madrigal , C'est pour Venus une epigramme . '' This quatrain emphasizes the fact that in French a madrigal is a trifling piece of erotic compliment , neatly turned but not seriously meant . The credit of inventing the old French verse form of madrigal belongs to Clément Marot , and one of his may be quoted in contrast to that of Drummond : Un doux nenni avec un doux sourire Est tant honneste , it le vous faut apprendre ; Quant est de oui , si veniez a le dire , D'avoir trop dit je voudrois vous reprendre ; Non que je sois ennuye d'entreprendre D'avoir le fruit dont le desir me point ; Mais je voudrois qu'en ne le laissant prendre , Vous me disiez : vous ne l'aurez point . In English , when the word first occurred -- it has not been traced farther back than 1588 ( in the preface to Nicholas Yonge 's Musica transalpina ) -- it was identified with the chief form of secular vocal music in the 16th century . In 1741 , John Immyns ( 1700 -- 1764 ) founded the Madrigal Society , which met in an ale-house in Bride Lane , Fleet Street ; this association still exists , and is the oldest musical society in Europe . The word `` madrigal '' is frequently also used to designate a sentimental or trifling expression in a half-contemptuous sense .",
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"text": "Paterson (poem) Paterson is an epic poem by American poet William Carlos Williams published , in five volumes , from 1946 to 1958 . The origin of the poem was an eighty-five line long poem written in 1926 , after Williams had read and been influenced by James Joyce 's novel Ulysses . As he continued writing lyric poetry , Williams spent increasing amounts of time on Paterson , honing his approach to it both in terms of style and structure . While The Cantos of Ezra Pound and The Bridge by Hart Crane could be considered partial models , Williams was intent on a documentary method that differed from both these works , one that would mirror `` the resemblance between the mind of modern man and the city . '' While Williams might or might not have said so himself , commentators such as Christoper Beach and Margaret Lloyd have called Paterson his response to T.S. Eliot 's The Waste Land and Pound 's Cantos . The long gestation time of Paterson before its first book was published was due in large part to Williams 's honing of prosody outside of conventional meter and his development of an overall structure that would stand on a par with Eliot and Pound yet remain endemically American , free from past influences and older forms . The poem is composed of five books and a fragment of a sixth book . The five books of Paterson were published separately in 1946 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 and 1958 , and the entire work collected under one cover in 1963 . A revised edition was released in 1992 . This corrected a number of printing and other textual errors in the original , especially discrepancies between prose citations in their original sources and how they appeared in Williams 's poem . Paterson is set in Paterson , New Jersey , whose long history allowed Williams to give depth to the America he wanted to write about , and the Paterson Falls , which powered the town 's industry , became a central image and source of energy for the poem .",
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"text": "Samantha Harvey Samantha Harvey ( born 1975 in Kent , England ) , is an English author . She completed the Bath Spa Creative Writing MA course in 2005 , and has also completed a postgraduate course in philosophy and a PhD in Creative Writing . Her first novel is The Wilderness ( 2009 ) , a book about the unravelling effect of Alzheimer 's disease . Her second novel , All Is Song ( 2012 ) , is a novel about moral and filial duty , and about the choice between questioning and conforming . Her third novel , Dear Thief , is a long letter from a woman to her absent friend , detailing the emotional fallout of a love triangle . It was published on 25 September 2014 by Jonathan Cape and was longlisted for the 2015 Baileys Prize for Fiction . It is currently on the shortlist for the 2015 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction . Her short stories have appeared in Granta Magazine and on BBC Radio 4 . In 2010 she was named one of the 12 best new British novelists by The Culture Show . She is a tutor on the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and a member of the Academy for the Folio Prize . She is a member of the jury for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize .",
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"text": "Ann Yearsley Ann Yearsley , née Cromartie ( 1753 -- 1806 ) , was an English poet and writer . Born in Bristol to John and Anne Cromartie ( described as a milkwoman ) , Ann married John Yearsley , a yeoman , in 1774 . A decade later the family were rescued from destitution by the charity of Hannah More and others . More organized subscriptions for Yearsley to publish Poems , on Several Occasions ( 1785 ) . The success of the volume led to a quarrel between More and Yearsley over access to the trust in which profits from the undertaking were held . Yearsley included her account of this quarrel in an ` Autobiographical narrative ' appended to a fourth , 1786 , edition of the poems . Now supported by Frederick Hervey , 4th Earl of Bristol , Yearsley published Poems , on Various Subjects in 1787 . A Poem on the Inhumanity of the Slave-Trade appeared in 1788 . Her poem was considered by many critics to rival a similar poem written by her ex-patron Hannah More entitled , `` Slavery : A Poem '' . She turned to drama with Earl Goodwin : an Historical Play ( performed in 1789 ; printed in 1791 ) and to novel-writing with The Royal Captives : a Fragment of Secret History , Copied from an Old Manuscript ( 1795 ) . Her final collection of poetry , The Rural Lyre , appeared in 1796 . She was one of many prominent Bristol women who campaigned against the Bristol slave trade . Yearsley 's husband died in 1803 ; she died in 1806 at Melksham near Trowbridge , Wiltshire .",
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"text": "Power Politics (poetry collection) Power Politics is a book of poetry by Canadian author Margaret Atwood , published in 1971 . It contains her famous simile : The violent surprise of this poem is typical of Atwood 's imagery . Gender is a crucial theme in Power Politics . The collection was often dismissed as a poetic version of Women 's Lib although Atwood herself rejected the notion that the Women 's Movement influenced the conception of Power Politics .",
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"text": "Expansive Poetry Expansive Poetry is a movement in United States poetry that began in the 1980s . It is an umbrella term coined by Wade Newman for the movements of New Formalism and New Narrative , and the term is controversial even among many of the writers it purports to describe . Although more New Formalism and New Narrative poets have gained prominence in recent years , as evidenced by the number of books and anthologies they have published and the rapid expansion of the West Chester University Poetry Conference , the term `` Expansive Poetry '' is increasingly rarely used .",
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"text": "Rowland Molony Rowland Molony ( born 1946 ) is a British poet and novelist .",
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"text": "Glascock Prize The Glascock Poetry Prize is awarded to the winner of the annual Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College . The `` invitation-only competition is sponsored by the English department at Mount Holyoke and counts many well-known poets , including Sylvia Plath and James Merrill , among its past winners '' and is the `` oldest intercollegiate poetry competition '' .",
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"text": "Confessional poetry Confessional poetry or Confessionalism is a style of poetry that emerged in the United States during the 1950s . It has been described as poetry `` of the personal '' , focusing on extreme moments of individual experience , the psyche , and personal trauma , including previously and occasionally still taboo matters such as mental illness , sexuality , and suicide , often set in relation to broader social themes . It is sometimes also classified as Postmodernism . The school of `` Confessional poetry '' was associated with several poets who redefined American poetry in the 1950s and 1960s , including Robert Lowell , Sylvia Plath , John Berryman , Anne Sexton , Allen Ginsberg , and W. D. Snodgrass .",
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"text": "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock `` The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock '' , commonly known as `` Prufrock '' , is the first professionally published poem by American-British poet T. S. Eliot ( 1888 -- 1965 ) . Eliot began writing `` Prufrock '' in February 1910 , and it was first published in the June 1915 issue of Poetry : A Magazine of Verse at the instigation of Ezra Pound ( 1885 -- 1972 ) . It was later printed as part of a twelve-poem pamphlet ( or chapbook ) titled Prufrock and Other Observations in 1917 . At the time of its publication , Prufrock was considered outlandish , but is now seen as heralding a paradigmatic cultural shift from late 19th-century Romantic verse and Georgian lyrics to Modernism . The poem 's structure was heavily influenced by Eliot 's extensive reading of Dante Alighieri and makes several references to the Bible and other literary works -- including William Shakespeare 's plays Henry IV Part II , Twelfth Night , and Hamlet , the poetry of seventeenth-century metaphysical poet John Donne , and the nineteenth-century French Symbolists . Eliot narrates the experience of Prufrock using the stream of consciousness technique developed by his fellow Modernist writers . The poem , described as a `` drama of literary anguish '' , is a dramatic interior monologue of an urban man , stricken with feelings of isolation and an incapability for decisive action that is said `` to epitomize frustration and impotence of the modern individual '' and `` represent thwarted desires and modern disillusionment '' . Prufrock laments his physical and intellectual inertia , the lost opportunities in his life and lack of spiritual progress , and he is haunted by reminders of unattained carnal love . With visceral feelings of weariness , regret , embarrassment , longing , emasculation , sexual frustration , a sense of decay , and an awareness of mortality , `` Prufrock '' has become one of the most recognised voices in modern literature .",
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"text": "Gerard Woodward Gerard Woodward ( born 1961 ) is a British novelist , poet and short story writer , best known for his trilogy of novels concerning the troubled Jones family , the second of which , I 'll Go to Bed at Noon , was shortlisted for the 2004 Man-Booker Prize .",
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"text": "Jane Ransom Jane Reavill Ransom is a prize-winning American novelist and poet .",
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"text": "Hotel Hell Hotel Hell is an American reality television series created , hosted and narrated by Gordon Ramsay that premiered on the Fox network on August 13 , 2012 . It is Ramsay 's fourth series for the Fox network and airs on Monday nights at 8 pm ET/PT . On August 17 , 2015 , Fox renewed Hotel Hell for a third season , which aired from May 24 to July 26 , 2016 . The series features Ramsay visiting various struggling lodging establishments throughout the United States in an attempt to reverse their misfortunes , following a similar concept established in Ramsay 's other programs , Ramsay 's Kitchen Nightmares and its American counterpart , Kitchen Nightmares .",
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"text": "The X Show The X Show is a magazine , variety , and interview/talk program that aired on FX Network in the US from May 1999 to April 2001 . Running time was originally one hour , but this was later reduced to a half-hour . The show was ` guy-themed ' much like a TV equivalent of Maxim magazine ( e.g. , co-host Daphne Brogdon would conduct hot tub interviews . ) The X Show had numerous hosts and co-hosts , both male and female and would frequently feature spokesmodels . Ava Cadell was featured in segments providing sexual information and Chris Gore would host segments about movies .",
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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": "Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel Rehab : Party at the Hard Rock Hotel is an American reality television docudrama on TruTV that premiered on November 11 , 2008 . It focuses on the staff ( bartenders , cocktail waitresses , security , etc. ) of the Rehab pool party hosted at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and also chronicles the staff as they attempt to keep the partygoers under control while trying to do their jobs well and avoid their bosses ' anger . The series ran for 3 seasons until its cancellation in December 2010 .",
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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": "North Shore (TV series) North Shore is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on Fox every Monday at 8 p.m. EST ( 7 p.m. CST ) for seven months in 2004 and 2005 . It centered on the staff and guests of the fictional Grand Waimea Hotel and Resort ( actually the real-life Turtle Bay Resort located near Kahuku , O'ahu ) on Oahu 's North Shore in Hawaii . From Fox 's website : Intrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel , an exclusive Hawaiian escape for the wealthy , powerful and beautiful . Hawaiian native Jason Matthews runs the hotel and makes sure every guest gets everything they need . But when former flame Nicole Booth arrives as the hotel 's new Director of Guest Relations , Jason 's world is turned upside down . But Grand Waimea owner , Vincent Colville , is staying on top of him to make sure his past with Nicole wo n't affect their work life . North Shore premiered on June 14 , 2004 , with a 13-episode commitment from Fox . The show was canceled in January 2005 after a 21-episode , single-season run . The show ended on a cliffhanger , and the final episode of the series has only had a single airing , not being shown in most territories ( including America ) .",
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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": "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": "Frasier (season 9) The ninth season of Frasier was a 24 episode season , that ran from September 2001 to May 2002 , beginning on 25 September 2001 . The opening title screen color was changed to orange .",
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"text": "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": "Games (House) `` Games '' is the ninth episode of the fourth season of House and the seventy-ninth episode overall . It aired on November 27 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Hotelicopter Hotelicopter is an April Fools ' Day video produced as a viral marketing campaign by Hotelicopter , a now defunct hotel search site , in 2009 . It showed a craft based on the Soviet giant Mil V-12 military helicopter , leading millions to believe the world 's first luxury hotel/helicopter was a reality . The video and website explained the first commercial flight of Hotelicopter was scheduled to take off on 26 June 2009 from JFK Airport in New York City , and reach the UK later that August . In 2010 , the Christian Science Monitor named the Hotelicopter as one of its top five online April Fools ' pranks . The Times also included the prank in its `` 10 best travel April fools '' , rating it as 10/10 .",
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"text": "The X-Files (season 9) The ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 11 , 2001 , concluded on May 19 , 2002 , and consists of twenty episodes . The season takes place after Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) goes into hiding , following the events of the eighth season finale , `` Existence '' . As such , the main storyarc for the season follows Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) , John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , and Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) on their hunt to reveal a government conspiracy involving the elaborate creation of `` Super Soldiers '' . For this season , former series ' leads Duchovny and Anderson scaled back their involvement with the show , with the former only starring in the two episodes that formed the season finale , `` The Truth '' . Doggett and Reyes became the show 's central characters , and former recurring character Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) became a main character . Series creator Chris Carter had hopes that the show could continue on with new leads , and the opening credits were accordingly redesigned again . Season nine received mixed reviews by critics and garnered negative reaction from many long-time fans and viewers , partially because Duchovny did not make regular appearances on the show , after fulfilling his contract in the previous season . During this year , ratings for the season fell dramatically . Critics blamed it on what they considered an increasingly incoherent story arc , whilst the cast and crew ascribed the drop in viewership to the September 11 attacks . Regardless , Fox eventually decided to cancel the series . During the airing of season eight , Carter and The X-Files production team had created and aired a spinoff titled The Lone Gunmen . The show was unsuccessful and was cancelled before any story arcs were resolved , but The X-Files episode `` Jump the Shark '' was written to give closure to the series . The X-Files storyline was continued with the 2008 theatrical film The X Files : I Want to Believe and later with a tenth season in 2016 .",
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"text": "Lodge 49 Lodge 49 is an upcoming American drama television series . AMC set a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes on October 5 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Mad Dogs (U.S. TV series) Mad Dogs is a dark-comic thriller television series available for viewing on Amazon 's Amazon Prime subscription service . It is a partial remake of the British show , also named Mad Dogs , that aired from 2011 to 2013 . The show 's first season consisted of 10 episodes , expanding on the British version 's first season 's four hours of content . It began airing on January 22 , 2016 in the U.S. , U.K. , and Germany , with an early release of the show available in December 2015 . The plot is a `` cocktail of testosterone and bad decision-making '' , focused on the angst of a group of 40-something underachieving American men who become caught in a `` vacation from hell '' . The cast is a unique blend of film actors with mostly episodic television credits to their name , including Billy Zane as a man wealthy from underworld connections who invites his friends for a stay in Belize , Michael Imperioli as an irresponsible but good-hearted former traveling musician , Romany Malco as a family man , and Ben Chaplin ( who starred in the Zane role in the UK version of the show ) as an embittered teacher . The show 's few women actors , including Allison Tolman and María Botto ( reprising her role from the UK series ) , provide contrast to the male leads . Showrunner Cris Cole adapted the show from his own drama in the UK . It was originally under development at the FX network . Cole noted that because the American version is 10 hours to the British version 's first season 's four hours , the last six hours of the American version are `` virgin territory '' and have no comparative to the original . Rights to air the show were sold by Sony Pictures Television for more than 140 countries prior to the initial Amazon airing . In late February 2016 , Amazon announced that it had opted not to renew the series . Although the original intention had been for the show to be a 10 episode limited series , Amazon and the show leadership had broached the idea of a potential second season . During filming of scenes of the pilot episode in Puerto Rico , actor Steve Zahn contracted dengue fever .",
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"text": "The Howard Stern Show (WWOR) The Howard Stern Show is an American late-night television variety show , hosted by radio personality Howard Stern . It aired Saturdays , beginning at 11:00 pm , from July 14 , 1990 to August 8 , 1992 .",
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"text": "Master Tape Theatre Master Tape Theatre is a radio show that broadcasts uncensored versions of The Howard Stern Show on Howard 101 on Sundays at 3:00 pm ( Eastern Time ) on Howard 101 . Each episode is presented as a moment in `` Howard history '' and is presented by the fictional British character , Sir Hardin Thicke , voiced by voice-over actor Mike Pollock . Although Sir Hardin Thicke has not been identified on the air , fan speculation about his voice talent included Fred Norris and Kevin Nealon . The show is a production of `` The Tapes Team '' at SIRIUS , along with Stern Spotlight , Mammary Lane and The History of Howard Stern .",
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"text": "Midday (Australian TV program) Midday ( commonly referred to as The Midday Show ) is an Australian award winning television show , that aired on the Nine Network on 11 February 1985 until 27 November 1998 . The show aired , like its title suggests , at noon , on a weekday schedule , and was a 90-minute variety programme with international and local guests . It featured interviews , musical performances and comedy spots . The format of the show was similar to that of its predecessor , The Mike Walsh Show , which it replaced in the lunch time slot .",
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"text": "Drew Live `` Drew Live '' is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom The Drew Carey Show , and the 109th overall . The episode 's plot focuses on Drew ( Drew Carey ) trying to stop his friend , Kate ( Christa Miller ) , from pursuing a relationship with a mystery guy , as Drew is in love with her . However , Drew is unaware that he is stopping Kate from pursuing him . Meanwhile , Drew 's brother Steve ( John Carroll Lynch ) and his fiancée Mimi Bobeck ( Kathy Kinney ) hold a joint bachelor and bachelorette party . The episode was written by Clay Graham and directed by Gerry Cohen . It first aired on November 10 , 1999 on the ABC network in the United States . Executive producer and series co-creator , Bruce Helford came up with the idea for `` Drew Live '' after seeing medical drama ER '' 's live episode in 1997 . To make `` Drew Live '' stand out , two-minute improvisational segments , where the cast had to invent their own lines , were added in during filming . The cast and crew performed the episode live three times for the Eastern , Mountain and Pacific time zones . It was shot on tape and broadcast with a small delay . Several regulars from Whose Line Is It Anyway ? made guest appearances . `` Drew Live '' was seen by an estimated 12 million viewers , finishing inside the Top 20 in the ratings for the week of November 8 -- 14 , 1999 . It was the third highest-rated show on ABC that week and the most watched episode of The Drew Carey Show in 44 weeks . It received mixed reviews from critics , with The Boston Globe 's Matthew Gilbert calling it `` gimmicky '' and `` a smug mess . '' While David Bianculli from the Daily News '' branded it `` a hoot '' and thought Cohen `` captured the action perfectly '' .",
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"text": "Adam's Ribs `` Adam 's Ribs '' is the eleventh episode of the third season of M * A * S * H , and fifty-ninth overall . The episode premiered Tuesday , November 26 , 1974 , on CBS . The title of the episode is based on the name of a fictional restaurant in Chicago and is also a play on the biblical story of Adam 's rib .",
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"text": "The Dan & Scott Show The Dan & Scott Show was an uncensored comedy program named for its hosts , Dan Schulz and Scott Wirkus . The show is credited as pioneering internet radio , with its uncensored comedy format that is now more commonplace both online and in satellite radio formats such as XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio . The show was first made available as downloadable audio , an early form of podcasting , on AOL in 1995 . It debuted as a live streaming audio format on April 1 , 1996 first via Audionet.com AKA Broadcast.com . Throughout the show 's five-year run , it moved from between several streaming providers such as Audionet , Audioactive , Talkspot.com , Radio HTB , and finally Eyada.com . They had the show on radiofun.com for a number of years as well . The show was one of the few kept by Eyada in their restructuring attempts but in the end both the Dan and Scott show and Eyada failed to survive the tail end of the dot com crash of 2000-2001 due to Eyada 's financial troubles . The show first received national attention when Rick Rockwell , the bachelor from Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire ? appeared on the show making a plea for contestants . The show also received attention for the weekly Survivor predictions from regular show caller `` Jesus '' . After trying to find another site to broadcast the show , it became apparent that the dot com crash had killed all the viable streamed radio sites on the market . After trying to work deals with many networks outside the streaming world in 2001 -- 2002 they had a meeting with HBO . But HBO wanted a sanitized version of the show ; Dan and Scott submitted a censored demo that exists but felt they just could n't do the show HBO wanted . Then it was XM and Sirius to also ask for a clean version of the show , it did not come to fruition there . Big supporter of the show and Eyada owner Bob Meyrowitz offered them a chance for a nationally syndicated morning radio show . Bob 's big plan was for them to take on Howard Stern . Ultimately though , Scott and Dan decided to stop doing the show ; they announced it was going on hiatus on August 24 , 2002 .",
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Arjun Kapoor and Jamie Kennedy hosted the IIFA Awards in 2015.
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"text": "16th IIFA Awards The 2015 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 16th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2014 , took place on 5 June 2015 . The official ceremony took place on 7 June 2015 in Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Colors for the first time . The ceremony was co-hosted by actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh , for the first time as hosts . This show was telecasted on colors on Sunday 5 July 2015 , 8pm . IIFA Rocks , otherwise known as the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 5 June 2015 .",
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"text": "Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor ( -LSB- ɐrˈɟun kəˈpuːr -RSB- ; born 26 June 1985 ) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films . He is the son of film producers Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie Kapoor . After working as an assistant director and associate producer on several films , including Kal Ho Naa Ho ( 2003 ) and Wanted ( 2009 ) , he made his acting debut with Habib Faisal 's romantic drama Ishaqzaade ( 2012 ) , for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut . Kapoor went on to portray a coal bandit in the action film Gunday ( 2014 ) , an aspiring writer in the romance 2 States ( 2014 ) and a stay-at-home husband in the romantic comedy Ki & Ka ( 2016 ) ; all three films earned over worldwide . In addition to acting in film , Kapoor has hosted the 16th IIFA Awards ceremony in 2015 and the seventh season of the television reality show Fear Factor : Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2016 .",
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"text": "Chennai International Film Festival The Chennai International Film Festival ( CIFF ) is a festival organised in the city of Chennai , India , by a film society , the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation ( ICAF ) , with the support of the government of Tamil Nadu , the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and the Film Federation of India . From the official website , the festival aims at : providing a common platform for the film fraternity to show its expression through films ; understanding other cultures and project the excellence of this art form ; contribute to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of the different nations in the context of the social and cultural ethos ; and promote friendship and co-operation among peoples of the world . The festival has been organised since 2002 . It showcases international as well as Indian feature films . The Indian language films are divided into the Tamil ( 12 films ) and the Indian panorama featured films ( around 12 films ) . The festival screens more than 100 international feature films . The CIFF provide awards in the following categories : The Best film in Tamil . The Second Best film . Special Jury Award for individual excellence Online Film buff Award Amitabh Bachchan Youth Icon Award , from 2013",
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"text": "Performing Arts Festival The Performing Arts Festival , abbreviated as PAF , is the biggest inter-hostel cultural competition in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay located at Powai in Mumbai ( India ) . The term PAF is used to refer not only to the festival itself , but also to the individual cultural performances that constitute the festival . Both undergraduate and graduate students at IIT Bombay participate in the preparation and organization of the festival . Typically three or four hostels ( out of fourteen ) are grouped together by random draw for each PAF . Though technically a drama , each PAF comprises contributions from several of the cultural arts including dramatics , literature , music , fine arts , debating and dance . Since 1999 , the PAF has been held at the Open Air Theater ( OAT ) inside the Students ' Activity Center ( SAC ) , within the main campus of IIT Bombay . Typically , all dialogues at PAF are delivered using voice overs and not by the actors themselves , mainly owing to the large size and structure of the OAT . This requires co-ordination between the actors and the voice actors .",
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"text": "Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor is a Bollywood actor and producer .",
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"text": "Glasgow Film Festival The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow , Scotland . The festival began in 2005 . By 2015 , the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years .",
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"text": "Karan Kapoor Karan Kapoor ( born 18 January 1962 ) is a former Indian film actor and model of British and Indian descent . He is the son of Indian Bollywood International Actor Shashi Kapoor and his India settled ( late ) British Actress Jennifer Kendal . His paternal grandfather was Prithviraj Kapoor and his paternal uncles are Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor . His elder brother Kunal Kapoor and sister Sanjana Kapoor have also acted in some films but like him they were not very successful . His maternal grandparents , Geoffrey Kendal and Laura Kendal , were actors who toured India and Asia with their theatre group , Shakespeareana , performing Shakespeare and Shaw . The Merchant Ivory film , Shakespeare Wallah , was loosely based on the family , which starred his father and his aunt , actress Felicity Kendal . Karan later moved towards photography and decided to be a part of this profession though he worked as an actor too . After a gap of nearly 25 years , Karan has now come back in the public and returned to India with a series of his photography exhibitions time & tide . Karan 's time & tide photography exhibition started in him home town Mumbai in November 2016 then taking place in Bangalore , Kolkata , New Delhi , Ahmedabad & Jaipur throughout 2017 . Karan has done lots of research in the Anglo-Indian communities and travelled through various parts of India in the 80s to meet these communities and taken photographs . His articles were published in BBC , Indian Express , Hindustan Times and other newspapers in November 2016 . In his recent interview , Karan said that he is quite keen to do more photography projects in India because his children have now grown up so he could spend more time in India . Karan also said that he was always interested in photography since his childhood even though being a part of very famous Bollywood family of Kapoors . Karan 's elder brother Kunal Kapoor is now a leading ad-maker of India and younger sister Sanjana Kapoor runs the Junoon foundation to promote arts , culture and drama .",
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"text": "Tina Ahuja Tina Ahuja is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films . Born to actor Govinda and Sunita Ahuja , she is the granddaughter of Arun Kumar Ahuja and Nirmala Devi , and cousin of Vinay Anand , Ragini Khanna , Amit Khanna and Krushna Abhishek . After her schooling , she did a basic fashion designing course and then completed her acting course from Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute and London Film Institute . Ahuja made her Bollywood debut in the comedy drama Second Hand Husband alongside Gippy Grewal , Dharmendra and Geeta Basra , released on 3 July 2015 . She received the `` Emerging Actress of the Year '' award at sixth Annual India Leadership Conclave and Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2015 . She was voted `` Best New Face of the Year '' at the seventh Annual India Leadership Conclave and Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2016 .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Haider (film) Haider is a 2014 Indian crime-drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj , and produced by Bhardwaj and Siddharth Roy Kapur . The film stars Shahid Kapoor as the eponymous protagonist , and co-stars Tabu , Kay Kay Menon , Shraddha Kapoor , and Irrfan Khan . Bhardwaj wrote the dialogues for the film , and co-wrote the screenplay with Basharat Peer . Bhardwaj also composed the music and Gulzar wrote the lyrics . The film is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet , and tells the story of Haider who searches for his missing father during the Kashmir conflict of 1995 . Produced on a budget of , Haider was released on 2 October 2014 , and grossed worldwide . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its direction , performances of Shahid Kapoor and Tabu , music and production design . As of June 2015 , the film has won 36 awards . At the 62nd National Film Awards , Haider earned five awards , more than any other film at the ceremony , including Best Music Direction and Best Screenplay ( Dialogues ) ( both Bhardwaj ) . Haider also won five awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony , including Best Actor ( Shahid Kapoor ) , Best Supporting Actor ( Menon ) , and Best Supporting Actress ( Tabu ) . It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director at the ceremony . At the 2015 Screen Awards , Haider received nominations for Best Film and Best Director , and won five awards , including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress . Haider also won nine awards at the 16th ceremony of the International Indian Film Academy Awards , including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress .",
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"text": "Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad ( born 19 May 1938 ) is an Indian actor , film director , writer playwright and a Rhodes Scholar , who predominantly works in South Indian cinema and Bollywood . his rise as a playwright in 1960s , marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada , just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali , Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi , and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi . He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award , the highest literary honour conferred in India . For four decades Karnad has been composing plays , often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues . He has translated his plays into English and has received acclaim . His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi , B. V. Karanth , Alyque Padamsee , Prasanna , Arvind Gaur , Satyadev Dubey , Vijaya Mehta , Shyamanand Jalan , Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin . He is active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor , director , and screenwriter , in Hindi and Kannada cinema , earning awards along the way . He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards , of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director -- Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award .",
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"text": "2nd Global Indian Film Awards The 2nd Global Indian Film Awards ( 2006 ) were presented in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .",
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"text": "Anupam Sharma Anupam Sharma is an Australian film director , actor , producer , and author of Indian origin . He is the director of the Australian feature film UnIndian , starring Australian cricketer Brett Lee , to be released in 2015 . In 2014 the film was announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott . Anupam Sharma has been widely acknowledged by Australian and Indian media as an enterprising producer who pioneered films links between India and Australia since 1997 . As a director he is known for directing , unINDIAN , Indian Aussies ( Terms & Conditions Apply ) , NSW Tourism Ad Campaign , and Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation any piracy campaign among others . In 2013 Anupam was appointed head of the recently established Australian India Film Fund and has been nominated as an Australia Day Ambassador and named as one of the fifty most influential professionals in the Australian film industry ( Encore Magazine ) . He is best known for producing Bollywood films filmed in Australia , which include films such as Dil Chahta Hai , Heyy Babyy , and MTV Roadies Australia . Anupam was involved with a series of film and theater projects in Sydney until he met Feroz Khan in 1998 . In 2000 , he founded Films and Casting Temple , an award-winning production , casting and consulting company based in Fox Studios , Sydney , leading a team of film professionals working on more than 214 projects between India and Australia which include feature films , television serials , music videos , television commercials as well as film festivals .",
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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": "Punjabi International Film Academy Awards Punjabi International Film Academy Awards also known as PIFAA Awards are presented to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals Punjabi Film Industry . The first ever awards function was held in Toronto , Canada in 2012 . The awards were organized by Parvasi Media Inc. and Canadian Government . The PIFA Awards consist of 15 categories and recognizes Punjabi films from across the world . Punjabi films from Pakistan are also included in a special category .",
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"text": "James Bond (2015 film) James Bond ( Tag line : Nenu Kadhu Naa Pellam ) is a 2015 Telugu action comedy film written and directed by Sai Kishore Macha and produced by Anil Sunkara under the banner A.K.Entertainments . It features Allari Naresh and Sakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles while Ashish Vidyarthi , Raghu Babu and Krishna Bhagavan appear in supporting roles . Allari Naresh has crooned his voice for a song in the movie . The film was released on 24 July 2015 . The movie is loosely based on the Korean movie My Wife Is a Gangster .",
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"text": "33rd Sarasaviya Awards The 33rd Sarasaviya Awards festival ( Sinhala : 33ව න සරසව ය සම ම න උල ළ ) , presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , were held to honor the best films of 2015 Sinhala cinema on December 15 , 2016 , at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre , Colombo 07 , Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. . The ceremony was hosted by Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne . Maharaja Gemunu won the most awards with eleven including Best Film . Other winners included Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka and Ho Gaana Pokuna with three awards .",
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"text": "APRA Music Awards of 2015 The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2015 ( generally known as APRA Awards ) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards , Art Music Awards , and Screen Music Awards . The APRA Music Awards of 2015 was the 33rd annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society ( AMCOS ) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting , composing and publishing . The ceremony was held on 24 March 2015 at the Carriageworks , Sydney . The host for the ceremony was Brian Nankervis , adjudicator on SBS-TV 's RocKwiz . The Art Music Awards were distributed on 11 August at the City Recital Hall , Sydney . These were provided by APRA , AMCOS and Australian Music Centre ( AMC ) to recognise `` artistic achievement and excellence within the field of Australia 's art music industry . '' The Screen Music Awards were issued on 13 November by APRA , AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers ( AGSC ) , which `` acknowledges excellence and innovation in the genre of screen composition '' . On 26 February nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources , with Sheppard receiving four nominations ; while Dan Sultan , Sia and Jesse Shatkin , and 5 Seconds of Summer received three each . A total of 13 awards were presented , with Fifa Riccobono honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music . Riccobono worked for Albert Music for 40 years . Sia ( aka Sia Furler ) was presented with Songwriter of the Year for the third consecutive year -- the first artist to ever do so .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal ( born 26 November 1972 ) is an Indian film actor , model , producer and television personality . He made his acting debut in Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat . He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for the movie and won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer -- Male and IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year - Male . He has won numerous awards including the prestigious National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor .",
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"text": "Star Awards 20 Star Awards 20 ( also SA20 , Chinese : 红星大奖 20 ) was a double television award ceremony which was held in Singapore . It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels , MediaCorp Channels 8 and U. SA20 was broadcast live on Channel 8 , on 20 April 2014 and 27 April 2014 . The first ceremony was held at the MediaCorp TV Theatre while the second ceremony was held at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre . The ceremonies will also be broadcast on 8 International and the second ceremony on Toggle , Astro AEC ( SD ) and Astro Quan Jia HD ( HD ) . As with the previous four years , viewers will be able to catch the presentation of the Professional awards ( given out to backstage crew and scriptwriters ) on Channel 8 . The ceremony was aired live on April 20 , while the annual SA prize presentation ( for performance based and popularity awards ) was aired on April 27 . A post-show was held after the awards ceremony on April 27 , which was broadcast on Channel U at 10.00 pm . The ceremony will celebrate its 20th year , hence the original title of Star Awards 2014 was renamed . Television drama The Dream Makers garnered 21 nominations , the most nominations in history since The Little Nyonya in 2009 .",
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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": "2015 Dally M Awards The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney 's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports . They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger .",
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"text": "2005 Qantas Television Awards The inaugural New Zealand Qantas Television Awards were staged on 12 November 2005 in Auckland , New Zealand . The awards show and most of the awards were presented by Petra Bagust and Jason Gunn , with additional awards presented by Helen Clark and Don Brash ( or more specifically , parodies of them from the TV show Facelift ) , Oscar Kightley , Dave Fane , Jaquie Brown and Oliver Driver . Prime 's Charlotte Dawson served as a backstage correspondent .",
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Lilith translates to something.
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"text": "Lilith Lilith ( -LSB- ˈlɪlɪθ -RSB- לִילִית Lîlîṯ ) is a figure in Jewish mythology , developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud ( 3rd to 5th centuries ) . The character is generally thought to derive in part from a historically far earlier class of female demons ( lilītu ) in ancient Mesopotamian religion , found in cuneiform texts of Sumer , the Akkadian Empire , Assyria , and Babylonia . Evidence in later Jewish materials is plentiful , but little information has survived relating to the original Sumerian , Akkadian , Assyrian and Babylonian view of these demons . While the connection is almost universally agreed upon , recent scholarship has disputed the relevance of two sources previously used to connect the Jewish lilith to an Akkadian lilītu -- the Gilgamesh appendix and the Arslan Tash amulets . ( See below for discussion of the two problematic sources . ) In Hebrew-language texts , the term lilith or lilit ( translated as `` night creatures '' , `` night monster '' , `` night hag '' , or `` screech owl '' ) first occurs in a list of animals in Isaiah 34:14 , either in singular or plural form according to variations in the earliest manuscripts . In the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q510-511 , the term first occurs in a list of monsters . In Jewish magical inscriptions on bowls and amulets from the 6th century CE onwards , Lilith is identified as a female demon and the first visual depictions appear . In Jewish folklore , from the satirical book Alphabet of Sirach ( ca. 700 -- 1000 ) onwards , Lilith appears as Adam 's first wife , who was created at the same time ( Rosh Hashanah ) and from the same dirt as Adam -- compare Genesis 1:27 . ( This contrasts with Eve , who was created from one of Adam 's ribs : Genesis 2:22 ) The legend developed extensively during the Middle Ages , in the tradition of Aggadah , the Zohar , and Jewish mysticism . For example , in the 13th-century writings of Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen , Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she had coupled with the archangel Samael . The resulting Lilith legend continues to serve as source material in modern Western culture , literature , occultism , fantasy , and horror .",
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"text": "Gehenna Gehenna , ( -LSB- gɪˈhɛnə -RSB- γέεννα ) , from the Hebrew Gehinnom ( Rabbinical : / ) , is a small valley in Jerusalem and the Jewish and Christian analogue of hell . The terms are derived from a place outside ancient Jerusalem known in the Hebrew Bible as the Valley of the Son of Hinnom ( Hebrew : or , Gai Ben-Hinnom '' ) . The Valley of Hinnom is the modern name for the valley surrounding Jerusalem 's Old City , including Mount Zion , from the west and south . It meets and merges with the Kidron Valley , the other principal valley around the Old City , near the southeastern corner of the city . In the Hebrew Bible , Gehenna was initially where some of the kings of Judah sacrificed their children by fire . Thereafter it was deemed to be cursed . In Jewish Rabbinic literature , and Christian and Islamic scripture , Gehenna is a destination of the wicked . This is different from the more neutral Sheol/Hades , the abode of the dead , although the King James Version of the Bible usually translates both with the Anglo-Saxon word Hell . In the King James Version of the Bible , the term appears 13 times in 11 different verses as `` Valley of Hinnom '' , `` Valley of the son of Hinnom '' or `` Valley of the children of Hinnom . ''",
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"text": "Baal Baal ( -LSB- ˈbeɪəl -RSB- ) , properly Baʿal ( -LSB- ; -LSB- ; -LSB- , -LSB- ˈbaʕal -RSB- ) , was a title and honorific meaning `` lord '' in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity . From its use among people , it came to be applied to gods . Scholars previously associated the theonym with solar cults and with a variety of unrelated patron deities , but inscriptions have shown that the name Baʿal was particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad and his local manifestations . The Hebrew Bible , compiled and curated over a span of centuries , includes early use of the term in reference to God ( known to them as Yahweh ) , generic use in reference to various Levantine deities , and finally pointed application towards Hadad , who was decried as a false god . That use was taken over into Christianity and Islam , sometimes under the opprobrious form Beelzebub in demonology .",
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"text": "Maeve Maeve , Maev or Maiv is a female given name of Irish origin . It was spelled Medb in Old Irish ( -LSB- mɛðv -RSB- ) , Meḋḃ , Meaḋḃ in Middle Irish , Meadhbh in early modern Irish ( -LSB- mɛɣv -RSB- ) , and is now spelled Méabh ( -LSB- mʲeːv -RSB- ) or Medbh in modern Irish . It is usually Anglicised as Maeve -LSB- ˈmeɪv -RSB- , with variants such as Maev , Meave , Maive , and Maebh . The name means ` intoxicating ' or ` she who intoxicates ' and has strong links to mead , an ancient honey wine typically consumed during a marriage ceremony . It is rooted in the Irish legend of Queen Maeve or Medb , one of the main protagonists of the early Irish legend Táin Bó Cúailnge . It is also associated with the fairy queen Queen Mab of Irish and English legend .",
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"text": "Lucifer (magazine) Lucifer was a journal published by Helena Blavatsky . The first edition was issued in September 1887 in London .",
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"text": "Mel (given name) Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melvyn , Melvin , Melanie , Melina , Melinda , Melissa , Melody , Melitta , Melchior or Melville . It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol , meaning bald ; this was used to refer to tonsured men to mean servant , as in `` Maol-Iosa '' - Servant of Jesus .",
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"text": "Mormolykeia In Greek mythology , the Mormolykeia ( English translation : `` terrible wolves '' ) were female underworld Daemons , attendants of the goddess Hecate . They were identified with mormos , female vampire-like creatures .",
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"text": "Fallen angel A fallen angel is a wicked or rebellious angel that has been cast out of heaven . The term `` fallen angel '' does not appear in the Bible , but it is used of angels who sinned ( such as those referred to in , `` For if God did not spare angels when they sinned , but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment ... '' ) , of angels cast down to the earth in the War in Heaven , of Satan , demons , or of certain Watchers . The term has become popular in fictional literature regarding angels . Mention of angels who descended to Mount Hermon ( not `` fell '' to Earth ) is found in the Book of Enoch , which the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church accept as canonical , as well as in various pseudepigrapha .",
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"text": "Barsoomian language Barsoomian is the constructed language of the fictional Barsoomians , the sapient humanoid inhabitants of Mars in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs . It was developed from Burroughs ' examples and descriptions by Paul Frommer for the 2012 film John Carter of Mars ; Frommer also created the Na ' vi language for Avatar . Spoken Barsoomian has mostly lexical words , with the equivalent of grammatical words such as prepositions and pronouns conveyed telepathically . There are few inflections , and word order is fixed to verb -- subject -- object . Possession is indicated by juxtaposing the object with the possessor , as in Malay . There is a word that makes direct object definite , as in Hebrew . The vocabulary is relatively simple , with little poetic language . Some inflection is found in the pronouns . For the object , the initial consonant is suffixed : tu `` I '' , tut `` me '' ; ki `` he '' , kik `` him '' . To form the plural , the consonants are voiced : du `` we '' , dud `` us '' , gi `` they '' . The effect of the language is staccato . There are ten vowels , five long and five short , transcribed short a e i o u and long aa ey ee oa oo ; diphthongs are ao ( as in how ) and ay ( as in high ) . Consonants are similar to English ( b d j g , p t -LSB- linktʃtj -RSB- k , v z , f -LSB- linkθth -RSB- s h , r l , m n , w y ) , with the addition of the velar fricatives ch -LSB- blinkx -RSB- and gh -LSB- blinkɣ -RSB- . Consonants , both voiced and unvoiced , may also be long or short . In the books it is mentioned that Barsoomian is the only language spoken on the entire planet of Barsoom . Therefore , there never are any language barriers between different people from Barsoom , no matter what country or city on the planet they originate from . Written versions of Barsoomian however can differ greatly between different cities .",
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"text": "Queen Mab Queen Mab ( pronunciation : `` M / ă / v '' ) is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet , where `` she is the fairies ' midwife . '' Later , she appears in other poetry and literature , and in various guises in drama and cinema . In the play , her activity is described in a famous speech by Mercutio written originally in prose and often adapted into iambic pentameter , in which she is described as a miniature creature who performs midnight pranks upon sleepers . Being driven by a team of atomies , she rides her chariot over their noses and `` delivers the fancies of sleeping men . '' Additionally , while driving `` O'er ladies ' lips , who straight on kisses dream , '' she was known to change her mind and instead `` plague '' `` ladies ' lips '' `` with blisters '' if she smelled `` sweetmeats '' or candied fruit eaten to sweeten their breath . Along with this interpretation , others believe the blisters were a reference to the plague or to herpes simplex . She is also described as a midwife to help sleepers ` give birth ' to their dreams . She may be a figure borrowed from folklore , and though she is often associated with the Irish Medb in popular culture , and has been suggested by historian Thomas Keightley to be from Habundia , a more likely origin for her name would be from Mabel and the Middle English derivative `` Mabily '' ( as used by Chaucer ) all from the Latin amabilis ( `` lovable '' ) .",
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"text": "Ki (goddess) Cuneiform KI ( Borger 2003 nr . 737 ; U +121 A0 ) is the sign for `` earth '' . It is also read as GI5 , GUNNI ( = KI.NE ) `` hearth '' , KARAŠ ( = KI.KAL.BAD ) `` encampment , army '' , KISLAḪ ( = KI.UD ) `` threshing floor '' or steath , and SUR7 ( = KI.GAG ) . In Akkadian orthography , it functions as a determiner for toponyms and has the syllabic values gi , ge , qi , and qe . As an earth goddess in Sumerian mythology , Ki was the chief consort of An , the sky god . In some legends Ki and An were brother and sister , being the offspring of Anshar ( `` Sky Pivot '' ) and Kishar ( `` Earth Pivot '' ) , earlier personifications of heaven and earth . By her consort Anu , Ki gave birth to the Anunnaki , the most prominent of these deities being Enlil , god of the air . According to legends , heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born ; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two . An carried away heaven . Ki , in company with Enlil , took the earth . Some authorities question whether Ki was regarded as a deity since there is no evidence of a cult and the name appears only in a limited number of Sumerian creation texts . Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag and claims that they were originally the same figure . She later developed into the Babylonian and Akkadian goddess Antu , consort of the god Anu ( from Sumerian An ) .",
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"text": "Lilith (Lurianic Kabbalah) In the teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria , it is said that there are many Liliths . Manasseh Matlub Sithon said `` many Liliths and demons are abroad , and go up and down . '' The greatest of these is the wife of Adam Qadmon , a being that God used as an avatar to create the Universe in all its ten or more dimensions , hence a multiverse . Another , more demonic Lilith , known as the woman of whoredom , is found in the Zohar book 1:5 a . She is Samael ( Satan ) 's feminine counterpart . The Lilith that most are familiar with is the wife of Adam in the Alphabet of Ben Sira ( 8th to 10th centuries CE ) , known as Adam ha Rishon , `` the common man , '' among kabbalists . There are mixed views of Lilith in the Zohar . In one account she is Samael 's counterpart and a mother of demons . In another she is seen seducing the fallen angels as Naamah ; the angels Azza and Azazael after they challenge the Shekhinah ( the feminine dwelling presence of God ) over the creation of man . This is alluded in the Zohar book 1 :19 a-b , 23a-b , 27a-b respectively . When Lilith and Naamah ( another aspect of Lilith ) were with Adam in his 130-year separation from Eve after the fall , they had daughters born from their union . These were the nashiym , the lilim , the liloth spirits who were the ones who seduced the Watchers . These daughters along with Lilith and Naamah are restored to Adam through the Wisdom of Solomon , the aspect of the Shekhinah , ( referred to as the two prostitutes and the Nashiym in chapters 4 and 5 in the Zohar the Book of Concealment the Sifri D Tsri-nita ) . Luria interpreted Book of Isaiah chapter 34:14 -15 to mean Lilith would find her rest . From these passages rabbi Isaac Luria believed that Lilith was to be restored to Adam through the marriage of Leah to Jacob -- Jacob was Adam , Leah was Lilith , and Rachel was Eve . It must be understood this one of many interpretations concerning the Zohar and of Lilith .",
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"text": "Levana Levana ( from Latin levare , `` to lift '' ) is an ancient Roman goddess involved in rituals pertaining to childbirth . Augustine says that dea Levana is invoked when the child is lifted de terra , from the earth or ground . Her function may be paralleled by the Greek Artemis Orthia , if interpreted as the Artemis who lifts or raises children . It is sometimes supposed that Levana was invoked in a ceremony by which the father lifted the child to acknowledge it as his own , but the existence of such a ceremony is based on tenuous evidence and contradicted by Roman law pertaining to legitimacy of birth . More likely , Levana was the goddess who oversaw the lifting of the child by the midwife immediately after birth . Kneeling or squatting was a more common position for childbirth in antiquity , and the newborn probably came to rest on the ground before the umbilical cord was cut .",
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"text": "Lola (given name) Lola is a feminine given name in German , Spanish and other language groups . It is a short form of the Spanish name Dolores , meaning `` sorrows '' , taken from one of the titles of the Virgin Mary : Nuestra Señora de los Dolores , or Our Lady of Sorrows . Lola is also a short form of the unrelated German name Aloisia . The name Lola is also common in Africa ; in Nigeria , many feminine names are shortened to Lola , such as Temilola , Omolola or Damilola . Lola ( Tajik for tulip ) is also a feminine name in Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , and Afghanistan . It is derived from the Persian لاله or lâleh . The short form Lola has been rising in popularity in several countries in the past decade . It was the 270th most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2007 , up from 279th place in 2006 and 375th place in 2005 ; was ranked as the 64th most popular name for baby girls in Spain in 2006 ; was ranked as the 51st most popular name for baby girls in England and Wales in 2007 ; was the 17th most popular name for baby girls in France in 2004 ; and was the 20th most popular name for baby girls in Belgium in 2006 . Though the name originated with a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary , mother of Jesus Christ , Lola has also acquired a number of contrasting sensual associations . American authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2008 book Cool Names for Babies that the name has a sultry image and that people associate the name with the song `` Whatever Lola Wants , Lola Gets '' from the musical Damn Yankees , in which the character of Lola is the Devil 's `` best homewrecker . '' The name also has associations with the Irish-born Lola Montez , who became famous in the nineteenth century as an actress , Spanish dancer , courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria . Lolita is a Spanish diminutive form of Lola , The name 's sexually charged image in certain countries is also due to associations with Lola , a 1970 song by The Kinks about a young man 's encounter with a transvestite named Lola . The title character in the 1998 German feature film Run Lola Run may also have raised the name 's profile , as has Lola , a clever and inquisitive child character in a recently published series of children 's picture books by Lauren Child . The naming of several children of celebrities in the past decade has increased the popularity of the name . Madonna uses the nickname `` Lola '' for her daughter Lourdes Leon , born in 1996 . Entertainers Kelly Ripa , Chris Rock , Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen , Carnie Wilson and Annie Lennox all have daughters named Lola . The name was also used for a granddaughter of Camilla Parker Bowles .",
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"text": "Curse and mark of Cain The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated in the story of Adam and Eve in the Jewish and Christian Bibles . In the stories , if someone did something to harm Cain , the damage would come back sevenfold . Some interpretations view this as a physical mark , whereas other interpretations see the `` mark '' as a sign , and not as a physical marking on Cain himself . The King James Version of the Bible reads `` set a mark upon Cain '' .",
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"text": "Citlalicue In Aztec mythology , Citlalicue ( -LSB- sitɬaːˈlikʷe -RSB- ) `` star garment '' ; also Citlalinicue ( -LSB- sitɬaːliˈnikʷe -RSB- ) , Ilamatecuhtli ( -LSB- ilamaːˈteːkʷtɬi -RSB- ) was a creator goddess who created the stars along with her husband , Citlalatonac , the Milky Way , Earth , and also death and darkness . This pair of gods are sometimes associated with the first pair of humans , Nata and Nena . In tonalpohualli , Citlalicue is the Lord of the Day for days that land on the 13th of the month ( mahtlactli-omei in Nahuatl ) .",
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"text": "Hild Hild or Hildr may refer to : Hildr , a common noun meaning `` battle '' in the Old Norse language . Hildr or Hild is one of the Valkyries in Norse mythology , a personification of battle Hild or Hilda of Whitby is a Christian saint who was a British abbess and nun in the Middle Ages Hild ( Oh My Goddess ! ) , the ultimate Demon in Hell known as the Daimakaichō in the Oh My Goddess ! series Hild ( novel ) , a 2013 novel about Hilda of Whitby by Nicola Griffith",
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"text": "Madrigal (poetry) Madrigal ( madrigale ) is the name of a form of poetry , the exact nature of which has never been decided in English . The definition given in the New English Dictionary , `` a short lyrical poem of amatory character , '' offers no distinctive formula ; some madrigals are long , and many have nothing whatever to do with love . The most important English collection of madrigals , not set to music , was published by William Drummond of Hawthornden ( 1585 -- 1649 ) in his Poems of 1616 . Perhaps the best way of ascertaining what was looked upon in the 17th century as a madrigal is to quote one of Drummond 's : The beauty and the life Of life 's and beauty 's fairest paragon , O tears ! O grief ! hung at a feeble thread , To which pale Atropos had set her knife ; The soul with many a groan Had left each outward part , And now did take his last leave of the heart ; Nought else did want , save death , even to be dead ; When the afflicted band about her bed , Seeing so fair him come in lips , cheeks , eyes , Cried ah ! and can death enter Paradise ? This may be taken as a type of Drummond 's madrigals , of which he has left us about eighty . They are serious , brief , irregular lyrics , in which neither the amatory nor the complimentary tone is by any means obligatory . Some of these pieces contain as few as six lines , one as many as fourteen , but they average from nine to eleven . In the majority of examples the little poem opens with a line of six syllables , and no line extends beyond ten syllables . The madrigal appears to be a short canzone of the Tuscan type , but less rigidly constructed . In French the madrigal has not this Italian character . It is simply a short piece of verse , ingenious in its turn and of a gallant tendency . The idea of compliment is essential . J. F. Guichard ( 1730 -- 1811 ) writes : `` Orgon , poke marital , A Venus compare sa femme ; C'est pour la belle un madrigal , C'est pour Venus une epigramme . '' This quatrain emphasizes the fact that in French a madrigal is a trifling piece of erotic compliment , neatly turned but not seriously meant . The credit of inventing the old French verse form of madrigal belongs to Clément Marot , and one of his may be quoted in contrast to that of Drummond : Un doux nenni avec un doux sourire Est tant honneste , it le vous faut apprendre ; Quant est de oui , si veniez a le dire , D'avoir trop dit je voudrois vous reprendre ; Non que je sois ennuye d'entreprendre D'avoir le fruit dont le desir me point ; Mais je voudrois qu'en ne le laissant prendre , Vous me disiez : vous ne l'aurez point . In English , when the word first occurred -- it has not been traced farther back than 1588 ( in the preface to Nicholas Yonge 's Musica transalpina ) -- it was identified with the chief form of secular vocal music in the 16th century . In 1741 , John Immyns ( 1700 -- 1764 ) founded the Madrigal Society , which met in an ale-house in Bride Lane , Fleet Street ; this association still exists , and is the oldest musical society in Europe . The word `` madrigal '' is frequently also used to designate a sentimental or trifling expression in a half-contemptuous sense .",
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"text": "Eingana Eingana is a creator goddess in Australian Aboriginal mythology . Otherwise known as the `` Dreamtime Snake '' she is the mother of all water animals , and humans . She is a snake goddess of death who lives in the Dreamtime . She has no vagina ; she simply grew in size and , unable to give birth to the life inside her , had the god Barraiya open a hole with a spear near her anus so that labour could commence . Eingana holds a sinew that is attached to every living thing ; if she lets go of one , the attached creature dies .",
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"text": "Matres and Matronae The Matres ( Latin `` mothers '' ) and Matronae ( Latin `` matrons '' ) were female deities venerated in Northwestern Europe from the first to the fifth century . They are depicted on votive offerings and altars that bear images of goddesses , depicted almost entirely in groups of three , that feature inscriptions ( about half of which feature Continental Celtic names and half of which feature Germanic names ) that were venerated in regions of Germania , Eastern Gaul , and Northern Italy ( with a small distribution elsewhere ) that were occupied by the Roman army from the first to the fifth century . Information about the religious practices surrounding the Matres is limited to the stones on which their depictions and inscriptions are found , of which over 1,100 exist . The Germanic Matres have been connected with the later Germanic dísir , valkyries , and norns attested largely in 13th century sources . Matres also appear on votive reliefs and inscriptions in other areas occupied by the Roman army , including southeast Gaul , as at Vertillum ; in Spain and Portugal , where some twenty inscriptions are known , among them several ones which include local epithets like a dedication to the Matribus Gallaicis `` to the Galician Mothers '' ; and also in the Romano-Celtic culture of Pannonia in the form of similar reliefs and inscriptions to the Nutrices Augustae , `` the august Nurses '' found in Roman sites of Ptuj , Lower Styria .",
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"text": "Dianic Wicca Dianic Wicca , also known as Dianic Witchcraft is a neopagan religion of female-centered goddess worship and religious witchcraft . While some adherents identify as Wiccan , it differs from most traditions of Wicca in that only goddesses are worshiped ( whereas most Wiccan traditions honor both female and male deities ) . While there is more than one tradition that calls itself Dianic , the best known is the female-only variety , founded by Zsuzsanna Budapest in the United States in the 1970s . It is notable for its worship of a single Goddess and focus on egalitarian , matriarchal feminism . It is named after the Roman goddess Diana , but Dianics worship goddesses from many cultures , seeing them as `` aspects '' of a monotheistic goddess . Dianic Wicca is an eclectic combination of elements from British Traditional Wicca , Italian folk-magic as recorded by Charles Leland in Aradia , feminist values , folk magic and healing practices from a variety of different cultures .",
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"text": "Iain Glen Iain Glen ( born 24 June 1961 ) is a Scottish film , television , and stage actor . Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones . Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon , Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey , the title role in Jack Taylor and Jarrod Slade in Cleverman .",
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"text": "Craig (given name) Craig is an English-language masculine given name of an ultimately Celtic derivation . The name has two origins . In some cases it can originate from a nickname , derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag , meaning `` rock , '' similar to Peter . In other cases , the given name originates from the Scottish surname Craig , which is also derived from the same Scottish Gaelic word . Cognate forms of creag include the Irish creig , Manx creg , and Welsh craig . The English word `` crag '' also shares an origin with these Celtic words . The given name Craig is popular in Scotland , and is used throughout the English speaking world , though in North America it is often pronounced with a short vowel sound , as in `` egg , '' while the British pronunciation sounds like the diphthong in `` brain . ''",
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"text": "West Lothian question The West Lothian question , also known as the English question , refers to whether MPs from Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales , sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , should be able to vote on matters that affect only England , while MPs from England are unable to vote on matters that have been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly , the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly . The term `` West Lothian question '' was coined by Enoch Powell MP in 1977 after Tam Dalyell , the Labour MP for the Scottish constituency of West Lothian , raised the matter repeatedly in House of Commons debates on devolution . In 2011 the Government of the United Kingdom set up a commission to examine the question . The Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons , chaired by former Clerk of the House of Commons Sir William McKay , published a report in 2013 which proposed various procedural changes , including that legislation which affects only England should require the support of a majority of MPs representing English constituencies ( `` English votes for English laws '' ) . Following the election of a Conservative government in the 2015 general election , new parliamentary procedures and a Legislative Grand Committee were enacted .",
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"text": "House of Dunkeld The House of Dunkeld , in Scottish Gaelic Dùn Chailleann ( meaning Fort of the Caledonii or of the Caledonians ) , is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1290 . The line is also variously referred to by historians as `` The Canmores '' , and `` MacMalcolm '' . It is dynastically sort of a continuation to Cenél nGabráin of Dál Riata , `` race of Fergus '' , as `` house '' an originally Celtic concept to express one of the two rivalling leader clans of early medieval Scotland , whose founding father is king Fergus Mor of Dalriada . This Ferguside royal clan had rivalled the crown ( of Dalriada , then that of Alba ) against the Cenél Loairn , the later House of Moray for the preceding four or more centuries . The Cenél nGabráin were represented by the so-called House of Alpin before Dunkeld . Sir Iain Moncreiffe made the case that Crínán of Dunkeld actually belonged to a Scottish sept of Irish Cenél Conaill royal dynasty , a branch of the Uí Néill . This of course would not exclude his descendants from also being a ( female line ) continuation of the Cenél nGabráin through Bethóc . Genealogically the Dunkeld dynasty is based on Duncan I of Scotland being of a different agnatic clan to his predecessor and maternal grandfather Malcolm II of Scotland . However , sociohistorically , the reign of Duncan 's son Malcolm III of Scotland , which happens to coincide with the start of the centuries-long period of strong influence from the southern neighbour , the Kingdom of England , has been seen as a more important place to start .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain , officially Great Britain , was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 31 December 1800 . The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706 , ratified by the Acts of Union 1707 , which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands . It did not include Ireland , which remained a separate realm . The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster . The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Queen Elizabeth I , bringing about a `` Union of the Crowns '' . Also after the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714 , the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover . The early years of the unified kingdom were marked by Jacobite risings which ended in defeat for the Stuart cause at Culloden in 1746 . Later on in 1763 , victory in the Seven Years ' War led to the dominance of the British Empire , which was to become the foremost global power for over a century and later grew to become the largest empire in history . On 1 January 1801 , the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 , five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom and the state was renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' -- a title it has retained to date .",
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"text": "Ben Avon Ben Avon ( Scottish Gaelic : Beinn Athfhinn ) is a mountain in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland . The highest point of the massif , known as Leabaidh an Dàimh Bhuidhe ( bed of the yellow stag ) is classified as both a Munro and a Marilyn . Ben Avon is a very large and complex mountain sprawling over more than 30 km ² . The summit plateau is dominated by granite tors , one of which forms the summit . From the broad summit plateau ridges lead in almost every direction , allowing access from Glen Avon to the north , from Beinn a ' Bhùird to the west and from Gleann an t-Slugain in the south . To the west of the summit lies the massive corrie , Slochd Mòr , with its rocky cliffs , and the approaches from the south and west take you close to the corrie rim . The most common ascent route is via the path in the deep glen that separates Ben Avon and Beinn a ' Bhùird , or from Beinn a ' Bhùird itself . The summit tor itself must be climbed in order to `` bag '' the mountain , though it is an easy scramble .",
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"text": "Glen Vowell Glen Vowell is an Indian reserve community of the Gitxsan people in the Hazelton area of the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia , Canada . It is located on the west side of the Skeena River between Hazelton and Kispiox . Its traditional name is Sik i dak , which has also been spelled Sikadoak and is reflected in the name of the reserve , Sik-e-dahk IR 2 . Also nearby is another Indian reserve , Anlaw Indian Reserve No. 4 . The band government of the reserve is the Glen Vowell Indian Band , which also goes by the name Sik-e-Dakh . The site was first identified on official maps in BC Mines Department records from 1910 as '' `` Glenvowell Salvation Army Mission '' . By 1922 this was adjusted to `` Glen Vowell ( Mission ) '' and as `` Glen Vowell ( Indian Village & Mission ) '' in the 1930 BC Gazetteer . The name is derived from that of Arthur Stewart Vowell , who surveyed the townsite in 1898 during the eponymous Vowell Commission , one of a series of Royal Commissions concerned with allocating Indian Reserves across British Columbia . The Glen Vowell vision statement is `` Healthy safe positive community that is sustainable now and for future generations . ''",
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"text": "William fitz Duncan William fitz Duncan ( a modern anglicisation of the Old French Guillaume fils de Duncan and the Middle Irish Uilleam mac Donnchada ) was a Scottish prince , a territorial magnate in northern Scotland and northern England , a general and the legitimate son of king Donnchad II ( Duncan II ) of Scotland by Athelreda ( Ethelreda ) of Dunbar . In 1094 , his father Donnchad II was killed by Mormaer Máel Petair of Mearns , supporting the claims of King Domnall ( Donald ) III Bán . It is probable that William left Scotland with his mother in that year , to the safety of Allerdale in Cumberland . A decade or so later , he ventured to the court of his half-uncle . Under the reign of his half-uncle Alexander I , it is highly likely that William was regarded as a viable tánaiste ( i.e. `` designated heir '' ) , but Henry I of England supported David . When David succeeded , William , as the legitimate king under the rules of primogeniture was certainly bought off by David , probably being made tánaiste . William repeatedly leads the lists of witnesses appearing in Scottish royal charters in the reigns of Alexander I and David I. A 13th century northern English source claims that William was Mormaer of Moray . As this source had no reason to deceive , it is highly likely that William was made the ruler of Moray after the defeat of King Óengus of Moray in 1130 . It is feasible that this grant had something to do with the coming of age of David 's son , Prince Henry and may also be a factor in his marriage to a daughter of Óengus . As well as being the ruler of Moray , William controlled the English lands of Allerdale , Skipton and Craven , making him one of the greatest barons of northern England . William was a great warrior . He frequently led Scottish armies . In the campaign of 1138 , he led an army of Gaels that defeated a Norman English army at the Battle of Clitheroe , raising the hopes for the success of the royal army , hopes which failed to materialize at the Battle of the Standard . William had several marriages . His first marriage was over , presumably through death , by the year 1137 , when he married Alice de Rumilly , daughter of William Meschin . By the latter , he had a son , also called William ( William of Egremont or William the Atheling ) , who died in 1160 , and a daughter Cicely , Lady of Skipton , who married William le Gros , 1st Earl of Albemarle . He also had a large number of bastards , probably including Wimund of the Isles . It is now presumed that Domnall mac Uilleim , and the Meic Uilleim clan that repeatedly rebelled against later Scottish kings in their quest to gain the Scottish throne , were legitimate descendants of a marriage to a daughter of Óengus of Moray . He died in 1147 , whereupon Moray fell back into the hands of David .",
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"text": "Scottish cringe The Scottish cringe is a cultural cringe relating to Scotland , and claimed to exist by politicians and commentators . These cultural commentators claim that a sense of cultural inferiority is felt by many Scots , particularly in relation to a perceived dominance of English or anglocentric British culture , partly due to the importance of London , within the United Kingdom , and consequently a sense of Scottish resentment and underachievement . The cringe is said to manifest as feelings of low self-worth and embarrassment felt by Scottish people in response to overt expressions of Scottish cultural identity and heritage such as the Lowland Scots and Scottish Gaelic languages , and the kilt ( see Tartanry ) . Former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell suggested in 2004 that the `` Scottish cringe '' included opposition to free-market capitalism and alleged that the cringe meant people felt `` enterprise was even something to be ashamed of or embarrassed by '' .",
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"text": "Asian-Scots Asian-Scots or Scottish Asians is a term used for people of South Asian ancestry who were born and/or raised in Scotland . Their parents or grandparents are normally South Asia immigrants . Many of them are academics , doctors , business owners and/or engineers . In British usage , the term does not include East Asians , who are known by their respective national origins ( e.g. Chinese , Japanese , Malaysians and others ) or under the umbrella term `` Oriental '' . It also does not include western Asians , such as Turks .",
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"text": "Uí Ímair The Uí ( h ) Ímair -LSB- iː ˈiːvˠaɾʲ -RSB- , or Dynasty of Ivar , were a royal Norse dynasty members of which ruled much of the Irish Sea region , the Kingdom of Dublin , the western coast of Scotland , including the Hebrides and some part of Northern England , from the mid 9th century . The dynasty lost control of York in the mid 10th century , but reigned over the other domains at variously disputed times , depending on which rulers may be counted among their descendants . This has proved a difficult question for scholars to determine , because reliable pedigrees do not survive . Additionally , for between three and four decades , the Uí Ímair were probably overkings of the Kingdom of Scotland itself , distinct from the Kingdom of Strathclyde , of which they may also have been overkings , and later briefly the Irish province of Munster , dominated from Waterford , and later still , briefly the English kingdom of Mercia . In the west of Ireland , the Uí Ímair also supplied at least two kings of Limerick , from which they may have attempted to conquer Munster again . On the female side , two members are styled Queens of Ireland in the Irish annals ( they were also Queen of Mide and Queen of Munster , respectively ) , while another was Queen of Leinster ( and Osraige ) . In the Norse sources , another was Queen consort of Norway . Finally , another may have been Queen of Brega . The name Uí Ímair in Old Irish means `` grandchildren '' or descendants of Ivar , but the dynasty includes its progenitor and his sons . The Irish annals describe Ivar as the brother of Amlaíb Conung and of Auisle , and the Annals of Ulster record his obituary under the year 873 , reading : Imhar , rex Nordmannorum totius Hibernie & Brittanie , uitam finiuit -LSB- `` Ivar , king of all the Norse of Ireland and Britain , ended his life '' -RSB- . Probably the senior leader of the Great Heathen Army , Ivar may thus have become the inspiration for the legendary Ivar the Boneless ( fl . 865-860 ) , son of Ragnar Lodbrok . In any event , Uí Ímair dynasts may also have exercised power as overkings of East Anglia during their career in Britain . Alex Woolf points out it would be a mistake to view the lordship as a `` unitary empire '' ; it was , rather , a collection of lordships ruled by the same kindred , with only varying degrees of unity depending on the political circumstances of the moment and the charisma of individual leaders . Especially in the early period , a great portion of the dynasty 's wealth , probably the majority , came from the international slave trade , both as slavers themselves and from the taxation of it , for which they were infamous in their time . In this role they star as the principal antagonists in the early 12th-century Irish epic political tract The War of the Irish with the Foreigners , although the account is exaggerated . One of the greatest dynasties of the Viking Age , the Uí Ímair were at their height the most fearsome and wide-reaching power in the British Isles and perhaps beyond . However , unlike the contemporary Rurikids in the East they ultimately failed to make any long-lasting territorial gains of significance and are considered a strategic failure , despite their considerable economic and political influence .",
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"text": "Glen Morgan Glen Morgan is an American television producer , writer and director .",
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"text": "Scottish Lowlands The Lowlands ( the Lallans or the Lawlands ; a ' Ghalldachd , `` the place of the foreigner '' ) are a cultural and historic region of Scotland . The Lowlands is not an official geographical or administrative area of the country . There are two main topographic regions : the Midland Valley ( or Central Lowlands ) and the Southern Uplands . The term `` Lowlands '' mainly refers to the Midland Valley . However , in normal usage it refers to those parts of Scotland not in the Highlands ( or Gàidhealtachd ) . The boundary is usually considered to be a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh ( on the Firth of Clyde ) . The Lowlands lie south and east of the line . Note that some parts of the Lowlands ( such as the Southern Uplands ) are not physically `` low , '' Merrick for example reaching 2,766 feet , while some areas indisputably in the Highlands ( such as Islay ) are low-lying . In geological terms , the dividing line between Lowlands and Highlands is the Highland Boundary Fault . There was also a legally defined Highland Line in the post-Culloden years , part of the measures taken to suppress Gaelic culture . For other purposes , the boundary varies ; but if the Boundary Fault is used , then the traditional Scottish counties entirely in the Lowlands are : Ayrshire , Berwickshire , Clackmannanshire , Dumfriesshire , East Lothian , Fife , Kinross-shire , Kirkcudbrightshire , Lanarkshire , Mid-Lothian , Peeblesshire , Renfrewshire , Roxburghshire , Selkirkshire , West Lothian and Wigtownshire . Traditional Scottish counties which straddle the Boundary fault include Angus , Dunbartonshire , Stirlingshire , Perthshire , Kincardineshire , Aberdeenshire , Banffshire and Moray . Geographically , Scotland is divided into three distinct areas : the Highlands , the Central plain ( Central Belt ) , and the Southern Uplands . The Lowlands cover roughly the latter two . The northeast plain is also `` low-land , '' both geographically and culturally , but in some contexts may be grouped together with the Highlands . The term Lowlands is sometimes used in a more restricted sense to refer specifically to the Midland Valley . Much of this area , which has a characteristic structure of sedimentary rocks with coal deposits , lies within the basins of the Rivers Forth and Clyde . Historically , this valley has been the most agriculturally productive region of Scotland . During the 19th and early 20th centuries , coal deposits promoted concentrated industrial activity and urbanization in the Midland Valley , where 80 percent of the population of Scotland now live . While coal mining and heavy industry have declined in the region , it remains at the centre of the Scottish economy , with electronics and computer manufacture and service sectors such as telecommunications , computer software , and finance . The southernmost counties of Scotland , nearest the border with England , are also known as the Borders . They are sometimes considered separately from the rest of the Lowlands . Many ancestors of the Scotch-Irish , as they are known in the United States , or Ulster-Scots , originated from the lowlands and borders region before migrating to the Ulster Plantation in the 17th century and later the American frontier , many prior to the American Revolution . The term Scottish Lowlands is used with reference to the Scots language in contrast to the Scottish Gaelic spoken in the Highlands , Scottish history and the Scottish clan system , as well as in family history and genealogy .",
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"text": "Iain James Armour Iain Armour is a pianist and composer born in Yeovil , England although he has spent most of his life in his native Scotland . He is also known for his work under the recording artist name of Fox Amoore . He is known to fans worldwide with 13 albums , two of which were recorded at Abbey Road Studios . Iain has toured globally , performing live in historic venues such as The Cavern Club , Liverpool and Lee 's Palace , Toronto . In addition to performing and recording albums , Iain has composed and recorded music for video game soundtracks , including working with SuperVillain Studios for their production of Order Up ! for Nintendo Wii . When asked why he chose this career path , he replied with `` Music just has a good emotional impact . It 's like a language to me , a form of expression . ''",
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"text": "The Glenlivet distillery The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray , Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky . It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet , and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name . It is described in packaging and advertising as `` The single malt that started it all '' . It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since . The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World War II . The Glenlivet distillery has grown in the post-war period to become one of the biggest single malt distilleries in order to keep up with global demand ; The Glenlivet brand is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt brand globally . Today , the distillery is owned by the French alcoholic beverages company Pernod Ricard and they oversee the distillery 's production of 5,900,000 proof litres per annum . The majority of this -- enough for 6 million bottles -- is sold as The Glenlivet single malt , with the remainder being used in Pernod Ricard 's blended whisky brands .",
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"text": "Crown dependencies The Crown dependencies are the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea , and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel . They are independently administered jurisdictions , and do not form part of either the United Kingdom or the British Overseas Territories . They are self-governing possessions of the Crown ( defined uniquely in each jurisdiction ) . Internationally , the dependencies are considered `` territories for which the United Kingdom is responsible '' , rather than sovereign states . As a result , they are not member states of the Commonwealth of Nations . However , they do have relationships with the Commonwealth , the European Union , and other international organisations , and are members of the British -- Irish Council . They have their own teams in the Commonwealth Games . They are not part of the European Union ( EU ) , although they are within the EU 's customs area . As the Crown dependencies are not sovereign states , the power to pass legislation affecting the islands ultimately rests with the government of the United Kingdom . However they each have their own legislative assemblies , with the power to legislate on many local matters with the assent of the Crown ( Privy Council , or in the case of the Isle of Man in certain circumstances the Lieutenant-Governor ) . In each case , the head of government is referred to as the Chief Minister .",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "Sunday Night Show The Sunday Night Show with Iain Lee was a Sony Award Silver-winning weekly radio show broadcast on Absolute Radio , between 10 pm on Sunday and 1 am on Monday , hosted by Iain Lee and produced by Eloise Carr , formerly by Dave `` Davis '' Lambert . The format of the show was primarily phone-in based , with callers discussing the pre-set topics of the evening , or to discuss topics that they themselves introduce . The show is notable for allowing calls to be aired unscreened for the last half-hour of the show , in a segment called `` MMM '' ( or Triple M ) , which is similar in format to The Human Zoo . As well as talk , records are sparsely played throughout the show ( approximately 4 to 5 records per hour ) due to Absolute Radio 's license as a music station . The show ended in September 2009 , and was replaced a month later by Iain Lee 's 2 Hour Long Late Night Radio Show on the same station .",
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"text": "Isle of Arran Arran or the Isle of Arran ( -LSB- ˈærən -RSB- Eilean Arainn -LSB- elan ˈarɪɲ -RSB- ) , at 432 km2 , is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh largest Scottish island . It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire . In the 2011 census it had a resident population of 4,629 . Though culturally and physically similar to the Hebrides , it is separated from them by the Kintyre peninsula . It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault and has been described as a `` geologist 's paradise '' . Arran has been continuously inhabited since the early Neolithic period , and numerous prehistoric remains have been found . From the 6th century onwards , Goidelic-speaking peoples from Ireland colonised it and it became a centre of religious activity . During the troubled Viking Age , Arran became the property of the Norwegian crown , until formally absorbed by the kingdom of Scotland in the 13th century . The 19th century `` clearances '' led to significant depopulation and the end of the Gaelic language and way of life . The economy and population have recovered in recent years , the main industry being tourism . There is a diversity of wildlife , including three species of tree endemic to the area .",
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"text": "Scottish watershed The Scottish watershed is the drainage divide in Scotland that separates river systems that flow to the east into the North Sea from those that flow to the west and north into the Atlantic Ocean . At a point on the summit of Ben Lomond for example , looking west all water flows to the Firth of Clyde , and looking east all water flows into the Firth of Forth . Similarly Cumbernauld is a point on this line and arguably its Gaelic name has , for hundreds of years , reflected this fact . There is some dispute however about interpretation of the Gaelic phrase . The line joining all such points in Scotland is the Scottish watershed . Although the concept of geographical watersheds is common , the first unequivocal reference to the Scottish watershed is to be found in Groome 's Ordnance Gazetteer of 1884 , in which the entry defines the northern terminus as being at Duncansby Head . This was followed in 1912 with the Bartholomew Atlas Survey ( NLS ) which shows the entire geographic feature , from the border with England to Duncansby Head . The first popular delineation of the Scottish watershed took place as recently as 1986 . It was mapped out in that year by Dave Hewitt , who in 1987 then walked the line of the watershed from south to north . The Royal Scottish Geographical Society ( RSGS ) reviewed Wright ` s ` Ribbon of Wildness ` in 2011 , and in acknowledging the significance of the route , stated that `` Ribbon of Wildness gives a vivid introduction to this hitherto largely unknown geographic feature '' . Eight people have now done versions of this route : Hewitt walked from the Anglo-Scottish border to Cape Wrath in a single push , April -- June 1987 the late Mike Allen walked from Land 's End to Cape Wrath in numerous mainly short sections , April 1988 -- October 1994 Martin Prouse walked from Rowardennan to Ben Hope in one go , July -- August 1994 Peter Wright walked from the Anglo-Scottish border to Duncansby Head in eight sections , Jan -- Oct 2005 Malcolm Wylie completed a 131-day traverse of the UK , in 14 sections - Scottish sections 1996 and 2,000 - Peel Fell to Duncansby Head . Colin Meek completed watershed run in 27 days in summer 2012 - Peel Fell to Duncansby Head . Chris Townsend completed a traverse from Peel Fell to Duncansby Head in 2013 , 28 May -- 22 July Elspeth Luke ran the entire Watershed in a continuous 34-day epic from 13 July to 15 August 2015 . She is the first woman to complete this journey .",
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"text": "Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes ( pronounced `` Roth-is '' ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created in 1458 for George Leslie , 1st Lord Leslie . He had already been created Lord Leslie in 1445 , also in the Peerage of Scotland . His grandson , the third Earl , having only succeeded his elder brother in March 1513 , was killed at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September of the same year . His son , the fourth Earl , served as an Extraordinary Lord of Session . Lord Rothes was also tried for the murder of Cardinal Beaton but was acquitted . His great-great-grandson , the seventh Earl , was a prominent statesman . He was notably Lord High Treasurer of Scotland from 1663 to 1667 and Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1667 to 1681 . In 1663 he obtained a new charter conferring the earldom of Rothes and lordship of Leslie ( which was regranted as Lord Leslie and Ballenbreich ) , in default of male issue of his own , on his eldest daughter Margaret , wife of Charles Hamilton , 5th Earl of Haddington , and her descendants male and female . It was stipulated in the charter that the earldoms of Rothes and Haddington should never be allowed to merge . In 1680 Lord Rothes was further honoured when he was made Lord Auchmotie and Caskieberry , Viscount of Lugtoun , Earl of Leslie , Marquess of Bambreich and Duke of Rothes , with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body . These titles were also in the Peerage of Scotland . The Duke had no sons and on his death in 1681 the creations of 1680 became extinct . He was succeeded in the earldom of Rothes and the lordship of Leslie and Ballinbreich according to the charter of 1663 by his daughter Margaret , the eighth holder . Her husband Lord Haddington was succeeded by their second son Thomas ( see the Earl of Haddington for more information on this title ) while Margaret was succeeded by their eldest son John , the ninth Earl . He assumed the additional surname of Leslie and sat in the British House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer between 1708 and 1710 . His son , the tenth Earl , was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and notably served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland . From 1723 to 1734 and from 1747 to 1767 he was a Scottish Representative Peer in the House of Lords . His son , the eleventh Earl , died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his eldest sister Jane Elizabeth , the twelfth holder of the titles . She was the wife of George Raymond Evelyn . Their son , the thirteenth Earl , served as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1812 to 1817 . Lord Rothes assumed the surname of Leslie in lieu of Evelyn . He was succeeded by his daughter Henrietta Anne , the fourteenth holder . She was the wife of George Gwyther who along with his wife assumed the surname of Leslie . Their grandson , the sixteenth Earl ( who succeeded his father ) died unmarried at a young age and was succeeded by his sister Henrietta , the seventeenth holder . She was wife of the Hon. George Waldegrave , younger son of William Waldegrave , 8th Earl Waldegrave . They had no children and Henrietta was succeeded by her aunt Mary Elizabeth , the eighteenth holder . She was the second daughter of Henrietta Anne , the fourteenth holder , and the wife of Captain Martin Edward Haworth , who in 1886 assumed for himself and his family by Royal licence the additional surname of Leslie . Their grandson , the nineteenth Earl , sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer between 1906 and 1923 . The wife of the 19th Earl , Lucy Noël Martha Leslie , Countess of Rothes , is best known as a survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912 . His son , the twentieth Earl , was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1931 to 1959 . the titles are held by his grandson , the twenty-second Earl , who succeeded his father in 2005 . The courtesy title used by an heir apparent to the earldom is Lord Leslie . The family seat is Littlecroft , near West Milton , Dorset .",
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"text": "Nord-du-Québec Nord-du-Québec ( -LSB- nɔʁ dy kebɛk -RSB- ; Northern Quebec ) is the largest , but the least populous , of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec , Canada . With nearly 750000 km2 of land area , and very extensive lakes and rivers , it covers much of the Labrador Peninsula and about 55 % of the total land surface area of Quebec . Before 1912 , the northernmost part of this region was known as the Ungava District of the Northwest Territories , and until 1987 it was referred to as Nouveau-Québec , or New Quebec . It is bordered by Hudson Bay and James Bay in the west , Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay in the north , Labrador in the northeast , and the administrative regions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue , Mauricie , Saguenay -- Lac-Saint-Jean , and Côte-Nord in the south and southeast . The Nord-du-Québec region is part of the territory covered by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement of 1975 ; other regions covered ( in part ) by this Agreement include Côte-Nord , Mauricie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative regions .",
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"text": "Quebec Quebec ( pronounced -LSB- audio = En-Quebec . ogvkwᵻˈbɛk -RSB- or -LSB- kəˈbɛk -RSB- Québec -LSB- kebɛk -RSB- ) is the second-most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . Quebec is Canada 's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division ; only the territory of Nunavut is larger . It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario , James Bay , and Hudson Bay ; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay ; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador ; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the US states of Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont , and New York . It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia . Quebec is Canada 's second-most populous province , after Ontario . Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City , the capital . Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater Montreal Area , including the Island of Montreal . English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are concentrated in the west of the island of Montreal but are also significantly present in the Outaouais , Eastern Townships , and Gaspé regions . The Nord-du-Québec region , occupying the northern half of the province , is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples . The climate around the major cities is four-season continental with cold and snowy winters combined with warm to hot humid summers , but further north long winter seasons dominate and as a result the northern areas of the province are marked by tundra conditions . Even in central Quebec at comparatively southerly latitudes winters are severe in inland areas . Quebec independence debates have played a large role in the politics of the province . Parti Québécois governments held referendums on sovereignty in 1980 and 1995 ; both were voted down by voters , the latter defeated by a very narrow margin . In 2006 , the House of Commons of Canada passed a symbolic motion recognizing the `` Québécois as a nation within a united Canada . '' While the province 's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy , sectors of the knowledge economy such as aerospace , information and communication technologies , biotechnology , and the pharmaceutical industry also play leading roles . These many industries have all contributed to helping Quebec become an economically influential province within Canada , second only to Ontario in economic output .",
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"text": "Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec , Canada . The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas , both along the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . The larger main part stretches from the Natashquan River to the Big Mecatina River and includes all populated places . The eastern part is a small section between Middle Bay and Brador .",
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"text": "Quebec beer Quebec beer is the beer brewed in Quebec , Canada , often with ingredients from Quebec itself and generally following the recipes of the French , Belgian and British brewing traditions . Generally , the beers brewed in Quebec differ from those in the rest of North America because of the relative importance of the French and Belgian traditions alongside that of Great Britain . German-type beers are also produced by some breweries .",
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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": "Franco-Newfoundlander Franco-Newfoundlanders , also known as Franco-Terreneuvians in English or Franco-Terreneuviens in French , are francophone and/or French Canadian residents of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The name Franco-Terreneuvian derives from Terre-Neuve , the French name of Newfoundland . The Franco-Newfoundlander community is most prominently associated with the Port au Port area near Stephenville , in communities such as Trois-Cailloux , Cap-Saint-Georges , La Grand ` Terre , L'Anse-aux-Canards and Maisons-d'Hiver . This region is unique as the only area in the province that is officially designated by provincial law as a bilingual district . However , francophone communities are also present throughout the province , particularly in St. John 's , Labrador City and Happy Valley-Goose Bay . Newfoundland and Labrador 's francophone community and its culture derive from a unique mix of influences and immigrants from Quebec , Acadia , St. Pierre and Miquelon , Brittany and the Basque Country , much of it predating Newfoundland 's admission as a Canadian province in 1949 . Some aspects of the community 's unique culture , however , have been lost or threatened as the community became more closely integrated into the mainstream of French Canadian culture and society after 1949 .",
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"text": "Old Quebec Old Québec ( Vieux-Québec ) is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City , Quebec , Canada . Comprising the Upper Town ( Haute-Ville ) and Lower Town ( Basse-Ville ) , the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Administratively , Old Quebec is part of the Vieux-Québec -- Cap-Blanc -- colline Parlementaire district in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou . The area is commonly referred to as `` the Old City '' or `` Québec 's Old City '' in English . It is sometimes referred to as the Latin Quarter ( Quartier latin ) as well , although this title refers more to area around the Séminaire de Québec , the original site of Laval University .",
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"text": "Quebec comics Quebec comics ( bande dessinée québécoise -LSB- bɑ̃d dɛ.si.ne ke.be.kwaz -RSB- or BDQ ) are French language comics produced primarily in the Canadian province of Quebec , and read both within and outside of Canada , particularly in French-speaking Europe . In contrast to English language comics in Canada , which largely follow the American model , Quebec comics are mostly influenced by the trends in Franco-Belgian comics . There is little crossover between the French and English comics worlds in Canada .",
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"text": "Drummond Regional County Municipality Drummond is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec , Canada . The seat is Drummondville .",
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"text": "Northern Region, Manitoba The Northern Region is a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba . It is situated on the Canadian Shield and includes Manitoba 's Hudson Bay coastline . The major economic activities are mining and tourism . The region is composed of four census divisions : 19 and 21 -- 23 . The land area of the region is 438,491.51 km ² ( 169,302.52 mi ² ) , which encompasses 67 % of Manitoba 's total land area . The vast majority of the region is undeveloped wilderness . Its total population at the 2011 census was 88,146 , which was only 7.3 % of Manitoba 's total population in the 2011 census . The largest municipality is the city of Thompson . Other major population centers include the city of Flin Flon and the town of The Pas . Indian reserves comprise more than 49 % of the region 's population . There are 54 reserves with a total population of 40,572 . The largest of these are Norway House 17 and Peguis 1B .",
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"text": "Côte-Nord Côte-Nord ( -LSB- kot nɔʁ -RSB- , French for `` North Shore '' , area 247,633.94 km ² ) is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec , Canada , after Nord-du-Québec . It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac . While most of the region is in the same time zone as the rest of Quebec , the far eastern portion east of the 63rd meridian , including half of Anticosti Island , is officially in the Atlantic Time Zone .",
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"text": "Province of Quebec (1763–1791) The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years ' War . Great Britain acquired French Canada by the Treaty of Paris in which ( after a long debate ) France negotiated to keep the small but very rich sugar island of Guadeloupe instead . By Britain 's Royal Proclamation of 1763 , Canada ( part of New France ) was renamed the Province of Quebec . The new British province extended from the coast of Labrador on the Atlantic Ocean , southwest through the Saint Lawrence River Valley to the Great Lakes and beyond to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers . Portions of its southwest ( below the Great Lakes ) were later ceded to the United States in a later Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) at the conclusion of the American Revolution .",
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"text": "List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the sixth-most populous province in Canada with 1,098,352 residents as of 2016 and is the fifth-largest in land area at 588244 km2 . In 2011 , Saskatchewan 's 786 municipalities covered of the province 's land mass and were home to of its population . On December 31 , 2013 , this total was reduced to 782 when Antler , Gladmar , Ruthilda and Shackleton all dissolved from village status . It was further reduced to 779 after the dissolutions of Elstow ( effective December 16 , 2014 ) , Rabbit Lake ( effective October 30 , 2015 ) and Primate ( effective December 31 , 2015 ) . These 779 municipalities are local government `` creatures of provincial jurisdiction '' with natural persons power . One of the key purposes of Saskatchewan 's municipalities are `` to provide services , facilities and other things that , in the opinion of council , are necessary or desirable for all or a part of the municipality '' . Other purposes are to : `` provide good government '' ; `` develop and maintain a safe and viable community '' ; `` foster economic , social and environmental well-being '' and `` provide wise stewardship of public assets . '' The Government of Saskatchewan 's Ministry of Municipal Relations recognizes three general types of municipalities and seven sub-types -- urban municipalities ( cities , towns , villages and resort villages ) , rural municipalities and northern municipalities ( northern towns , northern villages and northern hamlets ) . Cities are formed under the provincial authority of The Cities Act , which was enacted in 2002 . Towns , villages , resort villages and rural municipalities are formed under the authority of The Municipalities Act , enacted in 2005 . The three sub-types of northern municipalities are formed under the authority of The Northern Municipalities Act , enacted in 2010 . As provincial laws , these three acts were passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan with royal assent granted by the Lieutenant Governor . Of Saskatchewan 's 779 municipalities , 459 of them are urban municipalities ( 16 cities , 147 towns , 256 villages and 40 resort villages ) , 296 are rural municipalities and 24 are northern municipalities ( 2 northern towns , 11 northern villages and 11 northern hamlets ) . The Cities Act , The Municipalities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act stipulate governance of these municipalities . Saskatchewan 's Ministry of Municipal Relations is responsible for providing provincial programs and services to municipalities . In 2011 , just over of Saskatchewan 's population resided in its two largest cities . Saskatoon , the largest city , is home to of the province 's population ( 222,189 residents ) , while Regina , Saskatchewan 's capital city , is home to ( 193,100 residents ) . The villages of Dafoe , Keeler , Krydor and Valparaiso are all tied as Saskatchewan 's smallest municipalities by population with 15 people each . The largest municipality by land area is the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 at 12463 km2 , while the smallest by land area are the resort villages of Etters Beach and Pelican Pointe at 0.12 km2 each .",
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"text": "Outaouais Outaouais ( -LSB- utawɛ -RSB- ) ; ( -LSB- uːtəweɪ -RSB- ; also commonly called The Outaouais ) is a region of western Quebec , Canada . It includes the city of Gatineau ( Hull , Aylmer , Gatineau , Masson-Angers , Buckingham ) , the Pontiac region , and the town of Maniwaki , and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada 's capital , Ottawa . It has a land area of 30,760.05 km2 and a 2011 census population of 372,000 inhabitants .",
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"text": "Le Granit Regional County Municipality Le Granit ( Granite ) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec , Canada . Located directly south of Quebec City , it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches , as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine . It is named for its abundance of granite . Created in 1982 , Le Granit 's seat is Lac-Mégantic .",
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"text": "Acadian French Acadian French ( français acadien ) is a dialect of Canadian French . It is spoken by the francophone population of the Canadian province of New Brunswick , by small minorities in areas in the Gaspé region of eastern Quebec , by small groups of francophones in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island , in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence . In the United States , the dialect is spoken in the Saint John Valley of northern Aroostook County , Maine . Elsewhere in Maine , New England French is the predominant form of French spoken ( apart from standard French ) .",
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"text": "Nord-Ouest Nord-Ouest ( French for northwest ) may refer to : Nord-Ouest ( department ) , Haiti Territoires du Nord-Ouest , Canada North-West France ( European Parliament constituency ) Northwest Region ( Cameroon ) ( Région du Nord-Ouest )",
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"text": "Sainte-Sophie, Quebec Sainte-Sophie is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec , Canada , part of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality .",
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"text": "Down East `` Down East '' , also `` Downeast '' , is a term referring to parts of eastern coastal New England and Canada , particularly the U.S. state of Maine and Canada 's Maritime Provinces , an area that closely corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia . The phrase apparently derives from sailing terminology : sailors from western ports sailed downwind toward the east to reach the area . A person from this area may be called a down-easter . Within Maine , the phrase `` Down East '' may refer specifically to the state 's easternmost regions , also called Down East Maine .",
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"text": "List of Canadian provinces and territories by population Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories . The majority of Canada 's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada -- US border . Its four largest provinces by area ( Quebec , Ontario , British Columbia and Alberta ) are also ( with Quebec and Ontario switched in order ) its most populous ; together they account for 86 % of the country 's population . The territories ( the Northwest Territories , Nunavut and Yukon ) account for over a third of Canada 's area but are home to only 0.3 % of its population , which skews the national population density value . Canada 's population grew by 5.0 % between the 2006 and 2011 censuses . Except for New Brunswick , all territories and provinces increased in population from 2011 to 2016 . In terms of percent change , the fastest-growing province or territory was Nunavut with an increase of 12.7 % between 2011 and 2016 , followed by Alberta with 11.6 % growth . New Brunswick 's population decreased by 0.5 % between 2011 and 2016 . Canada 's population has increased every year since Confederation in 1867 : see List of population of Canada by years .",
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"text": "Provinces and territories of Canada Canada 's geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub-national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America -- New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec ) -- were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada 's international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , and Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world 's second-largest country by area . The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act , 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act , 1867 ) , whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada . The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are divided between the federal government and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively . A change to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment , whereas a similar change affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government . In modern Canadian constitutional theory , the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions and each province has its own `` Crown '' represented by the lieutenant governor . The territories are not sovereign , but simply part of the federal realm , and have a commissioner who represents the federal government . __ TOC __",
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"text": "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": "George Foreman George Edward Foreman ( born January 10 , 1949 ) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977 , and from 1987 to 1997 . Nicknamed `` Big George '' , he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist . Outside the sport he went on to become an ordained minister , author and entrepreneur . After a troubled childhood , Foreman took up amateur boxing and won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics . Having turned professional the next year , he won the world heavyweight title with a second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973 . Two successful title defenses were made before Foreman 's first professional loss to Muhammad Ali in `` The Rumble in the Jungle '' in 1974 . Unable to secure another title opportunity , Foreman retired after a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977 . Following what he referred to as a religious epiphany , Foreman became an ordained Christian minister . Ten years later , he announced a comeback and , in 1994 , at age 45 , he regained a portion of the heavyweight championship by knocking out 27-year-old Michael Moorer to win the unified WBA , IBF , and lineal titles . Foreman remains the oldest heavyweight champion in history , and the second oldest in any weight class after Bernard Hopkins ( at light heavyweight ) . He retired in 1997 at the age of 48 , with a final record of 76 wins 5 losses and 68 knockouts . Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame . The International Boxing Research Organization ( IBRO ) rates Foreman as the eighth greatest heavyweight of all time . In 2002 , he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine . The Ring ranked him as the ninth greatest puncher of all time . He was a ringside analyst for HBO 's boxing coverage for twelve years , leaving in 2004 . Outside of boxing , he is a successful entrepreneur and is known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill , which has sold over 100 million units worldwide . In 1999 he sold the naming rights to the grill for $ 138 million .",
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"text": "Jersey Joe Walcott Arnold Raymond Cream ( January 31 , 1914 -- February 25 , 1994 ) , best known as Jersey Joe Walcott , was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953 . He held the world heavyweight title from 1951 to 1952 , and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title , at the age of 37 . That record would eventually be broken in 1994 by 45-year-old George Foreman . After retiring from boxing , Walcott did some acting , playing small parts in a few movies and television shows . He also refereed several boxing matches , but after the controversial ending to the second fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston , Walcott was not asked to referee again . From 1971 to 1974 , Walcott held the elected position of Camden County , New Jersey , sheriff , the first African-American to do so . From 1975 to 1984 , he was the chairman of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission .",
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"text": "Bairoa Gym Bairoa Gym is a boxing gym located in Caguas , Puerto Rico . El gimnasio Bairoa , as it is known in Spanish , is the most famous boxing gym in Puerto Rico because of the list of world champions and top contenders who have trained there . World champions and well known boxers who have used this facility include Alfredo Escalera , Héctor Camacho , Julian Solís , Henry Bruseles , Juan Cruz , Alberto Mercado , Jesus Rojas , Javier Garcia , Jose Miguel Cotto , Juan Carazo , Miguel Cotto , Daniel Rosario , José Rodriguez , and many more . The gym was managed since the 1970s by Cuban trainer Julian Delgado , until Evangelista Cotto replaced him during the late 90s . Miguel Cotto became the gym 's first `` homegrown '' world champion when he conquered the WBO 's world Jr. . Welterweight title by knocking out Kelson Pinto of Brazil in six rounds in 2004 . Cotto built a career that included various world titles and fights with Antonio Margarito , Sergio Martinez , Manny Pacquiao , Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul Alvarez .",
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"text": "Pedro Carrasco Pedro Carrasco ( 11 July 1943 -- 27 January 2001 ) was a Spanish boxer whose fame transcended the boxing ring . During the 1970s , he was a media darling in Spain . Carrasco was crowned European Lightweight champion in 1967 . This triumph was followed four years later , in 1971 , with a victory over Mando Ramos in Madrid by disqualification in 11 rounds for the WBC 's world Lightweight title . The victory was marred by controversy because Carrasco won the title while lying on the canvas : he had been hit in the head by Ramos . The fight 's referee expressed confusion as to whether the blow was legal , but he decided to call it an illegal blow and raised Carrasco 's hand in signal of victory . Carrasco immediately became a national hero in Spain , as Spain 's first-ever world boxing champion . Carrasco , who was a culturally educated fighter , became a sensation with the media , especially with tabloid magazines , and he started to be seen with Spanish show business stars . His picture appeared on the covers of such magazines as ¡ Hola ! many times . He married the singer Rocío Jurado , with whom he had a daughter , Rocío Carrasco . He was also married to Raquel Mosquera for five years . In 1971 , and because of the controversial nature of his world championship win over Ramos , the WBC ordered a rematch , and it was fought in Los Angeles . There , Ramos beat Carrasco and retook title . They had another rematch , and Ramos beat Carrasco again . Carrasco 's career boxing record was 106 -- 3 -- 2 ( 66 KOs ) . After beginning his career 12 -- 1 -- 1 , Carrasco had a streak on which he went 92 -- 0 -- 1 . The draw came after Carrasco had won 83 consecutive fights . This undefeated streak was longer than Julio César Chávez 's ( 90 -- 0 -- 1 ) . Chávez 's streak , however , was from the beginning of the career , and he was 87 -- 0 before the draw . In 1983 , the WBC selected Carrasco in their list of 40 greatest boxers of the last 40 years . Carrasco 's death of a heart attack in 2001 caused shock in Spain , particularly because of his relatively young age , just 57 .",
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"text": "Mayweather Promotions Mayweather Promotions , LLC is a boxing promotional firm founded by five-division world and eleven-time world champion Floyd Mayweather , Jr. in 2007 after a fallout with Bob Arum and Top Rank . Mayweather Promotions also promotes all forms of live entertainment including sporting events , live musical and theatrical events as well as film and television productions . Mayweather Promotions mainly co-promotes with rival firm Golden Boy Promotions . Leonard Ellerbe is the CEO .",
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"text": "Davey Boy Smith David `` Davey Boy '' Smith ( 27 November 1962 -- 18 May 2002 ) was a British professional wrestler . Born in Golborne , Lancashire , Smith is best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under his own name and under the ring name The British Bulldog . He was trained by Ted Betley in Winwick , England before relocating to Calgary , Alberta , Canada to further his training under Stu Hart . While training with Hart , Smith met Stu and Helen Hart 's youngest daughter Diana , whom he married in 1984 . One of their two children , Harry , is also a professional wrestler . Smith won titles within the WWF in three decades , from the 1980s to the 2000s . Never a world champion , Smith nevertheless headlined multiple pay-per-view events in the WWF and WCW , in which he challenged for the WWF - and WCW World Heavyweight championships . He defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in the main event of SummerSlam 1992 at London 's original Wembley Stadium ; he also has the distinction of being the inaugural and longest reigning WWF European Champion in a total of 206 days , and to have held the title on the sole occasion where a match for that championship headlined a pay-per-view event , at One Night Only in 1997 . Prior to finding singles success , Smith achieved stardom as one half of The British Bulldogs tag team , alongside the Dynamite Kid .",
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"text": "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao , billed as The Fight of the Century , or the Battle for Greatness , was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao . It took place on May 2 , 2015 , at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . Mayweather Jr. won the contest by unanimous decision , with two judges scoring it 116 -- 112 and the other 118 -- 110 . Although the fight was considered to be one of the most anticipated sporting events in history , it was largely considered a letdown by critics and audiences alike upon its broadcast . Despite predictions that Mayweather -- Pacquiao would be the highest-grossing fight in history as early as 2009 , disagreements between the two professional boxers ' camps on terms for the fight prevented the bout from coming to fruition until 2015 . The failure to arrange the Mayweather -- Pacquiao fight was named the 2010 Event of the Year by The Ring . Serious negotiations were kickstarted in 2014 by an unlikely source : a Hollywood waiter and part-time actor made a key introduction between Pacquiao 's trainer and confidant Freddie Roach and CBS President Les Moonves , who both worked to facilitate the match . By 2015 , negotiations for the fight had been finalized , with all of the major issues that prevented the fight from happening in the past resolved , including purse split , drug testing , and location . The fight was televised through a pay-per-view ( PPV ) jointly produced by HBO and Showtime , the respective rightsholders of Pacquiao and Mayweather . In the Philippines , the fight was also broadcast in simulcast across three of the country 's major broadcast television networks . The fight was expected to be the most lucrative in the history of professional boxing : with an initial estimate of 4.4 million purchases , the PPV alone broke revenue records in the U.S. with $ 410 million in revenue , making it the highest-grossing PPV in history , surpassing Mayweather -- Álvarez in 2013 . By September 2015 , the figure had been amended to 4.6 million . The broadcast of the fight in the Philippines was watched by nearly half the country 's households . Due to the record high price of the PPV , the fight was also widely broadcast through unauthorized online streams on services such as Periscope . Despite the large amount of hype that surrounded it , critics felt that the bout itself was disappointing , primarily citing Mayweather 's defense-oriented strategy in the ring and Pacquaio 's difficulty in landing punches on Mayweather . This had led to some critics re-labelling the fight ` Better Never Than Late ' rather than ` The Fight of the Century ' . It was later revealed following the event that Pacquiao had sustained an undisclosed injury to his right shoulder while training , and that while it had healed in time for the fight , he re-injured it during the 4th round . Further controversy emerged when it was alleged that prior to the fight , Mayweather had been administered IV fluids cleared by the United States Anti-Doping Agency through a retroactive `` therapeutic use exemption '' -- an exemption , however , not authorized by the Nevada State Athletic Commission .",
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"text": "Jack Solomons Jack Solomons OBE ( December 1900 -- 8 December 1979 ) was a British boxing promoter who has been called `` one of the greatest boxing promoters in history '' and `` England 's greatest boxing impresario '' . Solomons was born in Petticoat Lane in the East End of London . He began promoting boxing in London during the 1930s . He took over operations at the Devonshire Club in Hackney , but that club was destroyed in the bombing of 1940 . Later , his base of operations was his gymnasium located at 41 Great Windmill Street in Soho . His first great success came when he put together a match between Jack London and Bruce Woodcock for the British heavyweight title . He was involved in many major British boxing promotions involving Woodcock , Freddie Mills , and Randolph Turpin during those years . He promoted the bout between Turpin and Sugar Ray Robinson when Robinson lost his middleweight world title in 1951 . He was particularly associated with promoting boxing matches at Harringay Arena in north London . In all , he promoted 26 world title fights . He also promoted Henry Cooper 's 1963 bout with Muhammad Ali ( but not their 1966 rematch ) . He was appointed OBE in the 1978 New Year Honours . Solomons died in 1979 and was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995 .",
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"text": "Boxing in Wales Boxing is a popular sport in Wales , and since the early 20th century Wales has produced a notable number of professional boxers including several World Champions . The most notable boxers include Wales ' first World Champion Percy Jones ; Jimmy Wilde , who is seen as pound-for-pound one of the World 's finest boxers and Joe Calzaghe , who ended his career an undefeated World Champion .",
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"text": "George Foster (boxer) George Foster ( born in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American amateur champion and professional boxer .",
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"text": "Miguel Cotto vs. DeMarcus Corley The Cotto vs. Corley fight was a bout held in Bayamón , Puerto Rico , on February 26 , 2005 . It was for Miguel Cotto 's WBO world Jr. . Welterweight title , and it pitted him against former world champion Demarcus Corley . Much expectation preceded the fight , which was sponsored in Puerto Rico by DirecTV . The then recently inaugurated Tren Urbano had to be specially abilitated for this fight , as fans had overcrowded the parking area with their cars the last time Cotto had a fight in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican tourism department saw this event as a perfect occasion to demonstrate the new railway 's conveniences to fans across the island . Cotto participated in a ceremonial trip from a station near José Miguel Agrelot coliseum in San Juan to the fight 's venue , Bayamón 's Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum . Corley , meanwhile , arrived in Puerto Rico on Wednesday , February 23 . According to El Vocero , the newspaper that interviewed the former world champion on arrival at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport , Corley showed confidence and kept smiling , but predicted a unanimous decision win , which is somewhat uncommon among boxers , as they usually predict knockout wins . Corley trained the last few days before the fight at the same gymnasium that Edwin Rosario used during Rosario 's prime . The fight was broadcast to the United States live on HBO Boxing 's `` Boxing After Dark '' leg . Cotto wore trunks that had the flags of every Hispanic country . About half a minute into the fight , Corley went down from a right cross to the head . He was rocked often the rest of the first round , but he was able to stay on his feet . Cotto kept hitting Corley with stamina-reducing shots to the body and the head in round two , but he lost a point , when , without any previous warnings , referee Ismael Quinones Falu deducted it from the scorecards after Corley complained that Cotto had hurt him on the crotch area . It was a somewhat unusual move by the referee : usually they give boxers a number of warnings before actually deducting a point for illegal fighting tactics . In the third round , Corley hit Cotto flush with a right hand to the chin , and Cotto , who was arguably having the worst round of his career , almost fell . Corley mounted an attack , pinning Cotto against the ropes for most of the round . Cotto was then suddenly struck by a low blow himself , and he went to the floor . The referee gave him time to recover , but did not take any points away from Corley . Towards the end of the round , both fighters engaged in an exchange of powerful lefts , with Cotto 's barely missing Corley 's body , but Corley 's getting Cotto on the head and sending him to the ropes again . Having recuperated in between rounds , Cotto picked up the fight 's momentum again in round four , using his jab , and then connecting with various combinations towards the end of the round . By round five , Cotto sported a cut inside his nose and he also had a swollen eye . Corley looked like he had taken tremendous punishment as well ; he looked tired and his face looked like it had a few small cuts too . Cotto , who , by the way , weighed 157 pounds ( 71 kg ) on HBO 's weight balance on the day of the fight compared to Corley 's 140 pounds ( 63.5 kg ) , pinned Corley against the ropes . A combination of punches to the body and head sent Corley down for a second time . Corley got up and tried to weather the storm by fighting back , but he was taking a lot of punishment as he decided to go down to one knee in order to take a rest . The third knockdown , however , would become the subject of a small controversy , as , instead of counting on Corley , Quinones Falu decided to stop the fight at that moment , giving Cotto the victory by a fifth round technical knockout . After the stoppage , Corley reacted with a menacing look towards the referee , but no action was taken by him against Quinones Falu . HBO 's instant replays showed that none of the punches that Cotto threw before Corley decided to take a knee had actually landed . Nevertheless , since Corley 's third visit to the canvas happened after Corley took a conscious decision to fall in order to take the extra rest , boxing rules dictated that it had to be counted as a knockdown . Soon after the fight was stopped , HBO analizers were quick to signal the result as a `` hometown stoppage '' , specially Larry Merchant . But their claims were quickly countered by Corley himself , who admitted to going down for the third time as a strategy to avoid further punishment from Cotto and maybe buy himself more fight time . After the fight , both fighters agreed that they should have a rematch . Category : Boxing fights Category :2005 in boxing Category : Boxing in Puerto Rico Category : Sports in Bayamón , Puerto Rico Category :2005 in Puerto Rican sport",
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"text": "Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame The Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame in Belfast , New York , dedicated to the sport of bare-knuckle boxing . It is housed in barns that were once owned by the Greco-Roman wrestling champion and physical culture pioneer William Muldoon . The heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan , who fought in both bare-knuckled and gloved boxing contests , trained in these barns under Muldoon 's guidance for his championship bout against Jake Kilrain in 1889 . The barns were originally across Main Street from their current location , on the grounds of the Belfast United Methodist Church . They were bought , moved , and restored by Scott Burt when the church became no longer interested in maintaining them . Burt opened the Hall of Fame in 2009 , when it had its first induction class . The Hall of Fame houses plaques and memorabilia associated with bare-knuckle boxers that have been inducted to the Hall of Fame , as well as exhibits devoted to the general history of bare-knuckle boxing . Each year 's induction class includes bare-knuckle boxers from the classic era , modern bare-knuckle boxers , and honorary inductees . The Hall of Fame also serves as a memorial to Sullivan 's training camp with Muldoon , a number of relics of which have survived the lengthy period when the barns sat unused . These include a likely ceiling mount for Sullivan 's heavy bag , the slatted area of flooring on which Sullivan stood for gravity showers after training , and the `` room of repose '' in which Sullivan and Muldoon relaxed and discussed strategy in the evenings , which includes some of Muldoon 's original furniture . Sullivan and Muldoon 's use of this training camp was documented by the celebrated reporter Nellie Bly , in an article she wrote for the New York World .",
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"text": "Gatekeeper (boxing) In boxing , kickboxing and mixed martial arts , a gatekeeper is a skillful and well-regarded fighter , but one who does not have the popularity or brilliance of a title contender . They are considered to be a cut above most journeymen . A gatekeeper will often have an impressive record in terms of wins versus losses but will have a difficult time getting people behind them and especially obtaining promotion . An example from boxing is heavyweight New Yorker Monte Barrett , known for having tough matches with popular heavyweight stars yet failing to obtain the main title himself for a long time despite his best efforts .",
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"text": "GB Amateur Boxing Championships The GB Amateur Boxing Championships is an amateur boxing tournament , founded in 2010 , in which boxers from England , Scotland and Wales compete over a two-day period . It is hosted by the British Amateur Boxing Association ( BABA ) , which was established in October 2008 .",
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"text": "Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. ( born January 16 , 1969 ) is an American professional boxer , boxing commentator , boxing trainer , rapper , and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship . He is a former six-time , four-weight world champion , having held titles at middleweight , super middleweight , light heavyweight , and heavyweight , and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career as a light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title . As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics , winning a silver medal in the light middleweight division . Jones , who is considered by many to be one of the best boxers of all time , pound for pound , left his mark in the sport 's history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003 , becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years . He also became the undisputed light heavyweight champion in 1999 , by unifying the WBA , WBC , and IBF titles . During his prime , Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed , athleticism , movement and reflexes . The Boxing Writers Association of America ( BWAA ) named Jones as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s . He was also named Fighter of the Year for 2003 by the World Boxing Hall of Fame , and is a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award ( 1996 , 2000 , and 2003 ) .",
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"text": "List of British middleweight boxing champions List of British middleweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British middleweight championship . The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909 , and later by its replacement the British Boxing Board of Control since 1929 . A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship . Where a champion relinquished the title , the date of his final defence is shown with `` ( rel ) '' after it . If he did not defend his title , then `` ( rel ) '' is shown after the date at which he won the title .",
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"text": "Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego ( born June 16 , 1951 ) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001 . Widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time , Durán was a versatile brawler and in-fighter in the ring , which earned him the nickname of `` Manos de Piedra '' ( `` Hands of Stone '' ) for his devastating punching power . He is a four-weight world champion , having held titles at lightweight ( 1972 -- 1979 ) , welterweight ( 1980 ) , light middleweight ( 1983 -- 1984 ) , and middleweight ( 1989 ) , as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion ( 1978 -- 1979 ) , and the lineal welterweight champion ( 1980 ) . He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades , the first being Jack Johnson . In 2002 , Durán was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years , while boxing historian Bert Sugar rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time . The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century , with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time . Durán finally retired in January 2002 at age 50 ( having previously retired in 1998 ) following a bad car crash in October 2001 , with an epic professional record of 119 fights , 103 wins , and 70 knockouts . Up until his fight with Wilfred Benítez in 1982 , he was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel .",
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"text": "Dan McLeod (wrestler) Daniel Stewart McLeod ( June 14 , 1861 -- June 20 , 1958 ) was a Scottish catch wrestler of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century , who held the American Heavyweight Championship twice . He worked as a miner in Nanaimo , British Columbia and wrestled his first match in 1889 , winning the Pacific Coast heavyweight championship that same year . On October 26 , 1897 , McLeod defeated Martin Burns to win the American Heavyweight Championship , which he would retain for four years . The most notable incident during his reign as champion came far away from the media spotlight when on June 18 , 1899 , McLeod met and defeated a young Frank Gotch in a hard-fought impromptu match on a cinder track . It was Gotch 's very first professional match and he later recounted that McLeod had hustled all involved by pretending to be a simple furniture dealer from a neighboring town , but was sufficiently impressed by Gotch 's talent to leave him a visiting card revealing his true identity . Gotch would go on to defeat McLeod on multiple occasions after much training under Martin `` Farmer '' Burns . McLeod occasionally used the `` catch name '' alias George Little . McLeod 's reign as champion came to an end on November 7 , 1901 , when he was defeated by Tom Jenkins . Amid a series of rematches between the two men , McLeod recaptured the title on Christmas Day 1902 but lost it to Jenkins the following April . After retirement , McLeod worked as a wrestling instructor at the Los Angeles Athletic Club .",
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"text": "List of WBC world champions This is a list of WBC world champions , showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council ( WBC ) . The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and certifies world champions in 10 different weight classes . In 1963 , the year of its foundation , the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight , super flyweight , super bantamweight , super middleweight and cruiserweight , which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades . The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the minimumweight ( also called strawweight ) division in 1987 .",
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"text": "Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez Rivera ( -LSB- wilˈfɾeðo ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born October 29 , 1956 ) , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez , is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and three-time world champion . He is frequently mentioned among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time by sports journalists and analysts , along with Félix Trinidad , Miguel Cotto , Wilfred Benítez , Esteban De Jesús , Edwin Rosario , and Carlos Ortíz . His seventeen consecutive knockouts in championship defenses is a record for all boxing divisions .",
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"text": "Darrin Morris Darrin Morris ( June 15 , 1966 -- October 1 , 2000 ) was an American super middleweight boxer , nicknamed `` The Mongoose '' . Morris was born in Detroit and died in West Palm Beach . He once was a sparring partner for Sugar Ray Leonard , and he achieved a professional record of 28-2-1 with 18 KOs . The World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) twice moved Morris up in its super-middleweight rankings in 2001 , despite the fact that he had died of HIV-related meningitis the previous October , aged 34 . Morris was ranked # 7 at the time of his death and # 5 when the WBO discovered the error . WBO president Francisco Varcarcel said , `` We obviously missed the fact that Darrin was dead . It is regrettable . '' One week after British newspaper The Independent broke the story , one of the three men ranking the boxers , Gordon Volkman , still had not heard that Morris was dead . In addition , Morris had only fought once in the three years before his death , beating a boxer with only 17 wins out of 81 fights .",
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"text": "All About Eve All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck . It was based on the 1946 short story `` The Wisdom of Eve '' by Mary Orr , although screen credit was not given for it . The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing , a highly regarded but aging Broadway star . Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington , an ambitious young fan who insinuates herself into Channing 's life , ultimately threatening Channing 's career and her personal relationships . George Sanders , Celeste Holm , Hugh Marlowe , Barbara Bates , Gary Merrill , and Thelma Ritter also appear , and the film provided one of Marilyn Monroe 's earliest important roles . Praised by critics at the time of its release , All About Eve received 14 Academy Awards nominations ( a feat only matched by the 1997 film Titanic and the 2016 film La La Land ) and won six , including Best Picture . All About Eve is the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations ( Davis and Baxter as Best Actress , Holm and Ritter as Best Supporting Actress ) . All About Eve was selected in 1990 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and was among the first 50 films to be registered . All About Eve appeared at # 16 on AFI 's 1998 list of the 100 best American films .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Video of the Year The Grammy Award for Video of the Year was an honor presented to recording artists at the 24th Grammy Awards in 1982 and the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for music videos . The Grammy Awards , an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . First presented in 1982 to Michael Nesmith for Elephant Parts , the award was reserved for quality `` video cassettes or discs in any format created specifically for the home video market '' . In 1983 , Olivia Newton-John was presented the award for Olivia Physical . Beginning with the 1984 Grammy Awards , the Video of the Year award category was replaced with the categories Best Video , Short Form and Best Video Album ( now known as Best Music Video and Best Music Film , respectively ) .",
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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": "Eve Whittle Evelyn `` Eve '' Whittle ( born August 5 , 1967 ) is an American actress and child psychologist best known for her TV role of the earnest and enthusiastic airport supervisor/technician Brenda Blue on the PBS Kids CGI animated cartoon series Jay Jay the Jet Plane . Brenda is noted for her formulaic enunciation of words .",
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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": "64th Golden Globe Awards 64thGolden Globe Awards January 15 , 2007 Picture -- Drama : Babel Picture -- Musical or Comedy : Dreamgirls TV Series -- Drama : Grey 's Anatomy TV Series -- Musical or Comedy : Ugly Betty The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards were aired on January 15 , 2007 . Some key dates announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are : The ceremony was broadcast live on NBC . Indicating the impact that animated films have had on the film industry , the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced in early 2006 that a Golden Globe would be awarded for the Best Animated Feature for the first time at this award ceremony . Dreamgirls won the most awards , with 3 ( including Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy ) . Babel , received the most nominations , with 7 ( only winning 1 , for Best Motion Picture -- Drama ) .",
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"text": "20th Satellite Awards The 20th Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year 's outstanding performers , films , and television shows , presented by the International Press Academy . It took place on February 21 , 2016 . The nominations were announced on December 1 , 2015 . The film The Martian leads all nominees with nine , including Best Film .",
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"text": "The Three Faces of Eve The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 American mystery drama film presented in CinemaScope , based on a book by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley , who also helped write the screenplay . It was based on their case of Chris Costner Sizemore , also known as Eve White , a woman they suggested might suffer from dissociative identity disorder ( multiple personality disorder ) . Sizemore 's identity was concealed in interviews and this film , and was not revealed to the public until 1975 . The film is directed by Nunnally Johnson . Joanne Woodward won the Academy Award for Best Actress , making her the first actress to win an Oscar for portraying three different personalities ( Eve White , Eve Black and Jane ) . The Three Faces of Eve also became the first film since 1936 to win the Best Actress award without getting nominated in another category after Bette Davis won for Dangerous .",
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"text": "Gordon E. Sawyer Award The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is an Honorary Award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to `` an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry . '' The award is named in honour of Gordon E. Sawyer , the former Sound Director at Samuel Goldwyn Studio and three-time Academy Award winner who claimed that a listing of past Academy Awards , arranged both chronologically and by category , represents a history of the development of motion pictures . It was first presented at the 54th Academy Awards , in April 1982 . The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is voted upon and given by the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "On the Eve On the Eve ( -LSB- : wikt : накануне , Накану́не -RSB- , Nakanune ) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev , best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons . Turgenev embellishes this love story with observations on middle class life and interposes some art and philosophy . In his essay `` When Will the Real Day Come ? '' , Nikolay Dobrolyubov analyzed On the Eve through a political lens that Turgenev disagreed with , offending the author .",
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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": "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": "38th Saturn Awards The 38th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film and television in 2011 , were held on July 26 , 2012 in Burbank , California . The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films . The six Best Film Award categories were respectively won by Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( Science Fiction ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( Fantasy ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Horror or Thriller ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( Action or Adventure ) , The Skin I Live In ( International ) and Puss in Boots ( Animated ) . Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 led the winners with three each . In the television categories , Breaking Bad won three of its six nominations , including Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series . Fringe , The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards . Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 became the first Harry Potter film to win Best Fantasy Film , for which the seven previous Harry Potter films were nominated , and only the second film of the series to win a Saturn Award , following The Philosopher 's Stone which won Best Costume in 2001 . Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol also became the first Mission : Impossible film to win Best Action or Adventure Film , following the nominations of the first and third installments .",
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"text": "Eve (1968 film) Eve is a 1968 thriller film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Robert Walker , Fred Clark , Herbert Lom , Christopher Lee and introducing Celeste Yarnall as Eve . When the director quit midway through filming , Spanish horror film director Jesus Franco was brought in to finish the job . The film was a co-production between Britain , Spain , Liechtenstein and the United States , and location scenes were filmed in Brazil . It was also released as Eva en la Selva , The Face of Eve ( in the UK ) , Eve in the Jungle , or Diana , Daughter of the Wilderness .",
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"text": "9th Primetime Emmy Awards The 9th Emmy Awards , later referred to as the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards , were held on March 16 , 1957 to honor the best in television of the year . The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios in Burbank , California . Desi Arnaz hosted the event . All nominations are listed , with winners in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . Categories were sorted based on running time , instead of by genre . The top shows of the night were Caesar 's Hour and Playhouse 90 . Each show won a then-record five major awards , ( however , two of Playhouse 90 's wins came in now defunct categories ) . Caesar 's Hour became the first show to be nominated in all four major acting categories . Caesar 's Hour also made history when it swept the four acting categories . After over fifty years , it remains the only comedy or drama series to win every major acting award . In 2004 , the miniseries Angels in America became the second show , and first miniseries/television movie , to sweep the acting field .",
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"text": "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": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .",
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"text": "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": "List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956 . The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films . Nine shortlisted contenders will be revealed a week before the announcement of the Oscar nominations . The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2011 , and 30 September 2012 . On 8 October 2012 , the Academy announced the final list of eligible submissions , with a record number of 71 films . Nine finalists were announced in December 2012 , which were shortlisted in January , with the final five nominees announced on 10 January 2013 . The Austrian entry Amour directed by Michael Haneke was the eventual winner . Kenya submitted its first film in the Foreign Language category with Nairobi Half Life . Cambodia made its first submission in 18 years ( and its second overall ) with Lost Loves .",
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"text": "César Award for Best Original Screenplay The César Award for Best Original Screenplay ( César du meilleur scénario original ) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma . It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985 , and then awarded again in 2006 , when the original category ( César Award for Best Writing ) was split into two awards , the other being César Award for Best Adaptation .",
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"text": "84th Academy Awards The 84th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26 , 2012 , at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. . During the ceremony , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and produced by Brian Grazer and Don Mischer , with Mischer also serving as director . Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the ninth time . He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 76th ceremony held in 2004 . On June 14 , 2011 , Academy president Tom Sherak announced at a press conference that , in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards , the 2012 ceremony would feature between five and ten Best Picture nominees depending on voting results , as opposed to a set number of nominees . In related events , the Academy held its third annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12 , 2011 . On February 11 , 2012 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Milla Jovovich . The Artist won five awards , including Best Actor for Jean Dujardin , Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius , and Best Picture , the first silent feature to win an Academy Award for Best Picture since 1927 's Wings , the inaugural winner in 1929 . Other winners included Hugo also with five awards , The Iron Lady with two awards , and Beginners , The Descendants , The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , The Help , Midnight in Paris , The Muppets , Rango , Saving Face , A Separation , The Shore , and Undefeated with one . The telecast garnered more than 39 million viewers in the United States .",
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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": "8th Academy Awards The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5 , 1936 , at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , California . They were hosted by Frank Capra . This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called `` Oscars '' . The category of Best Dance Direction was introduced this year . The DGA successfully lobbied for its elimination three years later . Mutiny on the Bounty became the last film to date to win Best Picture and nothing else ( following The Broadway Melody and Grand Hotel ) , and the only film to receive three nominations for Best Actor . This was the second and last year that write-in votes were allowed at the Oscars . A Midsummer Night 's Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar , taking Best Cinematography .",
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"text": "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": "Top Gun Top Gun is a 1986 American romantic military action drama film directed by Tony Scott , and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer , in association with Paramount Pictures . The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps , Jr. , and was inspired by an article titled `` Top Guns '' published in California magazine three years earlier . The film stars Tom Cruise , Kelly McGillis , Val Kilmer , Anthony Edwards , and Tom Skerritt . Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell , a young Naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier . He and his Radar Intercept Officer ( RIO ) Nick `` Goose '' Bradshaw ( Edwards ) are given the chance to train at the Navy 's Fighter Weapons School at Miramar in San Diego . Top Gun was released on May 16 , 1986 . Upon its release , the film received generally mixed reviews from film critics but many particularly praised the action sequences , the effects , the aerial stunts , and the acting performances with Cruise and McGillis receiving the most praise . Four weeks after release , the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 % . Despite its initial mixed critical reaction , the film was a huge commercial hit grossing $ 356 million against a production budget of only $ 15 million . With its success , the film became a cult film over the years and earned an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013 . Additionally , the film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` Take My Breath Away '' performed by Berlin . In 2015 , the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .",
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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": "1985 Academy Awards 1985 Academy Awards may refer to : 57th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1985 58th Academy Awards , the 1986 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1985",
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"text": "48th Academy Awards The 48th Academy Awards were presented March 29 , 1976 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion , Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Walter Matthau , Robert Shaw , George Segal , Goldie Hawn , and Gene Kelly . This year , ABC took over broadcast rights from NBC , and continues to broadcast them today . ( NBC 's coverage of the 1976 NCAA Final Four aired opposite the ceremony ; during the presentation of the Best Film Editing award , the winner was jokingly announced ( by presenter Elliott Gould ) as `` Indiana , 86 -- 68 '' ; the Indiana Hoosiers had won the NCAA Final Four that night . ) Miloš Forman 's One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest made a `` clean sweep '' of the major categories : Best Picture , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Director and Best Screenplay ( Adapted ) . It was the second of three films to date to accomplish the sweep , following It Happened One Night in 1934 and preceding The Silence of the Lambs in 1991 . French actress Isabelle Adjani received her first nomination for Best Actress this year , making Adjani , 20 at the time , the youngest actress to be nominated in the leading actress category , breaking the record set by 22-year-old Elizabeth Hartman in 1967 . This record would later be surpassed by 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes in 2004 , and again in 2013 by nine-year old Quvenzhane Wallis . Adjani also presented the Best Film Editing award that night along with Gould who delivered the Indiana joke during the presentation . At age 80 , George Burns became the oldest acting and Best Supporting Actor awardee , a record which stood until Jessica Tandy won Best Actress in 1989 . For males , Burns was succeeded by Christopher Plummer , who won Best Supporting Actor in 2012 for Beginners at the age of 82 . Jaws was followed 25 years later by Traffic for a film that won all its nominations except Best Picture . Jaws is one of the few films to be nominated for Best Picture but not for directing , acting , or writing .",
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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": "6th Genie Awards The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21 , 1985 , to honour achievements in Canadian cinema in 1984 . It was the first time the Genies were broadcast live across Canada by CBC Television , and they drew 1.9 million viewers . The event , held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre , was cohosted by Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane . Only four films were nominated for Best Motion Picture this year ; two additional films had tied in the voting for the fifth spot , and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television opted to nominate only four films rather than extending the category to six nominees . However , similar ties in a few other categories did result in six nominees being named .",
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"text": "Ranga (1982 film) Ranga is a 1982 Tamil film starring Rajinikanth , Radhika and K. R. Vijaya in prominent roles . Produced by Thevar Films , the film was directed by R. Thyagarajan . The film received positive reviews and became a hit at the box office and become a cult film .",
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"text": "31st National Film Awards The 31st National Film Awards , presented by Directorate of Film Festivals , the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting , India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1983 . Ceremony took place in June 1984 and awards were given by then Prime Minister of India , Indira Gandhi .",
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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": "List of Malaysian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Malaysia is one of more than a hundred countries that have sent films to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 2004 . The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 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 . As of 2016 , a total of four films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but none has yet received an Oscar nomination . The Princess of Mount Ledang was the first film to be submitted in 2003 , since then no other films that was submitted until 2012 , a film directed by Dain Said Bunohan was sent to compete , but it failed to set out as the nominee . For the 88th Academy Awards , Men Who Save the World was decided by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia ( FINAS ) to be submitted , affiliated with Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia .",
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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": "Irreconcilable Differences Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 American comedy-drama film starring Ryan O'Neal , Shelley Long , and Drew Barrymore . The film was a minor box office success , making over $ 12 million . For their performances , both Long and Barrymore were nominated for Golden Globe Awards .",
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"text": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .",
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"text": "Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . It would be more accurately translated as `` Best Foreign Production '' . 2017 - Sully The Martian Zootopia Star Wars : The Force Awakens The Revenant 2016 - American Sniper Kingsman : The Secret Service Mad Max : Fury Road Spectre Whiplash 2015 - Frozen Interstellar Jersey Boys Fury Godzilla 2014 - Les Misérables 3 Idiots Captain Phillips Django Unchained Gravity 2013 - The Intouchables Argo The Dark Knight Rises The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Skyfall 2012 - The King 's Speech Rise of the Planet of the Apes Moneyball The Social Network Black Swan 2011 - Avatar Inception Toy Story 3 Invictus The Hurt Locker 2010 - Gran Torino Slumdog Millionaire Changeling The Wrestler Red Cliff Part II 2009 - The Dark Knight The Bucket List No Country for Old Men Lust , Caution Red Cliff Part I 2008 - Letters from Iwo Jima Dreamgirls Babel Hairspray The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 - Flags of Our Fathers Crash Hotel Rwanda Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest The Da Vinci Code 2006 - Million Dollar Baby Cinderella Man Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Phantom of the Opera Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 - The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Mystic River Seabiscuit Troy 2004 - The Pianist Chicago The Hours The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Yeopgijeogin geunyeo 2003 - Monster 's Ball Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets I Am Sam The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 - Billy Elliot Artificial Intelligence : AI Chocolat Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone Postmen in the Mountains 2001 - Dancer in the Dark American Beauty Gladiator The Green Mile Swiri 2000 - The Sixth Sense Elizabeth The Matrix Shakespeare in Love La Vita è bella 1999 - L.A. Confidential Armageddon As Good as It Gets Good Will Hunting Saving Private Ryan 1998 - Titanic The English Patient Shine Air Force One Seven Years in Tibet1997 - Il Postino Independence Day Mission : Impossible Se7en 12 Monkeys1996 - The Shawshank Redemption Apollo 13 The Bridges of Madison County Forrest Gump Léon 1995 - Schindler 's List The Piano Pulp Fiction Speed True Lies 1994 - Jurassic Park Cliffhanger The Fugitive Heaven & Earth Unforgiven 1993 - JFK The Lover Basic Instinct The Bodyguard A League of Their Own 1992 - Dances with Wolves Awakenings Nikita The Silence of the Lambs Terminator 2 : Judgment Day 1991 - Field of Dreams Die Hard 2 Ghost Cinema Paradiso Total Recall 1990 - Die Hard Black Rain Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Major League Rain Man 1989 - The Last Emperor Fatal Attraction Full Metal Jacket Moonstruck Wall Street 1988 - Platoon Hannah and Her Sisters Stand By Me Top Gun The Untouchables 1987 - Back to the Future Aliens A Chorus Line The Color Purple Out of Africa 1986 - Amadeus The Cotton Club The Killing Fields A Passage to India Witness 1985 - Once Upon a Time in America Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Natural The Right Stuff Terms of Endearment 1984 - An Officer and a Gentleman The Woman Next DoorFlashdanceGandhiSophie 's Choice1983 - E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDas BootChariots of FireOn Golden PondRocky III1982 - Die BlechtrommelBeing ThereThe Elephant ManOrdinary PeopleLes Uns et les Autres1981 - Kramer vs. KramerAll That JazzApocalypse NowManhattanTess1980 - The Deer HunterThe Tree of Wooden ClogsBig WednesdayThe ChampThe Travelling Players1979 - Conversation PieceClose Encounters of the Third KindThe Goodbye GirlStar Wars Episode IV : A New HopeThe Turning Point1978 - RockyThe Fire WithinNetworkSlap ShotVoyage of the Damned ''",
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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": "Falling in Love (1984 film) Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep and directed by Ulu Grosbard . In the film , two married strangers meet randomly , become friends , and fall in love . They spend time together , riding the train into the city of New York , and begin meeting for coffee or lunch . They enjoy their time together and this enjoyment eventually blossoms into love .",
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"text": "4th IIFA Awards The 2003 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 4th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2002 and took place on May 17 , 2003 . The official ceremony took place on April 6 , 2002 , at the Coca-Cola Dome , in Johannesburg . During the ceremony , IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories . In 2003 , IIFA returned to South Africa . This time , the sun-kissed shores of Johannesburg was the destination . For the IIFA Forum , Ramesh Sippy , Smita Thackeray , Kunal Dasgupta , Shyam Shroff and Harish Dayani sat together with moderator Vir Sanghvi and discussed piracy and explored new revenue streams for the industry . The first-ever IIFA Foundation Charity Celebrity Cricket Match was organized at the Centurion Grounds . It was supported by the entire IIFA contingent , consisting of Indian and South African film stars , celebrities , cricketers , government leaders , IIFA 's South African partners and Indian and South African fans . The IIFA Awards ceremony shone bright at the Dome at Northgate . The evening was a stunning showcase of talent and Indian charisma . Hosts Anil Kapoor and Dia Mirza swept the audience with charm . Las Ketchup , Saif Ali Khan , Rani Mukherjee , Shilpa Shetty , Akshay Kumar , Salman Khan and Ajay Jadeja set a scorching pace with their electrifying performances . With the light of a million stars shining down upon it , this edition of the IIFA Awards 2003 closed .",
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"text": "Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos ( -LSB- ˈbeɪzoʊs -RSB- born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen ; January 12 , 1964 ) is an American technology and retail entrepreneur , investor , and philanthropist who is best known as the founder , chairman , and chief executive officer of Amazon.com , which is the world 's largest online shopping retailer . The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services , most recently video streaming and audio streaming . Amazon.com is currently the world 's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web , as well as being the world 's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services , through its Amazon Web Services arm . Bezos 's other diversified business interests include aerospace and newspapers . He is the founder and manufacturer of Blue Origin ( founded in 2000 ) with test flights to space which started in 2015 , and plans for commercial suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018 . In 2013 , Bezos purchased The Washington Post newspaper . A number of other business investments are managed through Bezos Expeditions . With an estimated net worth of US$ 82 billion as of May 2017 , Bezos is currently the third-richest person in the world , just behind Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega in first and second places , and just ahead of Warren Buffett in fourth place . His rise to this position occurred after Amazon registered a 67 % jump in share price .",
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"text": "The Famous Entrepreneurs Series The Famous Entrepreneurs Series ( FES ) is a business membership organization created to fuel the entrepreneurial flame in the Greater Syracuse and Central Upstate New York ( CNY ) region . FES hosts quarterly lectures for local members of the academic community , entrepreneurs , and businesses . Through FES , CEOs and management thought leaders share their successes , failures and visions in an effort to create inspired discussions within the local community . FES was created in 2006 by Jud Gostin , CEO of Sensis Corporation , in partnership with many other CEOs from growing companies in the CNY . Other FES founding companies include : Anaren Inc. , Clear Channel Communications , Communigration , Dolphin Technologies , O'Brien & Gene , PPC , SRC and United Radio . Past speakers have included Facebook Co-founder and `` MyBarakObama.com '' Founder , Chris Hughes , Founder and General Manager of IDEO Product Development , Tom Kelley , Professor of International Business and Founding Director of the Center for Global Leadership at the Tusk School of Business at Dartmouth College , Vijay Govindarajan , CEOs Carly Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard , Richard Teerlink of Harley-Davidson , Jon Luther of Dunkin' Brands , Anne Mulcahy of Xerox and David Barger of Jet Blue . FES has also featured entrepreneurs and authors C.K. Prahalad , author of `` Competing for the Future , '' Michael Treacy , author of `` The Discipline of Market Leaders , '' and Rod Beckstrom , author of `` The Starfish and the Spider '' .",
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"text": "1Sale LLC 1Sale LLC ( formerly 1SaleADay ) is an Internet retailer with a deal-a-day format . The site was founded in 2007 by Ben Federman .",
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"text": "Morgan family The Morgan family was an American financial and banking dynasty , which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century . Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations , primarily through the noted work of John Pierpont ( J. P. ) Morgan ( 1837 -- 1913 ) . Morgan members were notable for dominating the banking industry during their time . J.P. Morgan was the de facto leader of this dynasty , having been the most prominent businessman in America at the turn of the century . He revolutionized numerous industries , including electricity , railroad , and steel . Through his business methods , he was highly successful in asserting his power as one of the most influential businessmen in America . Historians describe the Morgan family along with its web of partners to be part of the large American banking empire known as the House of Morgan . It is difficult to place an exact beginning and end date on the dynasty . However , many scholars attribute the death of J.P. Morgan to the end of the banking dynasty . American journalist and historian Ron Chernow wrote about the prominence of this dynasty under J.S. Morgan and J.P. Morgan . In The House of Morgan : An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance , he chronicles the lives of the Morgans , whose lives are `` encrusted with legend ... ripe with mystery , -LSB- and -RSB- exposed to such bitter polemics '' .",
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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": "Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel ( -LSB- ` tiːl -RSB- born October 11 , 1967 ) is an American entrepreneur , venture capitalist , philanthropist , political activist , and author . He was ranked No. 4 on the Forbes Midas List of 2014 , with a net worth of $ 2.2 billion , and No. 246 on the Forbes 400 in 2016 , with a net worth of $ 2.7 billion . Thiel was born in Frankfurt , and holds German citizenship . He moved with his family to the United States as an infant , and spent a portion of his upbringing in Africa before returning to the U.S. . He studied philosophy at Stanford University , graduating with a B.A. in 1989 . He then went on to the Stanford Law School , and received his J.D. in 1992 . After graduation , he worked as a judicial clerk for Judge James Larry Edmondson , a securities lawyer for Sullivan & Cromwell , a speechwriter for former-U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett and as a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse prior to founding Thiel Capital in 1996 . He then co-founded PayPal in 1999 , and served as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $ 1.5 billion . After the sale of PayPal , he founded Clarium Capital , a global macro hedge fund . He launched Palantir Technologies , an analytical software company , in 2004 and continues to serve as its chairman as of 2016 . His Founders Fund , a venture capital firm , was launched in 2005 along with PayPal partners Ken Howery and Luke Nosek . Earlier , Thiel became Facebook 's first outside investor when he acquired a 10.2 % stake for $ 500,000 in August 2004 . He sold the majority of his shares in Facebook for over $ 1 billion in 2012 , but remains on the board of directors . He also co-founded Valar Ventures in 2010 and operates as its chairman , co-founded Mithril Capital , of which he is investment committee chair , in 2012 , and has served as a partner at Y Combinator since 2015 . Thiel is involved with a variety of philanthropic and political pursuits . Through the Thiel Foundation , he governs the grant-making bodies Breakout Labs and Thiel Fellowship , and supports life extension , seasteading and other speculative research . A founder of The Stanford Review , he is a conservative libertarian who is critical of excessive government spending , high debt levels , and foreign wars . He has donated to numerous political figures , and provided financial support to Hulk Hogan in Bollea v. Gawker .",
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"text": "Chalerm Yoovidhya Chalerm Yoovidhya ( born September 1950 ) is a Thai billionaire businessman and heir to the Red Bull fortune . As of April 2017 , Forbes estimates his net worth at US$ 9.7 billion .",
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"text": "John Doerr L. John Doerr ( born June 29 , 1951 ) is an American venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park , California , in Silicon Valley . In February 2009 , Doerr was appointed a member of the President 's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide the President and his administration with advice and counsel in trying to fix America 's economic downturn . , Forbes ranked Doerr as the 135th richest person in the world , with a net worth of US $ 4.1 billion .",
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"text": "One to one computing (education) In the context of education , one-to-one computing ( sometimes abbreviated as `` 1:1 '' ) refers to academic institutions , such as schools or colleges , issuing each enrolled student an electronic device in order to access the Internet , digital course materials and digital textbooks . The concept has been actively explored and sporadically implemented since the late 1990s . One-to-one computing is frequently contrasted with a policy of `` bring your own device '' ( BYOD ) , which encourages or requires students to use their own laptops , smartphones or other electronic devices in class . One-to-one computing offers the benefits of equal access , standardization , easy upgrades , simple networking and the ability to monitor student progress and online behavior . For these reasons , one-to-one computing is a major part of education policy in many countries . These benefits also underlie the one-to-one model of One Laptop per Child ( OLPC ) , a charity that aims to issue electronic devices to millions of children in the developing world . However , one-to-one requires substantial institutional investment . In addition to the initial cost of purchasing hundreds or thousands of electronic devices , there are very substantial ongoing costs to institutions , including implementation , training , software licensing , monitoring , security , upgrades and maintenance . Therefore , the overall cost -- benefit ratio of a one-to-one model is the subject of lively debate . Many students are likely to own and use one or more electronic devices in addition to the school-issued electronic device , raising the question of whether 1:1 is redundant or wasteful . Furthermore , the ultimate academic benefits of one-to-one , if any , are unclear . According to research published by Boston College , the educational value of 1:1 depends on the classroom teacher . Some schools have even phased out their one-to-one programs because there was no evidence of academic gains . Other studies have shown some progress in specific subjects , especially in writing scores , that are correlated with the use of school-issued laptops . The wide range of results for 1:1 programs means there is no consensus on their benefits or drawbacks . Because 1:1 computing programs may have many goals , from improving educational outcomes to increasing equality , and are associated with such a wide range of teaching methods , it is also difficult to judge their overall success or value .",
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"text": "Saleh Abdullah Kamel Saleh Abdullah Kamel ( born 1940/1941 in Taif , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ) is a Saudi billionaire businessman . He has a net worth estimated at US$ 2.1 billion , as of April 2016 . He is the chairman and founder of the Dallah al Baraka Group ( DBHC ) , one of the Middle East 's largest conglomerates . He is also the chairman of the General Council for Islamic Banks and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce .",
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"text": "One57 One57 , formerly known as Carnegie 57 and nicknamed `` The Billionaire Building '' , is a 75-story ( marketed as 90-story ) supertall skyscraper at 157 West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . Upon completion in 2014 , it stood at 1,005 ft tall , making it the tallest residential building in the city for a few months until the completion of 432 Park Avenue . The building has 92 condominium units on top of a new Park Hyatt Hotel with 210 rooms , which is set to become the flagship Hyatt property . The building 's developer is Extell Development Company , and the contractor was Lend Lease Project Management & Construction , As of January 2015 , it is home to the most expensive residence ever sold in New York City .",
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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": "Jordan Ritter Jordan Ritter ( born February 1 , 1978 ) is an American serial entrepreneur , software architect and angel investor .",
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"text": "Vincent Kaminski Vincent Julian Kaminski was born in Poland and worked as the Managing Director for Research at the failed energy trading corporation Enron until 2002 . In this capacity he led a team of approximately fifty analysts who developed quantitative models to support energy trading . In the months preceding Enron 's bankruptcy Kaminski repeatedly raised strong objections to the financial practices of Enron 's Chief Financial Officer , Andrew Fastow , designed to fraudulently conceal the company 's burgeoning debt . The primary practice involved hiding Enron 's debt in partnership companies managed by Fastow and financed by outside creditors . The debt was then secured against stock in the Enron Corporation itself , which was strongly valued at that time . To induce creditors to assume the risk of financing this debt certain `` trigger events '' were built into the contracts which would require immediate repayment of the full loan amount , such as the decline of the stock value used as collateral below a prearranged level . During the course of a company-wide comprehensive risk assessment Kaminski and his team of analysts pointed out that there existed many such arrangements , and if one were triggered the rest would be activated like dominoes as the stock price fell in response to the bad news , effectively ending the financial viability of the company . Kaminski 's strident opposition to these practices was one of the last chances to avert the implosion which soon followed . Dr. Kaminski holds an M.S. degree in International Economics and a Ph.D. degree in Mathematical Economics from the Main School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw ( which has since been renamed Warsaw School of Economics ) , and an MBA from Fordham University in New York City . He teaches at the business school of Rice University in Houston , Texas , and is the author of several books on risk management and energy trading . Books by Dr. Kaminski : Energy Modelling : Advances in the Management of Uncertainty , published by Risk Books in 2005 , ISBN 1-904339-42-5 Managing Energy Price Risk : The New Challenges and Solutions , published by Risk Books in 2004 , ISBN 1-904339-19-0 Energy Markets http://riskbooks.com/energy-markets , published by Risk Books on 18 January 2013 , ISBN 9781906348793",
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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": "Irvine Company The Irvine Company is an American private company focused on real estate development . It is headquartered in Newport Center , California , with a large portion of its operations centered in and around Irvine , California , a planned city of 250,000 people mainly designed by the Irvine Company . The company was founded by the Irvine family and is currently wholly owned by Donald Bren . Since the company is private , its financials are not released to the public . However , Donald Bren is the richest real estate developer in the United States , valued at $ 15.2 billion .",
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"text": "Joe Jamail Joseph Dahr Jamail , Jr. ( October 19 , 1925 -- December 23 , 2015 ) was an American attorney and billionaire . The wealthiest practicing attorney in America , he was frequently referred to as the `` King of Torts '' . In 2011 , his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $ 1.5 billion , making him the 833rd richest person in the world . Joseph Jamail died on December 23 , 2015 in Houston .",
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"text": "Mergers and acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ) are transactions in which the ownership of companies , other business organizations or their operating units are transferred or combined . As an aspect of strategic management , M&A can allow enterprises to grow , shrink , and change the nature of their business or competitive position . From a legal point of view , a merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one entity , whereas an acquisition occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity 's stock , equity interests or assets . From a commercial and economic point of view , both types of transactions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity , and the distinction between a `` merger '' and an `` acquisition '' is less clear . A transaction legally structured as an acquisition may have the effect of placing one party 's business under the indirect ownership of the other party 's shareholders , while a transaction legally structured as a merger may give each party 's shareholders partial ownership and control of the combined enterprise . A deal may be euphemistically called a `` merger of equals '' if both CEOs agree that joining together is in the best interest of both of their companies , while when the deal is unfriendly ( that is , when the management of the target company opposes the deal ) it may be regarded as an `` acquisition '' .",
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"text": "Trillionaire A trillionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is at least one trillion units of a currency . Trillionaire may also refer to : Trillionaire ( song ) , by American rapper Bun B from his 2010 album Trill OG '' ( How to Be a ) Trillionaire '' , a song by ABC from the 2005 version of their 1985 album How to Be a ... Zillionaire !",
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"text": "The New Ledger The New Ledger commonly referred to as `` Pete '' , is an American web publication which pairs aggregated and ranked news stories with right of center opinion articles by free-market minded moderates , libertarians and conservatives . The site 's slogan is `` Welcome to the Know . '' Launched in February 2009 , the New Ledger 's contributors and editors include Pejman Yousefzadeh , Francis Cianfrocca , Christopher Badeaux , Brad Jackson , Benjamin Kerstein , Ted Bromund , Sean Noble , and Amanda Carpenter , some of whom have individual blogs hosted on the site . It is edited by Ben Domenech , who co-founded the conservative activism site Redstate . TNL , as site commenters call it , is not a political activism site , and occasionally publishes articles by conservative Democrats . According to its mission statement : `` Our goal is to sift through the noise to bring your attention to the news you need and want , in order to better understand the times we live in . '' The Transom section aggregates newswire content , while the `` sorted and ranked for you '' Daily Reads on the site , usually news and blog stories on business and politics , are assigned one to five stars on readability . Articles are typically strongly opposed to President Barack Obama 's domestic and economic policies , particularly criticizing the government takeovers of Chrysler and GM . However , TNL has also published articles supporting Obama 's policies on detainees and the environment , as well as the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor . The New Ledger is frequently featured by the RealClearPolitics network of sites and by the website of CBS News , both of which have republished several of their stories . They are linked regularly by US News and World Report , National Public Radio , National Journal , The Hill , Instapundit , The Root , and throughout the conservative blogosphere . In July 2009 , TNL launched a daily podcast called Coffee & Markets , a roughly 15 minute morning podcast Francis Cianfrocca 's thoughts on Wall Street , economic policy , and other political subjects . The podcast was cross promoted at The Washington Times for some time , and after gaining some popularity , became sponsored by Andrew Breitbart 's BigGovernment blog .",
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"text": "Gregorio Pérez Companc Gregorio Perez Companc ( born August 23 , 1934 ) also known as `` Don Gregorio '' or `` Goyo , '' is Argentina 's wealthiest individual , with an estimated net worth of US$ 1.57 billion in 2012 .",
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"text": "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . A spin-off of the Harry Potter film series , it was produced and written by J. K. Rowling , in her screenwriting debut , and inspired by her book of the same name . Set in 1926 New York , the film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander with Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol , Ezra Miller , Samantha Morton , Jon Voight , Carmen Ejogo , Ron Perlman and Colin Farrell in supporting roles . It is the first instalment in the Fantastic Beasts series , and the ninth overall in J. K. Rowling 's Wizarding World , the franchise that began with the Harry Potter films . Principal photography began at Warner Bros. . Studios , Leavesden , England in August 2015 and was completed in January 2016 . Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them premiered in New York City on 10 November 2016 and was released worldwide on 18 November 2016 in 3D , IMAX 4K Laser and other large format cinemas . The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 814 million worldwide , making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2016 . The film was nominated for five BAFTAs , winning for Best Production Design , as well as two Academy Awards , winning Best Costume Design , becoming the first film in J.K. Rowling 's Wizarding World to win an Academy Award .",
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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": "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": "Megadimension Neptunia VII is a Japanese role-playing game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series of role-playing games , for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows . It was released in Japan on April 23 , 2015 , North American territories on February 2 , 2016 , European territories on February 12 , 2016 and the Windows version was released on July 5 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Looking for America Tour The Looking for America Tour is a concert tour by American alternative rock bands Switchfoot and Relient K in support of their albums Where the Light Shines Through and Air for Free . The co-headlining tour is set to span 44 dates across the United States from September through November 2016 .",
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"text": "Deals with Our Devils `` Deals with Our Devils '' is the seventh episode of the fourth 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 allies , who are trapped between dimensions . 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 Jesse Bochco . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Henry Simmons , and John Hannah . `` Deals with Our Devils '' originally aired on ABC on November 29 , 2016 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.63 million viewers within a week of its release .",
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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": "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": "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": "List of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers The New York Times Best Seller list for manga published in the United States was introduced on March 5 , 2009 , along with two additional lists for hardcover and paperback graphic novels . The three lists are grouped under the `` Graphic Books '' category . Deborah Hoffman , an editor for the Best Seller lists , explained that the term `` Graphic Books '' was selected to create an `` inclusive and expansive '' list which can extend to works of both fiction and non-fiction . Journalist George Gustines announced , in his introduction of the new lists , `` Comics have finally joined the mainstream . '' The announcement was made the week the film Watchmen , based on the comic book of the same name , was released in movie theaters throughout the U.S. . The Best Seller lists are printed weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine , which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication . Gustines explained the methodology used to determine the rankings : Rankings reflect sales of graphic novels -LSB- ... -RSB- at many thousands of venues where a wide range of books are sold nationwide . These include hundreds of independent book retailers ( statistically weighted to represent all such outlets ) ; national , regional and local chains ; online and multimedia entertainment retailers ; university , gift , supermarket , discount department stores and newsstands . In addition , these rankings also include unit sales reported by retailers nationwide that specialize in graphic novels and comic books . On multiple occasions , manga have been listed outside its designated list . Mike Kiley , then-Senior Vice President of the publisher Tokyopop , explained in 2010 that it has become more difficult to draw a distinguishing line between works that are manga and manga-inspired , such as Korean manhwa and American original English language ( OEL ) manga . A Drifting Life , an autobiographical manga by Yoshihiro Tatsumi , appeared on the May 3 , 2009 , Best Seller list for paperback graphic novels , where it ranked third . X-Men : Misfits , an original English manga based on the X-Men comic book franchise , ranked fifth at its debut on the August 30 , 2009 , paperback graphic novels list , and stayed on the chart for five consecutive weeks . The first volume of a manhwa adaptation of the popular vampire-themed Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer remained on the hardcover graphic novels Best Seller list for 27 consecutive weeks in 2010 . In January 2017 , the Times decided to stop producing the separate manga best seller list .",
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"text": "Buddymoon Buddymoon ( previously known as Honey Buddies ) is a 2016 American independent comedy film directed by Alex Simmons ; written by Simmons , Flula Borg , and David Giuntoli ; and starring Borg and Giuntoli . It is the story of a former child actor ( Giuntoli ) whose fiancée leaves him days before their wedding . In an effort to cheer him up , his best friend and would-be best man ( Borg ) convinces him that the two of them should go on the planned honeymoon trip together . Buddymoon premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City , Utah on January 23 , 2016 and received their Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature . It also appeared , among other places , at the Florida Film Festival , where it also won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature , and it was the opening film for the Ashland ( Oregon ) Independent Film Festival . In March 2016 , worldwide distribution rights to the film were acquired by Gravitas Ventures and Orion Pictures . Its theatrical and home video release was on July 1 , 2016 .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars : The Force Awakens is a 2015 epic space opera film directed , co-produced , and co-written by J. J. Abrams . The seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series , and first of three in Star Wars sequel trilogy , it stars Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , and Max von Sydow . The Force Awakens is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi ; it follows Rey , Finn , and Poe Dameron 's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance , led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance , against Kylo Ren and the First Order , a successor group to the Galactic Empire . The Force Awakens was premiered by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on December 14 , and was released in United States and Canada on December 18 , 2015 . The Force Awakens opened across 14,300 theaters , breaking numerous box-office records and became the first film to earn more than $ 100 million worldwide in a single day . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 2 billion on a production budget of $ 306 million becoming the highest-grossing release of 2015 , and the fastest film to earn $ 1 billion worldwide , doing so in twelve-days . The Force Awakens became the third film in history to surpass $ 2 billion worldwide ( after Avatar ( 2009 ) and Titanic ( 1997 ) ) , doing so on its 53rd day of release . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 360 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive . The Force Awakens garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Abrams ' direction , its action sequences , visual effects , editing and Ridley 's and Boyega 's performances . Several awards held their nominations before the December release of The Force Awakens , making the film ineligible for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards and some other awards ceremonies . However , the film was added to the 21st Critics ' Choice Awards 's slate of best picture nominees after a special vote by the board of directors , and the announcement of the 2015 American Film Institute Awards was delayed until after the release of film , where it was named one of Top Ten Films of the year . The Force Awakens received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards as Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects . The film garnered four nominations at 69th British Academy Film Awards , and won for Best Special Visual Effects and a special BAFTA Rising Star Award for John Boyega . At the 21st Empire Awards , the film received nine nominations and won five including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film , and Best Director for J.J. Abrams . The Force Awakens became the most nominated film in Saturn Awards history with total of thirteen nominations at 42nd Saturn Awards and won eight including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Director and Best Special Effects . The film received seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society , winning four including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture . Star Wars : The Force Awakens received eleven nominations at MTV Movie Awards , the most for the ceremony and won three including Movie of the Year .",
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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": "The Croods The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It stars the voices of Nicolas Cage , Emma Stone , Ryan Reynolds , Catherine Keener , Clark Duke , and Cloris Leachman . The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as `` The Croodaceous '' ( a prehistoric period which contains fictional prehistoric creatures ) when a caveman 's position as a `` Leader of the Hunt '' is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home . The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders , and produced by Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell . The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15 , 2013 , and was released in the United States on March 22 , 2013 . As part of the distribution deal , this is the first film from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by 20th Century Fox , since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures . The Croods received generally positive reviews , and proved to be a box office success , earning more than $ 587 million on a budget of $ 135 million . The film launched a new franchise , with a television series , Dawn of the Croods , which debuted on December 24 , 2015 , on Netflix . A sequel was announced for a 2018 release , but was later cancelled .",
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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": "Dragon Blade (film) Dragon Blade is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong historical action film written and directed by Daniel Lee and starring Jackie Chan . In the film , Chan plays Huo An , the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty . Dragon Blade was released in IMAX 3D on 19 February 2015 , the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period . The film was released in the United States on 4 September 2015 by Lionsgate Premiere .",
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"text": "Deadman Apocalypse Deadman Apocalypse is a 2016 science fiction film .",
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"text": "Phantom Detective Phantom Detective ( ; lit . Detective Hong Gil-Dong : Disappeared Village ) is a 2016 South Korean film noir comedy action film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee . Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong . It was released in South Korea on May 4 , 2016 . It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016 .",
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"text": "Colleen Atwood Colleen Atwood ( born September 25 , 1948 ) is an American costume designer . Atwood has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design twelve times , winning four times ; for the films Chicago ( 2002 ) , Memoirs of a Geisha ( 2005 ) , Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) , and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) . Atwood has collaborated several times with directors Tim Burton , Rob Marshall and Jonathan Demme .",
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"text": "Wakefield (film) Wakefield is a 2016 American drama film directed and written by Robin Swicord , based on the short story of same name by E. L. Doctorow . The film stars Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner . Principal photography began on November 30 , 2015 , in Pasadena , California . The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2 , 2016 . It was released in a limited release on May 19 , 2017 , before being released through video on demand on May 26 , 2017 , by IFC Films .",
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Don Henley has released a live DVD.
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"text": "Don Henley Donald Hugh `` Don '' Henley ( born July 22 , 1947 ) is an American singer-songwriter , producer , and drummer , best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career . Henley was the drummer and co-lead singer for the Eagles from 1971 to 1980 , when the band broke up , and from 1994 to 2016 , when they reunited . Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as `` Witchy Woman '' , `` Desperado '' , `` Best of My Love '' , `` One of These Nights '' , `` Hotel California '' , `` Life in the Fast Lane '' , `` The Long Run '' and `` Get Over It '' . After the Eagles broke up in 1980 , Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut album I Ca n't Stand Still , in 1982 . He has released five studio albums , two compilation albums , and one live DVD . His solo hits include `` Dirty Laundry '' , `` The Boys of Summer '' , `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' , `` The Heart of the Matter '' , `` The Last Worthless Evening '' , `` Sunset Grill '' , `` Not Enough Love in the World '' , and `` The End of the Innocence '' . The Eagles have sold over 150 million albums worldwide , won six Grammy Awards , had five No. 1 singles , 17 Top 40 singles , and six No. 1 albums . They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and are the biggest selling American band in history . As a solo artist , Henley has sold over 10 million albums worldwide , had eight Top 40 singles , won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards . Combined with the Eagles and as a solo artist , Henley has released 25 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . He has also released seven studio albums with the Eagles and four as a solo artist . In 2008 , he was ranked as the 87th greatest singer of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine . Henley has also played a founding role in several environmental and political causes , most notably the Walden Woods Project . From 1994 to 2016 , he divided his musical activities between the Eagles and his solo career .",
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"text": "Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits Actual Miles : Henley 's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Don Henley , released in 1995 . The album was the first compilation album released by Henley and it covered hits from all three of his solo albums throughout the 1980s . The album features three new songs , `` The Garden of Allah '' , `` You Do n't Know Me At All '' , and Henley 's cover of `` Everybody Knows '' . The collection peaked at # 48 on the charts and reached platinum status . `` The Garden Of Allah '' reached # 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart .",
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"text": "One Live Night One Live Night is a 1995 semi-acoustic live album by heavy metal band Dokken . The reunited Dokken recorded the album during their 1995 tour . The album went virtually unheard at the time of its release . Released at the time when grunge and alternative rock were dominating mainstream rock music , MTV had no interest in featuring glam metal acts ; so Dokken decided to do their own `` unplugged '' album . This intimate performance included versions of `` Tooth and Nail '' , `` Into the Fire '' and `` Alone Again '' , as well as covers of the Beatles ' `` Nowhere Man '' and Emerson , Lake & Palmer 's `` From the Beginning '' . One Live Night was also released on VHS and later DVD .",
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"text": "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": "One Night Only (video) One Night Only is a DVD of Ricky Martin 's live performance that was released in the United States in December 1999 . It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 31 , 2000 .",
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"text": "Greatest Hits 1978–1997 Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997 - Music Videos and Live Performances is the second DVD by the American rock band Journey , released in 2003 . It contains music videos and live performances of songs from the band 's history with longtime lead vocalist Steve Perry , who left the band in 1998 . It is Journey 's best selling concert video going 4 × Multi-Platinum since its 2003 release .",
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"text": "Live at Watkins Glen Live at Watkins Glen is a 1995 album by the Band , presented by Capitol Records ( without the band 's involvement ) as a live album from the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen rock festival held outside Watkins Glen , New York , on July 28 , 1973 in front of 600,000 people . Garth Hudson 's organ solo , `` Too Wet to Work '' , and the plainly titled `` Jam '' come from the actual Watkins Glen concert , as does the introduction of the group by Bill Graham . The former track appears on the out-of-print 1994 box set Across The Great Divide , but the latter track is only present on the Watkins Glen disc . Other than those two tracks , the remainder of the tracks are actually outtakes from various studio sessions by the Band with overdubbed crowd noise to create the impression that the material was recorded at the Watkins Glen concert . `` Back to Memphis '' and `` Endless Highway '' are available on the 2001 re-release of Moondog Matinee , without the crowd overdubs . The rest of the tracks are available on the 2001 two-CD re-release of Rock of Ages as `` previously unavailable '' tracks , with the exception of `` Do n't Ya Tell Henry '' , which is replaced with an alternate cut featuring Bob Dylan . The true background of the album was revealed in the liner notes of the remastered Moondog Matinee CD . The following quote is from the 2001 liner notes , `` Chuck Berry 's Going Back To Memphis , on the other hand , was completed and ready for inclusion on the album Moondog Matinee but ended up being shelved in favor of Promised Land . This version has been released before complete with overdubbed audience sounds as the opening track on the fraudulent Live at Watkins Glen CD . No one in the Band was connected with that particular release which had been originally mastered sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s , although not released until 1995 . The outtake of Endless Highway included here , which was recorded sometime between Cahoots and Moondog Matinee , was similarly included on the Watkins Glen CD with overdubbed audience . ''",
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"text": "The Last Great Traffic Jam The Last Great Traffic Jam is a live album and DVD from the rock band Traffic . The album was recorded from the 1994 Traffic reunion concert tour .",
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"text": "Deep Purple in Concert Deep Purple in Concert is a live album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple , recorded by the BBC for their `` In Concert '' live series in 1970 and 1972 . First released in 1980 in the UK , with the current US edition being made available in 2001 .",
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"text": "Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 Live at Royal Albert Hall is a live album by the American rock band The Byrds , released in 2008 on Sundazed Records . The album consists of recordings from the band 's appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London , England on May 13 , 1971 . Although the tapes had been in lead guitarist Roger McGuinn 's possession since the concert took place , the album represents the first official release of all tracks . In addition to the regular CD release , Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 was also released as a double album vinyl LP .",
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"text": "Live from London (Bon Jovi) Live From London is a live concert video from the American rock band Bon Jovi . It was the band 's first concert video and was shot at Wembley Stadium on June 25 , 1995 in front of 72,000 fans on the These Days Tour . Directed by David Mallet and produced by Andy Picheta , the release shows Bon Jovi performing some of their staple live hits , and also some songs from their album These Days . The approximate running time is 90 minutes , as some songs from the concert were cut from this release . For the production , Mallett and Picheta earned a nomination for Best Long Form Music Video at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards . The last track `` These Days '' is a music video featuring concert clips rather than a live performance .",
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"text": "Live at Donington (AC/DC album) Live at Donington is the DVD recording of the AC/DC show at Donington Park on 17 August 1991 , and it was the band 's third Monsters of Rock festival . The two-hour show was performed before 72,500 spectators and included real cannons , the Hells Bell , an inflatable Rosie and an inflatable Angus . It was filmed in 35 mm Panavision and had 26 cameras that included one situated inside a helicopter . The DVD includes special features such as stereo and 5.1 surround sound , Iso-cam versions of certain songs for different band members , and audio commentary from Angus and Malcolm Young . Another option allows the viewer to focus on just one member for the length of a song . This option is available for Angus Young on `` Thunderstruck '' , `` Back in Black '' , and `` Highway to Hell '' . The option is offered for Malcolm Young on `` T.N.T. '' , Brian Johnson on `` Whole Lotta Rosie '' and Cliff Williams `` Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap '' . One other feature is a full catalogue discography with audio interview of all international albums . Despite the commercial success of the DVD , many hardcore fans were disappointed that the audio was fixed , with many differences than the original video , though the DVD officially released in Brazil still has original audio . Tracks from Live at Donington on AC/DC Live have the original audio .",
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"text": "Plays Live Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall released by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel . This album was originally released as a double album and longplay cassette in 1983 , with sixteen songs . It was re-released in 1985 , as a single CD version called Plays Live ( Highlights ) with only twelve songs , some of which are edited from their full-length versions , so that the album could fit on a single CD . It was eventually re-released in its entirety as a double CD set in 1987 . In 2002 , a remastered version of the Highlights version was re-released . `` Plays Live '' concerts were recorded at : Braden Auditorium , Illinois State University , Normal , Illinois , 3 December 1982 Memorial Hall , Kansas City , Kansas , 4 December 1982 Evans Field House , Northern Illinois University , Dekalb , Illinois , 6 December 1982 SIU Arena , Southern Illinois University , Carbondale , Illinois , 7 December 1982 Liner notes by `` the producers '' admit , `` Although this album was compiled from four concerts in the mid-West of the United States , some additional recording took place not a thousand miles away from the home of the artist . The generic term of this process is ` cheating ' . Care has been taken to keep the essence of the gigs intact , including ` human imperfection ' . '' The album 's one previously unreleased song , `` I Go Swimming , '' received airplay and made the US charts in 1983 . ( The song was initially performed by Gabriel during his 1980 world tour , in support of his third album . ) `` I Do n't Remember '' was issued as a single , with an accompanying music video , in the US as well .",
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"text": "Kiss Rocks Vegas Kiss Rocks Vegas is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray Disc by the American hard rock band Kiss released on August 26 , 2016 . The album was recorded from November 5 -- 23 , 2014 during the band 's residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino ( Las Vegas ) during their 40th anniversary tour . Kiss Rocks Vegas was released in cinemas worldwide on May 25 , 2016 , and later released on pay-per-view on June 14 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Live from Dallas Live From Dallas is a live DVD released by Christian rock band Stavesacre in 2005 . It features tracks that were on the EP Live From Deep Ellum . The DVD features a live concert that lasts about sixty minutes , followed by band interviews . The concert begins with the band briefly covering the track `` Tannhäuser / Derivè '' by the band Refused .",
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"text": "Tangerine Tree Tangerine Tree was a fan project operating from 2002 through 2006 with the goal of collecting , preserving and distributing unreleased concerts and other audio material by the band Tangerine Dream . The creators of the Tangerine Tree project received permission from Tangerine Dream to release the collection on a strict non-profit basis . Several of the Tangerine Tree volumes have been used as the basis for official Tangerine Dream releases . The project collected just under 300 hours of material ( 291:39:26 ) . Material was collected from audience recordings , soundboard recordings , recordings of radio and TV transmissions and in some cases the purchase of studio masters . Only recordings of a high quality and a unique nature were considered for the core Tangerine Tree volumes . These recordings were professionally re-mastered and released on CD-R and accompanied by high quality artwork for the CD labels and case liners . Tangerine Leaves releases were based on material that did not meet the quality standards of the Tangerine Tree or from concerts that were not considered notable among a series of concerts . If a better source was found , a Tangerine Leaves volume might have been deprecated and replaced by a Tangerine Tree volume . Starting from 1980 , the music played during each of the shows in a single Tangerine Dream concert tour were very similar , so it was impractical to release many volumes of the Tangerine Tree with similar content . Audio DVD Tree volumes consisted of about two sets of the Tangerine Tree volumes on a DVD that played to a slideshow of the CD artwork . These releases were standard DVDs with a menu structure and were available in both PAL and NTSC versions .",
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"text": "Berth (album) Berth is a live CD/DVD by American rock band The Used that was released on February 6 , 2007 . It has since been certified gold .",
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"text": "VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson VH1 Storytellers is the 83rd overall album and is a live album by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson , released in 1998 ( see 1998 in music ) on American Recordings . The album was produced by Rick Rubin and was the third record released as part of Cash 's ten-year period of collaboration with Rubin . It is not , however , counted as part of the American Recordings series , which is reserved for Cash 's studio work with Rubin . Cash and Nelson take turns on songs associated with each respective artist , usually with the other performing harmony or occasionally verses . The opening track is a duet with Cash and Nelson , and some tracks feature guitar solos by Nelson . Between tracks , Cash and Nelson joke with each other and discuss the songs and their origins . This was the final album of new performances released by Cash prior to the onset of health problems that forced him to curtail live concerts also led to changes in the timbre of his voice that were noticeable from American III : Solitary Man ( his next album release of new recordings issued in 2000 ) onwards . It was also Cash 's final purpose-recorded live album to be released during his lifetime , though an archival recording , Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden , recorded in 1969 , would be issued a year before his death .",
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"text": "Ultimate Live Ultimate Live is a DVD by Pulp featuring two concerts , one from 1995 and the other one from 1998 . Both concerts had been previously released separately on VHS .",
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"text": "The King Will Come The King Will Come is a live album by rock band Wishbone Ash .",
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"text": "Amazing (Aerosmith song) `` Amazing '' is a power ballad performed by the American hard rock band Aerosmith . Don Henley lends his vocals shadowing lead singer Steven Tyler in parts of this song . It was written by Tyler and a longtime band friend and collaborator Richie Supa . It peaked at # 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 , # 3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , and # 9 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart , and # 57 in the UK . On the album Get a Grip , as soon as the song ends , a radio is heard being tuned into a recording of `` Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well '' , recorded by Lucky Millinder . Tyler says , `` So from all of us at Aerosmith to all of you out there , wherever you are , remember : the light at the end of the tunnel may be you . Good night . '' Millinder 's orchestra plays as the music fades out .",
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Jack Reacher (film) was directed by a director.
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"text": "Jack Reacher (film) th : Jack Reacher ยอดคนสืบระห่ำ Jack Reacher ( formerly called One Shot , or alternatively known as Jack Reacher : One Shot ) is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie , based on Lee Child 's 2005 novel One Shot . The film stars Tom Cruise as the title character , with Rosamund Pike , David Oyelowo , Richard Jenkins , Jai Courtney , Werner Herzog and Robert Duvall also starring . The film entered production in October 2011 , and concluded in January 2012 . It was filmed entirely on location in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It received generally positive reviews and performed well at the box office . The film was released in North America on December 21 . The musical score was composed by Joe Kraemer , performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City , California . Cruise performed all of his own driving stunts during the film 's signature car chase sequence . Cruise reprised his role in the sequel , Jack Reacher : Never Go Back , based on the 2013 novel Never Go Back , which was released in October 2016 .",
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"text": "Christopher McQuarrie Christopher McQuarrie ( born June 12 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter , director and producer . A regular collaborator of director Bryan Singer , he co-wrote the screenplay of Singer 's Public Access , wrote the screenplay for The Usual Suspects , co-wrote and produced Valkyrie and co-wrote Jack the Giant Slayer and Edge of Tomorrow . McQuarrie won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Usual Suspects . McQuarrie wrote and directed The Way of the Gun , Jack Reacher and directed Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , his fourth collaboration with actor and producer Tom Cruise , after Valkyrie , Jack Reacher and Edge of Tomorrow . He also created the 2010 NBC television series Persons Unknown .",
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"text": "Adam Davenport Adam Davenport ( born May 27 , 1984 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , stage actor and music producer .",
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"text": "James O'Brien (filmmaker) James Edward O'Brien ( born December 6 , 1969 ) is an American independent film director , screenwriter and producer .",
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"text": "Dwight H. Little Dwight Hubbard Little ( born January 13 , 1956 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American film and television director , known for directing the films Marked for Death , Rapid Fire , Free Willy 2 : The Adventure Home , Murder at 1600 and Halloween 4 : The Return of Michael Myers . He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series such as 24 , Prison Break , Dollhouse , Bones and Nikita .",
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"text": "Stuart Urban Stuart Urban ( born 1958 ) is a British film and television director .",
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"text": "Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman ( born September 7 , 1973 ) is an American film and television writer , producer and director .",
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"text": "Robert Kramer Robert Kramer ( June 22 , 1939 -- November 10 , 1999 ) was an American film director , screenwriter and actor . He directed 19 films between 1965 and 1999 , most of them political cinema made from a left-wing point of view . His film À toute allure was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival .",
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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": "Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Hoffman ( -LSB- ˈjɛʐɨ ˈxɔfman -RSB- ; born March 15 , 1932 ) is a Polish film director and screenwriter .",
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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": "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": "Del Shores Del Shores ( born December 3 , 1957 , in Winters , Texas ) is an American film director and producer , television writer and producer , playwright and actor .",
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"text": "Matthew Diamond Matthew Diamond ( born November 26 , 1951 ) is an American film and television director , producer and choreographer .",
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"text": "Sally (2000 film) Sally is a 2000 American drama film starring Rachael Leigh Cook , Michael Weston , and Fatmir Haskaj , and written and directed by first time director David Goldsmith who also appears in the film as Jack .",
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"text": "Gary Halvorson Gary Halvorson is an American director of television shows , series and film .",
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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": "Michael Schultz Michael Schultz ( born November 10 , 1938 ) is an American director and producer of film and television .",
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"docid": "e384bdc20424ccfa353ba74f69e46e08",
"text": "Alex Graves Alexander John `` Alex '' Graves ( born July 23 , 1965 ) is an American film director , television director , television producer and screenwriter .",
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"text": "Joel Schumacher Joel T. Schumacher ( born August 29 , 1939 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . Schumacher rose to fame after directing hit films of his decade St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , The Lost Boys ( 1987 ) and Flatliners ( 1990 ) . He later went on to direct John Grisham adaptations The Client ( 1994 ) and A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) . His films Falling Down ( 1993 ) and 8mm ( 1999 ) were competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear respectively . In 1993 , he signed on to direct the next installments of Batman film series . Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever ( 1995 ) and particularly Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) received negative reactions from both public and critics . After Batman films , Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland ( 2000 ) and Phone Booth ( 2002 ) , both earning positive reviews . He also directed The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) , The Number 23 ( 2007 ) and several episodes of House of Cards . Known for casting young actors , Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell , Kiefer Sutherland , and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers .",
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"text": "Jack H. Harris Jack Henry Harris ( November 28 , 1918 -- March 14 , 2017 ) was an American film producer and distributor . He produced The Blob ( 1958 ) , 4D Man ( 1959 ) , and Equinox ( 1970 ) .",
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Jeremy Irons has been the recipient of multiple awards.
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"text": "Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons ( born 19 September 1948 ) is an English actor . After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has since appeared in many West End theatre productions , including The Winter 's Tale , Macbeth , Much Ado About Nothing , The Taming of the Shrew , Godspell , Richard II , and Embers . In 1984 , he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard 's The Real Thing and received a Tony Award for Best Actor . Irons ' first major film role came in the 1981 romantic drama The French Lieutenant 's Woman , for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor . After starring in dramas such as Moonlighting ( 1982 ) , Betrayal ( 1983 ) , and The Mission ( 1986 ) , he gained critical acclaim for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg 's psychological thriller Dead Ringers ( 1988 ) . In 1990 , Irons played accused murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune , and took home multiple awards , including an Academy Award for Best Actor . Other notable films have included Steven Soderbergh 's mystery thriller Kafka ( 1991 ) , the period drama The House of the Spirits ( 1993 ) , the romantic drama M. Butterfly ( 1993 ) , the voice of Scar in Disney 's The Lion King ( 1994 ) , Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance ( 1995 ) , the drama Lolita ( 1997 ) , Musketeer Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) , the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons ( 2000 ) , the drama The Merchant of Venice ( 2004 ) , the drama Being Julia ( 2004 ) , the epic historical drama Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ) , the fantasy-adventure Eragon ( 2006 ) , the Western Appaloosa ( 2008 ) , and the indie drama Margin Call ( 2011 ) . In 2016 , he appeared in Assassin 's Creed and , starting that year , he plays Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe , beginning with Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , and later reprising the role in Justice League ( 2017 ) and The Batman ( TBA ) . Irons has also made several notable appearances on TV . He earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his break-out role in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited ( 1981 ) . In 2005 , Irons starred opposite Helen Mirren in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I , for which he received a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor . From 2011 to 2013 he starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias . He is one of the few actors who won the `` Triple Crown of Acting '' , winning an Academy Award ( for film ) , an Emmy Award ( television ) and a Tony Award ( for theatre ) . In October 2011 , he was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations .",
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"text": "Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts Each year since 1988 The Critics ' Circle has presented an award for Distinguished Service to the Arts , voted for by all members of the Circle , embracing Dance , Drama , Film , Music , Visual Arts and Architecture . This performing arts Award takes the form of an engraved crystal rose bowl , presented at a celebratory luncheon . The recipients were : 1988 Sir Peter Hall 1989 Dame Ninette de Valois 1990 Sir Michael Tippett 1991 Sir David Lean 1992 Sir John Mills 1993 Sir Peter Ustinov 1994 Sir John Drummond 1995 Sir Peter Wright 1996 Sir Richard Eyre 1997 Dame Judi Dench 1998 Sir Edward Downes 1999 Harold Pinter 2000 Dame Alicia Markova 2001 Paul Scofield 2002 Sir Alfred Brendel 2003 Sir Ian McKellen 2004 Mike Leigh 2005 Alan Bennett 2006 Dame Helen Mirren 2007 Sir Tom Stoppard 2008 Peter Brook 2009 Sir Alan Ayckbourn 2010 Ken Loach 2011 Stephen Sondheim 2013 Grayson Perry 2014 Sir Nicholas Hytner 2015 Dame Maggie Smith Category : Performing arts awards",
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"text": "11th Irish Film & Television Awards The 11th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 5 April 2014 in Dublin . The nominations were announced on 27 February 2014 . The Awards Ceremony took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Road Dublin , and was broadcast on RTÉ One at 9.45 pm . The Annual Irish Film & Television Awards are the highlight of Ireland 's entertainment and cultural calendar celebrating the very best of Irish screen talent across film and television . Guests in attendance included Michael Fassbender , Colin Farrell , Jamie Dornan , Steve Coogan , Will Forte , Jeremy Irons , Fionnula Flanagan , Brendan Gleeson , Neil Jordan , Amy Huberman , Colm Meaney , Jack Reynor , Killian Scott , Eva Birthistle , Victoria Smurfit and Outstanding Contribution Honorary Award Winner President Michael D Higgins . Simon Delaney and Laura Whitmore co-hosted the event . The President of Ireland , Michael D. Higgins , received an honorary award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Irish film and television industry . The big winners on the night were the films Calvary , Byzantium and Philomena which all picked up three awards each . Calvary took the highest accolade , Best Film , along with Best Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Best Script for its writer-director John Michael McDonagh . Touching true story Philomena won the award for Best International Film and Actress ( for Judi Dench ) along with Costume Design for Consolata Boyle . Philomena Lee , whose true life story inspired the film was in attendance at the Ceremony . Vampire horror Byzantium 's awards included the prestigious Best Director for Neil Jordan , Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan and Makeup & Hair .",
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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": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play 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 Laurence Olivier . The award was originally entitled Play of the Year but was later renamed in 2001 .",
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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": "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": "Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing The Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given by Independent Spirit Awards , a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Judi Dench . Among her Major awards , Dench has won an Oscar , a Tony , seven Oliviers , six film and four television BAFTA Awards . She holds the record for most acting majors across all six American and British events , winning eighteen and receiving fifty two nominations . Other significant awards include two Golden Globes , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and ten critics awards . Overall in her career to date , she has won 55 competitive awards from 203 nominations . She has also received 10 honorary awards , including the lifetime achievement Special Olivier Award and the BAFTA Fellowship .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New 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 .",
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"text": "UK Charity Awards The UK Charity Awards are annual awards for outstanding achievements within the UK not-for-profit sector . Categories reflect the management of charities and not-for-profits , and awards are made to individuals , departments and whole organizations . Past individual winners have included Lord Rix and Richard Curtis , both for the Lifetime Achievement Award . The event is hosted Charity Times magazine , with help from BBC Training and Development and The Community Channel , as well as commercial sponsors .",
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"text": "List of film awards This is a list of groups , organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema , usually by awarding various prizes . The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names ( such as the ` Oscar ' for Hollywood 's Academy Awards ) , which are mentioned if applicable . Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award . Awards have been divided into four major categories : Critics ' Awards , voted on ( usually annually ) by a group of critics ; Festival Awards , awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival ; Industry Awards , which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry ; and Audience Awards , which are voted by the general public .",
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"text": "London International Awards The London International Awards , or LIA ( formerly known as London International Advertising Awards , LIAA ) , are a worldwide awards annually honoring `` pioneers , and embodiments of excellence '' in advertising , digital media , production , design , music & sound and branded entertainment . It was the first truly international advertising award of its kind to acknowledge all media and methods from all over the world to be judged by a diverse global jury .",
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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": "British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme The British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme , or BAFTA TV Award for Best International , is an award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to outstanding achievements in foreign TV series .",
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"text": "Golden Boot Awards The Golden Boot Awards is an American acknowledgment of achievement honoring actors , actresses , and crew members who have made significant contributions to the genre of Western television and movies . The award is sponsored and presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund . Money raised at the award banquet is used to help finance various services offered by the Fund to those in the entertainment industry . Actor Pat Buttram conceived the idea of the Golden Boot Award , and the first ones were presented in 1983 . The awards appear to have been discontinued since 2007 .",
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"text": "Political Film Society Award for Democracy The Political Film Society Award for democracy is given out each year to a film that promotes , educates , and raises the awareness level of the public in the specific areas of democracy and freedom . This award has been handed out by the Society since 1988 . Depending on the number of movies that qualify , sometimes only one film is nominated for this award , but as many as seven have been nominated in years past . The film that first won this award was The Milagro Beanfield War in 1988 that was directed by Robert Redford . The only other award nominated in 1988 against The Milagro Beanfield War was Stand and Deliver . The award , as with any other Political Film Society Award , can go to a mainstream film , independent film , or even an international film . The Political Film Society looks at a broad selection of movies before it nominates them for an award .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 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 award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role .",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series . This award and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series replaced Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series in 2003 . As of 2015 , no show has won this award more than once except for The Office , which has won twice ( 2007 and 2013 ) . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold and bold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place : __ TOC __",
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"text": "Being Julia Being Julia is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed by István Szabó and starring Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons . The screenplay by Ronald Harwood is based on the novel Theatre ( 1937 ) by W. Somerset Maugham . The original film score was composed by Mychael Danna .",
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"text": "Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards , commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards , are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books , sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry 's equivalent of the Oscar Awards . They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner , who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005 . The Eisner Awards include the Comic Industry 's Hall of Fame . The nominations in each category are generated by a five-member panel , then voted on by comic book professionals and presented at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International convention held in July , usually on a Friday .",
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"text": "George VI George VI ( Albert Frederick Arthur George ; 14 December 1895 -- 6 February 1952 ) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death . He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth . Known as Albert until his accession , George VI was born in the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria , and was named after his great-grandfather Albert , Prince Consort . As the second son of King George V , he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother , Edward . He attended naval college as a teenager , and served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the First World War . In 1920 , he was made Duke of York . He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters , Elizabeth and Margaret . In the mid-1920s , he had speech therapy for a stammer , which he never fully overcame . George 's elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII upon the death of their father in 1936 . However , later that year Edward revealed his desire to marry divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson . British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised Edward that for political and religious reasons he could not marry a divorced woman and remain king . Edward abdicated in order to marry , and George ascended the throne as the third monarch of the House of Windsor . During George 's reign , the break-up of the British Empire and its transition into the Commonwealth of Nations accelerated . The parliament of the Irish Free State removed direct mention of the monarch from the country 's constitution on the day of his accession . The following year , a new Irish constitution changed the name of the state to Ireland and established the office of President . From 1939 , the Empire and Commonwealth -- except Ireland -- was at war with Nazi Germany . War with Italy and Japan followed in 1940 and 1941 , respectively . Though Britain and its allies were ultimately victorious in 1945 , the United States and the Soviet Union rose as pre-eminent world powers and the British Empire declined . After the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947 , George remained king of both countries , but relinquished the title of Emperor of India in June 1948 . Ireland formally declared itself a republic and left the Commonwealth in 1949 , and India became a republic within the Commonwealth the following year . George adopted the new title of Head of the Commonwealth . He was beset by health problems in the later years of his reign . He was succeeded by his eldest daughter , Elizabeth II .",
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"text": "Elizabeth II Elizabeth II ( Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ; born 21 April 1926 ) has been Queen of the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , and New Zealand since 6 February 1952 . She is Head of the Commonwealth and Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession : Jamaica , Barbados , the Bahamas , Grenada , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Tuvalu , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Belize , Antigua and Barbuda , and Saint Kitts and Nevis . Elizabeth was born in London as the elder child of the Duke and Duchess of York , later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth , and she was educated privately at home . Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936 , from which time she was the heir presumptive . She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War , serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service . In 1947 , she married Philip , Duke of Edinburgh , a former prince of Greece and Denmark , with whom she has four children : Charles , Prince of Wales ; Anne , Princess Royal ; Prince Andrew , Duke of York ; and Prince Edward , Earl of Wessex . Elizabeth 's many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes . She has seen major constitutional changes , such as devolution in the United Kingdom , Canadian patriation , and the decolonisation of Africa . She has reigned through various wars and conflicts involving many of her realms . She is the world 's oldest reigning monarch as well as Britain 's longest-lived . In 2015 , she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother , Queen Victoria , to become the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history . In October 2016 , she became the longest currently reigning monarch and head of state following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand . Times of personal significance have included the births and marriages of her children , her coronation in 1953 , and the celebration of milestones such as her Silver , Golden , and Diamond Jubilees in 1977 , 2002 , and 2012 , respectively . In 2017 she became the first British monarch to commemorate a Sapphire Jubilee . Moments of sadness for her include the death of her father in 1952 at age 56 ; the assassination of Prince Philip 's uncle Lord Mountbatten in 1979 ; the breakdown of her children 's marriages in 1992 ( her annus horribilis ) ; the death in 1997 of her son 's former wife , Diana , Princess of Wales ; and the deaths of her mother and sister in 2002 . Elizabeth has occasionally faced republican sentiments and press criticism of the royal family ; however , support for the monarchy remains high , as does her personal popularity .",
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"text": "Elephant polo Elephant polo is a variant of polo played while riding elephants . It is played in Nepal , Sri Lanka , Rajasthan ( India ) , and Thailand . England and Scotland regularly field teams . Equipment consists of a standard polo ball and six to ten foot cane ( similar to bamboo ) sticks with a polo mallet head on the end . The pitch is three-quarters of the length of a standard polo pitch , due to the lower speed of the elephants . Two people ride each elephant ; the elephants are steered by mahouts , while the player tells the mahout which way to go and hits the ball . Elephant polo originated in Meghauli , Nepal . Tiger Tops in Nepal remains the headquarters of elephant polo and the site of the World Elephant Polo Championships . Elephant Polo in Nepal and Thailand is played under the auspices of the World Elephant Polo Association . WEPA enforces strict rules regarding elephant welfare and game play . Other tournaments , such as those played in India and Sri Lanka , are managed independently of each other and the World Elephant Polo Association . Sri Lanka held an annual tournament in Galle under the auspices of the Ceylon Elephant Polo Association . In 2007 an elephant went on a rampage during a game , injuring two players and destroying the Spanish team 's minibus . Allegations of cruel treatment of polo elephants , made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals , have led to match cancellation , sponsorship withdrawal and the removal of references to elephant polo records in the Guinness Book of World Records .",
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"text": "List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II ( born 21 April 1926 ) has held numerous titles and honours , both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms . Each is listed below ; where two dates are shown , the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award ( the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being given as from her birth ) , and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation .",
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"text": "Musth Musth or must -LSB- ˈmʌsth -RSB- is a periodic condition in bull ( male ) elephants , characterized by highly aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones . Testosterone levels in an elephant in musth can be as much as 60 times greater than in the same elephant at other times . However , whether this hormonal surge is the sole cause of musth , or merely a contributing factor , is unknown . Scientific investigation of musth is problematic because even the most placid elephants become highly violent toward humans and other elephants during musth .",
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"text": "Energy Elephant (company) Energy Elephant ( EnergyElephant ) is a technology company headquartered in Dublin , Ireland and operating worldwide . Its software platform helps businesses and organisations to organise and analyse energy and sustainability data from around the globe . The name EnergyElephant is used along with a tag line `` Do n't ignore the ELEPHANT in the room '' and its mission is to help users `` Make Better Energy Decisions '' .",
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"text": "Monarchy of Australia The monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary king or queen serves as the nation 's sovereign . Australia is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy , largely modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government , while incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia . The present monarch is Elizabeth II , styled Queen of Australia , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . She is represented in Australia by the Governor-General , in accordance with the Australian Constitution and letters patent from the Queen . In each of the states , the monarch is represented by a governor , appointed directly by the Queen on the advice of each of her respective state governments . The Australian monarch , besides reigning in Australia , separately serves as monarch for each of 15 other Commonwealth nations known as realms . This developed from the former colonial relationship between these countries and the United Kingdom , but they are now independent of each other and are legally distinct .",
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"text": "Empress Elisabeth of Austria Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria ( 24 December 1837 -- 10 September 1898 ) was the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I , and thus Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary , and many others ( see Grand title of the Empress of Austria ) . Born into the royal Bavarian house of Wittelsbach , Elisabeth ( also called `` Sisi '' ) enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying Emperor Franz Joseph I at the age of sixteen . The marriage thrust her into the much more formal Habsburg court life , for which she was ill-prepared and which she found uncongenial . Early in the marriage she was at odds with her mother-in-law , Archduchess Sophie , who took over the rearing of Elisabeth 's daughters , one of whom , Sophie , died in infancy . The birth of a male heir , Rudolf , improved her standing at court considerably , but her health suffered under the strain , and she would often visit Hungary for its more relaxed environment . She came to develop a deep kinship with Hungary , and helped to bring about the dual monarchy of Austria -- Hungary in 1867 . The death of her only son Rudolf , and his mistress Mary Vetsera , in a murder -- suicide tragedy at his hunting lodge at Mayerling in 1889 was a blow from which Elisabeth never recovered . She withdrew from court duties and travelled widely , unaccompanied by her family . She was obsessively concerned with maintaining her youthful figure and beauty , which was already legendary during her life . While travelling in Geneva in 1898 , she was stabbed to death by an Italian anarchist named Luigi Lucheni . Elisabeth was the longest serving Empress of Austria , at 44 years .",
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"text": "HMY Britannia Her Majesty 's Yacht Britannia , also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia , is the former royal yacht of the British monarch , Queen Elizabeth II , in service from 1954 until 1997 . She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660 , and is the second royal yacht to bear the name , the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893 . During her 43-year career , the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the globe . Today , Britannia is retired from royal service and is now open to visitors and is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal , Leith , in Edinburgh , Scotland , and is visited by over 300,000 tourists each year .",
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"text": "Queen Elizabeth University Hospital The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital ( QEUH ) is a 1,677 bed acute hospital located in Govan in the south-west of Glasgow , Scotland . The hospital is built on the site of the former Southern General Hospital and opened at the end of April 2015 . The hospital comprises a newly built 1,109 bed adult hospital , a 256-bed children 's hospital and two major Emergency Departments , one for adults and one for children in addition to buildings retained from the former hospital . There is also an Immediate Assessment Unit for local GPs and out-of-hours services , to send patients directly , without having to be processed through the Emergency Department . The retained buildings include maternity services , the Institute of Neurological Sciences and the Langlands Unit for medicine of the elderly and rehabilitation . The facility is operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde . While some parts of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have their own distinct identity and dedicated specialist staff , such as the Royal Hospital for Children , each is completely integrated with linkages for patient transfer , diagnostic services , emergency care and even a rapid access lift from the emergency helicopter pad on the roof of the adult hospital . For example , the new children 's hospital is not only linked to the adult hospital but also both the adult and children 's hospitals are linked to the redeveloped maternity building and to the Neurosciences Institute . The hospital hosts services relocated from the Western Infirmary , the Victoria Infirmary including the Mansion House facility , some services from Royal Infirmary and a range of inpatient services from Gartnavel Hospital , Glasgow . In addition , the Royal Hospital for Sick Children , Glasgow , previously based at Yorkhill , was moved to a new building adjoining the adult hospital and renamed the `` Royal Hospital for Children , Glasgow '' . It is the largest hospital campus in Europe .",
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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": "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": "Descent of Elizabeth II from William the Conqueror This list shows the most senior line of descent of Elizabeth II , the current British Sovereign , from William I. Each person on the list is the son or daughter of the person above him or her on the list . There are many other more junior lines of descent of the family , but the crown , in theory at least , only descends through the most senior line ( a major exception being the exclusion of the genealogically senior Jacobite succession by the Act of Settlement 1701 ) . Owing to extinct lines , large parts of entire royal houses ( Lancaster , Tudor , Stuart ) are bypassed in the current most senior line . The numbers can be used to calculate the number of generations between two individuals on this list .",
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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": "Tom Norman Tom Norman , born Thomas Noakes , ( 7 May 1860 -- 24 August 1930 ) , was an English businessman , showman and the last exhibitor of Joseph Merrick who was otherwise known as the `` Elephant Man '' . Among his later exhibits were a troupe of midgets , a `` Man in a Trance '' , `` John Chambers the armless Carpenter '' , and the `` World 's Ugliest Woman '' . Norman started his working life as a butcher in Sussex before moving to London at the age of 14 where he sought a career on the music hall stage . There , he became interested in freak shows which he attended in his spare time . After viewing an exhibition called `` Electric Lady '' next door to his place of work , he went into business with the exhibition 's manager and began his career as a showman of human oddities . He quickly became successful , for his patter as much as his exhibits , and was called the ` Silver King ' by the American showman P. T. Barnum . In 1884 , Norman took over the management of Joseph Merrick , otherwise known as the `` Elephant Man '' , and exhibited him for a few weeks until police closed down the show . Merrick later went to live at the London Hospital under the care of Sir Frederick Treves . In his 1923 memoirs , Treves portrayed Norman as a cruel drunk who ruthlessly exploited his acts . Norman refuted this characterisation and said that he provided Merrick ( and his other `` freaks '' ) with a means of making money independently . Norman continued a successful career as a showman and later became an auctioneer of novelty shows and circuses . Norman died in 1930 and was survived by his wife and 10 children , five of whom followed him into the entertainment business .",
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"text": "State funerals in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom , a state funeral is usually reserved for a monarch . The last such funeral was held in 1952 for King George VI . In addition , very exceptionally , a state funeral may be held to honour a highly distinguished figure , with the approval of the monarch and with Parliament 's approval ( of the expenditure of public funds ) . This last happened in 1965 for Sir Winston Churchill . Other funerals ( including those of senior members of the Royal Family and high-ranking public figures ) may share many of the characteristics of a state funeral without being gazetted as such ; for these , the term ` ceremonial funeral ' is used . In the 21st century , the funerals of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ( 2002 ) and Baroness Thatcher ( 2013 ) have fallen into this category . Along with the funeral service itself ( which will be a large-scale national occasion ) , these events tend to be characterized by the use of a gun carriage to transport the coffin between locations , accompanied by a procession of military bands and detachments along with mourners and other officials . They may also feature a lying in state and other associated ceremonies .",
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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": "Elephant.co.uk elephant.co.uk , a trading name of EUI Limited , is a car insurance specialist which launched in August 2000 . Its head offices are in Ty Admiral , David Street , Cardiff , Wales . The company also has offices in Swansea and Newport , and Halifax , Nova Scotia . It shares these with its sister companies Admiral Insurance , Diamond Insurance and Bell Insurance . The company is a subsidiary of the Admiral Group . When it launched , elephant.co.uk was the UK 's first wholly online car insurance provider , although it also has call centres so customers are able to contact it . The Admiral Group floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 2004 ; it is currently the only FTSE 100 listed company headquartered in Wales . It employs more than 5,000 people and has more than 3 million customers . The company 's turnover was # 2.19 billion in 2011 . Henry Engelhardt is CEO of the Admiral Group and Brian Martin is currently Managing Director of elephant.co.uk .",
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"text": "Heiyantuduwa Raja (elephant) Heiyantuduwa Raja ( Sinhala : හ ය යන ත ඩ ව ර ජ ) was a Sri Lankan elephant , which carried the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha casket in the Dalada Perahera for 11 years after the demise of Maligawa Raja . Heiyantuduwa Raja 's tusks were each 7 ft in length when he was living and it was considered as one of the longest-tusked elephants in the country .",
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"text": "Ivindo National Park Ivindo National Park is a national park in east-central Gabon in Central Africa , straddling the border of the Ogooué-Ivindo and Ogooué-Lolo provences . Its creation was announced in August 2002 by then-President Omar Bongo at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg , along with Gabon 's 12 other terrestrial national parks . Most famous for the spectacular Kongou and Mingouli waterfalls of the Ivindo River , known as the `` wonders of Ivindo '' , the park also includes the Ipassa Makokou Biosphere Reserve and Langoué Baï , one of the 5 most important forest clearings in Central Africa . The Institut de Recherche en Écologie Tropicale ( IRET ) , a tropical research institute under the authority of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique ( CENAREST ) , is found in the north of the park , 12 km from the closest city , Makokou , while Langoué Research Station , run by the Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) is found in the south a few kilometers from Langoué Baï . Physical features of the park include the Ivindo River , the park is the main tributary to the Ogooué , and Mount Kingué ( 749 m ) and Mount Ngouadi ( 870 m ) . Average rainfall is 1672 mm , with peaks in rainfall between September and December , and February and May . Violent thunderstorms occur seasonally , and can sometimes generate localised tornadoes , especially on the Ipassa Plateau ; the disturbances caused by this effect may be responsible for the fact that this forest superficially resembles secondary forest . Average temperature is 23.9 ° C ( measured at Makokou a few kilometres from the northern park border ) , with seasonal variation of around 3.3 ° C. The park covers 300,000 ha , almost all of which is forested with a mixture of Atlantic coastal forest of Lower Guinea , and semi-deciduous forest typical of central Congo Basin . Wildlife includes western lowland gorilla , common chimpanzee , African forest buffalo , red river hog , sitatunga , as well as one of the last relativity intact populations of forest elephants . Notable bird species include grey-necked rockfowl , while more than 430 bird species have been recorded within the park . Since 2001 , before the park 's creation , the WCS has studied and protected the southern region of the park , concentrated at Langoué Bai , with the support of what is now the Gabonese National Parks Agency ( ANPN ) . In 2004 WCS constructed a purpose-built camp 3 km from Langoué Bai , with accommodation and offices for researchers , providing important insights into bai ecology and a protective presence against poachers .",
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"text": "Jewel Tower The Jewel Tower is a 14th-century surviving element of the royal Palace of Westminster , in London , England . It was built between 1365 and 1366 , under the direction of William of Sleaford and Henry de Yevele , to house the personal treasure of Edward III . The tower , a three-storey , crenellated stone building , occupied a secluded part of the palace and was protected by a moat linked to the River Thames . The ground floor featured elaborate carved vaulting , described by historian Jeremy Ashbee as `` an architectural masterpiece '' . The tower continued to be used for storing the monarch 's treasure and personal possessions until 1512 , when a fire in the palace caused Henry VIII to relocate his court to Whitehall . At the end of the 16th century , the House of Lords began to use the tower to store its parliamentary records , building a house alongside it for the use of the parliamentary clerk , and extensive improvements followed in 1621 . The tower continued as the Lords ' records office through the 18th century , and several sets of renovations and building work were carried out to improve its fire-proofing and comfort , creating the current appearance of the tower . In 1834 , the tower was one of only four buildings to survive a terrible fire in Westminster , and in the aftermath the records were moved to a new , purpose-built archive . The Jewel Tower was taken over by the newly formed Standard Weights and Measures Department in 1869 , who used it for storing and testing official weights and measures . The rising levels of London traffic made the tower increasingly unsuitable for this work , and by 1938 the department had abandoned it in favour of other facilities . In 1948 , the building was placed into the care of the Ministry of Works , who repaired the damage inflicted to the tower during the Second World War , and extensively restored the building , clearing the surrounding area and opening the tower for tourists . In the 21st century , the Jewel Tower is managed by English Heritage , receiving around 30,000 visitors each year .",
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"text": "Lin Wang Lin Wang ( ; January 18 , 1917February 26 , 2003 ) was an Asian elephant that served with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War ( 1937 -- 1945 ) and later relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang forces . Lin Wang lived out most of his life in the Taipei Zoo and unquestionably was the most popular and famous animal in Taiwan . Many adults and children alike affectionately called the bull elephant `` Grandpa Lin Wang . ''",
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"text": "Thor: The Dark World Thor : The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sequel to 2011 's Thor and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was directed by Alan Taylor , with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely . It stars Chris Hemsworth , Natalie Portman , Tom Hiddleston , Anthony Hopkins , Stellan Skarsgård , Idris Elba , Christopher Eccleston , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Kat Dennings , Ray Stevenson , Zachary Levi , Tadanobu Asano , Jaimie Alexander , and Rene Russo . In Thor : The Dark World , Thor teams up with Loki to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves led by the vengeful Malekith , who intends to plunge the universe into darkness . Development of Thor : The Dark World began in April 2011 , when producer Kevin Feige announced plans for a sequel to follow the crossover film The Avengers . In July 2011 , Kenneth Branagh , the director of Thor , withdrew from the project . Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012 . The supporting cast filled out in August 2012 , with the hiring of Eccleston , Dennings , and Akinnuoye-Agbaje . Principal photography began in September 2012 in Surrey , England with filming continuing in Iceland and London , before wrapping up in December 2012 . Thor : The Dark World was converted to 3D in post-production . Thor : The Dark World premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22 , 2013 . It was released internationally on October 30 , 2013 , and on November 8 , 2013 , in the United States . The film received mixed reviews , but was a commercial success , grossing over $ 644 million worldwide . A third film , Thor : Ragnarok , is set for release on November 3 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Secret War (comics) Secret War is a 2004 -- 2005 five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics . The series is written by Brian Michael Bendis and painted by Gabriele Dell ` Otto . It is loosely based on classified operations told to Bendis by an anonymous high-ranking officer in the United States Intelligence Community during Bendis ' childhood . The storyline involves a large-scale super-hero crossover featuring Marvel characters such as Spider-Man , Captain America , Wolverine , Daredevil , Luke Cage and Nick Fury fighting a wide array of super-villains who have received hi-tech armaments from a mysterious benefactor . The first issue was published in April 2004 , and though intended originally as a bimonthly publication , it faced long delays . It was completed with issue five 's publication in December 2005 . The aftermath of the series was explored in stories in The Pulse and Bendis has gone on to use many of the same characters in his New Avengers titles . This event begins an eight-year-long series of cross-over events ending with Avengers vs. X-Men . The storyline in Secret War is unrelated to the original Secret Wars and Secret Wars II crossover limited series which Marvel published in the mid-1980s , although its title is clearly inspired by them . Those stories received their own spiritual successor in Beyond ! , published in 2006 . Bendis has noted that Secret War is connected to the `` Secret Invasion '' storyline , in which Skrulls have infiltrated several institutions of Earth .",
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"text": "Death's Head Death 's Head is a fictional character appearing in British comics and American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is depicted as a robotic bounty hunter ( or rather , as he calls himself , a `` freelance peace-keeping agent '' ) . The character was created by writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior for the company 's Marvel UK imprint . Furman decided to use Death 's Head in his Transformers stories , but believed that characters appearing in Transformers `` were prone to be absorbed into that title 's catchall copyright '' ( allowing Hasbro to contest their ownership ) and led to a one-page strip titled `` High Noon Tex '' ( which was subsequently published in various Marvel UK titles ) being hastily created to establish Marvel 's ownership of the character . Furman has stated that he chose the name Death 's Head for the character while unaware of the `` Nazi-connotations of the name '' . The character was later redesigned and relaunched as Death 's Head II , acting as one of the flagship characters for Marvel UK 's 1990s expansion . This version of Death 's Head also inspired two spin-off characters , Death Wreck and Death Metal , each of which starred in its own limited series . Later , in 2005 , fans used a poll on Marvel 's website to vote for the character 's return . This led to a third version of Death 's Head , Death 's Head 3.0 , created by original Death 's Head writer Simon Furman . Simon Furman said in 2011 that the character was still popular because `` he 'll never change or compromise or grow or repent or agonise like most comic book characters . He 's this unchanging , uncompromising rock that other characters bounce off . But you still kind of love him . Weird . ''",
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"text": "Dark Sector Dark Sector , also stylized as darkSector , is a third-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows . The game is set in the fictional Eastern Bloc country of Lasria , and centers on protagonist Hayden Tenno ( voiced by Michael Rosenbaum ) , a morally ambivalent CIA `` clean-up man '' . While trying to intercept rogue agent named Robert Mezner , Hayden 's right arm is infected with the fictional Technocyte virus , which gives him the ability to grow a three-pronged `` Glaive '' at will . Dark Sector received mixed to positive reviews for its visual design , originality of action and weapon-based gameplay . Many critics have compared the game to Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War , for their similar style of play and story .",
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"text": "Thor In Norse mythology , Thor ( -LSB- θɔr -RSB- from Old Norse Þórr ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder , lightning , storms , oak trees , strength , the protection of mankind , and also hallowing and fertility . The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganism was known in Old English as Þunor and in Old High German as Donar ( runic þonar ) , stemming from a Common Germanic * Þunraz ( meaning `` thunder '' ) . Ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion , Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples , from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania , to the tribal expansions of the Migration Period , to his high popularity during the Viking Age , when , in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia , emblems of his hammer , Mjölnir , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity . Into the modern period , Thor continued to be acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic regions . Thor is frequently referred to in place names , the day of the week Thursday ( `` Thor 's day '' from Old English Thunresdæg , ` Thunor 's day ' ) bears his name , and names stemming from the pagan period containing his own continue to be used today . In Norse mythology , largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia , numerous tales and information about Thor are provided . In these sources , Thor bears at least fourteen names , is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif , is the lover of the jötunn Járnsaxa , and is generally described as fierce eyed , red haired and red bearded . With Sif , Thor fathered the goddess ( and possible valkyrie ) Þrúðr ; with Járnsaxa , he fathered Magni ; with a mother whose name is not recorded , he fathered Móði , and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr . The same sources list Thor as the son of the god Odin and the personified earth , Jörð , and by way of Odin , Thor has numerous brothers . Thor has two servants , Þjálfi and Röskva , rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats , Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr ( that he eats and resurrects ) , and is ascribed three dwellings ( Bilskirnir , Þrúðheimr , and Þrúðvangr ) . Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer , Mjölnir , wears the belt Megingjörð and the iron gloves Járngreipr , and owns the staff Gríðarvölr . Thor 's exploits , including his relentless slaughter of his foes and fierce battles with the monstrous serpent Jörmungandr -- and their foretold mutual deaths during the events of Ragnarök -- are recorded throughout sources for Norse mythology . Thor has inspired numerous works of art and references to Thor appear in modern popular culture . Like other Germanic deities , veneration of Thor is revived in the modern period in Heathenry .",
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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": "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": "Darkspore Darkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore . It was described as `` a fast-paced , science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore '' . In addition to the creature editor , the game features a unique squad-based mechanic , various multiplayer options , and a player versus player arena . The game was released in North America on April 26 , 2011 for Microsoft Windows , and in Europe on April 28 , 2011 . EA has removed the store page of Darkspore from Steam , meaning any attempt to purchase it through Steam can not be made . The game was later relisted with EA saying that they would continue to support for the game . Those who have purchased it prior to the page 's removal still have the game and could play it until the servers were shut down permanently on March 1 , 2016 . The game is currently unplayable due to its DRM scheme requiring a connection .",
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"text": "Thor (volcano) Thor is an active volcano on Jupiter 's moon Io . It is located on Io 's anti-Jupiter hemisphere at . A major eruption with high thermal emission and a large , volcanic plume was observed during a Galileo flyby on August 6 , 2001 , when the spacecraft flew through the outer portions of the plume allowing for direct sampling . The eruption continued into Galileo 's next flyby in October 2001 . As seen during high-resolution images taken during the eruption , Thor consists of a series of dark lava flows emanating from a set of nearby volcanic depressions . Before the eruption , the area consisted of red-brown plains , composed of irradiated sulfur , typical of Io 's mid - to high-northern latitudes and a set of yellow flows , possibly consisting of sulfur or silicate flows covered by diffuse sulfur deposits . During the New Horizons encounter in February 2007 , Thor was still active , with the spacecraft observing thermal emission in the near-infrared and a volcanic plume at the volcano . Thor was named in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) after the Norse god of thunder , Thor .",
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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": "Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character , based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name , is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir , which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation amongst his other superhuman attributes . Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery # 83 ( Aug. 1962 ) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee , scripter Larry Lieber , and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby . He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series , and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers , appearing in each volume of that series . The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series , clothing , toys , trading cards , video games , and movies . The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns . Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor , The Avengers , Thor : The Dark World and Avengers : Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in Thor : Ragnarok , Avengers : Infinity War , and its untitled sequel . Thor placed 14th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time '' in 2011 , and first in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .",
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"text": "Satan (comics) Satan , in comics , may refer to : Satan ( Image Comics ) , the ruler of Hell in the Spawn universe Satan ( Marvel Comics ) , a number of characters who assumed the identity of Satan in the Marvel Universe , in particular Marduk Kurios , who initially went by the name `` Satan '' and had two children : Daimon Hellstrom , who goes by the name `` Son of Satan '' and , after defeating his father , he ruled Hell and became `` Satan '' Satana ( Marvel Comics ) , Satan 's daughter Satan , a DC Comics character who appeared in a number of stories in the 1980s , in particular with Deadman in Action Comics Satan 's Six , a Topps Comics title , part of Jack Kirby 's `` Kirbyverse '' which centered on the Secret City Saga The Satan Claw , a weapon used by Baron Strucker",
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"text": "Hammer of the Gods (2009 film) Hammer of the Gods ( known as THOR : Hammer of the Gods ) is a 2009 made-for-TV film , directed by Todor `` Toshko '' Chapkanov and produced by Jeffery Beach and Phillip J. Roth for the Syfy channel . It tells the story of the thunder god Thor , after he defeated the Midgard Serpent and died , then was reincarnated into a mortal man . Thor , along with his two brothers and friends travel to a mysterious island at Midgard 's edge , seeking glory and fame . Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers . Meanwhile , Thor keeps seeing visions of a mighty warrior and a big hammer and Freyja tells him that his visions are clues . So they start searching for the hammer .",
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"text": "Paraspace The term ` paraspace ' comes from Samuel R. Delany , a ` space ' existing parallel to normal or ordinary space . According to Delany , the para-space is an alternate space that ` exists parallel to the normal space of the diegesis -- a rhetorically heightened `` other realm ''' ( Bukatman 1993 : 157 ) . Bukatman ( 1993 : 157 ) says `` Cyberspace is clearly a '' paraspace ' . ' `` Delany connects cyberpunk to the mysterious lunar artifact of Algis Budrys ' Rogue Moon and early evocations of outer space , all of which use inflated rhetoric to differentiate `` paraspace '' from mundane dimensions '' Samuel Review Essay . Paraspace is defined by Barry Malzberg as `` the condition of hyperspace -LSB- that -RSB- is itself insane '' ( as cited by Bukatman , 1993 : 157 ) . Michael Fisch ( 2004 : 371 , citing Murakami , 2002 : 157 ) comments `` While the para-space is often inaugurated through cognition it is always a ` materially manifested ' and ` linguistically intensified ' space in which ` conflicts that begin in ordinary space are resolved ' '' ( Murakami 2002 : 157 ) . Implications Walter Benjamin ( 1936/1968 ) declare the end of storytelling because of its incapacity to relate traumatic experiences , such as warfare , shell shock in World War I . As work lost its spaces to practice not just storytelling , but storylistening , the skills of interpretation of experience atrophied . Paraspace is the hyperspace gone insane ( Malzberg , The worker flesh-body is displaced by the corporate ad-inventions , set on the global stage of `` technoorganic reconstructions of the flesh '' ( Bukatman , 1993 : 19 ) . Walter Benjamin ( 1936 ) declared that the art of storytelling is coming to an end . We can no longer tell a tale of trauma properly . We can no longer exchange our experiences of trauma of war ( PTSD ) , economic collapse sending millions into homelessness , including veterans of the recent wars , the ubiquitousness of sweatshops , and so on . Of relevance to paraspace , the lost art of storytelling has an accumulated effect ( Fisch , 2004 : p. 365 ) ; it gets worth with cyber-real . / When the ` real ' pokes through the cyberspace , it gets quickly displaced by obfuscation . Our ` real ' in hyperspace is not closer to Lacanian Real ( FIsch , p. 372 ) . Paraspace is invisible , yet has material consequences ( Bukatman , 1992 ) . Benjamin , W. ( 1936/1968 ) Illuminations , New York : Harcourt Brace & World . Bukatman , S. ( 1992 ) . Amidst These Fields of Data : Allegory , Rhetoric , and the Paraspace . Critique : Studies in Contemporary Fiction , 33 ( 3 ) , 199-219 . Bukatman , S. ( 1993 ) Terminal Identity : The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction , Durham , NC : Duke University Press . Delany , Samuel R. ( 1988 ) . Some real mothers : An interview with Samuel R. Delany by Takayuki Tatsumi . '' Science Fiction Eye , 1 , # 3 : 5-11 . Fisch , M. ( 2004 , October ) . In search of the real : technology , shock and language in Murakami Haruki 's Sputnik Sweetheart . In Japan Forum ( Vol . 16 , No. 3 , pp. 361 -- 383 ) . Taylor & Francis . Murakami , H. ( 2002 ) Sputnik Sweetheart , trans . P. Gabriel , New York : Vintage International .",
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"text": "The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed , co-produced , and co-written by Christopher Nolan . Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the second part of Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005 's Batman Begins , starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Heath Ledger , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman . In the film , Bruce Wayne/Batman ( Bale ) , James Gordon ( Oldman ) and Harvey Dent ( Eckhart ) form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City , but are menaced by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker ( Ledger ) who seeks to undermine Batman 's influence and create chaos . Nolan 's inspiration for the film was the Joker 's comic book debut in 1940 , the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke , and the 1996 series The Long Halloween , which retold Two-Face 's origin . The nickname `` the Dark Knight '' was first applied to Batman in Batman # 1 ( 1940 ) , in a story written by Bill Finger . The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago , as well as in several other locations in the United States , the United Kingdom , and Hong Kong . Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras to film some sequences , including the Joker 's first appearance in the film . The film is dedicated to the memory of Ledger , who died on January 22 , 2008 , some months after the completed filming and six months before the film 's release , from a toxic combination of prescription drugs , leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public . Warner Bros. initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight , developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker . A co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom , The Dark Knight was released on July 16 , 2008 in Australia , on July 18 , 2008 , in North America , and on July 25 , 2008 , in the United Kingdom . Considered by film critics to be one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the best superhero films ever , the film received highly positive reviews and set numerous records during its theatrical run . The Dark Knight appeared on more critics ' top ten lists ( 287 ) than any other film of 2008 with the exception of WALL-E , and more critics ( 77 ) named The Dark Knight the best film of 2008 than any other film released that year . With over $ 1 billion in revenue worldwide , it is the 29th-highest-grossing film of all time , unadjusted for inflation . The film received eight Academy Award nominations ; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor . The Dark Knight Rises , the final film in the trilogy , was released on July 20 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Jon Mikl Thor Jon Thor ( born 1955 ) , better known as Thor , is a bodybuilding champion , actor , songwriter , screenwriter , historian , vocalist and musician . As a bodybuilder , he was the first Canadian to win both the Mr. Canada and Mr. USA titles . During his bodybuilding career , he has achieved over 40 titles around the world . As a musician , he is the front man for the heavy metal band Thor , billing himself as `` The Legendary Rock Warrior '' . He has also has had career in acting appearing in such films as Recruits ( 1986 ) , Zombie Nightmare ( 1987 ) , Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare ( 1987 ) and FUBAR ( 2002 ) .",
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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": "Thor: The Mighty Avenger (toy line) Thor : The Mighty Avenger is a toy line manufactured by Hasbro based on the Marvel Comics film , Thor . It is composed mainly of 3.75 '' scale action figures . The line falls under Marvel 's `` Avengers Assemble '' marketing banner , which will also include the Iron Man : The Armored Avenger and Captain America : The First Avenger toy lines . This will be used as a lead up to 2012 's The Avengers motion picture . Unlike previous 3.75 '' action figure lines based on movies , Hasbro is not doing a comic series with this line . All of the figures will be based on the movie . This official street date for the line is March 1 , though some stores have started selling the toys in early February .",
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"text": "Dark Angel (Marvel Comics) Dark Angel is the name used by two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . They have appeared in publications by Marvel UK , though they have no other relation .",
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"text": "Shadowland (comics) `` Shadowland '' is a 2010 Marvel Comics storyline centering on Daredevil and other `` street-level '' superheroes in the Marvel Universe . The storyline started in the Daredevil comic and was expanded upon in the Shadowland five-issue mini series as well as four tie-in mini series , four one-shots , and two issues of Thunderbolts . The storyline was collected into seven individual hard cover and soft cover Trade paperbacks in 2011 . The story chronicles Daredevils ' return to Hell 's Kitchen after he becomes the leader of the Hand Ninja clan . He builds a temple/prison in Hell 's Kitchen , the eponymous Shadowland . His methods get more extreme as he kills long-time adversary Bullseye . The change in attitude brings him and his ally White Tiger in conflict with a number of street level super-heroes such as Spider-Man , Luke Cage , Iron Fist , Moon Knight and more . The storyline also introduces a new Power Man to the Marvel Universe . The heroes later realize that Daredevil has become possessed by the Beast of the Hand , which explains why Daredevil 's actions have become more and more extreme and erratic . The heroes are helped out by the Kingpin and Lady Bullseye as they try to preserve the Kingpin 's criminal empire . In the final moments of the story Iron Fist uses his mystical chi to heal Daredevil , releasing the demon inside him . In an act of sacrifice Daredevil kills himself before the Beast can take control of him again , breaking the spell the Beast had on Hell 's Kitchen . Afterwards his corpse disappears , apparently to be revived by Elektra at the conclusion of the event .",
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"text": "Thor: Son of Asgard (video game) Thor : Son of Asgard is an action-adventure video game for iOS , based on Marvel Comics ' Thor . The story is based on a comics version of Thor . Cutscenes are made from comic book-styled animation . The character itself is on the other hand based on his movie version , his persona and the suit .",
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"text": "Cirrhosis Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver does not function properly due to long-term damage . This damage is characterized by the replacement of normal liver tissue by scar tissue . Typically , the disease develops slowly over months or years . Early on , there are often no symptoms . As the disease worsens , a person may become tired , weak , itchy , have swelling in the lower legs , develop yellow skin , bruise easily , have fluid build up in the abdomen , or develop spider-like blood vessels on the skin . The fluid build-up in the abdomen may become spontaneously infected . Other complications include hepatic encephalopathy , bleeding from dilated veins in the esophagus or dilated stomach veins , and liver cancer . Hepatic encephalopathy results in confusion and may lead to unconsciousness . Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcohol , hepatitis B , hepatitis C , and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease . Typically , more than two or three alcoholic drinks per day over a number of years is required for alcoholic cirrhosis to occur . Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has a number of causes , including being overweight , diabetes , high blood fats , and high blood pressure . A number of less common causes of cirrhosis include autoimmune hepatitis , primary biliary cirrhosis , hemochromatosis , certain medications , and gallstones . Diagnosis is based on blood testing , medical imaging , and liver biopsy . Some causes of cirrhosis , such as hepatitis B can be prevented by vaccination . Treatment partly depends on the underlying cause , but the goal is often to prevent worsening and complications . Avoiding alcohol is recommended in all cases of cirrhosis . Hepatitis B and C may be treatable with antiviral medications . Autoimmune hepatitis may be treated with steroid medications . Ursodiol may be useful if the disease is due to blockage of the bile ducts . Other medications may be useful for complications such as abdominal or leg swelling , hepatic encephalopathy , and dilated esophageal veins . In severe cirrhosis , a liver transplant may be an option . Cirrhosis affected about 2.8 million people and resulted in 1.3 million deaths in 2015 . Of these , alcohol caused 348,000 , hepatitis C caused 326,000 , and hepatitis B caused 371,000 . In the United States , more men die of cirrhosis than women . The first known description of the condition is by Hippocrates in the 5th century BCE . The word cirrhosis is from κίρρωσις kirrhos κιρρός `` yellowish '' and - osis meaning `` condition '' , describing the appearance of a cirrhotic liver .",
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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": "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": "Chronic liver disease Chronic liver disease in the clinical context is a disease process of the liver that involves a process of progressive destruction and regeneration of the liver parenchyma leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis . `` Chronic liver disease '' refers to disease of the liver which lasts over a period of six months . It consists of a wide range of liver pathologies which include inflammation ( chronic hepatitis ) , liver cirrhosis , and hepatocellular carcinoma . The entire spectrum need not be experienced .",
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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": "Porphyria Porphyria is a group of diseases in which substances called porphyrins build up , affecting the skin or nervous system . The types that affect the nervous system are also known as acute porphyria . Symptoms of acute porphyria include abdominal pain , chest pain , vomiting , confusion , constipation , fever , and seizures . These symptoms typically come and go with attacks that last for days to weeks . Attacks may be triggered by alcohol , smoking , stress , or certain medications . If the skin is affected , blisters or itching may occur with sunlight exposure . The disease is usually inherited from a person 's parents and is due to a mutation in one of the genes that make heme . Some types are autosomal dominant and others are autosomal recessive . One type , porphyria cutanea tarda , may also be due to increased iron in the liver , hepatitis C , alcohol , or HIV/AIDS . The underlying mechanism results in a decrease in the amount of heme produced and a build-up of substances involved in making heme . Porphyrias may also be classified by whether the liver or the bone marrow is affected . Diagnosis is typically by blood , urine , and stool tests . Genetic testing may be done to determine the specific mutation . Treatment depends on the type of porphyria and a person 's symptoms . The treatment of porphyria of the skin generally involves the avoidance of sunlight . The treatment for acute porphyria may involve giving intravenous heme or a glucose solution . Rarely a liver transplant may be carried out . The frequency of porphyria is unclear . It is estimated that it affects 1 to 100 per 50,000 people . Rates vary around the world . Porphyria cutanea tarda is believed to be the most common type . The disease was described at least as early as 370 BC by Hippocrates . The underlying mechanism was first described by Felix Hoppe-Seyler in 1871 . The name porphyria is from the Greek πορφύρα , porphyra , meaning `` purple '' , a reference to the color of the urine that may occur during an attack .",
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"text": "Formication Formication is the medical term for a sensation that exactly resembles that of small insects crawling on ( or under ) the skin . It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias , which also include the more common prickling , tingling sensation known as `` pins and needles '' . Formication is a well documented symptom , which has numerous possible causes . The word is derived from formica , the Latin word for ant . Formication may sometimes be experienced as feelings of itchiness , tingling , pins and needles , burning , or even pain . When formication is perceived as itchiness , it may trigger the scratch reflex , and because of this , some people who are suffering from the sensation are at risk of causing skin damage through excessive scratching . In some instances , static electricity can attract particulates to the skin and can also cause body hair to move , giving a sensation like insects crawling over the skin . However , in many cases no external trigger creates the sensation . In rare cases , individuals become convinced that the sensation they are suffering is due to the presence of real insects on or under the skin . In these cases , patients have what is known as delusional parasitosis . They believe that their skin is inhabited by , or under attack by , small insects or similar parasites , despite repeated reassurances from physicians , pest control experts , and entomologists .",
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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": "Birdshot chorioretinopathy Birdshot chorioretinopathy now commonly named `` Birdshot Uveitis '' or `` HLA-A29 Uveitis '' ( see below ) is a rare form of bilateral posterior uveitis affecting the eye . It causes severe , progressive inflammation of both the choroid and retina . Affected individuals are almost exclusively caucasian and usually diagnosed in the fourth to sixth decade of their lives .",
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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": "Alcoholic hepatitis Alcoholic hepatitis is hepatitis ( inflammation of the liver ) due to excessive intake of alcohol . It is usually found in association with fatty liver , an early stage of alcoholic liver disease , and may contribute to the progression of fibrosis , leading to cirrhosis . Signs and symptoms of alcoholic hepatitis include jaundice , ascites ( fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity ) , fatigue and hepatic encephalopathy ( brain dysfunction due to liver failure ) . Mild cases are self-limiting , but severe cases have a high risk of death . Severe cases may be treated with glucocorticoids .",
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"text": "Tumid lupus erythematosus Tumid lupus erythematosus ( also known as `` lupus erythematosus tumidus '' ) is a rare , but distinctive entity in which patients present with edematous erythematous plaques , usually on the trunk . Lupus erythematosus tumidus ( LET ) was reported by Henri Gougerot and Burnier R. in 1930 . It is a photosensitive skin disorder , a different subtype of cutaneous lupus erythematosus ( CLE ) from discoid lupus erythematosus ( DLE ) or subacute CLE ( SCLE ) . LET is usually found on sun-exposed areas of the body . Skin lesions are edematous , urticarialike annular papules and plaques . Topical corticosteroids are not effective as treatment for LET , but many will respond to chloroquine . LET resolves with normal skin , no residual scarring , no hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation . Cigarette smokers who have LET may not respond very well to chloroquine . It has been suggested that it is equivalent to Jessner lymphocytic infiltrate of the skin .",
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"text": "Leukoplakia Leukoplakia generally refers to a firmly attached white patch on a mucous membrane which is associated with an increased risk of cancer . The edges of the lesion are typically abrupt and the lesion changes with time . Advanced forms may develop red patches . There are generally no other symptoms . It usually occurs within the mouth , although sometimes mucosa in other parts of the gastrointestinal tract , urinary tract , or genitals may be affected . The cause of leukoplakia is unknown . Risk factors for formation inside the mouth include smoking , chewing tobacco , excessive alcohol , and use of betel nuts . It is a precancerous lesion , a tissue alteration in which cancer is more likely to develop . The chance of cancer formation depends on the type , with between 3 -- 15 % of localized leukoplakia and 70 -- 100 % of proliferative leukoplakia developing into squamous cell carcinoma . Leukoplakia is a descriptive term that should only be applied after other possible causes are ruled out . Tissue biopsy generally shows increased keratin build up with or without abnormal cells , but is not diagnostic . Other conditions that can appear similar include yeast infections , lichen planus , and keratosis due to repeated minor trauma . The lesions from a yeast infection can typically be rubbed off while those of leukoplakia can not . Treatment recommendations depend on features of the lesion . If abnormal cells are present or the lesion is small surgical removal is often recommended ; otherwise close follow up at three to six month intervals may be sufficient . People are generally advised to stop smoking and limit the drinking of alcohol . In potentially half of cases leukoplakia will shrink with stopping smoking ; however , if smoking is continued up to 66 % of cases will become more white and thick . The percentage of people affected is estimated at 1 -- 3 % . Leukoplakia becomes more common with age , typically not occurring until after 30 . Rates may be as high as 8 % in men over the age of 70 .",
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"text": "Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis , also known as hypochondria , health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder , refers to worry about having a serious illness . This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition . An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac . Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect , no matter how minor the symptom may be , and are convinced that they have , or are about to be diagnosed with , a serious illness . Often , hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or , if there is a medical illness , their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease . Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying , such as gastro-intestinal problems , palpitations , or muscle fatigue . To qualify for the diagnosis of hypochondria the symptoms must have been experienced for at least 6 months . The DSM-IV-TR defines this disorder , `` Hypochondriasis '' , as a somatoform disorder and one study has shown it to affect about 3 % of the visitors to primary care settings . The newly published DSM-5 replaces the diagnosis of hypochondriasis with the diagnoses of `` somatic symptom disorder '' and `` illness anxiety disorder '' . Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness , constant self-examination and self-diagnosis , and a preoccupation with one 's body . Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors ' diagnosis , and report that doctors ' reassurance about an absence of a serious medical condition is unconvincing , or short-lasting . Additionally , many hypochondriacs experience elevated blood pressure , stress , and anxiety in the presence of doctors or while occupying a medical facility , a condition known as `` white coat syndrome '' . Many hypochondriacs require constant reassurance , either from doctors , family , or friends , and the disorder can become a disabling torment for the individual with hypochondriasis , as well as his or her family and friends . Some hypochondriacal individuals completely avoid any reminder of illness , whereas others frequently visit medical facilities , sometimes obsessively . Some sufferers may never speak about it .",
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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": "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": "Clonorchiasis Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke , Clonorchis sinensis , and two related species . Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma , a neoplasm of the biliary system . Symptoms of opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini and by Opisthorchis felineus are indistinguishable from clonorchiasis caused by Clonorchis sinensis , so the disease by these three parasites should be referred as clonorchiasis .",
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"text": "Verrucous Verrucous ( appearing like a wart or `` verruca '' ) can refer to : Verrucous carcinoma Verrucous lupus erythematosus Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia Verrucous perforating collagenoma Verrucous cyst Verrucous vascular malformation Unilateral palmoplantar verrucous nevus",
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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": "Acrochordon An acrochordon ( plural acrochorda ; also known as a skin tag or fibroepithelial polyp ) is a small benign tumor that forms primarily in areas where the skin forms creases , such as the neck , armpit , and groin . They may also occur on the face , usually on the eyelids . Acrochorda are harmless , are typically painless and usually do not grow or change over time . Though tags up to a half-inch long have been seen , they are typically the size of a grain of rice . The surface of an acrochordon may be smooth or irregular in appearance and is often raised from the surface of the skin on a fleshy stalk called a peduncle . Microscopically , an acrochordon consists of a fibrovascular core , sometimes also with fat cells , covered by an unremarkable epidermis . However , tags may become irritated by shaving , clothing , jewellery , or eczema . Skin tags are thought to occur from skin rubbing up against skin , since they are so often found in skin creases and folds . Studies have shown existence of low-risk HPV 6 and 11 in skin tags , hinting at a possible role in its pathogenesis . Acrochorda have been reported to have a prevalence of 46 % in the general population . A causal genetic component is thought to exist . They also are more common in women than in men . Rarely , they can be associated with the Birt -- Hogg -- Dubé syndrome , acromegaly , and polycystic ovary syndrome . Skin tags may serve as a marker for those people whose carbohydrate metabolism is impaired and for those who may be at risk for diabetes mellitus type 2 , although such a link has not been shown . Elevated blood sugar and insulin increase the incidence of skin tags through an unknown mechanism .",
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"text": "Ophthalmia Ophthalmia ( also called ophthalmitis ) is inflammation of the eye . It is a medical sign which may be indicative of various conditions , including sympathetic ophthalmia ( inflammation of both eyes following trauma to one eye ) , gonococcal ophthalmia , trachoma or `` Egyptian '' ophthalmia , ophthalmia neonatorum ( a conjunctivitis of the newborn due to either of the two previous pathogens ) , photophthalmia and actinic conjunctivitis ( inflammation resulting from prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays ) , and others .",
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Tony Bill worked with Daryl Hannah and he is American.
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"text": "Crazy People Crazy People ( stylized as Cяazy People ) is a 1990 American comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah , and directed by Tony Bill .",
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"text": "Tony Bill Gerard Anthony `` Tony '' Bill ( born August 23 , 1940 ) is an American actor , producer , and director . He produced the 1973 movie The Sting , for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips . As an actor , Bill has had supporting roles in films including Come Blow Your Horn ( 1963 ) , Shampoo ( 1975 ) , Pee-Wee 's Big Adventure ( 1985 ) , and Less Than Zero ( 1987 ) . He made his directorial debut with My Bodyguard ( 1980 ) , and has since directed movies like Six Weeks ( 1982 ) , Five Corners ( 1987 ) , Crazy People ( 1990 ) , and Flyboys ( 2006 ) . He often casts Dudley Moore in his films .",
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"text": "Sacred Cow Productions Sacred Cow Productions is a production company founded by filmmaker and author Kevin Booth and the late comedian Bill Hicks . SCP has produced videos and albums of comedians such as Hicks himself , Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope , hard-hitting subjects like the drug wars , and controversial subject matter such as Waco siege and 9/11 .",
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"text": "Tony Lee (actor) Tony Lee is an actor . He attended Le Conte High School in Los Angeles , went to college at the University of California at Berkeley , and graduated with a degree in law from the University of California at Los Angeles . He has been admitted to the State Bar of California . He currently works for Cunningham Lindsey as a Customer Service Officer . Nonetheless , he has been playing mostly non-recurring roles in various television series since 2000 such as his role in The West Wing episode entitled `` Han '' , except for Lost , where he played Jae Lee for three episodes . He is also well known for playing his role as Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon television sitcom Just Jordan .",
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"text": "Tony Camin Tony Camin is an American standup comedian and television writer living in New York City .",
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"text": "Tony Stone (music producer) Tony Stone ( born 1982 ) is an American music producer and project developer for Christian hip hop artists . He has produced the music to hundreds of songs in the genre . He is currently the Project Manager for Reflection Music Group .",
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"text": "The Bills The Bills are a high impact , acoustic folk music quintet from the West Coast of Canada . They have developed a unique sound , blending traditional influences from around North America and the rest of the globe in crafting their own vocal and instrumental music . Formed in 1996 ( as The Bill Hilly Band ) , they have performed extensively throughout North America and Europe . Most recently , in 2012/2013 , the band has embarked on tours in North America to support their 2012 release ( 2013 in the US ) , Yes Please . Though the lineup has had a few changes since the band first formed , the present-day Bills include : Marc Atkinson - mandolin , guitar , vocals Richard Moody - violin , viola , vocals Chris Frye - guitar , lead vocals Adrian Dolan - fiddle , piano , accordion , vocals Scott `` Grampa Bill '' White - upright bass , vocals The group has also toured and recorded with both Joey Smith and Nick Mintenko on bass , and Glen Manders ( `` Reverend Bill Bass '' ) was the bassist and key part of their early success from 1998 to 2008 . The Hamilton Spectator said `` The Bills represent everything that is good about roots music in Canada '' . The Boston Globe wrote `` Their sound is panoramic , mischievous , fiercely unpretentious - and musically splendid '' . And to top it all off , in honour of their legendary live shows and inventive rootsy style , the UK press proclaimed `` The biggest blast of fresh air to come out of Canada since The Band '' ( Glasgow Herald ) and `` Probably the best live act I have ever seen '' ( Maverick Magazine ) . The Bills have their strongest followings in Western Canada , the Western US ( particularly Northern California ) , Ontario and the UK .",
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"text": "Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix Tony Hawk 's Underground 2 : Remix is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk 's series . The game , developed by Shaba Games and published by Activision , is the first handheld release in the series for the PlayStation Portable . Primarily a port of its console counterpart , the game featured a different progression , with four exclusive levels , exclusive characters , and new cut-scenes . `` Create-a-Park '' was notably absent in the game , with some graphics and other aspects toned down from the console version . It was released on March 24 , 2005 , as a launch title for the system .",
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"text": "VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson VH1 Storytellers is the 83rd overall album and is a live album by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson , released in 1998 ( see 1998 in music ) on American Recordings . The album was produced by Rick Rubin and was the third record released as part of Cash 's ten-year period of collaboration with Rubin . It is not , however , counted as part of the American Recordings series , which is reserved for Cash 's studio work with Rubin . Cash and Nelson take turns on songs associated with each respective artist , usually with the other performing harmony or occasionally verses . The opening track is a duet with Cash and Nelson , and some tracks feature guitar solos by Nelson . Between tracks , Cash and Nelson joke with each other and discuss the songs and their origins . This was the final album of new performances released by Cash prior to the onset of health problems that forced him to curtail live concerts also led to changes in the timbre of his voice that were noticeable from American III : Solitary Man ( his next album release of new recordings issued in 2000 ) onwards . It was also Cash 's final purpose-recorded live album to be released during his lifetime , though an archival recording , Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden , recorded in 1969 , would be issued a year before his death .",
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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": "Anthony Mackie Anthony Dwane Mackie ( born September 23 , 1978 ) is an American actor . He has been featured in feature films , television series , and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays , including Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom , Drowning Crow , McReele , A Soldier 's Play , and Carl Hancock Rux 's Talk , for which he won an Obie Award in 2002 . In 2002 , he was featured in Eminem 's debut film , 8 Mile . He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his role in Brother to Brother . His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in The Hurt Locker . In 2014 , he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sam Wilson / Falcon , making his first appearance in Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and reprising the role in Avengers : Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , and Captain America : Civil War . In May 2016 , he co-starred in the HBO TV film All the Way as Martin Luther King Jr. , opposite Bryan Cranston , who was reprising his Tony Award-winning performance as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the play of the same name .",
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"text": "Wild Bill (1995 film) Wild Bill is a 1995 Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok . It stars Jeff Bridges , Ellen Barkin , John Hurt and Diane Lane . The film was distributed by United Artists . It was written and directed by Walter Hill , with writing credits also going to Pete Dexter , author of the book Deadwood , and Thomas Babe , author of the play Fathers and Sons .",
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"text": "Hannah Friedman Hannah Friedman ( born September 29 , 1986 ) is a writer , director , and musician from New York .",
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"text": "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga : Cheek to Cheek Live ! is an American concert television special featuring live performances by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in support of their collaborative studio album , Cheek to Cheek , released in September 2014 . It was held at the Rose Theater of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in July following the announcement of the album 's release , and was aired on PBS on October 24 , 2014 , as part of the network 's Great Performances series . The concert was watched by an audience consisting of invited guests and students from New York schools . Bennett and Gaga were joined on stage by 39-piece orchestra and jazz musicians associated with both artists . A number of costumes were worn by Gaga , provided by designers including Roberto Cavalli , Michael Costello , Mathieu Mirano , Valentino as well as David Samuel Menkes . The special received one nomination at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards . Bennett and Gaga performed a total of 13 songs from the album , including the number one singles on Billboards Jazz chart `` Anything Goes '' and `` I Ca n't Give You Anything but Love '' . Before the concert was aired , a number of promotional videos from the show were released . Additionally , PBS announced that the concert was filmed in 4K resolution . On January 20 , 2015 , the DVD and Blu-ray was released , and later for digital download on iTunes Store . It reached the top-ten of the record charts in many countries , reaching number one in the US and Belgium . Bennett and Gaga partnered with LG Electronic , who aired the concert across all retail chains in the United States , on LG 's 4K Ultra High-definition TV screens . Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga : Cheek to Cheek Live ! became the first concert to be streamed in 4K resolution . The show received positive reviews , with critics praising Gaga and Bennett 's vocals and their camaraderie on stage .",
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"text": "Bill Anderson (singer) James William Anderson III ( born November 1 , 1937 ) , known as Bill Anderson , is an American country music singer , songwriter and television personality . He has been a member in long standing of the weekly Grand Ole Opry radio program and stage performance in Nashville , Tennessee . He has released more than 40 studio albums and has reached No. 1 on the country charts seven times : `` Mama Sang a Song '' ( 1962 ) , `` Still '' ( 1963 ) , `` I Get the Fever '' ( 1966 ) , `` For Loving You '' ( with Jan Howard , 1967 ) , `` My Life ( Throw It Away If I Want To ) '' ( 1969 ) , `` World of Make Believe '' ( 1974 ) , and `` Sometimes '' ( with Mary Lou Turner , 1976 ) . Twenty-nine more of his singles have reached the top ten . One of the most successful songwriters in country music history , Anderson is also a popular singer , earning the nickname `` Whisperin ' Bill '' for his soft vocal style and occasional spoken narrations . Artists who have recorded his material include Ray Price , Wanda Jackson , Connie Smith , Lynn Anderson , Jim Reeves , Conway Twitty , Eddy Arnold , Roy Clark , Con Hunley , Lefty Frizzell , Brad Paisley , Kenny Chesney , and George Strait . Bill Anderson had his own television show in the 1960s . Anderson has made several television appearances , including two stints as a game show host : The Better Sex ( with co-host Sarah Purcell ) in 1977 , and the country music-themed quiz show Fandango ( 1983 -- 1989 ) on The Nashville Network . He has also hosted an interview show called Opry Backstage and was a producer of a talent show called You Can Be a Star , hosted by fellow Opry member Jim Ed Brown , both shows on the former Nashville Network , and has made guest appearances on several other television series .",
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"text": "Shock and Awe (album) Shock and Awe is a live recording posthumously released by stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks in 2003 on New York-based Invasion Records . It was recorded at the Oxford Playhouse , and is an abridged version of the album Salvation .",
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"text": "Tony Visconti Anthony Edward `` Tony '' Visconti ( born April 24 , 1944 ) is an American record producer , musician and singer . Since the late 1960s , he has worked with an array of performers . His lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie : intermittently from Bowie 's second album in 1969 to the 2016 release Blackstar , Visconti produced and occasionally performed on many of Bowie 's albums .",
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"text": "Is It Bill Bailey? Is It Bill Bailey ? was a stand up / sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey . One series of six episodes was produced and aired on BBC Two in 1998 , and it has never been recommissioned or released on DVD . It was to have been repeated for the first time since original transmission on Dave from 23 September 2008 , but was dropped from the schedules a few days before broadcast . Each episode featured Bailey performing stand-up comedy on stage , interspersed with sketches starring himself and other actors . As well as performing parodies of pop songs or performers , Bailey would deconstruct music from television shows such as Doctor Who or Starsky and Hutch . The programme was produced by BBC Scotland and many of the sketches feature Scottish actors such as Forbes Masson and Ford Kiernan . Geraldine McNulty , Norman Lovett and Simon Pegg also feature . Additional material was also contributed by frequent collaborators Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman . The shows were directed by Edgar Wright , who went on to direct the sitcom Spaced and the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz , all of which starred Simon Pegg . Bailey had a cameo in Hot Fuzz , as well as a small role in Spaced . Bailey was also approached to appear in Shaun of the Dead as a zombie , but was busy with other engagements at the time . Many songs and routines featured in the show were first performed in his Cosmic Jam tour and TV show Asylum and several were later used during his Bewilderness tour . The title is derived from the Rizla game ( `` Guess Who 's You '' ) , the opening credits of the show showing Bill with a Rizla on his forehead , bearing his own name .",
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"text": "Hawk Koch Howard Winchel `` Hawk '' Koch , Jr. ( born December 14 , 1945 ) is an American film producer and a former road manager for the musical groups The Supremes and The Dave Clark Five .",
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"text": "Higher Than Hope (album) Higher Than Hope is a compilation album by Australian singer-songwriter , Daryl Braithwaite released in United States of America and Europe in 1991 . The album includes the track `` Higher Than Hope '' , which reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Tonya Cornelisse Tonya Cornelisse is an American actress .",
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"text": "Bill Kreutzmann William `` Bill '' Kreutzmann , Jr. ( -LSB- ˈkrɔɪtsmɑːn -RSB- ; born May 7 , 1946 ) is an American drummer . He played with the Grateful Dead for its entire thirty-year career , usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart , and has continued to perform with former members of the Grateful Dead in various lineups , and with his own bands BK3 , 7 Walkers and Billy & the Kids .",
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Unleashed is a song.
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"text": "Unleashed (film) Unleashed ( also known as Danny the Dog ) is a 2005 British-French martial arts action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier , written by Luc Besson , and produced by Jet Li . It stars Li , Bob Hoskins , Morgan Freeman , and Kerry Condon . The film 's setting and shooting location are Glasgow .",
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"text": "Unleashed (The U.M.C.'s album) Unleashed is the second and final album by the American rap group The UMC 's .",
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"text": "Heavy metal lyrics Heavy metal lyrics are the words used in songs by heavy metal music bands , groups and artists . Given that there are many genres of heavy metal , it is difficult to make generalizations about the lyrics and lyrical themes . In 1989 , two metal scholars wrote that heavy metal lyrics concentrate `` on dark and depressing subject matter to an extent hitherto unprecedented '' in any form of popular music . Jeffrey Arnett states that metal songs are `` overwhelmingly dominated '' by `` ugly and unhappy '' themes which express `` no hope '' for the future . Deena Weinstein has proposed one way to analyze metal song themes is loosely grouping them into two categories : the Dionysian theme ( a reference to the Roman God of wine ) , which celebrates `` sex , drugs and rock and roll '' , partying , and enjoyment of life and the Chaotic theme , which involves dark subjects such as Hell , injustice , mayhem , carnage and death . Not all metal genres fall into Weinstein 's two theme model ; for example power metal 's lyrical themes often focus on fantasy and mythology , camaraderie and hope , personal struggles and emotions , among other themes . Another exception is pop metal bands , which replaced `` gloom and doom '' themes with `` positive , upbeat '' songs about romantic love and relationships , part of their goal of appealing more to female listeners . In metal overall , the small number of metal songs about relationships are typically about unions that have `` gone sour '' long ago . The thematic content of heavy metal lyrics has long been a target of criticism . According to Jon Pareles , `` Heavy metal 's main subject matter is simple and virtually universal . With grunts , moans and subliterary lyrics , it celebrates ... a party without limits ... -LSB- T -RSB- he bulk of the music is stylized and formulaic . '' Music critics have often deemed metal lyrics juvenile and banal , and others have objected to what they see as advocacy of misogyny and the occult . During the 1980s , the Parents Music Resource Center ( PMRC ) petitioned the U.S. Congress to regulate the popular music industry due to what the group asserted were objectionable lyrics , particularly those in heavy metal songs . The PMRC used music professor Joe Stuessy to testify against metal . Professor Stuessy alleged that heavy metal songs focus on violence , substance abuse , perversion , S&M , and Satanism . Robert Walser analyzed 88 metal songs ' themes to determine if Professor Stuessy 's claims were valid . In Walser 's analysis , the dominant theme in the metal songs was `` longing for intensity '' ; he found that the negative themes described by Stuessy and the PMRC were uncommon . Jeffrey Arnett analysed the lyrics from 115 metal songs : he found that the top three messages were `` grim ... themes '' about violence , angst and protest . Metal artists have had to defend their lyrics in front of the U.S. Senate and in courtrooms . In 1985 , Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was asked to defend his song Under the Blade at a U.S. Senate hearing . In 1986 , Ozzy Osbourne was sued because of the lyrics of his song Suicide Solution . In 1990 , Judas Priest was sued in American court by the parents of two young men who had shot themselves five years earlier , allegedly after hearing the subliminal statement `` do it '' in a Priest song . While the case attracted a great deal of media attention , it was ultimately dismissed . In some predominantly Muslim countries , heavy metal has been officially denounced as a threat to traditional values . In countries such as Morocco , Egypt , Lebanon , and Malaysia , there have been incidents of heavy metal musicians and fans being arrested and incarcerated .",
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"text": "Song on Fire `` Song on Fire '' is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback . It is the second single from their ninth studio album , Feed the Machine . It was released on April 28 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Thrash Unreal `` Thrash Unreal '' is a single by punk group Against Me ! . It is the second single from their album New Wave . It was their first single to chart in the United States , hitting # 11 on the US Modern Rock Chart , and was their highest charting single at the time . The title of the song was coined by the album 's producer , Butch Vig . It was also released as a downloadable track for the Rock Band video game series on March 17 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Wolf's Lair Abyss Wolf 's Lair Abyss is an EP by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem . According to the band 's website , it is the first part of Grand Declaration of War . The main riff of the last track , `` Symbols of Bloodswords '' , is used in `` A Grand Declaration of War '' and `` View from Nihil ( Part II ) '' . This EP was the first release by Mayhem without Euronymous , who was killed in 1993 . The new line-up 's material was far more technical than that of earlier incarnations of the band ; apart from the intro , each track contains at least two separate sections and is played at a furious tempo . Also , while Maniac 's vocal contributions to the band are generally controversial , his performance on this EP is routinely praised . This EP has often been cited as the best item in the new line-up 's discography .",
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"text": "Revolver (The Haunted album) Revolver ( stylized as rEVOLVEr ) is the fourth studio album by The Haunted . It was released on 18 October 2004 . After having been absent for the last two studio albums , Peter Dolving was once again back in the band and provided the vocals for rEVOLVEr . He would remain with the band until he left once again in 2012 . As the album title attempts to make clear with its stylization ( i.e. with the word `` EVOLVE '' printed in upper case letters between the two r 's ) , the band made a conscious decision to slightly tweak ( or `` evolve '' ) its songwriting on this particular album . As a result , rEVOLVEr contains some elements that were hitherto absent on previous The Haunted albums . Although the album still contains examples of the band 's familiar thrash metal sound ( e.g. No Compromise , Sabotage , Sweet Relief ) , it features considerably more mid-paced riffing ( e.g. 99 , Burnt to a Shell , Fire Alive ) than in any of their previous albums . Two of the tracks even have ballad elements interspersed in them ( Abysmal and My Shadow ) . Also notable is that rEVOLVEr has quite a few instances of clean singing in it , although the vast majority of the vocal tracking was still done in The Haunted 's traditional hardcore/metalcore style of screaming . A limited edition digipak of this CD contained two bonus tracks , and different artwork . A music video was made for `` No Compromise '' which featured Mark Greenway .",
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"text": "Victim (Eighteen Visions song) `` Victim '' was the second single from Eighteen Visions self-titled album . The song was featured as the theme song to WWE Vengeance , and has had much airplay on the radio stations . The CD was not released as a single , but rather as a promo , for radio , and collectors .",
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"text": "Symphony of Destruction `` Symphony of Destruction '' is a song by American heavy metal band Megadeth , released as a single from their 1992 album , Countdown to Extinction . The lyrics explore the hypothetical situation where an average citizen is placed in a position where he runs the country while the public is led by a phantom government . Penned by vocalist and frontman Dave Mustaine , the song received significant radio play and charted in various territories , making it one of Megadeth 's best known songs . The song was generally well received by critics , and its accompanying music video by Wayne Isham initially received heavy rotation on MTV , but eventually became controversial and was edited because of an assassination scene that MTV felt was `` too harsh '' . The video features each band member individually playing , with a mostly black-and-white nonlinear narrative revolving around a political candidate who is assassinated , and the massive amount of anarchy and riots caused by the event . The song has been featured in several sources of media , and has been covered by several bands .",
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"text": "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction . The album was released on August 29 , 2008 by AFM Records worldwide and Candlelight Records in the United States . The album features three guitarists as guest appearances -- Gary Holt of Exodus and Slayer and Jeff Waters of Annihilator , both playing solos in the song `` Urge ( The Greed of Gain ) '' , in addition to Vinnie Moore from UFO . All the first letters of each track on the record spell out the word `` devolution . ''",
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"text": "Maroon music Maroon Music is a genre involving people of African descent that were not born on the continent creating songs in an African language ( as opposed to their first language ) . It is named after the Maroon ( people ) , African refugees who escaped from slavery in the Americas and formed independent settlements . Just as the Maroon people created their own societies in lands foreign to them in attempts to retain their freedom , Maroon music is an attempt by African American artists to reacquire their Mother tongue through writing music in an indigenous African language . Maroon Music subject matter centers around stories about Maroon leaders and other historic freedom fighters of African descent , Maroon groups , peace , unity , and righteousness . In the intro to Maroon music artist , Adetokunbo 's first album `` Maroon Music '' the history of the genre is explained : `` African refugees that escaped slavery in the Americas and formed independent settlements were called Maroons . The term can also be applied to their descendants . The same root word also gives us the English verb `` to maroon '' . When runaway slaves banded together and subsisted independently they were called Maroons . On the Caribbean islands , runaway slaves formed bands and on some islands formed armed camps . Maroon communities faced great odds to survive against oppressive attackers , obtain food for subsistence living , and to reproduce and increase their numbers . There is much variety among Maroon cultural groups because of differences in history , geography , African nationality , and the culture of indigenous people throughout the Western hemisphere . Maroon settlements sometimes developed creole languages by mixing European tongues with their original African languages . Other times the Maroons would adopt the local European language as a common tongue , for members of the community frequently spoke a variety of Mother Tongues . What you are about to hear is a family 's journey to reacquire their Mother Tongue through song . Their goal is to reacquire that which was lost in the Middle Passage . Let this music , Maroon Music , serve as their testament to freedom in a world that has nothing but contempt for the self liberated . '' Maroon music is less concerned with the perfection and fluency of speech of the African language but more with the exercise of learning and improving communication , while providing subtitles and written keys in English so that others will understand the message attempting to be conveyed by the artist . As pidgin English is noted as `` is a simplified version of a language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common Pidgin , Maroon music employs the pidginization or Creolization of African languages as a simplified means for African Americans to communicate with indigenous Africans . For this reason , key 's and subtitles in Maroon Music videos are an essential component for conveying intended meaning to both indigenous Africans and those born abroad . The Maroons are a number of diverse peoples in the Caribbean , South America , North America and Central America , the descendants of escaped slaves . The Seminole music tradition of the United States is an example , as are numerous communities in Jamaica , Suriname and French Guiana . The Surinamese , Guyanese , and French Guianan escaped slaves managed to hide in the dense jungles of the area , and formed communities like the Aluku , Saramaka and Ndjuka . Their traditional sung stories are called mato , and there is also a kind of popular Maroon music called aleke . Traditional dances include awasa , a women 's social dance . The Jamaican Maroons are known for instruments like the abeng , a kind of horn .",
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"text": "Never or Now Never or Now is the debut solo album by Lisa Scott-Lee . It was released in South Africa on 26 March 2007 and on 14 June as a digital download in the United Kingdom through Concept Records . The album consists of Scott-Lee 's first two singles `` Lately '' and `` Too Far Gone '' some other tracks that were released and through Mercury Records before she was dropped in 2003 as well as some later material she worked on while she was signed to Concept Records such as the single `` Electric '' . The album was originally going to be released as Unleashed back in 2003 but as a result from Scott-Lee being dropped from her record label the album 's release was pushed to a 2007 release as Never or Now . The sound of the album mainly consists of dance-pop and electro-pop but gradually progresses into more or a rock-pop sound . The fourth track on the album `` Back In Time '' was covered by Angel City ( electronic music group ) for their album Love Me Right in 2005 .",
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"text": "Song Exploder Song Exploder is a music podcast hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway . The biweekly show features musicians talking about the creative process behind an individual song while `` deconstructing '' the song into its component parts . The songs highlighted on the program have belonged to genres ranging from pop to hardcore punk to television theme songs , film scores and video game music . The podcast launched on the Maximum Fun network , went independent in February 2015 and joined Radiotopia in June 2015 .",
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"text": "Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album) Scream is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne , released in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2010 and his most recent solo album as of 2016 . The album was recorded at Osbourne 's home studio `` The Bunker '' in Los Angeles , California and produced by himself and Kevin Churko , who had previously worked on Black Rain in 2007 . The album was commercially successful , reaching number 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and number 12 on the UK Albums Chart . Originally titled Soul Sucka , the album was later changed to Scream . The album is the only one to feature guitarist Gus G , who replaced long-term guitarist Zakk Wylde . The drums on the album were recorded by Kevin Churko , though Tommy Clufetos was credited , as he was touring with the band at the time . Scream is also the first release to feature keyboardist Adam Wakeman , who has worked with Osbourne as a touring musician since 2004 . The lead single released from the album was `` Let Me Hear You Scream '' , which peaked at number 6 on the American Rock Songs chart . A 2-CD , `` Tour Edition '' version of the album was released in the U.S. on 5 October 2010 . This package contains the original album on disc 1 and a second CD with seven bonus songs : `` One More Time '' ( originally an iTunes pre-order exclusive ) , `` Jump the Moon '' ( originally a bonus track on the Japanese release ) , and `` Hand of the Enemy '' ( previously unreleased ) from the Scream sessions , and four additional live tracks recorded during the UK leg of the Scream tour : `` Bark at the Moon '' , `` Let Me Hear You Scream '' , `` No More Tears '' and a live recording of Black Sabbath 's `` Fairies Wear Boots '' . A four-sided vinyl edition , containing the aforementioned studio tracks along with the live version of `` Let Me Hear You Scream '' and the single version of `` Life Wo n't Wait '' , is also available .",
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"text": "Victim of Changes (song) `` Victim of Changes '' is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest , featured on their 1976 studio album Sad Wings of Destiny . Adrien Begrand , writing for PopMatters , claimed the song changed the course of metal history . The guitar work is noted as well , Bob Gendron praising the song 's `` landslide riffs '' in the Chicago Tribune . The song has come to be regarded as one of the band 's classics , and Martin Popoff listed it at # 17 in his `` Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time '' . The song is a combination of two songs by two Judas Priest singers : `` Whiskey Woman , '' by Priest founder Al Atkins , and `` Red Light Lady '' by later singer Rob Halford . Live versions of the song appear on several of the band 's live albums , such as Unleashed in the East , '98 Live Meltdown and Live in London .",
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"text": "Riot (Mandy Rain song) `` Riot '' is the second single by American recording artist Mandy Rain . Riot was written by Mandy Rain , Abram Dean , Brandyn Burnette , Danny `` DJ '' Score , and Isaac Hasson and produced by Isaac Hansson . Riot was released on iTunes on January 23 , 2014 and to all other digital retailers on January 31 , 2014 under Empire Records .",
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"text": "Ridel High Ridel High are a mid 1990s American power pop band formed in Los Angeles by lead singer and songwriter Kevin Ridel . Kevin Ridel was the lead singer for Avant Garde which featured Rivers Cuomo of Weezer . Ridel High was named in tribute to both singer/bassist Kevin Ridel and the school featured in the movie Grease . The band were a big part of the 1990s LA Scene playing with such LA bands as That Dog , Chopper One , Supersport 2000 , Size 14 , Summercamp , and Silver Jet . The band formed in 1995 out of the ashes of Kevin Ridel 's former band Lunchbox . Lunchbox songs such as `` Winona Ryder '' and `` As If The Sky Were On Fire '' went on to become Ridel High songs . Ridel High 's first album was Hi-Scores , which was produced by Lagwagon singer Joey Cape and released by independent label My Records in 1997 . In 1998 , Ridel High signed to major label A&M Records , who reissued and retitled Hi-Scores as Emotional Rollercoaster . The album 's only single was `` Self Destructive , '' whose music video was directed by Devo member Gerald Casale . Coincidentally , Ridel High covered the Devo song `` Blockhead '' for the 1997 tribute album We are Not Devo . After the band split in 1999 , they self released Recycle Bin , which featured previously unreleased songs and songs that were recorded for their third album . Some of these songs such as `` Winona Ryder '' and `` As If The Sky Were On Fire '' had started out as Lunchbox songs , the band Kevin Ridel started before Ridel High were formed .",
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"text": "This Gigantic Robot Kills This Gigantic Robot Kills is the sixth album by nerdcore musician MC Lars . Lars has stated that he worked with `` Weird Al '' Yankovic , the Rondo Brothers , Nick Rowe and Mike Kennedy of Bloodsimple , James Bourne of Busted , Daniel Dart of Time Again , Donal Finn of Flash Bastard , Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan , MC Bat Commander of The Aquabats , Suburban Legends , Worm Quartet , Gabriel Saporta of Cobra Starship , Brett Anderson of The Donnas , MC Frontalot , Amie Miriello of Dirtie Blonde , Jesse Dangerously , Linus Dotson of Size 14 , Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder , Jonathan Coulton , Aesias Finale , Sebastian Reynolds , Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus , and classical musician Walt Ribeiro on songs for the new album . The track `` Hey There Ophelia '' is based on `` Screamager '' by Northern Irish band Therapy ? . `` Screamager '' appears on the Shortsharpshock E.P. , and the album , Troublegum . The track `` White Kids Are n't Hyphy '' is loosely based on the song `` I Wish '' by Skee-Lo . The title of the album is a tribute to Wesley Willis , who appeared at the end of the MC Lars song `` Yes , I Am an Alien '' . At the end of the song , Wesley says that he will write a song about Lars on his new album , called `` This Gigantic Robot Kills '' . Wesley died shortly after .",
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"text": "Eruption (instrumental) `` Eruption '' is an instrumental rock guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen . It is widely considered one of the greatest guitar solos of all time . It segues into `` You Really Got Me '' on the album Van Halen , and the two songs are often played together by radio stations . The song was also released as the b-side to the `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' single . `` Eruption '' starts with a short accompanied intro with Alex Van Halen on drums and Michael Anthony on bass . The highlight of the solo is the use of two-handed tapping . `` Eruption '' was played on the Frankenstrat , with a MXR Phase 90 , an Echoplex , a Univox echo unit and a 1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead tube amp . The Sunset Sound studio reverb room was also used to add reverb . The Frankenstrat was tuned down a half-step . `` Eruption '' begins in the key of A flat and ends on an E flat note that is a twelfth fret , 6th string harmonic processed through a Univox EC-80 echo unit . The `` Eruption '' introduction is based on the `` Let Me Swim '' introduction by Cactus . After the intro , an E-flat major quotation of the `` Etude No. 2 '' by Rodolphe Kreutzer is heard . The end section begins with a series of rapid two-handed tapping triads that have a classical like structure and eventually finishes with a repeated classical cadence followed by sound effects generated by a Univox EC-80 echo unit . The piece that would later be named `` Eruption '' had existed as part of Van Halen 's stage act at least as far back as 1976 , when it featured no tapping . `` Eruption '' popularized the tapping trend of the '80s . Although one-handed tapping ( hammer-ons and pull-offs ) had been previously done by many guitarists , `` Eruption '' introduced two-handed tapping to the mainstream popular rock audience . Previously , Baroque-like tapping had been recorded by Steve Hackett of Genesis in 1971/1972 . Initially , `` Eruption '' was not considered as a song for the Van Halen album as it was just a guitar solo Eddie performed live in the clubs but Ted Templeman overheard it in the studio as Eddie was rehearsing it for a club date at the Whisky a Go Go and decided to include it on the album . Eddie recalled `` I did n't even play it right . There 's a mistake at the top end of it . To this day , whenever I hear it , I always think , ` Man , I could 've played it better . ' '' `` Spanish Fly '' , an acoustic guitar solo on Van Halen II , can be viewed as a nylon-string version of `` Eruption '' , expanding on similar techniques . Similarly , it was suggested by Templeman for inclusion on the album after he heard Eddie Van Halen playing a classical guitar . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed `` Eruption '' at number 29 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . `` Eruption '' has been named the 2nd greatest guitar solo by Guitar World magazine -LSB- citation needed -RSB- .",
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"text": "My Baby (Bow Wow song) My Baby is the second single of Bow Wow 's third studio album Unleashed ( 2003 ) . The song is about how he meets a girl , that is in an abusive relationship . The music video features actress Davetta Sherwood and two storylines . It ends with the caption : ` Make the right choice ' , a message to those who are in an abusive relationship .",
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"text": "Unleashed (Hurricane Chris album) Unleashed is the second studio album by American rapper Hurricane Chris . It was released on December 21 , 2009 , by Polo Grounds Music and J Records . This record would later be his final studio release with Polo Grounds and J Records . Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009 , featuring the executive production from Hurricane Chris himself , alongside Bryan Leach and Anthony Murray . Aside from the executive production , the album features the production from Play-N-Skillz , Shawty Redd and Fiend , among others . The album was supported by two singles : `` Halle Berry ( She 's Fine ) '' featuring Superstarr , and `` Headboard '' featuring Mario and Plies , which both of these singles did not have success on the music charts . Upon its release , the album received mixed or average reviews from critics . Unleashed did not chart internationally , however , it reached at number 46 on the US Billboards R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , and number 20 on the US Billboards Top Rap Albums charts , respectively .",
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"text": "Gang Signs & Prayer Gang Signs & Prayer is the debut studio album by English grime artist Stormzy . It was released on 24 February 2017 independently through #Merky Records while being distributed by ADA of Warner Music Group . It is Stormzy 's first major commercial release , following the Dreamers Disease EP ( 2014 ) . The album features guest appearances from fellow MCs Wretch 32 , Ghetts and J Hus , along with singers Kehlani , Raleigh Ritchie and MNEK . It features production from Fraser T Smith and Sir Spyro , among others . The album was supported by the lead single `` Big for Your Boots '' . Gang Signs & Prayer received critical acclaim upon release , and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 with sales of 69,000 , becoming the first grime album in history to reach number 1 . It holds the distinction of having every song from the album appear concurrently on the UK Singles Chart , including 7 songs in the Top 40 .",
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"text": "Benny Crespo's Gang Benny Crespo 's Gang is an alternative rock band from Iceland . They released their eponymous debut album in 2007 . They are currently working on a follow-up . The group formed in 2003 .",
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"text": "Welcome to the Beautiful South Welcome to the Beautiful South is the debut album by English band The Beautiful South , released in October 1989 by Go ! Discs and the next year in America by Elektra Records . Three singles were released from the album : `` Song for Whoever '' ( # 2 in the UK ) , `` You Keep It All In '' ( # 8 ) and `` I 'll Sail This Ship Alone '' ( # 31 ) . The original album cover depicted two pictures by Jan Saudek , one of a woman with a gun in her mouth , and another with a man smoking . Woolworths refused to stock the album , in the words of the band , to `` prevent the hoards -LSB- sic -RSB- of impressionable young fans from blowing their heads off in a gun-gobbling frenzy , or taking up smoking '' ; an alternative cover featuring a picture of a stuffed toy rabbit and a teddy bear was therefore made . NME included it in the `` Top 100 Albums You 've Never Heard '' list in 2012 .",
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"text": "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album) It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Slash 's Snakepit , released in February 1995 . The album was a moderate commercial success , reaching number 70 on the American Billboard 200 album chart and selling over a million copies worldwide . The song `` Beggars & Hangers-On '' was released as a single in 1995 .",
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"text": "The State of Things (album) The State of Things is the debut album from Sheffield indie band Reverend and The Makers . The album reached number 5 in the UK Albums Chart selling just over 25,000 copies in its first week .",
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"text": "Write This Down (album) Write This Down is the debut album by the American rock band , Write This Down . The album marks the band 's debut on their first record label , Tooth & Nail Records . Write This Down contains a revised version of the song , `` Alarm the Alarm , '' which was the name of the band 's first EP . The first version was on their independently released EP , Write This Down . This album peaked at No. 45 on the Christian Albums chart published by Billboard .",
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"text": "Fear and the Nervous System (album) Fear and the Nervous System is the eponymous debut album by Fear and the Nervous System , released on September 18 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Aristocrunk Aristocrunk is the debut album by crunk rap group Lord T & Eloise , released in 2006 by Young Avenue Records .",
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"text": "Zacardi Cortez Zacardi Renye Louis Cortez ( born September 17 , 1985 ) is an American gospel musician and Christian R&B artist . He started his music career , in 2012 , with the release of The Introduction by Blacksmoke Records . His second album , REloaded , was released by WorldWide Records in 2014 . Both albums charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart . His first release was more successful with chartings on The Billboard 200 , Independent Albums , and R&B Albums charts .",
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"text": "The Untouchables (Los Angeles band) The Untouchables are a soul/mod revival band from the Silver Lake , Los Angeles , California area . Described by original lead singer Kevin Long as `` mods who played ska music , '' The Untouchables are credited with being America 's first ska band . They formed in 1981 as part of the embryonic L.A. mod revival , after being inspired by the ska revival/punk rock band The Boxboys . Since some could n't play instruments , they either hastily learned , or became vocalists . The original lineup included : Kevin Long ( vocals ) , Chuck Askerneese ( vocals ) , Terry Ellsworth ( rhythm guitar ) , Clyde Grimes ( guitar ) , Rob Lampron ( drums ) , Herman Askerneese ( bass ) and Jerry Miller ( vocals , timbales ) . After a shaky start playing at parties , the integrated septet were eventually booked at the O.N. Klub ( known as the On to regulars ) . The band had guaranteed the club that they would pack the venue , and they did not disappoint . In middle of that year , they released their first ( ska-styled ) 7 '' single , copies of which were snapped up by local mods . Late in 1982 , the band began a stint as the house band at the Roxy Theatre . Terry Ellsworth left the band in the summer of 1983 , at the height of the California mod revival . Josh Harris was added on keyboards , Timothy Moynahan on trombone and Will Donato ( who became a successful smooth jazz artist ) started on sax . Their second single , `` The General , '' became a minor local hit , despite poor distribution . The band performed `` The General '' in the 1984 comedy The Party Animal , and they appeared as a scooter gang in the movie Repo Man . In early 1984 , they were signed to Stiff Records . Concerts with The B-52 's , Black Uhuru , Bow Wow Wow , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Fishbone , No Doubt and X all over California gave the group a disparate following of whites , blacks , mods , punks , surfers and rockabilly fans , with the local performances drawing up to 1,500 people . The band also appeared in the 1984 film Surf II , performing `` Dance Beat '' , and 1987 's No Man 's Land , performing `` What 's Gone Wrong '' . Vocalist Kevin Long ( who had named the band ) left in 1984 . Guitarist Clyde Grimes took on more vocal leads , and in 1984 the band recorded `` Free Yourself '' , which became very popular , especially in the United Kingdom where it was a # 26 hit in April 1985 . The band has gone through many lineup changes since then , and as of 2006 , only vocalist Jerry Miller remains from the original lineup .",
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"text": "We Gotta Pray `` We Got ta Pray '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Alicia Keys for her upcoming sixth studio album , originally planned for release in 2015 , now 2016 . A piano ballad , the song is regarded as Keys ' response to the police brutality controversies , namely the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown , that have caused nationwide protests in the United States .",
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"text": "Signs (Paranormal City song) `` Signs '' is the debut single by Irish singer-songwriter Paranormal City ( Mark Kelvin Ryan ) , released in 2015 from his album , He For She . It was written and produced by Ryan himself . The single reached number one in Ireland ( for first week sales ) , and entered the top ` 10 in the United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , South Korea and Mexico ( for four weeks ) , number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 in the United States . Based on its chart performance , the song is Ryans second most successful single ( only behind his 2016 single `` Two '' ) and was one of the most successful releases of an Irish artist in 2015 . `` Signs '' was nominated for two Metro Choice Awards , Best Pop Solo Track for Pure M Magazine , Best Breakout Song of the Year for NME Radar .",
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"text": "Appetite for Destruction Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N ' Roses . It was released on July 21 , 1987 , by Geffen Records to massive commercial success . It topped the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling debut album as well as the 11th best-selling album in the United States . With about 30 million copies sold worldwide , it is also one of the best-selling records ever . Although critics were ambivalent toward the album when it was first released , Appetite for Destruction has since received retrospective acclaim and been viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time .",
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"text": "Young and Restless (Young and Restless album) Young and Restless is the debut album by band of the same name Young and Restless . It was released on July 14 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Welcome Home (Brian Littrell album) Welcome Home is the debut solo album by Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell . The album was released on May 2 , 2006 on Sony BMG and Christian music label Reunion Records . The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 74 , and at number 3 on the Christian Albums chart . Four singles have been released from the album : `` Welcome Home ( You ) '' , which charted at number one on the Christian Songs chart , and won Best Video of the Year of Dove Award . The album has sold over 100,000 copies in U.S as of April 2007 .",
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"text": "Westlife (album) Westlife is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish boy band Westlife . The album was released on 1 November 1999 through RCA . The album spawned the five UK number-one hit singles `` Swear It Again '' , `` If I Let You Go '' , `` Flying Without Wings '' , the double A-side `` I Have a Dream '' / `` Seasons in the Sun '' , and `` Fool Again '' .",
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"text": "Ghetto Dope Ghetto Dope is the debut album by the 5th Ward Boyz , released on May 18 , 1993 through Rap-a-Lot Records . The album featured production from Mike Dean , N.O. Joe , James Smith and John Bido . Ghetto Dope peaked at number 176 on the Billboard 200 , 19 on the R&B charts and 26 on the Heatseekers chart . The album also produced two singles `` Thanks for the Blessing '' and `` Same Ol' '' , but neither made it to the Billboard charts .",
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"text": "Danny Boy (singer) Danny Boy Steward ( born October 31 , 1977 ) is a Chicago native known by his stage name Danny Boy or DB . He is a contemporary African-American soul singer originally signed for a five-year run with Death Row Records by Suge Knight . He made his debut on 1994 's Murder Was the Case soundtrack with the R&B charter Come When I Call ( Produced by DJ Quik ) . In 1995 , he released his first single entitled Slip N Slide ( Produced by Reggie Moore and co-produced by DeVante Swing ) with then unknown artist Ginuwine singing the chorus . The video was shot in Cabo , and also features scenes with 2Pac , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound . Danny is best known for singing the choruses of the 2Pac songs `` I Ai n't Mad at Cha '' , `` What ' z Ya Phone # '' , `` Picture Me Rollin ' '' and `` Heaven Ai n't Hard 2 Find '' on All Eyez on Me , as well as `` Toss It Up '' on The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory . He had recorded several albums ' worth of music while on Death Row Records , but none were released during his time there . Danny Boy also made an appearance on Tha Row 's soundtrack to Eddie Griffin 's Dysfunktional Family movie and also appeared on American Idol , but was disqualified due to continued internet promotion by his former label . He is currently working on some projects for his own label `` Eclectic Soul Music Group '' and resides in the suburbs of Atlanta , Georgia . On April 20 , 2010 Death Row Records , under new management , finally released Danny Boy 's 1996 debut album It 's About Time featuring production by DJ Quik & DeVante Swing .",
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"text": "Prophet (Prophet album) Prophet is the self-titled debut album by the band Prophet released in 1985 . It features then future Danger Danger lead vocalist Ted Poley on co-lead vocals and drums .",
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"text": "Behold! A Pale Horse Behold ! A Pale Horse is the debut album of the Bellingham , Washington , band The Ghost and the Grace , a moniker for the founder/creator Daniel Anderson ( of Idiot Pilot fame ) . The album is based loosely on the concept of death and dying .",
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"text": "Grace and Peace Records Grace and Peace Records is an American record label focused primarily on Hip Hop music from a Christian perspective . Their first album , Glimpses of Grace , featured exclusive songs from Christian Hip Hop artists Eshon Burgundy , Young Joshua , Braille , Disciple ( D.I. ) , Stephen the Levite , Timothy Brindle , Sivion , Die-rek , DJ Average Joe , Ant , k-Drama & J.A.Z. , T.K. & Believin ' Stephen , Mr. J , Bridge B & Raging Moses , Evangel , and Sistah Dee ; with production by Wes Pendleton , Stro the 89th Key , PrinceBeats , Confidence , k-Drama , DJ Kritikul , The Bridge and deejay essence . Grace and Peace Records , LLC is owned and operated by Otis Kopp of Miami , FL via Boston , MA .",
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Sigmund Freud set up his clinical practice in Cologne.
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"text": "Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud ( -LSB- ` frɔɪd -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt -RSB- ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud ; 6 May 1856 -- 23 September 1939 ) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis , a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst . Freud was born to Galician Jewish parents in the Moravian town of Freiberg , in the Austrian Empire . He qualified as a doctor of medicine in 1881 at the University of Vienna . Upon completing his habilitation in 1885 , he was appointed a docent in neuropathology and became an affiliated professor in 1902 . Freud lived and worked in Vienna , having set up his clinical practice there in 1886 . In 1938 Freud left Austria to escape the Nazis . He died in exile in the United Kingdom in 1939 . In creating psychoanalysis , Freud developed therapeutic techniques such as the use of free association and discovered transference , establishing its central role in the analytic process . Freud 's redefinition of sexuality to include its infantile forms led him to formulate the Oedipus complex as the central tenet of psychoanalytical theory . His analysis of dreams as wish-fulfillments provided him with models for the clinical analysis of symptom formation and the underlying mechanisms of repression . On this basis Freud elaborated his theory of the unconscious and went on to develop a model of psychic structure comprising id , ego and super-ego . Freud postulated the existence of libido , an energy with which mental processes and structures are invested and which generates erotic attachments , and a death drive , the source of compulsive repetition , hate , aggression and neurotic guilt . In his later work Freud developed a wide-ranging interpretation and critique of religion and culture . Though in overall decline as a diagnostic and clinical practice , psychoanalysis remains influential within psychology , psychiatry , and psychotherapy , and across the humanities . As such , it continues to generate extensive and highly contested debate with regard to its therapeutic efficacy , its scientific status , and whether it advances or is detrimental to the feminist cause . Nonetheless , Freud 's work has suffused contemporary Western thought and popular culture . In the words of W. H. Auden 's 1940 poetic tribute , by the time of Freud 's death , he had become `` a whole climate of opinion / under whom we conduct our different lives . ''",
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"text": "Psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry , the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis , prevention , study , and treatment of mental disorders . Psychiatrists are medical doctors , unlike psychologists , and must evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness , a combination of physical and mental ailments , or strictly psychiatric . As part of the clinical assessment process , psychiatrists may employ a mental status examination ; a physical examination ; brain imaging such as a computerized tomography ( CT ) , magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) , or positron emission tomography ( PET ) scan ; and blood testing . Psychiatrists prescribe medicine , and may also use psychotherapy , although the vast majority do medical management and refer to a psychologist or other specialized therapist for weekly to bi-monthly psychotherapy .",
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"text": "Georges Gilles de la Tourette Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette ( 30 October 1857 -- 26 May 1904 ) was a French physician and the namesake of Tourette 's syndrome , a neurological condition characterized by physical and verbal tics . He was born in the small town of Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers in the district of Châtellerault , near the city of Loudun . He could be retrospectively classified as a neurologist , but the field did not exist in his time . During 1873 Tourette began medical studies at Poitiers . He later relocated to Paris where he became a student , amanuensis , and house physician of his mentor , the influential contemporary neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot , director of the Salpêtrière Hospital . Charcot also helped him to advance in his academic career . Tourette studied and lectured in psychotherapy , hysteria and medical and legal ramifications of mesmerism ( modern-day hypnosis ) . Tourette described the symptoms of Tourette 's syndrome in nine patients in 1884 , using the name `` maladie des tics '' . Charcot renamed the syndrome `` Gilles de la Tourette 's illness '' in his honor . In 1893 , a former female patient shot Tourette in the head , claiming he had hypnotized her against her will . Both Tourette and many modern hypnologists state that this is impossible . His mentor , Charcot , had died recently , and his young son had also died recently . After these events , Tourette began to experience mood swings between depression and hypomania . Nevertheless , he organized public lectures in which he spoke about literacy , mesmerism and theatre . Tourette published an article on hysteria in the German Army , which angered Bismarck , and a further article about unhygienic conditions in the floating hospitals on the river Thames . With Gabriel Legué he analyzed abbess Jeanne des Anges ' account of her hysteria that was allegedly based on her unrequited love for a priest Urbain Grandier , who was later burned for witchcraft . Around 1902 , Tourette 's condition worsened and he was dismissed from his post . Gilles de la Tourette died on 26 May 1904 in a psychiatric hospital in Lausanne , Switzerland .",
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"text": "Paul Briquet Paul Briquet or Pierre Briquet ( 12 January 1796 to 25 January 1881 ) was a French physician and psychologist that advanced the reasoned treatment of disturbed people said to be hysterics . Briquet became a medical doctor in 1824 , a professor in 1827 . In 1836 he operated at the Cochin hospital and in 1846 at La Charité hospital . In 1853 he described the preparation and use of quinine . He published Traité clinique et thérapeutique de l'Hystérie in 1859 , and the following year he was admitted to the Academie de Medecine . A type of personality disorder called Briquet 's syndrome is classified as somatic symptom disorder . `` Although many of his theoretical concepts , basic scientific knowledge and data processing techniques were primitive by our standards , his approach , his emphasis on demonstrable facts , and his many well-substantiated conclusions mark his Treatise on Hysteria as an avant-garde work relevant even today '' Briquet was a proponent of male hysteria in his Treatise . He cites Louyer-Villermay , M. Dubois , M. Landouzy , and M. Monneret as putting to rest the doubt over male hysteria . He wrote , `` Regardless of the denials , men may suffer from hysteria , and the cases that prove it are not rare , and it is only possible to prevent it by acknowledging that . '' As a mental condition , hysteria is not due to uterine influence : `` Hysteria may occur in men , who have no uterus , in non-menstruating young women whose uterus is still in a rudimentary state and where it remains without influence , and in old women where it no longer influences . '' Briquet describes circumstances where simultaneously the senses are excited , and efforts are made to conceal the excitation , as precursors to hysteria . In Mark Micale 's reading of Briquet 's Treatise , the introductory section on male hysteria is followed by prejudice against the male victims of the disorder . Briquet chooses to begin the main body of his book with a 40-page discussion of hysteria in the adult male -- the very first discussion of its kind in a nineteenth-century medical text . By the end of Briquet 's long and authoritative exposition , an adult man capable of `` affective impressions '' is seen as not only sick and abnormal , but also as a deviation from , and menace to , the bourgeois family order . Apart from the gender factor , Briquet studied the epidemiology of hysteria through 430 patients that he attended over a decade of clinical work . Micale describes the anticipation of affective neuroscience : -LSB- Briquet centers -RSB- hysteria in the brain , conjecturing that a part of the human brain is reserved for emotional or `` affective sensations '' , as opposed to motor control and intellectual operations . He then specifies that `` hysteria is an illness consisting of a neurosis of the part of the brain destined to receive affective impressions and feelings '' . He goes on to maintain that the disorder is caused by the complex and highly individual interaction of many disparate factors , including age , gender , emotional disposition , family history , mode of education , previous physical illness and psychological stress . The malady develops temperamentally , he claims , in individuals with an `` affective predominance '' . In his 2004 history of mental illness , Theodore Millon noted Briquet 's advances : -LSB- Briquet -RSB- speculated on untoward developmental and life experiences as playing a pathogenic role ( e.g. parental mistreatment , spousal abuse , unfavorable employment circumstances , or business failures ) . Recognizing that only a small subset of those subjected to these psychosocial experiences developed the hysterical syndrome , Briquet proposed predispositions as pathogenic factors . Aware that life circumstances troubled his patients , he suggested that many would benefit by speaking to an empathetic counselor or physician who might serve as a confidant . Briquet showed great sensitivity in going beyond the crude medications of the day to employ a psychotherapeutic approach to his patients ' difficulties .",
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"text": "Gaston Berger Gaston Berger ( -LSB- bɛʁʒe -RSB- ; 1 October 1896 -- 13 November 1960 ) was a French futurist but also an industrialist , a philosopher and a state manager . He is mainly known for his remarkably lucid analysis of Edmund Husserl 's phenomenology and for his studies on the character structure . Berger was born in Saint-Louis , Senegal , French West Africa ( now Senegal ) . He received his primary and part of his secondary education in Perpignan , France , and had to take up a position in an industrial firm . After having performed his military duties in world war I , he became an associate of the owner of the firm . Berger decided to continue his studies . He worked with Rene Le Senne and passed his baccalaureat . He then enrolled in the university of Aix-en-Provence where he studied philosophy under Maurice Blondel . Having passed his licence , he obtained a diploma d'Etudes Superieures with a thesis on the ` Relations between the conditions of intelligibility on the one hand and the problem of contingency on the other hand ' . In 1926 Berger founded with some friends the Societe de Philosophie du Sud-est and its periodical Les Etudes Philosophiques . In 1938 he organized the first Congress of French Language Societies of Philosophy . In 1941 he submitted his two theses de doctorat d'Etat , the first entitled ` Investigations on the conditions of Knowledge . Essay of Pure Knowledge ' , the second ` The ` Cogito ' in Husserl 's philosophy ' . Berger then left his industrial firm and became first a ` Chargé de Cours ' , then a ` Maitre de Conferences ' for philosophy at the University of Aix-en Provence . In 1944 he became full professor . In 1949 he became secretary general of the Fulbright Commission , in charge of the cultural relations between France and the United States . After managing a fertilizer plant during the 1930s , he created in Paris the Centre Universitaire International et des Centres de Prospective and directed the philosophical studies ( Études philosophiques ) . The term prospective , invented by Gaston Berger , is the study of the possible futures . From 1953 to 1960 he was in charge of the tertiary education at the Minister of National Education and modernised the French universities system . He was elected at the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in 1955 . In 1957 he founded the journal Prospective and the homonym centre with André Gros . This same year he created the Institut national des sciences appliquées ( INSA ) of Lyon with the rector Capelle . He was the father of the French choreographer Maurice Béjart ( 1927 -- 2007 ) , a stage name for Maurice-Jean Berger . The university of Saint-Louis , Senegal , where he was born is named after him .",
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"text": "Abnormal psychology Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior , emotion and thought , which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder . Although many behaviors could be considered as abnormal , this branch of psychology generally deals with behavior in a clinical context . There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant ( statistically , functionally , morally or in some other sense ) , and there is often cultural variation in the approach taken . The field of abnormal psychology identifies multiple causes for different conditions , employing diverse theories from the general field of psychology and elsewhere , and much still hinges on what exactly is meant by `` abnormal '' . There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations , reflecting a philosophical dualism in regard to the mind body problem . There have also been different approaches in trying to classify mental disorders . Abnormal includes three different categories ; they are subnormal , supernormal and paranormal . The science of abnormal psychology studies two types of behaviors : adaptive and maladaptive behaviors . Behaviors that are maladaptive suggest that some problem ( s ) exist , and can also imply that the individual is vulnerable and can not cope with environmental stress , which is leading them to have problems functioning in daily life . Clinical psychology is the applied field of psychology that seeks to assess , understand and treat psychological conditions in clinical practice . The theoretical field known as ` abnormal psychology ' may form a backdrop to such work , but clinical psychologists in the current field are unlikely to use the term ` abnormal ' in reference to their practice . Psychopathology is a similar term to abnormal psychology but has more of an implication of an underlying pathology ( disease process ) , and as such is a term more commonly used in the medical specialty known as psychiatry .",
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"text": "Max Lewandowsky thumb | upright | Portrait Max Heinrich Lewandowsky Max Lewandowsky ( June 28 , 1876 -- April 4 , 1916 ) was a German neurologist , who was a native of Berlin . He studied medicine at the Universities of Marburg , Berlin and Halle , earning his medical doctorate at Halle in 1898 . In 1902 he obtained his post-graduate qualification for physiology , and in 1904 , received training in clinical neurology and psychiatry under Karl Bonhoeffer and Franz Nissl at the University of Heidelberg . Afterwards he travelled to Paris , where he studied under neurologist Pierre Marie . Beginning in 1905 he worked in the Berlin-Friedrichshain hospital . Since 1910 he edited , together with Alois Alzheimer , Zeitschrift für die gesamte Neurologie und Psychiatrie . He was also editor of a handbook of neurology , Handbuch der Neurologie ( 1910 -- 14 ) . During World War I he became infected with typhus and died .",
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"text": "Vienna Vienna ( -LSB- viˈɛnə -RSB- Wien , -LSB- viːn -RSB- ) is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria . Vienna is Austria 's primary city , with a population of about 1.8 million ( 2.6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third of Austria 's population ) , and its cultural , economic , and political centre . It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union . Until the beginning of the 20th century , it was the largest German-speaking city in the world , and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I , the city had 2 million inhabitants . Today , it has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin . Vienna is host to many major international organizations , including the United Nations and OPEC . The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Hungary . These regions work together in a European Centrope border region . Along with nearby Bratislava , Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants . In 2001 , the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Apart from being regarded as the City of Music because of its musical legacy , Vienna is also said to be `` The City of Dreams '' because it was home to the world 's first psycho-analyst -- Sigmund Freud . The city 's roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city , and then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre , from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century . The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles , including Baroque castles and gardens , and the late-19th-century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings , monuments and parks . Vienna is known for its high quality of life . In a 2005 study of 127 world cities , the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first ( in a tie with Vancouver , Canada and San Francisco , USA ) for the world 's most liveable cities . Between 2011 and 2015 , Vienna was ranked second , behind Melbourne , Australia . For eight consecutive years ( 2009 -- 2016 ) , the human-resource-consulting firm Mercer ranked Vienna first in its annual `` Quality of Living '' survey of hundreds of cities around the world , a title the city still held in 2016 . Monocle 's 2015 `` Quality of Life Survey '' ranked Vienna second on a list of the top 25 cities in the world `` to make a base within . '' The UN-Habitat has classified Vienna as being the most prosperous city in the world in 2012/2013 . The city was ranked 1st globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008 , and sixth globally ( out of 256 cities ) in the 2014 Innovation Cities Index , which analyzed 162 indicators in covering three areas : culture , infrastructure , and markets . Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and is often used as a case study by urban planners . Between 2005 and 2010 , Vienna was the world 's number-one destination for international congresses and conventions . It attracts over 6.8 million tourists a year .",
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"text": "Cologne Opera The Cologne Opera ( German : Oper der Stadt Köln or Oper Köln ) refers both to the main opera house in Cologne , Germany and to its resident opera company .",
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"text": "List of Heidelberg University people Alumni and faculty of the university include many founders and pioneers of academic disciplines , and a large number of internationally acclaimed philosophers , poets , jurisprudents , theologians , natural and social scientists . 56 Nobel Laureates , at least 18 Leibniz Laureates , and two `` Oscar '' winners have been associated with Heidelberg University . Nine Nobel Laureates received the award during their tenure at Heidelberg . Besides several Federal Ministers of Germany and Prime Ministers of German States , five Chancellors of Germany have attended the university , the latest being Helmut Kohl , the `` Chancellor of the Reunification '' . Heads of State or Government of Belgium , Bulgaria , Greece , Nicaragua , Serbia , Thailand , a British Crown Prince , a Secretary General of NATO and a director of the International Peace Bureau have also been educated at Heidelberg ; among them Nobel Peace Laureates Charles Albert Gobat and Auguste Beernaert . Former university affiliates in the field of religion include Pope Pius II , Cardinals , Bishops , and with Philipp Melanchthon and Zacharias Ursinus two key leaders of Protestant Reformation . Outstanding university affiliates in the legal profession include a President of the International Court of Justice , two Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights , a President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea , a Vice President of the International Criminal Court , an Advocate General at the European Court of Justice , at least 16 Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany , a President of the Federal Court of Justice , a President of the Federal Court of Finance , a President of the Federal Labor Court , two Attorney Generals of Germany , and a British Law Lord . In business , Heidelberg alumni and faculty notably founded , co-founded or presided over ABB Group ; Astor corporate enterprises ; BASF ; BDA ; Daimler AG ; Deutsche Bank ; EADS ; Krupp AG ; Siemens AG ; and Thyssen AG . Alumni in the field of arts include classical composer Robert Schumann , philosophers Ludwig Feuerbach and Edmund Montgomery , poet Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff and writers Christian Friedrich Hebbel , Gottfried Keller , Irene Frisch , Heinrich Hoffmann , Sir Muhammad Iqbal , José Rizal , W. Somerset Maugham , Jean Paul , and Literature Nobel Laureate Carl Spitteler . Amongst Heidelberg alumni in other disciplines are the `` Father of Psychology '' Wilhelm Wundt , the `` Father of Physical Chemistry '' J. Willard Gibbs , the `` Father of American Anthropology '' Franz Boas , Dmitri Mendeleev , who created the periodic table of elements , inventor of the two-wheeler principle Karl Drais , Alfred Wegener , who discovered the continental drift , as well as political theorist Hannah Arendt , political scientist Carl Joachim Friedrich , and sociologists Karl Mannheim , Robert E. Park and Talcott Parsons . Philosophers Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel , Karl Jaspers , Hans-Georg Gadamer , and Jürgen Habermas served as university professors , as did also the pioneering scientists Hermann von Helmholtz , Robert Wilhelm Bunsen , Gustav Robert Kirchhoff , Emil Kraepelin , the founder of scientific psychiatry , and outstanding social scientists such as Max Weber , the founding father of modern sociology . Present faculty include Medicine Nobel Laureates Bert Sakmann ( 1991 ) and Harald zur Hausen ( 2008 ) , Chemistry Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell ( 2014 ) , 7 Leibniz Laureates , former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Paul Kirchhof , and Rüdiger Wolfrum , the former President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Freud (miniseries) Freud , also known as Freud : the Life of a Dream , ( 1984 ) is a BBC television serial based on the life and times of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud . David Suchet stars as Freud . The 6-part production is 360 minutes in duration .",
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"text": "Phenomenology (philosophy) Phenomenology ( from Greek phainómenon `` that which appears '' and lógos `` study '' ) is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness . As a philosophical movement it was founded in the early years of the 20th century by Edmund Husserl and was later expanded upon by a circle of his followers at the universities of Göttingen and Munich in Germany . It then spread to France , the United States , and elsewhere , often in contexts far removed from Husserl 's early work . Phenomenology should not be considered as a unitary movement ; rather , different authors share a common family resemblance but also with many significant differences . Accordingly : A unique and final definition of phenomenology is dangerous and perhaps even paradoxical as it lacks a thematic focus . In fact , it is not a doctrine , nor a philosophical school , but rather a style of thought , a method , an open and ever-renewed experience having different results , and this may disorient anyone wishing to define the meaning of phenomenology.Phenomenology , in Husserl 's conception , is primarily concerned with the systematic reflection on and study of the structures of consciousness and the phenomena that appear in acts of consciousness . Phenomenology can be clearly differentiated from the Cartesian method of analysis which sees the world as objects , sets of objects , and objects acting and reacting upon one another . Husserl 's conception of phenomenology has been criticized and developed not only by himself but also by students , such as Edith Stein and Roman Ingarden , by hermeneutic philosophers , such as Martin Heidegger , by existentialists , such as Nicolai Hartmann , Gabriel Marcel , Maurice Merleau-Ponty , Jean-Paul Sartre , and by other philosophers , such as Max Scheler , Paul Ricoeur , Jean-Luc Marion , Michel Henry , Emmanuel Levinas , Jacques Derrida , and sociologists Alfred Schütz and Eric Voegelin .",
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"text": "Rat Man For the Italian comic book character , see Rat-Man . For the Stephen King character , see The Stand `` Rat Man '' was the nickname given by Sigmund Freud to a patient whose `` case history '' was published as Bemerkungen über einen Fall von Zwangsneurose -LSB- ` Notes Upon A Case of Obsessional Neurosis ' -RSB- ( 1909 ) . This was the second of six case histories that Freud published , and the first in which he claimed that the patient had been cured by psychoanalysis . The nickname derives from the fact that among the patient 's many compulsions was an obsession with nightmarish fantasies about rats . To protect the anonymity of patients , psychoanalytic case-studies would usually withhold or disguise the names of the individuals concerned ( `` Anna O '' ; `` Little Hans '' ; `` Wolf Man '' , etc. ) . Recent researchers have decided that the `` Rat Man '' was in fact a clever lawyer named Ernst Lanzer ( 1878 -- 1914 ) -- though many other sources maintain that the man 's name was Paul Lorenz .",
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"text": "Leverkusen Leverkusen ( -LSB- ˈleɪvərˌkuːzən -RSB- -LSB- ˈleːvɐˌkuːzn̩ -RSB- ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine . To the South , Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf . With about 161,000 inhabitants , Leverkusen is one of the state 's smaller cities . The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its associated sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen .",
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"text": "Moritz Heinrich Romberg Moritz Heinrich Romberg ( 11 November 1795 -- 16 June 1873 ) was a Jewish physician from Berlin who published his classic textbook in sections between 1840 and 1846 ; Edward Henry Sieveking translated it into English in 1853 . His nephew was Eduard Heinrich Henoch , who was known for describing Henoch -- Schönlein purpura . He described what is now universally recognised as `` Romberg 's sign '' in his original account of tabes dorsalis ( a disease caused by syphilis damaging the back of the spinal cord ) . He related early symptoms as : `` The feet feel numbed in standing , walking or lying down , and the patient has the sensation as if they were covered in fur ; the resistance of the ground is not felt ... '' Romberg 's sign he described as : `` The gait begins to be insecure ... he puts down his feet with greater force ... The individual keeps his eyes on his feet to prevent his movements from becoming still more unsteady . If he is ordered to close his eyes while in the erect posture , he at once commences to totter and swing from side to side ; the insecurity of his gait also exhibits itself more in the dark . '' Romberg had not observed this in other paralyses . The unsteadiness with eyes closed ( sensory ataxia ) , relates to loss of sense of position in the legs and feet that are normally compensated for by the patient who uses vision to provide that information . But when the eyes are closed or in the dark , the loss of sense of position causes unsteadiness and sometimes falls , as Romberg described . He was one of a tiny number of truly innovative neurologists in Europe who in the 1820-50 period introduced order and clinical observation and deduction into what was then an elementary discipline . He is credited with having been `` the first clinical neurologist '' According to Pearce , Romberg acquired much of the wisdom and attitudes prevailing in English medicine when in 1820 he translated into German , Andrew Marshall 's ( 1742 -- 1813 ) The Morbid Anatomy of the Brain and Charles Bell 's The Nervous System of the Human Body . He revolutionised European neurology , publishing his Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen : the first systematic textbook in neurology . Romberg 's contribution to neurology , and his establishing tabes dorsalis as a distinctive disease were of crucial importance . Romberg 's sign , once synonymous with tabes dorsalis , became recognised as common to all proprioceptive disorders of the legs . His several major clinical contributions included : a classic description of achondroplasia ( on which he wrote his graduation thesis entitled `` Congenital rickets '' in 1817 ) , progressive facial hemiatrophy , and an unmistakable description of the pupils in tertiary syphilis before E.J. Remak and Argyll Robertson .",
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"text": "Hermann Oppenheim Hermann Oppenheim ( 1 January 1858 -- 5 May 1919 ) was one of the leading neurologists in Germany . He studied medicine at the Universities of Berlin , Göttingen and Bonn . He started his career at the Charité-Hospital in Berlin as an assistant to Karl Westphal ( 1833 -- 1890 ) . In 1891 Oppenheim opened a successful private hospital in Berlin . In 1894 , Oppenheim was the author of a textbook on nervous diseases titled Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten für Ärzte und Studierende , a book that soon became a standard in his profession . It was published in several editions and languages , and is considered one of the best textbooks on neurology ever written . He also published significant works on tabes dorsalis , alcoholism , anterior poliomyelitis , syphilis , multiple sclerosis and traumatic neurosis . In the field of physiology , he published articles on metabolism of urea with the aid of Nathan Zuntz ( 1847 -- 1920 ) . In 1889 he published a treatise on traumatic neuroses that was harshly criticized by eminent physicians that included Jean-Martin Charcot ( 1825 -- 1893 ) and Max Nonne ( 1861 -- 1959 ) ; the reason being due to Oppenheim 's assertion that psychological trauma caused organic changes that perpetuated psychic neuroses . His expertise involving brain disease led directly to the first successful removal of a brain tumor , an operation that was performed by a physician named R. Köhler . With surgeon Fedor Krause ( 1857 -- 1937 ) , he reported the first successful removal of a pineal tumor . He coined the term `` dystonia musculorum deformans '' for a type of childhood torsion disease he described , a disorder that was later to become known as `` Ziehen-Oppenheim syndrome '' ( named along with German psychiatrist Theodor Ziehen 1862 -- 1950 ) . Also , another name for amyotonia congenita is `` Oppenheim 's disease '' .",
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"text": "Ludolf von Krehl Albrecht Ludolf von Krehl ( December 26 , 1861 -- May 26 , 1937 ) was a German internist and physiologist who was a native of Leipzig . He was the son of Orientalist Christoph Krehl ( 1825 -- 1901 ) He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and Leipzig , and later was an assistant to Ernst Leberecht Wagner ( 1829 -- 1888 ) and Heinrich Curschmann ( 1846 -- 1910 ) at the medical clinic in Leipzig . In 1888 he obtained his habilitation , becoming head of the medical clinic at Jena in 1892 . In 1899 he became director of the clinic at the University of Marburg , and soon afterwards served as professor of special pathology and therapy of internal diseases in Greifswald ( 1900 -- 02 ) . From 1902 to 1904 he was a professor at the University of Tübingen , and in 1904 he succeeded Bernhard Naunyn ( 1839 -- 1925 ) at the University of Strasbourg . While at Strasbourg , he provided the necessary facilities to Albert Fraenkel ( 1864 -- 1938 ) for the latter 's testing of intravenous strophanthin . From 1907 until 1932 he was a professor and director of the medical clinic at the University of Heidelberg . One of his better known assistants at Heidelberg was Viktor von Weizsäcker ( 1886 -- 1957 ) . Krehl made contributions in the field of cardiac pathology and in his research of metabolic diseases . Also , he admired the psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer , and had a keen interest in psychopathological aspects of disease from an individualized , psychosomatic standpoint . Among his written works was a landmark textbook on pathological physiology that laid a scientific basis for clinical medicine . This textbook was first published in 1893 as Grundriß der allgemeinen klinischen Pathologie ( Later known as Pathologische Physiologie ) , and eventually ran to fourteen editions . Krehl was a catalyst behind the founding of the `` Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research '' , which today is known as the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg .",
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"text": "A Dangerous Method A Dangerous Method is a 2011 German-Canadian-American-British historical film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Keira Knightley , Viggo Mortensen , Michael Fassbender , and Vincent Cassel . The screenplay was adapted by writer Christopher Hampton from his 2002 stage play The Talking Cure , which was based on the 1993 non-fiction book by John Kerr , A Most Dangerous Method : The story of Jung , Freud , and Sabina Spielrein . The film marks the third consecutive collaboration between Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen ( after A History of Violence and Eastern Promises ) . This is also the third Cronenberg film made with British film producer Jeremy Thomas , after completing together the William Burroughs adaptation Naked Lunch and the J. G. Ballard adaptation Crash . A Dangerous Method was a German/Canadian co-production . The film premiered at the 68th Venice Film Festival and was also featured at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival . Set on the eve of World War I , A Dangerous Method describes the turbulent relationships between Carl Jung , founder of analytical psychology ; Sigmund Freud , founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis ; and Sabina Spielrein , initially a patient of Jung and later a physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts . Among the film 's many honors , Mortensen was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture for his portrayal of Freud .",
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"text": "Somatic psychology Somatic psychology is a form of alternative medicine that focuses on somatic experience , and the embodied self , including therapeutic and holistic approaches to body . Body psychotherapy is a general branch of this subject , while somatherapy , eco-somatics and dance therapy , for example , are specific branches of the subject . Somatic psychology is a framework that seeks to bridge the mind-body dichotomy . Pierre Janet can perhaps be considered the first somatic psychologist due to his extensive psychotherapeutic studies and writings with significant reference to the body ( some of which pre-date Freud ) . It is only gradually that the body entered into the realm of available techniques that could be used in a psychodynamic frame , following the explorations of Sándor Ferenczi and his friend Georg Groddeck , then Otto Fenichel and his friend Wilhelm Reich . Wilhelm Reich is the first who tried to develop a clear psychodynamic approach that included the body , but he soon found out that it could not be done . He then developed his own way of combining body and mind and the somatic regulators that connect these two dimensions . Reich was a significant influence in the founding of body psychotherapy ( or somatic psychology as it is often known in the USA and Australia ) - though he called his early work `` character analysis '' and `` character-analytic vegetotherapy '' ) . Several types of body-oriented psychotherapies trace their origins back to Reich , though there have been many subsequent developments and other influences on body psychotherapy and somatic psychology is of particular interest in trauma work . Dance therapy or ( dance movement psychotherapy ) also reflect something of this approach and are considered a study and practice within the field of somatic psychology .",
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"text": "Freud (disambiguation) Sigmund Freud ( 1856 -- 1939 ) was the inventor of psychoanalysis , psychosexual stages , and the personality theory of Ego , Superego , and Id . Freud may also refer to : Freud ( crater ) , a lunar crater Freud ( miniseries ) , a 1984 mini-series starring David Suchet Freud : The Secret Passion , a 1962 film by John Huston and starring Montgomery Clift Freud , a chimpanzee in the Kasakela community",
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"text": "Ernst Leopold Salkowski Ernst Leopold Salkowski ( October 11 , 1844 -- March 8 , 1923 ) was a German biochemist who was a native of Königsberg . He received his education at the University of Königsberg , later working in Berlin as an assistant in the chemical laboratory of Rudolf Virchow 's institute of pathology ( 1872 ) . In 1874 he became an associate professor of medicinal chemistry in Berlin , followed by an assignment as departmental head ( 1880 ) . In 1909 he was honored with the title of `` full professor '' . Salkowski specialized in the fields of physiological and pathological chemistry , also making contributions in the related fields of pharmacology , analytical chemistry and hygiene . In 1890 he was the first to describe tissue autolysis , of which he referred to as `` auto-digestion '' . He is remembered for developing tests for detection of various compounds and substances , such as cholesterol , creatinine , glucose , carbon monoxide , and indole . In 1892 ( with Jastrowitz ) he was the first to describe pentosuria . He was the author of Practicum der physiologischen und pathologischen Chemie , later translated into English as `` A Laboratory Manual of Physiological and Pathological Chemistry '' . With internist Wilhelm von Leube ( 1842-1922 ) , he published Die Lehre vom Harn ( The doctrine of urine ) .",
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Tequila is a name.
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"text": "Tequila Tequila ( Spanish ) is a regionally specific name for a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant , primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila , 65 km northwest of Guadalajara , and in the highlands ( Los Altos ) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco . Although tequila is similar to mezcal , modern tequila differs somewhat in the method of its production , in the use of only blue agave plants , as well as in its regional specificity . Tequila is commonly served neat in Mexico and as a shot with salt and lime across the rest of the world . The red volcanic soil in the surrounding region is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue agave , and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year . Agave grows differently depending on the region . Blue agaves grown in the highlands Los Altos region are larger in size and sweeter in aroma and taste . Agaves harvested in the lowlands , on the other hand , have a more herbaceous fragrance and flavor . Mexican laws state that tequila can only be produced in the state of Jalisco and limited municipalities in the states of Guanajuato , Michoacán , Nayarit , and Tamaulipas . Tequila is recognized as a Mexican designation of origin product in more than 40 countries . It is protected through NAFTA in Canada and the United States , through bilateral agreements with individual countries such as Japan and Israel , and has been a protected designation of origin product in the constituent countries of the European Union since 1997 . Tequila is most often made at a 38 % alcohol content ( 76 U.S. proof ) for domestic consumption , but can be produced between 31 and 55 % alcohol content ( 62 and 110 U.S. proof ) . Per U.S law , tequila must contain at least 40 % alcohol ( 80 U.S. proof ) to be sold in the United States .",
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"text": "List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases This article is a summary of common slang words and phrases used in Puerto Rico . Idiomatic expressions may be difficult to translate fully and may have multiple meanings , so the English translations below may not reflect the full meaning of the expression they intend to translate . Estar por la luna - Literally , `` to be as if on the moon '' . To be clueless Guingambó - the mallow flowering plant `` Okra '' , multiply known as `` ladies ' fingers '' , `` bhindi '' , `` bamia '' , `` ochro '' or `` gumbo '' `` La creta '' - The head , head Guares - Twins Jíbaro - peasant . Jíbaro is a term used to refer to mountain people , who lived `` in-land '' in the heart of the island , and are the backbone of the Puerto Rican culture . Jurutungo - A distant place . Limber - Also , `` limbel '' . A home-made flavored frozen treat usually made from natural fruits or sweet milk mixtures and often served on a small piece of water-resistant paper , a plastic or paper cup , or a popsicle stick . It is generally sold out of the homes and not in stores . The name is said to have originated from the last name of Charles Lindbergh after the islanders noticed how `` cold '' he was as compared to the warmth of the locals during Lindbergh 's visit to the Island in 1928 . Moyeto - African American Puerto Rican Slang word for Big Muscular Black guy . Chinchorro - a `` no frills '' neighborhood local Puerto Rican bar . Usually plays loud salsa and merengue , sometimes serves frituras . In essence , a bar that sells inexpensive booze and food . Panna or Pana - Buddy ( `` pana '' is a name for breadfruit in Puerto Rico ) Sínsoras - a distant place .",
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"text": "History of chocolate The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica . Fermented beverages made from chocolate date back to 1900 BC . The Aztecs believed that cacao seeds were the gift of Quetzalcoatl , the god of wisdom , and the seeds once had so much value that they were used as a form of currency . Originally prepared only as a drink , chocolate was served as a bitter , frothy liquid , mixed with spices , wine , or corn puree . It was believed to have aphrodisiac powers and to give the drinker strength . Today , such drinks are also known as `` Chilate '' and are made by locals in the South of Mexico . After its arrival to Europe in the sixteenth century , sugar was added to it and it became popular throughout society , first among the ruling classes and then among the common people . In the 20th century , chocolate was considered a staple , essential in the rations of United States soldiers at war . The word `` chocolate '' comes from the Classical Nahuatl word chocolātl , and entered the English language from the Spanish language .",
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"text": "Chopin (vodka) Chopin -- name of single-ingredient vodka , 4 times distilled from either potatoes , rye or wheat . It is produced by Siedlce-based Podlaska Wytwórnia Wódek Polmos . Chopin was first introduced to North America in 1997 . The production is done in small batches . Seven pounds of potatoes are used to make every bottle of Chopin . The vodka is named after the famous Polish Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin . Chopin potato vodka has been submitted to a number of international spirit ratings for evaluation , including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition , Wine Enthusiast , and the Beverage Testing Institute . Outcomes have generally been favorable , particularly in the latest years . For instance , between 2006 and 2011 , Chopin potato vodka earned one double gold , three gold , and two silver medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition . Proof66 's aggregate rating , which incorporates these scores and others , puts the spirit in the Top 90th percentile among all rated vodkas .",
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"text": "Willett Distillery Willett Distillery , also known as Kentucky Bourbon Distillers ( KBD ) , Ltd. , is a private family-owned and - operated company that produces various brands of bourbon and rye whiskey . Over the years the company has bottled Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys that range from 2 years of aging maturity all the way up to 28 years . The company is located on the outskirts of Bardstown , Kentucky on a site that began as a farm owned by the family . Primarily operating as a relatively large independent bottling company , KBD has been called `` the big daddy of bourbon and rye bottling '' . The company has remained under family ownership and operation at the same location since it was created in 1936 as the Willett Distilling Company . The company started doing business as KBD in the mid-1980s . As of October 2011 , the company employed about 14 people -- four family members and 8 -- 12 line workers . In 2012 , it began promoting the Willett name again as its primary business name . In addition to marketing a number of its own brands , KBD also operates as a contract bottler for various brands that are owned and marketed by others . Most ( perhaps all ) of the brands that are owned by KBD do not actually identify KBD as the producing company on their labels . Instead the company does business under various fictitious company names . These other business names often correspond to the bottling brand names ( such as the Old Bardstown Distilling Company for the Old Bardstown bourbon brand and the Noah 's Mill Distilling Company for the Noah 's Mill bourbon brand ) . KBD did not operate as a distillery during the period between the early 1980s and January 2012 , although the company had the word distillers in its name ( and similarly used `` distilling company '' and `` distillery '' in the various company names that it printed on labels ) . However , KBD has been refurbishing and enhancing its prior distillery plant , and began limited test distilling on January 21 , 2012 . The company does not identify specifically where in Kentucky its products are distilled , although it has been suggested that most of their products have been distilled by the Heaven Hill Distillery , which has its company headquarters located close to KBD . The two companies are located about a half mile from each other along the same road in Bardstown , Kentucky . For its new distilling operation , the company has three operating stills -- a column still , a `` doubler '' , and a pot still . The company has eight warehouses on site -- each of which holds 5000 -- 6000 barrels of whiskey for aging . Master Distiller Drew Kulsveen said that the warehouses are about a quarter of the size of those found at other distilleries .",
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"text": "Ginjinha Ginjinha or simply Ginja , is a portuguese liqueur made by infusing ginja berries , ( sour cherry ) ( Prunus cerasus austera , the Morello cherry ) in alcohol ( aguardente is used ) and adding sugar together with other ingredients . Ginjinha is served in a shot form with a piece of the fruit in the bottom of the cup . It is a favourite liqueur of many Portuguese and a typical drink in Lisbon , Alcobaça and Óbidos . Other regions produce ginja with protected designation of origin , for example the Ginja Serra da Estrela .",
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"text": "Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston Tex-Mex cuisine is very popular in Houston . Many Mexican cuisine restaurants in Houston have aspects that originate from Texas culture . Katharine Shilcutt of the Houston Press said in 2012 that `` Tex-Mex has been a vital part of our city for more than 100 years '' and that it `` never waned in that century . '' She added that '' -LSB- t -RSB- he cultural significance of Tex-Mex as a vital touchstone between generations and an expression of our roots can not be denied . '' In his book Ethnicity in the Sunbelt : A History of Mexican Americans in Houston , Arnoldo De León said that the recent immigrants from Mexico to Houston add foods that are popular with immigrants to menus of Mexican restaurants in Houston . Robb Walsh of the Houston Press said `` You might say that the immigrant flow is what keeps the `` Mex '' in Tex-Mex . '' In Houston , as in other places in Texas , the existing Chicano community influences the cooking methods used by recent immigrants . In Houston , several restaurants that have authentic Mexican cuisine call themselves `` Mex-Mex . '' Several restaurants that have both Tex Mex and Mexican cuisine call themselves `` Mix Mex . '' As of 2012 , Molina 's Cantina is the oldest still-operating Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston . A restaurant featuring newer style Tex-Mex , Ninfa 's became influential in the development of the cuisine in the city .",
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"text": "Mexifornia Mexifornia ( also Calexico or Califaztlán ) is a portmanteau of Mexico and California .",
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"text": "San Francisco de Asís, Atotonilco El Alto San Francisco de Asis is a town within the municipality of the Atotonilco El Alto located in the southeastern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico . It is named after the Italian Saint Francis of Assisi . At the time of the census of 2005 the town had a population of 5,167 inhabitants . Its most distinctive features are the Fine Sanctuary of Our Lady of Los Altos and the fact that new tequila factories are located there . Its surrounding municipality of the same name had an area of 1,532.78 km ² ( 591.81 sq mi ) and a population in conjunction of Atotonilco el alto of 126,625 in the 2005 census , but its territory is increasing significantly since the beginning of 2005 with the creation of the new housing , churches , and schools .",
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"text": "Danny Flores Danny Flores ( born Daniel Flores ; July 11 , 1929 -- September 19 , 2006 ) , also known by his stage name Chuck Rio , was an American rock and roll saxophonist . He is best remembered for his self-penned song Tequila , which Flores recorded with the Champs , and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . Flores was born in Santa Paula , California and grew up in Long Beach . He was interested in the guitar from an early age , first performing at church and family gatherings . At 14 , however , Flores switched to the saxophone , forming his first band , the 3-D Ranch Boys . Emulating the rasping sounds of tenor saxophonist Vido Musso , Flores played a variety of music genres -- jazz , country , pop , and blues -- to cater to his hard-going blue-collar clientele . Much to Flores 's amusement , he has remarked , during this early stage of his career , he was commonly called the `` Mexican Hillbilly '' . In the early 1950s , Flores recorded vocals for small Pasadena-based record labels , before signing to Modern Records , and releasing his earliest rock and roll material . In 1957 , Flores met aspiring songwriter and guitarist Dave Burgess . After briefly performing as Danny and Dave , the duo recruited former members of Flores 's group , drummer Gene Alden and guitarist Buddy Bruce , along with bassist Cliff Hills and Vocalist Huelyn Duvall , who were session musicians , to form the Champs . On December 23 , 1957 , the group recorded three songs for Challenge Records , including Flores 's instrumental Tequila . The song is highlighted by Flores 's `` dirty sax '' arrangements and hollering of `` Tequila '' . However , because of this one spoken phrase by Flores , he was credited as Chuck Rio to avoid conflicts with his other record label , where he was signed as a vocalist . `` Tequila '' was released as the B-side to the Champs ' debut single , but after listeners requested the song over its A-side `` Train to Nowhere '' , `` Tequila '' propelled to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1958 . Conflicts between Flores and Burgess over leadership and the band 's musical direction led to Flores 's departure . He signed away his rights to Tequila , and ultimately did not receive any royalties from the tune , despite its success . In the intervening years , he formed another group called the Original Champs and recorded for Saturn Records in 1963 . Flores continued to perform across California for the rest of his life . It was not until the early 2000s that he finally received royalties -- albeit only for sales in Europe -- for Tequila . Flores died on September 19 , 2006 as a consequence of complications of pneumonia .",
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"text": "Mrs. Renfro's Salsas Mrs Renfro 's is the brand name for the line of award-winning salsas , sauces and relishes made by Renfro Foods in Fort Worth , Texas . The Mrs. Renfro 's brand is sold in leading supermarket chains , gift shops and specialty food stores in all 50 states , the Caribbean , Canada , the U.K. and Australia . Renfro Foods was founded in 1940 and began producing salsa products in 1972 , after acquiring Olé Foods . In 1995 , the company introduced its line of gourmet salsas with Black Bean and Habanero . Other flavors followed - Chipotle Corn , Peach , Roasted ( 1997 ) , Garlic ( 2001 ) , Raspberry Chipotle ( 2003 ) , Mango Habanero ( 2006 ) , Pineapple , Pomegranate , Tequila ( 2009 ) and Ghost Pepper ( 2010 ) . In its short time in the marketplace , Ghost Pepper has become the company 's fastest growing new product in the company 's 71-year history . Mrs. Renfro 's Pineapple Salsa and Ghost Pepper Salsa are 2009 and 2010 recipients , respectively , of the prestigious Scovie Award , the world 's leading recognition for hot and spicy products . Also in 2010 , Mrs. Renfro 's Habanero Salsa was selected among the `` 125 Best Packaged Foods for Women '' by Women 's Health magazine .",
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"text": "Diablo Diablo -LSB- diˈaβlo -RSB- is a Spanish word meaning `` Devil '' . Diablo may also refer to :",
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"text": "Tequila (Brand New Sin album) Tequila is the third full-length album by American hard rock band , Brand New Sin . This is the second album released on their current label , Century Media Records . A music video was filmed for `` Motormeth '' . Portions of the video were shot at the Dinosaur Bar-b-que restaurant in Syracuse , New York . Peter Steele from Type O Negative provided guest vocals on the song `` Reaper Man '' .",
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"text": "U-Boot (beer cocktail) A U-Boot is a beer cocktail ( popular in Germany , Poland , Macedonia , and Flanders ) that is made with a glass of beer and a shot glass of vodka . In Germany , the liquor korn is sometimes used instead , while in Flanders and the Netherlands , jonge jenever is preferred . It is called a U-Boot ( German abbreviation of Unterseeboot , `` submarine '' ) because the shot glass of vodka sinks to the bottom of the glass of beer . The shot glass then `` surfaces '' when the cocktail is drunk . In Flanders and the Netherlands , it is called a `` Duikboot '' , literally translated `` Submarine '' . It is seen as a variant on the kopstoot ( lit . `` headbutt '' ) in the Netherlands . The kopstoot is a shot of jenever followed by a beer as a chaser . In Macedonia it is called '' Подморница '' - `` Podmornica '' , literally translated `` Submarine '' . In southern Germany , U-Boot is usually served as a combination of Fanta and cognac instead of beer and vodka . In Mexico , it is called `` Submarino '' , Spanish for `` Submarine '' . Instead of vodka , it uses tequila , and the shot glass must be left inverted inside the beer glass . In Sorbia , vodka and orange juice is used .",
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"text": "Patron Tequila (song) `` Patron Tequila '' is a song by The Paradiso Girls featuring Lil Jon and female rapper Eve , intended to appear on their debut unreleased studio album , Crazy Horse . The song was released as the album 's lead single in the United States on April 14 , 2009 . The Paradiso Girls have released The Remixes and The Remixes Part 2 '' to promote the song .",
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"text": "Margaritas (restaurant) Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is the largest privately owned Mexican restaurant chain in New England . The proper name of the restaurant is `` Tío Juan 's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant '' , but it is most commonly referred to as `` Margaritas '' . The concept originated when several Chuck 's Steakhouse locations owned and run by Kukai , Inc were converted to Mexican restaurants and renamed `` Margaritaville '' in the late 1970s and early '80s . John Pelletier , an employee and manager of Chuck 's Steak House in Concord , New Hampshire , opened his own Mexican restaurant in Concord , calling it `` Tio Juan 's '' . In 1987 , John partnered with Stan Bagley and converted a small restaurant in Orono , Maine , into the first Margaritas Mexican Restaurant . The following year , John 's brother Dave Pelletier joined the partnership . Together they opened a restaurant in Portland , Maine , in 1989 . In 1996 , the owners formed Margaritas Management Group Inc. to oversee the operations of the restaurants . MMG is headquartered in Portsmouth , New Hampshire . In 1999 , in order to unify a growing company , the Concord restaurant was officially renamed `` Margaritas Mexican Restaurant '' . In 2001 , in order to trademark the company name and distinguish it from other similarly named Mexican restaurants across the country , the restaurants officially became `` Tio Juan 's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant '' . The concept evolved considerably over the years , with the owners travelling regularly to Mexico to study the food , culture and decor . The visits to Mexico established the founders ' love of and appreciation for the culture , and many strong business relationships and friendships formed with artists and furniture makers throughout the country .",
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"text": "List of fictional beverages Many works of fiction have incorporated into their world the existence of beverages -- liquids made for popular consumption - which may create a sense of the world in which the story takes place , and in some cases may serve to advance the plot of the story . These products may be fictional brands which serve as a stand in for brand names , and in that capacity may be a vessel for mockery of the marketing culture associated with brand name products ( e.g. , Duff Beer from The Simpsons ; Buzz Beer from The Drew Carey Show ) . In science fiction , beverages from alien races may enhance the sense of a futuristic society ( e.g. Romulan Ale in Star Trek ) . While there are many fictional liquids that can be consumed , fictional liquid medicines and magical potions ( such as the liquid that causes Alice to shrink in Alice in Wonderland ) may not be widely available for common consumption , or may simply not be described as being used for that purpose , and thus would not be considered `` beverages '' at all .",
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"text": "Rickey (cocktail) The Rickey is a highball drink made from gin or bourbon , half of a lime squeezed and dropped in the glass , and carbonated water . Little or no sugar is added to the rickey . Originally created with bourbon in Washington , D.C. at Shoomaker 's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s , purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey , it became a worldwide sensation when mixed with gin a decade later . A recipe for the rickey appears as early as Daly 's Bartenders ' Encyclopedia ( 1903 , p. 57 ) by Tim Daly : GIN RICKEY . Use a sour glass . Squeeze the juice of one lime into it . 1 small lump of ice . 1 wine glass of Plymouth gin . Fill the glass with syphon seltzer , and serve with small bar spoon.Since 2008 the rickey has enjoyed a resurgence with the revival of classic cocktails and a group of Washington , D.C. -- based bartenders , known as the DC Craft Bartenders Guild , establishing July as Rickey Month . It was also featured with bourbon by political commentator and amateur mixologist Rachel Maddow on the Martha Stewart show for election night , 2008 . Now most rickeys are made with gin ( a gin rickey ) , also known as a lime rickey , particularly in its virgin cocktail variant served at soda fountains on the U.S. east coast . The mojito , which originated in Cuba , is a popular relative of the rickey , made with lime juice , rum , simple syrup or muddled sugar , soda water , and muddled mint leaves .",
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"text": "You and Tequila `` You and Tequila '' is a song co-written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter . It was recorded by Kenny Chesney for his 2010 album Hemingway 's Whiskey , from which it was released in May 2011 as the fourth single . Chesney 's version of the song features a guest vocal from Grace Potter , lead singer of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals . on November 30 , the song received two nominations in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance .",
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"text": "Agua Blanca, Jutiapa Agua Blanca ( -LSB- ˈaɣwa ˈβlaŋka -RSB- ) is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala . Like most eastern regions of Guatemala near Jutiapa ( ` el oriente ' ) most locals in Agua Blanca embrace - as Americans refer to it - a typical cowboy , ` old western ' culture . To see mustached men in tight blue jeans wearing cowboy hats and boots , carrying fully armed hand guns , with long magazines tightly secured to their leather belts in public venues with children present , is to capture in a microcosm the cultural norm of Agua Blanca , as this ` outlaw ' culture - most similar to that of Mexican drug cartels - is quickly being accepted and assimilated into the regional culture . The most important event in Agua Blanca is its annual festival in January . As in most regions and towns in Catholic Guatemala and Latin America , the municipality of Agua Blanca holds an annual cultural , community festival known as , `` Feria de Los Reyes Magos . '' For several days , celebrations that include carnival rides , games , delicious food , Jaripeos ( bull-riding contests ) and a fireworks display at the central municipal park , are held to celebrate the new year and , especially , the Epiphany .",
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"text": "Sinalco Sinalco is a popular brand of non-alcoholic drinks first marketed in 1902 , with sales in now more than 40 countries . Sinalco is the oldest soft drink brand in Europe . It is produced by Sinalco International , a company headquartered in Duisburg , Germany . In 1902 , German scientist Friedrich Eduard Bilz invented `` Bilz Brause '' , a sherbet powder , and started to sell it in partnership with industrialist Franz Hartmann . As imitations started to appear , they held a prize competition for a brand name , and chose `` Sinalco '' ( an abbreviation of the Latin sine alcohole , `` without alcohol '' ) . As one of the first beverage brands , Sinalco came to be exported worldwide , particularly to South America and the Middle East . The red circle trademark was registered in 1937 . A distinctively-shaped bottle was launched in the 1950s , and updated at the end of the century . Besides the original Sinalco Orange , today the company also bottles Sinalco Cola and a few other kinds of soft drinks . In Germany , it is the third most popular soft drink , after Fanta and Sprite .",
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Sarah Palin's middle name is Louise.
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"text": "Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin ( -LSB- ˈpeɪlᵻn -RSB- née Heath ; born February 11 , 1964 ) is an American politician , commentator , and author who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009 . As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election alongside presidential nominee , Arizona Senator John McCain , she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major political party and the first Republican woman selected as a vice presidential candidate . Also , her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies . She was elected to the Wasilla city council in 1992 and became mayor of Wasilla in 1996 . In 2003 , after an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor , she was appointed chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission , responsible for overseeing the state 's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency . She was the youngest person and the first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska . Since her resignation as Governor , she has endorsed and campaigned for the Tea Party movement as well as several candidates in multiple election cycles , prominently including Donald Trump for President in 2016 . From 2010 to 2015 , she provided political commentary for Fox News . On April 3 , 2014 , Palin premiered her TV show , Amazing America with Sarah Palin , on the Sportsman Channel , which ran until February 12 , 2015 . On July 27 , 2014 , Palin launched the online news network called the Sarah Palin Channel , which was closed on July 4 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Louise Dale Louise Dale is an English writer who lives in Newark , England . She writes the Time Trigger series . The series is about two 12-year-olds , Alice and Robert , who are trying to recover and return all the `` Time Triggers '' , which propel you forwards and backwards in time . The book Millennium Spies was nominated for several Lincolnshire book awards . So far , there are six books in the series : The Curse of Rocamadour ( 2002 ) The Keys of Rome ( 2003 ) Millenium Spies ( 2004 ) Savage Pilgrims ( 2004 ) Royal Pirates ( 2005 ) The Masks of Robin Hood ( 2006 ) __ NOTOC __",
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"text": "Marlborough: His Life and Times Marlborough : His Life and Times is a panegyric biography written by Winston Churchill about John Churchill , 1st Duke of Marlborough . Churchill was a lineal descendant of the duke . The book comprises four volumes , the first of which appeared in October 1933 ( 557 pages , 200,000 words ) with subsequent volumes in 1934 , 1936 and 1938 . The publisher was George G Harrup , who in 1929 agreed an advance of # 10,000 for the publishing rights , topping the offer made by Churchill 's customary publishers , Thornton Butterworth . The American publisher , Scribner 's , paid # 5000 advance for United States publishing rights . At that time Churchill envisaged writing 180,000 to 250,000 words to be published in no more than two volumes . Cumulative sales of the first volume were 17,000 copies , 15,000 for the second and 10,000 for the third and fourth , which was a respectable though not exceptional performance for such a work . Churchill had conceived the idea of writing the book by 1929 , when the conservative defeat in the general election meant that he was no longer a government minister , giving him both spare time and the loss of his ministerial salary . His first act in preparing the book was to employ Maurice Ashley part-time for a salary of # 300 per year to carry out research about Marlborough . Ashley later produced his own biography of Marlborough , in 1939 . Churchill , with other assistants , worked on and published a number of different historical books while work on Marlborough was proceeding . Churchill turned seriously to writing Marlborough after Easter 1932 , following pressure from his publishers . His initial draft was passed to Edward Marsh , who had been his private secretary while a government minister , with instructions to look out for repetitions , boring passages or clumsy sentences . He wrote over 300 letters requesting information or opinions about the work in progress . In the preface to volume one , Churchill writes '' `` It is my hope to recall this great shade from the past , and not only invest him with his panoply , but make him living and intimate to modern eyes . '' Churchill was sceptical of the claim that Marlborough had at 17 or 18 years of age became the lover of the King 's mistress but accepted that he did so somewhat later , at 20 . In 1675 , however , he met the 15-year-old Sarah Jennings , married her and lived with contentedly for the remainder of their lives . They were of comparable social status , but neither had any significant money . Churchill saw similarities between his ancestor and himself .",
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"text": "Louise Smith Louise Smith ( July 31 , 1916 in Barnesville , Georgia -- April 15 , 2006 ) was tied for the second woman to race in NASCAR at the top level . She was known as `` the first lady of racing . '' She went as a spectator to her first NASCAR race at the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949 . She could not stand watching the races , so she entered her family 's shiny new Ford coupe in the race and rolled it . Her hometown Greenville , South Carolina paper featured photos of the wreck , and the town knew about it before she got home . The race was the first race to feature three female drivers ( Ethel Mobley and Sara Christian ) . The trio also competed later that season at the Langley Speedway . She raced from 1949 to 1956 . She won 38 races in her career in numerous formats : late models , modifieds ( 28 victories ) , midgets , and sportsman .",
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"text": "Louise Fréchette Louise Fréchette , OC ( born July 16 , 1946 ) was United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for eight years , and a long-time Canadian diplomat and public servant . She is currently serving a three-year term at the Centre for International Governance Innovation , an international relations and policy think-tank in Waterloo , Ontario , working on a major research project on nuclear energy and the world 's security . Born in Montreal , she graduated with a degree in history from the Université de Montréal in 1970 and from the College of Europe ( Bruges ) with a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies ( equivalent to a master 's degree ) in 1978 . She began her career in 1971 when she joined Canada 's Department of External Affairs . She was posted to the Canadian embassy in Athens before joining Canada 's UN delegation in Geneva in 1978 . In 1985 , at the age of 39 , she was named Canada 's ambassador to Argentina . In 1989 , she was sent on a secret mission to Cuba to lobby Fidel Castro to support the Gulf War . While unsuccessful , she impressed Ottawa with her efforts and was named Canada 's ambassador to the United Nations in 1992 . In 1995 , she left the foreign service to become assistant deputy minister of finance in Ottawa . She was later promoted to deputy minister of national defense , the first woman to hold that position . In 1997 , UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced a series of reforms at the world body , including the creation of the position of deputy secretary-general to handle many of the administrative responsibilities which had previously been the responsibility of the secretary-general . Fréchette was offered the position and accepted and has been responsible for overseeing numerous reforms at the UN . In 1998 , she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada . In 2005 , after being criticized by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker for failed management of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program , Frechette announced her resignation . Louise Fréchette is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation and is a member of the International Advisory Board at the Institute for the Study of International Development ( ISID ) at McGill University .",
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"text": "Sarah Bird Sarah Bird is an American novelist , screenwriter , and journalist . She was born in 1949 in Ann Arbor , Michigan . Her father was an officer in the US Air Force , and her family ( a `` Catholic family of eight '' ) , including her mother , Colista Bird , travelled with him around the US and the world during her childhood . Sarah 's mother recognized signs of her daughter 's creative storytelling talent as young as kindergarten . She attended the University of New Mexico , earning a BA there in 1973 . Moving to the University of Texas at Austin , she went on to receive an MA in journalism there in 1976 . She is married to George Jones , and has one son , Gabriel Bird-Jones , born in 1989 . The family lives in Austin , Texas . During the mid-eighties , Bird was a founding contributing-editor to Austin 's Third Coast Magazine , for which she wrote numerous feature and humor articles . Bird 's first published novel was Do Evil Cheerfully , a mystery ( as Sarah McCabe Bird ) . In 1986 , her comic novel Alamo House was published based on her experience as a graduate student at the University of Texas . Bird wrote the screenplay for the movie Do n't Tell Her It 's Me ( 1990 , starring Shelley Long and Steve Guttenberg ) , adapting the Boyfriend School novel . The Boyfriend School and The Mommy Club , published by Ballantine in 1989 and 1991 , respectively , were both humorous novels drawing on Bird 's life experiences . In addition to novels , Bird has written screenplays for television and magazine articles for national women 's magazines . She writes a column for Texas Monthly . Virgin of the Rodeo was published in 1999 . Bird was named Austin 's best author in 2001 by the Austin Chronicle , the year she also published The Yokota Officers Club , a novel that draws on her experiences as military brat . She has also written screenplays for the National Geographic Channel and Hallmark , as well as the CBS movie Yesterday 's Children . Another novel , The Flamenco Academy , came out in 2006 . A new novel , How Perfect Is That , was published by Knopf in June 2008 .",
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"text": "Louise Adeline Weitzel Louise Adeline Weitzel ( December 2 , 1862 -- May 6 , 1934 ) was an American writer of German descent . She was born in Green Bay , Wisconsin . Her family moved to Lititz , Pennsylvania while she was still a young lady . Given the socio-cultural context in which she was born and raised , her work is unique , not only because of the content of her writing per se but also because she produced and published her texts as a woman and in her native German dialect ( Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch ) in the United States . Her will , only 30 words long , left her $ 855 estate to the Moravian Home for Aged Women in Lititz .",
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"text": "Jane Pauley Margaret Jane Pauley ( born October 31 , 1950 ) , better known as Jane Pauley , is an American television journalist and author ; she has been involved in news reporting since 1972 . She is the anchor of CBS Sunday Morning and previously best known for her 13-year tenure on NBC 's Today program , followed by 12 years as co-host of Dateline NBC , and for her public acknowledgements of her struggle with bipolar disorder .",
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"text": "Louise Simard (politician) Rose Marie Louise Simard , QC ( born April 17 , 1947 ) is a lawyer and former politician in Saskatchewan , Canada . She represented Regina Lakeview from 1986 to 1996 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party ( NDP ) member . She was born in Val-d'Or , Quebec and grew up in Meadow Lake , Saskatchewan . She received a BA and LLB degree from the University of Saskatchewan . Simard articled in Regina and was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1971 . In 1974 , she became the first female Legislative Council and Law Clerk for the province of Saskatchewan . In 1978 , she set up her own law firm . In 1979 , Simard was named to the Attorney General 's committee on the Consolidation of the Queen 's Bench and District Courts . From 1982 to 1985 , she was consumer representative on the council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan . Simard served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women . As Minister of Health , she introduced the `` wellness '' model of health care , which incorporated extensive reforms to the health care system , including hospital closures in rural Saskatchewan and the establishment of health districts and boards . She resigned from cabinet in February 1995 and did not run for reelection in 1995 , returning to the practice of law . In 1995 , Simard was named Queen 's Counsel . From 2000 to 2003 , she was president and Chief Executive Officer of the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations . Simard then served as president and Chief Executive Officer of the Health Employers Association of British Columbia . Simard was first married to Linton Smith , a Judge . The couple had two children but later divorced . In 1994 , she married Dwain Lingenfelter . She later separated from Lingenfelter and , in 2009 , supported Deb Higgins in the NDP leadership race . As of 2007 , she was living in Vancouver , British Columbia .",
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"text": "Louise Gopher Louise Jones Gopher is the second Seminole ( after Billy Cypress ) and first woman from the Seminole tribe of Florida to earn a bachelor 's degree . Gopher , a former director of education for the Seminole Tribe of Florida of Florida , was the first female Seminole to earn a bachelor 's degree when she graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 1970 . Born May 25 , 1945 in a chickee at a tribal camp in Fort Pierce , Jones spoke no English when she entered school at age 6 . Because they were considered neither black nor white , none of the segregated schools of the day would willingly take her as a student , but at the pleading of her father ( who spoke , read , nor wrote any English ) , Lucie County Schools Superintendent Ben L. Bryan chose to allow her to enroll in the Fairlawn School . In 2014 , she was granted an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Florida State University . She is the third Seminole to receive an honorary degree from FSU , after Betty Mae Tiger Jumper ( Doctorate of Humane Letters ) and Jim Shore ( Doctor of Laws ) . The Palm Beach Post named her one of the most 100 influential people in Florida in the 20th century . As Director of Education , Gopher was behind the development of the tribe 's first charter school , `` Pemayetv Emahakv '' or `` Our Way '' , which opened in 2007 . Gopher has put great effort into perserving Seminole culture . The Seminoles ' native languages , Creek or Mikasuki , are spoken only by older tribe members , so she transcribes Mikasuki teachings for posterity . In 2014 governor Rick Scott honored appointed her to the Florida Women 's Hall of Fame . Gopher encouraged young Seminoles to attend college , and her daughter , Carla Gopher became the first Seminole to graduate from Florida State University in 1996 . Louise 's grandfather was Desoto Tiger , the son of Cow Creek chief Tom Tiger , who was murdered by John Ashley , also known as The King of the Everglades in 1910 . In 2007 , Jones received the exceedingly rare Westcott Award from Florida State University .",
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"text": "Hay House Hay House is a New Thought and self-help publisher founded in 1984 by author Louise Hay , when she self-published her books Heal Your Body and You Can Heal Your Life . Hay House Inc. includes the imprints New Beginnings Press , Princess Books , Smiley Books , and Balboa Press . In 2005 radio director Summer McStravick developed and launched the Internet radio station , Hay House Radio Network . Hay House has its headquarters in Carlsbad , California , U.S. , and international divisions in the United Kingdom , Australia , India , and South Africa .",
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"text": "Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders ( born August 13 , 1982 ) is an American political aide , currently serving as Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary . She is the daughter of former governor of Arkansas and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee , and former Arkansas first lady Janet Huckabee .",
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"text": "Lao name Lao names ( Lao : ຊື່ -LSB- sɯː -RSB- ) are given in Western order , where the family name goes after the first given name . On official documents , both first given name and surname are written , but it is customary to refer to people in formal situations by their first name , plus titles and honorifics , alone . In daily life , outside of formal , international , or academic spheres , Lao people generally refer to themselves and others by nicknames , or seu lin -- literally `` playnames '' ( Lao : ຊື່ຫຼິ້ນ -LSB- sɯː lin -RSB- ) . Much like the nicknames of Thai people ( with whom the Lao share a great deal of cultural similarity ) , the names are often unflattering , although some are based on onomatopoeia , nonsense syllables , or peculiar characteristics . This is largely based on old superstitions from times when health care was not available and there was high infant mortality , as many of these names were supposed to ward off evil spirits from claiming the child . The French Colonial government mandated the introduction of surnames in Laos in 1943 , beginning first with the royalty and the élite before becoming a common practice among the other classes . To this day , among isolated ethnic groups and remote rural villages , it is still possible to find individuals who do not possess a surname . Both first and surname are a mixture of Pali or Sanskrit and Lao words . The wording comes from variety of influences , such as nature , animals , and royal titles . Lao names are generally made up of two or three words , but when translated into English span nearly 10 -- 15 letters , for which both Lao and Thai names are known .",
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"text": "Sarah McClendon Sarah Newcomb McClendon ( July 8 , 1910 -- January 8 , 2003 ) was a long-time White House reporter who covered presidential politics for a half-century . McClendon founded her own freelance news service as a single mother in the post-World War II era , and became known as a model for women in the press and as a vocal advocate of various causes , particularly those of United States military veterans . McClendon was best known , however , for posing sharp , blunt questions at United States presidential press conferences .",
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"text": "Louise Showe Louise C. Showe , Ph.D. , is a researcher and scientific director of the Genomics Facility and the Bioinformatics Facility at The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia . Her research focuses on functional genomics and how they can be used to better understand the immune system and cancer . Showe has said that being able to `` globally screen gene expression patterns using genomics and proteomics appears to have injected a new level of enthusiasm for learning what is going on in complex cancers that have been particularly recalcitrant to therapy . '' Recently , Showe 's research led to the creation of a blood test that could be used to test for lung cancer using a 29-gene assay . The company OncoCyte has partnered with Wistar to develop lung cancer diagnostic tests .",
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"text": "Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope Mistaken Identity : Two Families , One Survivor , Unwavering Hope is a best-selling non-fiction book describing an incident in which the identities of two young female casualties were confused after a vehicle crash . It was published by Howard Books on March 25 , 2008 . The book lists its authors as Don and Susie van Ryn ; Newell , Colleen and Whitney Cerak ; and Mark Tabb ; the former the parents of Laura van Ryn ( the woman believed to have survived the crash but actually deceased ) and the latter the parents of Whitney Cerak , initially declared deceased in the crash but later found to have survived . Mark Tabb is a former pastor whom The New York Times described as `` the go-to guy when a collaborator is needed on books with spiritual themes . '' Both the identity mix-up and the book 's release received worldwide media attention : was the subject of a two-hour episode of Dateline NBC , a program of The Oprah Winfrey Show , and a segment featured on The Today Show . The book was ranked 1st place for two weeks on the adult non-fiction New York Times Best Seller list in 2008 . The incident prompted the states of Michigan and Indiana to pursue legislation concerning stricter guidelines in the process of identification of bodies by coroners . On April 26 , 2006 , a Taylor University van carrying nine students and staff members collided with a tractor-trailer being driven by Robert F. Spencer on Interstate 69 in Indiana . Five people riding in the van died at the crash scene : Elizabeth Smith , Laurel Erb , Bradley Larson , and Monica Felver , and a young blonde woman the coroner identified as Whitney Cerak . A similar looking woman who survived but was unable to communicate was identified as Laura van Ryn . For several weeks , the van Ryn family kept a bedside vigil over the patient they believed to be their daughter . However , into five weeks of hospitalization the identity of the surviving woman began to be questioned . She was found to be Whitney Cerak , not Laura van Ryn . Some physical similarities existed between the two women but the severity of the injuries , which included severe head trauma and the immediate inability to communicate led local government officials to mis-identify the casualties , the hospital to carry through with the unfortunate action and caused both families to respond in a manner appropriate to the situation of each casualty : Cerak was taken care of by the van Ryn family in the belief that she was their daughter . Meanwhile , Laura was interred in a marked grave at a funeral with 1400 people in attendance . Five weeks passed before incidents arose that caused suspicion about identity : she made comments about things and people that were inconsistent with facts pertaining to Laura ; and a university roommate also reported some physical discrepancies . `` Laura '' confirmed that it was ` Whitney Cerak ' that had survived when asked by hospital staff to write down the patient 's name , which was then confirmed by dental records . The tragic mix-up appeared to have been caused by the similarities of appearance of Cerak and van Ryn , and the confusion at the crash scene . Neither family spoke publicly about the incident for nearly two years . During the Dateline interview , it was noted that the van Ryn family suspected for several days something was amiss with the patient before the concerns were shared with the hospital staff : the van Ryn family noticed the patient 's teeth ; navel piercing ( which van Ryn did not have ) ; the patient called herself Whitney ( not Laura ) when she emerged from the coma ; the patient accused `` her '' parents of being `` false parents '' ; and the patient told `` her '' sister their parent 's names were Newell and Colleen . The van Ryns said that their duplicity in sustaining the misidentification for a month was reinforced by reassurance by the hospital staff of the patient 's identity and the distress of the situation .",
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"text": "Louise Osmond Louise Osmond is a British documentary filmmaker . Osmond graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in modern history . Before she became a filmmaker , Osmond worked as a journalist and editor in Brussels , Paris , Rome and Africa . During this time , she was working in the news journalism graduate trainee for the UK network ITN . Some of Osmond 's film titles include : Deep Water ( 2006 ) , Blitz : London ` s Firestorm ( 2005 ) , The Beckoning Silence ( 2007 ) , McQueen and I ( 2011 ) , Richard III : The King in the Car Park ( 2013 ) , and Dark Horse ( 2015 ) . Osmond most well known recent films include Dark Horse ( 2015 ) and Versus : The Life and Films of Ken Loach ( 2016 ) . Dark Horse is the true story of a group of friends from a British working men 's club who decide to breed a racehorse . Raised on a slagheap allotment , their foal grows into an unlikely champion , beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land , before suffering a near fatal accident . Nursed back to health by the love of his owners - for whom he 's become a source of inspiration and hope - he makes a remarkable recovery , returning to the race track for a heart-stopping comeback . Osmond has won the International Emmy Award for Documentary and had been nominated for the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming -- Long Form and the British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual for her work .",
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"text": "Luisa Luisa ( Italian , Spanish , and Portuguese ) or Louise ( French ) is a feminine given name ; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis ( Luis ) , the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig ( German Ludwig ) , from the Germanic elements hlod `` fame '' and wig `` combat '' . Variations include Luisella , Luisetta , Luigia . Its popularity derives from the cult of Saint Louise de Marillac of Paris , and from Giuseppe Verdi 's opera Luisa Miller . The name may refer to : Luisa Miller , an opera by Giuseppe Verdi Giovanni da Verrazzano 's name for Block Island and hence , Rhode Island Luisa Piccarreta also known as `` Little Daughter of the Divine Will '' is a proposed Roman Catholic saint Luisa Warrington , fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs , played by Clare Byam-Shaw Luísa , a song composed by Tom Jobim Antônio Carlos Jobim",
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"text": "Anne Flournoy Anne Flournoy ( born April 28 , 1952 ) is an American writer , producer and film director , best known for the webseries The Louise Log .",
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"text": "Louise Shaffer Louise Shaffer ( born July 5 , 1942 ) is an American actress , script writer , and author .",
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"text": "Palimpsest In textual studies , a palimpsest ( -LSB- ˈpælɪmpsɛst -RSB- ) is a manuscript page , either from a scroll or a book , from which the text has been scraped or washed off so that the page can be reused for another document . Pergamene ( now known as Parchment ) was made of baby lamb or kid skin ( best made in ancient Pergamos ) and was expensive and not readily available , so , in the interest of economy a pergamene often was re-used by scraping the previous writing . In colloquial usage , the term palimpsest is also used in architecture , archaeology , and geomorphology , to denote an object made or worked upon for one purpose and later reused for another , for example a monumental brass the reverse blank side of which has been re-engraved .",
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"text": "James Arness James Arness ( May 26 , 1923 -- June 3 , 2011 ) was an American actor , best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the television series Gunsmoke . Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five separate decades : 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series , then in Gunsmoke : Return to Dodge ( 1987 ) and four more made-for-television Gunsmoke films in the 1990s . In Europe , Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the western series How the West Was Won . He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves ( 1926 - 2010 ) .",
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"text": "Skirmish of Alness The Skirmish of Alness was a conflict that took place in October 1715 in Alness , in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands . It was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715 and pitted Highlanders loyal to the British-Hanoverian Government of George I of Great Britain against Highlanders loyal to the Jacobite House of Stuart .",
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"text": "James Van Remsen, Jr. James Vanderbeek `` Van '' Remsen , Jr. ( born September 21 , 1949 in Newark , New Jersey ) is an American ornithologist . His main research field is the Neotropical avifauna . In 1999 , he founded the South American Classification Committee . In 2013 , he was honored with the Brewster Medal of the American Ornithologists ' Union .",
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"text": "American Academy of Forensic Sciences The American Academy of Forensic Sciences ( AAFS ) is a society for forensics professionals , founded in 1948 . The society is based in Colorado Springs , Colorado , USA . The AAFS provided consultancy on the development of CSI : The Experience , a traveling exhibition about crime lab forensic science and technology inspired by the television series CSI : Crime Scene Investigation . The society consist of different sections in the branches of Anthropology , Criminalistics , Digital & Multimedia Sciences , General , Engineering Sciences , Jurisprudence , Odontology , Pathology/Biology , Psychiatry & Behavioral Science and Toxicology . The Journal of Forensic Sciences is published by Wiley-Blackwell on the Academy 's behalf .",
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"text": "James Alexander James Alexander may refer to : James Alexander , 1st Earl of Caledon ( 1730 -- 1802 ) , Irish landlord , merchant , politician and peer of the realm James Alexander , 3rd Earl of Caledon ( 1812 -- 1855 ) James Alexander , 4th Earl of Caledon ( 1846 -- 1898 ) , soldier and politician James Alexander ( 1769 -- 1848 ) , British banker , and Member of Parliament for Old Sarum 1812 -- 32 James Alexander ( lawyer ) ( 1691 -- 1756 ) , American lawyer and politician of the colonial period James Alexander ( musician ) ( born 1949 ) , American bassist James Edward Alexander ( 1803 -- 1885 ) , British soldier and traveller James Peterkin Alexander ( 1835 -- 1912 ) , Scottish-born politician in Manitoba , Canada James Tavian Alexander ( born c. 1959 ) , Grand Wizard on the Canadian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1980s James Thomas Alexander ( 1888 -- 1952 ) , United States Navy Captain James Waddel Alexander ( 1804 -- 1859 ) , American Presbyterian minister and author James Waddell Alexander II ( 1888 -- 1971 ) , American mathematician & topologist James Alexander Jr. ( 1789 -- 1846 ) , U.S. Congressman from Ohio James Alexander ( cricketer ) ( 1916 -- 1943 ) , English cricketer James R. Alexander , American sound engineer J. W. Alexander ( musician ) ( 1916 -- 1996 ) , American singer , songwriter and record producer",
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"text": "American Association of University Professors The American Association of University Professors ( AAUP ) is an organization of professors and other academics in the United States . AAUP membership is about 47,000 , with over 500 local campus chapters and 39 state organizations . The AAUP 's stated mission is to advance academic freedom and shared governance , to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education , and to ensure higher education 's contribution to the common good . Founded in 1915 by Arthur O. Lovejoy and John Dewey , the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in the country 's colleges and universities . Rudy Fichtenbaum is the current president .",
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"text": "James Arnold James Arnold may refer to :",
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"text": "American University School of International Service The School of International Service ( SIS ) is American University 's school of advanced international study in the areas of international politics , international communication , international development , international economic relations , peace and conflict resolution , global environmental politics , and U.S. foreign policy . The School of International Service was created when AU 's Hurst Anderson was urged by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to create a school of practitioners prepared for foreign policy beyond the U.S. -- Soviet rivalry . Since 1957 , SIS has prepared thousands of graduates to represent their country in the global arena by `` waging peace '' and employing the hallmarks of thoughtful diplomacy . SIS is the largest school of international relations in the United States , enrolling more than 2,000 students from over 150 countries . The school makes extensive use of the academic and governmental resources offered by the university 's location in Washington , D.C. Foreign Policy , in its 2015 rankings of top international affairs programs , ranked the school 's master 's and undergraduate programs as 8th - and 9th-best in the world , respectively . SIS is also consistently ranked in conjunction with American University 's School of Public Affairs as a leading program in the country by U.S. News & World Report 's college and university rankings . SIS is also a full member of The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs .",
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"text": "Pullman Strike The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11 , 1894 , and a turning point for US labor law . It pitted the American Railway Union ( ARU ) against the Pullman Company , the main railroads , and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland . The strike and boycott shut down much of the nation 's freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit , Michigan . The conflict began in Pullman , Chicago , on May 11 when nearly 4,000 factory employees of the Pullman Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages . Most factory workers who built Pullman cars lived in the `` company town '' of Pullman on the South Side of Chicago , Illinois . The industrialist George Pullman had designed it ostensibly as a model community . Pullman had a diverse work force . He wanted to hire African-Americans for certain jobs at the company . Pullman used ads and other campaigns to help bring workers into his company . When his company laid off workers and lowered wages , it did not reduce rents , and the workers called for a strike . Among the reasons for the strike were the absence of democracy within the town of Pullman and its politics , the rigid paternalistic control of the workers by the company , excessive water and gas rates , and a refusal by the company to allow workers to buy and own houses . They had not yet formed a union . Founded in 1893 by Eugene V. Debs , the ARU was an organization of unskilled railroad workers . Debs brought in ARU organizers to Pullman and signed up many of the disgruntled factory workers . When the Pullman Company refused recognition of the ARU or any negotiations , ARU called a strike against the factory , but it showed no sign of success . To win the strike , Debs decided to stop the movement of Pullman cars on railroads . The over-the-rail Pullman employees ( such as conductors and porters ) did not go on strike . Debs and the ARU called a massive boycott against all trains that carried a Pullman car . It affected most rail lines west of Detroit and at its peak involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states . The Railroad brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor ( AFL ) opposed the boycott , and the General Managers Association of the railroads coordinated the opposition . Thirty people were killed in response to riots and sabotage that caused $ 80 million in damages . The federal government obtained an injunction against the union , Debs , and other boycott leaders , ordering them to stop interfering with trains that carried mail cars . After the strikers refused , President Grover Cleveland ordered in the Army to stop the strikers from obstructing the trains . Violence broke out in many cities , and the strike collapsed . Defended by a team including Clarence Darrow , Debs was convicted of violating a court order and sentenced to prison ; the ARU then dissolved .",
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"text": "American Fur Company The American Fur Company ( AFC ) was founded in 1808 , by John Jacob Astor , a German immigrant to the United States . During the 18th century , furs had become a major commodity in Europe , and North America became a major supplier . Several British companies , most notably the North West Company and the Hudson 's Bay Company , were eventual competitors against Astor and capitalized on the lucrative trade in furs . Astor capitalized on anti-British sentiments and his commercial strategies to become one of the first trusts in American business and a major competitor to the British commercial dominance in North American fur trade . Expanding into many former British fur-trapping regions and trade routes , the company grew to monopolize the fur trade in the United States by 1830 , and became one of the largest and wealthiest businesses in the country . Astor planned for several companies planned to function across the Great Lakes , the Great Plains and the Oregon Country to gain control of the North American fur trade . Comparatively inexpensive manufactured goods were to be shipped to commercial stations for trade with various Indigenous nations for fur pelts . The sizable number of furs collected would then be brought to the port of Guangzhou , as pelts were in high demand in the Qing Empire . Chinese products would in turn be purchased for resale throughout Europe and the United States . A beneficial agreement with the Russian-American Company was also planned through the regular supply of provisions for posts in Russian America . This was planned in part to prevent the rival Montreal based North West Company ( NWC ) to gain a presence along the Pacific Coast , a prospect neither Russian colonial authorities or Astor favored . Demand for furs in Europe began to decline during the early 19th century , leading to the stagnation of the fur trade by the mid-19th century . Astor left his company in 1830 , the company declared bankruptcy in 1842 , and the American Fur Company ultimately ceased trading in 1847 .",
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"text": "American way The American way of life or simply the American way is the unique lifestyle of the people of the United States of America . It refers to a nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness . At the center of the American way is the American Dream that upward mobility is achievable by any American through hard work . This concept is intertwined with the concept of American exceptionalism , the belief in the unique culture of the nation . Author William Herberg offers the following definition : One commentator notes , `` The first half of Herberg 's statement still holds true nearly half a century after he first formulated it '' , even though `` Herberg 's latter claims have been severely if not completely undermined ... materialism no longer needs to be justified in high-sounding terms '' . In the National Archives and Records Administration 's 1999 Annual Report , National Archivist John W. Carlin writes , `` We are different because our government and our way of life are not based on the divine right of kings , the hereditary privileges of elites , or the enforcement of deference to dictators . They are based on pieces of paper , the Charters of Freedom - the Declaration that asserted our independence , the Constitution that created our government , and the Bill of Rights that established our liberties . ''",
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"text": "Aruban Americans Aruban Americans are Americans of Aruban descent .",
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"text": "James Arthur Anderson James Arthur Andersons first published short story appeared in Andrew J. Offutt 's `` Swords Against Darkness V '' anthology in 1979 . He has since published stories in Lin Carter 's `` Weird Tales 4 '' , `` Elditch Tales '' , `` Fantasy Tales '' , and `` Haunts . '' His nonfiction has appeared in `` Fangoria . '' In 1997 he began using his complete name , James Arthur Anderson , in his by-line . He has won several poetry awards , including first place in the rhymed poetry category in the 79th annual Writer 's Digest Writing Competition . Anderson was born in Providence , Rhode Island . in 1955 and currently lives in North Miami , Florida . He received a B.A. from Rhode Island College in 1977 , and an M.A. in 1987 . He earned his Ph.D. in literature from the University of Rhode Island in 1992 . His book-length study of H.P. Lovecraft , `` Out of the Shadowsa Structuralist Approach to Understanding the Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft '' was published in 2011 by Wildside Press .",
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"text": "James Roberts (slave narrative) James Roberts ( born 1753 ) was an enslaved American . Roberts was born on the Eastern shore of Maryland , during a time of slavery . He was enslaved by Francis De Shields , a colonel in Washington 's army . Roberts had fought beside De Shields in the war , and once the seven-year war with Britain ended , worked for Washington in Philadelphia . Roberts went with De Shields as his servant . When De Shields died , Roberts expected to be set free , but instead was sold to William Ward . Roberts was torn away from his family and then sold at an auction in New Orleans to Calvin Smith . `` It is not for me to foretell the end of oppression in this country , but one thing is certain , virtue , sobriety , temperance , economy , education and religion , will fit you for any emergency whatever , and are the best qualifications for free men . That their attainment may be your constant pursuit and most earnest endeavr , is the prayer of one now ready to depart . '' While he was enslaved by Calvin Smith he experienced traumatic events on the plantation . His cousin was whipped and put in the stocks only to die a week into being on that very homestead . Soon thereafter , General Jackson traveled to Calvin Smith 's to enlist 500 slaves to prepare for the Battle of New Orleans . Roberts was one of these 500 men . When the army arrived in New Orleans , Jackson saw the fear in his men 's eyes . To get their spirits up he said , `` do n't be discouraged take a second look at them ; they are but men like yourselves . Courage will overcome your fears and dread . '' The triumph of Jackson 's battle had cost Roberts a serious wound to his head as well as a missing forefinger . After the battle was over , the promise that Jackson had made to the enslaved men had evaporated into thin air . They marched to the Kentucky tavern to drink as much as the men pleased . `` Never , '' said he , `` suffer negroes to have arms ; if you do , they will take the country . Suffer them to have no kind of weapons over ten inches long . Never allow them to have a piece of paper with any writing on it whatever . You must examine your slaves very closely , for the time is coming when the slave will get light ; and if ever his mind is enlightened on the subject of freedom , you can not keep him . One slave bought from the East will ruin a multitude of those raised here . Before a slave of mine should go free , I would put him in a barn and burn him alive . Gentlemen , take me at my word ; for if you do not , you will be sorry for it before many years . Never arm another set of colored people . We have fooled them now , but never trust them again ; they will not be fooled again with this example before them . If you do , you will repent of it but once . '' After the hearts of these men were broken , the only thing Roberts was allowed to do was go back to work for the master he had learned to despise only to return and observe additional abuse to him and others . In 1856 Roberts contacted a President Pierce located in Washington city for an interview about receiving a pension for his merits in the war . Pierce said that Roberts was nothing more than a horse or a sheep and that it would be a disgrace to take a pension that his master was still receiving and give it to Roberts .",
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"text": "American Arachnological Society The American Arachnological Society ( AAS ) is a scientific organization founded in 1972 in order to promote the study of arachnids by seeking to achieve closer cooperation and understanding between amateur and professional arachnologists along with publication of the Journal of Arachnology . The society holds annual meetings around the United States and membership is open to all individuals who share the common objectives held by the society .",
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"text": "Anglo-Americans Anglo-Americans or Anglos are people who are inhabitants of Anglo-America and are referred to as English Americans and/or an English Canadians . It typically refers to an English-speaking American in distinction to Spanish speakers in the Southwestern states and in Mexico ; German speakers ( Amish ) in North Dakota , Ohio , and Pennsylvania ; and French speakers in Canada , New England and Louisiana . This usage originated in the discussion of the history of English-speaking people of the United States and the Spanish-speaking people residing in the western United States during the Mexican -- American War .",
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"text": "James Anderson (American actor) James Anderson ( July 13 , 1921 -- September 14 , 1969 ) , sometimes billed as Kyle James , was an American television and film actor of the 1950s and 1960s . He is probably best known for his role as Robert E. Lee `` Bob '' Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) . He made over 120 appearances , mostly in television and several films between 1941 and 1969 . He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason , including the role of murder victim Frank Anderson in the 1958 episode , `` The Case of the Pint-Sized Client , '' and murder victim Stanley Piper in the 1960 episode , `` The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker . '' He appeared in a number of westerns throughout his career , often playing a gun-for-hire or outlaw . He died of a heart attack on September 14 , 1969 . Two films he appeared in The Ballad of Cable Hogue ( 1969 ) and Little Big Man ( 1970 ) were released posthumously . His sister , Mary Anderson ( April 3 , 1918 -- April 6 , 2014 ) , was also an actress . They appeared in only one film together , Hunt the Man Down ( 1951 ) .",
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"text": "St. James' Episcopal Church (New York City) St. James ' Church is an Episcopal parish church located at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 71st Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , New York City . Founded in May 1810 as a summer chapel for New Yorkers with country homes north of the then city , it has grown into one of the largest Episcopal churches in New York City . In addition to worship , it has programs for children and young families , youth and young adults , as well as a music program and a devotion to mission and service in the community .",
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"text": "Eddie Arning Eddie Arning ( 1898 -- 1993 ) was born in the farming community of Germania , Texas . As a young adult , he was admitted into a Texas mental institution for violent acts . In 1964 , after 60 years in the institution , he was introduced to crayons , and began coloring . After a few years of using crayons , Arning switched to oil pastels and began producing more complex compositions . His early works were autobiographical and depict scenes from his childhood with animals , flowers , windmills and churches . Later , Arning became inspired by newspapers , advertisements and magazine illustrations and was producing more graphic images . Over ten years , Arning produced over 2000 drawings . His work has been likened to styles in avant-garde twentieth-century art . Arning stopped drawing suddenly in 1973 when he was forced to leave his home because of `` bad conduct . '' Arning is represented in numerous museums , including the Minneapolis Institute of Art , Museum of Fine Arts , Boston , Smithsonian American Art Museum , Washington , D.C. and the American Folk Art Museum , New York .",
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"text": "Thomas A. Furness III Thomas A. Furness III is an American inventor , professor , and virtual reality pioneer based in Seattle , Washington . He is a Professor in the University of Washington Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering , and the founder of the Human Interface Technology Lab at the University of Washington and its sister labs at the University of Canterbury and University of Tasmania . Known for his contributions in developing human interface technology , he has earned the title , `` Grandfather of Virtual Reality . '' Furness recently received the first-ever lifetime achievement award for his 50 years service in the field of VR ( virtual reality ) and AR ( augment reality ) from the Augment World Expo in Santa Clara , California . In addition to being a professor at the University of Washington , he is also the general manager and owner of the RATLab ( Rocking and Thinking Laboratory ) , an engineering research and development company .",
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"text": "William Harkness William Harkness ( December 17 , 1837 -- February 28 , 1903 ) was an astronomer , born at Ecclefechan , Scotland , a son of James ( 1803 -- 78 ) and Jane ( née Wield ) Harkness . Harkness died in Jersey City on February 28 , 1903 at the age of 66 .",
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"text": "J. Cole Jermaine Lamarr Cole ( born January 28 , 1985 ) , better known by his stage name J. Cole , is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer . Raised in Fayetteville , North Carolina , Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape , The Come Up , in early 2007 . Intent on further pursuing a solo career as a rapper , he went on to release two additional mixtapes after signing to Jay Z 's Roc Nation imprint in 2009 . Cole released his debut studio album , Cole World : The Sideline Story , in 2011 . It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and was soon certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . His next two releases , 2013 's Born Sinner and 2014 's 2014 Forest Hills Drive , received mostly positive reviews from critics , while being both certified platinum in the US . The latter earned him his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album . In December 2016 Cole released his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum in April 2017 . Self-taught on piano , Cole also acts as a producer alongside his hip hop career , producing singles for artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Janet Jackson , as well as handling the majority of the production in his own projects . He has also developed other ventures , including Dreamville Records , as well as non-profit organization the Dreamville Foundation . The Dreamville Foundation is not the only non-profit gesture Cole has put forth ; in January 2015 , he decided to house single mothers rent-free in his childhood home at 2014 Forest Hills Drive , Fayetteville , North Carolina .",
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"text": "Radio (LL Cool J album) Radio is the debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J , released November 18 , 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States . It serves as the label 's first full-length album release . Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City . The album was primarily produced by Rick Rubin , who provided a sparse and minimal production style . Radio also features a sound that is punctuated by DJ scratching , mostly brief samples , and emphasis of the downbeat . LL Cool J 's b-boy lyricism conveys themes of inner city culture , teenage promiscuity , and braggadocio raps . The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time , earning U.S. Billboard chart success and selling over 500,000 copies within its first five months of release . On April 19 , 1989 , Radio was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , following sales in excess of one million copies in the United States . Initial criticism of the album was generally positive , as LL Cool J 's lyricism and Rick Rubin 's production were praised by several music critics . It has since been recognized by critics as LL Cool J 's greatest work . Reflecting the new school and ghettoblaster subculture in the U.S. during the mid-1980s , Radio belongs to a pivotal moment in the history and culture of hip hop . Its success contributed to the displacement of the old school with the new school form and to the genre 's mainstream success during the period . Its success also served as a career breakthrough for LL Cool J and Rick Rubin . Radio has been recognized by music writers as one of the first cohesive and commercially successful hip hop albums .",
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"text": "Justin Cole Justin Alexander Cole ( born November 22 , 1987 ) is an American football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . He played college football at San Jose State , where in 49 games he recovered five fumbles and forced another four . Cole has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs , St. Louis Rams , Cleveland Browns , Oakland Raiders and Saskatchewan Roughriders .",
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"text": "James Cole James Cole , Jim Cole or Jimmy Cole may refer to :",
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"text": "Moses Uvere Moses Uvere ( born May 25 , 1986 ) is an American rapper . Uvere got his start in his hometown of Dallas , Texas , United States . Uvere 's family is from a small town in Nigeria . He is the first from his village to be born in America . Uvere graduated from Berkner High School in 2004 and has been a professional hip-hop artist since 2008 . His goal to bring a new sound and vibe to hip-hop . Uvere has released three albums From Worse to Better , Mind the Gap and Never Been Better .",
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"text": "Kayla J. Yoo Kayla J. Yoo is a songwriter , singer , music producer , multimedia designer and music columnist from South Korea who has developed Joombas Music Group as Chief Content Officer with Justine Ok , Yena Seo , and Hyuk Shin in 2011 . In 2013 , she was involved as a songwriter on `` Romantic St ' of Girls ' Generation 's 4th album , I Got A Boy , which hit Billboard # 1 World album chart in January 2013 . Deeply involved with Fiera Music in 2012 as a director , she works on various music projects as a singer , lyricist , A&R , and multimedia designer/producer in New York City . As a multimedia designer and producer , she has either directed , produced , interviewed , or written many interviews for artists Marques Houston , Elijah Blake , RAS , Mat Musto , Torae , and Oddisee . With Joombas Music Group , she directed contents on Joombas TV ( the online media channel of Joombas Music Group ) , including industry news , interviews , online reality show and documentary . She also has worked as a video editor for the music video of the song ` Heal ' by Natascha Bessez . The music video was featured by the actor Hunter Johansson , twin brother of Scarlett Johansson , and it was released in February 2013 . As a music columnist , she works with Korean Hiphop/R & B online magazine HiphopLE . She writes the series of ` R&B Talk ' , ` Feature ' , and ` Stars in Love ' , which also published offline , by the Korean fashion magazine ` FAST ' in 2013 . In July 2013 , she became a panel of the official podcast radio of HiphopLE , `` The Art Of Hip-Hop '' and `` Hot Issue '' . She 's also known as the voice of HiphopLE 's intro clip , speaking the slogan ` One Step Closer to Hip-hop and R&B Music ' . In February 2014 , HiphopLE held a contest to find the new instrumental for the intro clip with using Kayla , Jolly V and NateDogg 's voices . On January 28 , 2014 , Kayla made her music video directing debut in the single album , `` Champion '' by Born I Music and Justine . The single was released digitally and distributed worldwide by Fiera Music/Sony Music Entertainment Korea and the music video was certified by VEVO . Kayla got also involved as a director of the project and the background singer . Subsequently , `` Champion '' was also featured in a Sony Music compilation album for the Sochi 2014 Olympics released on February 7 , 2014 . Also listed on the album were artists such as Pharrell Williams , Daft Punk , Justin Timberlake , Lenka , Avril Lavigne , Shakira , Pitbull , One Direction , Dami Im , Britney Spears , Chris Brown , Miley Cyrus , Foster The People , Paloma Faith , Helena , Tinashe , Krewella , Little Mix , Beyoncé , Russian Red , Justice Crew , Ailee , and Lucas Nord .",
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"text": "Jon Cole Jon Cole may refer to : Jon Cole ( businessman ) , Texas businessman and anti-drug leader Jon Cole ( weightlifter ) ( born 1943 ) , American powerlifter , weightlifter and strongman Jon Cole of Quill ( band ) Jon Cole of Psyopus ( band )",
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"text": "Jefferson Cardoso dos Santos Jefferson Cardoso dos Santos ( born February 15 , 1986 ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Guarani in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.",
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"text": "Night and Day (Joe Jackson album) Night and Day is Joe Jackson 's fifth album , released in June 1982 . It reached the Top 5 in both the UK and US , Jackson 's only studio album to do so . It sold over one million copies , earning platinum disc status . The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter ( and indirectly to New York ) . The track `` Real Men '' pointed obliquely to the city 's early 1980s gay culture . `` Steppin ' Out '' earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance , Male . It reached # 6 on both the UK and the US charts . `` Breaking Us in Two '' reached # 18 in the US and # 59 in the UK .",
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"text": "Jackson Morgan Jackson Morgan ( born Jackson Lee Morgan ) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter and producer from Dallas , TX who resides in Los Angeles , CA . Signed by Kobalt Music Group in 2013 , Morgan 's work includes collaborations with Keith Urban , Nicole Scherzinger , Pitbull , Akon and others .",
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"text": "Friday Night Lights (mixtape) Friday Night Lights is the third official mixtape from Fayetteville , North Carolina rapper J. Cole . It was released on November 12 , 2010 . The mixtape was to originally be called Villematic and contain J. Cole 's previous leaks and freestyles , however , Cole later stated it would have original material . The mixtape became the second most searched and trending topics on Google and Twitter respectively following its release . Most songs on the mixtape were slated to be on his debut album at one point or another . The mixtape has been viewed over 4,470,000 times , streamed over 1,280,000 times , and downloaded over 1,700,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff . On June 26 , 2013 Cole announced that he would be re-releasing The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights for retail sale , in order to give them the push they deserved .",
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"text": "Trouble (Bei Maejor song) `` Trouble '' is a song by American singer-songwriter and record producer Bei Maejor . The song , released on August 12 , 2011 , as a digital download , serves as his debut single and the lead single from his upcoming debut studio album . The song features American rapper J. Cole and was produced by Maejor himself .",
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"text": "Eric Bellinger Eric Bellinger , Jr. ( born March 28 , 1986 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer and engineer . His co-writing credits include Lem me See ft. Rick Ross ( 2012 ) for Usher , New Flame for Chris Brown ( 2014 ) , You Do n't Know ( 2016 ) for Tank , Right Here ( 2012 ) ft. Drake for Justin Bieber , and Disrespectful ft. Mila J ( 2012 ) for Trey Songz . He 's released 9 projects since 2013 , including Born II Sing Vol . 1 , Born II Sing Vol . 2 , Born II Sing Vol . 3 , The Rebirth , Cuffing Season , Cuffing Season Part 2 , Eventually , Eric B for President : Term 1 , and Eric B for President : Term 1 ( Acoustic ) .",
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"text": "Forest Hills Drive: Live Forest Hills Drive : Live is the first live album by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole . It was released on January 28 , 2016 coinciding with Cole 's 31st birthday , and recorded on August 30 , 2015 live in Fayetteville , North Carolina .",
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"text": "John Benitez John Benitez ( born November 7 , 1957 ) , also known as Jellybean , is an American drummer , guitarist , songwriter , DJ , remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent . He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna , Whitney Houston , Michael Jackson and the Pointer Sisters . In December 2016 , Billboard magazine ranked him as the 99th most successful dance artist of all-time .",
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"text": "Syn Cole Rene Pais ( born 1988 ) , better known by his stage name Syn Cole is an Estonian DJ and producer .",
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"text": "Lloyd Cole Lloyd Cole ( born 31 January 1961 ) is an English singer and songwriter , known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 , and for his subsequent solo work .",
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"text": "J. Cole discography American hip hop recording artist J. Cole has released four studio albums , one live album , one compilation album , two extended plays , three mixtapes , sixteen singles ( including nine as a featured artist ) , two promotional singles and twenty music videos . J. Cole first took up rapping in his teens , collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh . The Come Up , his debut mixtape , was released on May 4 , 2007 to positive reception . Following the release of The Come Up , J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation . Cole released his second mixtape The Warm Up on June 15 , 2009 . `` Lights Please '' , the first single from The Warm Up , peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under R&B / Hip-Hop Singles chart and became Cole 's first entry on a national record chart . He was later featured on `` All I Want Is You '' , a 2010 single by American R&B singer Miguel -- it peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . J. Cole 's third mixtape Friday Night Lights was released on November 12 , 2010 . J. Cole released his debut studio album Cole World : The Sideline Story on September 27 , 2011 . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 218,000 copies . The album 's lead single `` Work Out '' peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts . Cole World : The Sideline Story was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , while `` Work Out '' was certified two times platinum . Two more singles were released from the album : `` Ca n't Get Enough '' and `` Nobody 's Perfect '' , which peaked at numbers 52 and 61 respectively on the Hot 100 . J. Cole 's second studio album Born Sinner was released on June 18 , 2013 . Its lead single , `` Power Trip '' , peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and received a platinum certification from the RIAA . On December 9 , 2014 , he released his third studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive . The album was supported by four singles : `` Apparently '' , `` Wet Dreamz '' , `` No Role Modelz '' and `` Love Yourz '' . The album also went on to sell 353,000 copies in its first week , and became the first rap album in 25 years to be certified platinum in the US with no guest appearances . The songs `` No Role Modelz '' and `` Wet Dreamz '' later received a platinum certification from the RIAA . In addition to his fourth album , Cole released three singles in 2016 : `` Love Yourz '' , `` Everybody Dies '' , and `` False Prophets '' . His album 4 Your Eyez Only was released on the second anniversary of 2014 Forest Hill Drive . 4 Your Eyez Only was certified gold before it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , despite having no singles upon release . `` Deja Vu '' was later given a single release after peaking at number 7 on the Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Kat Cole Katrina `` Kat '' Cole ( born March 18 , 1978 ) is an American businesswoman . She currently is the Group President of Focus Brands and Chief Operations Officer of its subsidiary Cinnabon , an American chain of retail bakeries specializing in cinnamon buns . She is a former executive vice president of Hooters .",
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"text": "Union J discography The discography of English boy band Union J consists of two studio albums , five singles and six music videos . Union J first announced that they had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment at a performance in Cardiff , Wales on 15 December 2012 . Their debut single `` Carry You '' was recorded in London in January 2013 and was released in June 2013 , charting at number six in the United Kingdom . On 28 January , it was confirmed that the subsidiary label that Union J had signed with was RCA Records . In June 2013 , it was announced that the band would embark on their first UK headline tour , the Magazines and TV Screens Tour , which consists of 18 dates in December 2013 and January 2014 . Their second single , `` Beautiful Life '' , was released on 21 October and debuted at number 8 . The following week saw the release of their self-titled debut album , Union J. On 5 November 2013 , they announced that their third single would be `` Loving You Is Easy '' . In 2014 , Union J left RCA and signed with Epic Records . `` Tonight ( We Live Forever ) '' , the lead single from their second album , was released on 17 August 2014 . This was followed up by `` You Got It All '' , written by Magic ! 's Nasri , released in November 2014 . Whilst the most purchased single of the week , it was kept off number one by Ed Sheeran 's `` Thinking Out Loud '' due to audio streaming . Their second album , You Got It All -- The Album , reached number 28 on the UK Albums Chart .",
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"text": "Saleh J Saleh J , prominent Tanzanian hip hop pioneer , was born in Dar es Salaam as Saleh Jaber . Heavily influenced by the early 1980s rap artists such as LL Cool J and Big Daddy Kane , Jaber began to go by the name of Saleh J . He gained popularity after competing in the popular Tanzanian rap battle TV show , Yo Rap Bonanza . After winning this competition , Saleh J came out with an album which he says was `` done in one day and just hours at continental hotel '' and was just `` distributed to all Indian shop owners . '' In 1992 , Saleh J came out with what is considered his most commercially successful hit -- `` Ice Ice Baby - King of Swahili Rap '' by putting Swahili lyrics to the tune and rhythm of Vanilla Ice 's 1990s hit `` Ice Ice Baby '' . He left the country of Tanzania soon after to relocate in the United Arab Emirates and by 2003 he had moved to the United Kingdom , where he currently resides . As Saleh J gained popularity and fame within the young Tanzanian population , he began to compete against other popular Swahili hip hop artists such as Eazy-B and Nigga One . These associations opened many doors for Saleh J , as both these rappers had relationships with a prominent competition in Tanzania , Yo Rap Bonanza , an annual rap battle contest organized and sponsored by local Indian vendors in the marketplace of Dar es Salaam . The YRB contest was not only especially helpful to Saleh J , but also to other Tanzanian hip hop artists , as it included artists from outside the Dar es Salaam region . This integration of other towns and people signified the spread of the hip hop movement throughout Tanzania , indicating a successful career for Saleh J. Most rappers would rap in English ; however , Saleh J was considered innovative as he created a new style by translating the English rhythms into a rough form of Swahili . As Saleh J was successful in the late 1980s to early 1990s , today he is considered to be `` old school '' by many Tanzanian hip hop followers , just as Run DMC is considered old school by young American hip hop fans . Today , many new hip hop artists are known to have been inspired by the early Tanzanian hip hop artists who dared to create a new genre of music , Saleh J being one of the most influential artists in Tanzania . Among the popular Tanzanian hip hop artists today are Professor Jay , Juma Nature , Fid Q , and internationally X Plastaz .",
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Chris Pratt had a starring role in the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise.
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"text": "Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt ( born June 21 , 1979 ) is an American actor . Pratt came to prominence with his television roles , including Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood and Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . His early film career began with supporting roles in such mainstream films as Wanted , Jennifer 's Body , Moneyball , The Five-Year Engagement , Zero Dark Thirty , Delivery Man and Her . Pratt achieved leading man status after starring in two commercially successful films in 2014 : computer-animated adventure comedy The Lego Movie and Marvel Studios superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy ( in which he portrayed Star-Lord ) . In 2015 , he starred in Jurassic World , the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and his most financially successful film to date , earning $ 1.6 billion at the box office . Later that year , Time named Pratt one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list . Pratt continued his leading man status with The Magnificent Seven and Passengers . He reprised his role as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and will play the character again in Avengers : Infinity War and an untitled fourth Avengers 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": "Bonnie Curtis Bonnie Kathleen Curtis ( born March 26 , 1966 ) is an American film producer whose credits include Saving Private Ryan , A.I. , Minority Report , and The Lost World : Jurassic Park , directed by Steven Spielberg . Her first solo project was the 2005 release The Chumscrubber . She then joined Mockingbird Pictures with partner Julie Lynn in 2011 . Curtis and Lynn produced Albert Nobbs , which was nominated for three Academy Awards . Curtis is a co-recipient of the 1999 Producers Guild Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year , for Saving Private Ryan . On March 12 , 2015 , Curtis was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame . Spielberg congratulated her via video message during the ceremony .",
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"text": "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": "Paranoid Park (film) Paranoid Park is a 2007 American-French drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant . The film is based on the novel of the same name by Blake Nelson and takes place in Portland , Oregon . It stars Gabe Nevins as a teenage skateboarder who accidentally kills a security guard . Van Sant wrote the draft script in two days after reading and deciding to adapt Nelson 's novel . To cast the film 's youths , Van Sant posted an open casting call on social networking website MySpace inviting teenagers to audition for speaking roles , as well as experienced skateboarders to act as extras . Filming began in October 2006 and took place at various locations in and around Portland . Scenes at the fictional Eastside Skatepark were filmed at Burnside Skatepark which was , like Eastside , built illegally by skateboarders . Paranoid Park premiered on May 21 , at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and was given a limited release on March 7 , 2008 . It grossed over US$ 4,481,000 from its $ 3 million budget . The film received mostly positive reviews ; some critics praised the direction and cinematography in particular , though others believed the film to be overly stylized and slow paced . It won one Independent Spirit Award , two Boston Society of Film Critics awards and the Cannes Film Festival 's special 60th anniversary prize .",
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"text": "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 American computer animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios . It is the third installment in the Ice Age series and the sequel to Ice Age : The Meltdown ( 2006 ) . It was directed by Carlos Saldanha and co-directed by Mike Thurmeier . Ray Romano , John Leguizamo , Denis Leary and Queen Latifah reprise their roles from the first two films , with Simon Pegg joining them in the role of a weasel named Buck . The story has Sid being taken by a female Tyrannosaurus after stealing her eggs , leading the rest of the herd to rescue him in a tropical lost world inhabited by dinosaurs beneath the ice . The film was released on July 1 , 2009 by 20th Century Fox . It was the first Ice Age film and the first 20th Century Fox 's film to be released in 3D . Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics , it ranked at the time as the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time , earning $ 886.7 million worldwide . A sequel , titled Ice Age : Continental Drift , was released in 2012 , and another film , titled Ice Age : Collision Course , was released in 2016 .",
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"text": "Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the original 1995 film , Toy Story , produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys , unknown to humans , are secretly alive , and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy , Sheriff Woody , and modern spaceman , Buzz Lightyear . The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them . The first two films of the franchise were directed by John Lasseter , and the third by Lee Unkrich , who acted as the co-director of the second film ( together with Lasseter and Ash Brannon ) . Lasseter will return to direct the upcoming fourth film . All three films , produced on a total budget of $ 320 million , have grossed more than $ 1.9 billion worldwide . Each film set box office records , with the third included in the top 15 all time worldwide films . Critics have given all three films extremely positive reviews . Special Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on March 23 , 2010 . They were also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D `` double feature '' for at least two weeks in October 2009 . The series is the 24th highest-grossing franchise worldwide , the fifth highest-grossing animated franchise ( behind Shrek , Ice Age , Despicable Me and Madagascar ) , and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time . On November 1 , 2011 , all three Toy Story films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films .",
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"text": "Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues Jurassic Park 2 : The Chaos Continues ( also known as Jurassic Park Part 2 : The Chaos Continues ) is a 1995 video game and a non-canonical continuation of the Jurassic Park series , developed and published by Ocean Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System ( SNES ) . Jurassic Park 2 : The Chaos Continues was originally scheduled for release in December 1994 , but was ultimately released in January 1995 . A Game Boy version , with a different storyline , was released in February 1995 .",
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"text": "The Croods The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It stars the voices of Nicolas Cage , Emma Stone , Ryan Reynolds , Catherine Keener , Clark Duke , and Cloris Leachman . The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as `` The Croodaceous '' ( a prehistoric period which contains fictional prehistoric creatures ) when a caveman 's position as a `` Leader of the Hunt '' is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home . The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders , and produced by Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell . The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15 , 2013 , and was released in the United States on March 22 , 2013 . As part of the distribution deal , this is the first film from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by 20th Century Fox , since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures . The Croods received generally positive reviews , and proved to be a box office success , earning more than $ 587 million on a budget of $ 135 million . The film launched a new franchise , with a television series , Dawn of the Croods , which debuted on December 24 , 2015 , on Netflix . A sequel was announced for a 2018 release , but was later cancelled .",
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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": "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a film series based on the comic book characters of the same name created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird . The first film in the series , titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , was released in 1990 at the height of the franchise 's popularity and was a commercial success . The success of the film garnered two direct sequels , respectively released in 1991 and 1993 , and a CGI animated film in 2007 billed as TMNT building on the success of the 2003 -- 09 TV series . The series was rebooted in a new film made by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , released on August 8 , 2014 . The sequel was released on June 3 , 2016 .",
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"text": "It Hits the Fan `` It Hits the Fan '' is the first episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series South Park , and the 66th episode of the series overall . It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 20 , 2001 . In the episode , the word `` shit '' is said uncensored on television on the crime show Cop Drama . After this , everyone starts saying `` shit '' over and over , which eventually brings over a mysterious plague that unleashes the ancient Knights of Standards and Practices , and only Chef and the boys can save the world . The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA-LV in the United States . Throughout the episode , the profanity `` shit '' or `` shitty '' are exclaimed uncensored a total of 162 separate times ; in syndicated or re-aired versions of this episode , a counter in the bottom left corner of the screen counts the number of times the word has been uttered . The written occurrences are not counted , but `` shit '' is written 38 times , which puts the `` shit `` s up to an even 200 . `` Shit '' is uttered roughly once every eight seconds ; one such count includes the episode 's theme song in the calculation .",
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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": "Tremors 4: The Legend Begins Tremors 4 : The Legend Begins ( previously known as Tremors : Original Showdown and also known as Tremors 4 or Tremors : The Legend Begins ) is a 2004 direct-to-video western monster film directed by S. S. Wilson and written by Brent Maddock , Nancy Roberts , and Wilson . It is the fourth film in the Tremors series of films and released on DVD on January 2 , 2004 . As a prequel to the earlier films and television series , it depicts the town of Rejection , which is the location that would later be renamed Perfection , the main setting for the first Tremors film . It stars Michael Gross as Hiram Gummer , the great grandfather of the character Burt Gummer , whom Gross portrayed in every other Tremors film .",
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"text": "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": "The Land That Time Forgot (2009 film) The Land That Time Forgot ( promotionally titled Edgar Rice Burrough 's The Land That Time Forgot , release in other countries as Dinosaur Island ) is a 2009 science fiction film by independent American film studio The Asylum . The film is an adaptation of the 1918 Edgar Rice Burroughs novel of the same name , and a re-make of the 1975 film starring Doug McClure .",
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"text": "Chris Phillips (voice actor) Chris Phillips ( born February 26 , 1958 ) is an American voice actor , songwriter , singer , and producer . He is known for his roles in Rockstar games such as Marty Chonks and El Burro in Grand Theft Auto III and his role as Alex Balder , Mercenary and Killer Suit in Max Payne . He is also well known for his roles in Atari games Such as Nolaloth , Thunderbelly , Lorne Starling , Koraboros and Prison Leader in Neverwinter Nights 2 and Crowley in Alone in the Dark .",
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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": "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": "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British stop-motion animated comedy action film produced by Aardman Animations in partnership with DreamWorks Animation . United International Pictures distributed the film in the United Kingdom , and it was the last DreamWorks animated film to be distributed by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States . It was directed by Nick Park and Steve Box as the second feature-length film by Aardman after Chicken Run ( 2000 ) . The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is based on the Wallace and Gromit short film series , created by Park . The film follows eccentric inventor Wallace ( voiced by Peter Sallis ) and his mute and intelligent dog , Gromit , as they come to the rescue of the residents of a village which is being plagued by a mutant rabbit before an annual vegetable competition . The film introduces a number of new characters , and features a voice cast including Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes . It was a critical and commercial success , and won a number of film awards including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , making it the second film from DreamWorks Animation to win ( after Shrek ) , as well as both the second non American animated film and second non computer animated film to have received this achievement ( after Spirited Away ) . It is also the only stop motion film to win the award .",
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"text": "Carnosaur (film) Carnosaur is a 1993 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Adam Simon . The film stars Diane Ladd , Raphael Sbarge , Jennifer Runyon , and Harrison Page . The film 's plot revolves around a mad scientist who plans to recreate dinosaurs and destroy humanity . The film is loosely based on the 1984 novel Carnosaur by John Brosnan ( under the pseudonym of Harry Adam Knight ) . The book and film have little in common , with the exception of the villain 's same basic motive , and the explicit gore and violence . It was the only film based on a Brosnan novel to be produced in America . The film was released to theaters on May 21 , 1993 by Concorde Films , just four weeks before the larger-scale blockbuster Jurassic Park . As a result , Carnosaur may be considered a `` mockbuster '' . Diane Ladd 's daughter Laura Dern was one of the stars of Jurassic Park . The film was a financial success , grossing $ 1,753,979 at the box office on a budget of $ 850,000 . Critical reception was poor however , with film critic Roger Ebert naming it the worst movie of 1993 . The film 's financial success spawned two official sequels , Carnosaur 2 in 1995 and Carnosaur 3 : Primal Species in 1996 . The second film fared poorly at the box office and the remainders were released direct-to-video . Stock footage from the first three films was used in the spin-offs Raptor and The Eden Formula .",
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"text": "Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi ( -LSB- buːˈsɛmi -RSB- born December 13 , 1957 ) is an American actor and film director . Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films , including Parting Glances , New York Stories , Mystery Train , Reservoir Dogs , Desperado , Con Air , Armageddon , The Grey Zone , Ghost World , Big Fish , and The Sopranos . He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers : Miller 's Crossing , Barton Fink , The Hudsucker Proxy , Fargo , and The Big Lebowski . Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the Monsters , Inc. franchise . From 2010 to 2014 , he portrayed Enoch `` Nucky '' Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire , which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards , a Golden Globe , and two nominations for an Emmy Award . He made his directorial debut in 1996 , with Trees Lounge , in which he also starred . Other works include Animal Factory ( 2000 ) , Lonesome Jim ( 2005 ) and Interview ( 2007 ) . He has also directed numerous episodes of TV shows , including Homicide : Life on the Street , The Sopranos , Oz , 30 Rock , and Nurse Jackie . He currently hosts the Emmy Award-winning AOL On comedy talk-show Park Bench .",
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"text": "Trees Lounge Trees Lounge is a 1996 feature film and the debut of Steve Buscemi as writer and director . It was produced by Brad Wyman and Chris Hanley and features a large ensemble cast of actors , including Buscemi , Anthony LaPaglia , Chloë Sevigny , and Samuel L. Jackson . The film 's black humor , based on examination of characters ' self-destructive behavior , has been cited as an influence by The Sopranos creator David Chase , who later hired Buscemi to direct `` Pine Barrens '' and three other episodes of the show , and to star as Tony Soprano 's cousin Tony Blundetto during the show 's fifth season . It was filmed in Glendale , Queens ; Brooklyn ; and Valley Stream , New York .",
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"text": "Kiss Daddy Goodnight Kiss Daddy Goodnight is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Peter Ily Huemer . It stars Uma Thurman in her film debut , and Steve Buscemi in a small role .",
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"text": "Layin' Low Layin ' Low is a 1996 film directed by Danny Leiner and stars Jeremy Piven , Louise Lasser and Edie Falco .",
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"text": "True Identity True Identity is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Charles Lane and starring Lenny Henry , Frank Langella and Anne-Marie Johnson . The plot revolves around a black man ( British actor Henry ) , who disguises himself as a white man to escape the mob .",
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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": "Getting In Getting In , also known as Student Body , is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Doug Liman starring Andrew McCarthy and Stephen Mailer .",
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"text": "Summer of Fear (1996 film) Summer of Fear is a 1996 American made-for-television psychological thriller film starring Gregory Harrison , Glynnis O'Connor , Lee Garlington and Corin Nemec which premiered on CBS on April 3 , 1996 . It was written by John Gay and based on the novel Simon Says by Gloria Murphy .",
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"text": "Soul Man (film) Soul Man is a 1986 American comedy film about a white man who temporarily darkens his skin , in order to pretend to be black and qualify for a black-only scholarship at Harvard Law School . The movie was directed by Steve Miner and stars C. Thomas Howell , Rae Dawn Chong , Arye Gross , James Earl Jones , Leslie Nielsen , James B. Sikking , and Julia Louis-Dreyfus . The title refers to the Sam and Dave song `` Soul Man '' . The original soundtrack includes a version performed by Sam Moore and Lou Reed .",
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"text": "Getting Away with Murder (film) Getting Away with Murder is a 1996 American comedy film written and directed by Harvey Miller . The film stars Dan Aykroyd , Jack Lemmon , Lily Tomlin and Bonnie Hunt . This was the final project for veteran writer and director Harvey Miller . It received poor reviews and was panned by critics .",
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"text": "List of Canadian films of 1996 This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1996 :",
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"text": "Spy Hard Spy Hard is a 1996 American spy comedy film parody starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan , parodying James Bond films and other action films . The introduction to the movie is sung by comedy artist `` Weird Al '' Yankovic . It is the first film to be written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer . The film 's title is a pun of Die Hard . The film is directed by Rick Friedberg and produced by Doug Draizin and Jeffery Knovitz . The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures on May 24 , 1996 , receiving generally negative reviews from critics . While many praised Nielsen 's acting and its humor , most found the script , story and its direction lame . The film eventually grossed $ 26 million against a production budget of $ 18 million , making it a relative success .",
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"text": "Striptease (film) Striptease is a 1996 American erotic comedy film directed , produced , and written by Andrew Bergman , and stars Demi Moore , Burt Reynolds and Ving Rhames . The film is based on Carl Hiaasen 's novel of the same name , and is about a stripper who becomes involved in both a child-custody dispute and corrupt politics . Striptease was generally reviled by critics . It wound up winning several Golden Raspberry Awards , which are given to the worst in cinema . Among these awards given to Striptease was the Award for Worst Picture of 1996 .",
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"text": "Public Enemies (1996 film) Public Enemies is a 1996 film directed by Mark L. Lester . The movie , which centers on the 1930s figure Ma Barker and her criminal sons , was filmed in Guthrie , Oklahoma .",
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"text": "Williamsburg (film) Williamsburg is a 2006 American independent film written , directed , and edited by Brad Saville , as a black and white feature length narrative comedy/drama that provides a satirical look at the lives of seven failing artists in Williamsburg , Brooklyn .",
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"text": "Taxi (1996 film) Taxi is a 1996 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura , starring Ingrid Rubio and focusing on the emergence of far-right and racist groups in Spain during the 1990s .",
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"text": "Bits and Pieces (1996 film) Bits and Pieces , originally Il cielo è sempre più blu , is a 1996 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonello Grimaldi . The title of the film is a reference to a song by Rino Gaetano . The film depicts several short stories set in a single day in Rome .",
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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": "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": "Akintunde Warnock Akintunde Warnock ( born October 23 , 1971 ) , better known as Akintunde or Ak , is a comedian , writer , director and actor from the United States . Warnock first realised that he wanted to be a comedian whilst he was a pupil at Raymont Junior Academy in Savannah , Georgia . He was a fat child who was bullied and he enjoyed the laughter of his classmates when he mocked his tormentors . After working as a barber he began a full-time career as a stand-up comedian in 1995 . He travelled the United States performing all over the country , on BET 's Comicview , and in the Turner South series That Comedy Show . He wrote material for the television show It 's Showtime at the Apollo , and comedians Monique and Chris Tucker , He became a Christian in 1999 and adapted Atlanta Bishop Eddie Long 's book I Do n't Want Delilah , I Need You into a movie screenplay . He made a documentary on black comedians called No Joke , which he co-produced with comedian J. Anthony Brown from the Tom Joyner Morning Show . The documentary features life on the road with black comedians such as Steve Harvey , Renaldo Ray and Paul Mooney . Warnock and his wife , Eunissa , have five children : Akintunde II ( born 1994 ) ; Jaleel ( 1996 ) ; Deja ( 1997 ) ; Khalia ( August 2000 ) ; Elijah Prince ( November 2002 ) . They live in Irmo , South Carolina .",
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"text": "Spree (film) Spree is a 1996 film written and directed by Rustin Thompson . It tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with a drug dealer and the perils that come with it .",
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"text": "Street Trash Street Trash is a 1987 American body horror-black comedy film directed by J. Michael Muro ( credited as Jim Muro ) . It won the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film . The film has acquired a status as a cult classic independent horror-comedy and is one of a number of films known as `` melt movies '' .",
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"text": "Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880 -- 1938 ) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children . Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and has a triangle nose . Johnny Gruelle received US Patent D47789 for his Raggedy Ann doll on September 7 , 1915 . The character was created in 1915 as a doll , and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories . When a doll was marketed with the book , the concept had great success . A sequel , Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920 ) , introduced the character of her brother , Raggedy Andy .",
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"text": "The Cowboy and the Lady (1938 film) The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1938 American western romantic comedy film directed by H.C. Potter , and starring Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon . Written by S.N. Behrman and Sonya Levien , based on a story by Frank R. Adams and veteran film director Leo McCarey , the film is about a beautiful socialite masquerading as a maid who becomes involved with an unpretentious , plain-spoken cowboy who is unaware of her true identity . The Cowboy and the Lady won an Academy Award for Sound Recording ( Thomas Moulton ) , and was nominated for Original Score ( Alfred Newman ) and Original Song ( `` The Cowboy and the Lady '' by Lionel Newman and Arthur Quenzer ) .",
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"text": "Reg Grundy Reginald Roy `` Reg '' Grundy ( 4 August 1923 -- 6 May 2016 ) was an Australian entrepreneur and media mogul , one of the pioneers and most successful of his generation . He was also the creator of many TV hits starting with game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Blankety Blanks and later soap operas Neighbours , Prisoner , Sons and Daughters , and The Young Doctors .",
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"text": "Johnny Anders John Earl Anders , Jr. , known as Johnny Anders ( born July 14 , 1950 ) , is an automobile body shop owner who engages in the unusual hobby of metal artwork and also serves as the mayor of Stamford in northern Jones County in West Texas . Stamford is north of Abilene and straddles the boundary with Haskell County to the north . Anders was also a member of the Stamford City Council from 1997 until his election as mayor in the spring of 2005 . Anders was elected in 2005 , when the incumbent , Oscar Armstrong , did not seek another term . On May 12 , 2007 , Anders was reelected to a second two-year term , having defeated opponent Gwen Baker , 336-127 . Texas municipal elections are nonpartisan , and Anders considers himself an Independent . However , in 2006 , he endorsed the Republican Jim Landtroop of Plainview in Hale County , who fell short in a highly publicized bid to succeed the retiring Democrat Pete Laney , a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives . Landtroop rebounded to win the seat handily in the November 2 , 2010 , general election . As mayor , Anders in 2006 embraced the `` Reclaiming Stamford '' project , which seeks to rid the community of dilapidated homes , vacant businesses , and overgrown lots . Anders cleaned up his own property , Anders Paint and Body Shop , and then participated in the removal of litter and debris throughout the city . Reclaiming Stamford is the idea of former city councilman Gary Decker and his wife , Connie . The program gets citizens involved in working together to clean up the city . It has been adopted in Breckenridge in Stephens County , Seymour in Baylor County , and Anson , the seat of Jones County . Mayor Anders successfully pushed for the appointment of the Stamford police chief , instead of the past practice of election . The appointed chief has issued in a year more than $ 60,000 worth of fines , instead of the fewer than $ 1,500 by the past elected chief . Anders said that Stamford had too much drug abuse and other infractions , and the appointed chief has been essential to bringing the crime rate under control . Anders ' paternal grandfather came to Stamford in a covered wagon in 1928 and went into the automobile business in 1932 . Anders took over the family business on the death of his father , John Anders , Sr. ( 1932 -- 1994 ) . Anders is a native and lifelong Stamford resident who lives no more than a hundred yards from his birthplace . His mother is the former Bonnie Franklin ( born ca. 1934 ) of Odessa , the seat of Ector County in West Texas . Anders dropped out of Stamford High School without graduating with his Class of 1968 but later procured a GED diploma and has taken some college courses in law enforcement . In 1998 , Anders married the former Cindy Albus ( born 1957 ) . He has a son from a previous marriage , John William Anders ( born 1970 ) of Breckenridge , and two stepdaughters , Tammy Lindley of Abilene and Kathryn McKeever . Anders and family are members of St Johns Methodist Church in Stamford . Anders received statewide recognition in 2007 when he was the focus of a segment of Bob Phillips ' syndicated television series , Texas Country Reporter . Anders , as an avocation , makes model dinosaurs and other unusual items from scrap metal and leftover car parts available at his body shop . His dinosaur exhibit was based on the idea that some large automobiles in the 1960s and 1970s were called `` dinosaurs '' because of their size and use of large amounts of fuel . One of his dinosaur exhibits is in Harmon Park in Stamford ; the other , 22 feet tall , which took two years to construct , is located at Anders ' body shop .",
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"text": "Gentleman Joe Gentleman Joe , The Hansom Cabbie is a farcical musical comedy with music by Walter Slaughter and a libretto by Basil Hood . The original production of the musical opened at the Prince of Wales 's Theatre on 2 March 1895 and ran for a very successful 391 performances despite a poor notice in The Saturday Review by Bernard Shaw that dismissed the score : `` The music , by Mr. Walter Slaughter , does not contain a single novel , or even passably fresh point , either in melody , harmony or orchestration . '' The show was written as a vehicle for the comedian Arthur Roberts . A short burlesque entitled A Trilby Triflet was introduced as part of Gentleman Joe a week after Looking for Trilby opened at the Haymarket Theatre . The Times newspaper praised Roberts for his imitation of Herbert Beerbohm Tree . The cast of Gentleman Joe also included Kitty Loftus as Emma and W. H. Denny as Pilkington Jones . A second company also presented the show in the British provinces beginning in 1895 . There was soon a Newark , New Jersey production in late 1895 at Miner 's Theatre and then the production transferred to the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City in January 1896 . An American production of Gentleman Joe also played at the Bijou Theatre in early 1896 featuring James T. Powers , Clara Wieland , and Flora Irwin . Songs interpolated include `` He Wanted Something to Play With '' ( sung by Powers ) and `` Honey does you love yer man ? '' sung by Flora Irwin in blackface . A few notices of the show indicate that new songs were interpolated with frequency . Gentleman Joe was Hood 's first full-scale musical comedy , and its success prompted him to leave the military to concentrate on his writing . Hood and Slaughter went on to write several more comedies together , including The French Maid in 1896 and another successful vehicle for Roberts , Dandy Dan , the Lifeguardsman in 1897 . Hood wrote several successful shows with other librettists , and his English versions of Viennese operettas , such as The Merry Widow , were very popular until World War I.",
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"text": "Philip Morris Playhouse Philip Morris Playhouse is a 30-minute old-time radio dramatic anthology series . The program '' -LSB- g -RSB- enerally ... featured straight and crime drama , '' radio historian John Dunning wrote . He noted that one of the directors was William Spier , who `` had directed Suspense in its salad days and brought to The Philip Morris Playhouse the same slick production '' that was used in Suspense . Philip Morris Playhouse was broadcast on CBS June 30 , 1939 -- February 18 , 1944 , then returned to the air ( again on CBS ) November 5 , 1948 -- July 29 , 1949 . The 1948 edition replaced a giveaway show , Everybody Wins . Its third and final incarnation on radio was a bit more complicated , as explained on The Digital Deli Too website : The emerging popularity of between three and five other popular playhouse formats of the early 1950s persuaded Philip Morris to resurrect its Philip Morris Playhouse a third time as Phillip Morris Playhouse On Broadway , beginning with its initial CBS run on March 15 , 1951 . Emphasizing Broadway productions , the subsequent series ran over CBS for twenty-six installments , only to jump to NBC on September 11 , 1951 . The series ran on NBC for the remainder of 1951 , jumping back to CBS on January 13 , 1952 . CBS aired the remainder of the canon through September 2 , 1953 . In 1951 , a trade publication reported that the program 's annual budget was $ 1 million .",
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"text": "Edna Gallmon Cooke Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke ( 1918 - September 4 , 1967 ) was a renowned gospel singer and recording artist from 1949 until her death in 1967 . Personal information about Ms. Cooke is scarce and most of her biographical details have been gleaned from the liner notes of her various albums . Ms. Gallmon Cooke is best known for her recordings of `` Stop Gambler '' and `` Heavy Load '' . Born in Columbia , South Carolina in 1918 , the daughter of a Baptist preacher , Reverend Eddie J. Gallmon also a former pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church ( College place ) . Edna Gallmon Cooke was more formally educated and musically trained than most of her gospel peers . As a young adult , she lived and studied in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia , attending Temple University and briefly teaching elementary school . She had contemplated a career in semi-classics and show tunes when she underwent a musical conversion of sorts after hearing gospel singer , Willie Mae Ford Smith in the late 1930s . `` I was shocked . The woman sang with such finesse ... I knew I had to be a gospel singer . '' Shortly after , Ms. Gallmon Cooke joined the Holiness Church and became preeminently consecrated -- with the Holiness Church bestowing the honorific ` Madame ' to her name to announce her devotion . During the 1940s , Madame Gallmon Cooke toured the Southeast , billed as the `` Sweetheart of the Potomac '' . She performed hymns and gospel songs in the manner of Willie Mae Ford Smith , but her mezzo-soprano could not duplicate Smith 's contralto blasts . Elaborating on that style , Gallmon Cooke returned to familiar sources , popularizing the sermonettes and spirituals her father Eddie Gallmon had performed in the 1920s . Madame Gallmon Cooke became a `` transcendent moaner and a mistress of what note-bending musicologists call melisma and church folks call curlicues , runs and flowers and frills . '' Ms. Cooke began recording in the late 1940s for the Nashboro Recording Label in Nashville , TN usually accompanied by her father 's choir , The Young People 's Choir of the Springfield Baptist Church of Washington , DC . Her later recordings included male vocal groups . Madame Gallmon Cooke 's commanding switch in styles occurred after her marriage to Barney Parks , Jr. , a former member of The Dixie Hummingbirds and a founder of The Sensational Nightingales . They had met in 1951 when Marie Knight , Rosetta Tharpe 's old partner , organized a tour featuring herself , Cooke , and The Nightingales . Under Park 's management and direction , Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke became a household name in gospel . It is suspected that the name Cooke was from her first marriage which ended because of the death of her husband . The liner notes to `` Mother Smith and Her Children '' describes Madame Cooke as `` an exquisite stylist , with a sensuous appeal akin to Billie Holiday . She is referred to as rap music 's gospel progenitor ; a penchant for rhymed , spoken chants produced her most famous recordings . '' Ms. Cooke died in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania on September 4 , 1967 . She was 49 years old .",
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"text": "Johnny Long (musician) Johnny Long ( September 12 , 1914 ( disputed ) -- October 31 , 1972 ) was an American violinist and bandleader , known as `` The Man Who 's Long on Music '' . He was raised on a farm in Newell , North Carolina , currently a subdivision of Charlotte . He started practicing with the violin at the age of six , but injured two fingers on his left hand when he was bitten by a pig . He then learned to use his right hand to play the violin , and continued to do so until his death .",
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"text": "Johnny Mathis discography Johnny Mathis has recorded 71 studio albums , 11 of which achieved sales of 500,000 units and were awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Five of his greatest hits albums also accomplished this , and of these 16 Gold albums , six eventually went Platinum by reaching sales of one million copies . In 1999 , sales figures totaled five million for his first holiday LP , Merry Christmas , and three million for Johnny 's Greatest Hits , a 1958 collection that has been described as the `` original greatest-hits package '' and once held the record for most weeks on Billboard magazine 's album chart with a total of 490 ( three of which were spent at number one ) . His second longest album chart run was the 295 weeks belonging to his Platinum 1959 album Heavenly , which gave him five weeks in the top spot . In a ranking of the top album artists of the last half of the 1950s in terms of Billboard chart performance , he comes in at number two , for the 1960s , number 10 , and for the period from 1955 to 2009 he is at number six . The recurring appearance of Mathis holiday releases on the various album charts in Billboard began with 1958 's Merry Christmas , which peaked at number three during the four weeks it spent that holiday season on the magazine 's biggest album chart ( now known as the Billboard 200 ) and returned to place at various positions within the top 40 slots there for the next four years . When the magazine first had a separate chart for Christmas albums from 1963 to 1973 , Merry Christmas ranked somewhere in the top 10 on it for another seven years , and on the Top Pop Catalog chart that was created for older titles , it had eight return appearances during the 1990s . His Sounds of Christmas LP spent two weeks at number two on the Christmas Albums chart upon its 1963 release and re-charted for the next five years , and 1969 's Give Me Your Love for Christmas reached number one there during its first of several annual chart showings before achieving Platinum certification . Other notable holiday projects include Home for Christmas , a 1990 home video special that went platinum , and Sending You a Little Christmas , a 2013 release that earned him a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album . Mathis also recorded 43 songs that reached Billboard magazine 's Hot 100 chart in the United States and another nine that `` bubbled under '' the Hot 100 . Six of these 52 recordings made the top 10 , including 1957 's `` Chances Are '' and the 1978 Deniece Williams duet , `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' , which each spent a week at number one , and 32 of them are also on the list of 50 entries that Mathis had on the magazine 's Easy Listening chart , which was started in 1961 . 19 of those 50 songs made the top 10 on that list , and two of them ( `` I 'm Coming Home '' and `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' ) went on to number one . The Williams duet also spent four weeks at number one on the magazine 's R&B chart and was certified Gold after selling one million copies . In the UK Mathis spent three weeks at number one on the singles chart in 1976 with `` When a Child Is Born '' and had two compilations reached the top spot on the albums chart : 1977 's The Mathis Collection and 1980 's Tears and Laughter . `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' and `` When a Child Is Born '' both achieved Silver certification for singles by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 250,000 units in the UK , and the latter eventually reached the 500,000 mark to earn Gold certification . 16 of his LPs met the 60,000 album sales mark in the UK to be certified Silver , with eight of those going on to sell 100,000 copies for Gold certification and one of those eight ( The Johnny Mathis Collection , 1976 ) making it to the 300,000 total necessary for the Platinum award .",
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"text": "Imaginary Johnny Imaginary Johnny is an American indie-rock band , formed in 2003 in Seattle , Washington , by singer-songwriter Stuart Wolferman and later based in Brooklyn , New York . After releasing the extended-play album Upside of the Downside in 2003 , Wolferman moved to Brooklyn from Seattle , Washington , and began collaborating with new members , including Adam Sylvia on guitar and Marc Alan Goodman on bass , among a rotating group of performance and studio musicians . The band has released five albums , including Dig ( 2011 ) , with PopMatters saying `` at its best the band has a light , discreet , dreamy , and vaguely ` psychedelic ' charm . ''",
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"text": "Ann Yearsley Ann Yearsley , née Cromartie ( 1753 -- 1806 ) , was an English poet and writer . Born in Bristol to John and Anne Cromartie ( described as a milkwoman ) , Ann married John Yearsley , a yeoman , in 1774 . A decade later the family were rescued from destitution by the charity of Hannah More and others . More organized subscriptions for Yearsley to publish Poems , on Several Occasions ( 1785 ) . The success of the volume led to a quarrel between More and Yearsley over access to the trust in which profits from the undertaking were held . Yearsley included her account of this quarrel in an ` Autobiographical narrative ' appended to a fourth , 1786 , edition of the poems . Now supported by Frederick Hervey , 4th Earl of Bristol , Yearsley published Poems , on Various Subjects in 1787 . A Poem on the Inhumanity of the Slave-Trade appeared in 1788 . Her poem was considered by many critics to rival a similar poem written by her ex-patron Hannah More entitled , `` Slavery : A Poem '' . She turned to drama with Earl Goodwin : an Historical Play ( performed in 1789 ; printed in 1791 ) and to novel-writing with The Royal Captives : a Fragment of Secret History , Copied from an Old Manuscript ( 1795 ) . Her final collection of poetry , The Rural Lyre , appeared in 1796 . She was one of many prominent Bristol women who campaigned against the Bristol slave trade . Yearsley 's husband died in 1803 ; she died in 1806 at Melksham near Trowbridge , Wiltshire .",
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"text": "Earl Scruggs Earl Eugene Scruggs ( January 6 , 1924 -- March 28 , 2012 ) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style , now called `` Scruggs style '' , that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music . His three-finger style of playing was radically different from the ways the five-string banjo had been historically played . He popularized the instrument in several genres of music and elevated the banjo from its role as a background rhythm instrument , or a comedian 's prop , into featured solo status . Scruggs ' career began at age 21 when he was hired to play in a group called `` Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys '' . The name `` bluegrass '' stuck and eventually became the eponym for this entire genre of county music . Despite considerable success with Monroe , performing on the Grand Ole Opry and recording classic hits like `` Blue Moon of Kentucky '' , Scruggs gave notice in 1946 that he was quitting the band because of the exhausting touring schedule . Band member Lester Flatt resigned as well , and Flatt and Scruggs later paired up in a new group they called `` Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys '' . Scruggs ' banjo instrumental called `` Foggy Mountain Breakdown '' , released in 1949 , became an enduring hit , and had a rebirth of popularity to a younger generation when it was featured in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde . The song won two Grammy Awards and in 2005 was selected for the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry of works of unusual merit . Flatt and Scruggs brought bluegrass music into mainstream popularity in the early 1960s with their country hit , `` The Ballad of Jed Clampett '' . This song was the theme music for the successful network television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies and was the first bluegrass recording to reach number one on the Billboard charts . Over their 20-year association , Flatt and Scruggs recorded over 50 albums and 75 single records . The duo broke up in 1969 , chiefly because Scruggs wanted to progress the music to a more modern sound and Flatt was a traditionalist who did not want to change the style because he thought it would alienate a fan base of bluegrass purists . Each of them formed a new band that matched his own vision , but neither of them ever regained the success they achieved as a team . Scruggs received four Grammy awards , a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a National Medal of Arts . He became a member of the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and was given a star on the Hollywood walk of fame . In 1985 , Flatt and Scruggs were inducted together into the Country Music Hall of Fame and named number 24 as a duo on CMT 's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music . Scruggs was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts ; the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the US . Four works by Scruggs have been placed in the Grammy Hall of Fame . After Scruggs ' death in 2012 at age 88 , the Earl Scruggs Center was founded near his birthplace in Shelby , North Carolina , with the aid of a federal grant and corporate donors . The center is a $ 5.5 million facility which features the musical contributions of Scruggs and serves as an educational center providing classes and field trips for students .",
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"text": "The Enchanted Square The Enchanted Square was a Noveltoon cartoon , produced by Famous Studios and released on May 9 , 1947 . It marks the third appearance of Raggedy Ann in a cartoon . The cartoon was directed by Seymour Kneitel , written by Orestes Calpini and Shane Miller , animated by Calpini and Al Eugster , with scenics by Miller , and music composed by Winston Sharples .",
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"text": "Rob Gilbert Robby Gilbert ( sometimes credited as Rob Gilbert ) is an American animator , illustrator , and cartoonist best known for work in educational and interactive media . His work often explores the relationships and interconnectivity of many artistic disciplines . Gilbert has taught animation , illustration , and game design at several colleges is currently a professor of animation at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville , Vermont . Gilbert grew up in New York City where he took an early interest in drawing , acting , music , and film . Animation appealed to him as a discipline that involved a synthesis of creative interests and he earned BFA in Media Arts and Animation from the School of Visual Arts . He has worked extensively as an animator for commercial studios , television programming and film . In 1993 he began working with pioneering interactive media companies such as Broderbund Software and Paramount Interactive , where he directed projects that earned several awards including a National Parenting Publications award . In addition , he has illustrated several children 's books . From 1999 to 2009 , he illustrated the monthly comic strip `` The Adventures of Ranger Rick '' for the National Wildlife Federation 's award-winning Ranger Rick Magazine , combining interests in storytelling , drawing , and environmental themes . Gilbert began teaching animation and game design in Seattle , Washington where he eventually earned a M.Ed in Education and a MFA in Visual Art from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier , Vermont . Children 's books he has illustrated include : It 's Raining , It 's Pouring , written by Kin Eagle , 1994 . Whispering Coyote Press Out of the Night , by Lola Schaefer , 1995 . Whispering Coyote Press Hey Diddle , Diddle , by Kin Eagle , 1996 . Charlesbridge Publishing Rub A Dub , Dub , by Kin Eagle , 1997 . Charlesbridge Publishing Humpty Dumpty , by Kin Eagle , 1999 . Charlesbridge Publishing .",
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"text": "Willard Robison Willard Robison ( September 18 , 1894 -- June 24 , 1968 ) was an American vocalist , pianist , and composer of popular songs , born in Shelbina , Missouri . His songs reflect a rural , melancholy theme steeped in Americana and their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael . Many of his compositions , notably `` A Cottage for Sale '' , `` Round My Old Deserted Farm '' , `` Do n't Smoke in Bed '' , '' ` Taint So , Honey , ` Taint So '' and `` Old Folks '' , have become standards and have been recorded countless times by jazz and pop artists including Peggy Lee , Nina Simone , Nat King Cole , Billy Eckstine , Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey . `` A Cottage for Sale '' alone has been recorded over 100 times . In the early 1920s , Robison led and toured with several territory bands in the Southwest . He met Jack Teagarden in this period , whom he befriended . In the late 1920s , Robison organized the Deep River Orchestra , later hosting a radio show entitled The Deep River Hour in the early 1930s . During the 1920s , Robison recorded extensively for Perfect Records , with scores of vocal recordings accompanying himself on piano ( displaying his rather eccentric stride piano style ) , as well as `` Deep River Orchestra '' recordings using standard stock arrangements ( including many popular and obscure songs ) One recording was his fox trot arrangement of George Gershwin 's Rhapsody In Blue on both sides of Perfect 14825 and Pathe 36644 . In 1926-1927 , Robison recorded a series of 8 jazz songs under name of American Suite : `` After Hours '' ( American Suite No. 1 ) ( Perfect 14728/Pathe 36547 ) 10/1/26 `` Piano Tuner 's Dream '' ( American Suite No. 2 ) ( Perfect 14743/Pathe 36562 ) 10/22/26 `` Darby Hicks '' ( American Suite No. 3 ) ( Perfect 14744/Pathe 36563 ) 10/22/26 `` The Music Of A Mountain Stream '' ( American Suite No. 4 ) ( Perfect 14755/Pathe 36574 ) 11/22/26 `` Tampico '' ( American Suite No. 5 ) ( Perfect 14755/Pathe 36574 ) 11/22/26 `` Mobile Mud '' ( American Suite No. 6 ) ( Perfect 14756/Pathe 36575 ) 10/22/26 `` Deep River '' ( American Suite No. 7 ) ( Perfect 14774/Pathe 36593 ) 11/22/26 `` Harlem Blues '' ( American Suite No. 8 ) ( Perfect 14821/Pathe 36640 ) 4/20/27 He recorded for Perfect Records and Pathé Records from 1926 to 1928 . Between 1928 and 1930 , he recorded for Columbia , Harmony ( and associated Diva and Velvet Tone labels ) and Victor . He also recorded a session in 1937 for Master Records . Jack Teagarden recorded a critically praised album of Robison 's songs in 1962 entitled Think Well of Me . Robison died in Peekskill , New York in 1968 , aged 73 .",
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"text": "Fanny Farmer Fanny Farmer was an American candy manufacturer and retailer . Fanny Farmer was started in Rochester , New York by Frank O'Connor in 1919 and grew to over 400 stores before being bought and consolidated . O'Connor had previously started the Laura Secord Candy Shops in Toronto , Canada in 1913 . The company was named in honor of culinary expert Fannie Farmer , who had died four years earlier ; she had nothing to do with the candy stores , and her recipes were not being used . `` The spelling of the first name was altered to avoid confusion . '' However , as a marketing device , it suggested reflected glory : high standards of quality . Fanny Farmer stores shared a look that was similar to that of Fanny May . John D. Hayes was president of the company for many years , from its earliest years through the 1950s . He was a shrewd businessman , and guided the company through some difficult times . During the Depression , candy sales were dropping until he slashed retail prices , and kept the company in business . During World War II , he self-imposed rationing on company stores in the US , to ensure adequate supplies of candy for the armed forces overseas . He was named 1955 `` Candy Man of the Year '' by the candy industry . He was also blind . In 1962 , a proxy fight allowed a group of stock market investors from New York City & New England , without experience in the candy industry , to gain control of the Fanny Farmer company . They pushed for continuous expansion of the company , spending heavily to open more retail stores , despite facing increasing retail competition . This expansion by new management financially stressed the company . In 1992 the Archibald Candy Company acquired the brand `` Fanny Farmer '' and its 200 retail stores in the northeastern United States ) as a sister brand to its own Fannie May candies ( sold primarily in the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States ) . Alpine Confections purchased both brands in 2004 after Archibald filed for bankruptcy , and merged Fanny Farmer into Fannie May . An errant path of merger and acquisitions , whereby the company became the largest chain of candy retailers in the country but without adequate financing and a viable corporate strategy , was blamed for the bankruptcy . In its current iteration at 1-800-Flowers , the successor corporation sells Fanny May and Fanny Farmer products .",
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"text": "Patsy Cline discography The discography of Patsy Cline , an American country pop artist , consists of three studio albums , one compilation album , six extended plays , twenty four singles , and seven B-sides . For material released after the artist 's death in 1963 , see Patsy Cline posthumous discography . After performing in a band in 1954 , Cline was signed by Bill McCall to Four Star Records , based in Pasadena , California . She made her first recording session for the label in June 1955 , releasing her debut single , `` A Church , a Courtroom , and Goodbye '' in July . Cline issued seventeen singles to the country music recording charts between 1955 and 1960 ; however , only one of them was a major hit . After releasing the singles `` Hidin ' Out '' , `` I Love You Honey '' , and `` I 've Loved and Lost Again '' , her first single issued in 1957 , entitled `` Walkin ' After Midnight '' , peaked at # 2 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs list and # 12 on the Top Pop Songs chart . The song 's success spawned Cline 's self-titled debut album , released in August 1957 . Cline 's additional singles between 1958 and 1960 ranged in variations between country , Gospel , and Rockabilly . These songs included such releases as , `` Three Cigarettes ( In an Ashtray ) , '' `` Come On In ( And Make Yourself at Home ) , '' `` Dear God , '' and `` Crazy Dreams . '' In late 1960 , Cline signed with Four Star 's distributor , Decca . Working with producer Owen Bradley , Cline 's musical style changed from Honky Tonk to the Pop-influenced Nashville Sound . Her first Decca release was 1961 's `` I Fall to Pieces , '' which was recorded during her first session for the label . The single became her first number one single on the Billboard Country Chart , while also reaching # 12 on the Pop chart , and # 6 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks list . Her second self-titled extended play was issued in August and contained the hit ; however , due to a major car accident , Cline could not promote the song . Its follow-up , `` Crazy '' , was released in October and became another crossover hit , reaching # 2 on the Billboard Country and Adult Contemporary chart , and # 9 on the Pop chart . Cline 's second studio album was then issued in November 1961 , entitled Patsy Cline Showcase and containing both hits . In its re-release in 1963 , the album peaked at # 73 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart . Cline 's third Decca single , `` She 's Got You '' was released in January 1962 , and became her fourth major hit , reaching number one on Billboard '' 's Country Chart , # 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart , and # 3 on its Adult Contemporary chart . Because an album was not yet released , the extended play also titled , She 's Got You was released in April . She had two other major country hits that year : `` When I Get Thru ' With You '' ( # 10 ) and `` So Wrong '' ( # 14 ) . Her third and final official studio album named , Sentimentally Yours was released in August and contained `` She 's Got You '' , as well as , `` Heartaches '' , which reached # 31 in the United Kingdom . Many of the singles ' B-sides charted on the Country and Pop chart that year , including `` She 's Got You '' 's flip side , `` Strange '' and `` When I Get Thru ' With You '' 's flip , `` Imagine That '' . Cline released her final single during her lifetime in January 1963 entitled , `` Leavin ' on Your Mind . '' The song became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard '' Country Chart , while also reaching # 83 on the Pop chart . Patsy Cline died March 5 , 1963 in a plane crash in Camden , Tennessee .",
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"text": "Johnny Hero Johnny Hero was a clothed , 13 inch tall figure produced by Rosko Industries for Sears as a boy 's doll ( the term action figure had only begun being used with G.I. Joe ) . Johnny Hero was basically a sports figure that could be fitted with various team uniforms ( sold separately ) . The toy was introduced for the 1965 holiday season . At some point Johnny Hero was repackaged as Olympic Hero . Johnny Hero could be found packaged in a similar long box as GI Joe with minimal graphics and text describing the figure . Johnny 's outfit included a red long-sleeve jogging suit ( the top had `` Johnny Hero '' and the number `` 16 '' ( sixteen ) printed on the front ) ; gold shorts , white socks and white tennis shoes . The body was made of heavy foam , with a plastic head and hands . His right hand projected a metal rod or prong to help hold sports balls and equipment . Several sports team uniforms were made available , including the Washington Redskins and other NFL or AFL teams . Uniforms included plastic helmets and were sewn/printed in team colors .",
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"text": "Little Isabella Little Isabella is a rustic water wheel , situated in Groudle Glen on the Isle of Man , that was originally built in 1893 with the arrival of the Manx Electric Railway to the glen . It has been dubbed the `` Little Isabella '' owing to its alleged resemblance to the Laxey Wheel in nearby Laxey which was opened in 1854 by Lady Isabella , the wife of the then Lieutenant Governor of the island . In its time the wheel has been used for various purposes , including pumping water to the Groudle Hotel ( designed by Hugh Ballie-Scott ) and providing power for the fairy lights that ran through the glen from the entrance to Lhen Coan , terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway . Latterly its function has become entirely aesthetic . The wheel house was rebuilt in 1954 when the glen was enjoying something of a renaissance as a tourist attraction , and rumours abounded at this time that the wheel house was haunted . The wheel was featured , in a disguised form , in a 1986 episode of the BBC series Lovejoy , in a story that led to buried treasure being discovered in one of the paddles . In 1994 the wheel was refurbished by Laxey Towing Co. Ltd. and re-opened to the fanfare music of Onchan Silver Band . Since this time it has operated sporadically in conjunction with train services on the nearby railway , but , following storms in October 2002 , it was damaged and has subsequently been a purely static exhibit . Category : Water wheels in the Isle of Man",
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"text": "Good Golly, Miss Molly `` Good Golly , Miss Molly '' is a hit rock 'n' roll song first recorded in 1956 by the American musician Little Richard and released in January 1958 as Specialty single 624 and next in July 1958 on Little Richard . The song , a 12-bar blues , was written by John Marascalco and producer Robert `` Bumps '' Blackwell . Although it was first recorded by Little Richard , Blackwell produced another version by The Valiants , who imitated the fast first version recorded by Little Richard , not released at this time . Although the Valiants ' version was released first ( in 1957 ) , Little Richard had the hit , reaching # 4 . Like all his early hits , it quickly became a rock 'n' roll standard and has subsequently been covered by hundreds of artists . The song is ranked # 94 on the Rolling Stone magazine 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time .",
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"text": "The Raggedy Man The Raggedy Man is a poem written by James Whitcomb Riley and first published in 1888 . The poem was the inspiration for the Raggedy Ann doll , and two films of the same name . The poem is one of Riley 's most famous works . It is based on a German tramp employed by his father during his youth .",
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"text": "Nintendo Switch The Nintendo Switch is the seventh major home video game console developed by Nintendo . Known in development by its codename NX , it was unveiled in October 2016 and was released worldwide on March 3 , 2017 . Nintendo considers the Switch a `` hybrid '' console ; it is designed primarily as a home console , with the main unit inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television . Alternatively , it can be removed from the dock and used similarly to a tablet computer through its LCD touchscreen , or placed in a standalone tabletop mode visible to several players . The Switch uses Joy-Con wireless controllers , which include standard buttons and a directional joystick for user input , motion sensing , and high-definition tactile feedback . The Joy-Con can attach to both sides of the console to support handheld-style play , connect to a Grip accessory to provide a traditional home console gamepad form , or be used individually in the hand like the Wii Remote and supporting local multiplayer modes . The Switch 's software supports online gaming through standard Internet connectivity , as well as local wireless ad hoc connectivity with other Switch consoles . Switch games and software are available on both physical flash ROM cartridges and digital distribution , and does not use region locking . The concept of the Switch came about as Nintendo 's reaction to several quarters of financial losses into 2014 , attributed to poor sales of its previous console , the Wii U , and market competition from mobile gaming . Then-Nintendo president Satoru Iwata pushed the company towards mobile gaming and novel hardware . The Switch 's design is aimed at a wider demographic of video game players through the multiple modes of use , while retaining Nintendo 's hardware uniqueness and innovation . Nintendo opted to use more standard electronic components , such as a chipset based on Nvidia 's Tegra line , to make development for the console easier for programmers and more compatible with existing game engines . As the Wii U had struggled to gain external support leaving it with a weak software library , Nintendo preemptively sought the support of many third-party developers and publishers to help build out the Switch 's game library alongside Nintendo 's own first-party titles , including many independent video game studios . Prior to launch , Nintendo had announced that over 100 titles were in development by 70 developers . The console shipped over 2.74 million units in the first month of its launch , exceeding Nintendo 's initial projection of 2 million units , and making it the fastest-selling home console in its history . Switch sales were highly tied to the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild , released alongside the console 's launch worldwide .",
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"text": "Nintendo Nintendo Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto , Japan . Nintendo is one of the world 's largest video game companies by market capitalization . Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi , it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards . By 1963 , the company had tried several small niche businesses , such as cab services and love hotels . The word Nintendo can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as `` leave luck to heaven '' . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan 's third most-valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball 's Seattle Mariners . , Nintendo has cumulative sales of over 670.43 million hardware units and 4.23 billion software units . The company has created and released some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises , such as Mario , The Legend of Zelda , and Pokémon .",
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"text": "Pokémon notice is a media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company , a Japanese consortium between Nintendo , Game Freak , and Creatures . The franchise copyright is shared by all three companies , but Nintendo is the sole owner of the trademark . The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 , and is centered on fictional creatures called `` Pokémon '' , which humans , known as Pokémon Trainers , catch and train to battle each other for sport . The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo . It now spans video games , trading card games , animated television shows and movies , comic books , and toys . Pokémon is the second best-selling video game franchise , behind only Nintendo 's Mario franchise and the highest-grossing media franchise of all time . The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media , such as the Super Smash Bros. series . Cumulative sales of the video games ( including home console games , such as Hey You , Pikachu ! for the Nintendo 64 ) have reached more than 290 million copies . In November 2005 , 4Kids Entertainment , which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon , announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement . The Pokémon Company International ( formerly Pokémon USA Inc. ) , a subsidiary of Japan 's Pokémon Co. , oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia . As of May 2016 , the Pokémon franchise has grossed revenues of ¥ 6.0 trillion worldwide ( equivalent to US$ 50.4 billion ) . The franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006 . 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the original games , with the company celebrating by airing an ad during Super Bowl 50 , issuing re-releases of Pokémon Red , Blue , and Yellow , and completely redesigning the way the newest games are played . The mobile augmented reality game Pokémon Go was released in July 2016 . The first seventh-generation games Pokémon Sun and Moon were released worldwide on November 18 , 2016 . A live-action film adaptation based on Great Detective Pikachu is planned to start production in 2017 . The English slogan for the franchise is `` Got ta Catch 'Em All '' .",
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"text": "MercurySteam MercurySteam Entertainment , S.L. is a game developer based in San Sebastián de los Reyes , Spain . The company makes titles for the major platforms , including PC , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . The company was founded by former members of Rebel Act Studios , who previously developed Severance : Blade of Darkness in 2001 . Dave Cox is a producer at Konami who has helped out MercurySteam during the Castlevania : Lords of Shadow trilogy . In 2015 , Nintendo Life reported that MercurySteam had worked on a Metroid prototype for Wii U and 3DS , that was later turned down and possibly retrofitted into a different project .",
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"text": "Hamster Corporation is a Japanese video game publisher , with office located in Setagaya , Tokyo , Japan . The game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited spun off HAMSTER Corporation in November 1999 . In PlayStation Store of Japan , 120 or more titles is distributed to Arcade Archives , and very many titles are sold . HAMSTER Corporation acquired the rights of Nihon Bussan 's video games in March 2014 and the rights of UPL 's video games in May 2016 .",
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"text": "Sansei Technologies Sansei Technologies , Inc. ( formerly Sansei Yusoki Co. , Ltd. ) is a manufacturing firm based in Osaka , Japan . The company specialises in the manufacturing of amusement rides , stage equipment , and elevators .",
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"text": "Game Boy Micro ( stylized as Game Boy micro ) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo . It was first released in September 2005 as a compact redesign of the Game Boy Advance . The system is the last console in the Game Boy line . Unlike its predecessor , the Game Boy Micro lacks backward compatibility for Game Boy or Game Boy Color games .",
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"text": "Custom Robo Arena Custom Robo Arena , known in Japan as , is a science fiction action role playing game for the Nintendo DS . It is the fifth title in the Custom Robo series . The name was announced on May 9 , 2006 at the E3 convention , and released in Japan on October 19 , 2006 , then later in the United States on March 19 , 2007 . Later , on May 25 , 2007 , it became the first ( and only , so far ) Custom Robo title released in Europe , and on September 20 , 2007 , it also became the first ( and only , so far ) title of the series released in Australia . In the game , the player participates in Custom Robo tournaments and tries to earn money to buy parts to use to improve their robo . The game is the first in the series that features two-player mode with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection including voice chat , Multi-Card play , and DS Download Play . Custom Robo Arena also uses a `` Rivals '' list .",
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"text": "Sharp Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products , headquartered in Sakai-ku , Sakai . Since 2016 it has been an integral part of Taiwan-based Foxconn Group . Sharp employs more than 50,000 people worldwide . The company was founded in September 1912 in Tokyo and takes its name from one of its founder 's first inventions , the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil , which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1915 . As of 2013 , Sharp Corporation is the tenth-largest , by market share , television manufacturer in the world . In Japan it has been a long-time leader . Sharp has at times also been the most popular mobile phone brand in the Japanese market , but is currently third biggest .",
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"text": "Giftpia is a video game that was developed by skip Ltd. for the GameCube . It was released in Japan on April 25 , 2003 . Despite that its last showing at Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) was in English , Nintendo cancelled the North American localization of GiFTPiA . In English , the game would most likely be better understood as called `` Giftopia '' to represent the two words , gift and utopia .",
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"text": "Neo Geo Pocket Color The Neo Geo Pocket Color ( also stylized as NEOGEOPOCKET COLOR , often abbreviated NGPC ) , is a 16-bit color handheld video game console manufactured by SNK . It is a successor to SNK 's monochrome Neo Geo Pocket handheld which debuted in 1998 in Japan , with the Color being fully backward compatible . The Neo Geo Pocket Color was released on March 16 , 1999 in Japan , August 6 , 1999 in North America , and on October 1 , 1999 in Europe , entering markets all dominated by Nintendo . After a good sales start in both the U.S. and Japan with 14 launch titles ( a record at the time ) subsequent low retail support in the U.S. , lack of communication with third-party developers by SNK 's American management , the craze about Nintendo 's Pokémon franchise , anticipation of the 32-bit Game Boy Advance , as well as strong competition from Bandai 's WonderSwan in Japan , led to a sales decline in both regions . Meanwhile , SNK had been in financial trouble for at least a year ; the company soon collapsed , and was purchased by American pachinko manufacturer Aruze in January 2000 . However , Aruze did n't support SNK 's video game business enough , leading to SNK 's original founder and several other employees to leave and form a new company , BrezzaSoft . Eventually on June 13 , 2000 , Aruze decided to quit the North American and European markets , marking the end of SNK 's worldwide operations and the discontinuation of Neo Geo hardware and software there . The Neo Geo Pocket Color ( and other SNK/Neo Geo products ) did however , last until 2001 in Japan . It was SNK 's last video game console , as the company went bankrupt on October 22 , 2001 . Despite its failure the Neo Geo Pocket Color has been regarded as an influential system . Many highly acclaimed games were released for the system , such as SNK vs. Capcom : The Match of the Millennium , King of Fighters R-2 , and other quality arcade titles derived from SNK 's MVS and AES . It also featured an arcade-style microswitched ` clicky stick ' joystick , which was praised for its accuracy and being well-suited for fighting games . The system 's display and 40-hour battery life were also well received .",
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"text": "Satellaview The is a satellite modem peripheral for Nintendo 's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995 . Available for pre-release orders beginning February 13 , 1995 , the Satellaview retailed for between ¥ 14,000 and 18,000 ( at the time between USD$ 141 and 182 ) and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak . The Satellaview system was developed and released by Nintendo to receive signals broadcast from satellite TV station WOWOW 's satellite radio subsidiary , St.GIGA . St.GIGA was responsible for file server management , maintenance , and vocalization for `` SoundLink '' games . Nintendo data broadcasts were given a fixed time slot known as the during which scrambled Satellaview-related data was streamed via radio waves to be unscrambled by St.GIGA 's . As a subscription-based station for ambient and New Age music , St.GIGA listeners were already equipped with `` BS tuners '' prior to St.GIGA 's contract with Nintendo . Satellaview owners who lacked a `` BS tuner '' had to purchase one separately from St.GIGA at a price of ¥ 33,000 , as well as sign up for Nintendo 's and St.GIGA 's monthly joint membership fees . Alternatively , users could rent `` BS tuners '' from St.GIGA for a 6-month period at a price of ¥ 5,400 . Even at this premium price , St.GIGA reported subscriptions peaking at 116,378 households by March 1997 , and dropping to around 46,000 by June 2001 .",
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"text": "Japan Game Awards Japan Game Awards ( 日本ゲーム大賞 , nihon gemu taisho ) is the Japanese Ministry of Economy , Trade and Industry 's awards ceremony for the Japanese video game industry created in 1996 as CESA Awards ( Computer Entertainment Supplier 's Association ) . In 2006 , the METI launched a five-year plan called `` Game Industry Strategy '' to promote Japan 's domestic industry against increasing foreign developers competition , especially from North America and Europe , as well as South Korea in terms of online gaming .",
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"text": "Barefoot Networks Barefoot Networks is a computer networking company headquartered in Palo Alto , California . The company designs and produces programmable network switch silicon , systems and software .",
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"text": "Silicon Studio Silicon Studio is a Japanese computer graphics technology company and video game developer based in Tokyo . As a technology company , Silicon Studio has produced several products in the 3D computer graphics field , including middleware software , such as a post-processing visual effects library called YEBIS , as well as general real-time graphics engines and game development engines , such as OROCHI and Mizuchi , a physically based rendering engine . As a video game developer , Silicon Studio has worked on different titles for several gaming platforms , most notably , the action-adventure game 3D Dot Game Heroes on the PlayStation 3 , the role-playing video game Bravely Default on the Nintendo 3DS , and Fantasica on the iOS and Android mobile platforms .",
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"text": "Altron is a Japanese video game developer and publisher located in Shinagawa , Tokyo , Japan operating since 1983 . It has developed or published games for the Nintendo 64 , PlayStation , Sega Saturn , Super NES , Genesis , Nintendo Entertainment System , Nintendo DS , Game Boy , Game Boy Color , and Nintendo 3DS video game systems .",
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"text": "NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan ( formerly known as Geneon Universal Entertainment and previously Pioneer LDC -- Pioneer LaserDisc Company , a former subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation ) is a Japanese music , anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka , Minato , Tokyo , Japan . From its days as Geneon Universal Entertainment , Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan . Geneon 's North American branch ( founded as Pioneer Entertainment ) specialized in translating and distributing anime and related merchandise , such as soundtracks across the region . Geneon is a portmanteau of the English words , generate and eon . On February 1 , 2009 , Geneon merged with Universal Pictures Japan into Geneon Universal Entertainment . On December 9 , 2013 , the company changed its name to the current NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan . Outside Japan , the majority of NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan 's anime titles are distributed in the Oceanic region by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia .",
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"text": "Populous DS is a real-time strategy developed by Genki . It was published in Japan by Electronic Arts on February 21 , 2008 , in North America by Xseed Games on November 10 , 2008 , and in Europe by Rising Star Games on February 27 , 2009 for the Nintendo DS .",
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"text": "TBS Television is a television station in Kantō region , wholly owned by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings . It has a 28-affiliate news network called Japan News Network ( JNN ) . TBS produced the Takeshi 's Castle game show , which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally . The channel is also home to Ultraman and the Ultra Series franchise from 1966 onwards -- itself a spinoff to Ultra Q , co-produced and broadcast in the same year -- and its spinoffs , most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network . On May 24 2017 , Six major media firms , including TBS , officially announced they will jointly establish a new company in July 2017 to offer paid online video services . TBS Holdings will become the largest shareholder of the new company , Premium Platform Japan , with a 31.5 percent stake . An official from TBS Holdings will become the new company 's president .",
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"text": "Kororinpa is a video game for Nintendo 's Wii video game console . It was released in Japan on December 2 , 2006 as a launch title for the Wii , then in Europe on February 23 , 2007 and North America on March 20 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association The , abbreviated JAMMA , is a Japanese trade association headquartered in Tokyo . JAMMA is run by representatives from various arcade video game manufacturers , including Namco Bandai , Sega , Taito , Tecmo , Capcom , Konami and Atlus , among others . Until 1 April 2012 , JAMMA stood for . The corporation was renamed after they merged with the Nihon Shopping Center Amusement Park Operator 's Association ( NSA ) and the Japan Amusement Park Equipment Association ( JAPEA ) . Before 2012 , JAMMA had been organizing an annual trade fair called the Amusement Machine Show for many years . In 2013 , they began collaborating with the Amusement Machine Operators ' Union ( AOU ) , who had their own trade show , to promote a new event : the Japan Amusement Expo .",
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"text": "Tatsumi Kimishima is a Japanese businessman , who is the fifth and current president of Nintendo . He was formerly the president of Nintendo of America from January 2002 , succeeding Minoru Arakawa , until Reggie Fils-Aimé took his place in May 2006 . He was promoted to Managing Director of Nintendo on April 2013 . In September 2015 , he was named the fifth President of Nintendo , succeeding Satoru Iwata , who died in July 2015 .",
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"text": "Oz the Great and Powerful Oz the Great and Powerful ( working title Brick ) is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi and produced by Joe Roth , from a screenplay written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner . The film stars James Franco as the titular character , Mila Kunis , Rachel Weisz , and Michelle Williams with Zach Braff , Bill Cobbs , Joey King , and Tony Cox in supporting roles . Based on L. Frank Baum 's Oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original novel , Oz the Great and Powerful is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film , The Wizard of Oz . The film tells the story of Oscar Diggs , a deceptive magician who arrives in the Land of Oz and encounters three witches : Theodora , Evanora , and Glinda . Oscar is then enlisted to restore order in Oz , while struggling to resolve conflicts with the witches and himself . Kapner began developing an origin story for the Wizard of Oz after a lifelong interest of wanting to create one for the character . Walt Disney Pictures commissioned the film 's production in 2009 , with Joe Roth as producer and Grant Curtis , Joshua Donen , Philip Steuer , and Palak Patel serving as executive producers . Raimi was hired to direct the following year . After Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp declined the titular role , Franco was cast in February 2011 , with principal photography commencing five months later . Danny Elfman composed the film 's score . Oz the Great and Powerful premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on February 14 , 2013 , and with general theatrical release on March 8 , 2013 , through the Disney Digital 3-D , RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats , as well as in conventional theaters . It grossed over $ 493 million worldwide against a $ 215 million budget and is the thirteenth highest-grossing film of 2013 . The film won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Live Action Family Film . Kunis , for her portrayal as the Wicked Witch of the West , won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain .",
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"text": "El Capitan Theatre El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood . The theater and adjacent Hollywood Masonic Temple ( now known as the El Capitan Entertainment Centre ) is operated by Buena Vista Theatres , Inc. , a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution , and as such , serves as the venue for a majority of the The Walt Disney Studios ' film premieres .",
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"text": "Villa Bonita Villa Bonita is an historic apartment building on Hillcrest Road in Hollywood , California . The building is located a short walk from the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue , just north of Franklin Avenue and west of Highland . It was designed by Frank Webster and built in 1929 . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 based on its architecture . The seven-floor building was originally built for the cast and crew of director Cecil B. DeMille . Since then , it has housed the likes of Errol Flynn and Francis Ford Coppola .",
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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": "Columbia Ranch The former Columbia Ranch is located at 411 N. Hollywood Way in Burbank , California and is now called the Warner Bros. . Ranch . It was the backdrop for many of the Columbia Pictures movies and Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures Television shows , including Father Knows Best , The Donna Reed Show , Dennis the Menace , Hazel , Bewitched , Gidget , I Dream of Jeannie , The Monkees , The Flying Nun , Here Come the Brides , The Partridge Family , The Hathaways , Lost Horizon , High Noon , Mr. Deeds Goes to Town , You Were Never Lovelier , The Wild One , and Autumn Leaves . Only the front facades of the houses and buildings were built ; the interiors were always shot at other locations or studios . The streets were constructed and arranged in such a way as to allow shooting at multiple angles to create the illusion of a much larger area , though the lot only spans across about six city blocks .",
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"text": "Queen's Theatre, Long Acre The Queen 's Theatre in London was established in 1867 as a theatre on the site of St Martin 's Hall , a large concert room that had opened in 1850 . It stood on the corner of Long Acre ( formerly Charles Street ) and Endell Street , with entrances in Wilson Street and Long Acre . The site is within the modern Camden , part of Covent Garden . St Martin 's Hall contained a 3,000-seat main hall and a 500-seat lecture hall . It was used for musical recitals , lectures and political meetings . The Queen 's Theatre , one of the largest in London , had a capacity of 4,000 seats . The theatre closed after barely more than a decade , in 1878 . The name Queen 's Theatre has been used for other theatres in central London , including the Queen 's Theatre , Dorset Garden ( from 1685 to 1705 ) , Her Majesty 's Theatre ( from 1705 to 1714 ) , Scala Theatre ( during the period 1831 -- 1865 ) and the modern Queen 's Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue ( since 1907 ) .",
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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": "Studio Tour The Studio Tour ( also known as The Backlot Tour ) is a ride attraction at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in California ( USA ) . The Tour is the signature attraction at the park , and goes into a working movie studio , with various film sets on the lot . In recent years , guests have sat in multi-car trams for the duration of the ride . The Tour lasts about 45 -- 60 minutes and is led by a live tour guide who can be seen throughout the tram on video screens . It travels through the Front Lot , Backlot and various attractions , passing sets and props from movies along the way . The tour inspired a smaller but similar version at Universal Studios Florida , which was removed in 1995 .",
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"text": "Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California) The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco movie theater located at 2025 Broadway in downtown Oakland , California , USA . When it was built in 1931 , it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast , seating 3476 . Today , the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet , it regularly plays host to R&B , jazz , blues , pop , rock , gospel , classical music , as well as ballets , plays , stand-up comedy , lecture series , special events , and screenings of classic movies from Hollywood 's Golden Era .",
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"text": "Empire, Leicester Square The Empire , Leicester Square is a cinema currently operated by Cineworld on the north side of Leicester Square , London . The Empire was originally built in 1884 as a variety theatre and was rebuilt for films in the 1920s . It is one of several cinemas in and adjoining Leicester Square which are regularly used for film premières and first runs .",
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"text": "Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane is a luxury 5-star hotel in London , England . It is located near Hyde Park corner in central London . It was built in 1970 as the Inn on the Park London . The hotel was reopened in 2010 after an extensive two year redevelopment costing an estimated # 125 million . The work included a new floor , Italian restaurant Amaranto , and an interior redesign by Pierre-Yves Rochon .",
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"text": "Land of Oz (theme park) The Land of Oz is currently a private property located in the resort town of Beech Mountain , North Carolina , USA . It was opened in 1970 by Carolina Caribbean Corporation under the guidance of Grover Robbins , who had been successful with Tweetsie Railroad , and designed by Jack Pentes . It was fully operational until 1980 . It now opens for Fridays in June for `` Journey with Dorothy Tours '' and in September for Autumn at Oz - the largest festival in the area . Visitors would start off in Kansas , `` experience '' the tornado which struck Dorothy 's house , and walk down the Yellow Brick Road to visit with the Scarecrow , Tin Woodman , the Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch of the West . The Emerald City consisted of gift shops and an ampi-theater that the Magic Moment Show would be staged on every half hour . An artificial balloon ride , a specially modified ski lift installed by Goforth Brothers , allowed visitors to get a bird 's - eye view of the park and mountain scenery before leaving Oz . A small museum showcased props and costumes from the film . These were jointly bought by the park and Debbie Reynolds from MGM . The musical score sung by the characters on the Yellow Brick Road and at Emerald City was composed by notables Alec Wilder and North Carolina native Loonis McGlohon ( with the exception of E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen 's `` Over the Rainbow '' for which rights were obtained to integrate into the Emerald City show ) . A video and display of The Land of Oz were on exhibit at the Appalachian Cultural Museum , part of Appalachian State University , in Boone , North Carolina but the museum closed and the artifacts were returned to the park .",
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"text": "Where's Wally in Hollywood? Where 's Wally in Hollywood ? was released in 1993 . In the book Wally , Wizard Whitebeard , Wenda , Woof , and Odlaw travel to movie and film sets in Hollywood . The book was re-released as a `` Special Edition '' version in 1997 , moving Wally in each scene . It is the fourth book in the Where 's Wally ? series .",
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"text": "Sunset Boulevard (film) Sunset Boulevard ( stylized onscreen as SUNSET BLVD. ) is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder , and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett . It was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills , California . The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis , an unsuccessful screenwriter , and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond , a faded silent film star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen , with Erich von Stroheim as Max Von Mayerling , her devoted servant . Nancy Olson , Fred Clark , Lloyd Gough and Jack Webb play supporting roles . Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper play themselves , and the film includes cameo appearances by leading silent film actors Buster Keaton , H. B. Warner and Anna Q. Nilsson . Praised by many critics when first released , Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards ( including nominations in all four acting categories ) and won three . Deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the U.S. Library of Congress in 1989 , Sunset Boulevard was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . In 1998 , it was ranked number twelve on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 best American films of the 20th century , and in 2007 , it was 16th on their 10th Anniversary list .",
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"text": "Hollywood Sign The Hollywood Sign ( formerly the Hollywoodland Sign ) is a landmark and American cultural icon located in Los Angeles , California . It is situated on Mount Lee , in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains . The sign overlooks Hollywood , Los Angeles . `` HOLLYWOOD '' is spelled out in 45 ft-tall white capital letters and is 350 feet ( 106.7 m ) long . It was originally created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate development , but it garnered increasing recognition after the sign was left up . The sign was a frequent target of pranks and vandalism , but it has since undergone restoration , including the installation of a security system to deter vandalism . The sign is protected and promoted by The Trust For Public Land , a nonprofit organization , while its site and the surrounding land are part of Griffith Park . From the ground , the contours of the hills give the sign a wavy appearance . When observed at a comparable altitude , the letters appear nearly level . The sign makes frequent appearances in popular culture , particularly in establishing shots for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood . Signs of similar style , but spelling different words , are frequently seen as parodies .",
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"text": "Radio Recorders Radio Recorders , Inc. located at 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard , was a recording studio based in Los Angeles , California . Many notable musicians are reported to have been recorded in the studio include Billie Holiday , Charlie Parker , Jimmie Rodgers , Louis Armstrong , Mario Lanza , Elvis Presley , Jimi Hendrix , Frank Zappa , Paul Frees and The Carpenters among others . In its prime , the studio was known as the best recording facility in Los Angeles . During the forties and fifties , Radio Recorders was responsible for recording countless radio shows , both network and local , for delayed broadcast , not always for California , but for many western states . Telephone lines ran to all the important stations and the networks . Studio C was the nerve center with at least six recording lathes and turntables and an `` on-the-air '' playback turntable protected by a railing so that it would not be bumped while it was playing a program onto the air . The recording lathes were shock mounted in sand to prevent rumble from the street cars on Santa Monica Boulevard . For much of that era , the recordings were made and played back on lacquer coated aluminum discs , before tape recording was introduced . The room could handle several programs at once , 24 hours a day , and quite often a single engineer on duty would have his hands full . Most of the major labels used Radio Recorders well into the 1960s . Columbia , RCA Victor , Capitol , and Decca ultimately had their own facilities , but Radio Recorders was still the choice of many independent labels and both popular and classical artists , from Stravinsky to Elvis . In addition , most of the jingles were recorded there . In 1962 H.B. Barnum and Bill Aken chose the annex to record their big band version of ` Goody , Goody '' for Governor Goodwin J. ( Goodie ) Knight 's re-election campaign . Additionally in 1962 Bill Aken would record the classic ` Theme For Shock Theater , ' again with engineer Phil Yeend working the board . The main location at 7000 Santa Monica had two large studios and some smaller ones , as well as disc mastering facilities . In 1946 , the company remodeled a warehouse at 1032 North Sycamore Avenue and built a large studio , capable of handling approximately fifty musicians . This studio was known as Radio Recorders Annex , or , within the industry , just `` The Annex . '' The warehouse originally belonged to RCA Victor and `` the Annex '' was a legendary studio that Victor had built in their warehouse back in the ` 30 's . In 1965 , Radio Recorders ' star engineer , Thorne Nogar , purchased The Annex and started his own independent Annex Studios , which attracted a distinguished clientele as a full service studio , including mastering . For many years , Lawrence Welk pre-recorded the music for his popular television show , becoming the most important client ; in addition , in the 1960s and 1970s Annex mastered for such labels as Uni Records , Dot Records and Ranwood Records , as well as cutting early pressings of Barbra Streisand 's hit single `` The Way We Were . '' The Annex 's location now houses The Record Plant Studios . In the late 1980 's the studio was reopened as Studio 56 by Paul Shwartz . At that time bands such as Guns & Roses , Sugar Ray , Toni Braxton , Brandy , No Doubt and others recorded there . The documentary `` Standing in the Shadows of Motown '' was also partially filmed there . Kenneth Crouh , Keith Crouch and Leon Sylvers were all house producers there at that time . In 2002 the studio gained two new partners Pride Hutchison and Michael Dumas . The studio was then brought back to business under its original name Radio Recorders , and they enlisted the help of longtime friends Jordan Winsen and Steve Loiacano as their staff second engineers . Tom O'Brien , who was working for Schwartz , was kept on as chief engineer . In 2004 the property was declared a historic attraction but never achieved official landmark status by the city of Los Angeles . From 2002 to 2008 the studio welcomed many great projects and clients including Natalie Cole , Dwight Yoakum , Lucinda Williams , Lil ' John , Exzihbit , Annie Lennox and many more ... The facility closed again in 2008 a midst a fraud dispute between Hutchison , Dumas and Shwartz , Silent owners seeking to save the building and real estate property flipper David Bennet . In the end the building was sold in bankruptcy court . Shwartz was left broke , betrayed and feeling blindly used . With lack of capital to fight and overturn the courts decision , the silent owners were left with no moves and the legendary Radio Recorders building was gutted and demolished from the inside . The story as it goes from the inside supposedly is : Schwartz had a partner before Dumas and Hutchison who passed away and with him likely many of the studios strongest contracts . Under Schwartz mismanagement the studio struggled and subsequently defaulted on all financial obligations . Hutchinson and Dumas than found Schwartz in a vulnerable position and for a total sum if 50-60k each ( 100k ) Schwartz agreed to partner with them . It is unclear whether they were ever added to the deed or if this money ever went to debts . Its also rumored that during the period of their partnership many raves were held in soundstage studio E ( dubbed so for Elvis ) and rampant drug abuse took place and continued among the partners . It is known that methamphetamine was found in the cupboards of the studio kitchen shortly after Schwartz and that his behavior was often erratic . What than takes place is a battle for property rights among all involved both the silent partner and David Bennet claiming they paid Schwartz a sum of money for his rights . One side is that a late night meeting took place with notary a menial fee was given to Schwartz and he gave his rights . The other side is David Bennet provided compensation to both Dumas and Hutchison in excess of 50k each for their investment as well as 100k to Schwartz in return for all of their rights . The problem for Bennet being a flipper was that currently each studio was occupied by a tenant and this other silent partner was laying claim . He proceeded to systematically attempt to forge alliances under the false premises that all who helped would bennifit either from the sale / that he would n't sell the building and had no intention of gutting it but rather would maintain it as a studio/That he would sell the property atca fair price to a tenant if they helped him and could raise the capital in a small window . . Supposedly this stipulation was met and Bennet than backed out on his agreement . Hutchison and Dumas were the first to go followed by others . All gear by this point including the piano axel rose recorded November rain with was liquidated and only one studio operated in the building . When Bennet backed out of his deal ( or perhaps the money was never actually raised ) the fight for ownership intensified . Reportedly glass doors were shatterd having had the hinge pins pulled from them and orange Xs were spray painted on other wooden doors of vacant rooms when no one was around . While the silent partner and tenant had teamed up . The results were the same radio recorders studios shut its doors September 2009 . Sleepy Brown of Organized Noise would be the last artist to produce a record in the building . Despite Bennett 's best assurances the studios would all be gutted turned into accounting offices sadly only to become owned by a studio company againv . Schwartz sadly would take his own life.Today the space is used for art exhibits . In 2010 the property was once again sold and is now part of the Siren Production Company .",
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"text": "Cinerama Dome Pacific Theatres 's Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood , California . Designed to present widescreen Cinerama films , it opened November 7 , 1963 . Today it continues as a leading first run theater . The original developer was Saul Pick .",
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"text": "Tivoli Theatre (Chicago) The Tivoli Theatre was a movie palace in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago , Illinois . It the first of the `` big three '' movie palaces built by the Balaban & Katz theatre chain run by A. J. Balaban , his brother Barney Balaban and their partner Sam Katz , who were also owners of the Rivera Theater ( North Side ) and the Central Park Theater ( West Side ) , that opened on February 16 , 1921 . The opening was a gala affair , complete with music from a 55 piece orchestra . The theater cost $ 2,000,000 to construct ; its lobby was two stories high and was able to hold 3,000 people . About 1924-1925 Milton Charles was the resident organist who recorded for Marsh Laboratories on the Paramount label using the new electric recording system of Orlando R. Marsh with microphones , compared to the more common acoustic method using horns . Charles succeeded Jesse Crawford as a Marsh artist after Crawford went to New York to play at the Paramount Theater and eventually record with Victor Talking Machine Company . The theater , which stood just south of the southeast corner of 63rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue , closed in 1963 and was demolished shortly thereafter .",
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"text": "Studio City, Los Angeles Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles , California , in the San Fernando Valley . It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 1927 , now known as CBS Studio Center .",
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"text": "Mocambo The Mocambo was a nightclub in West Hollywood , California , at 8588 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip . It was owned by Charlie Morrison and Felix Young .",
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"text": "Haymarket Theatre (Leicester) The Haymarket Theatre is a theatre in Leicester , England , based in the Haymarket Shopping Centre on Belgrave Gate in Leicester city centre . The Leicester City Council purchased a 99-year lease of the Haymarket Theatre on behalf of the public on 29 September 1974 . The Leicester Theatre Trust operated the theatre from this date then vacated in 2007 in favour of the new Curve Theatre , Leicester on Halford Street . The Metal Tree sculpture by Hubert Dalwood , located at the front of the entrance to the Haymarket Theatre , is the only major piece of abstract sculpture in the city centre . The Haymarket Theatre was opened by Sir Ralph Richardson and the opening season started with The Recruiting Officer on the 17th October 1973 , Economic Necessity on the 24th of October and Cabaret on the 21st of November . The last show on was Wizard of Oz starring Helena Blackman and Ceri Dupree in 2006 . On 3 June 2016 plans were announced to re-open the Haymarket Theatre as a performance and training venue .",
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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": "The Boys from Brazil (film) The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 British-American science fiction thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier and features James Mason , Lilli Palmer , Uta Hagen , Denholm Elliott , and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles . The film is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Ira Levin , and was nominated for three Academy Awards .",
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"text": "Lukas Haas Lukas Daniel Haas ( born April 16 , 1976 ) is an American actor and musician . His acting career has spanned three decades , during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions .",
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"text": "Entre Nós Entre Nós is a 2013 Brazilian drama film directed by Paulo Morelli and Pedro Morelli , starring Júlio Andrade , Caio Blat , Carolina Dieckmann , Martha Nowill , Maria Ribeiro , Lee Taylor and Paulo Vilhena .",
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"text": "Adriano Garib Adriano Garib ( born 1965 ) is a Brazilian actor .",
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"text": "Follow the Boys Follow the Boys also known as Three Cheers for the Boys is a 1944 musical film made by Universal Pictures during World War II as an all-star cast morale booster to entertain the troops abroad and the civilians at home . The film was directed by A. Edward `` Eddie '' Sutherland and produced by Charles K. Feldman . The movie stars George Raft and features Vera Zorina , Grace McDonald , Charles Grapewin , Regis Toomey and George Macready . Making appearances are Walter Abel , Carmen Amaya , The Andrews Sisters , Evelyn Ankers , Louise Beavers , Noah Beery , Jr. , Turhan Bey , Steve Brodie , Nigel Bruce , Lon Chaney , Jr. , the Delta Rhythm Boys , Andy Devine , Marlene Dietrich , W. C. Fields , Susanna Foster , Thomas Gomez , Louis Jordan and His Orchestra , Ted Lewis and His Band , Jeanette MacDonald , Maria Montez , Clarence Muse , Donald O'Connor , Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom , Artur Rubinstein , Peggy Ryan , Randolph Scott , Dinah Shore , Freddie Slack and His Orchestra , Gale Sondergaard , Sophie Tucker , Orson Welles , among many others .",
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"text": "Klebber Toledo Klebber Toledo ( born June 14 , 1986 ) is a Brazilian actor and model .",
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"text": "Mohamed Zouaoui Mohamed Zouaoui , is a Tunisian-born actor living in Italy.In 2004 he made his first appearance on the television , gets his first role in the TV miniseries Posso chiamarti amore ? . He also acted in Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare ( Nasiriyah - Lest we forget ) , Capri , and RIS Delitti Imperfetti ( Scientific Investigations Unit : Imperfect Crimes ) . In 2007 , he acted in the miniseries Liberi di giocare . His cinema debut was the 2008 film L'ultimo pulcinella , directed by Maurizio Scapparo . In 2009 he starred in I mostri oggi , and in 2010 appeared in The Father and the Foreigner . In 2010 he acted in I fiori di Kirkuk , directed by Fariborz Kamkari . For this role he earned several awards , including the Globo d'Oro for Best New Actor .",
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"text": "O Rebu O Rebu ( Literally English : The Fuss , International Title : The Party ) is a Brazilian late night telenovela written by George Moura and Sérgio Goldenberg ( based on Bráulio Pedroso 's original story ) and directed by José Luiz Villamarim . O Rebu '' 's plot is loosely based on the 1974 telenovela of the same name , featuring an innovative narrative : the whole story takes place in 24 hours . The series premiered on Monday , July 14 , 2014 on a special time at 10:30 p.m. ( BRT/AMT ) on Rede Globo . A total of 36 episodes of 35 minutes were produced . O Rebu '' aired 4 episodes per week , Monday to Friday ( minus Wednesday due the 2014 Football season games broadcast ) at 11:15 p.m. ( BRT/AMT ) . Patrícia Pillar , Tony Ramos , Sophie Charlotte and Daniel de Oliveira star as the protagonists , while Cássia Kis and José de Abreu star as the antagonists .",
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"text": "Sílvia Pfeifer Sílvia Escobar Pfeifer ( born February 24 , 1958 ) is a Brazilian actress and model . She is married to businessman Nelson Chamma Filho , with whom he has two children , Emanuela and Nicholas .",
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"text": "Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil Carlota Joaquina , Princess of Brazil ( Carlota Joaquina , Princesa do Brasil ) is a 1995 Brazilian film directed and written by Carla Camurati . It stars Marieta Severo as Carlota Joaquina , Marco Nanini as Dom João VI and Marcos Palmeira as Dom Pedro I. The film shows Carlota 's efforts to conquer her enemies and become a queen . It tells a summarized tale , mixing history with popular folk traditions , from her childhood until her suicide .",
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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": "Adiós muchachos Adiós , muchachos ( English language : Goodbye , boys ) is a 1955 Argentine film directed by Armando Bo and written by Rafael García Ibáñez . The film starred Pola Alonso and Arturo Arcari .",
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"text": "Justin Bradley Justin Bradley ( born September 8 , 1985 ) is a Canadian actor . He was born in Montreal , Quebec . He started his career at the age of six , modelling on various department store advertisements . Bradley also appeared in commercials for McDonald 's , Danone and Canadian Tire as a child . Best known for voice overs , he did the voice over of the main character in the children 's animation , Arthur ( in which he voiced the main character in 2001 ) , voiced Tommy in the Cinelume dub of the Italian animated TV series Tommy and Oscar , supplied the voice of Manny Escobar in Fred 's Head and played the voice of Charley Bones ( a.k.a. Zapman ) in the children 's animation , Mona The Vampire . He also played a recurring character in the short-lived CW drama The Beautiful Life . He also appeared on camera on such films and programmes as Are You Afraid of the Dark ? , Dead at 17 , Lassie , Who Gets the House ? , Kart Racer , Waking the Dead , Mental Block , Galidor : Defenders of the Outer Dimension , Eternal , One Eyed King , Redeemable in Merchandise , and Warm Bodies . He also did the voice of Eddie in the HBO children 's cartoon TV series The Little Lulu Show , Jesse McCoy in the second season of The Kids from Room 402 , Raffi in the animated series My Life Me and the boy in the animated film Eye of the Wolf as well as several additional characters in Delilah and Julius , A Miss Mallard Mystery , For Better or For Worse , The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures , Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings , Rotten Ralph and Caillou . He also co-starred in the children 's television series Naturally , Sadie as Hal , Sadie 's brother .",
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"text": "The Boy from Mercury The Boy from Mercury ( 1996 ) is a nostalgic Irish Film , the first from writer and director Martin Duffy . The film concerns the science-fiction daydreams of a young boy in 1960 Dublin . Upon release , the film received international critical acclaim , and several awards , though was commercially unsuccessful . It was the first time actors Rita Tushingham and Tom Courtenay had appeared on screen together since Doctor Zhivago thirty years earlier . The film was also the debut of young Irish actor James Hickey . The book of the making of the film , The Road to Mercury , written by the director , was released in 2006 by Ogma Press .",
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"text": "São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima São Paulo , Sociedade Anônima is a 1965 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Luis Sérgio Person . The film stars Walmor Chagas as Carlos , a middle class man from São Paulo during the development of the automotive industry in the late 1950s , and follows him as he has an existential crisis amidst the industrialization process . The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .",
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"text": "Caio Castro Caio de Castro Castanheira , best known as Caio Castro ( born January 22 , 1989 ) is a Brazilian actor and model .",
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"text": "Little Boy (film) Little Boy is a 2015 World War II war fantasy-drama film directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde . The screenplay is by Monteverde and Pepe Portillo , and the film was produced by Eduardo Verástegui and Leo Severino , edited by Joan Sobel and Fernando Villena . The film stars Jakob Salvati , Emily Watson , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Michael Rapaport , David Henrie , Ben Chaplin , Eduardo Verástegui , Ted Levine , Abraham Benrubi , Tom Wilkinson . The title is a reference to Little Boy , the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima as well as a reference to Pepper , the main character 's height . The film was co-produced by Metanoia Films and Santa Fé Films and was released on April 24 , 2015 , by Open Road Films . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 18 , 2015 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment . The film received negative reviews from mainstream critics and it earned $ 17 million on a $ 20 million budget . The story of the movie is being used in the 2017 Bollywood movie Tubelight starring Salman Khan in the lead role .",
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"text": "Andrew Callahan Andrew Callahan ( born Andrew Matarazzo in Sao Paulo , Brazil ) is a Los Angeles based Brazilian-American actor . He is notable for his roles in MTV 's Faking It and the film Entourage . Matarazzo is a two-time nominee as one of the Top Five Actors for the 2014 and 2015 International Brazilian Press Awards .",
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"text": "Boys' School Boys ' School ( Les Disparus de Saint-Agil in French ) is a 1938 French drama film by Christian-Jaque based on the novel of the same title by Pierre Véry .",
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"text": "Tonico Pereira Antônio Carlos de Sousa Pereira ( born June 22 , 1948 in Campos dos Goytacazes , Rio de Janeiro ) , better known as Tonico Pereira , is a Brazilian television and film actor .",
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"docid": "6afbd6e57138bd7b6d28efa219a358bf",
"text": "Arnaldo Jabor Arnaldo Jabor ( born 12 December 1940 ) is a Brazilian film director , screenwriter and producer of Lebanese descent . He directed nine films between 1965 and 1990 . His 1973 film Toda Nudez Será Castigada won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival .",
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Giacomo Casanova hailed from the Republic of Venice.
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"text": "Giacomo Casanova Giacomo Girolamo Casanova ( -LSB- ˈdʒaːkomo dʒiˈrɔːlamo kazaˈnɔːva -RSB- or -LSB- kasaˈnɔːva -RSB- 2 April 1725 -- 4 June 1798 ) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice . His autobiography , Histoire de ma vie ( Story of My Life ) , is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century . As was not uncommon at the time , Casanova , depending on circumstances , used more or less fictitious names , such as baron or count of Farussi ( the name of his mother ) or Chevalier de Seingalt ( pronounced Saint-Galle , as in French ) . He often signed his works Jacques Casanova de Seingalt after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice . He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with `` womanizer '' . He associated with European royalty , popes , and cardinals , along with luminaries such as Voltaire , Goethe , and Mozart . He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein 's household , where he also wrote the story of his life .",
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"text": "Second Genoese–Savoyard War The Second Genoese -- Savoyard War ( 1672-1673 ) was a short war fought between the Duchy of Savoy and the Republic of Genoa . The war was launched by Charles Emmanuel II , Duke of Savoy , in 1672 , but an exiled Genoese named Rafaello della Torre had initially prompted Charles Emmanuel into declaring war . Charles Emmanuel believed that Spain , engaged in hostilities with France in the Franco-Dutch War , would not assist Genoa . Charles Emmanuel 's declaration of war was based on pretexts that were `` slight and trivial , '' and it was evident that his reasons for going to war were to gain the seaport of Savona . The Savoyards initially had the upper hand , as the attack on Genoa was unexpected , and the Savoyards occupied Pieve di Teco `` and some other Places ; but these were soon recovered . '' Despite Charles Emmanuel 's predictions , the Genoese did receive aid from Spain . The Savoyards under the Marquis of Catalan marched to Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena with plans to fortify it . The Genoese opposed them with a force of 9,000 men and seized all the roads , before the Savoyards could provision themselves . As a result , about 300 Savoyard officers and men departed from Castelvecchio . The remaining forces were overrun on August 15 , 1672 by the Genoese . Some inconclusive battles followed , including a struggle for control of Oneglia . The Genoese advanced towards Oneglia with plans to attack by sea and land , but the Savoyards prevented them .",
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"docid": "677e4efd638fa6987067aec09d309204",
"text": "Giacomo Favretto Giacomo Favretto ( August 11 , 1849 -- June 12 , 1887 ) was an Italian painter , mainly depicting genre subjects in Venice , his native city .",
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"text": "Palazzo Tiepolo The Palazzo Tiepolo is an Renaissance-style palace located between the Palazzo Soranzo Pisani and the Palazzo Pisani Moretta on the Grand Canal , in the Sestieri of San Polo , Venice , Italy .",
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"text": "Stato da Màr The Stato da Màr or Domini da Mar ( `` State/Domains of the Sea '' ) was the name given to the Republic of Venice 's maritime and overseas possessions , including Istria , Dalmatia , Albania , Negroponte , the Morea ( the `` Kingdom of the Morea '' ) , the Aegean islands of the Duchy of the Archipelago , and the islands of Crete ( the `` Kingdom of Candia '' ) and Cyprus . It was one of the three subdivisions of the Republic of Venice 's possessions , the other two being the Dogado , i.e. Venice proper , and the Domini di Terraferma in northern Italy .",
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"text": "Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) The Seventh Ottoman -- Venetian War was fought between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire between 1714 and 1718 . It was the last conflict between the two powers , and ended with an Ottoman victory and the loss of Venice 's major possession in the Greek peninsula , the Peloponnese ( Morea ) . Venice was saved from a greater defeat by the intervention of Austria in 1716 . The Austrian victories led to the signing of the Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718 , which ended the war . This war was also called the Second Morean War , the Small War or , in Croatia , the War of Sinj .",
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"docid": "41827a48c706cbeee404cad925699faa",
"text": "Casanova (2005 film) Casanova is a 2005 American romantic film directed by Lasse Hallström starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova .",
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"docid": "0fa97d4d44ec22b46a947d0943374017",
"text": "Casanova (1971 TV serial) Casanova is a British television drama serial , written by television playwright Dennis Potter . Directed by Mark Cullingham and John Glenister , the serial was made by the BBC and screened on the BBC2 network in November and December 1971 . It is loosely based on Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova 's Histoire de ma vie ( Story of My Life ; 1780 -- 92 ) . It was Dennis Potter 's first television serial , having previously written single plays for the BBC 's The Wednesday Play and Play for Today series . Frank Finlay starred in the title role and was nominated for the best actor award at the 1972 BAFTA ceremony .",
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"text": "Il teatro alla moda Il teatro alla moda ( The Fashionable Theater ) is a satirical pamphlet in which its author , the Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello ( 1686 -- 1739 ) , vents his critical opinions on the milieu of the Italian opera seria in the first decades of the eighteenth century . It was first published anonymously in Venice , by the end of 1720 . Virtually every aspect of opera seria and its social environment is mercilessly criticized by Marcello : the artificiality of plots , the stereotyped format of music , the extravagant scenography and machinery , the inability and venality of composers and poets , the vanity and vulgarity of singers , the avidity of impresarios , the ineptitude of musicians . The full title reads `` THE FASHIONABLE THEATER -- OR -- safe and easy METHOD for correctly composing and performing Italian OPERAS in the modern style , -- In which -- useful and necessary Advice is given to Librettists , Composers , Musicians of both sexes , Impresarios , Performers , Engineers , and Scene Painters , comic Characters , Tailors , Pages , Dancers , Prompters , Copyists , Protectors , and MOTHERS of female Virtuoso singers , & other People belonging to Theater . '' In fact , Il teatro alla moda is written as a series of chapters where advice is ironically given to the various people involved in operatic productions , in order to meet `` the modern customs '' and bizarre requirements of such theatrical events . Besides the title , the frontispiece contains several allusions to well-known protagonists of the Venetian theater of the time . For instance , the publisher 's name `` Aldiviva Licante '' refers , by means of anagrams , both to Antonio Vivaldi , then very famous as an opera composer , and to the singer Caterina Canteli . The text of Il teatro alla moda displays several striking features . To begin with , it shows a degree of vacillation in attitude toward its subject -- perhaps resulting from Marcello 's personal ambivalence regarding operatic music , as both a critic and a composer . For example , the dedicatory is by `` the author of the book to its composer . '' In addition , it exhibits a number of surrealistic elements , which reach a climax in the last chapter , `` The Raffle '' ( presumably organized by the mother of a young female singer ) , where the prizes include `` a full dress of modern poet in fever-colored tree bark , wrapped with metaphors , translations , hyperboles '' as well as `` the pen that wrote Il teatro alla moda . '' The printing accompanies these peculiarities with a chaotic use of italic and normal typography and of capital fonts .",
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"text": "Palazzo Corner Spinelli The Palazzo Corner Spinelli is a palace in Venice , northern Italy , located on the Grand Canal , in the sestiere of San Marco . It stands across the canal from the Palazzo Querini Dubois . The palace was commissioned in the late 15th century by the aristocratic Lando Family , and built on designs by Mauro Codussi . The present facade , helps introduce Renaissance geometric style to Venice for its day , was designed by Codussi between 1497 and 1500 ; compare it with Codussi 's Ca ' Vendramin Calergi . In the 16th century , the new owners , the Corner family asked Michele Sanmicheli to reconstruct the interior . An interior fireplace was designed by Jacopo Sansovino .",
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"text": "Venetian navy The Venetian navy ( Armada ) was the navy of the Venetian Republic , and played an important role in the history of Venice , the Republic and the Mediterranean world . The premier navy in the Mediterranean for many centuries , from the medieval to the early modern period , it gave Venice a control and influence over trade and politics in the Mediterranean far in excess of the size of the city and its population . It was one of the first navies to mount gunpowder weapons aboard ships , and through an organised system of naval dockyards , armouries and chandlers , ( the Venetian Arsenal , which was one of the greatest concentrations of industrial capacity prior to the Industrial Revolution ) was able to continually keep ships at sea , and to rapidly make good any losses . Driven at first by a rivalry with the Byzantine Empire , and later the Maritime Republics of Pisa and Genoa for primacy over trade with the Levant , the Venetian navy was at times technically innovative and yet operationally conservative . With the final fall of Constantinople it played a key role in checking the maritime advance of the Ottoman Empire for over three centuries . The navy 's long decline mirrored that of the Republic , beginning in the 16th century and ending with the capitulation of the city to Napoleon in 1796 .",
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"text": "History of Venice Venice is a city in Italy . It was also an independent republic from the 8th century to 1797 . For the history of the city , see History of the city of Venice . For the Republic , see History of the Republic of Venice .",
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"text": "Giovanni Volpi Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata ( born 1938 in Venice ) was an automobile racing manager . He inherited a fortune , at the age of 24 , from his father , Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata , a politician financier and founder of the renowned Venice Film Festival . Giovanni Volpi started a racing team , Scuderia Serenissima , and quickly became one of Ferrari 's best customers . Following the great walkout , Volpi felt the wrath of Enzo Ferrari who refused to sell him the two 250 GTOs he requested . Volpi aligned himself with ATS , providing the financing for the ex-Ferrari company . During World War II , Giovanni Volpi 's father served in Mussolini 's cabinet as the minister of Finance and one of his chief advisors . He designed several of Mussolini 's austerity measures and escaped prosecution after the war . His father also acquired and restored Villa Barbaro at Maser , Italy , built originally for the Barbaro family .",
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"text": "Ca' Zenobio degli Armeni The Ca ' Zenobio degli Armeni is a Baroque-style palace structure in the sestiere of Dorsoduro , in Venice , Italy . The palace initially was constructed in 1690 by the Zenobio family , who retained possession til the 19th century . The design was by the architect Gaspari , pupil of Baldassare Longhena . In 1850 it became the home of the College of the Padri Armeni Mechitaristi di S. Lazzaro . The Hall of Mirrors or Sala degli Specchi was a ballroom , and the adjacent room was decorated by Ludovico Dorigny , Gregorio Lazzarini , and a young Giovanni Battista Tiepolo . The panels depict mythologic scenes and the life of Queen Zenobia , of the 3rd-century Palmyrene Empire , putatively ancestor of this family . The entrance has vedute by Luca Carlevarijis . The archive and library in the garden were designed by the Neoclassical architect Tommaso Temanza .",
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"text": "Zeno Family The Zeno , also known as Zen , are a patrician family in Venice . Members include : Apostolo Zeno ( 1669 - 1750 ) Venetian poet , librettist , and journalist . Carlo Zeno ( 1333 -- 1418 ) Venetian Admiral during War of Chioggia , but also mercenary Giovanni Battista Zeno ( died 1501 ) , Roman Catholic Cardinal since 1468 , nephew of Pope Paul II Nicolò Zen the younger ( 1515 -- 1565 ) Venetian Senator and hydraulic engineer Pietro Zeno , Lord of Andros and Syros Reniero Zeno ( died 1268 ) 45th Doge of Venice Zeno brothers : Nicolò ( c. 1326 -- c. 1402 ) and Antonio ( died c. 1403 ) , marine merchants and putative explorers The family was also the owner of Villa Zeno . Category : Italian noble families",
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"text": "Venice (disambiguation) Venice is a city in Italy . In historical contexts , the name may refer to the Republic of Venice . Venice may also refer to :",
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"text": "Provveditore The Italian title prov -LSB- v -RSB- editore ( plural provveditori ; also known in προνοητής , προβλεπτής providur ) , `` he who sees to things '' ( overseer ) was the style of various ( but not all ) local district governors in the extensive , mainly maritime empire of the Republic of Venice . Like many political appointments , it was often held by noblemen as a stage in their career , usually for a few years .",
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"text": "Venetian School Venetian School may refer to : Venetian School ( music ) , the body and work of composers working in Venice from about 1550 to around 1610 Venetian school ( art ) , the distinctive , thriving and influential art scene in Venice during the later part of the 15th century Venetian School ( architecture )",
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"text": "Giorgio Raguseo Giorgio Raguseo ( 1580 -- 1622 ) was an Italian philosopher , theologist , and orator from the Republic of Venice . Born an illegitimate child in Dubrovnik ( formerly Ragusa ) , Croatia , Raguseo had to beg before being taken to Venice by a gentleman who provided him an education . He became a priest and taught at the University of Padua .",
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"docid": "4490cd445595933e5118788f6e8b0bc1",
"text": "Province of Padua The Province of Padua ( Provincia di Padova ) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy . Its capital is the city of Padua .",
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"text": "Villanovan culture The Villanovan culture was the earliest Iron Age culture of central and northern Italy , abruptly following the Bronze Age Terramare culture and giving way in the 7th century BC to an increasingly orientalizing culture influenced by Greek traders , which was followed without a severe break by the Etruscan civilization . The Villanovan culture and people branched from the Urnfield culture of Central Europe . The Villanovans introduced iron-working to the Italian peninsula ; they practiced cremation and buried the ashes of their dead in pottery urns of distinctive double-cone shape . The name Villanovan comes from the type-site , that of the first archaeological finds relating to this advanced culture , remnants of a cemetery found near Villanova ( Castenaso , 8 kilometers south-east of Bologna ) in northern Italy . The excavation lasting from 1853 to 1855 was made by the scholarly owner , count Giovanni Gozzadini , and involved 193 tombs , six of which were separated from the rest as if to signify a special social status . The `` well tomb '' pit graves lined with stones contained funerary urns ; they had been only sporadically plundered , and most were untouched . In 1893 , a chance discovery unearthed another distinctive Villanovan necropolis at Verucchio , overlooking the Adriatic coastal plain . The burial characteristics relate the Villanovan culture to the Central European Urnfield culture ( c. 1300 -- 750 BC ) , and Celtic Hallstatt culture ( which succeeded the Urnfield culture ) , in such a way that it is not possible to tell them apart in their earlier stages . Cremated remains were placed in cinerary urns and then buried . A custom believed to originate with the Villanovan culture is the usage of `` Hut urns '' , cinerary urns fashioned like small huts , and other advanced urn designs . Typical sgraffito decorations of swastikas , meanders and squares were scratched with a comb-like tool . Urns were accompanied by simple bronze fibulae , razors and rings .",
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A Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play was given to Bryan Cranston.
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"text": "Bryan Cranston Bryan Lee Cranston ( born March 7 , 1956 ) is an American actor , voice actor , screenwriter , director and producer . He is best known for portraying Walter White on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad , Hal on the Fox comedy series Malcolm in the Middle , and Dr. Tim Whatley in five episodes of the NBC comedy series Seinfeld . For Breaking Bad , Cranston won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times ( 2008 -- 2010 , 2014 ) , including three consecutive wins ( the second time in television history after Bill Cosby in I Spy during the 1960s ) . After becoming one of the producers of Breaking Bad in 2011 , he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice . Cranston was also nominated three times for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle . His role in Breaking Bad also earned him five Golden Globe nominations and one win in 2014 , nine Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with four wins , and six Satellite Awards nominations with four wins . In June 2014 , he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the play All the Way on Broadway . He reprised his role in the television film of the same name , which debuted on HBO in May 2016 . For the film Trumbo ( 2015 ) , he received widespread acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor . Cranston has directed episodes of various television series , including seven episodes of Malcolm in the Middle , three episodes of Breaking Bad , two episodes of Modern Family and one episode of The Office . He has also appeared in several acclaimed films such as Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) , Drive ( 2011 ) , Argo ( 2012 ) and Godzilla ( 2014 ) . In 2015 , Cranston , together with David Shore , executive produced and wrote the story for the Amazon Studios original crime drama Sneaky Pete , the pilot episode of which aired on August 7 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) is a major British theatre company , based in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire , England . The company employs over 1000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year . The RSC plays regularly in London , Newcastle upon Tyne and on tour across the UK and internationally . The company 's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon , where it has recently redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a # 112.8-million `` Transformation '' project . The theatres re-opened in November 2010 , having closed in 2007 . The new buildings attracted 18,000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening , and following the first full Shakespeare performances . Performances in Stratford-upon-Avon continued throughout the Transformation project at the temporary Courtyard Theatre . As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries , the RSC produces new work from living artists and develops creative links with theatre-makers from around the world , as well as working with teachers to inspire a lifelong love of William Shakespeare in young people and running events for everyone to explore and participate in its work . The RSC celebrated its fiftieth birthday season from April -- December 2011 , with two companies of actors presenting the first productions designed specifically for the new Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatre stages . The 2011-season began with performances of Macbeth and a re-imagined lost play The History of Cardenio . The fiftieth birthday season also featured The Merchant of Venice with Sir Patrick Stewart and revivals of some of the RSC 's greatest plays , including a new staging of Marat/Sade . For the London 2012 Festival as part of the Cultural Olympiad , the RSC produced the World Shakespeare Festival , featuring artists from across the world performing in venues around the UK . In 2013 the company began live screenings of its Shakespeare productions -- called Live from Stratford-upon-Avon -- which are screened around the world . In 2016 , the company collaborated with Intel and The Imaginarium Studios to stage The Tempest , bringing performance capture to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for the very first time .",
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"text": "Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play The Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play has been given since 1960 . Before 1960 there was only one award for both play direction and musical direction , then in 1960 the award was split into two categories : Dramatic and Musical . In 1976 the Dramatic category was renamed to Play . For pre-1960 direction awards please reference Tony Award for Best Director .",
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"text": "Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group ( TCG ) is a non-profit service organization dedicated to nurturing , strengthening and promoting professional non-profit theatre in the United States . As of 2014 , TCG has over 700 member theatres located in 47 states ; 172,000 individual members ; and 150 University , Trustee and other business affiliates . TCG is currently headquartered at 520 Eighth Avenue in mid-town Manhattan . TCG offers training , networking and research opportunities to its members , including their annual Fiscal Survey and the resulting publication , the TCG TheatreFacts Report . In addition , TCG awards over $ 2 million in grants each year to nonprofit theatres and individual theatre artists through philanthropic partnerships , including the MetLife/TCG A-ha ! Program . Each year , the organization hosts a number of events for its members on special topics in the nonprofit theatrical industry , including the Fall Forum for Governance in New York City and the annual TCG National Conference , held in a different American city each year . The organization also publishes American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH , a theatrical employment bulletin , as well as trade editions of play scripts , including ten winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama . TCG was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 2005 .",
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"text": "Oscar Wilde (play) The play Oscar Wilde , written by Leslie and Sewell Stokes , is based on the life of the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde in which Wilde 's friend , the controversial author and journalist Frank Harris , appears as a character . The play , which contains much of Wilde 's actual writings , starts with Wilde 's literary success and his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas , turns into a courtroom melodrama , and ends with Wilde as a broken alcoholic after two years in prison . Owing to the play 's subject matter it was never granted a licence by the Lord Chamberlain and could , therefore , only be staged in England at a theatre club where membership was required . The play 's first production at London 's Gate Theatre Studio in 1936 , starred Robert Morley as Wilde and was produced by Norman Marshall . Opening on 29 September , the play ran for six weeks and proved to be one of the theatre 's most successful productions . Later in New York in 1938 , again with Morley in the title role , the play became a major award-winning success on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre where it opened on 10 October and ran for 247 performances . This success launched Robert Morley 's career as a stage actor on both sides of the Atlantic . Coinciding with the Broadway production there was also a four-week revival in London at the Arts Theatre starring Francis L. Sullivan and produced by Ronald Adam , which opened on 25 October 1938 . The play was revived again at the Bolton 's Theatre Club , starring Frank Pettingell and directed by Leslie Stokes , in 1948 . The film Oscar Wilde , based on the Stokes brothers ' play , was released in 1960 .",
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"text": "WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Play The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual WhatsOnStage Awards , the only major Theatre Awards voted for by the theatre-going public .",
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"text": "William Gibson (playwright) William Gibson ( November 13 , 1914 -- November 25 , 2008 ) was an American playwright and novelist . He won the Tony Award for Best Play for The Miracle Worker in 1959 , which he later adapted for the film version in 1962 .",
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"text": "28th TCA Awards The nominees for the 28th TCA Awards were announced by the Television Critics Association on June 6 , 2012 . The winners were announced on July 28 , 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in a ceremony hosted by Bryan Cranston .",
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"text": "Angelo Parra Angelo Parra is an American playwright . He was born in Manhattan and grew up in the Bronx , New York City . After graduating from Fordham University , his career included work as a reporter/photographer , public relations professional , politician , free-lance writer , and PR and journalism teacher at New York University before turning to theatre in 1986 . His first produced play , Casino , was presented at T. Schreiber Studio , and won a 1989 New York Foundation for the Arts ( NYFA ) Fellowship in Playwriting and an Arts International grant ( sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts , U.S. Information Agency , Rockefeller Foundation , and The Pew Charitable Trusts ) . His work , The Devil 's Music : The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith , with music on the life of Bessie Smith , was named `` one of the top-10 Off-Broadway experiences of 2001 '' by the New York Daily News , `` Best Solo Show '' by Florida 's Broward/Palm Beach New Times , and won a second NYFA Playwriting Fellowship ( 2000 ) . The show , conceived by and originally directed by Joe Brancato and originally staged by Penguin Rep Theatre , Stony Point , NY , was invited to give six performances during the 2012 Montreal International Jazz Festival , making The Devil 's Music the first play ever presented in the music festival 's 30-year history ! Parra has production credits in New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Washington , D.C. ; at Florida Stage ( Palm Beach ) , The Hartford Stage ( Hartford , Connecticut ) , Theatre Memphis , at the Cape Playhouse ( Cape Cod ) ; George Street Playhouse , Florida Rep , and , at the Edinburgh International Festival . Parra also is the author of Playwriting for Dummies , part of the popular international series of how-to books . Among Parra 's other prize-winning plays is the hospital drama , `` Journey of the Heart '' , winner of the Jewel Box Theatre , Mixed Blood Theatre , and David James Ellis national play awards in 1998-99 . Also in 1998 , `` Song of the Coquí '' , his Hispanic family drama with humor and dance , won the Chicano/Latino Literary Award ( University of California , Irvine ) and an `` American Dream '' prize by Repertorio Español in New York City . Parra is a member of the Dramatists Guild , member emeritus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop , and member of the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit . He was a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the 2000 Sewanee Writers Conference , teaches playwriting , performing arts , and English at SUNY Rockland Community College . In addition to his BA in Communication Arts at Fordham , he earned an MA in Political Science at the New School in New York , and MFA in Playwriting at Brooklyn College . He is currently president of the Penguin Rep Theatre Board of Trustees and director of the Hudson Valley Professional Playwright 's Lab . Along with the children 's musical Percy T. Penguin Comes to America , Parra 's other plays include : The Mnemonist Canvases The Price of Honor Prickasaurus The Slope Warmflesch A Waltz Without Turns Midnight Kiss What is it With Me ?",
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"text": "Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards , a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre , to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play . The awards are named after Antoinette Perry , an American actress who died in 1946 . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions , a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing , to `` honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year . '' Despite the award first being presented in 1947 , there were no nominees announced until 1956 .",
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"text": "York Theatre York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company base in East Midtown Manhattan , New York City . In its 48th year , York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past . Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions , six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings . It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway . The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its `` vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals '' . Since 1993 the company has performed in an intimate theatre that is part of St. Peter 's Church , in the Citigroup Center Complex at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54th Street . The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers . The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker , the Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company , and is presented with the endorsement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the Hammerstein family . The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York , a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for more than 45 years . Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim , Betty Comden & Adolph Green , Harold Prince , Cy Coleman , Charles Strouse , Arthur Laurents , Jerry Herman , Stephen Schwartz , Peter Stone , David Merrick , John Kander & Fred Ebb , Terrence McNally , Sir Cameron Mackintosh , Carol Channing , Tony Walton , Joseph Stein , Thomas Meehan , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick , Barbara Cook , Paul Gemignani , Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty . In November , 2015 , the 24th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Angela Lansbury in a star-studded tribute evening .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New 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 .",
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"text": "Kevin Kline Awards The Kevin Kline Awards were started in 2006 , to recognize outstanding achievement in professional theatre in the Greater St. Louis area . The awards are sponsored by PTAC , the Professional Theatre Awards Council , and were named in honor of Kevin Kline , a St. Louis native who has been the recipient of both Tony and Academy Awards .",
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"text": "Hull Truck Theatre The Hull Truck Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull , England which presents substantial drama productions . It also tours its productions on a regular basis . The theatre was founded in 1971 by actor Mike Bradwell when he could not find work . He placed an ad ' in Time Out magazine saying , `` Half-formed theatre company seeks other half '' . The first production , `` The Children of the Lost Planet '' was a success though , like many new companies , it had meagre audiences . This experience led the company to fall back on performing plays for children . They started to get a good reputation for children 's theatre . However , in 1974 , the play `` Knowledge '' was performed and , although over half the audience had walked out , the critical acclaim of Guardian reviewer Robin Thornber led to the Bush Theatre becoming interested and staging the production . John Godber became artistic director in 1984 although at first he was unaware of how much the Hull Truck Theatre was struggling financially . He had been making a good living as a teacher but the idea of being able to produce some of his own works led him to accept the post . He decided that the best way to improve sales and the success of the company was to write a play relevant to its audiences . He wrote `` Up n ' Under '' a play about the rugby league in Hull which proved to be a success . One of Hull Truck 's most performed and famous plays is John Godber 's `` Bouncers '' . This celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 and was the final play to be performed before moving to the new venue . From 1983 the company was based in its venue in Spring Street but a new 440 seat theatre has been built for the company , as part of the St. Stephen 's development . This has cost # 14.5 million and opened on 23 April 2009 . The opening production started its run on 25 April 2009 and was the premier of the John Godber play Funny Turns . Hull Truck was the venue chosen to host the launch of Hull 's Larkin 25 Festival in June 2010 . In July 2010 Andrew Smaje was appointed chief executive to develop its programme and to entice new audiences . In September 2012 the company were nominated for The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre at TMA Theatre Awards . This was for its touring productions of The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett , DNA by Dennis Kelly and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde adapted by Nick Lane . In October 2012 Hull city centre was awarded Purple Flag status for the quality of the city 's nightlife . The Association of Town Centre Management praised Hull Truck Theatre in particular `` for its outstanding contribution '' to entertainment for city centre users . In January 2013 Hull Truck Theatre were nominated for Best Visiting Production at the Manchester Theatre Awards for DNA by Dennis Kelly . In April 2013 Mike Bradwell returned to direct for the company for the first time in over 30 years , directing the world premiere of Queen of the Nile by Tim Fountain . In May 2013 Mark Babych was appointed Artistic Director of the company . In April 2014 , it was reported that the theatre had received # 400,000 in grants from Arts Council England and Hull City Council because of a financial crisis at the venue .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 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 award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role .",
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"text": "Golda's Balcony Golda 's Balcony is a play by William Gibson . It follows the trajectory of the life of Golda Meir from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel . Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War , when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria . Gibson 's drama suggests Meir threatened Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger with the launch of nuclear weapons against her enemies , conceivably starting World War III , unless the U.S. came to her country 's aid . Gibson first explored Meir in 1977 in his multi-character work Golda , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role . Never fully satisfied with the piece , he decided to tackle the subject matter , this time in the form of a one-woman play . Golda 's Balcony , produced by David Fishelson , opened Off-Broadway at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre ( `` MET '' ) on March 26 , 2003 , where it sold out its entire 16-week run . Three months after closing Off-Broadway , the MET production , also starring Tovah Feldshuh and produced by Fishelson ( directed by Scott Schwartz ) , opened on October 15 , 2003 at the Helen Hayes Theatre , where it ran for 14 previews and 493 performances , making it the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history . Feldshuh was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance . In 2006 the play was adapted into a film of the same title , starring Valerie Harper . The term `` Golda 's Balcony '' refers to the nickname given to an area inside the secretive Dimona nuclear weapons facility from which visiting VIPs can observe some of the activity taking place in the underground portion of the facility .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play 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 Laurence Olivier . The award was originally entitled Play of the Year but was later renamed in 2001 .",
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"text": "TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival 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 . From 1997 to 2007 , the award was presented as Outstanding Musical Production .",
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"text": "Theatre World Theatre World is the only ( first published in 1945 ) , comprehensive , annual pictorial and statistical record of American theatre in print publication , including Broadway , Off-Broadway , Off-Off-Broadway , and regional theatre , as well as a complete national theatrical awards section and obituaries . Including over 750 photographs , it is the definitive pictorial and statistical reference to each American theatrical season , and is referenced daily by industry professionals , students , historians , and theatre fans worldwide . Until 1998 , the Theatre World editorial staff administered the Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway and off-Broadway debuts . First under the supervision of Theatre World founder Daniel Blum and then under John Willis , who took over the production of the Awards following Blum 's death in 1964 , the Theatre World Awards were first given to those recipients considered `` Promising Personalities . '' In 1998 , the Theatre World Awards were incorporated as a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization and are currently overseen by a board of directors independent of `` Theatre World . '' Theatre World is the recipient of a 2001 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre , presented by the American Theatre Wing , and on behalf of the publication , longtime editor-in-chief John Willis ( 1916-2010 ) accepted honors including the first Special Lucille Lortel Award , a Special Drama Desk Award , and the Broadway Theatre Institute ( now The Theatre Museum ) Lifetime Achievement Award . Theatre World is published annually by Theatre World Media and distributed by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books . The permanent editorial staff currently consists of Ben Hodges , editor in chief , and coeditor Scott Denny . Current editorial staff includes Adam Feldman of Time Out New York ( Broadway ) , Linda Buchwald TDF Stages ( Off-Broadway ) , Shay Gines New York Innovative Theatre Awards ( Off-Off-Broadway ) , and Diep Tran American Theatre Magazine ( Regional theatre ) .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Lin-Manuel Miranda The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American playwright , composer , and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda . Among his numerous accolades , Miranda has won a Pulitzer Prize , three Tony Awards , two Grammys , an Emmy , and has been nominated for an Academy Award . He additionally was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015 . In 2016 , Time magazine included him in its annual Time 100 as one of the `` Most Influential People in the World '' and he received a star on the Puerto Rico Walk of Fame .",
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"text": "Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( born June 26 , 1993 ) , known as Ariana Grande ( -LSB- ˌɑriˈɑːnə_ˈɡrɑːndeɪ -RSB- ) , is an American singer and actress . She began her career in the Broadway musical 13 , before landing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious in 2009 . The show ended after four seasons , and Grande starred in the spinoff , Sam & Cat , which ended in 2014 . She has also appeared in other theatre and television roles , and has lent her voice to animated television and films . Grande 's music career began with the soundtrack Music from Victorious ( 2011 ) . She signed a recording contract with Republic Records and released her debut studio album , Yours Truly , in 2013 , which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 . The album 's lead single , `` The Way '' , debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 , with critics comparing her wide vocal range to that of Mariah Carey . Grande 's second studio album , My Everything ( 2014 ) , debuted at number one in the US and charted in the top 10 in 24 other countries . With the lead single `` Problem '' and several others from that album , she was continuously in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 34 weeks and had the most top 10 singles of any artist in 2014 . In 2015 , Grande promoted My Everything with her first world tour , The Honeymoon Tour , guest-starred in the Fox comedy horror television series , Scream Queens and released a holiday EP , Christmas & Chill . In 2016 , she released her third studio album , Dangerous Woman , and several songs from the album . The title track debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making Grande the first person in the history of that chart to have the lead single from each of her first three albums debut in the top 10 . The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . As of January 2017 , Grande 's music videos had been viewed a total of more than seven billion times online . Grande 's accolades include three American Music Awards , an MTV Video Music Award , three MTV Europe Music Awards and four Grammy Award nominations . All three of her albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA . She has actively supported a range of charities , and has a large following on social media ; she is the second most followed person on Instagram . In 2016 , Time named Grande one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list .",
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"text": "E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) E = MC ² is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released in the United States on April 15 , 2008 by Island Records . The singer began recording the album in 2007 in Anguilla , after writing and composing most of its material during and after her 2006 Adventures of Mimi Tour . Carey worked with several notable songwriters and producers during the course of the project , including Jermaine Dupri , Bryan-Michael Cox , Stargate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart , Scott Storch and Danja . The album revealed a more personal side of the singer , illustrated in its declarative theme of emancipation from her previous marriage , and from her personal and professional setbacks . Although it shared similar vocal production as well as an inclination to her signature pop and R&B ballads , the album also encompassed a variety of dance-oriented and uptempo styles . It was meant to be a continuation , or a second part of her tenth studio album , The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . Carey collaborated with a number of artists on the album , including T-Pain , Damian Marley and Young Jeezy . Though considered by critics very similar to the formula its predecessor had been built on , E = MC ² included other genres she had never explored , such as reggae , and her continued recording of gospel-influenced hymns . E = MC ² was generally well received by music critics , with many complimenting the record 's broad genre influences , and musical and production styles . Some critics , however , felt that the album was too similar to The Emancipation of Mimi , and did n't offer anything new from the formula . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 463,000 copies ; the highest first-week sales of Carey 's career . It opened inside the top-five on the albums chart in Australia , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . The album achieved worldwide sales of over 2.5 million copies . Four singles were commission in promotion of the album . The album 's lead single , `` Touch My Body '' , became Carey 's eighteenth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 , making her the solo artist with the most number one singles in United States history , surpassing the record held by Elvis Presley . Additionally , it gave Carey her 79th week atop the chart , tying Presley for most weeks at number one . It achieved strong worldwide charting , peaking within the top five of the singles charts in Italy , Japan , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . `` Bye Bye '' served as the album 's second release . Although hailed by critics , and expected to have achieved large commercial success , the song stalled at number nineteen on the Hot 100 , and managed to chart weakly internationally . Both the third and fourth singles , `` I 'll Be Lovin ' U Long Time '' and `` I Stay in Love '' failed to garner success in any prominent music market .",
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"text": "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": "Grandes (album) Grandes is compilation album released by Latin American Mexican rock band Maná . They released this greatest hits album for distribution in Italy .",
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"text": "Born to Die Born to Die is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey . Her major label debut , it was released on January 27 , 2012 by Interscope Records , Polydor Records and Stranger Records . Del Rey collaborated with producers including Patrik Berger , Jeff Bhasker , Chris Braide , Emile Haynie , Justin Parker , Rick Nowels , Robopop and Al Shux to achieve her desired sound . Their efforts resulted in a primarily baroque pop record , which sees additional influences from alternative hip hop , indie pop and trip hop music . Contemporary music critics gave Born to Die mixed reviews ; some commended its distinctive production , while its repetitiveness and melodramatic tendencies were a recurring complaint . The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 77,000 copies ; it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) after moving one million units . Born to Die reached the peak positions on eleven international record charts . After attaining online success after its initial premiere on June 29 , 2011 , `` Video Games '' was released as the lead single from Born to Die on October 17 , 2011 ; it peaked at number ninety-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Its follow-up singles `` Born to Die '' , `` Off to the Races '' , `` Blue Jeans '' , `` Summertime Sadness '' , `` National Anthem '' , and `` Dark Paradise '' performed sporadically across Billboard component charts and international record charts . The Cedric Gervais remix of `` Summertime Sadness '' was released on July 11 , 2013 and became Del Rey 's highest-charting single in the United States , reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 . Del Rey additionally promoted Born to Die with several televised performances , including a widely criticized appearance on Saturday Night Live . It was reissued on November 9 , 2012 as an expanded version subtitled The Paradise Edition , which was packaged with her third extended play Paradise ( 2012 ) . Born to Die has sold 7,000,000 copies worldwide as of June 2014 .",
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"text": "List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1981 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated the sales for the album charts from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , which was gathered by telephone , fax or messenger service . The data was based on reports from record stores , who ranked the popularity of the best-selling records but did not provide an actual sales figures .",
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"text": "Carrie Underwood discography American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood has released five studio albums and 29 singles . Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005 . Her debut album , Some Hearts , was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history . It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) history , as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States . Her second album , Carnival Ride , was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts . During the first week , it sold 527,000 copies , which at the time was the best sales week by a female solo country artist since Shania Twain 's Greatest Hits sold 530,000 copies in its first week back in 2004 . The album has since been certified 4x Platinum . Underwood released her third studio album , Play On , on November 3 , 2009 . It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 . It features the number one singles `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' , and `` Undo It '' , as well as the number two single , `` Mama 's Song '' . The album has since been certified 3x Platinum in the US , Platinum in Canada , and Gold in Australia . On June 2011 , the album re-entered the Australian Albums Charts for both the ARIA National Top 50 and the Country Top 20 albums at number 14 and number one , respectively , giving Underwood her first number one album in Australia . The album was eventually certified Gold in Australia . On May 1 , 2012 , Underwood released her fourth album , Blown Away . In the United States , it sold 267,000 albums in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts . It debuted at number one in Canada 's Top 200 all-genre albums chart and Top 100 Country albums chart , being immediately certified Gold . The album also debuted at number one on Australia 's Top 20 Country Albums and number four on the all-genre Top 50 Albums . The album has been certified 2x Platinum in the United States and Canada . On December 9 , 2014 , Underwood released her first greatest hits album , Greatest Hits : Decade # 1 . The compilation debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums charts , and set several records upon release , including having the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 16 , 2015 . Underwood 's fifth studio album , Storyteller was released on October 23 , 2015 . The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 . This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the Billboard 200 chart . It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart , earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24 , 2016 . Underwood has sold in excess of 65 million records globally . In the United States , she has sold 16.3 million albums and over 34.8 million digital singles , making her the best-selling American Idol contestant of all-time . She is the top country artist and the fifth highest-certified female artist on the RIAA Top Artists ( Digital Singles ) Ranking . She is also the fourth biggest album seller among artists who have debuted the past 13 years . Underwood has accumulated 85 Billboard number-ones . She has had 15 singles top the Billboard Country Airplay , and 14 singles top the Hot Country Songs , respectively . Notably , Underwood garnered twenty-six consecutive top 10 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart , the longest streak of top ten singles for a country artist .",
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"text": "Then and Now (Livin Out Loud album) Then and Now is the second studio album by American R&B group Livin Out Loud . `` More Than a Fantasy '' was the first hit from the album . The album received further attention when the singles `` Why U Got ta Lie '' and `` Cuz I Got ta Know '' surged into popularity with UK Urban and Dance listeners . The songs `` I Ca n't Stop , '' `` You Make Me Smile '' and `` Cuz I Got ta Know ( Souled Out Mix ) '' appear on the UK release of their 2015 album , Take It Easy .",
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"text": "American Music Awards of 1975 The 2nd Annual American Music Awards were held on February 18 , 1975 .",
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"text": "Everyday (Ariana Grande song) `` Everyday '' is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her third studio album , Dangerous Woman ( 2016 ) , featuring rapper Future . It was released by Republic Records as the album 's fourth single on January 10 , 2017 . The song was written by Savan Kotecha , Ilya , Grande and Future , and produced by Ilya . `` Everyday '' is a woozy electropop and trap song built around a grinding beat and a thrumming bassline . One of Grande 's more lyrically explicit songs , the lyrics speak of sexual satisfaction . The track received mixed reviews from music critics who appreciated its production , but were ambivalent towards Future 's feature .",
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"text": "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": "Play On (Carrie Underwood album) Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood . It was released in the United States on November 3 , 2009 , through Arista Nashville . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies , which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release . It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 , and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart . As of October 2016 , the album has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA , Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA . Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide . The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles -- `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' and `` Undo It '' , all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA . The fourth single , `` Mama 's Song '' , reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA . `` Cowboy Casanova '' achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time , when it climbed 96-11 in its second week . `` Temporary Home '' and `` Mama 's Song '' were both nominated for Grammy Awards , while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards , and won Favorite Country Album at the 2010 American Music Awards .",
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"text": "Merry Christmas II You Merry Christmas II You is the second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released by Island Records on November 2 , 2010 . Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant . She was the executive producer of Merry Christmas II You and worked with various record producers , including Bryan-Michael Cox , Jermaine Dupri , Randy Jackson , James Poyser , Marc Shaiman , James `` Big Jim '' Wright and Johnny `` Sev '' Severin of RedOne . The album features Carey 's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' / `` Hallelujah Chorus '' . The album is composed of original songs and covers , ballads and uptempo tracks . It incorporates R&B , soul and house music in its composition . The album received mixed reviews from music critics , who complimented its relaxed yet lively and contemporary feel , while others felt it was predictable and too overproduced in places . It debuted at number four on the United States Billboard 200 album chart , and reached number one on both the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and Holiday Albums chart . It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting shipments exceeding 500,000 copies . Elsewhere , however , the album failed to make an impact , reaching the top thirty in Australia and Hungary , and the top fifty in Austria and Italy . It missed out on the top one-hundred in the United Kingdom by one position , peaking at one-hundred and one on the albums chart . The album produced four singles , including the US Adult Contemporary record-breaking song `` Oh Santa ! '' . It reached number-one in its second week , the quickest ascent in the history of the chart and the only song to do so . Other singles included `` Auld Lang Syne ( The New Year 's Anthem ) '' , a single release version of `` When Christmas Comes '' in 2011 with John Legend and `` Christmas Time Is in the Air Again '' in 2012 . To support the album , Carey made promotional appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Lopez Tonight , and hosted her own television special called Mariah Carey : Merry Christmas to You .",
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"text": "Just Whitney Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston , released on December 10 , 2002 in North America by Arista Records . It was her first studio album in four years , since 1998 's My Love Is Your Love , and after signing her new $ 100 million Arista contract in 2001 . The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 , and number three of Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week , not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack but also logged her highest debut sales out of her SoundScan-era solo albums . The album received mixed reviews from music critics . It spawned four official singles -- with three ; `` Whatchulookinat '' , `` Love That Man '' and `` Try It on My Own '' peaking at number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart . `` Try It on My Own '' also peaked at number 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary singles . Since its release , Just Whitney ... has gone on to sell/ship more than 2 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the US and Switzerland and Gold in France , Brazil and other countries . As of 2012 , the album 's US sales stand at approximately 1 million units . In 2003 , Just Whitney ... was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B / Soul Album of the Year .",
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"text": "The Best Hits (Enrique Iglesias album) The Best Hits is the second greatest hits album , and seventh overall release , from pop singer Enrique Iglesias . The album was released by Fonovisa after Iglesias had left them , and is the second of three compilation releases made available following his departure . The collection includes a number of album tracks and popular singles , although due to the release of Bailamos Greatest Hits a few months prior , failed to sell highly in the United States or Latin America . Unlike its predecessor , the album contains more singles than album tracks , and could be seen as more of a greatest hits than Bailamos Greatest Hits . The album was certified gold in u.s for sales of 500,000 copies .",
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"text": "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil . It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine , in October 2009 . Since April 2014 , the Brazilian Billboard began publishing on its Brazilian site , the weekly Hot 100 , as it is , and has always been held at the site , and Billboard magazine in other countries as well as the American Billboard . It is the top 100 songs , both national and international titles , the most varied genres , computed based on the total number of executions in the period indicated and the grid base stations Crowley , that monitors 256 radio stations located in the grid-base stations , made from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm . This grid includes the cities of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Brasília , Campinas , Ribeirão Preto , Belo Horizonte , Curitiba , Porto Alegre , Recife , Salvador , Florianópolis , Fortaleza , Goiânia , Campo Grande , Cuiabá and the Triângulo Mineiro , Vale do Paraíba and Paulista Littoral mesoregions . The first song which reached in number-one on the chart was `` Halo '' by Beyoncé . `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' by Mariah Carey is the longest running number 1 ( 27 weeks ) , followed by Beyoncé 's `` Halo '' ( the most played song in the country , in 2009 ) .",
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"text": "Nuestro Amor Nuestro Amor ( English : Our Love ) is the second studio album by Mexican pop band RBD . The album was released on September 22 , 2005 in Mexico , selling over 127,000 units in its first seven hours of release in the country , and 160,000 in the first week , enough for it to be certified Platinum almost instantly . It was eventually certified 3 × Platinum + Gold in Mexico . In the United States , the album was released on October 4 , 2005 and peaked at number 88 on the Billboard 200 albums chart . It also spent three weeks in a row at # 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart , selling over 100,000 units just in its first week of release . The album was released in Spain on October 30 , 2006 and has been certified 2 × Platinum in the region . The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the `` Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals '' category at the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards . On March 2 , 2006 , a ` Diamond Edition ' of the album was released , which included the original 14 tracks , plus an interactive CD including wallpapers , videos , screensavers , plus two new unreleased tracks . The group eventually recorded a Portuguese-language version of the album for their fanbase in Brazil ; this edition was launched on May 22 , 2006 , and was titled Nosso Amor Rebelde . As of 2011 , Nuestro Amor has sold 12 million copies worldwide , making it RBD 's best selling album .",
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"text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .",
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"text": "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": "2002 in British music charts This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom , including the official charts from that year . In 2002 , as in the previous year , there were 30 songs that reached the top of the charts . Although there were numerous songs that remained at the top for only a week , several managed to carry out runs of 2 or more weeks , none achieving above 4 . The UK also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the UK singles chart . After the Popstars phenomenon of the previous year , the UK became obsessed with talent show winners and the new show Pop Idol became a huge success . The year was thought of as the 2nd Golden Age of Hip-Hop music with many successful artists with Eminem coming out at top once again .",
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"text": "Anastacia discography The discography of Anastacia , an American singer-songwriter , consists of six studio albums , twenty two singles , twenty three music videos , and two DVDs . She released her debut album , Not That Kind on June 13 , 2000 . The album reached the top ten in eight countries in Europe and Asia . It went four times platinum in Europe and triple platinum in Australia ; her debut single `` I 'm Outta Love '' was a global smash hit in 1999 topping the charts in Belgium , Australia and New Zealand , peaking at number two in France , Switzerland , Italy and Ireland as well as also reaching number six both in Germany . The second single `` Not That Kind '' reached number 11 in the UK and became a Top 10 hit in Italy . It also entered the Top 20 in Switzerland and France . `` Cowboys & Kisses '' was released as the third single off the album , charting in the top forty in some European countries . As the last promotional only single , `` Made for Lovin ' You '' charted in the UK at number twenty-seven and in France at number seventy-two . Her second album Freak of Nature released in 2001 , achieved successful sales in the U.K. where it went triple platinum as well as being a hit throughout continental Europe , however unlike her debut it did not match the same level of international success . The first single released was `` Paid My Dues '' . The song became an overall hit , in 2001 , peaking in Denmark , Italy , Norway , and Switzerland , and reaching the top ten in several other mainland European countries . The second single , released in 2002 , `` One Day in Your Life '' , reached number eleven in the UK and the top ten in many European countries . The next single `` Why 'd You Lie to Me '' reached the top thirty in the UK . `` You 'll Never Be Alone '' , the fourth single , reached number twenty-eight on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S. Anastacia quickly became her most successful album to date , giving her a third consecutive triple platinum album in the U.K. and reaching the top of national charts of Ireland , the Netherlands , Australia , Greece , Germany and other countries . Unlike her first two albums , which were released in her homeland of America , Anastacia was not , despite being scheduled for release on three occasions . The first single , released in March , was `` Left Outside Alone '' , which saw a change in direction for Anastacia . It was one of the biggest songs in Europe of 2004 , reaching number one Austria , Italy , Spain , Switzerland and number two in Denmark , Germany , Ireland , the Netherlands , Norway and number three in the United Kingdom and Hungary . Overall the song remained at No. 1 on the European Billboards for 15 weeks . The song also peaked in the Australian charts where it went on to become the countries ' second biggest selling single of 2004 . Anastacia released three further internationally successful singles ; `` Sick and Tired '' ( which gave her another number one in Spain and another UK top five single ) , `` Welcome to My Truth '' ( her best-selling hit in Spain ) , and the ballad `` Heavy on My Heart '' proceeds from the sale of which went towards her Anastacia Fund ( a charitable organization providing research funding for breast cancer ) . On July 24 , Anastacia announced that her fourth studio album Heavy Rotation would be released October 27 , 2008 in Europe and Asia ( and elsewhere in 2009 ) . Her fourth studio album proved to be less successful than her previous ones ; her singles failed to reach the top 40 in her most commercially successful country ( UK ) . The album 's first single , called `` I Can Feel You '' , began playing in some radio markets on August 25 , 2008 . The second single from Heavy Rotation was `` Absolutely Positively '' , later served as a promotional single only . The third official single from the album had been confirmed as `` Defeated '' and was released as a promotional single only in Europe without a music video . It 's a Man 's World , a collection of her covers by rock male artists was released on November 9 , 2012 . Anastacia confirmed via her Twitter account that she was currently writing songs for producers , John Fields and Steve Diamond and also , recording her sixth studio album which will return to her own chosen `` sprock '' sound . The album , entitled Resurrection , is to be released in May 2014 with the lead single `` Stupid Little Things '' was released on April 4 and was met with overwhelmingly positive reaction from music critics with MTV 's Brad Stern including it in the 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week ! stating that it was ` return to form ' from the ` pop princess and proof that Anastacia 's a true survivor ' , after her second battle with breast cancer .",
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"text": "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": "List of elections in the Province of Canada The Province of Canada was the union of Canada West ( formerly Upper Canada and later Ontario ) and Canada East ( formerly Lower Canada and later Quebec ) . The Province of Canada held 8 unique elections from 1841 to 1863 before Confederation . While party lines were somewhat blurred , there were political parties . There are many examples of groups of MPs going against the party line , or splitting a party into two . A good example of this is when a number of Liberal MPs supported John A. Macdonald , a Conservative , and his idea for Canadian Confederation , many other Liberal Party members were opposed to Confederation . After the establishment of the double majority principle , any bill , in order to be passed , needed a majority of MPs from both Canada West and Canada East . This sometimes led to coalitions between Ontario Liberals and Quebec Tories , or vice versa . The elections listed below are divided into `` Left '' or `` Reformer '' camps , and `` Right '' or `` Conservative '' camps .",
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"text": "Census division Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States . The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit , below provinces and territories , and above `` census subdivisions '' and `` dissemination areas '' . In provinces where they exist , the census division may correspond to a county , a regional municipality or a regional district . In the United States , the Census Bureau divides the country into four census regions and nine census divisions . The bureau also divides counties ( or county equivalents ) into either census county divisions or minor civil division , depending on the state . The American state of Alaska does not include counties , instead being divided into 19 boroughs and 10 census divisions .",
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"text": "Boundary-Waneta Border Crossing The Boundary-Waneta Border Crossing connects the town of Northport , Washington with Trail , British Columbia on the Canada -- US border . It can be reached from Waneta Road on the American side and British Columbia Highway 22A on the Canadian side . Canada has had a customs office at or near this crossing since 1865 , initially to inspect vessels arriving via the Columbia River , then to inspect trains with the completion of the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway in 1893 . Motor vehicles did not cross the border here until 1945 , when a new rail bridge was built across the mouth of the Pend Oreille River parallel to the existing bridge about 2000 feet north of the border . The rails were then removed from the old bridge to accommodate one lane of vehicular traffic . Still , inspection stations did not exist at the border until Canada first built an inspection facility in 1975 and the US built a facility in 1978 . In 2013 , the US built a new border station a few hundred yards south of the 1978 facility .",
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"text": "Fortuna–Oungre Border Crossing The Fortuna -- Oungre Border Crossing connects the towns of Fortuna , North Dakota and Oungre , Saskatchewan on the Canada -- US border . It is located along the CanAm Highway : U.S. Route 85 on the American side and Saskatchewan Highway 35 on the Canadian side . It is the westernmost border crossing in the state of North Dakota . It is a lightly-used crossing with the reduction in local population due to agricultural automation and the 1984 closure of the Fortuna Air Force Station . The current US border station was built in 2004 , and the Canada border station was built in 1978 . This crossing was established as a port of entry in 1930 .",
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"text": "102nd meridian west The meridian 102 ° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , North America , the Pacific Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole . The 102nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 78th meridian east . In Canada , part of the border between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is defined by the meridian , and part of the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba runs about 400m west of the meridian . At the 60th parallel north , these borders form a near-quadripoint at the four corners of these provinces and territories . 102 ° W is the Second Meridian of Canada 's Dominion Land Survey . In the United States , the meridian formed the eastern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson . The eastern border of Colorado with Nebraska and Kansas lies on the 25th meridian west from Washington , which lies a couple of miles west of the 102nd meridian west .",
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"text": "Battle of Frenchman's Creek The Battle of Frenchman 's Creek took place during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States in the early hours of November 28 , 1812 , in the Crown Colony of Upper Canada , near the Niagara River . The operation was conceived as a raid to prepare the ground for a larger American invasion . The Americans succeeded in crossing the Niagara and landing at both of their points of attack . They achieved one of their two objectives before withdrawing but the invasion was subsequently called off , rendering useless what had been accomplished . The engagement was named , `` the Battle of Frenchman 's Creek '' by the Canadians , after the location of some of the severest fighting . To contemporary Americans , it was known as , `` the Affair opposite Black Rock '' . The battle site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921 .",
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"text": "Arctic policy of Canada The Arctic policy of Canada includes both the foreign policy of Canada in regard to the Arctic region and Canada 's domestic policy towards its Arctic territories . This includes the devolution of powers to the territories . Canada 's Arctic policy includes the plans and provisions of these regional governments . It encompasses the exercise of sovereignty , social and economic development , the protection of the environment , and the improving and devolving of governance . Canada , along with the 7 other Arctic nations , is a member of the Arctic Council . On August 23 , 2012 , Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq would serve as chair of the Arctic Council when Canada assumed the Chairmanship from Sweden in May 2013 . Along with its mainland in the upper regions of North America , Canada claims sovereignty over the related continental shelf and the Arctic Archipelago . It considers the waters between the islands of the Archipelago to be Canadian Internal Waters . The United States considers those to be international waters . Canada has more Arctic land mass than any other country . This land is included within the administrative regions of the Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon . As of 2011 , approximately 107,265 Canadians live in the Arctic .",
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"text": "Metaline Falls-Nelway Border Crossing The Metaline Falls-Nelway Border Crossing connects the town of Metaline Falls , Washington with Nelson , British Columbia on the Canada -- US border . It can be reached by Washington State Route 31 on the American side and British Columbia Highway 6 on the Canadian side . Canada has had a customs office in the Nelson area since 1900 , but this particular crossing did not exist until the Pend Oreille Highway was completed in 1921 . The US is still using its first permanent border station at this crossing , built in the mid-1930s ; it was registered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1997 . Canada replaced its depression-era border station in 1951 , then replaced it again in 2000 . Today the crossing is often used by tourists exploring the International Selkirk Loop .",
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"text": "List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) The main stems of 38 rivers in the United States are at least 500 mi long . The main stem is `` the primary downstream segment of a river , as contrasted to its tributaries '' . The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) defines a main-stem segment by listing coordinates for its two end points , called the source and the mouth . Well-known rivers like the Atchafalaya , Willamette , and Susquehanna are not included in this list because their main stems are shorter than 500 miles . Seven rivers in this list cross or form international boundaries . Two -- the Yukon and Columbia rivers -- begin in Canada and flow into the United States . Three -- the Milk and Saint Lawrence rivers and the Red River of the North -- begin in the United States and flow into Canada . Of these , only the Milk River crosses the international border twice , leaving and then re-entering the United States . Two rivers , the Colorado and the Rio Grande , begin in the United States and flow into or form a border with Mexico . In addition , the drainage basins of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers extend into Canada , and the basin of the Gila River extends into Mexico . Sources report hydrological quantities with varied precision . Biologist and author Ruth Patrick , describing a table of high-discharge U.S. rivers , wrote that data on discharge , drainage area , and length varied widely among authors whose works she consulted . `` It seems , '' she said , `` that the wisest course is to regard data tables such as the present one as showing the general ranks of rivers , and not to place too much importance on minor ( 10 -- 20 % ) differences in figures . ''",
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"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": "Canada–Ireland relations Canada -- Ireland relations are those between Canada and Republic of Ireland . Canada and Ireland enjoy friendly relations , the importance of which centres on the history of Irish migration to Canada and the two countries ' shared history as parts of the British Empire . Approximately 4.5 million Canadians claimed to have Irish ancestors ( approximately 14 % of Canada 's population ) . Both nations are mutual members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , United Nations and the World Trade Organization .",
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"text": "Mooers–Hemmingford Border Crossing The Mooers -- Hemmingford Border Crossing connects the towns of Hemmingford , Quebec to Mooers , New York on the Canada -- US border . It can be reached by Quebec Route 219 on the Canadian side and by Hemmingford Road on the American side . This crossing is open 24 hours per day , 365 days per year . The US government is still using the same border station it did when the crossing was first established in 1935 . In 2014 , the building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .",
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"text": "West Canada Creek The West Canada Creek is a 76 mi river in upstate New York , United States . West Canada Creek is an important water way in Hamilton , Oneida , and Herkimer counties , draining the south part of the Adirondack Mountains before emptying into the Mohawk River near the Village of Herkimer . The name `` Canada '' is derived from a Native American word for `` village '' ( Kanata ) .",
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"text": "List of Canadian provinces and territories by population Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories . The majority of Canada 's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada -- US border . Its four largest provinces by area ( Quebec , Ontario , British Columbia and Alberta ) are also ( with Quebec and Ontario switched in order ) its most populous ; together they account for 86 % of the country 's population . The territories ( the Northwest Territories , Nunavut and Yukon ) account for over a third of Canada 's area but are home to only 0.3 % of its population , which skews the national population density value . Canada 's population grew by 5.0 % between the 2006 and 2011 censuses . Except for New Brunswick , all territories and provinces increased in population from 2011 to 2016 . In terms of percent change , the fastest-growing province or territory was Nunavut with an increase of 12.7 % between 2011 and 2016 , followed by Alberta with 11.6 % growth . New Brunswick 's population decreased by 0.5 % between 2011 and 2016 . Canada 's population has increased every year since Confederation in 1867 : see List of population of Canada by years .",
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"text": "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": "Point Roberts - Boundary Bay Border Crossing The Point Roberts - Boundary Bay Border Crossing connects the communities of Point Roberts , Washington and Tsawwassen , British Columbia on the Canada -- US border . This crossing serves as the only land link for residents of Point Roberts between their homes and the Contiguous United States . It is a peninsula that is connected only to Canada , making it a pene-exclave of the U.S. For many years , a second border crossing also connected these communities at Meadow Lane and 67th Street , about a mile to the east . That crossing was closed by both the US and Canada in 1975 , but the historic Canada border station still stands . Crossing the border at the Meadow Lane location is now prohibited .",
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"text": "Arctic Cordillera The Arctic Cordillera is a vast , deeply dissected chain of mountain ranges extending along the northeastern flank of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from Ellesmere Island to the northeasternmost part of the Labrador Peninsula in northern Labrador and northern Quebec , Canada . It spans most of the eastern coast of Nunavut with high glaciated peaks rising through icefields and some of Canada 's largest ice caps , including the Penny Ice Cap on Baffin Island . It is bounded to the east by Baffin Bay , Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea while its northern portion is bounded by the Arctic Ocean .",
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"text": "Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing The Houlton -- Woodstock Border Crossing is a border crossing and port of entry on the Canada -- United States border , east of Houlton , Maine and west of Woodstock , New Brunswick . The US border station is often called Houlton Station . Around 2004 , Canada began calling its border station Woodstock Road . The border crossing marks the northern terminus of Interstate 95 , and the western terminus of New Brunswick Route 95 . This crossing was established on October 25 , 1985 , upon the completion of New Brunswick Route 95 . At that time , the old crossing on US Route 2 immediately to the south was permanently closed .",
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"text": "Crowsnest Ridge Crowsnest Ridge is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide .",
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"text": "Indian barrier state thumb | 300px | Old Northwest ; the 1792 version included a strip along New York 's northern border The Indian barrier state or buffer state was a British proposal to establish a Native American state in the portion of the Great Lakes region of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains , and bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes . The concept of establishing such a state , first conceived in the late 1750s , was part of a long-term plan to reconcile the Indian tribes to British rule and diminish hostilities between the tribes and the British Army following its victory in the French and Indian War . After the region was assigned to the United States in the 1783 treaty ending the American Revolutionary War , British officials pursued efforts to organize the various tribes within it into a sort of Confederation that would form the basis of an Indian state , independent of the United States and under their tutelage , as a way to protect their fur trade ventures in the region and to block anticipated American attacks upon their remaining North American possessions . The idea of establishing an Indian barrier state in the Great Lakes region was conceived and developed solely by British officials ; Indian tribal leaders had no role in it . Among the plan 's most ardent proponents was John Graves Simcoe , Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada ( now Ontario ) from 1791 until 1796 . In 1814 the British government abandoned efforts to bring such a state into being .",
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"text": "Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving ( born 4 April 1960 ) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor . He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy ( 1999 -- 2003 ) , Elrond in The Lord of the Rings ( 2001 -- 2003 ) and The Hobbit ( 2012 -- 2014 ) film trilogies , V in V for Vendetta ( 2006 ) , Red Skull in Captain America : The First Avenger ( 2011 ) and Tom Doss in Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) . Weaving 's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline , where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine . In film , he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof ( 1991 ) . Weaving played Anthony `` Tick '' Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla , Queen of the Desert ( 1994 ) ; and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . His roles as a voice actor include Rex in Babe , Noah in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two , and Megatron in the Transformers film series . Weaving 's awards for acting include a Satellite Award , MTV Movie Award and six Australian Film Institute Awards .",
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"text": "Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . It would be more accurately translated as `` Best Foreign Production '' . 2017 - Sully The Martian Zootopia Star Wars : The Force Awakens The Revenant 2016 - American Sniper Kingsman : The Secret Service Mad Max : Fury Road Spectre Whiplash 2015 - Frozen Interstellar Jersey Boys Fury Godzilla 2014 - Les Misérables 3 Idiots Captain Phillips Django Unchained Gravity 2013 - The Intouchables Argo The Dark Knight Rises The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Skyfall 2012 - The King 's Speech Rise of the Planet of the Apes Moneyball The Social Network Black Swan 2011 - Avatar Inception Toy Story 3 Invictus The Hurt Locker 2010 - Gran Torino Slumdog Millionaire Changeling The Wrestler Red Cliff Part II 2009 - The Dark Knight The Bucket List No Country for Old Men Lust , Caution Red Cliff Part I 2008 - Letters from Iwo Jima Dreamgirls Babel Hairspray The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 - Flags of Our Fathers Crash Hotel Rwanda Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest The Da Vinci Code 2006 - Million Dollar Baby Cinderella Man Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Phantom of the Opera Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 - The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Mystic River Seabiscuit Troy 2004 - The Pianist Chicago The Hours The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Yeopgijeogin geunyeo 2003 - Monster 's Ball Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets I Am Sam The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 - Billy Elliot Artificial Intelligence : AI Chocolat Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone Postmen in the Mountains 2001 - Dancer in the Dark American Beauty Gladiator The Green Mile Swiri 2000 - The Sixth Sense Elizabeth The Matrix Shakespeare in Love La Vita è bella 1999 - L.A. Confidential Armageddon As Good as It Gets Good Will Hunting Saving Private Ryan 1998 - Titanic The English Patient Shine Air Force One Seven Years in Tibet1997 - Il Postino Independence Day Mission : Impossible Se7en 12 Monkeys1996 - The Shawshank Redemption Apollo 13 The Bridges of Madison County Forrest Gump Léon 1995 - Schindler 's List The Piano Pulp Fiction Speed True Lies 1994 - Jurassic Park Cliffhanger The Fugitive Heaven & Earth Unforgiven 1993 - JFK The Lover Basic Instinct The Bodyguard A League of Their Own 1992 - Dances with Wolves Awakenings Nikita The Silence of the Lambs Terminator 2 : Judgment Day 1991 - Field of Dreams Die Hard 2 Ghost Cinema Paradiso Total Recall 1990 - Die Hard Black Rain Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Major League Rain Man 1989 - The Last Emperor Fatal Attraction Full Metal Jacket Moonstruck Wall Street 1988 - Platoon Hannah and Her Sisters Stand By Me Top Gun The Untouchables 1987 - Back to the Future Aliens A Chorus Line The Color Purple Out of Africa 1986 - Amadeus The Cotton Club The Killing Fields A Passage to India Witness 1985 - Once Upon a Time in America Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Natural The Right Stuff Terms of Endearment 1984 - An Officer and a Gentleman The Woman Next DoorFlashdanceGandhiSophie 's Choice1983 - E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDas BootChariots of FireOn Golden PondRocky III1982 - Die BlechtrommelBeing ThereThe Elephant ManOrdinary PeopleLes Uns et les Autres1981 - Kramer vs. KramerAll That JazzApocalypse NowManhattanTess1980 - The Deer HunterThe Tree of Wooden ClogsBig WednesdayThe ChampThe Travelling Players1979 - Conversation PieceClose Encounters of the Third KindThe Goodbye GirlStar Wars Episode IV : A New HopeThe Turning Point1978 - RockyThe Fire WithinNetworkSlap ShotVoyage of the Damned ''",
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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": "Peter-Hugo Daly Peter-Hugo Daly ( born 1956 in Islington , London ) is an actor and musician . In the late 1970s and early 1980s , he was a member of new wave band the Cross along with fellow actor Phil Daniels . The band released a 1979 single , `` Kill Another Night '' , on RCA Records . In 1980 , Daly appeared with Daniels as drummer Mick `` Lethal '' in the Hazel O'Connor film Breaking Glass . Extensive television appearances include Minder , Bergerac , The Bill , Foyle 's War , Martin Chuzzlewit , Silent Witness , New Tricks , Midsomer Murders , Between the Lines , Little Dorrit , The History Man , Lark Rise to Candleford , Alan Bleasdale 's G.B.H. and as Dave Morris in McLibel ! . He appeared in two of the Sharpe television films : Sharpe 's Gold ( 1995 ) and Sharpe 's Challenge ( 2006 ) . Film appearances include Julian Temple 's Absolute Beginners , Martin Scorsese 's Gangs of New York , Woody Allen 's Cassandra 's Dream and Made in Dagenham . Theatre credits include Strawberry Fields at Royal National Theatre , Crass in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists , Saved at Royal Court Theatre and Class Enemy .",
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"text": "Unfinished Business (2015 film) Unfinished Business is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Steven Conrad . The film stars Vince Vaughn , Tom Wilkinson , Dave Franco , Sienna Miller , Nick Frost , and James Marsden . It was released on March 6 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb .",
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"text": "Not Another Happy Ending Not Another Happy Ending is a 2013 British romantic comedy film directed by John McKay , starring Karen Gillan , Stanley Weber and Freya Mavor . Produced by Claire Mundell and Wendy Griffin , and written by David Solomons , the film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 30 June 2013 . It was largely shot in Glasgow 's Merchant City .",
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"text": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Michael Goldenberg ( making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves ) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter 's fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort 's return . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006 , with a one-month break in June . Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects . The film 's budget was reportedly between # 75 and 100 million ( $ 150 -- 200 million ) . Warner Bros. released the film in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2007 and in North America on 11 July , both in conventional and IMAX theatres ; it is the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3D . As of April 2017 , Order of the Phoenix is the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time , and a critical and commercial success . The film opened to a worldwide 5-day opening of $ 333 million , fourteenth all-time , and grossed nearly $ 940 million total , second to Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End for the greatest total of 2007 . The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards in 2008 .",
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"text": "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": "Willy McBean and his Magic Machine Willy McBean and his Magic Machine is a 1965 full-length stop-motion puppet animation film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in the United States and Dentsu Motion Pictures in Japan . It was distributed by Magna Pictures Distribution Corporation , and released in movie theaters on June 23 , 1965 . Its main theme is time travel . The film was also the first stop-motion animated feature produced in the United States since Hansel and Gretel : An Opera Fantasy .",
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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": "All Hallows' Eve (2016 film) All Hallows ' Eve is an 2016 indie family halloween film directed by Charlie Vaughn . The film stars Lexi Giovagnoli , John DeLuca , Ashley Argota , Diane Salinger , and Martin Klebba .",
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"text": "Nowhere to Run (1978 film) Nowhere to Run is a 1978 drama television film directed by Richard Lang , based on the 1976 novel The Blackjack Hijack by Charles Einstein .",
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"text": "Johnny English Johnny English is a 2003 British spy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre infused with comedy similar to Atkinson 's Mr. Bean character . The film stars Rowan Atkinson , Natalie Imbruglia , Ben Miller and John Malkovich . The screenplay was written by Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade , with William Davies , and the film was directed by Peter Howitt . The film grossed a total of $ 160 million worldwide . The film was followed by a sequel , 2011 's Johnny English Reborn . The film was released in the United Kingdom on April 11 , 2003 , and topped the country 's box office for the next three weekends , before being overtaken by X2 . A second sequel is in pre-production and will release in October 2018 .",
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"text": "The Undying The Undying is a 2011 American supernatural romantic thriller written by David M. Flynn and Steven Peros and directed by Steven Peros . The film stars Robin Weigert , Anthony Carrigan , Wes Studi , Jay O. Sanders , and Sybil Temtchine .",
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"text": "The Animatrix is a 2003 American-Japanese anthology anime film based on The Matrix trilogy produced by The Wachowskis , who wrote and directed the trilogy . The film is a compilation of nine animated short films , including four written by the Wachowskis . It details the backstory of the Matrix universe , including the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix .",
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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": "My Name Is Nobody My Name Is Nobody ( Il mio nome è Nessuno ) is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film . The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and , in some scenes , by Sergio Leone . It was written by Leone , Fulvio Morsella and Ernesto Gastaldi . Leone was also the uncredited executive producer . The cast includes Terence Hill , Henry Fonda , and Jean Martin . The film 's title alludes to the reply Odysseus gave when Polyphemus the Cyclops asked his name .",
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"text": "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": "Hugo Pool Hugo Pool ( also known as Pool Girl in the UK ) is a 1997 American romantic comedy film , directed by Robert Downey Sr. , starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey .",
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"text": "Arachnophobia (film) Arachnophobia is a 1990 American thriller-comedy film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman . It was the first film released by The Walt Disney Studios ' Hollywood Pictures label , as well as being the directorial debut of Marshall . The film 's story centers on a newly discovered Venezuelan spider being transported to a small American town that produces a new species of deadly spiders , which begin killing the town 's residents one by one . Shooting took place in Venezuela and California and the film was released in the United States on July 18 , 1990 . It was a modest commercial success , gaining $ 53.21 million at the box office . It received generally positive reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Australian Film Institute Awards 2005 45th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards 2005 Best Film : The Proposition Best Actor in a Lead Role : Hugo Weaving -- Little Fish Best Actress in a Lead Role : Cate Blanchett -- Little Fish",
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"text": "Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( -LSB- ˈdɛmi_loʊ-ˈvɑːtoʊ -RSB- or ; born August 20 , 1992 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . After making her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends , Lovato rose to prominence in 2008 when she starred in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and released her debut single `` This Is Me '' which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 . The success of the film and its soundtrack resulted in a recording contract with Hollywood Records . Her debut album , Do n't Forget ( 2008 ) , debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 . The following year , Lovato was cast as the titular character of the television series Sonny with a Chance and she released her sophomore album , Here We Go Again , which became her first one to top the Billboard 200 chart . After the release of additional television films and their soundtracks in 2010 , including Camp Rock 2 : The Final Jam , Lovato 's personal issues put her career on a hiatus and led to the discontinuation of Sonny with a Chance after a second season . She entered a treatment center in November 2010 to seek help for addictions , an eating disorder , and self-harm . While there , she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder . Work on her third studio album , Unbroken ( 2011 ) , began after she successfully completed treatment . The album addresses several of her difficulties . Its lead single , `` Skyscraper '' , became Lovato 's second top 10 entry in the US , while its second single , `` Give Your Heart a Break '' , was certified triple platinum in the country . Lovato was a judge and mentor on the American version of The X Factor in 2012 and 2013 . Her third album , Demi ( 2013 ) , opened with first-week sales of 110,000 copies . The lead single from her eponymous album , `` Heart Attack '' , became her third top 10 in the US and the album spawned three more singles . While promoting the project , Lovato released a book titled Staying Strong : 365 Days a Year ( 2013 ) . She also returned to acting as a recurring character in Glee , and released a memoir in 2014 . Lovato 's fifth album , Confident ( 2015 ) , reached number two on the Billboard 200 . Its lead single `` Cool for the Summer '' was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . All five of Lovato 's albums have received a gold certification in the US . Musically , Lovato is considered a pop , pop rock , and R&B artist . Lovato has received a considerable number of accolades , including an MTV Video Music Award , 13 Teen Choice Awards , five People 's Choice Awards , an ALMA Award , a Latin American Music Award and a Grammy Award nomination . In 2013 , Maxim ranked her 26th on its Hot 100 list and Billboard ranked her second on its Social 50 Artists of the Year list . Outside the entertainment industry , Lovato has been involved with several social and environmental causes since the launch of her career . In May 2013 , she was cited for her dedication as a mentor to teens and young adults with mental health challenges at a National Children 's Mental Health Awareness Day hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in Washington , D.C. . She has also become an advocate for the LGBT community , and women 's rights . In 2014 , she was announced as the Grand Marshal for LA Pride week , and that same year she became the face for Human Rights Campaign 's Americans for Marriage Equality Campaign . In April 2016 , Lovato was honored with the GLAAD Vanguard Award for making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people .",
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"text": "A Katy or a Gaga `` A Katy or a Gaga '' is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee , and the ninety-second episode overall . It was written by executive producers Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner , and directed by co-creator Ian Brennan , and it aired on Fox in the United States on November 7 , 2013 . The episode features the music of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga , the debut of guest star Adam Lambert as Elliott `` Starchild '' Gilbert , and the return of special guest star Demi Lovato as Dani , Santana 's ( Naya Rivera ) girlfriend . In this episode , the glee club is challenged to perform music from either Katy Perry or Lady Gaga , whichever performer they have the least affinity for , to stretch their boundaries . Kurt decides to form a band , and is resistant to the idea that he should include Starchild in it following a highly flamboyant yet excellent audition . The episode was watched by 4.01 million viewers , and received mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Send It On (Disney's Friends for Change song) `` Send It On '' is a song performed by American recording artists Demi Lovato , the Jonas Brothers , Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez . The group , billed as Disney 's Friends for Change , stems from Disney 's environmental initiative of the same name . `` Send It On '' was written by Adam Anders , Nikki Hassman , and Peer Åström and produced by Anders and Åström . The song was released on August 11 , 2009 by Walt Disney and Hollywood Records as a promotional charity single in order to benefit international environmental associations . In regard to the song and the campaign , the six singers noted that it is a good cause and that it is one dear to them . The ballad is lyrically about passing on an environmentalist message . The song garnered mixed to average reviews from critics , who noted that the lyrics make no mention of the environment . The song received airplay only on Radio Disney and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 . The corresponding music video has all four acts singing into microphones on top of a brightly lit stage and running across a park setting where many children are following them .",
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"text": "El monstruo (audience) El Monstruo ( ` The Monster ' ) is the popular designation that 's given in Chile to the audience attending to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival . The name is due to great authority that perform the audience in each day of the event . From pressing to lengthen presentations favorite artists to interruptions with catcalls to singers and comedians who are not like , booing to prevent complete their show and force them to withdraw from the stage . In that case , in Chile it is said that `` El Monstruo ate the artist '' . The audience at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival is the only one in the world that has received a special name . This creates an expectation in people attending the show , waiting for the slightest opportunity to show their intolerance . Most artists booed by El Monstruo have been comedians , both for its lack of grace as the misfortune to get on the right stage between performances of singers or bands of renown . He was remembered the occasion when El Monstruo asked the Gaviota de Plata ( Silver Seagull ) award for José Luis Rodríguez in 1988 ; the refusal of the mayor of Viña del Mar , Eugenia Garrido , who in the 1980s was who corroborated the awards , the singer said `` Sometimes the people 's voice must be heard '' , a phrase which some had a political background in relation to the military regime then ruling the country ; the artist has said his sentence was not thought out or had a direct political intention . Rodriguez has indicated that feel that in that case it was a `` tool for greater spiritual ideal . '' Sometimes , however , the public is manifested catcalls to protest the presenters of the event . This happened in the 2007 , when the animators , Tonka Tomicic and Sergio Lagos , dismissed the artist Ana Torroja to the general public discontent , he wanted her to continue singing . Boo to Lagos and Tomicic lasted nearly an hour . The same happened in 2009 when El Monstruo was in favor of Simply Red , booing for an hour for the group to return , and incidentally interrupting the Folk Competition , the singer Paolo Meneguzzi , a humorous routine performed by the trio Manpoval until partially calmed their minds with the presentation of Rakim and Ken-Y .",
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"text": "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": "Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision . It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music . The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts , with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte . At the present time , the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey . The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef . The award was first presented to Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique . Puerto-Rican American performer Olga Tañón was a nominee in 1993 and eventually became the most awarded performer in Lo Nuestro Awards history , with 22 accolades . American singer Marc Anthony won the following year and also received the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for the album Contra la Corriente in 1998 . Puerto-Rican American artist Elvis Crespo earned the award in 1999 , the same year that his songs `` Suavemente '' and `` Tu Sonrisa '' peaked at number-one at the Billboard Latin Songs chart . At the 12th Lo Nuestro Awards , Son by Four was named Tropical New Artist of the Year aided by the massive success of their single `` A Puro Dolor '' , which later ranked 1st at the Hot Latin Songs 25th Anniversary chart . Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca won in 2007 and also earned the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song . In 2013 , the Pop , Regional Mexican and Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year categories were merged on a Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist category in the General Field ; however , the following year , the Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical New Artist of the Year was reincorporated .",
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"text": "Loca (Shakira song) `` Loca '' ( `` Crazy '' ) is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira , taken from her seventh studio album , Sale el Sol ( 2010 ) . It was released by Epic Records as the lead single from the album . The Spanish-language version features Dominican rapper El Cata , and was released on 10 September 2010 , while the English-language version features British rapper Dizzee Rascal , and was released on 13 September 2010 . It was written and produced by Shakira , with additional songwriting from Edward Bello , Armando Pérez , and Dylan Mills . The song is a Latin pop and merengue track that lyrically describes Shakira 's eccentric infatuation with a man . In August 2014 , a senior US district judge found `` Loca '' to have been indirectly plagiarised from `` Loca con su Tiguere '' , a mid-1990s song composed by Dominican songwriter Ramon `` Arias '' Vasquez . The case was dismissed in August 2015 after it was found that Vasquez had fabricated the evidence he had presented in court . Upon its release , `` Loca '' received generally favourable reviews from music critics , who complimented the inclusion of merengue music on the recording . The English version of the song became a worldwide commercial success and peaked inside the top five of the record charts of countries including Austria , Belgium , France , Hungary and Italy . The Spanish version peaked atop the charts of Spain and Switzerland , and became a hit on the Latin record charts in the United States , topping the Billboard Hot Latin Songs , Latin Pop Airplay , and Tropical Songs charts . `` Loca '' received record certifications in various countries around the world , including a diamond certification in Colombia and multi-platinum certifications in Italy , Mexico , and Spain . Its accompanying music video was filmed in Barcelona , Spain in August 2010 , and was released the following month . It features Shakira interacting with a beach crowd , and dancing in front of the sea wearing a golden bikini . It generated a favourable response from critics , many of whom praised its concept for matching the vibe of the song . For additional promotion , Shakira performed `` Loca '' on several television shows and on her The Sun Comes Out World Tour .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (U.S.) The U.S. Dance Club Songs chart is published weekly by Billboard . It compiles the weeks most popular songs from a sample of reporting DJ 's around the country . The first number-one song of 2014 was `` Unconditionally '' by Katy Perry . With remixes by Syn Cole , Manufactured Superstars , Tracy Young and Country Club Martini Crew , it became her twelfth consecutive chart topper , extending her own record for the most number-ones in a row in the thirty-seven year history of the chart . Perry achieved a further three number one singles during the year -- `` Dark Horse '' featuring Juicy J , `` Birthday '' and `` This Is How We Do '' -- with the last becoming her record-extending fifteenth consecutive number-one . Beyoncé was one of three acts to top the chart three times , beginning with `` Blow '' , then `` Partition '' and her twenty-second in total , `` Pretty Hurts '' . Iggy Azalea and Dave Audé achieved three number-ones ; the former with `` Fancy '' featuring Charli XCX , `` Black Widow '' featuring Rita Ora and `` Booty '' , a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez , and Audé with `` Take Me Away '' , `` Aftermath ( Here We Go ) '' and `` Hustlin . Demi Lovato topped the chart twice with `` Neon Lights '' and `` Really Do n't Care '' featuring Cher Lloyd . `` Somebody Loves You '' became Betty Who 's first song to top the chart . Fedde Le Grand and Gregor Salto produced remixes of Mariah Carey 's song `` You 're Mine ( Eternal ) '' , garnering the singer her seventeenth number-one since she first topped the chart with `` Someday '' in 1991 . `` Painkillr '' , by Erika Jayne , became her seventh consecutive number-one on the chart . In addition to `` Black Widow '' , Ora 's own `` I Will Never Let You Down '' topped the chart in June . Enrique Iglesias became the male artist with the most number-one songs in history , with `` Bailando '' featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona becoming his thirteenth . `` Ca n't Remember to Forget You '' , a song by Shakira featuring Rihanna , became the former 's sixth and the latter 's twenty-second number-one in April , making Rihanna the second artist with the most entries after Madonna . Shakira also topped the chart with `` Dare ( La La La ) '' in July . Zhu 's song `` Faded '' topped the chart on December 20 . A writer for Complex was surprised that the song only reached number-one in December despite being commercially released in September , writing `` While I 'd love to say that it 's because the song is just that damn good ( which it is ) , Billboard says it 's been helped by the number of remixes from Odesza , Amtrac , and The Magician . '' `` Never Say Never '' by Basement Jaxx became the most-played track of the year from the national sample , ranking atop the Dance Club Songs 2014 year-end chart .",
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"text": "Lola (given name) Lola is a feminine given name in German , Spanish and other language groups . It is a short form of the Spanish name Dolores , meaning `` sorrows '' , taken from one of the titles of the Virgin Mary : Nuestra Señora de los Dolores , or Our Lady of Sorrows . Lola is also a short form of the unrelated German name Aloisia . The name Lola is also common in Africa ; in Nigeria , many feminine names are shortened to Lola , such as Temilola , Omolola or Damilola . Lola ( Tajik for tulip ) is also a feminine name in Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , and Afghanistan . It is derived from the Persian لاله or lâleh . The short form Lola has been rising in popularity in several countries in the past decade . It was the 270th most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2007 , up from 279th place in 2006 and 375th place in 2005 ; was ranked as the 64th most popular name for baby girls in Spain in 2006 ; was ranked as the 51st most popular name for baby girls in England and Wales in 2007 ; was the 17th most popular name for baby girls in France in 2004 ; and was the 20th most popular name for baby girls in Belgium in 2006 . Though the name originated with a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary , mother of Jesus Christ , Lola has also acquired a number of contrasting sensual associations . American authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2008 book Cool Names for Babies that the name has a sultry image and that people associate the name with the song `` Whatever Lola Wants , Lola Gets '' from the musical Damn Yankees , in which the character of Lola is the Devil 's `` best homewrecker . '' The name also has associations with the Irish-born Lola Montez , who became famous in the nineteenth century as an actress , Spanish dancer , courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria . Lolita is a Spanish diminutive form of Lola , The name 's sexually charged image in certain countries is also due to associations with Lola , a 1970 song by The Kinks about a young man 's encounter with a transvestite named Lola . The title character in the 1998 German feature film Run Lola Run may also have raised the name 's profile , as has Lola , a clever and inquisitive child character in a recently published series of children 's picture books by Lauren Child . The naming of several children of celebrities in the past decade has increased the popularity of the name . Madonna uses the nickname `` Lola '' for her daughter Lourdes Leon , born in 1996 . Entertainers Kelly Ripa , Chris Rock , Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen , Carnie Wilson and Annie Lennox all have daughters named Lola . The name was also used for a granddaughter of Camilla Parker Bowles .",
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"text": "Marialia Pacitto Marialia Pacitto ( born Maria Lia Pacitto on May 25 , 1989 ) is an Italian-American fashion designer from Los Angeles . Her work has been noted by Lady Gaga , Demi Lovato , and Nicole `` Snooki '' Polizzi . Pacitto 's collections are presented each season by Project Ethos 's Los Angeles Fashion Week .",
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"text": "Laura Deming Laura Deming is an American scientist and venture capitalist . Her work focuses on life extension , and using biological research to reduce or reverse the effects of aging .",
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"text": "D. Woods Wanita Denise Woodgett ( born July 6 , 1985 ) , better known as by her nickname D. Woods , is an American singer , dancer , and actress . She is a former member of the girl group Danity Kane . Woods is the founder and CEO of Woodgrane Entertainment .",
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"text": "Candice Dianna Candice Dianna Skjonnemand ( born October 21 , 1986 in Gold Coast , Australia ) is an Australian born Singer-songwriter , actress , public figure and Producer . In February 2016 Candice Dianna ( the original artist stage name ) was awarded finalist in the Australian State Music songwriting competition for Queensland ( QMUSIC AWARDS ) for her title ` Mamma 's Coming Home ' which was released on her 2014 EP ` Becoming an Artist ' . In 2014 , she featured on Team Kylie ( Minogue ) ` The Voice ' Australia Season 3 . Her audition singing ` Turning Tables ' by Adele saw 3 chairs turn on the hit Channel 9 TV series ; Kylie Minogue , Will.I.Am and Ricky Martin winning her ' ... legions of fans . . ' . Placing in the top 36 before being sent home after the ` Showdowns ' with her performance of ` Unconditional ' by Katy Perry . In 2012 , Candice Dianna was crowned the National champion of Karaoke World Championships and went on to Place 2nd in the world in Imatra , Finland . Candice was also crowned the overall city champion of the largest State wide talent competition , ` The Eistedfods ' , in 2003 and her name was engraved in the Gold Coast hall of fame plaque wall at the Gold Coast Arts Centre . Also in 2003 , Candice Dianna was signed to ` Multiplay Music ' and ` Excalibur Productions ' for songwriting and publishing where she worked with Warner Studios Sweden 's `` Fredro and Matts B '' , Adrian Newman , and Hayden Bell ( Producer of Savage Garden , Human Nature , and many other Australian artists ) . Candice Dianna was also part of an electronic duo called ` Elektra Vine ' in 2011-2012 with Loic Mobbs ( a longtime friend and music producer/engineer ) . The two quickly received attention for their works and featured on Foxtel/Austar 's program ` Planet Unearthed ' . During her short time in the electronic duet , an award for Highly Commended was given to the song ` So far ' by QMUSIC Australia .",
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"text": "Moi... Lolita `` Moi ... Lolita '' ( English : `` Me ... Lolita '' ) is a song by French singer Alizée , which was released as her debut single and the first from her debut album Gourmandises ( 2000 ) when she was 15 . It was popular in France , Spain , Belgium , Georgia , Austria , the Netherlands , Israel , Lebanon , Ukraine , Turkey , Azerbaijan , Russia , Greece , Italy , Germany , Poland , Denmark , Bulgaria , the United Kingdom and many other countries .",
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"text": "Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone . Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .",
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"text": "Look-alike A look-alike , or double , is a person who closely resembles another person . In popular Western culture , a look-alike is a person who bears a close physical resemblance to a celebrity , politician , or member of royalty . Many look-alikes earn a living by making guest appearances at public events or by performing on television or film , playing the person they resemble . A large variety of celebrity look-alike images can be found throughout the web , including images placed by professional agencies that offer their services . Look-alikes have also figured prominently , at least since the 19th century , in literature ; and since the 20th century , in films and television programs .",
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"text": "Get Back (Demi Lovato song) `` Get Back '' is a song performed by American singer Demi Lovato . It was written by Lovato , Joe Jonas , Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas and produced by the Jonas Brothers alongside John Fields , for Lovato 's debut studio album , Do n't Forget . The song features Jack Lawless on drums and John Taylor and the Jonas Brothers on guitars . The initial writing of the song took place when Lovato wanted to write a song about getting back together with an old boyfriend , as opposed to writing mean or heartbroken songs . `` Get Back '' was released as the album 's lead single on August 12 , 2008 , by Hollywood Records . Musically , the song is an upbeat rock song with a guitar-driven sound . The song was met with positive reviews from critics and performed average commercially , peaking at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and ninety-three on the Canadian Hot 100 . In Australia , the song peaked at number ten on the ARIA Hitseekers chart . Lovato has performed the song on several occasions , including Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show .",
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"text": "Jay Orpin Jay Orpin ( born April 29 , 1976 in Stockholm , Sweden ) is a Swedish and Finnish songwriter and producer . He also writes songs and produced for Backstreet Boys , NSYNC , Robyn , Ace of Base , Bon Jovi , 2gether and Britney Spears , and later he produced songs for Good Charlotte , Sum 41 , Simple Plan , Hawthorne Heights , Red Jumpsuit Apparatus , My Chemical Romance , Tokio Hotel , Lindsay Lohan , Dashboard Confessional , All American Rejects , Fall Out Boy , AFI , Evanescence , Hollywood Undead , t.A.T.u. , Yellowcard , Hannah Montana , Linkin Park , Bullet for My Valentine and Taking Back Sunday . Most of his music is under the influence of today 's modern pop punk , dance-punk , and emo music , but he does write some pop and hip-hop music as well . He also teamed up with Travis Barker in 2007 , remixing popular hip-hop singles such as Throw Some D 's , Party Like a Rockstar , and Crank That Soulja Boy . Even though he has written some of the works of some of the aforementioned artists , he is not one of the main producers of many of these artists and he chooses not to put his credit for his work . An original song written by such composer to be cited is yet to be found , however some has claimed an abbreviation of his name in one of the albums . In late 2008 , he has decided to move in a small town near Oulu , Finland to raise his family and is a high school teacher and does accounting for bill paying in the summer to support the family , along with music production projects part-time , but he still continues to produce music today , but not as much as he used to . He did come back to help write a few new songs , such as In My Head by Jason Derulo . He has quit his part-time job in accounting to allow more time back in the music production business , to make a revival . One of his most prominent projects is producing the band and influencing the style of the American band Hawthorne Heights . He did some marketing and helped the band members make a more marketable sound , by making the sound of the earlier albums he helped produced Bon Jovi with Max Martin and adding the rock flavor to it . That rock sound made the two premier Hawthorne Heights albums become massively popular . One of his biggest masterpieces , Ohio Is for Lovers made a massive sensation throughout adolescence as an anthem of teen angst . Hawthorne Heights has cited the producer with the slogan `` Pop is Dead '' in advertisement , to generally prove that the manufactured boy band pop era is dead along with a protest of his production of many corporate pop punk bands that made the charts around 2004 . While most of the music he produces is generally American , he produces bands from Germany , Russia , France , Sweden , Canada , Finland , Australia , and the United Kingdom . His work for t.A.T.u. and Tokio Hotel made the popularity of t.A.T.u. rise in Finland and Sweden .",
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"text": "Hurt (Christina Aguilera song) `` Hurt '' is the second single from American singer Christina Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics . It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio stations on September 19 , 2006 and was released for purchase in November . Written by Aguilera , Linda Perry , and Mark Ronson , and produced by Perry , the song describes how the protagonist deals with the loss of a loved one and was inspired by the death of Perry 's father . `` Hurt '' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics , who praised her vocals but were ambivalent towards its production . The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . According to Nielsen SoundScan , the single has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States . It was a top-ten hit in Europe and Oceania , entering the top ten of record charts in countries including Austria , Belgium , France , and Germany . A music video the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi and co-directed by Aguilera . It depicts Aguilera as a 1940s circus star who suffers from her father 's death . It won two MVPA Awards for Best Video and Best Direction of a Female Artist in 2007 , and was nominated for a Juno Award for Video of the Year . Aguilera has performed the song live on a number of occasions , including at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and on Saturday Night Live . The track was included on the setlist of Aguilera 's Back to Basics Tour in 2006 and 2007 .",
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"text": "Demitasse A demitasse ( -LSB- ˈdɛmᵻtæs -RSB- French : `` half cup '' ) is a small cup used to serve Turkish coffee or espresso . It typically has about 60 -- 90 ml ( 2 -- 3 fl oz ) capacity -- half the size of a full coffee cup ( a tasse à café is about 120 ml ( 4 fl oz ) ) . Typically they are made of ceramic , pottery or porcelain and accompanied by matching saucers , but some coffeehouses and china companies also produce brightly decorated varieties . Another type of demitasse has a glass cup set into a metal frame .",
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"text": "A Song of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin . He began the first volume of the series , A Game of Thrones , in 1991 and had it published in 1996 . Martin , who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy , has published five out of a planned seven volumes . The fifth and most recent volume of the series published in 2011 , A Dance with Dragons , took Martin five years to write . He is still writing the sixth novel , The Winds of Winter . A Song of Ice and Fire takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos . The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine , in the first novel , to thirty-one by the fifth . Three main stories interweave a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros , the rising threat of the supernatural Others in the northernmost reaches of Westeros , and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen , the deposed king 's exiled daughter , to assume the Iron Throne . Martin 's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novels The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon . A Song of Ice and Fire received praise for its diverse portrayal of women and religion , as well as its realism . An assortment of disparate and subjective points of view confronts the reader , and the success or survival of point of view characters is never assured . Within the often morally ambiguous world of A Song of Ice and Fire , questions concerning loyalty , pride , human sexuality , piety , and the morality of violence frequently arise . As of April 2015 , the books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and , as of January 2017 , have been translated into 47 languages . The fourth and fifth volumes reached the top of The New York Times Best Seller lists upon their releases . Among the many derived works are several prequel novellas , a TV series , a comic book adaptation , and several card , board , and video games .",
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"text": "The Notion Club Papers The Notion Club Papers is the title of an abandoned novel by J. R. R. Tolkien , written during 1945 and published posthumously in Sauron Defeated , the 9th volume of The History of Middle-earth . It is a space/time/dream travel story , written at the same time as The Lord of the Rings was being developed . The story itself revolves around the meetings of an Oxford arts discussion group called the Notion Club , a fictionalization of ( and a play on words on the name of ) Tolkien 's own such club , The Inklings . During these meetings , Alwin Arundel Lowdham discusses his lucid dreams about Númenor ; through these dreams , he `` discovers '' much about the Númenor story and the languages of Middle-earth ( notably Quenya , Sindarin , and Adûnaic -- the last being the sole source of most of the material on Adûnaic ) . While not finished , at the end of the given story it becomes clear Lowdham himself is a reincarnation of sorts of Elendil . ( Alwin is a modernization of the name Ælfwine , Old English for Elf-friend , or Elendil in Quenya . ) Other members of the Club also mention their vivid dreams of other times and places . Tolkien not only created fictional meetings for these papers but also created a fictional history for the manuscript of the papers . According to the papers , the meetings occurred in the 1980s ; they even mention events that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s . About one-quarter of the papers were found among sacks of waste paper in 2012 at Oxford by a Mr. Green . Mr. Green published a first edition containing excerpts from these papers , indicating that they were written during the 1980s by one of the participants . Two scholars read the first edition , asked to examine the manuscripts , and then submitted a full report . The `` Notes to the Second Edition '' mentions the contradictory evidence in dating the manuscripts , and an alternative date is presented : they may have been written in the 1940s . These papers , which make a number of comments on Lewis ' Space Trilogy , are similar to C. S. Lewis ' commentary to Tolkien 's poem The Lay of Leithian , in which Lewis created a fictional history of scholarship of the poem and even referred to other manuscript tradition to recommend changes to the poem . The Notion Club Papers may be seen as an attempt to re-write The Lost Road , published and discussed in The Lost Road and Other Writings , as being another attempt to tie the Númenórean legend in with a more modern tale . There is , however , no direct connection between the modern settings of the two stories within the fictional frame . Jane Stanford links The Notion Club Papers to The Johnson Club Papers in her biography of John O'Connor Power , That Irishman . The two books have a similar title page . The Johnson Club was a ` Public House School ' and met in taverns like the Inklings . The purpose was ` Fellowship and free Exchange of Mind . ' The two clubs presented papers ` which were read before the members and discussed ' . Samuel Johnson , like Tolkien , had a strong connection with Pembroke College , Oxford . Stanley Unwin , Tolkien 's publisher , was a nephew of Fisher Unwin , the founding member of The Johnson Club . According to Christopher Tolkien , had his father continued The Notion Club Papers , he would have linked the real world of Alwin Lowdham with his eponymous ancestor Ælfwine of England ( who compiled the Lost Tales ) and with Atlantis . One of the members of the Notion Club , one Michael George Ramer , combines lucid dreams with time-travel and experiences the tsunami that sank Númenor . He ca n't tell if its history , or fantasy , or something in between . The Notion Club Papers mentions a great storm occurring during 1987 in England , on 12 June . This can be seen as an odd coincidence , since the actual Great Storm of 1987 occurred in October of that year .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 24 , 2016 , and concluded on June 26 , 2016 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 50 -- 60 minutes , largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series . Some material is adapted from the upcoming sixth novel The Winds of Winter and the fourth and fifth novels , A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons . The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the season on April 8 , 2014 , together with the fifth season , which began filming in July 2015 primarily in Northern Ireland , Spain , Croatia , Iceland and Canada . Each episode cost over $ 10 million . The season follows the continuing struggle between the Starks and other noble families of Westeros for the Iron Throne . The Starks defeat the Bolton forces in battle , and Jon Snow is proclaimed the King in the North . Tyrion attempts to rule Meereen while Daenerys is held captive by a Dothraki tribe . At King 's Landing , the Tyrell army attempts to liberate Margaery and Loras , but Margaery capitulates to the High Sparrow , who becomes more powerful by influencing King Tommen . At her trial , Cersei burns the Great Sept , killing her rivals , while Tommen kills himself . Unopposed , Cersei is crowned Queen of Westeros . Ellaria Sand and three of Oberyn Martell 's daughters kill Doran and Trystane Martell and seize control of Dorne , and Olenna discusses an alliance with Ellaria . In Essos , Daenerys Targaryen is captured by Khal Moro who takes her before the khals ; she burns them alive and takes command of the Dothraki . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced new cast members , including Max von Sydow , Pilou Asbæk and James Faulkner . Critics praised its production values , writing , plot development , and cast . Game of Thrones received most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , with 23 nominations , and won twelve , including that for Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row . U.S. viewership rose compared to the previous season , and by approximately 13 % over its course , from 7.9 million to 8.9 million by the finale .",
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"text": "Bookwriter The bookwriter is the member of a musical 's writing team who creates the book -- the musical 's plot , character development , and dramatic structure . Essentially , the bookwriter is the playwright of the musical . He or she works very closely in collaboration with the lyricist and composer to create an integrated piece of drama . There is a common misconception that the bookwriter merely writes the dialogue ; though the book does include the musical 's spoken text , it is much more than that , defining and organizing the dramatic action of the entire piece , including action that is musicalized by the songwriter ( s ) . Even `` sung-through , '' `` operatic , '' or `` through-composed '' musicals , where there is little , if any , spoken text , require as much contribution from a bookwriter as do musicals with extensive dialogue scenes . The bookwriter is often also the musical 's lyricist , composer , or director . Category : Occupations in music",
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"text": "Lysander (A Midsummer Night's Dream) Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare 's play A Midsummer Night 's Dream . A handsome young man of Athens , Lysander is in love with Egeus 's daughter Hermia . Unfortunately , Egeus does not approve of Lysander and would prefer his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius . Meanwhile , Hermia 's friend Helena has fallen in love with Demetrius . When Hermia is forced to choose between dying , never seeing a man again or marrying Demetrius , she and Lysander run away into the forest . They face different problems in the forest between love . After Lysander is put under Puck 's spell , being mistaken for Demetrius he falls in love with Helena . After lots of fighting the spell is reversed and Lysander marries Hermia and they live very happy lives together . He comes across as a very deep and passionate lover in the play . He is a strong character and does get confused , but this is purposely achieved as Puck applies a potion which makes his relationship with Hermia fade until he removes it and they marry and live happily ever after . He has often been compared to the character of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet . Shakespeare wrote the play around the same time he was writing A Midsummer Night 's Dream and some scholars have come to the conclusion that the two characters in the different plays are rather similar . Both are passionate lovers who would do anything for those they love .",
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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": "Cultural depictions of the Anarchy Cultural depictions of the Anarchy , a long-running civil war in England between 1135 and 1153 , has furnished the background of some major fictional portrayals . These include : George Shipway 's novel Knight in Anarchy ( 1969 ) centres on a knight sworn to Geoffrey de Mandeville as he tries to gain power in the Anarchy . Cecelia Holland 's The Earl , also published as Hammer for Princes ( 1971 ) , gives a vivid description of the last year of the struggle , Prince Henry 's invasion of England and his eventual recognition as King Stephen 's heir . Graham Shelby 's 1972 novel The Oath and the Sword ( aka The Villains of the Piece ) , focuses on Empress Matilda 's faithful supporter Brien FitzCount , Lord of Wallingford , through the years of the Anarchy . Jean Plaidy 's Passionate Enemies ( c. 1976 ) from her multi-volume treatment of the British monarchy , captures the mood of the period and the personalities of Matilda and Stephen . Ellis Peters set her series of Brother Cadfael books ( published 1977 -- 1994 ) against the background of the Anarchy . Diana Norman 's novel Morning Gift ( published in 1985 ) follows the trials of a Norman noblewoman as she struggles to keep safe her lands , her young son , and her people during the period of the Anarchy . Ken Follett 's novel The Pillars of the Earth ( published in 1989 ) is set during this time , and was adapted to an eight-part TV miniseries debuting in the U.S. on Starz and Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on July 23 , 2010 . It premiered in the UK on Channel 4 , October 16 , 2010 , and on CBC Television January 8 , 2011 . Sharon Kay Penman 's 750-page novel When Christ and His Saints Slept ( published in 1995 ) gives a comprehensive and informative view of the entire power struggle . Elizabeth Chadwick 's A Place Beyond Courage ( published 2008 , Sphere ) is set during the Anarchy , focusing on the life of John FitzGilbert the Marshal . Her most recent novel The Lady of the English focuses on Matilda and on Henry 's young wife Adeliza . The Anarchy is the inspiration for the fictional civil war called Dance of the Dragons between princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother Aegon , depicted in George R. R. Martin 's novella The Princess and the Queen ( published 2013 in the anthology Dangerous Women ) and set in the same fictional universe as his epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire . Category : The Anarchy Category :12 th century in fiction",
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"text": "Cultural depictions of Edward III of England Edward III of England is the central character in the play Edward III , sometimes attributed to William Shakespeare . He also appears as a boy in Edward II by Christopher Marlowe . Edward is also the protagonist of William Blake 's early drama Edward the Third , part of his Poetical Sketches , published in 1783 . George Bernard Shaw portrayed Edward for dramatic purposes as , in Shaw 's preface to The Six of Calais , behaving himself like an unrestrained human being in a very trying situation . Edward III has rarely been portrayed on screen . He was portrayed by Charles Kent in the 1911 silent short The Death of King Edward III and by Michael Hordern in the 1955 film The Dark Avenger , about Edward , the Black Prince . As a boy he has been portrayed by Stéphane Combesco in the 1982 French TV adaptation of Marlowe 's play and by Jody Graber in Derek Jarman 's 1991 version . In World Without End ( 2012 ) , Blake Ritson portrayed Edward III . Edward is portrayed as the son of Isabella and the Scottish rebel , William Wallace , in the 1995 film Braveheart . This is historically impossible , as Wallace died seven years before Edward was born when Isabella was about 17 years old . It is extremely unlikely William Wallace and Isabella ever met . Edward appears in Maurice Druon 's series of historical novels Les Rois maudits ( The Accursed Kings ) . Jean-Louis Broust portrayed him in the 1972 French TV adaptation of these novels , and Aurélien Wiik played the role in the 2005 French TV adaptation . Edward is a major character in The King 's Mistress by Emma Campion and her Owen Archer mystery novel The Lady Chapel ( 1994 ) under the name Candace Robb . He appears in the 2000 Bernard Cornwell novel Harlequin , as well as in the 2007 Ken Follett novel World Without End , the sequel to Pillars of the Earth . Edward also appears briefly in The First Princess of Wales by Karen Harper .",
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"text": "Inheritance Cycle The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini . Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( -LSB- æləˈɡeɪziə -RSB- ) , the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon , Saphira , as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix . The series was originally intended to be a trilogy ( named the `` Inheritance Trilogy '' ) until Paolini announced on October 30 , 2007 , while working on the third novel , that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books . The book series as a whole received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics , but has gained both popularity and commercial success . The first book in the series , Eragon , was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001 , and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25 , 2003 . The second book in the series , Eldest , was published by Knopf on August 23 , 2005 . Both were New York Times bestsellers . The third book in the series , Brisingr , was published by Knopf on September 20 , 2008 . The fourth and final book in the series , Inheritance , was published by Knopf on November 8 , 2011 . The series has sold 33.5 million copies worldwide . In 2006 , a feature film was released based on the first book in the cycle , Eragon , starring Ed Speleers , Jeremy Irons , John Malkovich and Djimon Hounsou . The film received generally negative reviews and closed as the 13th highest grossing fantasy-live action film within the United States .",
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"text": "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": "Gog and Magog Gog and Magog ( -LSB- gɒg -RSB- -LSB- ˈmeɪgɒg -RSB- Gog u-Magog ) in the Hebrew Bible may be individuals , peoples , or lands ; a prophesied enemy nation of God 's people according to the Book of Ezekiel , and one of the nations according to Genesis descended from Japheth son of Noah . The Gog prophecy is meant to be fulfilled at the approach of what is called the `` end of days '' , but not necessarily the end of the world . Jewish eschatology viewed Gog and Magog as enemies to be defeated by the Messiah , which will usher in the age of the Messiah . Christianity 's interpretation is more starkly apocalyptic : making Gog and Magog allies of Satan against God at the end of the millennium , as can be read in the Book of Revelation . To Gog and Magog were also attached a legend , certainly current by the Roman period , that they were people contained beyond the Gates of Alexander erected by Alexander the Great . Romanized Jewish historian Josephus knew them as the tribe descended from Magog the Japhethite , as in Genesis , and explained them to be the Scythians . In the hands of Early Christian writers they became apocalyptic hordes , and throughout the Medieval period variously identified as the Huns , Khazars , Mongols , or other nomads , or even the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel . The legend of Gog and Magog and the gates were also interpolated into the Alexander Romances . In one version , `` Goth and Magoth '' are kings of the Unclean Nations , driven beyond a mountain pass by Alexander , and blocked from returning by his new wall . Gog and Magog are said to engage in human cannibalism in the romances and derived literature . They have also been depicted on Medieval cosmological maps , or Mappa mundi , sometimes alongside Alexander 's wall . Gog and Magog appear in the Quran as Yajuj and Majuj , adversaries of Dhul-Qarnayn , a legendary figure . Muslim geographers identified them at first with Turkic tribes from Central Asia and later with the Mongols . In modern times they remain associated with apocalyptic thinking , especially in the United States and the Muslim world .",
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"text": "House of Telcontar In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien , the House of Telcontar , previously the House of Elendil , is the Royal House of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor . The House was founded by Aragorn II during the War of the Ring , who was the last surviving Heir of Elendil , and took the throne under the name Elessar . The name of the House finds its origin in Quenya , one of the Elvish languages . During the War of the Ring , Peregrin Took , a companion of Aragorn 's in The Fellowship of the Ring , became a member of the elite Citadel Guard at Minas Tirith , capital of Gondor . When Lord Aragorn entered the city , Peregrin persisted in familiarly referring to Aragorn by the nickname he had garnered as a Ranger of the North : `` Strider '' , even in front of foreign dignitaries such as King Éomer of Rohan . Aragorn was amused , and decided that the name of the lineage he founded would be `` Telcontar '' , which translates as `` Strider '' in Quenya . Members of the House of Telcontar are referred to as the `` Telcóntari '' ( Striders ) , the plural of Telcontar in Quenya . Aragorn then took the royal name `` Elessar '' ( translated as Elfstone in Quenya ) . With Queen Arwen , King Elessar reigned for 120 years , before finally surrendering his life . This long reign is attributed to Elessar 's descent from the Men of Númenor , who are blessed with long life ( he was 88 when he took the throne ) . He rebuilt the old capital Annúminas in Arnor and later ruled from this northern capital , although the old capital Minas Tirith was still of great political importance . Elessar had one known son , Eldarion , and an unspecified number of daughters . King Elessar was buried with great honour in Minas Tirith . King Eldarion ( his name meaning `` from the Elves '' in reference to his mother Arwen ) was `` full ripe for kingship '' at the time , and ruled for an unspecified amount of time well into the Fourth Age of Men . Little is known of Eldarion , save that he left heirs to continue the House of Telcontar after him .",
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"text": "Dagor-nuin-Giliath In J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth , the Dagor-nuin-Giliath ( Battle under the Stars ) ( -LSB- ˈdɑɡɒr ˈnui̯n ˈɡiliaθ -RSB- ) is the second battle of the Wars of Beleriand , but the first involving the Noldor . The Noldor following of Fëanor arrive in Middle-earth at the Firth of Drengist , and after burning their fleet , pass into Hithlum and encamp on the northern shore of Lake Mithrim . Their unforeseen arrival completely surprises Morgoth . This opportunity is somewhat compromised by Fëanor 's ill-considered , wanton burning of the Telerin ships . The great fire alerts Morgoth and causes the Dark Lord to delay his plan to conquer Beleriand . He redeploys his forces to meet this new and unexpected threat . Morgoth yet knows little of his foe 's strengths and abilities . He hopes to destroy the Noldor under Fëanor before they can establish themselves . He attempts to concentrate several Orc forces to achieve this . An Orc-host is sent from Angband to attack over passes of the mountains of Ered Wethrin , and the Orc-host occupying East Beleriand and besieging the Havens of Círdan in the south is recalled to join in the attack . The Orcs of Morgoth far outnumber the Fëanorian Noldor , but the Orc-captains are unable to coordinate their attack and take advantage of their full , combined might . The Noldor are freshly empowered by the Light of Valinor , and using marvellous weapons and armour as well as the previously unseen cavalry they defeat the Orc forces in detail . The first Orc-host of some 40,000 is quickly overwhelmed in Mithrim and retreats north through Ard-galen , with Fëanor in furious pursuit leading much of the cavalry . The Orc-captains of the south commanding an army reduced in strength from besieging the Havens of the Falas after the First Battle of Beleriand , move north to join the attack . Celegorm , leading the rest of the Fëanorian Noldor , waylays their line of march in the pass below Eithel Sirion , driving them into the Fens . Trapped between Celegorm 's force and the Fens of Serech , the majority of the Orcs perish in a ten-day battle and the remnants try to flee back to Angband . Fëanor , reckless in his wrath , pursues the Orcs across the plain of Ard-galen and became separated from his vanguard . At the north edge of the plain , on Dor Daedeloth , the Orcs make a stand and Gothmog leads his Balrogs forth from Thangorodrim to their aid . Fëanor stands his ground and long fights alone , until he is mortally wounded . Fëanor is rescued by his sons , but dies soon after . The Dagor-nuin-Giliath is a bittersweet victory for the Fëanorian Noldor , as they destroy nearly all of Morgoth 's forces in the several battles , but Fëanor is slain , and they had lost one of their princes . In some tellings of the War of the Jewels , the Battle of Lammoth is counted as part of the Battle-under-Stars . In those tales , immediately following the rising of the Moon , Fingolfin and the second , greater Host of the Noldor arrive in Lammoth . There , they are attacked by Orcs which are sent by Morgoth to attack Fëanor in the rear , and they fight their first battle , the Battle of Lammoth . The Noldor are caught off-guard , and Fingolfin 's son Argon is slain after a valiant fight that nevertheless dismays the enemy . Fingolfin and his host pursue the Orcs until they are completely destroyed , and then pass into Mithrim as the Sun first rises .",
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"text": "Snow Falls `` Snow Falls '' is the third episode of the American fairy tale/drama television series Once Upon a Time . The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke , Maine , in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the `` real world '' town by a powerful curse . This episode centers on the first meeting of Snow White ( Ginnifer Goodwin ) and Prince Charming ( Joshua Dallas ) , when the former steals his mother 's ring ; Charming hunts her down , but they later part amicably . Meanwhile , Snow 's Storybrooke counterpart , Mary Margaret ( Goodwin ) , develops a personal bond with a comatose John Doe ( Dallas ) while reading him fairy tales . During the night , he awakens and escapes the hospital ; Mary Margaret locates the amnesiac man , but is dismayed to learn that he is married . The episode was written by co-executive producer Liz Tigelaar , while being directed by Dean White . It featured the first appearance of David Anders as Dr. Whale and Anastasia Griffith in the dual role of Kathryn Nolan and Princess Abigail . `` Snow Falls '' serves as a prequel to the pilot episode . Goodwin injured herself during filming and received facial stitches in a local emergency room , though she and Dallas still called the episode their favorite up to that point . It first aired in the United States on ABC on November 6 , 2011 . An estimated 11.4 million viewers tuned into the episode , and it placed second in its timeslot , though it garnered five percent fewer viewers than the previous episode . `` Snow Falls '' received generally positive reviews from television critics , with several calling it an indication that the series was improving over time . The chemistry between Goodwin and Dallas was particularly highlighted for praise . A novelization of the episode was released in 2013 .",
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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": "Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film Canadian-Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson , loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf . It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf , Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar , Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma . The screenplay was written by Andrew Rai Berzins . The soundtrack was composed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson . While some of the film remains true to the original poem , other plot elements deviate from the original poem : three new characters , Grendel 's father , the witch Selma , and Grendel 's son are introduced , and several related plot points were developed specifically for the film . The film is a cooperative effort between Eurasia Motion Pictures ( Canada ) , Spice Factory ( UK ) , and Bjolfskvida ( Iceland ) , and it was filmed in Iceland . The story takes place in the early half of the sixth century AD in what is now Denmark , but the filming of the movie in Iceland provided many panoramic views of that country 's landscape . In 2006 , a documentary of the making of Beowulf and Grendel , called Wrath of Gods , was released and went on to win six film awards in Europe and the U.S.",
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"text": "Magi in fantasy fiction and games A `` Mage '' is a character archetype commonly found in fantasy settings that entail the use of magic . Mage , rather than magus , is the spelling generally used to describe magic-wielding characters in role-playing games and fiction . In the English language , the term `` mage '' is used as a gender-neutral word for a character who can cast magic spells .",
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"text": "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": "Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin . She is a prominent character in Martin 's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She subsequently appeared in the following three novels , A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) . While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons as the books are separated geographically , Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series , The Winds of Winter . In HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner . The character has received critical acclaim , being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by Rolling Stone . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 .",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "Essay of Dramatick Poesie Essay of Dramatic Poesy by John Dryden was published in 1668 . It was probably written during the plague year of 1666 . Dryden takes up the subject that Philip Sidney had set forth in his Defence of Poesie ( 1580 ) and attempts to justify drama as a legitimate form of `` poetry '' comparable to the epic , as well as defend English drama against that of the ancients and the French . The treatise is a dialogue between four speakers : Eugenius , Crites , Lisideius , and Neander . The four speakers represented , respectively Charles Sackville ( Lord Buchhurst and later sixth Earl of Dorset ) , Sir Robert Howard -LSB- playwright and Dryden 's brother-in-law -RSB- , Sir Charles Sedley ( Edward Malone identified him as Lisideius ) and Dryden himself ( neander means `` new man '' and implies that Dryden , as a respected member of the gentry class , is entitled to join in this dialogue on an equal footing with the three older men who are his social superiors ) . On the day that the English fleet encounters the Dutch at sea near the mouth of the Thames , the four friends take a barge downriver towards the noise from the battle . Rightly concluding , as the noise subsides , that the English have triumphed , they order the bargeman to row them back upriver as they begin a dialogue on the advances made by modern civilization . They agree to measure progress by comparing ancient arts with modern , focusing specifically on the art of drama ( or `` dramatic poesy '' ) . The four men debate a series of three topics : ( 1 ) the relative merit of classical drama ( upheld by Crites ) vs. modern drama ( championed by Eugenius ) ; ( 2 ) whether French drama , as Lisideius maintains , is better than English drama ( supported by Neander , who famously calls Shakespeare `` the greatest soul , ancient or modern '' ) ; and ( 3 ) whether plays in rhyme are an improvement upon blank verse drama -- a proposition that Neander , despite having defended the Elizabethans , now advances against the skeptical Crites ( who also switches from his original position and defends the blank verse tradition of Elizabethan drama ) . Invoking the so-called unities from Aristotle 's Poetics ( as interpreted by Italian and refined by French scholars over the last century ) , the four speakers discuss what makes a play `` a just and lively imitation '' of human nature in action . This definition of a play , supplied by Lisideius/Orrery ( whose rhymed plays had dazzled the court and were a model for the new drama ) , gives the debaters a versatile and richly ambiguous touchstone . To Crites ' argument that the plots of classical drama are more `` just , '' Eugenius can retort that modern plots are more `` lively '' thanks to their variety . Lisideius shows that the French plots carefully preserve Aristotle 's unities of action , place , and time ; Neander replies that English dramatists like Ben Jonson also kept the unities when they wanted to , but that they preferred to develop character and motive . Even Neander 's final argument with Crites over whether rhyme is suitable in drama depends on Aristotle 's Poetics : Neander says that Aristotle demands a verbally artful ( `` lively '' ) imitation of nature , while Crites thinks that dramatic imitation ceases to be `` just '' when it departs from ordinary speech -- i.e. prose or blank verse . A year later , the two brothers-in-law quarreled publicly over this third topic . See Dryden 's `` Defense of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy '' ( 1669 ) , where Dryden tries to persuade the rather literal-minded Howard that audiences expect a play to be an imitation of nature , not a surrogate for nature itself .",
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"text": "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": "The Catalyst `` The Catalyst '' is a song by American rock band Linkin Park . Released on August 2 , 2010 , it is the first single from their fourth studio album , A Thousand Suns , which was released on September 8 , 2010 . The music video for the song , directed by the band 's turntablist Joe Hahn , was released on August 26 , 2010 . `` The Catalyst '' is used in the trailer and credits of the video game Medal of Honor and also the opening song of Namco-Bandai 's Arcade game , Mobile Suit Gundam : Extreme Vs. . It was also used in select commercials of the Discovery Channel series , Surviving the Cut . The song was also featured in the video game Linkin Park Revenge for the iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch . `` The Catalyst '' has also been used in the advertisement for the 2011 movie The Lincoln Lawyer with Matthew McConaughey . `` The Catalyst '' , along with five other songs from A Thousand Suns , are featured in the `` Linkin Park Track Pack '' as downloadable content for the rhythm video game Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock . The track pack was released on October 19 , 2010 .",
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"text": "Earth (American band) Earth is an American musical group based in Olympia , Washington , formed in 1989 and led by the guitarist Dylan Carlson . Earth 's music is nearly all instrumental , and can be divided into two distinct stages . Their early work is characterized by distortion , droning , minimalism , and lengthy , repetitive song structures . The band 's later output reduces the distortion while incorporating elements of country , jazz rock , and folk . Earth is recognized as a pioneer of drone metal , with the band 's Earth 2 being regarded as a milestone of the genre .",
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"text": "The Ragbirds The Ragbirds are a 5-piece , female-led , folk-rock-world fusion band out of Ann Arbor , Michigan . They describe their music as `` infectious global groove '' . The musical roots of The Ragbirds sound are complex - with Gypsy , Middle-Eastern , Americana , rock , and Latin influences , all stirred with a Celtic fiddler 's bow . In live performances the band incorporates variations on traditional African drum pieces , each member trading their instrument for a hand drum . The songs carry a positive message and include both pop hooks and improvised solos . It is music that fits stages of many sizes and styles - from listening rooms - to jam-band music festivals - to bars and clubs with a hyped-up dance floor . The Ragbirds make use of numerous traditional folk instruments , blending them with modern sounds to create an infectious world groove rooted in the traditions of many cultures and eras . The group has released five full-length studio albums , two live records and one single - all self-produced and independently released . Their newest album , The Threshold & The Hearth , will be released March 25 , 2016 via Rock Ridge Music .",
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"text": "Nickel Creek discography This article represents the discography of progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek . They have released six studio albums , one compilation album , as well as eight singles . Nickel Creek 's first widely known album , Nickel Creek , was released in 2001 . It charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Top Country Albums charts . The album featured three singles : `` When You Come Back Down '' , `` The Lighthouse 's Tale '' , and `` Reasons Why '' . The first two charted to number 48 and number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , whereas the third single failed to chart . Also in 2001 , the band were featured with Dolly Parton on `` Shine '' , a cover of the pop group Collective Soul 's signature song . The song was released as a single from Parton 's album Little Sparrow , and also featured a music video . Nickel Creek was then certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 4 , 2004 . In 2003 , they released their critically acclaimed album This Side . It was success on the Top Country Albums chart , debuting and peaking at number 2 , as well as their first album to chart within the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 , where it reached number 18 . It was also a number-one album on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums chart . The album only spawned one chart single with its title track . It peaked at number 56 on the country charts . Their fifth studio album , Why Should the Fire Die ? , was released in 2005 . Like its predecessor , it too , made the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 , but failed to enter the Top Country Albums chart . One single was released , `` When in Rome , '' but it failed to chart . The band 's sixth studio album , A Dotted Line , was released April 1 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Hayseed Dixie Hayseed Dixie is an American band which began in 2001 with the release of their first album , A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC . The band performs a mixture of cover versions of hard rock songs and original compositions in a style that is a unique fusion of bluegrass and rock music and they are acknowledged as the creators of the musical genre `` Rockgrass '' . The band 's name is a linguistic play on the name of the band AC/DC .",
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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": "Audio-Visions Audio-Visions is the seventh studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas , released in 1980 . The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 1996 on Legacy/Epic and again in 2011 , as a Japanese import vinyl-replica CD , as well as part of the Sony/Legacy domestic boxed set , Kansas Complete Album Collection 1974-1983 , which packages all of the band 's original releases on Kirshner and affiliated labels CBS/Columbia . Kerry Livgren 's recent conversion to Christianity is first heard on this album , primarily in the lyrics to `` Hold On '' ( which was written as an evangelistic plea to his wife ) . That song was the original lineup 's last Top 40 , peaking at # 40 as the album 's first single . The second single from the album , `` Got to Rock On , '' charted outside the Top 40 , and was released as a promo only 12 '' single as well , featuring a live version of the song on Side B of the promotional single , taken from an ABC Radio `` the Source '' live concert broadcast from Chicago . In addition , another stop on the Audio-Visions tour was broadcast on the radio , on the radio show `` A Night on the Road , '' from the Palladium in New York City . In addition to playing almost every song on the album on the tour , the band also played one selection each from Livgren and Walsh 's recent solo albums . While every song on the Monolith album was played during the early part prior Monolith tour , not a single song from Monolith was played on the Audio-Visions tour . The eighth song on this album , `` No One Together '' , was originally intended for release on the previous album , Monolith , released in 1979 , but it was dropped from that album due to an argument between Walsh and Livgren over whose song should be included there ( with Walsh winning out the argument by having his song , `` How My Soul Cries Out for You '' , included ) and wound up on this album instead . The album was to be the last album with the band 's original lineup until 2000 's Somewhere to Elsewhere , and coincidentally the band 's last studio album to be certified gold by the RIAA ( which it did in December 1980 ) . The album was later repackaged as Playlist : Audio-Visions , removing the last three tracks and including `` How My Soul Cries Out for You '' in the place of `` No One Together '' .",
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"text": "Robin Lynn Macy Robin Lynn Macy ( born November 1 , 1958 ) is an American musician , teacher , and gardener , who is best known as a founding member of the female country group the Dixie Chicks . While a mathematics teacher at St. Mark 's School of Texas , Macy was active in the Dallas bluegrass music scene of the 1980s , and was in a band called Danger in the Air . The band released two independent albums . With the Chicks she was the group 's guitarist , co-lead singer , and occasional songwriter . Macy left the Dixie Chicks in late 1992 in a dispute with the Erwin sisters about the group 's musical direction . Macy advocated for a `` purer '' bluegrass approach . ( She was not replaced ; the foursome became a trio . It would be still several more years until the Dixie Chicks achieved their big commercial break , when Natalie Maines replaced Laura Lynch as lead singer . ) Macy then joined Sara Hickman and Patty Lege to form the group Domestic Science Club , which issued two albums before disbanding . While still in Dallas , Macy played with an informal group named Round Robin , but she eventually moved to southern Kansas . Macy hosted an evening music show on local NPR affiliate , KERA in Dallas , in the mid-1990s . She then performed with Mark Bennett , Mike and Vicki Lynn Theobald in The Blue Plate Special . The band performed at the Walnut Valley Festival , in Winfield , Kansas in 1999 . Big Twang was Macy 's next project . The bluegrass quintet was founded by Macy and won the 1999 RockyGrass Band Championship . The band recorded one CD - Pastures of Plenty . `` Macy 's riveting , seductive voice infuses the band 's renditions of Sting 's ` Secret Journey ' and Nanci Griffith 's ` Time of Inconvenience ' with spellbinding power and soul , '' wrote reviewer David McCarty in Acoustic Guitar magazine ; `` Big Twang is one big talent . '' The band dissolved in 2003 . Macy remained active in the regional music scene , and also returned to teaching mathematics . In addition , she is the steward of Bartlett Arboretum , a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit she created . It is located in Belle Plaine , Kansas on a slough north of the Ninnescah River drainage , 20 miles south of Wichita . She discovered the arboretum in 1997 when it was slated for sale ; the owning Bartlett family viewed her arrival as a godsend . In April 2008 , Macy 's recording Songs from the Garden , original compositions inspired from living among the trees at the arboretum , was released . The arboretum , with its application written by Macy , was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in April , 2010 . In October 2008 , she formed another trio with Jennifer Pettersen and Monica Taylor called The Cherokee Maidens . She is currently a teacher of geometry at Wichita Collegiate School .",
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"text": "Americana Americana are artifacts , or a collection of artifacts , related to the history , geography , folklore and cultural heritage of the United States . Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana : paintings , prints and drawings ; license plates or entire vehicles , household objects , tools and weapons ; flags , plaques and statues , and so on . Patriotism and nostalgia play defining roles in the subject . The things involved need not be old , but need to have the appropriate associations . The Atlantic described the term as `` slang for the comforting , middle-class ephemera at your average antique store -- things like needle-pointed pillows , Civil War daguerreotypes , and engraved silverware sets . '' The term may be used to describe the theme of a museum or collection , or of goods for sale . The term can also be used to describe studies of American culture , especially studies based in other countries . Americana music is contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music styles , including country , roots-rock , folk , bluegrass and blues , resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound .",
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"text": "Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival is one of the largest free civic events in the upper Midwest , attracting upwards of 30,000 people . Founded in 1999 by festival promoter Steve Heckler , The main events of the festival are held at Mears Park in St. Paul in the Lowertown neighborhood . The festival closes several blocks and has utilized clubs such as the Bulldog , Hat Trick , Black Dog , Station 4 , Artists ' Quarter , Union Depot , Amsterdam , Heartland , Bedlam , SW Craft Bar , and more . For the first time in 2015 , the festival will present music at the newly opened CHS Field with Jack Brass Band opening for headliner Dr. John . In addition , Media partners have included Jazz 88 radio ( broadcasting live locally and streaming live on the internet internationally ) , WCCO-TV , The Rake , City Pages , Jazz Police , La Prenza and MPLS-St . Paul Magazine . The festival has also received extensive coverage in the Star Tribune , St. Paul Pioneer Press , The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and Skyway News . Festival performers have included : Joe Lovano , Chick Corea , Esperanza Spalding , Return to Forever , Dave Brubeck , Clark Terry , Monty Alexander , Gary Burton , Deodato , The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman , Danilo Pérez , Branford Marsalis , David `` Fathead '' Newman , Eric Alexander , Jimmy McGriff , Red Holloway , Jack McDuff , Joey DeFrancesco , Benny Golson , Dr. Lonnie Smith , Dewey Redman , Lew Tabackin , Bettye LaVette , Ira Sullivan , Spyro Gyra , Bernard Purdie , Melvin Rhyne , Ben Sidran , Von Freeman , Frank Morgan , Mose Allison , Butch Thompson , Bill Evans , Chris Michalek , Alicia Renee , Heatin ' System , Howard Levy , Debbie Duncan , Big Walter Smith , Percy Strother , Tiger Okoshi , Peter Schimke , Yellowjackets , Kristin Korb , Hiromi , Phil Hey Quartet , Duke Ellington Orchestra , Henry Johnson 's Organ Express , Nachito Herrera , Salsa del Soul , Bobby Sanabria , George Avaloz , Barbara Morrison , US Air Force Falconaires , Norman Simmons , David Young , Jon Weber , Jerry Weldon , Tony Monaco , Atlantis Quartet , and MN Big Band .",
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"text": "Davidson Brothers The Davidson Brothers , `` Bluegrass wizards '' , originally from Yinnar , Victoria , consist of brothers Hamish and Lachlan Davidson . They have written and performed together since their youth , `` they are multi-instrumentalists on banjo , fiddle , and mandolin and have won many awards on the country circuit . '' They released their first album , Blue Spruce , in 1999 when they were both in their early teens . This was the beginning of what would span into numerous recordings and national awards . `` With their dynamic brand of classic bluegrass and more contemporary newgrass music , the pair has not only blitzed the Australian country music industry , but has attracted plenty of attention in the United States and Europe as well . '' While they have toured extensively as the Davidson Brothers , they have also shared the stage with many well known Australian artists ( Lee Kernaghan , Troy Cassar-Daley , Beccy Cole , Melinda Schneider , John Williamson , Jimmy Barnes , Eric Bogle , Tommy Emmanuel , Adam Harvey , Sara Storer , Joy McKean , Anne Kirkpatrick , Peter Denahy , Kasey Chambers , Shane Nicholson , Hugh McDonald ) . They have entertained the troops in the Middle East , made regular appearances on national television ( Hey Hey It 's Saturday , Good Morning Australia , The Panel , Spicks and Specks , It Takes Two , Australia 's Got Talent ) , and played on many recording sessions with range of other artists ( Smoky Dawson , Kevin Bloody Wilson , Mark Saul , Travis Sinclair , Joe Camilleri , Kristy Cox , Bruce Rowland ) . Since completing university the Davidson Brothers have made Bendigo , Victoria their home and split their time between music and their other chosen professions . They were among the Top 10 Most Outstanding Musicians in the 2010 Melbourne Prize . In 2011 , the brothers established the Australian Youth Bluegrass Scholarship to encourage and nurture singers and musicians who demonstrate exceptional talent and dedication in the field of Bluegrass Music .",
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"text": "The Mollys The Mollys was an American folk-rock quintet influenced by Celtic and Tejano music . They are based in Tucson , Arizona , and their members are Nancy McCallion , Catherine Zavala , Kevin Schramm , Dan Sorenson and Gary Mackender . They have released several albums since 1992 , their most recent being Trouble in 2002 . Craig Harris of Allmusic called them `` one of the contemporary folk music 's most eclectic bands . '' As of 2013 , the band tends to perform one annual concert , typically on Halloween .",
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"text": "Two Highways Two Highways is an album by American violinist/singer Alison Krauss , which was released in 1989 . It is the first album where Krauss is accompanied by her group , Union Station . It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 1990 .",
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"text": "Characteristics of progressive rock Progressive rock is a term that refers to a musical style . The term was originally referred to as `` classical rock '' ( in which a band performed together with an orchestra ) , but the term 's use has expanded in recent years to include other fusions of music styles including jazz fusion , metal and folk rock musics . The term does not refer to one particular music style but to an approach that combines elements of diverse styles . Jerry Ewing , editor of Prog Magazine , explains that `` Prog is not just a sound , it 's a mindset . '' Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci outlines that Progressive rock is defined by its very lack of stylistic boundaries . The advent of the concept album , plus the genre 's roots in psychedelia , led albums and performances to be viewed as combined presentations of music , lyrics , and visuals . Bands abandoned the short pop single in favor of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz or classical music as part of an effort to give rock music the same level of musical sophistication and critical respect . Progressive rock abandons the danceable beat that defines earlier rock styles and is more likely than other types of popular music to experiment with compositional structure , instrumentation , harmony and rhythm , or lyrical content . It may demand more effort on the part of the listener than other types of music . Musicians in progressive rock typically display a high degree of instrumental skill , although this is not always the case . Virtuoso instrumental skills are so closely associated with progressive rock that authors such as Bill Martin consider it as a defining element and exclude bands such as Pink Floyd from consideration . It is not uncommon for musicians to have received a higher-than-average level of formal training . Players from the genre frequently appear in readers ' polls of publications that cater to musicians .",
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"text": "Before the Fire Comes Down Before the Fire Comes Down is the second album by the progressive bluegrass band Northern Lights .",
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"text": "The Bills The Bills are a high impact , acoustic folk music quintet from the West Coast of Canada . They have developed a unique sound , blending traditional influences from around North America and the rest of the globe in crafting their own vocal and instrumental music . Formed in 1996 ( as The Bill Hilly Band ) , they have performed extensively throughout North America and Europe . Most recently , in 2012/2013 , the band has embarked on tours in North America to support their 2012 release ( 2013 in the US ) , Yes Please . Though the lineup has had a few changes since the band first formed , the present-day Bills include : Marc Atkinson - mandolin , guitar , vocals Richard Moody - violin , viola , vocals Chris Frye - guitar , lead vocals Adrian Dolan - fiddle , piano , accordion , vocals Scott `` Grampa Bill '' White - upright bass , vocals The group has also toured and recorded with both Joey Smith and Nick Mintenko on bass , and Glen Manders ( `` Reverend Bill Bass '' ) was the bassist and key part of their early success from 1998 to 2008 . The Hamilton Spectator said `` The Bills represent everything that is good about roots music in Canada '' . The Boston Globe wrote `` Their sound is panoramic , mischievous , fiercely unpretentious - and musically splendid '' . And to top it all off , in honour of their legendary live shows and inventive rootsy style , the UK press proclaimed `` The biggest blast of fresh air to come out of Canada since The Band '' ( Glasgow Herald ) and `` Probably the best live act I have ever seen '' ( Maverick Magazine ) . The Bills have their strongest followings in Western Canada , the Western US ( particularly Northern California ) , Ontario and the UK .",
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"text": "Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard Drivin' Sound and its Legacy Bluegrass in Baltimore : The Hard Drivin ' Sound and its Legacy is a book written by Tim Newby and published by McFarland & Company in 2015 . It was released in June 2015 . It had its formal release August 2 , 2015 at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore , Maryland .",
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"text": "J. D. Crowe James Dee Crowe ( born August 27 , 1937 , in Lexington , Kentucky ) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader . He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s .",
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"text": "Weathermaker Music Weathermaker Music is the record label owned by the American rock band Clutch and their manager Jack Flanagan . Weathermaker Music LLC was formed in June 2008 . Weathermaker Music was mostly known to work with Clutch and their side project , the psychedelic jazz-rock alter ego The Bakerton Group . In 2012 Weathermaker signed and released product by The Company Band , and The Mob . Both groups include Weathermaker Music principal owners . On March 19th , 2013 Weathermaker Music released the Clutch record '' Earth Rocker '' on CD and vinyl . At the end of 2013 Weathermaker Music released `` Earth Rocker Live '' which is a double 12 inch vinyl picture disc version of the `` Earth Rocker '' studio release on one LP , and the same track listing recorded live from various cities on their 2013 USA tour on the second LP . In 2013 Weathermaker Music signed Deep Swell , featuring Clutch member Tim Sult on guitar . Their record , `` Lore of the Angler '' was released October 15th , 2013 . Weathermaker Music signed the Maryland-based group Lionize in 2013 as well . Entitled `` Jetpack Soundtrack '' , this Lionize record was released on February 18th , 2014 in North America , April 11th , 2014 in Europe , and February 14th , 2014 in the UK . The Lionize signing marks the label 's first signing of an independent artist to Weathermaker Music . In the summer of 2014 Weathermaker Music completed the Earth Rocker release cycle with a very special Double Vinyl 12 '' Picture Disc for collectors and released `` Earth Rocker Deluxe '' , a 2xCD / DVD set . CD1 of the deluxe version features the original studio recordings with two previously unreleased songs , CD2 is a live version of all ER songs recorded at various stops on the Earth Rocker World Tour during the summer of 2013 and the DVD is a recording of Clutch 's Denver , CO show from ( 11/14/13 ) . As a bonus , the DVD contains three promotional videos , two of which were directed by Aisha Tyler . Clutch released their 11th studio record `` Psychic Warfare '' on October 2nd , 2015 via Weathermaker Music . The first video from the album was `` X-Ray Visions '' , Directed by Dan Winters . The album reached # 11 on the Top 100 Billboard chart and # 1 on both the Hard Rock and Rock Billboard charts . The second video from `` Psychic Warfare '' was `` A Quick Death in Texas '' , directed and shot by My Good Eye ( David Brodsky / Allison Woest ) . Clutch also participated in '' 10 Bands 1 Cause '' breast cancer awareness program with a limited edition pink vinyl offering released September 18th , 2015 distributed via RED . This vinyl will be reissued by Weathermaker Music on black vinyl on October 7th , 2016 . On Saturday April 16th 2016 Weathermaker Music will be releasing a Clutch special limited edition 12 '' vinyl release for Record Store Day . The album will contain two previously unreleased tracks from the Psychic Warfare sessions : `` Mad Sidewinder '' and `` Outland Special Clearance '' . These two tracks , specifically mastered for this vinyl configuration by Paul Logus , will be on side A . The reverse side will have a large scale etching taken from the Psychic Warfare CD booklet design created by Dan Winters . The jacket is hand numbered thick clear plastic showing the full art design , thus making this piece for Record Store Day 2016 a unique collectors ' item for all Clutch fans . On September 20th , 2016 Weathermaker Music re-issued their first ever official release '' WM001 , Full Fathom Five , Audio Field Recordings '' on a 2x disc vinyl Gatefold offering . Weathermaker Music has signed distribution agreements with Sony/RED in North America , as well as international distribution agreements with Rough Trade Distribution in Europe , including the UK , and Rocket Distribution in Australia . Weathermaker Music Label Manager is Stefan Koster .",
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"text": "Hop High Hop High is the debut album of progressive bluegrass group Crooked Still . Most of the songs on this album are traditional , but played in a different way than by other artists - with lineup without traditional bluegrass instruments like guitar and mandolin , consisting of cello , bass and banjo only ( occasionally adding guitar and fiddle ) .",
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"text": "Clutch discography The discography of Clutch , an American rock band , consists of eleven studio albums , five live albums , three compilation albums , five extended plays , ten singles , and two video albums . Clutch was formed in 1991 by vocalist Neil Fallon , guitarist Tim Sult , bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean-Paul Gaster . The group debuted with Pitchfork , an EP released in October that same year . The band built a local following through constant gigging and released their second EP Passive Restraints through Earache ) . Clutch was signed by the East West Records label and released their full-length debut Transnational Speedway League . A self-titled album appeared two years later , which afforded the band some mainstream exposure . Clutch then signed with major label Columbia for 1998 's The Elephant Riders , but released 1999 's Jam Room on their own River Road Records label . In 2001 the band signed with Atlantic for the release of Pure Rock Fury , which included guest appearances from members of Spirit Caravan and Sixty Watt Shaman . Their sixth album , Blast Tyrant , appeared three years later and was the first through DRT Entertainment , followed by Robot Hive/Exodus in 2005 , which featured the first lineup change since the early 1990s ; the addition of organist Mick Schauer . 2007 saw the release of From Beale Street to Oblivion , and in the next year their first video , entitled Full Fathom Five : Video Field Recordings , which was accompanied by a CD version Full Fathom Five : Audio Field Recordings . In 2009 , Clutch released Strange Cousins from the West on their own label , Weathermaker Music . The band was once again a four-piece , without Schauer in the line-up . In 2013 , they released their tenth studio album Earth Rocker again through Weathermaker , their highest charting record in the US at the time . It peaked at # 15 on the Billboard 200 chart . In 2015 , they released Psychic Warfare on Weathermaker , peaking at # 11 on the Billboard 200 . That same year , they also released a compilation album , La Curandera , exclusively on pink vinyl , as part of the Ten Bands , One Cause campaign for breast cancer awareness .",
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"text": "San Francisco San Francisco ( initials SF ) ( -LSB- sæn_frənˈsɪskoʊ -RSB- , Spanish for Saint Francis ; Spanish : -LSB- san franˈsisko -RSB- ) , officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula , San Francisco is about 47.9 sqmi in area , making it the smallest county -- and the only consolidated city-county -- within the state of California . With a density of about 18,581 people per square mile ( 7,174 people per km2 ) , San Francisco is the most densely settled large city ( population greater than 200,000 ) in California and the second-most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City . San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , San Diego , and San Jose , and the 13th-most populous city in the United States -- with a census-estimated 2016 population of 870,887 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San Francisco Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB-designated San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8.7 million . San Francisco was founded on June 29 , 1776 , when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away , all named for St. Francis of Assisi . The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth , making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time . San Francisco became a consolidated city-county in 1856 . After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire , San Francisco was quickly rebuilt , hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later . In World War II , San Francisco was a major port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater . It then became the birthplace of the United Nations in 1945 . After the war , the confluence of returning servicemen , massive immigration , liberalizing attitudes , along with the rise of the `` hippie '' counterculture , the Sexual Revolution , the Peace Movement growing from opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War , and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement , cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States . Politically , the city votes strongly along liberal Democratic Party lines . A popular tourist destination , San Francisco is known for its cool summers , fog , steep rolling hills , eclectic mix of architecture , and landmarks , including the Golden Gate Bridge , cable cars , the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary , Fisherman 's Wharf , and its Chinatown district . San Francisco is also the headquarters of five major banking institutions and various other companies such as Levi Strauss & Co. , Gap Inc. , Salesforce.com , Dropbox , Reddit , Square , Inc. , Dolby , Airbnb , Weebly , Pacific Gas and Electric Company , Yelp , Pinterest , Twitter , Uber , Lyft , Mozilla , Wikimedia Foundation , Craigslist and Weather Underground . It has several nicknames , including `` The City by the Bay '' , `` Fog City '' , `` San Fran '' , and `` Frisco '' , as well as older ones like `` The City that Knows How '' , `` Baghdad by the Bay '' , `` The Paris of the West '' , or simply `` The City '' . , San Francisco is ranked high on world liveability rankings .",
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"text": "Nicolás de Cardona thumb | World map included by Nicolás de Cardona in his report about the trip to the Kingdom of California . It shows California as an island . thumb | 250px | right | Original Chart of San Francisco de Campeche by Nicolás de Cardona , 17th century , towards 1620 . From Archivo de Indias , Seville Spain . Nicolás de Cardona was a Spanish entrepreneur and adventurer with residence in Seville , who was involved in the exploration of the Western coast of the North American continent In 1610 , Nicolas sailed from Spain to the Americas , as a captain in the fleet of General Juan Gutiérrez de Garibay . Nicolas commanded six ships together with Captain Francisco Basilio . On 13 August 1611 a concession for the exploitation of pearl fishing along the California coast , previously held unsuccessfully by Sebastián Vizcaíno , was given to Tomás de Cardona ( the uncle of Nicolás ) , Sancho de Merás , and Francisco de la Paraya , all Sevillans . Nicolas was put in charge of the exploration . He went to Acapulco end of 1614 and built three frigates there , the San Antonio , San Francisco and San Diego . During the following years , Nicolas attempted in vain to establish a pearl business , and fought against Dutch intrusions by Joris van Spilbergen . Ruined , Nicolas went back to Spain to obtain more funds , and once again set to develop the pearling business , receiving Royal Orders in May 1618 . He finally returned to Spain in 1623 , where he published in 1624 his Hydrographic and Geographic Descriptions of Many northern and Southern Lands and Seas in the Indies , Specifically of the Discovery of the Kingdom of California .",
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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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"text": "Pacific Fur Company The Pacific Fur Company ( PFC ) was an American fur trade venture wholly owned and funded by John Jacob Astor that functioned from 1810 to 1813 . It was based in the Pacific Northwest , an area contested over the decades between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , the Spanish Empire , the United States of America and the Russian Empire . Management , clerks and fur trappers were sent both by land and by sea to the Pacific Coast in the Autumn of 1810 . The base of operations was constructed at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811 , Fort Astoria ( present-day Astoria , Oregon ) . The destruction of the company vessel the Tonquin later that year off the shore of Vancouver Island took with it the majority of the annual trading goods . Commercial competition with the NWC began soon after the foundation of Fort Astoria . The Canadian competitors maintained several stations in the interior , primarily Spokane House , Kootanae House and Saleesh House . Fort Okanogan was also opened in 1811 , the first of several PFC posts created to counter these locations . The Overland Expedition faced military hostilities from several Indigenous cultures and later had an acute provision crisis leading to starvation . Despite losing men crossing the Great Plains and later at the Snake River , they arrived in groups throughout January and February 1812 at Fort Astoria . A beneficial agreement with the Russian-American Company was also planned through the regular supply of provisions for posts in Russian America . This was planned in part to prevent the rival Montreal based North West Company ( NWC ) to gain a presence along the Pacific Coast , a prospect neither Russian colonial authorities nor Astor favored . The lack of military protection during the War of 1812 forced the sale of PFC assets to the NWC . While the transactions were not finalized until 1814 , due to the distance from Fort Astoria to Montreal and New York City , the company was functionally defunct by 1813 . A party of Astorians returning overland to St. Louis in 1813 made the important discovery of the South Pass through the Rocky Mountains . This geographic feature would later be used by hundreds of thousands of settlers traveling over the Oregon , California , and Mormon routes , collectively called the Westward Expansion Trails . The emporium envisioned by Astor was a failure for a number of reasons , including the loss of two supply ships , the material difficulties of crossing the North American continent and competition from the North West Company . Historian Arthur S. Morton concluded that `` The misfortunes which befell the Pacific Fur Company were great , but such as might be expected at the initiation of an enterprise in a distant land whose difficulties and whose problems lay beyond the experience of the traders . ''",
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"text": "Pueblo de Los Ángeles See also History of Los Angeles El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles ( the Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels ) was the Spanish civilian pueblo founded in 1781 , which by the 20th century became the American metropolis of Los Angeles . Official settlements in Alta California were of three types : presidio ( military ) , mission ( religious ) and pueblo ( civil ) . The Pueblo de los Ángeles was the second pueblo ( town ) created during the Spanish colonization of California ( the first was San Jose , in 1777 ) . El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles -- ` The Town of the Queen of Angels ' was founded twelve years after the first presidio and mission , the Presidio of San Diego and the Mission San Diego de Alcalá ( 1769 ) . The original settlement consisted of forty-four people in eleven families , recruited mostly from Estado de Occidente . As new settlers arrived and soldiers retired to civilian life in Los Angeles , the town became the principal urban center of southern Alta California , whose social and economic life revolved around the raising of livestock on the expansive ranchos .",
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"text": "History of Panama (to 1821) In the history of Panama , the earliest known inhabitants were the Cueva and Coclé tribes , but they were drastically reduced by disease and fighting when the Spanish arrived in the 16th century . But \\ some moved out of Panama to have children and increase population . Rodrigo de Bastidas , sailing westward from Venezuela in 1501 in search of gold , was the first European to explore the Isthmus of Panama . 10 years later , Vasco Núñez de Balboa visited the Isthmus and established a short-lived settlement in the Darién . Vasco Núñez de Balboa 's torturous trek from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1513 demonstrated that the Isthmus was , indeed , the path between the seas , and Panama quickly became the crossroads and marketplace of Spain 's empire in the New World . Gold and silver were brought by ship from South America , hauled across the Isthmus , and loaded aboard ships for Spain . The route became known as the Camino Real , or Royal Road , although it was more commonly known as Camino de Cruces ( Road of the Crosses ) because the road led to the TOWN of Venta Cruces located on the Rio Chagres . Panama was part of the Spanish empire for nearly 300 years , from 1538 to 1821 . From the outset , Panamanian identity was based on a sense of `` geographic destiny '' , and Panamanian fortunes fluctuated with the geopolitical importance of the Isthmus . The colonial experience also spawned Panamanian nationalism as well as a racially complex and highly stratified society , the source of internal conflicts that ran counter to the unifying force of nationalism .",
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"text": "History of Oakland, California The history of Oakland , a city in the county of Alameda , California , can be traced back to the founding of a settlement by Horace Carpentier , Edson Adams , and Andrew Moon in the 19th century . The area now known as Oakland had seen human occupation for thousands of years , but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the city did not occur until the Industrial Revolution . Oakland was first incorporated as a town in 1852 .",
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"text": "San Francisco Public Library The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city of San Francisco . The Main Library is located at Civic Center , at 100 Larkin Street .",
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"text": "United States Customhouse (San Francisco) The U.S. Customhouse is a historic custom house located in San Francisco , California . It was built to house offices of the United States Customs Service .",
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"text": "Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos ( June 9 , 1760 , hacienda Ciénega del Rincón Jalisco -- October 4 , 1808 , Mexico City ) was a New Spain lawyer and politician and a proponent of independence from Spain . He was imprisoned by the Spanish authorities for his advocacy , and died in prison . He is considered one of the protomartyrs of Mexican independence . Born at the hacienda of Ciénega del Rincón in what is now the Municipality of Ojuelos de Jalisco in the State of Jalisco but was then under the jurisdiction the village of Santa María de los Lagos ( nowadays Lagos de Moreno ) ; from the religious point of view , the hacienda of Ciénega del Rincón , belonged to the Parish Church of the actual city of Aguascalientes , Aguascalientes . Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos studied in the College of San Ildefonso in Mexico City , graduating as a lawyer . He was a student of the American and French Revolutions , and of Jean-Jacques Rousseau . His friend and comrade Licenciado Juan Francisco Azcárate y Ledesma later described him as a `` true scholar '' ( sabio ) . In 1808 , he was a member of the Cabildo ( city council ) of the ayuntamiento ( city government ) in the capital of the viceroyalty . He was a Criollo by virtual of his birth in America , and a prominent member of the Criollo party in government . Criollos were prominent in the agitation for autonomy or independence from Spain , and this agitation was increasing . The Cabildo of Mexico City was composed of professional men , Criollos . It is possible that Primo de Verdad was also a member of one of the secret societies working for the independence of the colony , but that is not known with certainty .",
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"text": "Mission San Gabriel Arcángel The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel , California . The settlement was founded by Spaniards of the Franciscan order on `` The Feast of the Birth of Mary , '' September 8 , 1771 , as the fourth of what would become 21 Spanish missions in California . San Gabriel Arcángel , named after the Archangel Gabriel and often referred to as the `` Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles '' , was designed by Antonio Cruzado , who hailed from Córdoba , Spain . Cruzado gave the building its strong Moorish architectural influence . The capped buttresses and the tall , narrow windows are unique among the missions of the California chain .",
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"text": "San Francisco (disambiguation) San Francisco is a combined city/county in the U.S. state of California . San Francisco may also refer to :",
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"text": "History of the United States The date of the start of the history of the United States is a subject of debate among historians . Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus on October 12 , 1492 and emphasize the European background of the colonization of the Americas , or they start around 1600 and emphasize the American frontier . In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native Americans . Indigenous people lived in what is now the United States for thousands of years before European colonists began to arrive , mostly from England , after 1600 . The Spanish built small settlements in Florida and the Southwest , and the French along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast . By the 1770s , thirteen British colonies contained two and a half million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachian Mountains . After the end of the French and Indian Wars in the 1760s , the British government imposed a series of new taxes , rejecting the colonists ' argument that any new taxes had to be approved by them ( see Stamp Act 1765 ) . Tax resistance , especially the Boston Tea Party ( 1773 ) , led to punitive laws ( the Intolerable Acts ) by Parliament designed to end self-government in Massachusetts . American Patriots ( as they called themselves ) adhered to a political ideology called republicanism that emphasized civic duty , virtue , and opposition to corruption , fancy luxuries and aristocracy . Armed conflict began in 1775 as Patriots drove the royal officials out of every colony and assembled in mass meetings and conventions . In 1776 , the Second Continental Congress declared that there was a new , independent nation , the United States of America , not just a collection of disparate colonies . With large-scale military and financial support from France and the military leadership of General George Washington , the American Patriots won the Revolutionary War . The peace treaty of 1783 gave the new nation the land east of the Mississippi River ( except Florida and Canada ) . The central government established by the Articles of Confederation proved ineffectual at providing stability , as it had no authority to collect taxes and had no executive officer . Congress called a convention to meet secretly in Philadelphia in 1787 . It wrote a new Constitution , which was adopted in 1789 . In 1791 , a Bill of Rights was added to guarantee inalienable rights . With Washington as the first president and Alexander Hamilton his chief political and financial adviser , a strong central government was created . When Thomas Jefferson became president he purchased the Louisiana Territory from France , doubling the size of the United States . A second and final war with Britain was fought in 1812 . Encouraged by the notion of Manifest Destiny , federal territory expanded all the way to the Pacific . The U.S. always was large in terms of area , but its population was small , only 4 million in 1790 . Population growth was rapid , reaching 7.2 million in 1810 , 32 million in 1860 , 76 million in 1900 , 132 million in 1940 , and 321 million in 2015 . Economic growth in terms of overall GDP was even faster . However , compared to European powers , the nation 's military strength was relatively limited in peacetime before 1940 . The expansion was driven by a quest for inexpensive land for yeoman farmers and slave owners . The expansion of slavery was increasingly controversial and fueled political and constitutional battles , which were resolved by compromises . Slavery was abolished in all states north of the Mason -- Dixon line by 1804 , but the South continued to profit off the institution , producing high-value cotton exports to feed increasing high demand in Europe . The 1860 presidential election of Republican Abraham Lincoln was on a platform of ending the expansion of slavery and putting it on a path to extinction . Seven cotton-based deep South slave states seceded and later founded the Confederacy four months before Lincoln 's inauguration . No nation ever recognized the Confederacy , but it opened the war by attacking Fort Sumter in 1861 . A surge of nationalist outrage in the North fueled a long , intense American Civil War ( 1861 -- 1865 ) . It was fought largely in the South as the overwhelming material and manpower advantages of the North proved decisive in a long war . The war 's result was restoration of the Union , the impoverishment of the South , and the abolition of slavery . In the Reconstruction era ( 1863 -- 1877 ) , legal and voting rights were extended to the freed slave . The national government emerged much stronger , and because of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 , it gained the explicit duty to protect individual rights . However , when white Democrats regained their power in the South during the 1870s , often by paramilitary suppression of voting , they passed Jim Crow laws to maintain white supremacy , and new disfranchising constitutions that prevented most African Americans and many poor whites from voting , a situation that continued for decades until gains of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and passage of federal legislation to enforce constitutional rights . The United States became the world 's leading industrial power at the turn of the 20th century due to an outburst of entrepreneurship in the Northeast and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe . The national railroad network was completed with the work of Chinese immigrants and large-scale mining and factories industrialized the Northeast and Midwest . Mass dissatisfaction with corruption , inefficiency and traditional politics stimulated the Progressive movement , from the 1890s to 1920s , which led to many social and political reforms . In 1920 , the 19th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteed women 's suffrage ( right to vote ) . This followed the 16th and 17th amendments in 1913 , which established the first national income tax and direct election of US senators to Congress . Initially neutral during World War I , the US declared war on Germany in 1917 and later funded the Allied victory the following year . After a prosperous decade in the 1920s , the Wall Street Crash of 1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression . Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented his New Deal programs for relief , recovery , and reform . The New Deal , which defined modern American liberalism , included relief for the unemployed , support for farmers , Social Security and a minimum wage . After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , the United States entered World War II along with Britain , the Soviet Union , China , and the smaller number of Allied nations . The U.S. financed the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater . Its involvement culminated in using the newly invented nuclear weapons on Japanese cities that helped defeat Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater . The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers after World War II . During the Cold War , the US and the USSR confronted each other indirectly in the arms race , the Space Race , proxy wars , and propaganda campaigns . US foreign policy during the Cold War was built around the support of Western Europe and Japan along with the policy of containment , stopping the spread of communism . The US joined the wars in Korea and Vietnam to try to stop its spread . In the 1960s , in large part due to the strength of the civil rights movement , another wave of social reforms were enacted by enforcing the constitutional rights of voting and freedom of movement to African-Americans and other racial minorities . Native American activism also rose . The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union officially dissolved in 1991 , leaving the United States as the world 's only superpower . After the Cold War , the United States focused on international conflicts around the Middle East in response to the Gulf War in the early 1990s . The beginning of the 21st century saw the September 11 attacks by Al-Qaeda in 2001 , which would later followed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . In 2008 , the United States had its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression , which has been followed by slower than usual rates of economic growth during the 2010s .",
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"text": "Sunset District, San Francisco The Sunset District is a neighborhood located in the west-central area of San Francisco , California , United States . It is the largest neighborhood in San Francisco .",
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"text": "James Graham Cooper James Graham Cooper ( June 19 , 1830 -- July 19 , 1902 ) was an American surgeon and naturalist . Cooper was born in New York . He worked for the California Geological Survey ( 1860 -- 1874 ) with Josiah Dwight Whitney , William Henry Brewer and Henry Nicholas Bolander . He was primarily a zoologist , but he also made significant botanical collections from San Diego to Fort Mohave , Arizona in 1861 . Cooper was active in the California Academy of Sciences , eventually becoming Director of the Museum . He obtained his medical degree in 1851 and practiced in New York City until 1853 . Spencer F. Baird , the Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution at that time , helped Cooper work with the Pacific railroad survey parties working in the Washington Territory . He joined this survey under Captain George McClellan as a surgeon until 1854 . In 1855 he visited San Francisco and the Panama Isthmus . He collected many birds during this expedition . In 1860 , her returned west and joined the Blake Expedition that went from St. Louis up to the Missouri River and into Idaho and Washington . He worked as a contract surgeon for brief periods with the US Army and Josiah Whitney , the chief of the California Geological Survey . Along with Baird he wrote a book on the birds of California `` Ornithology , Volume I , Land Birds '' in 1870 . His marriage in 1866 made it difficult for him to balance his interest in natural history . He worked in San Mateo , Oakland , San Francisco and finally settled in 1875 in Hayward . He wrote on his difficulties in a letter in 1870 His father William Cooper was also a naturalist .",
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"text": "San Francisco mayoral election, 1979 The 1979 mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Francisco . Incumbent mayor Dianne Feinstein , who had succeeded George Moscone after his assassination the prior year , was elected to her first full term as mayor of the City and County , the first woman to be elected to the position in the city 's history . Feinstein , with ( 46.63 % ) was tied in the November 6 election with Quentin L. Kopp ( 44.72 % ) , both of whom beat out musician Jello Biafra , Sylvia Weinstein , Cesar Ascarrunz , Steve L. Calitri , Tibor Uskert , Joe Hughes and Patricia Dolbeare . Feinstein and Kopp participated in the December 11 runoff , in which Feinstein won with 53.96 % over Kopp 's 46.04 % . Feinstein was sworn into office on January 1 , 1980 .",
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"text": "Johann Jakob Baegert Johann Jakob Baegert ( or Jacob Baegert , Jacobo Baegert ) ( December 22 , 1717 -- September 29 , 1772 ) was a Jesuit missionary at San Luis Gonzaga in Baja California Sur , Mexico . He is noted for his detailed and acerbic account of the peninsula , the culture of its native inhabitants , and the history of its Spanish exploration and missionization . Baegert was born in Sélestat , Alsace , the son of a leather worker . Of his three brothers and three sisters , two brothers and two sisters also entered religious orders , and the third brother was a secular priest . Baegert began his Jesuit novitiate at Mainz in 1736 and received further training at Mannheim and Molsheim . After serving briefly as a professor at the college in Haguenau , he was assigned to missionary work in the New World . He went by way of Genoa and Cadiz to Veracruz , Mexico City , and finally Baja California in 1749-1751 . Baegert 's travels across Europe as well as his experiences in Mexico and Baja California were described in ten letters he wrote to his family ( Baegert 1777 , 1982 ) . The new missionary was assigned to work among the Guaycura at Mission San Luis Gonzaga . Initially established as a `` visita , '' or subordinate mission station , by Clemente Guillén in 1721 , the mission was founded in 1740 and managed in succession by Lambert Hostell and Johann Bischoff prior to Baegert 's arrival . Baegert served at San Luis Gonzaga for the next 17 years , also functioning as a time as the Superior for the California missions . In 1767 the Spanish king Charles III ordered the expulsion of the Jesuits . As a non-Spanish subject , Baegert traveled back to Sélestat and ultimately settled at Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1770 , where he worked as a priest and teacher until he died . He published his description of Baja California in 1771 , with a revised edition appearing in 1772 ( Baegert 1772 , 1952 ) . Jacob Baegert was buried in Neustadt and his simple tombstone is kept there , outside of St. Mary 's Catholic Church . Baegert 's book includes an account of the Guaycura language and many other aspects of native culture .",
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"text": "Aquatic Park Historic District Aquatic Park Historic District is a National Historic Landmark and building complex located on the San Francisco Bay waterfront within San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park . The district includes a beach , bathhouse , municipal pier , restrooms , concessions stand , stadia , and two speaker towers . The District 's San Francisco Maritime Museum building was built as a bathhouse in 1936 by the WPA ; in Streamline Moderne style , its interior is decorated with fantastic and colorful murals . The Steamship Room illustrates the evolution of maritime technology from wind to steam , and there are displays of lithographic stones , scrimshaw , and whaling guns and photo-murals of San Francisco 's early waterfront . A visiting-attractions gallery hosts such exhibition as Sparks ( 2005 ) , which showcased shipboard radio , radiotelephone , and radioteletype equipment from over the years . In front of the Maritime Museum is a man-made lagoon on the site of the former Black Point Cove . To the west is the horseshoe-shaped Municipal Pier , which was voted SFWeeklys Best Place to Go Fish 2009 . The lagoon is fronted by a sandy beach and a stepped concrete seawall . To the south is a grassy area known as Victorian Park , which contains the Hyde Street cable car turnaround . Hyde Street Pier , though part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park , is not part of Aquatic Park Historic District . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 , and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26 , 1984 . The park is located at the foot of Polk Street and is a minute 's walk from the visitor center and Hyde Street Pier . Its beach is one of the cleanest in the state . Located in the park near the corner of Beach and Larkin Streets is California Historical Landmark marker No. 236 , honoring the Spanish packet San Carlos , which on August 5 , 1775 , became the first ship to enter San Francisco Bay .",
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"text": "Francisco Partners Francisco Partners is an American private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses . Francisco Partners Management LLC was founded in August 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an additional office in London . Since inception , the firm has raised approximately $ 10 billion in committed capital across four funds and has built an investment portfolio including over 70 companies .",
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"text": "Financial District, San Francisco The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco , California , that serves as its main central business district . It is home to the city 's largest concentration of corporate headquarters , law firms , insurance companies , real estate firms , banks , savings and loans , and other financial institutions . All six San Francisco Fortune 500 companies -- McKesson , Wells Fargo , PG&E , Gap , Charles Schwab , and Salesforce.com -- are located in the district . The area is marked by the cluster of high-rise towers in the triangular area east of Kearny Street , south of Washington Street , west of the Embarcadero that rings the waterfront , and north of Market Street . The city 's tallest buildings , including 555 California Street and the Transamerica Pyramid , and many other tall buildings , such as 101 California Street and 345 California Street are located there . Montgomery Street ( sometimes called `` Wall Street of the West '' ) is the traditional heart of the district . Since the 1980s , restrictions on high rise construction have shifted new development to the adjacent South of Market area surrounding the Transbay Transit Center . This area is sometimes called the South Financial District by real estate developers , or simply included as part of the Financial District itself .",
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"text": "Maritime history of California In the California coast , the use of ships and the Pacific Ocean has historically included water craft ( such as dugouts , canoes , sailing ships , and steamships ) , fisheries , shipbuilding , Gold Rush shipping , ports , shipwrecks , naval ships and installations , and lighthouses . The maritime history of California can be divided into several periods : the Native American period ; European exploration period from 1542 to 1769 ; the Spanish colonial period , 1769 to 1821 ; the Mexican period , 1821 to 1847 ; and United States statehood period , which continues to the present day .",
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"text": "Ontario Ontario ( -LSB- ɒnˈtɛərioʊ -RSB- -LSB- ɔ̃taʁjo -RSB- ) , one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada , is located in east-central Canada . It is Canada 's most populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians , and is the second-largest province in total area . Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation 's capital city , Ottawa , and the nation 's most populous city , Toronto . Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west , Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north , and Quebec to the east and northeast , and to the south by the U.S. states of ( from west to east ) Minnesota , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania and New York . Almost all of Ontario 's 2700 km border with the United States follows inland waterways : from the west at Lake of the Woods , eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence River drainage system . These are the Rainy River , the Pigeon River , Lake Superior , the St. Marys River , Lake Huron , the St. Clair River , Lake St. Clair , the Detroit River , Lake Erie , the Niagara River , Lake Ontario and along the St. Lawrence River from Kingston , Ontario , to the Quebec boundary just east of Cornwall , Ontario . There is only about 1 km of land border made up of portages including Height of Land Portage on the Minnesota border . Ontario is sometimes conceptually divided into two regions , Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario . The great majority of Ontario 's population and arable land is located in the south . In contrast , the larger , northern part of Ontario is sparsely populated with cold winters and is heavily forested .",
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"text": "Canada (band) Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor , Michigan . Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars , drums , cellos , glockenspiels , melodicas , rhodes piano , organ and accordions . The group is known for its group vocals and harmonies and energetic live shows where members switch instruments between songs . `` With a blend of pop , folk , and country , Canada keeps an even keel with amazing melodies and even more engaging instrumentation , never becoming tiresome or trite in its mission to craft the perfect pop song ... They have made what could very well be the best pop album to come out of the ever-fruitful Detroit music scene in 2006 , and considering the quality of the competition , that 's no small praise . '' The band , composed of long-time friends , formed in late 2004 and self-released the six song How Dare You EP in July 2005 . Soon after , they were approached by indie Michigan label Quite Scientific and soon signed with them to record a full length album . Recording took place during the fall and winter of 2005 in Lansing , Michigan on a soundboard originally used to mix portions of the second and third Star Wars films . The band released its first album , This Cursed House , in June 2006 . The album became the No. 1 most-added album in college radio for June 20 , 2006 , and later climbed to No. 13 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 ( CMJ New Music Report , Issue 971 ) . Canada proceeded to embark on a series of tours with friends Page France ( Suicide Squeeze ) , Saturday Looks Good To Me ( Polyvinyl ) Headlights ( Polyvinyl ) , and Margot and the Nuclear So and So 's . Joe , Ryan , and Aaron ( Shaul ) became brief members of Saturday Looks Good To Me during this time , playing bass , drums , and glockenspiel respectively . Ryan later became a more permanent member with the group and toured with them as their drummer during their 2007 US and European tours . Canada also performed at the 2006 Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana , the 2006/7/8 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW 2006/7 in Austin . Canada embarked on its longest ( 8 week ) nationwide tour in the summer of 2007 . The band was prepping the release of their second full-length ( which would have been called Put Singing Birds Into Your Messy Hair ) , when creative , scheduling , and recording issues put a halt to production in late 2008 . The band currently has no plans to re-unite , despite several offers for reunion concerts in Southeastern Michigan , however their second record may become available digitally sometime in the future .",
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"text": "Ontario (computer virus) This article contains all the viruses of Ontario family . Ontario .512 is a computer virus , discovered in July 1990 . It is named after its point of isolation , the Canadian province of Ontario . This family of Computer virus consists of Ontario .1024 , Ontario .512 and Ontario .2048 . Because Ontario .1024 was also discovered in Ontario , it is likely that both viruses originate from within the province . By the Ontario .2048 variant , the author had adopted `` Ontario '' as the family 's name and even included the name `` Ontario-3 '' in the virus code .",
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"text": "List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the sixth-most populous province in Canada with 1,098,352 residents as of 2016 and is the fifth-largest in land area at 588244 km2 . In 2011 , Saskatchewan 's 786 municipalities covered of the province 's land mass and were home to of its population . On December 31 , 2013 , this total was reduced to 782 when Antler , Gladmar , Ruthilda and Shackleton all dissolved from village status . It was further reduced to 779 after the dissolutions of Elstow ( effective December 16 , 2014 ) , Rabbit Lake ( effective October 30 , 2015 ) and Primate ( effective December 31 , 2015 ) . These 779 municipalities are local government `` creatures of provincial jurisdiction '' with natural persons power . One of the key purposes of Saskatchewan 's municipalities are `` to provide services , facilities and other things that , in the opinion of council , are necessary or desirable for all or a part of the municipality '' . Other purposes are to : `` provide good government '' ; `` develop and maintain a safe and viable community '' ; `` foster economic , social and environmental well-being '' and `` provide wise stewardship of public assets . '' The Government of Saskatchewan 's Ministry of Municipal Relations recognizes three general types of municipalities and seven sub-types -- urban municipalities ( cities , towns , villages and resort villages ) , rural municipalities and northern municipalities ( northern towns , northern villages and northern hamlets ) . Cities are formed under the provincial authority of The Cities Act , which was enacted in 2002 . Towns , villages , resort villages and rural municipalities are formed under the authority of The Municipalities Act , enacted in 2005 . The three sub-types of northern municipalities are formed under the authority of The Northern Municipalities Act , enacted in 2010 . As provincial laws , these three acts were passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan with royal assent granted by the Lieutenant Governor . Of Saskatchewan 's 779 municipalities , 459 of them are urban municipalities ( 16 cities , 147 towns , 256 villages and 40 resort villages ) , 296 are rural municipalities and 24 are northern municipalities ( 2 northern towns , 11 northern villages and 11 northern hamlets ) . The Cities Act , The Municipalities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act stipulate governance of these municipalities . Saskatchewan 's Ministry of Municipal Relations is responsible for providing provincial programs and services to municipalities . In 2011 , just over of Saskatchewan 's population resided in its two largest cities . Saskatoon , the largest city , is home to of the province 's population ( 222,189 residents ) , while Regina , Saskatchewan 's capital city , is home to ( 193,100 residents ) . The villages of Dafoe , Keeler , Krydor and Valparaiso are all tied as Saskatchewan 's smallest municipalities by population with 15 people each . The largest municipality by land area is the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 at 12463 km2 , while the smallest by land area are the resort villages of Etters Beach and Pelican Pointe at 0.12 km2 each .",
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"text": "East Toronto East Toronto was an incorporated community , later annexed into Old Toronto , in Ontario , Canada . It covered much of the present day neighbourhood , the Upper Beaches , stretching up to Danforth Avenue in the north . The central street in the community was Main Street , running between Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road . The commercial center of the town was located at the intersection of Main Street and Lake View , which is present-day Main Street and Gerrard Street . Following the annexation of East Toronto , Main Street retained its name despite Toronto 's `` Main Street '' being historically considered as Yonge Street .",
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"text": "Timeline of Ontario history Ontario came into being as a province of Canada in 1867 but historians use the term to cover its entire history . This article also covers the history of the territory Ontario now occupies . For a complete list of the premiers of Ontario , see List of Ontario premiers .",
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"text": "Grand River (Ontario) The Grand River ( Grande-Riviere in French and O : se Kenhionhata : tie in Mohawk ) is a large river in Southwestern Ontario , Canada . It also lies along the western fringe of the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario which overlaps the eastern portion of southwestern Ontario along the length of this river . From its source near Wareham , Ontario , it flows south through Grand Valley , Fergus , Elora , Waterloo , Kitchener , Cambridge , Paris , Brantford , Caledonia , and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland . One of the scenic and spectacular features of the river is the falls and Gorge at Elora . The Grand River is the largest river that is entirely within southern Ontario 's boundaries . The river owes its size to the unusual fact that its source is relatively close to the base of the Bruce Peninsula , yet it flows southwards to Lake Erie , rather than to central Lake Huron or Georgian Bay ( most southern Ontario rivers flow into the nearest Great Lake , which is why most of them are small ) , thus giving it more distance to take in more water from tributaries . The river 's rural character , ease of access and lack of portages make it a desirable canoeing location , especially the stretch between West Montrose and Paris . A number of conservation areas have been established along the river , and are managed by the Grand River Conservation Authority . The Grand Valley Trail stretches 275 km along the river 's valley between the town of Dundalk and Lake Erie . The Mohawk name for the Grand River , O : se Kenhionhata : tie means `` Willow River , '' for the many willows in the watershed . During the 18th century , the French colonists named it Grande-Rivière . It was later renamed as Ouse River by John Graves Simcoe for the River Great Ouse near his childhood home in Lincolnshire on the east coast of England . The anglicized form of the French name has remained in common use .",
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"text": "Ontario Hydro Ontario Hydro , established in 1906 as the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario , was a publicly owned electricity utility in the Province of Ontario . It was formed to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara Falls , and soon developed its own generation resources by buying private generation stations and becoming a major designer and builder of new stations . As most of the readily developed hydroelectric sites became exploited , the corporation expanded into building coal-fired generation and then nuclear-powered facilities . Renamed as `` Ontario Hydro '' in 1974 , by the 1990s it had become one of the largest , fully integrated electricity corporations in North America .",
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"text": "Queen's Park (Toronto) Queen 's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Opened in 1860 by Edward , Prince of Wales , it was named in honour of Queen Victoria . The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building , which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario , and the phrase `` Queen 's Park '' is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario . The park is nearly an enclave of the University of Toronto , which occupies most of the surrounding lands . In 1854 , the land was leased by the University of Toronto to the City of Toronto for a 999-year term . In 1880 , a `` portion of the Queen 's Park -LSB- was -RSB- selected -LSB- and given to -RSB- the Government of Ontario , as a site for the erection of new Legislative and Departmental buildings '' . The land that is occupied by Legislative Assembly of Ontario is owned by the Government of Ontario . The north park is owned by the University of Toronto and leased to the city . Ministry buildings of the Ontario government occupy other properties to the east of the park , in an area between Wellesley Street and Grosvenor Street . While not adjacent to the park , the Royal Ontario Museum and the Gardiner Museum are located nearby .",
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"text": "Battle of Fort Erie (1866) The Battle of Fort Erie was a bloody skirmish in the afternoon immediately following the Battle of Ridgeway on June 2 , 1866 in Canada West . The Fenian force , withdrawing from Ridgeway towards the United States , met and defeated a small force of Canadian militia at Fort Erie , then known as the village of Waterloo . In response to the Fenian occupation of the township of Fort Erie , Ontario on the night of June 1 , 1866 , militia units throughout the Niagara Peninsula had been mobilized or put on alert . At Port Colborne , a detachment of 51 gunners and N.C.O.s , British Royal Artillery bombardier Sergeant James McCracken and 3 officers ( Captain Richard S. King M.D. , Lieutenants A.K. Schofield and Charles Nimmo -LSB- Nemmo -RSB- ) taken under command by Lieutenant-Colonel John Dennis , boarded a tugboat , the W.T. Robb carrying the Dunnville Naval Brigade , consisting of 19 men and 3 officers ( Captain Lachlan McCallum , Lieutenant Walter T. Robb , Second Lieutenant Angus Macdonald ) ( a total of 71 men and 8 officers ) and steamed east to the Niagara River , then scouted downriver as far as Black Creek . The Welland Field Battery did not have its four Armstrong guns with it , and only half were armed with Enfield muzzle-loading rifles , with the other half armed with obsolete smooth-bore `` Victoria '' carbines that had a limited range of approximately 300 yards at best . The Fenians apparently gone , Dennis turned back upriver to secure the village of Fort Erie and deny them an easy escape route . Dennis and a company of the Welland Field Battery , landed without difficulty , rounding up a number of stragglers . But when John O'Neill returned with the bulk of his force from his victory at Ridgeway , the volunteers -- expecting to encounter only scattered bands of defeated Fenians under close pursuit -- were unable to resist them . A fierce firefight followed , in which the militia soldiers and sailors were swept off the shores by the better-armed Fenians and most of the Canadians who had landed were captured . While his men were making their stand , Dennis ran away on foot and hid in a house , shedding his uniform and shaving off his luxurious sideburn whiskers . He would later be court-martialled for deserting his men but he was acquitted by two of the three officers serving on the tribunal . ( George T. Denison , commanding officer of the Governor General 's Horse Guard voted to convict on some of the counts . ) Except for the verdict , the conduct of the Dennis Inquiry ( unlike the one into the conduct of Colonel Booker at Ridgeway ) was kept secret . The contents were not released even a year later to members of Canadian Parliament who were demanding to see the transcripts of the testimony . While the original transcripts are available to researchers today in the Canada Archives in Ottawa , their contents have never been published in print anywhere . The remaining Canadians on the gunboat steamed back to Port Colborne , leaving O'Neill and the Fenians in possession of Fort Erie once more . However , with an estimated 5,000 British regulars and Canadian militia converging on his position , and a U.S. naval detachment blocking any attempts at reinforcement , that night O'Neill hastily planned his retreat back to New York State . Some Fenians chose to desert , crossing the river on a variety of stolen or improvised craft . The remainder , 850 in number , crossed in a body and surrendered to a U.S. naval party from the near Buffalo , putting an end to Fenian incursions along the Niagara Peninsula .",
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"text": "Southern Ontario Gothic Southern Ontario Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario . This region includes Toronto , Southern Ontario 's major industrial cities ( Windsor , London , Hamilton , St. Thomas , Oshawa , St. Catharines ) , and the surrounding countryside . While the genre may also feature other areas of Ontario , Canada , and the world as narrative locales , this region provides the core settings . The term was first used in Graeme Gibson 's Eleven Canadian Novelists ( 1972 ) to recognize an existing tendency to apply aspects of the Gothic novel to writing based in and around Southern Ontario . In an interview with Timothy Findley , Gibson commented that Findley 's novel The Last of the Crazy People shared similarities with the American Southern Gothic genre , to which Findley replied , '' ... sure , it 's Southern Gothic : Southern Ontario Gothic . '' Notable writers of this subgenre include Alice Munro , Margaret Atwood , Robertson Davies , Jane Urquhart , Marian Engel , James Reaney and Barbara Gowdy . Like the Southern Gothic of American writers such as William Faulkner , Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty , Southern Ontario Gothic analyzes and critiques social conditions such as race , gender , religion and politics , but in a Southern Ontario context . Southern Ontario Gothic is generally characterized by a stern realism set against the dour small-town Protestant morality stereotypical of the region , and often has underlying themes of moral hypocrisy . Actions and people that act against humanity , logic , and morality all are portrayed unfavourably , and one or more characters may be suffering from some form of mental illness . In a review of Alice Munro 's Dear Life for Quill & Quire , literary critic James Grainger writes that `` Violence , illness , and reputations ruined by a single indiscretion are accepted in Munro 's secretive , repressed communities as a kind of levelling mechanism , rough justice for those who dare to strive for something finer . '' The Gothic novel has traditionally examined the role of evil in the human soul , and has incorporated dark or horrific imagery to create the desired setting . Some ( but not all ) writers of Southern Ontario Gothic use supernatural or magic realist elements ; a few deviate from realism entirely , in the manner of the fantastical gothic novel . Virtually all dwell to a certain extent upon the grotesque . Notable works of the genre include Davies ' Deptford Trilogy , Findley 's Headhunter , Atwood 's Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin , and Munro 's Selected Stories . The genre has been criticised as having `` little or nothing to distinguish it from everyday , garden-variety type realism . ''",
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"text": "Ontario general election, 1959 The Ontario general election of 1959 was held on June 11 , 1959 , to elect the 98 members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ( Members of Provincial Parliament , or `` MPPs '' ) of the Province of Ontario , Canada . The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party , led by Leslie Frost , won a sixth consecutive term in office , and maintained its majority in the legislature , although it lost 12 of the 83 seats it had won in the previous election . The Ontario Liberal Party , led by John Wintermeyer , increased its caucus from 11 to 22 members , and continued in the role of official opposition . Liberal-Labour MPP Albert Wren was re-elected and continued to sit with the Liberal caucus . Wren died in 1961 and was succeeded in a by-election by Robert Gibson . The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ( CCF ) , led by Donald C. MacDonald , won two additional seats , for a total of five .",
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"text": "Ontario, New York Ontario is a town in the northwest corner of Wayne County , New York , United States . The population was 9,778 at the 2000 census , and 10,136 at the 2010 census . The town is named after the Great Lake on its northern border . The town has a hamlet ( and census-designated place ) , also called Ontario . Government offices for the town are located there .",
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"text": "Provinces and territories of Canada Canada 's geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub-national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America -- New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec ) -- were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada 's international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , and Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world 's second-largest country by area . The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act , 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act , 1867 ) , whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada . The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are divided between the federal government and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively . A change to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment , whereas a similar change affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government . In modern Canadian constitutional theory , the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions and each province has its own `` Crown '' represented by the lieutenant governor . The territories are not sovereign , but simply part of the federal realm , and have a commissioner who represents the federal government . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Holland Marsh The Holland Marsh is a wetland and agricultural area in Ontario , Canada , about 50 km north of Toronto . It lies entirely within the valley of the Holland River , stretching from the northern edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine near Schomberg to the river mouth at Cook 's Bay , Lake Simcoe . In its entirety it comprises about 21,000 acres ( 8,500 hectares ) , with two distinct divisions . Historically it has simply been referred to as `` the marsh '' . The first area to be drained and reclaimed for farming is a 7,200-acre ( 2,915-hectare ) municipally drained polder south-west of the town of Bradford proper , of which 40 % lies in King Township ( York Region ) and 60 % in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury ( Simcoe County ) . The other 13,800 acres ( 5,585 hectares ) lie north and east of Bradford , fringing Cook 's Bay in the townships of Innisfil and East Gwillimbury . Portions of this area have been privately reclaimed for farming , such as the Ravenshoe Road and Bradford Marsh areas , and portions are recreational or undisturbed wetland . In some cases , recreational boating , wetland and agricultural areas intersect .",
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"text": "Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands ( formerly known as Island of Hiawatha and also known as Menecing , meaning `` On the Island '' in the Ojibwa language ) are a chain of small islands in Lake Ontario , south of mainland Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario , the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre , and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour . The islands are home to parkland , the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , several yacht clubs , Centreville Amusement Park , and Hanlan 's Beach . The island community is considered to be the largest urban car-free community in North America , although some service vehicles are permitted . Access to the Islands is by ferry , including the City of Toronto ferries operating from Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at the foot of Bay Street , or by water taxis . The island is a popular recreation destination . Recreational bicyclists are accommodated on the ferries . There is a public bicycle sharing station operated by Bike Share Toronto at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and bicycles and quadracycles can be rented at Centre Island . Canoes , kayaks and paddle boats can also be rented on the island . A frisbee golf course exists on the island . The main beach is along the south shore and the beach on the west shore is clothing-optional . There is ample park land suitable for picnicking which is popular , several playgrounds , and several gardens .",
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"text": "County of Brant For the provincial electoral district known as `` Brant County '' , see Brant ( provincial electoral district ) . The County of Brant ( 2016 population 36,707 ) is a single-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario . Despite its name , it is no longer a county by definition , as all municipal services are handled by a single level of government . The county has service offices in Burford , Paris and St. George . It is a predominantly rural municipality in Southern Ontario . The largest population centre ( 2016 population , 12,310 ) is Paris . The County is bordered by the Region of Waterloo , the City of Hamilton , Haldimand County , Norfolk County , and Oxford County . The County abuts the provincially-mandated Greenbelt ( Golden Horseshoe ) . Although the city of Brantford appears geographically to be located in the County , it is a fully independent city with its own municipal government . The Brant census division , which includes Brantford and the Six Nations and New Credit reserves , along with the County of Brant , had a population of 134,808 in the 2016 census .",
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"text": "List of villages in Ontario A village is a sub-type of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario . A village can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality . Ontario has 11 villages that had a cumulative population of 13,558 and an average population of 1,233 in the 2011 Census . Ontario 's largest and smallest villages are Casselman and Thornloe with populations of 3,626 and 123 respectively .",
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"text": "Niagara Parkway The Niagara Parkway , formerly known as Niagara Boulevard and historically as the Niagara Road , is a scenic road in the province of Ontario that travels on the Canadian side of the Niagara River from the town of Fort Erie to Niagara-on-the-Lake . The portion north of Table Rock in Niagara Falls is designated as an Ontario Scenic Highway . The Niagara Boulevard was originally the section only from Fort Erie to Chippawa and the northern portion was referred to as the Niagara Parkway . The Niagara Parkway begins at Fort Erie in the south . It passes through several villages along the river before passing through the tourist district of Niagara Falls . North of the city it provides access to several attractions , including the Whirlpool Rapids , Butterfly Conservatory , and Brock 's Monument at Queenston Heights . The route ends at Fort George , southeast of the urban centre of Niagara-on-the-Lake . Construction on the modern Niagara Parkway began in 1908 ; it was completed from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario in 1931 as a scenic road with gardens and manicured lawns throughout its length . The parkway was referred to by Sir Winston Churchill , having been driven down it , as `` the prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world . ''",
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"text": "Erie people The Erie people ( also Erieehronon , Eriechronon , Riquéronon , Erielhonan , Eriez , Nation du Chat ) were a Native American people historically living on the south shore of Lake Erie . An Iroquoian group , they lived in what is now western New York , northwestern Pennsylvania , and northern Ohio before 1658 . They were destroyed in the mid-17th century by five years of prolonged warfare with the neighboring Iroquois , especially the Seneca , for helping the Huron in the Beaver Wars for control of the fur trade . '' Their villages were burned as a lesson to those who dare oppose the Iroquois , adding to their loss of life and likely forcing emigration . The Iroquoian confederacies were known for adopting others into their tribes , and true to form , the remaining defeated Erie are believed to have been absorbed by other Iroquoian tribes , particularly the Seneca , and possibly their kindred Susquehannocks with whom they shared the hunting grounds of the Allegheny Plateau and the Amerindian paths through the gaps of the Allegheny . Whatever their individual fates , the remnant tribes living among the Iroquois , gradually lost their independent identity . The names Erie and Eriez are shortened forms of Erielhonan , meaning `` long tail . '' The Erielhonan were also called the Chat ( `` Cat '' in French ) or `` Raccoon '' people , referring to that characteristic . It appears that the cat reference may be to depict a connection to the sacred Underwater Panther , who was believed to have lived in the Great Lakes . Like all the Iroquoian stock , they lived in multi-family long houses in villages enclosed in palisades , which often enclosed crops . They cultivated the `` Three Sisters '' : varieties of corn , beans , and squash , during the warm season . In winter , tribal members lived off the stored crops and animals taken in hunts .",
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"text": "King, Ontario King ( 2016 population 24,512 ) is a township in York Region north of Toronto , within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario , Canada . The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King . The Holland Marsh , considered to be Ontario 's `` vegetable basket '' , straddles King Township and Bradford West Gwillimbury . King is known for its horse and cattle farms . Though King is predominantly rural , most of its residents inhabit the communities of King City , Nobleton , and Schomberg .",
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"text": "Red Velvet (band) Red Velvet ( Hangul : 레드벨벳 ) is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment . The group debuted on August 1 , 2014 , with their digital single `` Happiness '' and with four members : Irene , Seulgi , Wendy and Joy . In March 2015 , fifth member Yeri was added to the group . Since their debut , Red Velvet has experienced notable success and recognition . Their first EP , Ice Cream Cake which was released in March 2015 , topped the Gaon Album Chart on the 12th week of 2015 and in September 2015 , the group 's first full-length album , The Red , also topped the Gaon Album Chart and the Billboard World Albums Chart . Red Velvet has received several music awards , including two awards for choreography ; Best Dance -- Female and Best Dance Performance -- Female Group , as well as three new artist awards and multiple popularity awards . Red Velvet members have also made television appearances ; Irene as a host of Music Bank , Yeri as a host of Show ! Music Core , and Joy on the fourth season of variety show We Got Married .",
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"text": "Gingerbeer (web community) Gingerbeer is a London-based virtual community for lesbian and bisexual women . The name `` Gingerbeer '' ( Cockney rhyming slang for `` queer '' ) refers to both the web site , and to the community which it supports . It is maintained and moderated entirely by a team of volunteers . Gingerbeer was initially launched on January 1 , 2000 , and has undergone two subsequent relaunches , firstly on June 25 , 2001 , and later on November 11 , 2005 , following a major redesign . Gingerbeer became an official not-for-profit organisation in March 2004 , when it was registered as a limited company by guarantee . The site 's main feature is a highly active messageboards forum , with over 2,000 registered members in May 2007 . In the eighteen months to the end of May 2007 , they had logged over 335,000 posts in over 5000 topics or discussion threads . One of the distinctive features of the messageboards is that they support an active calendar of social , cultural and sporting events across the UK , so that Gingerbeer exists as both a web community and a real life community . Besides the messageboards , Gingerbeer offers listings of bars , clubs and community events , reviews , and a London guide . Gingerbeer has been recommended as a useful resource for lesbians by some travel guides .",
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"text": "Raji's Raji 's was a rock and roll nightclub in central Hollywood , open in the 1980s and early 1990s . It was located in the Hastings Hotel building , 6162 Hollywood Blvd. . The space had previously been occupied by a Greek restaurant called The King 's Palace . It was one of the great sweaty , smoke-filled ` dives ' of rock . It featured performances by iconic bands such as Green Day , Guns N ' Roses , Redd Kross , Hole , Jane 's Addiction , Arab and The Suburban Turbans , The Untold Fables , Dream Syndicate , The Lonesome Strangers , Snake Farm , The Billy Bremner Band , The Little Kings , The Shades , Tex & the Horseheads , Lock-Up , Mary 's Danish , The Miracle Workers , Social Distortion , The Electric Ferrets , the Mentors , GG Allin , The Nymphs , and Los Lobos , as well as out-of-town acts like Nirvana ( as seen on the cover of Nirvana 's 7 '' single , `` Sliver '' ) , Pink Fairies , Pussy Galore , Mod Fun and Kyuss . Top-draw local acts like Thelonious Monster , The Muffs , the Red Aunts , The Lazy Cowgirls , Beck , Trash Can School , Pigmy Love Circus , Oiler , Kryptonite Nixon , Butt Trumpet , Kill Buddha , the Sacred Hearts , the Creamers , The Humpers , and many other underground music bands found enthusiastic crowds as well . The club was also a hot spot for musicians , who would often come to watch bands and have drinks . Notable customers included Jonathan Richman , members of R.E.M. , Top Jimmy , Gil T , and Carlos Guitarlos ( of Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs ) , Billy Bremner of Rockpile , Nino Del Pesco ( The Lonesome Strangers ) , Viki Peterson ( of The Bangles ) , Texacala Jones or Mike Martt ( of Tex & the Horseheads ) , Bernie Bernstein ( The Little Kings ) , Flea ( of Red Hot Chili Peppers ) , Pope , Beck , Mike Savage ( of Pigmy Love Circus ) , Texas Terri , and more with an inside few often invited to stay after hours to party with the infamous Danny `` Dobbs '' Wilson , founder and booker of the club , and his regular cast of characters which included Bernie the doorman , Autumn the bartender , floor security Clint , Tony T , Dirty Ed , The Pope and sound man Brian `` Up-stein '' Green . One could see the likes of Dwarves , Spoon , Fishbone , My Other Side , Meat Puppets , Backbiter , Suplex Slam , The Red Devils/Blue Shadows , DC-3 , Rage Against the Machine , Dumpster , Dead , White , and Blue , White Zombie , Haunted Garage , Pennywise , Green Day , The Reverend Horton Heat , Top Jimmy , X , The Muffs , Wetherbell , Texorcist , Circle One , The Gears , The D.I. 's , Adolescents , Dogstar , The Uninvited , The Superkools , Claw Hammer , Two Free Stooges , The Flesh Eaters , Continental Drifters , Kyuss , Buglamp , Cake , Two Bass Hit , The Marigolds , The Jack Brewer Band , The Melodiacs , and The Skulls , among countless others . The venue sustained a lightning bolt gash near the bar due to the Northridge earthquake . The club continued to operate for three months after it was red tagged . A fire marshall shut the venue down for good and Larry Mann moved his operations to Hell 's Gate in the then , dangerous Yucca corridor . The building was demolished is now a parking lot for the MTA . The Ski Room , a bar located at 5851 Sunset Blvd. , a few blocks away from the club 's former location , was renamed Raji 's and run by the same family that ran the club in its last two years , until 2004 , when it closed due to the gentrification of central Hollywood . It 's now called The Bar . Danny `` Dobbs '' Wilson died in 2010 .",
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"text": "Velvet Crush Velvet Crush is an American power pop band from Providence , Rhode Island , United States , that achieved prominence in indie-rock circles in the early - and mid-1990s . The band broke up in 1996 but re-formed in 1998 and have continued to record , releasing their most recent album in 2004 . Vocalist/bassist Paul Chastain and drummer Ric Menck are the band 's core members , having previously worked together as Choo Choo Train , Bag-O-Shells , and The Springfields , and they share singing and songwriting duties . Guitarist Jeffrey Borchardt ( of Honeybunch ) played on the band 's first three albums , In the Presence of Greatness , Teenage Symphonies to God , and Heavy Changes . In the Presence of Greatness was produced by Matthew Sweet , while the second and third albums were produced by Mitch Easter .",
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"text": "Virgil Johnson (singer) Virgil Lewis Johnson ( December 29 , 1935 February 24 , 2013 ) was an African American deejay , formerly at radio station KDAV in Lubbock . He was the lead singer of The Velvets , a 1950s and 1960s vocal quintet from Odessa , also in West Texas . They are best remembered for their 1961 hit `` Tonight ( Could Be the Night ) '' , which peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard pop charts . The song refers to a young woman waiting to fall in love or perhaps for her intended to propose marriage and present her with a ring of commitment . The Velvets can be heard chanting `` doo-wop '' as a refrain in a song . Doo wop is considered to have originated in 1955 with The Turbans ' `` When You Dance '' . However , the Velvets were a special type of doo-wop group because their sound was highly polished , and the backing usually included stringed instruments . KDAV calls itself the Buddy Holly Station , and Johnson during his tenure there was known as `` V.J. the D.J. '' Prior to his retirement from KDAV , Johnson broadcast on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. KDAV is heard through the Internet . The station plays primarily rock and roll songs from the 1950s , the 1960s , and -- recently -- the first half of the 1970s .",
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"text": "Legs Diamond (band) Legs Diamond is an American rock band that has often been called `` The American Deep Purple '' . They formed in Los Angeles , California starting with Michael `` Diamond '' Gargano ( bass ) and Jeff Poole ( drums ) . The group released their self-titled debut album for Mercury Records in 1977 . The original band broke up in 1980 after three popular albums , but reformed in 1984 after their original albums had begun to acquire a cult following . The new lineup released several more albums and continued to perform throughout the 1990s and 2000s . In 2005 , original frontman Rick Sanford was replaced by ex-Montrose and Wild Horses vocalist John Levesque , and the band released their latest album , `` Diamonds Are Forever '' , in 2006 . Original members include Roger Romeo ( guitar ) , Michael Prince ( keyboards/rhythm guitar ) , and Jeff Poole ( percussion ) . The band still does the occasional gig in the Los Angeles area and at least once a year in San Antonio , TX where they are still hugely popular , the result of being a favorite of influential disc jockey Joe `` the Godfather '' Anthony ( 1940-1992 ) . Keyboardist Michael Prince is active in studio recording , in Los Angeles , working with some better known R+B and Pop Acts , including Beyoncé , Chris Brown , Usher , Los Lobos and Michael Jackson . Guitarist Roger Romeo is also currently working in a new band called the Funkin Maniacs . Power drummer Jon Hyde ( Detective ) and NS Stick and bassist Gary Jibilian round out the trio . They are recording a new CD slated for release early 2012 . As of 2011 , the band was working on their 12th CD due to be available within the year .",
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"text": "Lexington Queen Lexington Queen was a nightclub in Roppongi , Tokyo . The current name of the establishment was changed to The ` New Lex Edo ' , but it was often simply referred to by ` Lex ' . Located underground near Roppongi Crossing , the club is a well-known and favourite hangout for models and celebrities on the rise . Opened in 1980 , it is reputed to be a popular club amongst visiting celebrities , with past patrons including Gwen Stefani , Elton John , and Jude Law . Despite its popularity , `` Lex '' was shut down between 2006 and 2007 . There were many rumors that the Yakuza were behind Lex 's closing , although upon its 2007 re-opening and subsequent name change , it was evident the club had shut for remodeling . There is a passing reference to the Lexington Queen in the song `` Bought for a Song '' by American music group Fountains of Wayne and also in Kiss 's 2015 single `` Samurai Son '' The Big Audio Dynamite song `` Sony '' cites the club . It is also directly referenced in the Ryuichi Sakamoto song `` Lexington Queen outside '' from his 1980 single `` War Head/Lexington Queen '' . In 2015 , the club moved to a new location a few streets away and changed its name to `` LEX TOKYO RED CARPET ( NEW LEX ) '' .",
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"text": "Human Radio Human Radio is an American rock band originally from Memphis , Tennessee . The group was formed in late 1988 by lead singer Ross Rice , and in 1990 they released a self-titled LP on Columbia Records . The single `` Me and Elvis '' was a hit in the US , reaching # 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . The band did a club tour of the U.S. , plus a residency in New England , before closing with a SRO show at The Lone Star Roadhouse in NYC . When the subsequent release of the second single was cancelled , the departure of the band from Columbia was inevitable . After moving to Nashville , the group broke with Columbia and recorded demos while searching for a new label . After two more years of touring -- mostly in the Southeast US -- with an unreleased second record , the band called it quits in 1992 . To honor their Memphis roots and fans , Human Radio played a farewell show at The South End in Memphis , the bar where they got their start . Rice went on to record a solo album called Umpteen in 1997 . Steve Arnold later went on to tour as bass guitarist with Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt on their `` Double Trouble '' tour . More recently , the group 's Facebook page indicated that they had been `` in a room trying to find brand new music together . '' An October 4th , 2013 entry read , in part : `` Good week in Nashville with Human Radio , getting solid with what we have already , finding some new things in combustion mode . Moving slowly towards an inevitable future . '' On May 9th , 2015 the band played a well-received reunion gig at The Basement in Nashville . A successful Indiegogo campaign later in 2015 resulted in the independent production of Samsara ( Human Radio Records , 2016 ) with all new material written and performed by all original members of the band .",
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"text": "AUDELCO AUDELCO , the Audience Development Committee , Inc. , was established in 1973 by the late Vivian Robinson to honor excellence in New York City African American Theatre through presentation of Vivan Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards ( a.k.a. Viv awards ) . The awards were created to promote `` recognition , understanding and awareness of the arts in the African-American community '' . The AUDELCO Viv awards recognize the following , whether Broadway or off-Broadway : Productions by Black companies Shows written or directed by Blacks Black actors in shows AUDELCO has an office in Central Harlem , New York City The President is Grace Jones and the board of directors consistsof : A.Curtis Farrow ; Ralph Carter , Toni Peterson , Jacqueline Feffries ; Linda Armstrong ; Honorable Donna M. Mills ; Fred R.Powell ; Mary Seymour ; Dale Richardo Shields ; Terrence Spivey ; Ronald Stone Esq and Mary B. Davis Chair Emeritus . The organization has thousands of members , a newsletter , and a black theater collection of books , photos , slides and scripts as well as an extensive clipping file on black theater companies and productions . The AUDELCO awards are limited to productions mounted by professional , not-for-profit theater organizations which have been in existence for at least two years and have had a minimum of 500 hours of rehearsal , performance , or training . Additionally , productions have to have been performed over 12 times between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the next . Workshop productions and works-in-progress are not eligible . The AUDELCO Viv awards allow celebrities and everyday people to get to share their love of theater and their appreciation for the incredible performances , scripts , direction , costumes and sets that have been presented during the last theater season . Michael O'Hare was the first white actor to win this award presented by the black theater community of New York for his performance in the play `` Shades of Brown '' which examined the effects of apartheid in South Africa . ( Former AUDELOC awardees included , Kerry Washington ( AUDELCO 's first Rising star ) ; Samuel L. Jackson ; Phylicia Rashad ; Debbie Allen ; Denzel Washington , Barbara Montgomery , Sanaa Lathan and others ) .",
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"text": "The Red Chord The Red Chord is an American band from Revere , Massachusetts , formed in 1999 . The group comprises vocalist Guy Kozowyk , guitarist/vocalist Mike `` Gunface '' McKenzie , bassist Greg Weeks and drummer Michael Justian . The band gained a fanbase with its 2002 debut album Fused Together in Revolving Doors . The second album , Clients , was released in 2005 and sold over 50,000 copies in the U.S. . They released their third album , Prey for Eyes in 2007 , which sold in between 4,000 and 5,000 copies and debuted at No. 198 on the Billboard 200 chart . Their latest album , 2009 's Fed Through the Teeth Machine , debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200 chart . The Red Chord has released four studio albums , having toured in North America , Europe , and Japan .",
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"text": "Rock City Club Rock City Club was created by Jack Wishna , Ofek Hayon , Brian Silver , music promoter Don Kirshner , and Michael Jackson The management team , partners , and investors attracted to the business include Internet entrepreneurs and music industry executives . One of the original creators of MTV and co-founder of Internet service provider NetZero are listed among the company 's board . It was described by the company as `` the music industry 's first Social Music Network '' . Some of the biggest music producers in the world , with 162 Grammy Awards to their names , participate in Rock City Club . The Rockcityclub.com `` Producers ' Circle '' includes Phil Ramone and Ron Dante and the people behind acts such as Lady Gaga , Madonna , Jay-Z , Michael Jackson , and Amy Winehouse . In 2012 , Rock City Club partnered with Slacker online music service to create what it described as the world 's first internet music channel devoted exclusively to giving undiscovered artists and bands the chance to have their music heard by millions of potential fans . The channel was headed by Ron Dante and includes the production expertise of people like Phil Ramone , Kerry Gordy ( son of Motown legend Berry Gordy ) , and Lamont Dozier .",
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"text": "Red Velvet (film) Red Velvet is a 2008 American independent horror film directed by Bruce Dickson and written by Anthony Burns and Joe Moe . The film stars Henry Thomas and Kelli Garner and is the final film of Forrest J Ackerman .",
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"text": "Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera Elmer Gantry 's Velvet Opera , at various times also known as `` Velvet Opera '' , was a British rock band active in the late 1960s . Members of the band would later become members of The Strawbs , Hudson Ford and Stretch .",
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"text": "Röda bönor Röda bönor ( A Swedish pun meaning both `` red beans '' and `` red chicks '' ) was a feminist progg band formed in Lund in the mid 1970s . Röda bönor was one of the progg movement 's first real girl bands . The lyrics and music were written mainly by the band members . Their most famous song is Oh , Carol . Others include Diskoteksjakt ( `` Disco-hunt '' ) , Sången om sexualmyterna ( `` The song of the sexual myths '' ) , Det ska bli slut på rumban ( `` It 's the end of the rumba '' ) and Nu har vi tröttnat ( `` We have now become tired '' ) . They are also known for their interpretation of the Italian work song La lega . Members of the band included Charlotte Adlercreutz-Carlsson , Mona Eklund , Marianne Giselsson , Annbritt Kronlund , Kjerstin Norén , Gunilla Szemenkár , Eva Vahlne , Eva Westerberg and Kaya Ålander . Norén and Vahlne left the group after their first album . Norén and Ålander have also released solo albums . Röda bönor have recently reunited for occasional performances .",
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"text": "Black Velvet (whisky) Black Velvet Whisky is a Canadian whisky brand owned by Constellation Brands . It has a smooth taste and is known for its black labeling . Black Velvet was produced at Schenley Industries in Valleyfield , Quebec , Canada . Schenley 's Black Velvet DeLuxe was the only liquor available to submarine officers at Midway in World War II , where it was held in low regard and known as `` Schenley 's Black Death . '' Original owner Heublein was sold to Grand Metropolitan in 1987 . Grand Metropolitan and Guinness merged in 1997 to form Diageo . The distillery was sold by Diageo to Canandaigua Brands in 1999 . Originally called `` Black Label '' , the name was changed to `` Black Velvet '' at the suggestion , in the late 1940s , by the Master Distiller Jack Napier because he thought it had a velvety taste and smoothness . Black Velvet produces three expressions which are primarily sold on the export market to the United States : Black Velvet and Black Velvet Reserve , which is an older-aged product ( aged eight years ) , and Black Velvet Toasted Caramel ( introduced in 2012 ) . This brand is ranked number two in Canadian Whisky market share behind number one , Crown Royal . The first Black Velvet Lady , Patricia Victoria Miller , was introduced to the world in 1969 as an advertisement tool for Black Velvet . Since that time , such famous names as Christie Brinkley , Cybill Shepherd , Kim Alexis , Cheryl Tiegs , Micah Wylde , and Kelly Emberg have all been Black Velvet Ladies . In addition , actors Telly Savalas , Larry Hagman and George Burns as well as country singer Tanya Tucker have also appeared in the ads . The current Black Velvet Lady is Tami Donaldson , born and raised in Hollywood , Florida .",
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"text": "Add the Blonde Add the Blonde is the debut studio album by Polish singer Margaret . It was released on 26 August 2014 , only in Poland . The album was influenced by music genres such as retro-disco and ska . Margaret also cited Madonna 's work as an influence for the album . While creating the album , Margaret worked with , among others , Swedish producers Joakim Buddee and Martin Eriksson and an English producer Ant Whiting , who previously worked with Pixie Lott , M.I.A. , Ella Eyre and John Newman . The album consists of fourteen English-language tracks , including all songs from the All I Need EP and eight new songs . `` Wasted '' , `` Start a Fire '' and `` Heartbeat '' were released as singles . Add the Blonde reached number eight on the Polish Albums Chart , and was certified platinum in Poland by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry ( ZPAV ) . In 2016 , the album was re-released . The reissue includes the singles `` Cool Me Down '' ( plus its three remixes ) and `` Elephant '' , as well as a song titled `` Smak radości '' recorded by Margaret in 2015 for Coca-Cola commercial . The reissue was officially released on 2 December 2016 , however it was available for purchase since 19 September exclusively in Biedronka markets .",
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"text": "Velvet (disambiguation) Velvet is a particular kind of soft fabric . Velvet may also refer to :",
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"text": "Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin Silencio = Muerte : Red Hot + Latin , The tenth entry in the Red Hot Benefit Series of compilation albums , takes a post-modern look at the contemporary rock en Español scene . This compilation features music from Spanish , Pan-American , as well non-Latin/Anglo-American acts that have either transformed the sounds and images of Latin music or have been influenced by the same . As with other entries in the series , this project tailors its AIDS-awareness message to a specific target . Here , the focus is on the rapidly expanding epidemic of AIDS in Latin America . Upon its release in 1997 , Silencio = Muerte peaked at # 14 and # 48 on Billboard '' 's Latin pop and Top Latin Albums , respectively . The album was re-issued by Nacional Records in 2006 as Red Hot + Latin Redux '' , including new bonus tracks .",
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"text": "Red and Black Attack Red And Black Attack was the second release from the Hollywood-based rock band The Icarus Line . The EP was recorded and released very quickly after their debut 7-inch , Highlypuncturingnoisetestingyourabilitytohate on Hellcat Records . The EP was released on New American Dream . This was the band 's first release to appear on CD , as well as New American Dream 's debut release . The vinyl version was pressed by Slowgun Records on clear `` wine '' colored vinyl 7-inches . New American Dream also released the band 's split 7-inch picture disc with Ink & Dagger , and had actually originally signed Ink & Dagger to release their third , and final album on the label . However , after a car crash involving the label 's owner and members of Ink & Dagger , who were on their way to visit The Icarus Line during a rehearsal , the label soon fell apart . The resulting fiasco was the prime reason The Icarus Line did n't record their debut album in 1999 , as originally intended , and ended up signing instead with Crank ! Records . Coincidentally , Ink & Dagger , who had also signed to the label for the release of their third and last album , ended up having Buddyhead release it instead . Other bands on the short-lived label included Discount ( band ) and Kind Of Like Spitting . The label 's folding , resulted in this release being out of print for many years , and a highly sought after collectable . The EP was named as a reference to the band 's visual style , which involved dressing in black with red neckties . This look was abandoned years later , after a number of other bands had started dressing similarly . Some of these bands went on to much greater mainstream success . So , as not to look like the `` copycats '' themselves , this attire was then `` retired '' by The Icarus Line . This release also coincided with yet another of the band 's recurring problems of finding a suitable , and permanent drummer . This is why there is no drummer pictured on the cover of this release , something which confused people for quite some time . At the time of the EP 's release , John Guerra ( F-Minus , Black Fag ) was filling the position . Soon after , the band recruited their fourth drummer , Mike Felix ( Toys That Kill , Ex-Fork ) . As an homage to their former band 's drummer , Tim Childs , The Icarus Line included snippets he had recorded while playing drums at home , very briefly before his death . These were the last known recordings of Tim playing drums . The song `` Separate The Sounds '' , was also quite obviously written about Tim , and his abrupt passing . These home recordings were spliced together during mastering by Blag Dahlia , the singer of The Dwarves .",
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"text": "Red Leaf Records Red Leaf Records was founded in January 1965 by independent Canadian record producers Duff Roman and Danny Mostoway ( Roman Records ) , Art Snider and David Pears ( Chateau , Canatal , ACT ) and Stan Klees ( Tamarac , Bigland ) , . Believing that radio stations , record dealers and consumers had become confused by the profusion of small labels whose releases were far and few between and scantily promoted and advertised , Red Leaf 's founders retired their own labels to join forces in a national super-independent Each unit operated independent of each other , but capitalized on the identity of a larger , cohesive organization . The next year ( 1966 ) the label won the Juno Gold Leaf award for `` Canadian Content Company '' . Beginning in early 1965 , Red Leaf released records by a wide array of artists , including rock and pop acts like The Paupers David Clayton Thomas and Bobby Vann from Toronto , The Characters from Ottawa and The British Modbeats from St. Catharines . Other releases featured soul singers Shirley Matthews and Jay Jackson , girl groups like The Allan Sisters and The Charmaines , the country duo The Rainvilles , novelty records by The Teenyboppers and radio jock Dave Mickey , and even a Christmas 45 . The label released two LP 's and about three dozen singles before dissolving in the late 1960s .",
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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": "In Secret In Secret , previously titled Thérèse , is a 2013 American erotic thriller film written and directed by Charlie Stratton . Based on Émile Zola 's 1867 classic novel Thérèse Raquin , the film stars Elizabeth Olsen , Tom Felton , Oscar Isaac and Jessica Lange . It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . The film received a regional release on February 21 , 2014 .",
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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": "The Secret Face The Secret Face ( Gizli Yüz ) is a 1991 Turkish drama film written and directed by Ömer Kavur . It was screened in competition at the 48th Venice International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Family Secrets (TV series) Family Secrets is a television documentary series which premiered in February 2003 , created and produced by Maureen Judge . The 30 minute episodes featured raw , compelling and honest accounts of the impact of secrets on families and their lives . The show used a mix of fly-on-the-wall style observational scenes , informal interviews , home movies , and other material . Each episode features a different family , taking viewers on an intensely personal , humorously nervous and emotionally moving journey into the private world of family relationships .",
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"text": "Ben Hecht Ben Hecht -LSB- ˈhɛkt -RSB- ( February 28 , 1894 -- April 18 , 1964 ) was an American screenwriter , director , producer , playwright , journalist and novelist . A journalist in his youth , he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America . He received screen credits , alone or in collaboration , for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films . At the age of 16 , Hecht ran away to Chicago , where in his own words he `` haunted streets , whorehouses , police stations , courtrooms , theater stages , jails , saloons , slums , madhouses , fires , murders , riots , banquet halls , and bookshops '' . In the 1910s and early 1920s , Hecht became a noted journalist , foreign correspondent , and literary figure . In the 1920s , his co-authored , reporter-themed play , The Front Page , became a Broadway hit . The Dictionary of Literary Biography - American Screenwriters calls him `` one of the most successful screenwriters in the history of motion pictures . '' Hecht received the first Academy Award for Original Screenplay , for Underworld ( 1927 ) . Many of the screenplays he worked on are now considered classics . He also provided story ideas for such films as Stagecoach ( 1939 ) . Film historian Richard Corliss called him `` the Hollywood screenwriter '' , someone who `` personified Hollywood itself . '' In 1940 , he wrote , produced , and directed , Angels Over Broadway , which was nominated for Best Screenplay . In total , six of his movie screenplays were nominated for Academy Awards , with two winning . He became an active Zionist shortly before the Holocaust began in Germany , and wrote articles and plays about the plight of European Jews , such as , We Will Never Die in 1943 and A Flag is Born in 1946 . Of his seventy to ninety screenplays , he wrote many anonymously to avoid the British boycott of his work in the late 1940s and early 1950s . The boycott was a response to Hecht 's active support of paramilitary action against British forces in Palestine and sabotaging British property there ( see below ) , during which time a supply ship to Palestine was named the S. S. Ben Hecht . According to his autobiography , he never spent more than eight weeks on a script . In 1983 , 19 years after his death , Ben Hecht was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame .",
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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": "El secreto El secreto is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa for Telesistema Mexicano in 1963 .",
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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": "Una Jaula no tiene secretos Una Jaula no tiene secretos ( A cage has no secrets ) is a 1962 Spanish - Argentine comedy film directed by Agustín Navarro . The script was written by Raúl Gurruchaga The movie premiered on October 3 , 1962 . The movie won the original screenplay award of the year . The plot revolves around the breakdown of a building 's elevator , trapping its passengers . The breakdown occurs just before midnight on the last day of the year . The elevator operator is Alberto Olmedo , who still had some hair at the time . The light comedy includes various gags and humorous situations . The film was one of the last in which Carlos Gandolfo appeared as an actor . After being diagnosed with throat cancer , he turned to directing and teaching .",
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"text": "Substitution splice The substitution splice is a cinematic special effect in which film makers achieve an appearance , disappearance , or transformation using a cut . It is sometimes also called the stop trick or the stop motion substitution , although the effect is achieved through film editing rather than by literally stopping the camera . The pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès claimed to have accidentally developed substitution splicing while filming street traffic at the Place de l'Opéra in Paris . According to his story , his camera jammed and stopped ; by the time he had solved the difficulty , the traffic had moved on . When the film was screened , a man appeared to change into a woman , and an omnibus seemed to turn into a hearse . No evidence has emerged to support this story , which was probably entirely invented by Méliès . According to the film scholar Jacques Deslandes , it is more likely that Méliès discovered the substitution splice by carefully examining a print of the Edison Manufacturing Company 's 1895 film The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots , in which a primitive version of the trick appears . In any case , the substitution splice was both the first special effect Méliès perfected , and the most important in his body of work . For some time , film theorists mistakenly believed that the camera was actually stopped for the effect , and then restarted ( hence the occasionally used term `` stop trick '' ) . However , later film historians such as Richard Abel and Elizabeth Ezra established that the effect was the result of Méliès 's careful frame matching during the editing process , creating a seamless match cut out of two separately staged shots . Indeed , Méliès often used substitution splicing not as an obvious special effect , but as an inconspicuous editing technique , matching and combining short takes into one apparently seamless longer shot . Substitution splicing could become even more seamless when the film was colored by hand , as many of Méliès 's films were ; the addition of painted color acts as a sleight of hand technique allowing the cuts to pass by unnoticed . The substitution splice was the most popular cinematic special effect in early film fantasies , especially those that evolved from the stage tradition of the féerie . Segundo de Chomón is among the other filmmakers who used substitution splicing to create elaborate fantasy effects . D.W. Griffith 's 1909 film The Curtain Pole , starring Mack Sennett , used substitution splices for comedic effect . The transformations made possible by the substitution splice were so central to early fantasy films that , in France , such films were often described simply as scènes à transformation . This technique is different from the stop motion technique , in which the entire shot is created frame by frame .",
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"text": "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": "Secret Communications Secret Communications was a radio broadcasting company formed by the April 1994 merger of Booth American Company and Broadcast Alchemy . The firm was headed by venture capitalist and WEBN 's 1st ever DJ/PD Frank Wood Jr. a.k.a. Michael Bo Xanadu , it was Frank who christened the name `` Secret '' was created as a joke , and was acquired by SFX Broadcasting , and , eventually , Clear Channel after its purchase of Capstar/AMFM .",
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"text": "Bookwriter The bookwriter is the member of a musical 's writing team who creates the book -- the musical 's plot , character development , and dramatic structure . Essentially , the bookwriter is the playwright of the musical . He or she works very closely in collaboration with the lyricist and composer to create an integrated piece of drama . There is a common misconception that the bookwriter merely writes the dialogue ; though the book does include the musical 's spoken text , it is much more than that , defining and organizing the dramatic action of the entire piece , including action that is musicalized by the songwriter ( s ) . Even `` sung-through , '' `` operatic , '' or `` through-composed '' musicals , where there is little , if any , spoken text , require as much contribution from a bookwriter as do musicals with extensive dialogue scenes . The bookwriter is often also the musical 's lyricist , composer , or director . Category : Occupations in music",
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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": "César Award for Best Original Screenplay The César Award for Best Original Screenplay ( César du meilleur scénario original ) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma . It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985 , and then awarded again in 2006 , when the original category ( César Award for Best Writing ) was split into two awards , the other being César Award for Best Adaptation .",
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"text": "Reds (film) Reds is a 1981 American epic drama film co-written , produced and directed by Warren Beatty . The picture centers on the life and career of John Reed , the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World . Beatty stars in the lead role alongside Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill . The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann , Jerzy Kosinski , Paul Sorvino , Maureen Stapleton , Gene Hackman , Ramon Bieri , Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh . The film also features , as `` witnesses , '' interviews with the 98-year-old radical educator and peace activist Scott Nearing , author Dorothy Frooks , reporter and author George Seldes , civil liberties advocate Roger Baldwin , and the American writer Henry Miller , among others . Beatty was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director and the film was nominated for Best Picture , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty , Keaton , Nicholson and Stapleton were nominated for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . Stapleton was the only one of the four to win . Beatty was also nominated , along with co-writer Trevor Griffiths , for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty became the third person to be nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actor , Director and Original Screenplay for a film nominated for Best Picture . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten `` classic '' American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . Reds was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the epic genre .",
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"text": "Samuel Hoffenstein Samuel `` Sam '' Hoffenstein ( October 8 , 1890 - October 6 , 1947 ) was a screenwriter and a musical composer . Born in Russia , he emigrated to the United States and began a career in New York City as a newspaper writer and in the entertainment business . In 1931 he moved to Los Angeles , where he lived for the rest of his life and where he wrote the scripts for over thirty movies . These movies included Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( 1931 ) , The Miracle Man ( 1932 ) , Phantom of the Opera ( 1943 ) , The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) , Tales of Manhattan ( 1942 ) , Flesh and Fantasy ( 1943 ) , Laura ( 1944 ) , and Ernst Lubitsch 's Cluny Brown ( 1946 ) . In addition , Hoffenstein , along with Cole Porter and Kenneth Webb , helped compose the musical score for Gay Divorce ( 1933 ) , the stage musical that became the film The Gay Divorcee ( 1934 ) . He died in Los Angeles , California . A book of his verse , Pencil in the Air , was published three days after his death to critical acclaim . Another book of his work was published in 1928 , titled Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing . The book contained some of his work that had been formerly published in the New York World , the New York Tribune , Vanity Fair , the D. A. C. News , and Snappy Stories .",
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"text": "Philip Morris Playhouse Philip Morris Playhouse is a 30-minute old-time radio dramatic anthology series . The program '' -LSB- g -RSB- enerally ... featured straight and crime drama , '' radio historian John Dunning wrote . He noted that one of the directors was William Spier , who `` had directed Suspense in its salad days and brought to The Philip Morris Playhouse the same slick production '' that was used in Suspense . Philip Morris Playhouse was broadcast on CBS June 30 , 1939 -- February 18 , 1944 , then returned to the air ( again on CBS ) November 5 , 1948 -- July 29 , 1949 . The 1948 edition replaced a giveaway show , Everybody Wins . Its third and final incarnation on radio was a bit more complicated , as explained on The Digital Deli Too website : The emerging popularity of between three and five other popular playhouse formats of the early 1950s persuaded Philip Morris to resurrect its Philip Morris Playhouse a third time as Phillip Morris Playhouse On Broadway , beginning with its initial CBS run on March 15 , 1951 . Emphasizing Broadway productions , the subsequent series ran over CBS for twenty-six installments , only to jump to NBC on September 11 , 1951 . The series ran on NBC for the remainder of 1951 , jumping back to CBS on January 13 , 1952 . CBS aired the remainder of the canon through September 2 , 1953 . In 1951 , a trade publication reported that the program 's annual budget was $ 1 million .",
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"text": "Israel's Secret Wars Israel 's Secret Wars : A History of Israel 's Intelligence Services ( also known as Israel 's Secret Wars : The Untold History of Israeli Intelligence ) is a 1991 book written by Ian Black and Benny Morris about the history of the Israeli intelligence services from the period of the Yishuv to the end of the 1980s . It was updated in 1994 to include the Gulf War period . It explores the role of secret intelligence and covert activities in the Zionist movement before independence and explore the operational and political histories all three major Israeli intelligence agencies Aman ( military intelligence ) , Mossad ( foreign intelligence and covert operations ) and Shin Bet ( internal security ) . John C. Campbell , writing in Foreign Affairs , the journal of the Council on Foreign Relations , said that the book `` can not be the definitive history , but it comes as close as we are likely to get and is especially good in showing how critical to , and closely interwoven with , the fate of the nation these agencies have been . ''",
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"text": "The Seventh Secret The Seventh Secret is a 1986 novel by Irving Wallace using an alternate history of Adolf Hitler having survived World War II .",
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"text": "George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush ( born June 12 , 1924 ) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 . A member of the Republican Party , he was previously a congressman , ambassador , and Director of Central Intelligence . He is the oldest living former President and Vice President . Since 2000 , Bush has often been referred to as `` George H. W. Bush '' , `` Bush 41 '' , `` Bush the Elder '' , or `` George Bush Senior '' to distinguish him from his eldest son , George W. Bush , who became the 43rd President of the United States after the 2000 election . Bush was born in Milton , Massachusetts , to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush . Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 , Bush postponed his university studies , enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday , and became the youngest aviator in the U.S. Navy at the time . He served until the end of the war , then attended Yale University . Graduating in 1948 , he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business , becoming a millionaire by the age of 40 . Bush became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company , and he won election to the House of Representatives in 1966 . In 1971 , President Richard Nixon appointed Bush as Ambassador to the United Nations , and in 1973 , Bush became the Chairman of the Republican National Committee . The following year , President Gerald Ford appointed Bush as the ambassador to the People 's Republic of China , and later reassigned Bush to the position of Director of Central Intelligence . Bush ran for president in 1980 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Ronald Reagan . Reagan chose Bush as his running mate , and Bush became vice president after the Reagan -- Bush ticket won the 1980 election . During his eight-year tenure as vice president , Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting the `` War on Drugs '' . In 1988 , Bush ran a successful campaign to succeed Reagan as President , defeating Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis . Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency : military operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf ; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 , and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later . Though the agreement was not ratified until after he left office , Bush also signed the North American Free Trade Agreement , which created a trade bloc consisting of the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Domestically , Bush reneged on a 1988 campaign promise and , after a struggle with Congress , signed an increase in taxes that Congress had passed . In the wake of a weak recovery from an economic recession , along with continuing budget deficits and the diminution of foreign politics as a major issue in a post-Cold War political climate , he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton . Bush left office in 1993 . His presidential library was dedicated in 1997 , and he has been active -- often alongside Bill Clinton -- in various humanitarian activities . With George W. Bush 's victory in the 2000 presidential election , Bush and his son became the second father-son combination to serve as president , following John Adams and John Quincy Adams . Another member of the Bush family , Bush 's second son Jeb Bush , served as the 43rd Governor of Florida ( 1999 -- 2007 ) and sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 .",
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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": "United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election . It was held on Tuesday , November 3 , 1992 . There were three major candidates : Incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush , Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton , and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot . Bush had alienated much of his conservative base by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge against raising taxes . The economy was in recession and Bush 's perceived greatest strength , foreign policy , was regarded as much less important following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the relatively peaceful climate in the Middle East after the defeat of Iraq in the Gulf War . Clinton won a plurality in the popular vote , and a wide Electoral College margin . The election was a significant realigning election after three consecutive Republican landslides . Northeastern , Upper Midwest , and West Coast states which had previously been competitive began voting reliably Democratic . As of 2016 , this is the most recent election in which an incumbent president was unseated , the previous one having been the 1980 election in which Ronald Reagan unseated then-incumbent Jimmy Carter . Perot 's campaign took 18.9 % of the vote , finishing second in Maine and Utah . This was noted for being the highest vote share of a third-party candidate since 1912 , though he did not obtain any electoral votes . As of 2017 , this is the last time Georgia and Montana voted for the Democratic candidate , and the last time the state of Florida was on the losing end of the presidential election .",
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"text": "List of Presidents of the United States who were Freemasons Of the 44 people who have been President of the United States , roughly one-third ( 14 , or by some counts 15 * ) were Freemasons . Along with the presidents listed below , Lyndon Johnson had been initiated into the 1st Degree of Freemasonry ( an `` Entered Apprentice '' ) but did not advance any further and did not become a full member of his lodge , Ronald Reagan was made an honorary Freemason , and Bill Clinton as a youth was a member of the Order of DeMolay . * - Because of LBJ 's initiation into the fraternal organization , many lists of Freemason Presidents include him , with a total of 15 . ( It can also be noted that some historians state that David Rice Atchison , member of Platte Lodge No. 56 , Mo , served as `` Ex-officio president '' for one day : March 4 , 1849 . )",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1992 The 1992 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 3 , 1992 , as part of the 1992 United States presidential election . Voters chose five representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Nebraska was won by incumbent President George H.W. Bush ( R-Texas ) with 46.58 % of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton ( D-Arkansas ) with 29.40 % . Businessman Ross Perot ( I-Texas ) finished in third with 23.63 % of the popular vote . Clinton ultimately won the national vote , defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot .",
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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": "Electoral history of Dick Cheney Electoral history of Dick Cheney , 46th Vice President of the United States ( 2001 -- 2009 ) , 17th United States Secretary of Defense ( 1989 -- 1993 ) , United States Representative from Wyoming ( 1979 -- 1989 , including Minority Whip , 1989 ) and White House Chief of Staff ( 1975 -- 1977 ) Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1978 ( Republican primary ) : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1978 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1980 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1982 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1984 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1986 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1988 United States Secretary of Defense , 1989 ( Confirmation in the United States Senate ) : Yea -- 92 Nay -- 0 Not voting -- 8 2000 Republican National Convention ( Vice Presidential tally ) : Dick Cheney -- 2,066 ( 100.00 % ) United States presidential election , 2000 : George W. Bush/Dick Cheney ( R ) -- 50,460,110 ( 47.9 % ) and 271 electoral votes ( 30 states carried ) Al Gore/Joe Lieberman ( D ) -- 51,003,926 ( 48.4 % ) and 266 electoral votes ( 20 states and D.C. carried ) Abstaining -- 1 electoral vote ( Washington , D.C. faithless elector ) Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke ( Green ) -- 2,883,105 ( 2.7 % ) Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster ( Reform ) -- 449,225 ( 0.4 % ) Harry Browne/Art Olivier ( Libertarian ) -- 384,516 ( 0.4 % ) Howard Phillips/Curtis Frazier ( Constitution ) -- 98,022 ( 0.1 % ) John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber ( Natural Law ) -- 83,702 ( 0.1 % ) Others -- 54,652 ( 0.1 % ) 2004 Republican National Convention ( Vice Presidential tally ) : Dick Cheney -- unamiously United States presidential election , 2004 : George W. Bush/Dick Cheney ( R ) ( inc. ) -- 62,040,610 ( 50.73 % ) and 286 electoral votes ( 31 states carried ) John Kerry/John Edwards ( D ) -- 59,028,444 ( 48.27 % ) and 251 electoral votes ( 19 states and D.C. carried ) John Edwards ( D ) -- 1 electoral vote ( Minnesota faithless elector ) Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo ( I ) -- 465,650 ( 0.38 % ) Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna ( Libertarian ) -- 397,265 ( 0.32 % ) Michael Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin ( Constitution ) -- 143,630 ( 0.12 % ) David Cobb/Pat LaMarche ( Green ) -- 119,859 ( 0.096 % )",
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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": "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": "Doe v. Bush Doe v. Bush , 323 F. 3d 133 ( 1st Cir . 2003 ) , was a court case challenging the constitutionality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq . The case was dismissed , since the plaintiffs failed `` to raise a sufficiently clear constitutional issue . '' The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 was challenged by `` a coalition of U.S. soldiers , parents of U.S. soldiers , and members of Congress '' prior to the invasion to stop it from happening . They claimed that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal . Judge Lynch wrote of their argument , `` They base this argument on two theories . They argue that Congress and the President are in collision -- that the President is about to act in violation of the October Resolution . They also argue that Congress and the President are in collusion -- that Congress has handed over to the President its exclusive power to declare war . '' The case was dismissed on February 24 , 2003 by Judge Joseph Tauro of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts . The petitioners appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . On March 13 , a three-judge panel affirmed the decision to dismiss the complaint . The opinion was written by Judge Sandra Lea Lynch : An extreme case might arise , for example , if Congress gave absolute discretion to the President to start a war at his or her will ... Plaintiffs ' objection to the October Resolution does not , of course , involve any such claim . Nor does it involve a situation where the President acts without any apparent congressional authorization , or against congressional opposition ... To the contrary , Congress has been deeply involved in significant debate , activity , and authorization connected to our relations with Iraq for over a decade , under three different presidents of both major political parties , and during periods when each party has controlled Congress . Lynch also cited Massachusetts v. Laird 451 F. 2d 26 ( 1st Cir . 1971 ) , which similarly found that the Vietnam War was constitutional . Lynch concluded that the Judiciary could not intervene , because there was not a fully developed conflict between the President and Congress at that time . On March 17 , the plaintiffs filed for a rehearing . Their petition was denied the next day . Iraq was invaded on March 20 .",
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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": "United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000 The 2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7 , 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 9 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Louisiana was won by Governor George W. Bush , a dramatic swing from the statewide results in 1996 when Democrat President Bill Clinton carried the state with 52 % of the vote and with a double digit margin of victory . Bush was the first Republican to carry the state since 1988 . Bush won most of the counties and congressional districts in the state . Bush dominated among the rural areas of the state . The only congressional district Gore won was the second district , which represents the very urban area of New Orleans .",
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"text": "United States Senate elections, 1990 The United States Senate elections , 1990 were held on Tuesday , November 6 , 1990 . The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republican Party . The election took place in the middle of President George H. W. Bush 's term , and , as with most other midterm elections , the party not holding the presidency gained seats in Congress . Only one seat changed parties in this election , as Democrat Paul Wellstone defeated incumbent Republican Rudy Boschwitz ( R-MN ) . Democrats would gain a 57th seat after Harris Wofford won a 1991 special election to replace H. John Heinz III ( R-PA ) , who had died in a plane crash .",
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"text": "Working Group on Financial Markets The Working Group on Financial Markets ( also , President 's Working Group on Financial Markets , the Working Group , and colloquially the Plunge Protection Team ) was created by Executive Order 12631 , signed on March 18 , 1988 , by United States President Ronald Reagan . As established by the executive order , the Working Group has three purposes and functions : '' ( a ) Recognizing the goals of enhancing the integrity , efficiency , orderliness , and competitiveness of our Nation 's financial markets and maintaining investor confidence , the Working Group shall identify and consider : ( 1 ) the major issues raised by the numerous studies on the events in the financial markets surrounding October 19 , 1987 , and any of those recommendations that have the potential to achieve the goals noted above ; and ( 2 ) the actions , including governmental actions under existing laws and regulations ( such as policy coordination and contingency planning ) , that are appropriate to carry out these recommendations . ( b ) The Working Group shall consult , as appropriate , with representatives of the various exchanges , clearinghouses , self-regulatory bodies , and with major market participants to determine private sector solutions wherever possible . ( c ) The Working Group shall report to the President initially within 60 days ( and periodically thereafter ) on its progress and , if appropriate , its views on any recommended legislative changes . '' The Working Group consists of : The Secretary of the Treasury , or his or her designee ( as Chairperson of the Working Group ) ; The Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , or his or her designee ; The Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission , or his or her designee ; and The Chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , or his or her designee .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Michigan, 1988 The 1988 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8 , 1988 . All 50 states and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1988 United States presidential election . Michigan voters chose 20 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the President and Vice President . Michigan was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas , who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis . Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President , and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen . Michigan weighed in for this election as 0.1 % more Republican than the national average . This was the last time that the state of Michigan would be won by a Republican presidential candidate until 2016 .",
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"text": "First inauguration of Bill Clinton The first inauguration of Bill Clinton as the 42nd President of the United States was held on January 20 , 1993 on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington , D.C. . The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Bill Clinton as President and Al Gore as Vice President . At of age time of his first inauguration , Clinton was the third-youngest person to become president , and the first from the Baby Boomer generation .",
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"text": "Dan Quayle James Danforth `` Dan '' Quayle ( born February 4 , 1947 ) is an American politician and lawyer . He was the 44th Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush . He was also a U.S. Representative ( 1977 -- 81 ) and U.S. Senator ( 1981 -- 89 ) from the state of Indiana . A native of Indianapolis , Indiana , Quayle spent most of his childhood living in Paradise Valley , Arizona , a suburb of Phoenix . He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1974 . He practiced law in Huntington , Indiana , with his wife before his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1976 , aged 29 . In 1980 Quayle won election to the Senate . In 1988 , Vice President George H. W. Bush , the Republican Party nominee for the presidency , chose Quayle as his vice presidential running mate . The Bush/Quayle ticket won the 1988 election over Democrats Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen . As vice president , Quayle made official visits to 47 countries and was appointed chairman of the National Space Council . He secured re-nomination for vice-president in 1992 , but Democrat Bill Clinton and his vice presidential running mate , Al Gore , defeated the Bush/Quayle ticket . In 1994 , Quayle published his memoir entitled Standing Firm but declined to run for public office in this time period because he was suffering from phlebitis . He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 , but withdrew and supported George W. Bush . In 2016 , he endorsed Jeb Bush and after that he supported Donald Trump for president . Quayle and his wife reside in Paradise Valley , Arizona . Quayle is the chairman of global investments at Cerberus Capital Management .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1988 The 1988 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 8 , 1988 . All 50 states and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1988 United States presidential election . Mississippi voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the President and Vice President . Mississippi was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas , who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis . Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President , and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen . Mississippi weighed in for this election as 6 % more Republican than the national average .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Arizona, 2000 The 2000 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 7 , 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 8 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Arizona was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 6.3 % margin of victory . Ralph Nader received 3 % , as all of the other candidates received a combined 1 % . Pre-election polling showed that Bush had a solid lead of Gore . Bush won all the congressional districts , except Arizona 's 2nd congressional district . The key for Bush 's victory was Maricopa County , which has by far the highest population in the state . Bush made history by winning Greenlee County . This thinly populated working class county , which has been dependent on copper mining as the basis for its economy , had voted Democratic in every election since Arizona achieved statehood from 1912 to 1996 , and now is a Republican stronghold in the 21st century .",
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"text": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4 , 1933 , when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States , and ended upon his death on April 12 , 1945 , a span of ( 4422 days ) . Roosevelt assumed the presidency in the midst of the Great Depression . Starting with his landslide victory over Republican President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election . He won a record four presidential terms , and became a central figure in world affairs during World War II . His program for relief , recovery and reform , known as the New Deal , involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy . Under his steady leadership , the Democratic Party built a `` New Deal Coalition '' of labor unions , big city machines , white ethnics , African Americans , and rural white Southerners , that would significantly realign American politics for the next several decades in the Fifth Party System and also define modern American liberalism . During his first hundred days in office , Roosevelt spearheaded unprecedented major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal -- a variety of programs designed to produce relief ( government jobs for the unemployed ) , recovery ( economic growth ) , and reform ( through regulation of Wall Street , banks and transportation ) . He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers , and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance . The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 added to his popularity , helping him win re-election by a landslide in 1936 . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 . The bipartisan Conservative Coalition that formed in 1937 prevented his attempted packing of the Supreme Court , and blocked most of his legislative proposals , aside from the Fair Labor Standards Act . When the war began and unemployment largely became a non-issue , conservatives in Congress repealed the two major relief programs , the WPA and CCC , but kept most of the regulations on business . Along with several smaller programs , major surviving programs from the New Deal include the Securities and Exchange Commission , the Wagner Act , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , and Social Security . A potential worldwide war loomed after 1937 , with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany , which invaded Poland in September 1939 . Roosevelt remained officially neutral but gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China , the United Kingdom , Free France , and the Soviet Union via initiatives such as the Lend-Lease programs . Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , Roosevelt sought and obtained a declaration of war upon Japan . A few days later , he sought and obtained a declaration of war upon the other major Axis powers , Germany and Italy . Assisted by his top aide Harry Hopkins , and with very strong national support , he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in leading the Allies during World War II . He supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort , and the war saw the end of the massive unemployment that characterized the Great Depression . Roosevelt sought to desegregate the federal workforce with the Fair Employment Practice Committee , but he also controversially ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese American civilians . As an active military leader , Roosevelt implemented a war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world 's first nuclear bomb . Though he died months before the end of the war , his work on the post-war order shaped the new United Nations and the Bretton Woods international financial system . Roosevelt 's health seriously declined during the war years , and he died three months into his fourth term . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . It was on Roosevelt 's watch that the Democratic Party was returned to dominance , prosperity returned , and two great military enemies were destroyed . Scholars , historians and the public typically rank Roosevelt alongside Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents .",
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"text": "George W. Bush George Walker Bush ( born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 . He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 . After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975 , he worked in the oil industry . Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter . He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election . Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore , becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent . From a prominent political family , he is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush , the 41st President of the United States , making him only the second president to assume the nation 's highest office after his father , following the lead of John Quincy Adams . His brother , Jeb Bush , a former Governor of Florida , was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election . His paternal grandfather , Prescott Bush , was a United States Senator from Connecticut . The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred eight months into Bush 's first term as president . Bush responded with what became known as the Bush Doctrine : launching a `` War on Terror '' , an international military campaign that included the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq War in 2003 . He also promoted policies on the economy , health care , education , Social Security reform , and amending the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage . He signed into law broad tax cuts , the Patriot Act , the No Child Left Behind Act , the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act , Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors , and funding for the AIDS relief program known as PEPFAR . His tenure included national debates on immigration , Social Security , electronic surveillance , and torture . In the 2004 Presidential race , Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry in another relatively close election . After his re-election , Bush received increasingly heated criticism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the Iraq War , Hurricane Katrina , and other challenges . Amid this criticism , the Democratic Party regained control of Congress in the 2006 elections . In December 2007 , the United States entered its longest post-World War II recession , often referred to as the `` Great Recession '' , prompting the Bush administration to obtain congressional passage of multiple economic programs intended to preserve the country 's financial system . Nationally , Bush was both one of the most popular and unpopular presidents in history , having received the highest recorded presidential approval ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks , as well as one of the lowest approval ratings during the 2008 financial crisis . Bush left office in 2009 , returning to Texas where he purchased a home in Crawford . He wrote a memoir , Decision Points . His presidential library was opened in 2013 . His presidency has been ranked among the worst in historians ' polls published in the late 2000s and 2010s .",
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Taiwan's neighbor is 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": "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": "South Africa–Taiwan relations South Africa -- Taiwan relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Taiwan and the Republic of South Africa . Taiwan and South Africa established diplomatic ties in 1949 . The ties lasted and grew throughout the apartheid-era in South Africa and officially ended in January 1998 when South African President Nelson Mandela recognized the People 's Republic of China . Despite the ending of diplomatic relations , Taiwan and South Africa continue to maintain trade relations . In the absence of formal diplomatic relations , the two countries now have `` Liaison Offices '' , which serve as de facto embassies . South Africa is now represented in Taipei by the Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa . Similarly , Taiwan is represented by the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa in Pretoria . There is also a Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town .",
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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": "China–Vietnam relations The bilateral relations between the People 's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( 中越关系 , Quan hệ Trung Quốc -- Việt Nam ) have been turbulent , despite their common socialist background . Centuries of conquest by modern China 's imperial predecessor have given Vietnam an entrenched suspicion of Chinese attempts to dominate it . Though the PRC assisted North Vietnam during the Vietnam War , relations between the two nations soured following Vietnam 's reunification in 1975 . China and Vietnam fought a prolonged border war from 1979 to 1990 , but have since worked to improve their diplomatic and economic ties . However , the two countries remain in dispute over territorial issues in the South China Sea . A 2014 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center showed 84 % of Vietnamese were concerned that territorial disputes between China and neighbouring countries could lead to a military conflict . Once , Vietnam had a territorial control even to the territory of modern-day Guangxi and Guangdong , due to historical wars with China , the border between China and Vietnam has been defined like today .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone or West Coast Economic Zone is the proposed economic development zone for the economic region west of the Taiwan Straits by the Fujian government and the Chinese central government . This include the coastal cities of Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Quanzhou and Fuzhou along Fujian province . The proposed economic zone aims to integrate the economies , transport , infrastructure , policies from the coastal cities west of the Taiwan Straits for competitiveness , social development , increased and strengthened economic cooperation with Taiwan .",
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"text": "Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests The Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests is an ecoregion that covers most of the island of Taiwan , with the exception of the southern tip of the island , which constitutes the South Taiwan monsoon rain forests ecoregion . The island 's concentrated steep mountains host a range of forest types , from subtropical forests in the lowlands to temperate and alpine or montane forests .",
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"text": "Yushan (mountain) Yushan , also Mount Jade or Mount Yu , is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3952 m above sea level , giving Taiwan the fourth highest maximum elevation of any island in the world . The obsolete name of Mount Morrison is thought to have been named in honor of the 19th century missionary Robert Morrison . Today , the mountain is generally referred to as Yushan or Mt. Jade . In the winter , Yushan is often capped with thick snow which makes the entire peak shine like stainless jade , hence its name . On July 21 , 2009 , Yushan was elected one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature voting campaign . It even had held the top position in the `` Mountains and Volcanoes '' category on the list of first round voting of the 77 nominees ended on July 7 , 2009 . Yushan and surrounding mountains belong to Yushan Range , which is part of Yushan National Park . The national park is Taiwan 's largest , highest and least accessible national park . It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining in Taiwan and is also valued for its pristine forests and faunal diversity , including many endemic species . The highest point of Yushan Range , Yushan , is 3952 m above sea level , and is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula . Yushan was once in the ocean and raised to the current height because the Eurasian Plate slid over the neighboring Philippine Sea Plate . The ocean waters off Taiwan 's east coast are deep ; in fact , submarine slopes plunge down to the Pacific Ocean at a grade of 1:10 and the ocean reaches a depth of more than 4000 m about 50 km from the coast .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan are two giant pandas that were sent by mainland China to Taiwan in 2008 as part of an exchange program . The exchange idea was first proposed in 2005 , but the previous administration in Taiwan had refused to accept the pandas . After elections that resulted in a change of presidents in 2008 , Taipei accepted the pandas , and they arrived in Taiwan on December 23 , 2008 . The two names were selected by a vote in the PRC and their combination , Tuan Yuan , means `` reunion '' in Chinese . The pandas are being housed at Taipei Zoo and have been exhibited to the public since the 2009 Chinese New Year .",
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"text": "Telecommunications in China The People 's Republic of China possesses a diversified communications system that links all parts of the country by Internet , telephone , telegraph , radio , and television . The country is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable , coaxial cable , microwave radio relay , and a domestic satellite system ; cellular telephone service is widely available , expanding rapidly , and includes roaming service to foreign countries . Fiber to the x infrastructure has been expanded rapidly in recent years .",
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"text": "Taiwan and weapons of mass destruction The Republic of China ( Taiwan ) denies having any weapons of mass destruction . There is no evidence of Taiwan possessing any chemical , biological or nuclear weapons , although it has pursued nuclear weapons in the past .",
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"text": "Foreign relations of Zimbabwe The foreign relations of Zimbabwe emphasize a close relationship with the People 's Republic of China and South Africa , nations with close economic ties to Zimbabwe .",
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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": "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": "Indonesia–Vietnam relations Indonesia -- Vietnam relations are foreign bilateral relations between Indonesia and Vietnam . Indonesia and Vietnam are neighboring nations that have a maritime border which lies on the South China Sea . Both countries are the member of ASEAN and APEC .",
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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": "Corruption in China Corruption in China post-1949 lies in the `` organizational involution '' of the ruling party , including the Communist Party of China 's policies , institutions , norms , and failure to adapt to a changing environment in the post-Mao era caused by the market liberalization reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping . Like other socialist economies that have undertaken economic reforms , such as post-Soviet Eastern Europe and Central Asia , reform-era China has experienced increasing levels of corruption . Cadre corruption in China has been subject to significant media attention since Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping announced his Anti-corruption campaign following the 18th National Congress which was held in November 2012 . Despite this high-profile anti-graft drive , in 2014 China was ranked No. 100 in Transparency International 's Corruption Perceptions Index , which is 20 places lower than 2013 , when it ranked No. 80 . According to 2016 results of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International , China ranks 79th place out of 176 countries . This puts China on par with Algeria and Suriname , and comparable to Armenia , Colombia , Egypt , Gabon , Liberia , Panama , Bolivia , Mexico , Moldova and Niger . China ranked less corrupt than neighbours Myanmar , Vietnam , Laos , North Korea , Russia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Afghanistan , Pakistan and Nepal but more corrupt than neighbours Australia , New Zealand , Singapore , India , Bhutan , Macau , Hong Kong and Mongolia . Means of corruption include graft , bribery , embezzlement , backdoor deals , nepotism , patronage , and statistical falsification . Public surveys on the mainland since the late 1980s have shown that it is among the top concerns of the general public . According to Yan Sun , Associate Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York , it was corruption , rather than democracy as such , that lay at the root of the social dissatisfaction that led to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 . Corruption undermines the legitimacy of the CPC , adds to economic inequality , undermines the environment , and fuels social unrest . Since then , corruption has not slowed down as a result of greater economic freedom , but instead has grown more entrenched and severe in its character and scope . Business deals often involve participation in corruption . In popular perception , there are more dishonest CPC officials than honest ones , a reversal of the views held in the first decade of reform of the 1980s . China specialist Minxin Pei argues that failure to contain widespread corruption is among the most serious threats to China 's future economic and political stability . Bribery , kickbacks , theft , and misspending of public funds costs at least three percent of GDP . China , though not a member of the OECD has participated as an observer in the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions , see OECD Anti-Bribery Convention .",
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Usher was created in Texas.
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"text": "Usher (musician) Usher Raymond IV ( born October 14 , 1978 ) is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , and actor . Born in Dallas , Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga , Tennessee until moving to Atlanta , Georgia . At the age of 12 , his mother put him in local singing competitions , before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records . In 1994 , he released his self-titled debut album , Usher . He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way ( 1997 ) , which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , `` Nice & Slow '' , amongst top-two singles `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' and `` My Way '' . 8701 ( 2001 ) produced the number-one singles `` U Remind Me '' and `` U Got It Bad '' , and top-three single `` U Do n't Have to Call '' . It sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003 . Confessions ( 2004 ) established him as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s decade , selling 20 million copies worldwide . Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Yeah ! '' , `` Burn '' , `` Confessions Part II '' , and `` My Boo '' , it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA . Here I Stand ( 2008 ) and Raymond v. Raymond ( 2010 ) , debuted atop of the Billboard 200 , and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Love in This Club '' and `` OMG '' . The EP , Versus , also produced the Hot 100 top-five single `` DJ Got Us Fallin ' in Love '' . Looking 4 Myself ( 2012 ) , also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and produced the Hot 100 top-ten single `` Scream '' . Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Climax '' . Hard II Love ( 2016 ) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart . Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States . To date , his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall , making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . Usher has won numerous awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards . At the end of 2009 , Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade , the number-one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade , and ranked Confessions as the top solo album of the 2000s decade . Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of `` Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years '' . Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles . Considered an icon and sex symbol , he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2008 , he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group ( RBMG ) ; a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber .",
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"text": "Texas Court of Criminal Appeals The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ( CCA ) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in the State of Texas , United States . The Court , which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin , is composed of a Presiding Judge and eight judges . Article V of the Texas Constitution vests the judicial power of the state and describes the Court 's jurisdiction and sets rules for judicial eligibility , elections , and vacancies .",
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"text": "Manor, Texas Manor ( -LSB- ˈmaɪnər -RSB- ) is a city in Travis County , Texas , United States . Manor is located 12 miles northeast of Austin and is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area . The population was 5,037 at the 2010 census . Manor is one of the faster-growing suburbs of Austin .",
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"text": "Donna, Texas Donna is a city in Hidalgo County , Texas , United States . The population was 15,798 at the 2010 census .",
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"docid": "cd404e653037a49a9112e998511d1951",
"text": "Texas Attorney General The Texas Attorney General is the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Texas . The department has offices at the William P. Clements State Office Building in Downtown Austin .",
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"docid": "466df9e5bebef2ad4c254ed36cd950ec",
"text": "Vulcan Gas Company The Vulcan Gas Company ( usually called simply Vulcan ) was the first successful psychedelic music venue in Austin , Texas . The Vulcan opened its doors at 316 Congress Avenue in the fall of 1967 , and closed in the summer of 1970 . Gary Scanlon , Houston White , Don Hyde and Sandy Lockett started the VGC . By 1969 , management was primarily by White and Lockett , along with Jim Franklin . There was a substantial sound system installed by Sandy Lockett . Charlie Sauer was the principal audio engineer for the last year of operation . Bobby Hedderman and Marty McDermott managed the club for the last few months . In an interview with Don Hyde by Eddie Wilson 2010 , Hyde said that the landlord had tremendous pressure from everywhere to throw them out . He went down to the VGC a couple of times , unannounced , on a Saturday night , walked around and said `` I just do n't see what everyone is so upset about . It just looks like young people having fun . It is loud ! But to each his own . '' He told Hyde that as long as the rent was paid -- $ 350 a month -- they could stay . A name plaque for the Vulcan is still on the front wall of the historic W.B. Smith building , named after the dry goods store which first occupied the building in 1884 . In 1967 this end of the street leading to the Texas Capitol was not particularly prosperous and rents were relatively low . The Vulcan provided a concert stage for unconventional bands of various genres , most notably the 13th Floor Elevators and the Conqueroo . By 1969 , Shiva 's Headband became the de facto house band , and in the first half of 1970 the Hub City Movers played frequently at the Vulcan . The club had homemade benches and old church pews for the audience . The main floor , in front of the stage , was used for dancing . The club owner ( s ) always wanted all ages to attend and even gave passes out to Jr. . High kids who would pass handbills out at lunchtime . Smoking marijuana inside the club was discouraged and rare . Alcohol was discouraged , but common . For some time , the Vulcan used space in the adjoining building to the north for selling sandwiches and soft drinks and as office space , but this auxiliary space was eventually abandoned to reduce rent . Since there was no liquor license and beer could not be sold , almost all of the income came from gate receipts , typically $ 1.50 per person . That was the main cause of the club 's ultimate demise . Johnny Winter , as a favor to White and Lockett , played a benefit concert , along with the Hub City Movers , March 10 & 11 , 1970 . Even that concert was not enough to offset ominous financial difficulties . The elevated stage at the northwest end of the hall was rustic , but the psychedelic light show offset that appearance . The light show was operated from a suspended platform on the south side of the room and near the ceiling - reached by a ladder . There was a large horizontal drain pipe across the back of the stage -- that pipe is prominent in many photos of performances at the Vulcan . There is one feature that most customers never saw , but is still a part of the Vulcan legend : the freight elevator . It was in the back , next to the doors that opened onto the alley . Made of wood and powered by human muscle via a rope that worked a reel of steel cable . The ride up was difficult , but the ride down could be precarious . The cable often got snarled and had to be unsnarled by hand . For much of the history , concerts were advertised with both large posters and letter sized handbills , similar to those produced for concerts at the Avalon Ballroom and The Fillmore . Gradually , the larger posters were sacrificed to save cost , and eventually the handbills were abandoned for the same reason . A comprehensive annotated collection is available online . The Vulcan Gas Company dance club , opening in 2014 , is adopting the name , but is otherwise unrelated to the original venue .",
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"text": "Cherry Springs Dance Hall Cherry Springs Dance Hall , is one of the oldest and most historic dance halls in Texas . It is located at 17662 North U.S. Highway 87 , Cherry Springs , TX 78624 . The Texas farming community of Cherry Spring is 16 mi NW of Fredericksburg , Texas , in Gillespie County 's portion of the Texas Hill Country . The dance hall was established along the old Pinta Trail in 1889 as a stop for cattle drives . It was originally run by Herman Lehmann , son of German immigrants , Apache captive and adopted son of Comanche chief Quanah Parker . Cited by the State of Texas Music Office as `` one of the most historic dance halls in the world , '' the venue has played host to some of the greatest legends of country music . Hank Williams once played here , as did Patsy Cline , Buck Owens , Webb Pierce , Ernest Tubb , George Jones , and many others . It was here on October 9 , 1955 , that the Louisiana Hayride Tour played , with Elvis Presley , Johnny Cash , Wanda Jackson and Porter Wagoner on the cusp of international fame for the performers . Author and musician Geronimo Trevino III likens the talent who have played there to `` The history of country music . ''",
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"text": "Dresser Industries Dresser Industries was a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas , Texas , United States , which provided a wide range of technology , products , and services used for developing energy and natural resources . In 1998 , Dresser merged with its main rival Halliburton , Halliburton sold many of former Dresser non `` oil patch '' divisions , retaining the M W Kellogg Engineering and Construction Company and the Dresser oil-patch products and services that complemented Halliburton 's energy and natural resource businesses . In 2001 Halliburton sold five separate , but somewhat related former Dresser non `` oil patch '' divisions , to an investment banking firm . Those five operations later took the name `` Dresser Inc. '' In October 2010 , Dresser Inc. , was acquired by General Electric . It is headquartered in Addison , Texas .",
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"text": "Just Whitney Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston , released on December 10 , 2002 in North America by Arista Records . It was her first studio album in four years , since 1998 's My Love Is Your Love , and after signing her new $ 100 million Arista contract in 2001 . The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 , and number three of Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week , not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack but also logged her highest debut sales out of her SoundScan-era solo albums . The album received mixed reviews from music critics . It spawned four official singles -- with three ; `` Whatchulookinat '' , `` Love That Man '' and `` Try It on My Own '' peaking at number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart . `` Try It on My Own '' also peaked at number 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary singles . Since its release , Just Whitney ... has gone on to sell/ship more than 2 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the US and Switzerland and Gold in France , Brazil and other countries . As of 2012 , the album 's US sales stand at approximately 1 million units . In 2003 , Just Whitney ... was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B / Soul Album of the Year .",
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"text": "Mid-Cities The Mid-Cities is a suburban region of Texas filling the thirty-mile span between Dallas and Fort Worth . These communities include the cities of Irving , Arlington , Grand Prairie , Lewisville , Flower Mound , Grapevine , Southlake , Colleyville , HEB ( Hurst , Euless and Bedford ) , NRH ( North Richland Hills and Richland Hills ) , Haltom City , Watauga , Keller , and Roanoke . Three of these communities , Arlington ( population 365,438 ) , Irving ( population 216,290 ) , and Grand Prairie ( population 175,396 ) , are notable cities in their own right , and each ranks among the larger cities in Texas .",
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"text": "Demographics of Texas Texas is the second most populous U.S. state , with an estimated 2017 population of 28.449 million . In recent decades , it has experienced strong population growth . Texas has many major cities and metropolitan areas , along with many towns and rural areas . Much of the population is in the major cities of Houston , San Antonio , Dallas , Fort Worth , Austin , and El Paso .",
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"text": "United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ( in case citations , N.D. Tex. ) is a United States district court . Its first judge , Andrew Phelps McCormick , was appointed to the court on April 10 , 1879 . The court convenes in Dallas , Texas with divisions in Fort Worth , Amarillo , Abilene , Lubbock , San Angelo and Wichita Falls . It has jurisdiction over 100 counties in the northern and central parts of the U.S. state of Texas . The United States Attorney 's Office for the Northern District of Texas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court . The current United States Attorney is John R. Parker , serving since December 2014 Appeals from this court are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit , which includes Louisiana , Mississippi and Texas ( except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act , which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ) .",
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"text": "Port of Houston The Port of Houston is a port in Houston , Texas , the fourth-largest city in the United States . The port is a 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities located a few hours ' sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico . It is the busiest port in the United States in terms of foreign tonnage , second-busiest in the United States in terms of overall tonnage , and thirteenth-busiest in the world . Though originally the port 's terminals were primarily within the Houston city limits , the port has expanded to such a degree that today it has facilities in multiple communities in the surrounding area . In particular the port 's busiest terminal , the Barbours Cut Terminal , is located in Morgan 's Point . The Port of Houston is a cooperative entity consisting of both the port authority , which operates the major terminals along the Houston Ship Channel , and more than 150 private companies situated along Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay . Many petroleum corporations have built refineries along the channel where they are partially protected from the threat of major storms in the Gulf of Mexico . The petrochemical complex associated with the Port of Houston is one of the largest in the world .",
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"text": "Eldorado, Texas Eldorado ( -LSB- ˌɛldəˈrɑːdoʊ -RSB- , -LSB- - ˈreɪdoʊ -RSB- - ) is a city in and the county seat of Schleicher County , Texas , United States . The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census . Eldorado is located on U.S. Highway 277 some 21 mi north of Sonora and 43 mi south of San Angelo , Texas .",
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"text": "United States Ambassador to Texas The United States recognized the Republic of Texas , created by a new constitution on March 2 , 1836 , as a new independent nation and commissioned its first representative , Alcee La Branche as the chargé d'affaires in 1837 . The U.S. never sent a full minister ( the term `` ambassador '' was not in use ) to Texas , but a series of chargés represented the government in Austin until Texas joined the Union . In 1845 Texas joined the United States as a state .",
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"text": "Can't Stop Won't Stop (Usher song) `` Ca n't Stop Wo n't Stop '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Usher for his seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself ( 2012 ) . Written and produced by Will `` will.i.am '' Adams and Keith Harris , the song contains an interpolation of the bridge to Billy Joel 's 1983 hit single `` Uptown Girl '' . Musically , `` Ca n't Stop Wo n't Stop '' is a eurodance and dance-pop song that incorporates elements of dubstep . `` Ca n't Stop Wo n't Stop '' received generally mixed reviews from music critics , who praised the song 's production , but dismissed its lyrics . Additionally , similarities between `` Ca n't Stop Wo n't Stop '' and Usher 's 2010 single `` OMG '' were noted . Upon the release of Looking 4 Myself , the song debuted at number 22 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart , with sales of 9,374 digital copies .",
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"text": "Episcopal Diocese of Texas The Episcopal Diocese of Texas is one of the dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . The diocese consists of all Episcopal congregations in the southeastern quartile of Texas , including the cities of Austin , Beaumont , Galveston , Houston ( the see city ) and Waco . The 153 congregations in the Diocese of Texas have ministries , locally and abroad . They include : homeless and feeding ministries , clinics , after school programs for at risk youth , ministry to seniors , ESL and citizenship classes and much more . Two new churches , St. Julian of Norwich ( Austin ) and St. Mary Magdalene ( Manor ) were planted in 2010 . Institutions of the diocese include ; St. Vincent 's House , a social service agency , in Galveston ; St. David 's Hospital , a healthcare system , in Austin ; El Buen Samaritano , an agency to help working poor in Austin ; COTS/LOTS , Community of the Streets , outreach to homeless men and women in midtown Houston ; Episcopal High School , Houston ; St. Stephen 's Episcopal School , Austin ; and the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin . The diocese traces its foundation to Christ Church in Matagorda in 1838 , when it became the first foreign missionary field of the Episcopal Church ( as part of the Republic of Texas ) . Together with Christ Church , Houston ( 1839 ) and Trinity Church , Galveston ( 1841 ) it formed the Episcopal Church of Texas , the Episcopal presence in the Republic of Texas . It formally became a diocese of the Episcopal Church in 1849 . Christ Church became the cathedral of the diocese in 1949 . The current bishop is C. Andrew Doyle ( born 1966 ) . He succeeded Don Wimberly as diocesan on June 7 , 2009 upon Wimberly 's retirement .",
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"text": "You Make Me Wanna... `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' is a song by American recording artist Usher . It was released by LaFace Records and Arista Records as the lead single from Usher 's second studio album , My Way on August 12 , 1997 . `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' was written by Usher , Alphonse Williams along with Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal , who both produced the tune . An R&B , soul and pop ballad in C minor , it makes use of acoustic guitar , hi-hat and bell instrumentation . The song focuses on a love triangle relationship , with the protagonist wishing to leave his girlfriend for his erstwhile best friend , with a hook in which Usher states , `` You make me wan na leave the one I 'm with and start a new relationship with you '' . The record received favorable reviews from critics , and won a Billboard Music Award , a Soul Train Music Award , and a WQHT Hip Hop Award , and was nominated for a Grammy Award . `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' appeared on several record charts , topping the UK Singles Chart and the US Hot R&B Singles , logging the second-longest run by a male artist on the latter . It also reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 , US Pop Songs , Canadian Singles Chart , Dutch Top 40 and ARIA Singles Chart . An accompanying music video , directed by Bille Woodruff , shows Usher dancing in various colored rooms and backgrounds , and uses an effect which creates several clones of Usher .",
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"text": "Wake Up and Say Goodbye Wake Up and Say Goodbye is the sixth album by solo artist David Usher , released on September 23 , 2008 . Was nominated for a Juno award in 2009 for `` Pop Album of the Year '' .",
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"text": "Grand Texas Theme Park Grand Texas Theme Park is a theme park set to open near Houston , Texas , in the United States , in early 2018 . It will be located within the Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in New Caney , Montgomery County at Interstate 69 ( US Highway 59 ) and SH 242 . Site work began in July 2013 , and groundbreaking has not begun as of May 2015 . It will feature seven theme areas related to Texas history and culture .",
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"text": "Texas in 1880 `` Texas in 1880 '' is a song written by Radney Foster , and recorded by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd . It was released in April 1988 as the third single from the album Foster & Lloyd . The song reached # 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . In 2001 , Foster covered it with Pat Green on the album Are You Ready for the Big Show ? This version peaked at number 54 on the country charts .",
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"text": "Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis `` Bobby '' Kennedy ( November 20 , 1925 -- June 6 , 1968 ) , commonly known by his initials RFK , was an American politician from Massachusetts . He served as the United States junior senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968 . He was previously the 64th U.S. Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964 , serving under his older brother President John F. Kennedy and his successor , President Lyndon B. Johnson . Kennedy was a member of the Democratic Party , and is seen as an icon of modern American liberalism . After serving in the United States Naval Reserve as a Seaman Apprentice from 1944 to 1946 , Kennedy graduated from Harvard University and the University of Virginia . He began his political career in Massachusetts as the manager for his brother John 's successful campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1952 . Prior to entering public office himself , he worked as a correspondent for The Boston Post and as an assistant counsel to the Senate committee chaired by Joe McCarthy . He gained national attention as the chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee from 1957 to 1959 , where he publicly challenged Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa over the corrupt practices of its union and authored The Enemy Within , a book about corruption in organized labor . Kennedy resigned from the committee to conduct his brother John 's campaign in the 1960 presidential election . He was appointed Attorney General after the successful election and served as the closest adviser to the president from 1961 to 1963 . His tenure is best known for its advocacy for the Civil Rights Movement , the fight against organized crime and the Mafia , and involvement in U.S. foreign policy related to Cuba . After his brother 's assassination , he remained in office in the Johnson administration for several months . He left to run for the United States Senate from New York in 1964 and defeated Republican incumbent Kenneth Keating . In 1968 , Kennedy was a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency ; he appealed especially to poor , African-American , Hispanic , Catholic and young voters . Shortly after midnight on June 5 , 1968 , after defeating Senator Eugene McCarthy in the California and South Dakota presidential primaries , he was mortally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan , a 24-year-old enraged Palestinian , and died the following day .",
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"text": "PT 109 (film) PT 109 is a 1963 biographical war film which depicts the actions of John F. Kennedy ( JFK ) as an officer of the United States Navy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 during the Pacific War of World War II . The film was adapted by Vincent Flaherty and Howard Sheehan from the book PT 109 : John F. Kennedy in World War II by Robert J. Donovan , and the screenplay was written by Robert L. Breen . Cliff Robertson stars as Kennedy , with featured performances by Ty Hardin , James Gregory , Robert Culp , and Grant Williams . PT 109 was the first commercial theatrical film about a sitting United States President released while he was still in office and still alive . It was released in the United States on June 19 , 1963 , five months before Kennedy was assassinated .",
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"text": "MacBird! MacBird ! is a 1967 satire by Barbara Garson that superimposed the transferral of power following the Kennedy assassination onto the plot of Shakespeare 's Macbeth . Thus John F. Kennedy becomes `` John Ken O'Dunc '' , Lyndon Johnson becomes `` MacBird '' , Lady Bird Johnson becomes `` Lady MacBird '' , and so forth . As Macbeth assassinates Duncan , so MacBird is responsible for the assassination of Ken O'Dunc ; and as Macbeth is defeated by Macduff , so MacBird is defeated by Robert Ken O'Dunc ( i.e. Robert Kennedy ) . This action is significantly influenced by the Three Witches , representing Students , Blacks , and Leftists . In a 2006 Washington Post interview Garson said she was not seriously accusing Johnson of complicity in the Kennedy assassination : `` People used to ask me then , ` Do you really think Johnson killed Kennedy ? ' '' Garson , now 65 , recalls . `` I never took that seriously . I used to say to people , ` If he did , it 's the least of his crimes . ' It was not what the play was about . The plot was a given . '' The play parodies sequences from Shakespearean tragedies including Macbeth , Hamlet , and Richard III , albeit with Texas and Boston accents . The action follows MacBird from the 1960 Democratic National Convention , when he becomes John Ken O'Dunc 's Vice-President ( `` Hail , Vice-President thou art ! '' ) , to Ken O'Dunc 's assassination ( at the urging of Lady MacBird ) , to a future Robert Ken O'Dunc victory over MacBird at the 1968 convention . Macbird ! started out as a short satirical sketch by Garson , a recent graduate of the Berkeley anti-Vietnam war movement . It was developed into a full-length play with help from writer/director Roy Levine ( and Shakespeare ) . The production , which opened a mere three years after the Kennedy assassination , was quite controversial . It has been said that pressure from local authorities was applied to theaters in New York who were considering it . The Village Gate was the only theater willing to defy this pressure and mount the play . Macbird opened there on February 22 , 1967 , and closed on January 21 , 1968 , after 386 performances . Roy Levine , who worked with Garson to develop the work from what was essentially a sketch to a full-length play , was the original director of Macbird ! His bold and unique theatrical vision marked the production throughout the run , although , near the end of the almost-complete previews , he was suddenly replaced by Gerald Freedman . Set design was by Clarke Dunham , costumes by Jeanne Button , and lights by Robert Brand . The stage manager was Joel Zwick . The opening night cast included : Stacy Keach as MacBird Rue McClanahan as Lady MacBird , Paul Hecht as John Ken O'Dunc William Devane as Robert Ken O'Dunc John Pleshette as Ted Ken O'Dunc John Clark as Earl of Warren Cleavon Little as Witch 2 The original cast recorded a two-disc album of the text on February 6 , 1967 . It was released in a boxed set with a copy of the script on the Evergreen label as Evergreen - EVR 004 John Clark left the cast early to marry Lynn Redgrave . Cleavon Little made his professional acting debut in the play . It went on to a long engagement but with a different cast in Los Angeles where ironically the next Kennedy assassination would occur on June 5 , 1968 when Robert Kennedy would be shot to death while running for the Democratic presidential nomination . There was also a `` MacBird ! '' production by San Francisco 's Committee Theater circa 1968 .",
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"text": "Robert F. Kennedy's 1948 visit to Palestine Robert F. Kennedy visited the British Mandate of Palestine in 1948 , one month before Israel declared its independence . Twenty-two years old at the time , he was reporting on the tense situation in the region for The Boston Post . During his stay , he grew to admire the Jewish inhabitants of the area . He later became a strong supporter of Israel ; this was later cited as Sirhan Sirhan 's motivation for assassinating him on the first anniversary of the start of the Six-Day War on June 5 , 1968 . Sirhan happened to see a documentary about Kennedy in Palestine in 1948 . Later in his murder trial , Sirhan Sirhan testified : `` I hoped he will win Presidency until that moment . But when I saw , heard , he was supporting Israel , sir , not in 1968 , but he was supporting , it from all the way from its inception in 1948 , sir ... '' Author Robert Blair Kaiser points out a discrepancy in the timing of Sirhan 's decision . In Sirhan 's diary , the entry in which he decided to kill Robert Kennedy was made on May 18 . The documentary in question was first shown on TV in the Los Angeles area on May 20 . When asked to explain , Sirhan said that he did not recall writing the journal .",
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"text": "Conflict in Vietnam and at Home `` Conflict in Vietnam and at Home '' was a speech given on March 18 , 1968 by U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy at Kansas State University . Having only declared his candidacy for president two days before , the address was Kennedy 's first official campaign speech . He discussed student protests , consequences of the Vietnam War , and Lyndon B. Johnson 's leadership of the country .",
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"text": "John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport located in the neighborhood of Jamaica in the borough of Queens in New York City , United States , 12 mi southeast of Lower Manhattan . It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America , the fifth busiest airport in the United States and the busiest airport in the New York City airport system , handling just under 59 million passengers in 2016 . Over ninety airlines operate out of the airport , with non-stop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents . The airport features six passenger terminals and four runways . It serves as a hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines and is the primary operating base for JetBlue Airways . In the past , JFK served as a hub for Eastern , National , Pan Am , and TWA . Opened as New York International Airport in 1948 , it was commonly known as Idlewild Airport before being renamed in 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , following his assassination .",
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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": "The Selling of the President 1968 The Selling of the President 1968 is a non-fiction book written by American author Joe McGinniss and published by Trident Press in October , 1969 . The book describes the marketing of Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign . It has been described as `` a classic of political journalism '' and a `` classic of campaign reporting that first introduced many readers to the stage-managed world of political theater . '' It was reprinted in 1988 under the title The Selling of the President . McGinniss became an overnight success when the book , his first , landed on The New York Times bestseller list . He was 26 years old , making him the youngest living writer with that achievement . The book was on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list for 31 weeks from October 1969 to May 1970 . The idea for the book came to McGinniss almost serendipitously : -LSB- He -RSB- stumbled across his book 's topic while taking a train to New York . A fellow commuter had just landed the Hubert Humphrey account and was boasting that ` in six weeks we 'll have him looking better than Abraham Lincoln . ' McGinniss tried to get access to Humphrey 's campaign first , but they turned him down . So he called up Nixon 's , and they said yes . '' . The book was very well received by both critics and the public . It `` spent more than six months on best-sellers lists , and McGinniss sold a lot of those books through television , appearing on the titular shows of Merv Griffin , David Frost and Dick Cavett , among others . '' Conservative writer William F. Buckley `` assumed McGinniss had relied on ` an elaborate deception which has brought joy and hope to the Nixon-haters . ' But even Buckley liked the book . '' In 1972 , the book was adapted into a short-lived Broadway musical .",
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"text": "JFK in Ireland JFK in Ireland : Four Days That Changed a President is the title of the first book written by Irish broadcaster Ryan Tubridy . Released in the UK in 2010 , and by Lyons Press in the US in 2011 , it is a profile of President of the United States John F. Kennedy 's 1963 visit to Ireland . A spokesperson for Eason & Son was reported to have called it `` one of the most highly anticipated literary events of the year '' . Tubridy was exempted from paying income tax on his work , leading to criticism from politicians and the media . The broadcaster said he would send copies of the book to both the Kennedy family and the White House . The book contains photographs of Kennedy 's visit . A documentary , JFK : A Homecoming , by Ryan Tubridy was broadcast on RTÉ One prior to the book 's release . Bernice Harrison , reviewing the week 's television in The Irish Times , commented : `` The timing of this history documentary -- not the usual bank-holiday viewing , not an anniversary of the visit , no new revelations -- was peculiar until you noted that RTÉ 's star presenter has a book coming out this week about the JFK visit . Nice publicity if you can get it '' .",
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"text": "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (book) `` Johnny , We Hardly Knew Ye '' : Memories of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is a 1972 memoir of John F. Kennedy , written by two of his closest friends and advisors , David Powers and Kenneth O'Donnell , in collaboration with journalist Joe McCarthy . The book was a best-seller and was later adapted into a television movie of the same title in 1977 .",
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"text": "Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy On June 5 , 1968 , presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , shortly after winning the California presidential primaries in the 1968 election , and died the next day while hospitalized . After winning the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States , Kennedy was fatally shot while exiting through the hotel kitchen immediately after leaving the podium in the Ambassador Hotel and died in the Good Samaritan Hospital twenty-six hours later . Sirhan Sirhan , a 24-year-old Palestinian/Jordanian immigrant , was convicted of Kennedy 's murder and sentenced to death in 1969 , although his sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1972 . On November 22 , 2013 , Sirhan was transferred from Corcoran to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County . The shooting was recorded on audio tape by a freelance newspaper reporter , and the aftermath was captured on film . Kennedy 's body lay in repose at St. Patrick 's Cathedral in New York for two days before a funeral Mass was held on June 8 . His body was interred near his brother John at Arlington National Cemetery . His death prompted the protection of presidential candidates by the United States Secret Service . Hubert Humphrey later went on to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency , but ultimately lost the election to Republican Richard Nixon . As with his brother John 's death , Kennedy 's assassination and the circumstances surrounding it have spawned a variety of conspiracy theories . Kennedy and Huey Long ( in 1935 ) are the only two sitting United States Senators to be assassinated .",
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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": "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": "Robert King High Robert King High ( April 9 , 1924 -- August 30 , 1967 ) was an attorney and politician , a reform mayor of Miami , Florida , serving for nearly a decade from 1957 until his death . From eastern Tennessee , High moved to Florida after his service in World War II . He became active in the Democratic Party . In 1966 , High was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Florida , but he was defeated by Republican Claude Kirk in an upset election at a time when the Democratic Party generally still dominated state politics .",
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"text": "Robert August Robert August ( born 1945 ) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper . Raised in Seal Beach , California , he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year . He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown 's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer , along with his friend Mike Hynson . The film follows the two around the world pursuing their hobby during the California offseason , meeting other surfers and discussing surf culture . August picked up surfing in the 1950s , when the sport 's popularity had just begun to grow . His father , Blackie August , was also a noted surfer . His enthusiasm and his involvement in The Endless Summer influenced the growth of the sport over the following decades . His surfboards are sold under the Robert August Surfboards brand and are produced by Surftech , a company that manufactures lightweight epoxy surfboards . He continues to travel the world promoting surfing , and in 1994 , he was involved in the filming of The Endless Summer II , in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert `` Wingnut '' Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson thirty years earlier . He took part in the film Step into Liquid .",
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"text": "Betty Kennedy Betty Margaret Hannah Kennedy , ( January 4 , 1926 -- March 20 , 2017 ) was a Canadian broadcaster , journalist , author , and Senator , who is best known for her work on radio and television . Born and raised in Ottawa , Ontario , the daughter of Walter Herbert Styran and Janet Kincaid ( McPhee ) Styran , Kennedy graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute , and began her career with the Ottawa Citizen . She became a broadcaster , as a host of a local radio show , during a newspaper strike . She was soon hired away by CFRB in Toronto where she became host of The Betty Kennedy Show in 1959 ; the daily interview and public affairs show remained on the air for 27 years with Kennedy interviewing 25,000 guests ranging from Pierre Trudeau to Debbie Reynolds . In 1962 , she joined the panel of the current affairs quiz show Front Page Challenge on CBC Television , remaining with the show until it went off the air in 1995 . She wrote two books : Gerhard : A love story ( 1975 ) , about her late first husband , and Hurricane Hazel ( 1979 ) . Kennedy also had a vital career as an Executive Producer for television . Her series , Insight with Betty Kennedy , aired on TV Ontario ( OECA ) during the early 1970s . Robert Gardner , who worked with Kennedy as a studio director on the series , said of her : `` She was remarkable . We would tape five half hour interviews live-to-tape in a single day . She would prep each of the sessions with very prominent guests and would flawlessly interview them . Often there was only a space of fifteen minutes between each program . There were no re-takes and not a single chance for error . '' She also executive-produced Leave this Not to Cain ( narrated by Pierre Berton ) , This Vibrant Land , and she hosted An Eye for Eternity ( the international fine arts exhibition at Montreal ) . Kennedy 's first husband , businessman Gerhard Kennedy , died of cancer in 1975 . Her second husband was G. Allan Burton ( 1915 -- 2002 ) , CEO and Chairman of now defunct Simpsons department stores . She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on June 20 , 2000 . She retired less than six months later on her 75th birthday . Kennedy resided in Campbellville , Ontario , near Milton , Ontario with Burton . Kennedy died on March 20 , 2017 , aged 91 . Kennedy was named to both the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame and the Canadian News Hall of Fame and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982 .",
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"text": "2014 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Anthony Kennedy",
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"text": "King Center for Nonviolent Social Change The Martin Luther King , Jr. . Center for Nonviolent Social Change is a nongovernmental , not-for-profit organization founded in 1968 by Coretta Scott King . King started the organization in the basement of the couple 's home in the year following the 1968 assassination of her husband , Martin Luther King , Jr. . In 1981 , the center 's headquarters were moved into the Martin Luther King , Jr. . National Historic Site , a multimillion-dollar facility on Auburn Avenue which includes King 's birth home and the Ebenezer Baptist Church , where he preached from 1960 until his death . In 1977 , a memorial tomb was dedicated , and the remains of Martin Luther King , Jr. were moved from South View Cemetery to the plaza that is nestled between the center and the church . Martin Luther King , Jr. 's gravesite and a reflecting pool are also located next to Freedom Hall . Mrs. King was interred with her husband on February 7 , 2006 .",
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"text": "11/22/63 11/22/63 is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , which occurred on November 22 , 1963 ( the novel 's titular date ) . The novel was announced on King 's official site on March 2 , 2011 . A short excerpt was released online on June 1 , 2011 , and another excerpt was published in the October 28 , 2011 , issue of Entertainment Weekly . The novel was published on November 8 , 2011 and quickly became a number-one bestseller . It stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 16 weeks . 11/22/63 won the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller and the 2012 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel , and was nominated for the 2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel . The novel required considerable research to accurately portray the late 1950s and early 1960s . King commented on the amount of research it required , saying `` I 've never tried to write anything like this before . It was really strange at first , like breaking in a new pair of shoes . '' The novel was adapted into a 2016 Hulu television series , 11.22.63 .",
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"text": "John F. Kennedy High School (Denver, Colorado) John F. Kennedy High School ( also known as `` Kennedy '' or `` JFK '' ) is a public secondary school located in the Bear Valley neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver , Colorado , United States . The school serves about 1,500 students in grades 9-12 in the Denver Public Schools system . When the school opened with the spring semester of the 1965 - 1966 school year , it served both grades 7 - 9 and grades 10-12 . There was no junior high school in the area , so the new school was designed to accommodate both junior and senior high school students . In 1974 , a court ordered the almost 100 % white school , along with the rest of Denver 's school system , to begin desegregation busing . A large portion of the former attendance area was assigned to Lincoln High School ( without buses ) and students from other parts of Denver were assigned to Kennedy ( with buses ) . The court-ordered busing was the start of the great white flight out of the Denver Public School System .",
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"text": "Code Geass , often referred to as simply Code Geass , is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise , directed by Gorō Taniguchi , and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi , with original character designs by manga authors Clamp . Set in an alternate timeline , the series focuses on how the former prince Lelouch vi Britannia obtains a power known as Geass and decides to use it to obliterate the Holy Britannian Empire , a superpower that has been conquering various countries . Code Geass first ran in Japan on MBS from October 5 , 2006 , to July 28 , 2007 . Its sequel series , , ran as a simulcast on JNN stations ( like MBS and TBS ) from April 6 , 2008 to September 28 , 2008 . The series has also been adapted into various manga and light novels with the former showing various alternate scenarios from the TV series . Bandai Entertainment also licensed most parts from the franchise for English release in December 2007 , airing the two TV series on Adult Swim . Most manga and light novels have also been published in North America by Bandai . At the Code Geass 10th anniversary event on November 27 , 2016 , it was announced that the series will be receiving a new anime , along with a compilation film trilogy in 2017 that will recap the events from both seasons of the anime series . The new anime , titled , will take place a few years after the events of the Zero Requiem . The director Gorō Taniguchi commented that the upcoming project would star an alive Lelouch and not as an alternate setting . Released to critical acclaim , the anime television series has been well received in Japan , selling over a million DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes . Both seasons have won several awards at the Tokyo International Anime Fair , Animage Anime Grand Prix , and Animation Kobe event . Critics have praised the series for its large audience appeal as well as the cross conflicts shown among the main characters and the moral questions presented .",
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"text": "Akame ga Kill! is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro . It started serialization in Square Enix 's Gangan Joker in March 2010 . The story focuses on Tatsumi who is a young villager that travels to the Capital to raise money for his home only to discover a strong corruption in the area . The assassin group known as Night Raid recruits the young man to help them in their fight against the Empire to end its corruption . The series is known for its graphic content . The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014 . A prequel manga focused on Akame 's backstory , Akame ga Kill ! Zero , began serialization in Square Enix 's Monthly Big Gangan in October 2013 . An anime television series adaptation of the main series premiered in Japan in July 2014 . This is the second work in the Japanese game developer MinatoSoft 's Takahiro IV Project .",
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"text": "Kenichi Muraeda is a Japanese manga artist . He created the manga series Kamen Rider Spirits .",
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"text": "I Shall Never Return is a yaoi manga series by Kazuna Uchida . The first volume was published in Japan in October 1992 by Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha . It spanned six volumes until its conclusion in September 1996 . Ohzora Publishing reprinted the volumes from April 1997 through October 1997 . Aurora Publishing licensed the series for an English language release in North America in 2007 . I Shall Never Return is available in English on the Internet from the Netcomics publisher . The plot is about a love triangle between a cheerful young man , Ritsuro , his troubled friend Ken who works as a rent boy , and Ritsuro 's girlfriend Moeko . I Shall Never Return was adapted into a 40-minute original video animation by J.C.Staff and released in Japan on January 27 , 2006 . Media Blasters licensed the OVA for distribution in North America and releasing it on February 13 , 2007 .",
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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": "Kemeko Deluxe! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Masakazu Iwasaki . The manga began serialization in the monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao ! on October 27 , 2005 , and is published by MediaWorks . The first episode of the anime adaptation was broadcast on October 4 , 2008 .",
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"text": "Hotaru no Hikari (manga) is a Japanese josei manga series by Satoru Hiura . It has been adapted into 2 television drama series and a live action film that was released on 7 July 2012 .",
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"text": "Gutsoon! Entertainment Gutsoon ! Entertainment , Inc. is a now defunct publisher of English translated manga . The company , headquartered in Encino , Los Angeles , served as the US subsidiary of Coamix , which was founded by Nobuhiko Horie and manga artist Tsukasa Hojo . The company published the English manga anthology Raijin Comics , a U.S. equivalent to the Japanese Weekly Comic Bunch and published many of the same titles ( Fist of the Blue Sky and City Hunter ) , as well titles from other magazines such as the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Jump . Raijin Comics began as a weekly magazine with its first issue ( dated December 18 , 2002 ) , but switched to being a monthly publication beginning with its 36th issue ( dated September 2003 ) . Gutsoon ! also published a companion magazine to Raijin Comics , titled Raijin Game & Anime ( originally called Fujin Magazine ) , which lasted only 20 issues before being merged into the pages of Raijin Comics . The collected volumes of Raijin Comics titles were published under the Raijin Graphic Novels imprint . Raijin Comics also has a mascot called `` Raijin Maru '' . Before the company 's fall they were also planning to make a shōjo manga magazine called Smile Magazine . On March 15 , 2004 , Gutsoon ! announced that they will be placing their Rajin Comics brand on hiatus . Raijin Comics ceased publication with its July 2004 issue ( issue # 46 ) and the Raijin Graphic Novels line was subsequently cancelled as well .",
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"text": "Mokke is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Takatoshi Kumakura . The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Afternoon Season Zoukan on August 2000 . The magazine was suspended after its 14th issue , and the manga continued its serialization from the March 2003 issue of Afternoon magazine . An anime adaptation by Madhouse and Tezuka Productions started its broadcast run in October 2007 . The kanji representation of the title ( もっけ which is in hiragana ) is , which means `` unexpected '' .",
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"text": "Happy Happy Clover is a Japanese manga series created and illustrated by Sayuri Tatsuyama , serialized in Shogakukan 's shōjo magazine Ciao from August 2005 to November 2008 . Five tankōbon volumes were serialized in April 2006 to November 2008 . Viz Media currently holds the license for the manga series . An anime adaptation by Group TAC officially aired on TV Aichi from July 6 , 2007 to 28 September 2007 , adapting some of the chapters from the first 3 volumes .",
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"text": "Kazuo Koike is a prolific Japanese manga writer ( gensakusha ) , novelist and entrepreneur .",
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"text": "Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines . It is the best-selling manga magazine , as well as one of the longest-running ; the first issue was released with a cover date of August 1 , 1968 . The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and tend to consist of a large number of action scenes and a fair amount of comedy . The chapters of series that run in Weekly Shōnen Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the `` Jump Comics '' imprint every two to three months . The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine 's circulation was at its highest ( 6.53 million ) . However , since then it has experienced a drastic decline and had a circulation of 1.9 million copies in early-2017 . Weekly Shōnen Jump has two sister magazines called Jump SQ , created after the fall of Monthly Shōnen Jump , and Saikyō Jump . The magazine has also had several international counterparts , including the current North American Weekly Shonen Jump .",
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"text": "Ga-Rei , also simply known as Ga-Rei or Ga-rei , is a supernatural action manga by . It has been serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace and collected in twelve tankōbon volumes . The English version was then released digitally on BookWalker on October 29 , 2014 . A prequel anime series , Ga-Rei : Zero , aired from October 5 , 2008 to December 21 , 2008 , which details the backstory of key characters Kagura and Yomi .",
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"text": "D-Live!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa . It was serialized in Shogakukan 's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine from 2002 to 2006 . The manga tells the story of Satoru Ikaruga , a high schooler nicknamed `` genius driver '' who can operate almost any vehicle and works for a multinational specialist company called the Almighty Support Enterprise ( ASE ) . Ikaruga is called whenever ASE is hired to solve a case which involves vehicle driving , most of the time working with other ASE agents to resolve situations assigned to them by various clients .",
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"text": "Speed Racer Speed Racer , also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about automobile racing . Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print in Shueisha 's 1966 Shōnen Book . It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics , and later re-released in Japan by Fusosha . Adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Productions , its 52 episodes aired on Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968 . The anime was later re-broadcast on Tokyo MX from July 1 to September 25 , 2008 . Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics in the 1990s under the title Speed Racer Classics . These were later released by Wildstorm Productions , a division of DC Comics , as Speed Racer : The Original Manga . In 2008 , under its Americanized title , Speed Racer , Mach GoGoGo was republished in its entirety in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box set to commemorate the franchise 's 40th anniversary , as well as serving as a tie-in with the 2008 film . The television series itself is an early example of an anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States , spawning multiple spinoffs in both print and broadcast media .",
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"text": "Genshiken is a manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for otaku ( extremely obsessed fans of various media ) and the lifestyle its members pursue . The title is a shortening of the club 's official name , , or `` The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture '' . The series has also been adapted into an anime directed by Tsutomu Mizushima . The manga originally ran in Kodansha 's monthly manga anthology Afternoon from April 2002 to May 2006 , and has been reprinted in nine bound volumes . The ninth and final volume was released in Japan in December 2006 . A two-part short bonus story was included across both volumes of the Kujibiki Unbalance manga , published 2006/7 . In December 2009 , a new chapter was released in Afternoon to celebrate the release of the Japanese Genshiken 2 DVD box-set , and in October 2010 , the series resumed serialization as .",
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"text": "Weekly Shonen Jump (magazine) Weekly Shonen Jump is a digital shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media , and the successor to their monthly print anthology Shonen Jump . It began serialization on January 30 , 2012 as Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha ( officially stylized as Weekly SHONEN JUMP αlpha or Weekly SHONEN JUMP Alpha ) , with two free preview issues released in the buildup to its launch . Based on Shueisha 's popular Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump , Weekly Shonen Jump is an attempt to provide English readers with easily accessible , affordable , and officially licensed editions of the latest installments of popular Shōnen Jump manga soon after their release in Japan , as an alternative to popular bootleg scanlation services . The anthology launched with a lineup of six titles , with new issues published online two weeks after the equivalent Japanese release . The magazine currently features twelve ongoing titles , including installments of monthly series from Weekly Shōnen Jump 's sister publications , Weekly Young Jump , Jump SQ , V Jump , and Young Jump Web Comics . At New York Comic-Con 2012 it was announced that the magazine would transition to simultaneous publication with Japan beginning with the January 21 , 2013 issue , with more new series to be added to the lineup . The magazine was renamed Weekly Shonen Jump starting on January 21 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Reborn! Reborn ! , known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Akira Amano . The manga is about a young boy , Tsunayoshi Sawada , who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of the Vongola family , a powerful Mafia organization . The Vongolas ' most powerful hitman , a gun-toting infant named Reborn , is sent to teach Tsuna how to be a boss . The manga 's chapters were serialized in Japan in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 2004 to November 2012 and have been published in forty-two tankōbon volumes . An anime adaptation of the series by Artland aired on TV Tokyo from October 7 , 2006 to September 25 , 2010 . Viz Media licensed the manga and the television series for an English-language release . A number of video games , light novels , and other products were also created based on the series . Reborn ! is one of the best-selling Weekly Shōnen Jump manga , with several volumes top sellers in Japan . Reviewers praised its humor , storylines , fights and the infant characters ' design . However , they said it grew more violent after volume eight , becoming a typical shōnen series .",
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"text": "List of Soul Eater chapters Soul Eater is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Okubo . The series follows the adventures of three students at a school called the Death Weapon Meister Academy ( or DWMA for short ) , known as meisters , who use demon weapon companions with human and weapon forms . These meisters , Maka Albarn , Black Star , and Death the Kid , seek to turn their weapons , Soul Eater , Tsubaki , and the Thompson sisters respectively , into `` death scythes '' for Lord Death , the Grim Reaper and head of the DWMA , by having their weapons consume the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch . The manga initially began as three separate one-shots serialized between June 24 , 2003 and November 26 , 2003 in two manga magazines published by Square Enix . The first one-shot was published in the summer 2003 special edition of Gangan Powered , the second following in the autumn 2003 special edition of the same magazine , and the third serialized in Gangan Wing . The manga started regular serialization in Square Enix 's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on May 12 , 2004 . The first tankōbon was released by Square Enix under their Gangan Comics imprint on June 22 , 2004 in Japan ; as of December 12 , 2013 , 25 volumes have been released . The series is published in English by Yen Press , and is serialized in Yen Press ' Yen Plus manga anthology magazine . The first issue of Yen Plus was released on July 29 , 2008 . An anime adaptation of the manga , produced by Bones and Aniplex , aired on TV Tokyo between April 7 , 2008 and March 30 , 2009 and contained 51 episodes .",
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"text": "Comic High! is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Futabasha . It was launched as a special issue of Weekly Manga Action but has since become its own independent monthly anthology . The magazine was first published on March 2 , 2004 as the industry 's first shōjo manga magazine for males ; the official website describes the magazine as `` Girlish comics for boys and girls . '' The magazine is aimed at males between 18 and 35 years old .",
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"text": "Petit Eva: Evangelion@School is a super-deformed-style parody series based on Neon Genesis Evangelion . First published in Shōnen Ace , it was adapted into a series of 3D CGI ONAs in 2007 . There is no dialogue in the series . Another manga titled was published by Kadokawa Shoten and released in Kerokero Ace magazine .",
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"text": "Winona Ryder Winona Ryder ( born Winona Laura Horowitz ; October 29 , 1971 ) is an American actress . One of the most profitable and iconic actresses of the 1990s , she made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas . As Lydia Deetz , a goth teenager in Tim Burton 's Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , she won critical acclaim and widespread recognition . After appearances in film and on television , Ryder continued her acting career with the cult film Heathers ( 1988 ) , a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school life that has since become a landmark teen film . She later appeared in the coming of age drama Mermaids ( 1990 ) , earning a Golden Globe nomination , and in the same year appeared alongside Johnny Depp in Burton 's dark fairy-tale Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) , and shortly thereafter with Keanu Reeves in Francis Ford Coppola 's gothic romance Bram Stoker 's Dracula ( 1992 ) . Having played diverse roles in many well-received films in the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s , Ryder won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination in the same category for her role in The Age of Innocence in 1993 , as well as another Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the literary adaptation of Little Women the following year . She later appeared in the Generation X hit Reality Bites ( 1994 ) , Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) , the Woody Allen comedy Celebrity ( 1998 ) , and Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) , which she also executive-produced . In 2000 , Ryder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , honoring her legacy in the film industry . Ryder 's personal life has attracted significant media attention . Her relationship with Johnny Depp in the early 1990s and a 2001 arrest for shoplifting were constant subjects of tabloid journalism . She has been open about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression . In 2002 , she appeared in the box office hit Mr. Deeds alongside Adam Sandler . In 2006 , Ryder returned to the screen after a brief hiatus , appearing in high-profile films such as Star Trek . In 2010 , she was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards : as the lead actress in When Love Is Not Enough : The Lois Wilson Story and as part of the cast of Black Swan . She also reunited with Burton for Frankenweenie ( 2012 ) . Since 2016 , she has starred as Joyce Byers in the Netflix supernatural-horror series Stranger Things , for which she has garnered Golden Globe and SAG nominations .",
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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": "Portia on Trial Portia on Trial is a 1937 American film about a trial based on story of Faith Baldwin and directed by George Nicholls , Jr. . It has the distinction of being nominated to win the Oscar for Best Music in the 10th Academy Awards .",
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"text": "The Three Faces of Eve The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 American mystery drama film presented in CinemaScope , based on a book by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley , who also helped write the screenplay . It was based on their case of Chris Costner Sizemore , also known as Eve White , a woman they suggested might suffer from dissociative identity disorder ( multiple personality disorder ) . Sizemore 's identity was concealed in interviews and this film , and was not revealed to the public until 1975 . The film is directed by Nunnally Johnson . Joanne Woodward won the Academy Award for Best Actress , making her the first actress to win an Oscar for portraying three different personalities ( Eve White , Eve Black and Jane ) . The Three Faces of Eve also became the first film since 1936 to win the Best Actress award without getting nominated in another category after Bette Davis won for Dangerous .",
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"text": "Drunk Driving (film) Drunk Driving is a 1939 American short drama film directed by David Miller . It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940 for Best Live Action Short Film , Two-Reel .",
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"text": "Charles Bickford Charles Ambrose Bickford ( January 1 , 1891 -- November 9 , 1967 ) was an American actor best known for his strong supporting roles . He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , for The Song of Bernadette ( 1943 ) , The Farmer 's Daughter ( 1947 ) , and Johnny Belinda ( 1948 ) . Other notable roles include Whirlpool ( 1948 ) , A Star is Born ( 1954 ) and The Big Country ( 1958 ) .",
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"text": "The Cowboy and the Lady (1938 film) The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1938 American western romantic comedy film directed by H.C. Potter , and starring Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon . Written by S.N. Behrman and Sonya Levien , based on a story by Frank R. Adams and veteran film director Leo McCarey , the film is about a beautiful socialite masquerading as a maid who becomes involved with an unpretentious , plain-spoken cowboy who is unaware of her true identity . The Cowboy and the Lady won an Academy Award for Sound Recording ( Thomas Moulton ) , and was nominated for Original Score ( Alfred Newman ) and Original Song ( `` The Cowboy and the Lady '' by Lionel Newman and Arthur Quenzer ) .",
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"text": "Night Riders of Montana Night Riders of Montana is a 1951 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by M. Coates Webster . The film stars Allan Lane , Chubby Johnson , Roy Barcroft , Claudia Barrett , Arthur Space and Myron Healey . The film was released on February 28 , 1951 , by Republic Pictures .",
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"text": "An Impudent Girl An Impudent Girl ( L'Effrontée ) is a 1985 French film directed by Claude Miller . It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg , who won the César Award for Most Promising Actress , and Bernadette Lafont , who won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . It is a free adaptation of the novel Frankie Addams ( French title of Carson McCullers 's The Member of the Wedding ) . The film won the Louis Delluc Prize , and received César nominations for Best Film , Best Director , Most Promising Actor , Best Writing , Best Costume Design and Best Sound .",
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"text": "The Rider of the Law The Rider of the Law is a 1935 American film directed by Robert N. Bradbury .",
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"text": "Ann Buchanan Ann Buchanan is a make-up artist . She was nominated for an Academy Award at the 73rd Academy Awards for her work on the film Shadow of the Vampire . Her nomination was shared with Amber Sibley .",
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"text": "Winning Winning is a 1969 American motion picture starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward . The film is about a racecar driver who aspires to win the Indianapolis 500 . A number of racecar drivers and people associated with racing appear in the film , including Bobby Unser , Tony Hulman , Bobby Grim , Dan Gurney , Roger McCluskey , and Bruce Walkup .",
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"text": "Easy Rider Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , and Terry Southern , produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper . It tells the story of two bikers ( played by Fonda and Hopper ) who travel through the American Southwest and South after selling a large score of cocaine . The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s . The film was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1998 . A landmark counterculture film , and a `` touchstone for a generation '' that `` captured the national imagination '' , Easy Rider explores the societal landscape , issues , and tensions in the United States during the 1960s , such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement , drug use , and communal lifestyle . In Easy Rider , real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Dallas Buyers Club Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée based on a screenplay written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack . Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof , an AIDS patient who smuggles unapproved AIDS drug treatments into Texas and establishes the titular club where he distributes them amongst other AIDS sufferers whilst opposed by the Food and Drug Administration . Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner feature in supporting roles . Dallas Buyers Club premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2013 . Focus Features initially gave the film a limited release at nine theaters on November 1 before expanding it on November 22 to over 600 theaters in the United States and Canada . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 55 million on a production budget of $ 5 million . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 234 reviews and judged 94 % to be positive . Dallas Buyers Club garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for the performances of actors , McConaughey and Leto . At the 86th Academy Awards , the film received six nominations , including Best Picture , Best Original Screenplay , Best Actor for McConaughey , and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . McConaughey and Leto went on to win their respective categories -- only the fifth film in Oscars history to win both awards . Hairstylist Adruitha Lee , and makeup artist Robin Mathews won for Best Makeup and Hairstyling . Mathews ' makeup budget for the film was only $ 250 . At the 71st Golden Globe Awards , McConaughey won for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , and Leto won for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture . At the Screen Actors Guild Awards the film had three nominations ; winning Best Actor for McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . Borten and Wallack 's screenplay was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review named Dallas Buyers Club one of the top ten independent films of 2013 .",
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"text": "List of American films of 1957 A list of American films released in 1957 . The Bridge on the River Kwai won the Academy Award for Best Picture .",
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"text": "The Country Girl (1954 film) The Country Girl is a 1954 American drama film directed by George Seaton and starring Bing Crosby , Grace Kelly , and William Holden . Adapted by George Seaton from Clifford Odets ' 1950 play of the same name , the film is about an alcoholic has-been actor struggling with the one last chance he 's been given to resurrect his career . Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Writing , Adapted Screenplay . It was entered in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival . Kelly won the Oscar for Best Actress for the role , which previously had earned Uta Hagen her first Tony Award in the play 's original Broadway production . The role , a non-glamorous departure for Kelly , was as the alcoholic actor 's long-suffering wife . The win was a huge surprise , as most critics and people in the press felt that Judy Garland would win for A Star Is Born . NBC even sent a camera crew to Garland 's hospital room , where she was recuperating from the birth of her son , in order to conduct a live interview with her if she won . The win by Kelly instead famously prompted Groucho Marx to send Garland a telegram stating it was `` the biggest robbery since Brinks . '' Given the period of its production , the film is notable for its realistic , frank dialogue and honest treatments of the surreptitious side of alcoholism and post-divorce misogyny .",
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"text": "8th Academy Awards The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5 , 1936 , at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , California . They were hosted by Frank Capra . This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called `` Oscars '' . The category of Best Dance Direction was introduced this year . The DGA successfully lobbied for its elimination three years later . Mutiny on the Bounty became the last film to date to win Best Picture and nothing else ( following The Broadway Melody and Grand Hotel ) , and the only film to receive three nominations for Best Actor . This was the second and last year that write-in votes were allowed at the Oscars . A Midsummer Night 's Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar , taking Best Cinematography .",
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"text": "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": "Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ( born Vivian Mary Hartley , and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947 ; 5 November 19138 July 1967 ) was a British stage and film actress . She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , a role she had also played on stage in London 's West End in 1949 . She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich ( 1963 ) . After her drama school education , Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England ( 1937 ) . Lauded for her beauty , Leigh felt that her physical attributes sometimes prevented her from being taken seriously as an actress . Despite her fame as a screen actress , Leigh was primarily a stage performer . During her 30-year career , she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia , Cleopatra , Juliet , and Lady Macbeth . Later in life , she performed as a character actress in a few films . At the time , the public strongly identified Leigh with her second husband Laurence Olivier , who was her spouse from 1940 to 1960 . Leigh and Olivier starred together in many stage productions , with Olivier often directing , and in three films . She earned a reputation for being difficult to work with , and for much of her adult life she suffered from bipolar disorder as well as recurrent bouts of chronic tuberculosis , which was first diagnosed in the mid-1940s and ultimately claimed her life at the age of 53 . Although her career had periods of inactivity , in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Leigh as the 16th greatest female movie star of classic Hollywood cinema .",
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"text": "Heart of Virginia Heart of Virginia is a 1948 American sports drama film directed by R.G. Springsteen and starring Janet Martin , Robert Lowery and Frankie Darro . Believing that he is responsible for the death of a fellow rider , a jockey develops a fear of the racetrack . The film 's art direction was by Frank Arrigo .",
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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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Bentley markets luxury SUVs.
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"text": "Bentley Bentley Motors Limited ( -LSB- ˈbɛntli -RSB- ) is a British manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs -- and a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG since 1998 . Headquartered in Crewe , England , the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley in 1919 in Cricklewood , North London -- and became widely known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924 , 1927 , 1928 , 1929 , 1930 , and 2003 . Prominent models extend from the historic sports-racing Bentley 4 1/2 Litre and Bentley Speed Six ; the more recent Bentley R Type Continental , Bentley Turbo R , and Bentley Arnage ; to its current model line -- including the Continental Flying Spur , Continental GT , Bentley Bentayga and the Mulsanne -- which are marketed worldwide , with China its largest market as of November 2012 . Today most Bentleys are assembled at the company 's Crewe factory , with a small number assembled at Volkswagen 's Dresden factory Germany , and with bodies for the Continental manufactured in Zwickau and the Bentayga manufactured at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant . The joining and eventual separation of Bentley and Rolls-Royce follows a series of mergers and acquisitions , beginning with the 1931 purchase by Rolls-Royce of Bentley , then in receivership . In 1971 , Rolls-Royce itself was forced into receivership and the UK government nationalised the company -- splitting into two companies the aerospace division ( Rolls-Royce Plc ) and automotive ( Rolls-Royce Motors Limited ) divisions -- the latter retaining the Bentley subdivision . Rolls-Royce Motors was subsequently sold to engineering conglomerate , Vickers and in 1998 , Vickers sold Rolls-Royce to Volkswagen AG . Intellectual property rights to both the name Rolls-Royce as well as the company 's logo had been retained not by Rolls-Royce Motors , but by aerospace company , Rolls-Royce Plc , which had continued to license both to the automotive division . Thus the sale of `` Rolls-Royce '' to VW included the Bentley name and logos , vehicle designs , model nameplates , production and administrative facilities , the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks ( subsequently sold to BMW by VW ) -- but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo . The aerospace company , Rolls-Royce Plc , ultimately sold both to BMW AG .",
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"text": "Bugatti Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a French car manufacturer of high-performance automobiles , founded in 1909 in the then German city of Molsheim , Alsace by Italian-born Ettore Bugatti . Bugatti cars were known for their design beauty ( Ettore Bugatti was from a family of artists and considered himself to be both an artist and constructor ) and for their many race victories . Famous Bugattis include the Type 35 Grand Prix cars , the Type 41 `` Royale '' , the Type 57 `` Atlantic '' and the Type 55 sports car . The death of Ettore Bugatti in 1947 proved to be the end for the marque , and the death of his son Jean Bugatti in 1939 ensured there was not a successor to lead the factory . No more than about 8,000 cars were made . The company struggled financially , and released one last model in the 1950s , before eventually being purchased for its airplane parts business in the 1960s . In the 1990s , an Italian entrepreneur revived it as a builder of limited production exclusive sports cars . Today , the name is owned by German automobile manufacturing group Volkswagen .",
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"text": "Bentley 8 Litre The Bentley 8 Litre was a luxury car based on the largest rolling chassis made by Bentley Motors Limited at Cricklewood , London . Announced 15 September 1930 , it was also the last completely new model by Bentley before the company 's financial collapse and forced sale to Rolls-Royce Limited ; a 4-Litre engine in a shortened chassis was announced on 15 May 1931 . Intended to provide the basis for a super-luxury car for very wealthy buyers , the 8 Litre chassis was introduced a year into the Great Depression . Sales of the 8-litre were too slow to turn the company 's finances around and , less than nine months after the 8-litre 's introduction , Bentley Motors was placed into receivership .",
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"text": "Audi A8 The Audi A8 is a four-door , full-size , luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994 . Succeeding the Audi V8 , and now in its third generation , the A8 has been offered with both front - or permanent all-wheel drive -- and in short - and long-wheelbase variants . The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform , with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform . After the original model 's 1994 release , Audi released the second generation in late 2002 , and the third and current iteration in late 2009 . Notable for being the first mass-market car with an aluminium chassis , all A8 models have used this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame . A mechanically-upgraded , high-performance version of the A8 debuted in 1996 as the Audi S8 . Produced exclusively at Audi 's Neckarsulm plant , unlike the donor A8 model , the S8 has been available only in short-wheelbase form and is fitted standard with Audi 's quattro all-wheel drive system .",
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"text": "Chevrolet Impala The Chevrolet Impala -LSB- Evr@'lei_Im'pael@,_-'pa:l@ -RSB- ) is a full-size car built by Chevrolet for model years 1958 to 1985 , 1994 to 1996 , and 2000 to present . The Chevrolet Impala derived its name from the African antelope of the same name . The Impala was Chevrolet 's most expensive passenger model through 1965 , and had become the best-selling automobile in the United States . For its debut in 1958 , the Impala was distinguished from other models by its symmetrical triple taillights , which returned from 1960 to 1996 . The Caprice was introduced as a top-line Impala Sport Sedan for model year 1965 , later becoming a separate series positioned above the Impala in 1966 , which , in turn , remained above the Bel Air and the Biscayne . The Impala continued as Chevrolet 's most popular full-size model through the mid-1980s . Between 1994 and 1996 , the Impala was revised as a 5.7-liter V8 -- powered version of the Caprice Classic sedan . In 2000 , the Impala was reintroduced again as a mainstream front-wheel drive Hi-Mid sedan . As of February 2014 , the 2014 Impala ranked number one among Affordable Large Cars in U.S. News & World Report 's rankings . When the current tenth generation of the Impala was introduced for the 2014 model year , the ninth generation was rebadged as the Impala Limited and sold only to fleet customers through 2016 . As of the 2015 model year , both versions are sold in the United States and Canada , with the current-generation Impala also sold in the Middle East , the People Republic of China , and South Korea .",
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"docid": "31980b8394b0e702d5817e42955b2c4e",
"text": "Cadillac SRX The Cadillac SRX is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV that was produced by Cadillac from 2004 to 2015 . The second generation SRX was Cadillac 's best selling model in the United States .",
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"text": "Hotchkiss Anjou The Hotchkiss Anjou was a luxury car offered between 1950 and 1954 by the French automaker Hotchkiss . It was an updated version of the 486 and 686/866 models which had first appeared in the 1930s and inherited its engines from those cars , although their engines in turn dated back to OHC units introduced in the mid-1920s . The car was launched in autumn 1950 , and during the first year 1,787 were produced . In 1951 the company produced a further 2,666 . The depressed state of the economy and the government 's punitive taxation policy , especially in respect of larger cars , saw to it that , at least in terms of units produced , 1951 was the car 's best year , however . 815 were produced in 1952 and only 197 in 1953 . 1953 was the last year of production , but the company was still advertising new cars for sale at least until the end of 1954 , which indicates that their financial problems may well have been exacerbated by the practice of systematically manufacturing more cars than they were selling earlier in the Anjou 's life . The Anjou came with a large limousine-style body significantly modified when compared to its predecessors and characteristic of the times . A small number of two-door coupés were produced as well as a 2-door cabriolet , branded as the Hotchkiss Anthéor . There was a choice of two engine sizes . Most cars were shipped with a four-cylinder ohc 2,312 cc water-cooled unit with one or , at the customer 's option , two carburettors . However , a longer-nosed version allowed space for the larger ohc six-cylinder 3,485 cc water-cooled engine that promoted the car into the stratospheric 20CV taxation class , but increased claimed maximum power from 72/75 hp to 100/125 hp , with a corresponding increase in claimed maximum speed from 130 km/h ( 81 mph ) to 145 km/h ( 90 mph ) . Sources for the power output vary , possibly according to whether the engine was fed by one or two carburettors . Both cars were offered with so-called `` classic '' four-speed manual transmission , and the smaller-engined car was available with an optional electromagnetic `` Cotal '' gearbox , which is seen by some as a precursor to more modern automatic transmission systems , and which would also have stood out from the crowd at any time on account of its having featured four forward speeds and four reverse speeds . In addition to the 5,465 Anjous produced , the company built about 40 of the 2-door cabriolet Anthéor models .",
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"text": "Pontiac Bonneville Special The Pontiac Bonneville Special is a purpose-built concept car unveiled at the General Motors Motorama in 1954 , the first 2-seater sports car Pontiac had ever produced . Conceived by renowned designer Harley J. Earl and hand built by Homer C. LaGassey Jr. and Paul Gilland , the `` Special '' is a grand touring sport coupé that incorporated innovative styling like a Plexiglas canopy with gull-wing windows on a sleek fiberglass body . The name `` Bonneville '' was meant to convey high performance , inspired by a trip Earl had taken to Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to observe speed trials there . It was the first GM vehicle to carry the name , subsequently given to the Division 's full-size performance car , the Bonneville , which carried it for 47 years . Two `` Special '' prototypes , one painted metallic bronze and one emerald green , were built in order to unveil them simultaneously at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf in New York and the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1954 .",
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"text": "Anderson (automobile) The Anderson was a United States automobile ; considered the most successful automobile ever built in the Southern United States , it was manufactured by a carriage works from 1916 to 1925 in Rock Hill , South Carolina . Started by John Gary Anderson , the company sold cars through a national dealer network . The company used Continental 7R flat six engines in its vehicles , which were noted for their attractive body styles and color combinations . Andersons were the first cars to be built with headlight foot dimmers and powered convertible tops . Production reached nearly 2,000 units in 1923 and in all 7,000 vehicles were produced during the life of the company . There are a number of reasons why the Anderson Automobile Co. faltered . According to Edward Lee , who wrote the 2007 book John Gary Anderson and His Maverick Motor Company : The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford 's Rock Hill Rival , the vehicle suffered from a defective engine . Anderson bought most of the components from other manufacturers . During the later years of production , Anderson used a Continental engine with an aluminum head and it warped at high temperatures . Price was also an issue , Lee believes . Model T Fords were selling for as low as $ 290 the 1920s making the cars affordable to the majority of Americans . Andersons cost about $ 1,650 for a five-passenger touring car and $ 2,550 for a sedan . Anderson 's slogan was a prophetic `` A little Higher in Price but made in Dixie . '' In addition , by the early 1920s , the economy of South Carolina and other Southern states was already in the tank , well ahead of the Great Depression , because of plummeting cotton prices following World War I. Today , there are just 13 remaining examples of Anderson vehicles in existence . Of those Anderson cars known to exist , four are owned by the Anderson family , one is at the S.C. State Museum in Columbia and one is in the possession of the Museum of York County , where Rock Hill is located .",
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"text": "BYD S6 BYD S6 is the first SUV model independently designed and manufactured by the China 's Shenzhen-based battery , PV and auto maker , BYD Company Ltd. . BYD S6 was shown at the Guangzhou Auto Show in late 2010 and since May 6 , 2011 when this model was first officially sold in Changsha , China , it has witnessed a vibrant growth in sales thanks to its attractive SUV exterior design and overall performance in electronic equipment and safety etc. . It became the best selling China domestic SUV in sales volume by reaching 15,000 units in December , 2011 , being awarded as `` Fastest Seller SUV '' and has been named China 's `` SUV of the Year '' according to the Annual Ranking of Chinese Automobiles -- the highest honor in the China Automotive Industry .",
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"text": "Toyota Brevis The Toyota Brevis is a former mid-sized luxury sedan introduced in May 2001 , that was sold only in Japan . Sales started in June , 2001 . The Brevis was produced for seven years before being discontinued in 2007 , with no replacement . The Brevis was exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships Toyota Store , while its twin the Toyota Progrès was exclusive to Toyopet Store locations . The word `` brevis '' is Latin for `` brief , a short amount of time or duration '' .",
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"text": "Chrysler Sebring The Chrysler Sebring ( -LSB- ˈsiːbrɪŋ -RSB- ) is a line of mid-size luxury automobiles that was sold from 1995 through 2010 by Chrysler . Three generations of convertibles , two generations of sedans , and two generations of coupes were produced . Although the coupe shared the same name and some styling cues , it was mechanically unrelated to the other Sebring models . The Sebring line was introduced in 1995 with the Chrysler Sebring coupe . It was the replacement for the Chrysler LeBaron coupe . In 1996 the convertible was introduced , replacing its LeBaron counterpart as well . For 2001 , both body styles were redesigned and a sedan version was now offered . The sedan replaced the Chrysler Cirrus . The coupe was discontinued after 2005 with no replacement model planned . The redesigned sedan was introduced for 2007 , but the convertible version was not introduced until 2008 . This generation added a couple new options including all-wheel drive on sedan models and a hardtop option for the convertible . All Sebring models were replaced by the Chrysler 200 for the 2011 model year . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Australian Saloon Car Series The Australian Super Six Touring Car Series , known originally as the Australian Saloon Car Series , is an Australian motor racing series for drivers of Group 3K Saloon Cars . The Saloon Car category was devised as a low cost amateur sedan racing formula which would potentially replace the ageing HQ Holden category . The original regulations were focused around large Australian sedans of early 1990s vintage with eligibility limited to VN and VP series Holden Commodores and the EA and EB series Ford Falcons . The regulations limited the cars to six cylinder versions rather than the V8 engined models , as the latter might make the category too similar to Commodore Cup . The cars are slightly modified from their road going versions , with an emphasis on safety for racing . The Saloon Car category made its debut at the 2000 Adelaide 500 meeting in what was the first round of a three round series . The annual series was officially sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 2002 and state level series have also evolved in New South Wales , Victoria , Queensland , South Australia and Western Australia . The category has been particularly successful in Western Australia . The first major change in the category regulations saw an update in vehicle eligibility for the 2006 season with the Holden VT Commodore and the Ford AU Falcon models added to the field . The newer models proved instantly more competitive and the older cars soon slipped down the field and were relegated to class results or state level series . In the same year the series was granted `` National Championship '' status by the CAMS and officially became the Australian Saloon Car Championship . After a second year as a Championship in 2007 it reverted to its `` National Series '' status for 2008 . In 2014 the series was rebranded under the title of Australian Super Six Touring Car Series . The category 's most successful driver has been Bruce Heinrich who has won the national series five times , including the two Australian Saloon Car Championship titles .",
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"text": "Packard Executive The Packard Executive was an automobile produced by the Packard-Clipper Division of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation in 1956 . The Packard Executive was introduced on March 5 , 1956 to fill a perceived price gap between the prestige Packard line and the new Clipper marque , which was in its first year as a separate marque . In previous years , Clipper models had been Packards . The most expensive Clipper , the Clipper Custom , listed at $ 3,065 for the 4-door sedan . The Packard Executive sedan retailed for $ 3,465 , the Executive 2-door coupe $ 3,560 , while the top-of-the-line Patrician sedan sold for $ 4,160 . The Executive was marketed with the invitation to `` enter the luxury car class now -- at a modest investment , '' and was aimed at `` the young man on the way up . '' Effectively , the Packard Executive replaced the entire Clipper Custom line of vehicles , as production of the Customs was ended once the Executive was announced . The Executive was created by combining the Clipper Custom 's body , complete with its distinctive tail light design , and installing the front fenders , hood , and radiator grille assembly of the senior Packard models . It also used the Clipper Custom 's 122 in wheelbase and its 352 CID 275 hp overhead valve V8 engine . This contrasted with the engine used by the rest of the 1956 Packard models , which displaced 374 CID and developed 295 hp ( 310 hp for the Caribbean ) . Beyond the senior Packard grille and front end sheet metal , Executives were further distinguished from the Clipper line by a unique side trim design that made reference to the senior Packards , and allowed for two-toned paint schemes . However , the interior appointments and instrumentation were pure Clipper . The prototypes produced for the all-new 1957 Packard and Clipper lines show an all-new Executive that would become a baseline Packard . All 1957 Clippers would have an all-new body which shared many inner panels with the all-new large Studebaker . Body panel sharing was the new plan for Studebaker-Packard models . Unfortunately the Insurance Companies would not finance the ambitious plan , and SPC was forced to retrench and ended up sharing body panels with the midsize Studebaker models . There was a 1957 Clipper , the last year to carry that name . Originally , the plan was to call the 1957 model an Executive . It was hoped to be a bridge car until an all-new big Packard could be introduced . See Facel-Vega for a 1959 proposal for a rebadged Packard . Executives received their own series designation of 5670 . It was offered in two body styles ; a two-door hardtop ( model 5677 ) , and a four-door Touring Sedan ( model 5672 ) . Although the Executive sold as fast as it was produced , it was not enough to substantially improve the financial picture for the Packard-Clipper Division . Even as the Executive was being announced , the media had already been reporting of sales and fiscal woes at the Studebaker-Packard Corporation , and rumors were flying the Packard marque might be discontinued . These rumors weighed heavily on the company 's efforts to sell any of its products . Buyers did not wish to be stuck with a so-called `` orphan '' car , where spare parts would no longer be available from a dealer , and resale values would be negatively impacted . During the Executive 's shortened model year of March through June , Packard built a total of 2,779 Executives -- 1,031 two-door hardtops and 1,748 four-door sedans . All Detroit production of Packard and Clipper models ceased 25 June 1956 with the shuttering of the Conner Avenue assembly plant . The Packard name was continued for the 1957 and 1958 model years on products based on Studebaker platforms , built on the same assembly lines in South Bend , Indiana as the Studebaker models .",
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"text": "Mercedes-Benz G-Class The Mercedes-Benz G-Class , sometimes called G-Wagen ( short for Geländewagen , `` cross country vehicle '' ) , is a mid-size four-wheel drive luxury SUV manufactured by Magna Steyr ( formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch ) in Austria and sold by Mercedes-Benz . In certain markets , it has been sold under the Puch name as Puch G . The G-wagen is characterized by its boxy styling and body-on-frame construction . It uses three fully locking differentials , one of the few vehicles to have such a feature . Despite the introduction of an intended replacement , the unibody SUV Mercedes-Benz GL-Class in 2006 , the G-Class is still in production and is one of the longest produced Mercedes-Benz in Daimler 's history , with a span of 35 years . Only the Unimog surpasses it . The G-class was developed as a military vehicle from a suggestion by the Shah of Iran ( at the time a significant Mercedes shareholder ) to Mercedes and offered as a civilian version in 1979 . In this role it is sometimes referred to as the `` Wolf '' and LAPV Enok . The Peugeot P4 is a variant made under license , with a Peugeot engine and different parts . It was not available from Mercedes-Benz in the United States until 2002 , although this was preceded by a grey-market where even basic models commanded six-figure prices in the 1990s . It was launched in 2002 as the Mercedes-Benz G500 with a V-8 gas engine and achieved 3114 sales that year . This eventually tapered down to some sub-1000 sales years , however , in the 2010s sales began to increase again surpassing 3000 in 2014 and in 2015 it sold more than in its launch year , with 3616 sold that year . In 2016 this increased to 3950 in the United States . Canada saw a similar increase , which , although is a smaller market saw sales increase from 127 in 2012 to over 400 in 2016 .",
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"text": "Hyundai Santa Fe The Hyundai Santa Fe is a sport utility vehicle ( SUV ) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2000 . It is named after the city of Santa Fe , New Mexico , and was introduced for the 2001 model year as Hyundai 's first SUV , released at the same time as the Ford Escape and Pontiac Aztek . The Santa Fe was a milestone in the company 's restructuring program of the late 1990s because , despite receiving criticism from journalists for its obscure looks , the SUV was a hit with American buyers . The SUV was so popular that at times , Hyundai had trouble supplying the demand . The Santa Fe quickly became Hyundai 's best seller and contributed to Hyundai 's success in the United States . As of 2007 , the Santa Fe falls between the slightly smaller compact crossover Tucson and the larger , yet related luxury crossover SUV Veracruz ( which replaced the Terracan ) . The second generation Hyundai Santa Fe was awarded 2008 Consumer Reports `` top pick '' and was among the top 10 vehicles for 2008 unveiled in the magazine 's issue . The magazine 's annual ratings , based on road tests and predicted safety and reliability , are considered highly influential among consumers . In 2012 , the third generation Santa Fe became available in two versions ( regular and extended versions ) , with the ( five-seater ) Sport in September 2012 and the extended long wheel base model which replaced the Veracruz , available at showrooms in November 2012 .",
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"text": "Bentley State Limousine The Bentley State Limousine is an official state car created by Bentley for Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002 .",
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"text": "Automobile handling Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver , as well as how it moves along a track or road . It is commonly judged by how a vehicle performs particularly during cornering , acceleration , and braking as well as on the vehicle 's directional stability when moving in steady state condition . In the automotive industry , handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle 's `` active '' safety , as well as its ability to perform in Auto Racing . The maximum lateral acceleration is sometimes discussed separately as `` road holding '' . ( This discussion is directed at road vehicles with at least three wheels , but some of it may apply to other ground vehicles ) . Automobiles driven on public roads whose engineering requirements emphasize handling over comfort and passenger space are named sports cars .",
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"text": "Lexus ES The Lexus ES ( Japanese : レクサス ・ ES , Rekusasu ES ) is a series of compact , then mid-size , and later executive car sold by Lexus since 1989 . Six generations of the sedan have been introduced to date , each offering V6 engines and the front-engine , front-wheel-drive layout . The first five generations of the ES were built on the Toyota Camry platform , with the sixth generation more closely related to the Avalon . Manual transmissions were offered until 1993 , a lower-displacement inline-four engine became an option in Asian markets in 2010 , and a gasoline-electric hybrid version was introduced in 2012 . The ES was Lexus ' only front-wheel drive vehicle until 1998 , when the related Lexus RX was introduced , and the sedan occupied the entry-level luxury car segment of the Lexus lineup in North America and other regions until the debut of the Lexus IS in 1999 . The ES name stands for `` Executive Sedan '' . However , some Lexus importers use the backronymic name , `` Elegant Sedan '' . Introduced in 1989 , the first-generation ES 250 was one of two vehicles in Lexus ' debut lineup , the other being the flagship LS 400 . The second-generation ES 300 debuted in 1991 , followed by the third-generation ES 300 in 1996 , and the fourth-generation ES 300/330 in 2001 . The first - through fourth-generation sedans shared body styling elements with Japan-market Toyota sedans , and a domestic market equivalent , the Toyota Windom , was sold until the launch of the fifth-generation ES in 2006 . The word `` Windom '' is a combination of `` win '' and the suffix `` dom '' expresses a state of perpetual victory . The fifth-generation ES , featuring Lexus ' own L-finesse body styling , debuted in early 2006 as a 2007 model . The sixth-generation ES debuted in the first half of 2012 as a 2013 model , and features increased cabin dimensions due to a longer wheelbase which is shared with the full-size Toyota Avalon . Lexus has positioned the ES in the comfort luxury segment , with an emphasis on interior amenities , quietness , and ride quality , in contrast with more firm-riding sport sedans . Buyers seeking more performance-focused models are targeted by the Lexus IS and rival makes , with such models offering a sportier drive with differently tuned suspensions . In Europe , Japan , and other markets where it is not available , the Lexus GS sport sedans occupy the mid-size category in the Lexus lineup . In the United States , the Lexus ES has been the best-selling Lexus sedan for over fifteen years . __ TOC __",
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"text": "B-segment B-segment ( or small cars ) is a car classification defined by the European Commission as larger than cars in the A-segment and smaller than those in the C-segment . Positioned between the A-segment ( city cars ) and C-segment ( medium cars ) , they are nippy enough for city driving and high MPG ratings while having more space for luggage and passengers . During the mid to late 20th century , these cars were generally the smallest sized for most manufacturers , but as a higher demand for economical models began to raise , most of them have now been placed as the second smallest . Typical B-segment cars include the Alfa Romeo MiTo , Citroën C3 , Dacia Sandero , Ford Fiesta , Mazda Demio , Fiat Punto , Opel Corsa , Peugeot 208 , Honda Fit , Hyundai i20 , Renault Clio , Renault Zoe , Toyota Yaris , Kia Pride , Volkswagen Polo , Seat Ibiza , Nissan Micra , Mitsubishi Attrage , Dacia Logan , Škoda Fabia .",
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"text": "Cadillac CTS-V The Cadillac CTS-V is a high-performance version of the Cadillac CTS . The CTS-V series includes three body styles , all of which feature a pushrod OHV V-8 engine and a sport-tuned suspension . The four-door CTS-V sedan was introduced in 2004 , and the CTS-V sport wagon and coupe were introduced in 2010 for the 2011 model year . The sedan competes in the North American consumer market against other high-performance luxury sedans and `` echoes '' their quality but is a more affordable option than competitors as the Audi RS6 , BMW M5 , and Mercedes E63 AMG .",
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"text": "Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock band , formed in Birmingham in 1968 , by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi , bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler , singer Ozzy Osbourne , and drummer Bill Ward . The band experienced multiple line-up changes , with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history . Originally formed as a blues rock band , the group soon adopted the Black Sabbath moniker and began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars . They also composed songs about social instability , political corruption and drugs . Osbourne 's regular use of alcohol and other drugs led to his dismissal from the band in 1979 . He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio . Following two albums with Dio , Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan , Glenn Hughes , Ray Gillen and Tony Martin , as well as several drummers and bassists . In 1992 , Iommi and Butler rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer . The original line-up reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album Reunion . Black Sabbath 's final studio album and nineteenth overall , 13 ( 2013 ) , features all of the original members but Ward , who left the band prior to the recording sessions due to a contract dispute . A year after embarking on a farewell tour , the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017 , after which they broke up . Iommi has stated , however , that he has not ruled out the possibility of new material or one-off shows under the Black Sabbath name . Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music . The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath ( 1970 ) , Paranoid ( 1970 ) and Master of Reality ( 1971 ) . They were ranked by MTV as the `` Greatest Metal Band '' of all time , and placed second in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' list . Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . They have sold over 70 million records worldwide . Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 . They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance .",
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"text": "Birmingham Birmingham ( -LSB- ˈbɜːmɪŋəm -RSB- ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands , England . It is the largest and most populous British city outside London , with a population of 1,101,360 in 2014 . A medium-sized market town in the medieval period , Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution , which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide advances in science , technology , and economic development , producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society . By 1791 it was being hailed as `` the first manufacturing town in the world '' . Birmingham 's distinctive economic profile , with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly skilled trades , encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century . Perhaps the most important invention in British history , the industrial steam engine , was invented in Birmingham . Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism , that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London , and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy . From the summer of 1940 to the spring of 1943 , Birmingham was bombed heavily by the German Luftwaffe in what is known as the Birmingham Blitz . The damage done to the city 's infrastructure , in addition to a deliberate policy of demolition and new building by planners , led to extensive demolition and redevelopment in subsequent decades . Today Birmingham 's economy is dominated by the service sector . The city is a major international commercial centre , ranked as a gamma + world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ; and an important transport , retail , events and conference hub . Its metropolitan economy is the second largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $ 121.1 bn ( 2014 ) , and its six universities make it the largest centre of higher education in the country outside London . Birmingham 's major cultural institutions -- including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , the Birmingham Royal Ballet , the Birmingham Repertory Theatre , the Library of Birmingham and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts -- enjoy international reputations , and the city has vibrant and influential grassroots art , music , literary and culinary scenes . Birmingham is the fourth-most visited city in the UK by foreign visitors . Birmingham 's sporting heritage can be felt worldwide , with the concept of the Football League and lawn tennis both originating from the city . Its most successful football club Aston Villa has won seven league titles and one European Cup with the other professional club being Birmingham City . People from Birmingham are called Brummies , a term derived from the city 's nickname of Brum . This originates from the city 's dialect name , Brummagem , which may in turn have been derived from one of the city 's earlier names , Bromwicham . There is a distinctive Brummie accent and dialect .",
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"text": "Inside Black Sabbath – 1970–1992 Black Sabbath - 1970-1992 is a video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath .",
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"text": "Aidhne Aidhne , also known as Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne , Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne ( `` Plain ( of ) Aidhne '' ) , was the territory of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne , a tuath ( tribal kingdom ) located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht , Ireland . Aidhne is coextensive with the present diocese of Kilmacduagh . The territory of Aidhne is bounded on the west by Loch Lurgain ( Galway Bay ) and the barony of Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster . County Clare also bounds Aidhne on its south and south-east side . Aidhne is bounded on the east by the low mountains of Sliabh Echtghe / Slieve Aughty , which separate Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne from the territory of Uí Mhaine in eastern County Galway . On the north-east Aidhne is bounded by the plains of Uí Mhaine and on the north by Maigh Mucruimhe ( the area around Athenry ) . On the north-west Aidhne is bounded by the parish of Meadhraighe / Maree ( Ballynacourty ) which is in the territory of Uí Bhriúin Seola . In placename lore the kingdom took its name from the mythological Aidhne , one of the ten daughters of Partholon by his first wife , Topha . Aidhne was married to Breac . In a later age , a branch of the Fir Bolg made Aidhne their home . Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh 's Book of Genealogies states that the Tuath mhac nUmhoir -LSB- settled in -RSB- in Dál gCais and in Uí Fhiachrach of Aidhne . Their leader is given as Conall Caol , son of Aonghus mac Úmhór . Connall was killed at the Battle of Maigh Mucruimhe in 195 AD , and his body brought back to Aidhne where it was interred at a leacht called Carn Connell ( itself the site of a major battle some centuries later ) . The territory of Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne is coextensive with the diocese of Cill Mhic Dhuach / Kilmacduagh , which contains the civil parishes of Kinvarradoorus , Killinny , Killeenavarra , Drumacoo , Kilcolgan , Ardrahan , Stradbally , Killeeneen , Killeely , Killora , Killogilleen , Kilchreest , Isertkelly , Killinan , Kilthomas , Kilbeacanty , Beagh , Kilmacduagh , Kiltartan . The diocese of Kilmacduagh contains the present Catholic parishes of Kinvara , Ballinderreen , Gort , Ardrahan , Craughwell , Beagh , Kilbeacanty , Kilthomas ( Peterswell ) , Clarinbridge , Kilchreest .",
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"text": "Tin Pot Operation Tin Pot Operation or TPO are an indie-punk band originally from Belfast , Northern Ireland , where they have a large local following . They are notorious for the political content of their music with songs about racism , media manipulation and war and so on . The band have also played support to The Stranglers , Aslan ( rock band ) and Duke Special and , most recently , were picked by The Damned to play as part of their Twisted Cabaret show in Belfast . They have released a fourteen track album entitled Manufacturing Dissent ( 2005 ) and a 6-track EP called Here ! It 's the Tin Pot Operation. , along with a stand-alone single `` Blackeye '' in December 2006 . The band were featured as part of a documentary on the music of Northern Ireland following The Troubles They are noted as being one of the few non-traditional bands to actively write and perform in the Irish Language . They have appeared live on BBC 2 Northern Ireland 's Irish Language music show , An Stuif Ceart , and reached the final of the Irish Language band competition , `` Deis Roc '' , judged by Horslips member Jim Lockhart . They appeared alongside Foy Vance , David Holmes and Ocean Colour Scene at the 2008 New Year 's Eve celebrations in Belfast . The political content of their music has also seen them listed at The Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University . The band have released Human Resources on the band 's own record label `` Nought Percent Records '' ( a play on the fact that it was funded with a `` 0 % for 6 months '' credit card deal ) . The first single from the new album was `` Sitting There '' , which was released as a free download . The album was initially released in download only form in March 2009 .",
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"text": "Cross Purposes Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath , released in January 1994 .",
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"text": "Orchid (heavy metal band) Orchid are an American heavy metal band founded in San Francisco , California in 2007 . The band consists of Theo Mindell ( vocals , synthesizer , percussion ) , Mark Thomas Baker ( guitar ) , Keith Nickel ( bass guitar ) and Ted Cox ( drums ) . They are named after the Black Sabbath song of the same name .",
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"text": "United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 . A Song for Europe 1979 was planned to take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 8 March . After a day 's rehearsals at the Royal Albert Hall a strike by BBC technicians stopped the show . Audio recordings of the songs were voted on by 14 regional juries : Bristol , Bangor , Leeds , Norwich , Newcastle , Aberdeen , Birmingham , Belfast , Cardiff , Plymouth , Glasgow , Southampton and London . The jury in Manchester could not be contacted and since the winner had a more than 12 point winning margin , their scores were not included . This led to an immaterial tie for second place . The following day , the 12 songs were broadcast on Terry Wogan 's Radio 2 show and a recap of the top places , plus an interview with the winners took place on the BBC TV Show Nationwide the same evening . The Manchester scores were eventually verified , with song 12 ` Fantasy ' being awarded 2nd place ahead of song 6 ` Call My Name ' . Black Lace were the winners of A Song for Europe with `` Mary Ann '' and went on to place 7th at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem , Israel . This was also the first Eurovision since 1972 in which Terry Wogan did not provide either the television or radio commentary . Wogan had originally been scheduled to provide the television commentary but opted out of going to Israel following comments he made of the 1978 winner `` A-Ba-Ni-Bi '' sounding like `` I Wan na Be a Polar Bear '' . Instead his Radio 2 colleague John Dunn provided the television commentary . Ray Moore provided the radio commentary on both BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 .",
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"text": "Harvest Time Blues Harvest Time Blues ( also referred to as the Monaghan Rhythm and Blues Festival ) is an annual music festival held in Monaghan town , in Ireland . Since its launch in 1990 , it has become one of the `` one of Ireland 's leading live music festivals '' . Several noted performers have appeared at the festival , including Van Morrison , Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac , and ex-Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor .",
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"text": "Irish folk music (1970–79)",
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"text": "Black Tusk (band) Black Tusk ( often written as Blacktusk ) is an American heavy metal power trio from Savannah , Georgia . The band was formed in 2005 , when its members were all living on the same street . With the dissolution of Andrew Fidler 's ( guitar , vocals ) and Jonathan Athon 's ( bass , vocals ) crust punk band and James May 's ( drums , vocals ) street punk band , Andrew and Athon went down the street to James ' house and asked him if he wanted to play with them . During the next few days they jammed continuously , and within a few months they had recorded the EP When Kingdoms Fall , which was released on Wrecked Signal . Two years later the band self-released their first full-length studio album , The Fallen Kingdom , followed by another a year later with Passage Through Purgatory , released through the local label Hyperrealist Records . In 2009 , Black Tusk released a series of split albums with bands such as ASG , The Holy Mountain , and Fight Amp , before sign to Relapse Records in November . The band released its debut for Relapse , Taste the Sin , in May 2010 . Black Tusk is mostly associated with Baroness and Kylesa , for their shared hometown of Savannah , as well as for their sludge metal sound . The band is linked to Baroness ' guitarist and vocalist John Dyer Baizley , who is also a painter and creates all of Black Tusk 's artwork . Black Tusk 's members describe their music as `` swamp metal , '' a term that has been described by Allmusic as `` the murkiest , dirtiest sludge to come out of Savannah since Kylesa '' . The term is a reference to the climate of Savannah in relation to the music that the band create . Reviewing the album , Taste the Sin , Pitchfork Media stated that the band 's blend of hardcore punk and stoner metal `` works to capitalize on the immediacy of its chosen genres and not to bend them into obscurity . '' Black Tusk acknowledges its punk rock origins , but prefer not to cite a list of bands that influence them because they feel that it is ineffective since they are not `` trying to emulate any one band 's style or any one genre 's sound . '' On November 9 , 2014 , band member Jonathan Athon died due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident . He was placed in a medically-induced coma and , per his wishes , was pulled from life support after it was determined that he had irreparable brain damage . On December 10 , 2014 , the band confirmed they would be touring with Black Label Society in early 2015 , with Corey Barhorst filling in on bass duties , as well as confirmed they finished the recording of their next album prior to the death of Jonathan .",
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"text": "The Joshua Tree The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2 . It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno , and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records . In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release , The Unforgettable Fire , the band aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures on The Joshua Tree . The album is influenced by American and Irish roots music , and through sociopolitically conscious lyrics embellished with spiritual imagery , it contrasts the group 's antipathy for the `` real America '' with their fascination with the `` mythical America '' . Inspired by American tour experiences , literature , and politics , U2 chose America as a theme for the record . Recording began in January 1986 in Ireland , and to foster a relaxed , creative atmosphere , the group primarily recorded in two houses . Several events during the sessions helped shape the conscious tone of the album , including the band 's participation in the Conspiracy of Hope benefit concerts for Amnesty International , the death of roadie Greg Carroll , and lead vocalist Bono 's travels to Central America . Recording was completed in November 1986 ; additional production continued into January 1987 . Throughout the sessions , U2 sought a `` cinematic '' quality for the record , one that would evoke a sense of location , in particular , the open spaces of the United States . They represented this in the sleeve photography depicting them in American desert landscapes . The Joshua Tree received critical acclaim , topped the charts in over 20 countries , and became the fastest-selling album in British history . According to Rolling Stone , the album increased the band 's stature `` from heroes to superstars '' . It produced the hit singles `` With or Without You '' , `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' , and `` Where the Streets Have No Name '' , the first two of which became the group 's only number-one singles in the US . The album won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1988 . The group supported the record with the Joshua Tree Tour throughout 1987 . Frequently featured on critics ' lists of the greatest records , The Joshua Tree is one of the world 's best-selling albums , with over 25 million copies sold . U2 commemorated the record 's 20th anniversary with a remastered re-release , and its 30th anniversary with announcements of an anniversary concert tour and reissue . In 2014 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the US Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry .",
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"text": "Stadium Ireland Stadium Ireland ( commonly referred as the ` Bertie Bowl ' ) was the name of a proposed government built sports stadium in Abbotstown , Dublin , Ireland . It was called `` the Bertie Bowl '' because of its close association with the then Taoiseach , Bertie Ahern . The stadium would have served as the national stadium and would have hosted home games for the Republic of Ireland national football team and Ireland national rugby union team . The stadium was planned to hold 75,000 and was central to Ireland 's joint bid with Scotland to host UEFA Euro 2008 . The project was eventually abandoned because of spiralling costs and waning support . Government backing was instead given to the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road into Aviva Stadium .",
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"text": "Ulster Protestant Action Ulster Protestant Action ( UPA ) was an Ulster loyalist and Protestant fundamentalist vigilante group in Northern Ireland . The group was founded at a special meeting at the Ulster Unionist Party 's ( UUP ) offices in Glengall Street , Belfast , in 1956 . Among the attendees were many loyalists who were to become major figures in the 1960s and 1970 , such as Ian Paisley and Desmond Boal . The independent unionist MP Norman Porter also attended , but took no further part in the group . The meeting 's declared purpose was to organise the defence of Ulster Protestant areas against anticipated Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) activity , based on the old Ulster Protestant Association immediately after the partition of Ireland in 1920 , who organised assassination missions into Catholic areas of Belfast . The new body decided to call itself `` Ulster Protestant Action '' , and the first year of its existence was taken up with the discussion of vigilante patrols , street barricades , and drawing up lists of IRA suspects in both Belfast and in rural areas . The initial executive of the UPA consisted of John McQuade , Billy Spence , Charles McCullough , Richard Fenton , Frank Millar , Sammy Verner , Herbert Ditty , Bob Newman and Noel Doherty , with Paisley as an ex officio member . Even though no IRA threat materialised in Belfast , and despite it becoming clear that the IRA 's activities during the Border Campaign were to be limited to the border areas , Ulster Protestant Action remained in being . Factory and workplace branches were formed under the UPA , including one by Paisley in Belfast 's Ravenhill area under his direct control . The concern of the UPA increasingly came to focus on the defence of `` Bible Protestantism '' and Protestant interests where jobs and housing were concerned . Although initially opposed to professional politicians , specifically banning them from membership of the group , the UPA stood the former Belfast City Councillor and superintendent of an independent gospel mission , Albert Duff , against Brian Maginess in Iveagh at the Northern Ireland general election , 1958 . Maginess was perceived as being sympathetic to Catholics , having banned an Orange Order parade in 1952 , and Duff was able to take 41.5 % of the vote , although he failed to win the seat . Duff was more successful in May 1958 , when he regained a seat on Belfast City Council , with Charles McCullough also taking a seat for the UPA , while , in 1960 , Boal won the Belfast Shankill constituency at Stormont as an official UUP candidate . As Paisley came to dominate Ulster Protestant Action , he received his first convictions for public order offences . In June 1959 , a major riot occurred on the Shankill Road in Belfast following a rally he had spoken at . His moves to form a Protestant unionist political party caused tensions in the group , and Paisley 's supporters formed their own `` Premier '' branch of the UPA , reinforcing their control of the group . In the 1960s , Paisley and the UPA campaigned against Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill 's rapprochement with the Republic of Ireland and his meetings with Taoiseach of the Republic , Seán Lemass , a veteran of the Easter Rising of 1916 and the anti-Treaty IRA . They opposed efforts by O'Neill to deliver civil rights to the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland , especially the proposed abolition of gerrymandering of local electoral areas for the election of urban and county councils . In 1964 his demand that the Royal Ulster Constabulary remove an Irish Tricolour from Sinn Féin 's Belfast offices led to two days of rioting after this was followed through . In the aftermath of these protests , Duff and James McCarroll were elected to Belfast City Council for the UPA . In 1966 , the group reformed as the Protestant Unionist Party .",
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"text": "The Evangelists (band) The Evangelists are an Irish rock band from Donegal ( Ireland ) and Derry . ( Northern Ireland ) . They initially got together in 2000 after Eamonn McColgan ( vocals ) , Liam Gorry ( guitar ) and Eoghan Holland ( bass ) were studying a BTEC National Diploma in Popular Music . They teamed up with the first Evangelists drummer Michael Lynch shortly after . Their first EP , entitled `` Hey Presto ! '' , contained five tracks . It was recorded from The Nerve Centre practice rooms by Paul Sayers as part of the Gasyard Wall Feile 2000 Radio station . In February 2001 , Michael Lynch departed the band and was replaced by Craig Hawthorne , who was also studying at the same college . The same year , they recorded `` If It Flies It Dies '' in the N.W.I.F.H.E. Studios in The City Factory in Derry . It was engineered by two Italians and the band themselves . They were included in a French documentary about the Irish music scene . In 2002 , the band approached Blast Furnace to record their first professionally recorded sessions . The result produced the six track `` This is a Real Rabbit '' . The Evangelists song `` Community Love Song '' was included in the BelFEST 2002 compilation CD released on Creeping Herb Records . Guitarist Gorry performed with The Dangerfields at a handful of shows in 2003 . Their 12-track début album Muff Against Bush was launched in late 2005 . In early 2006 , Craig Hawthorne was relieved of drumming duties and was replaced by Brian Doherty but returned again in early 2010 . Over the years they have played hundreds of shows in Ireland and the UK . They have previously supported The Undertones , Electric 6 , Electric Eel Shock , Bad Manners , The Damned and Therapy ? . The Evangelists played on the I.M.R.O. Showcase Tour in May 2006 . The ostentatious and sometimes downright strange band have been described as `` one of the most entertaining , energetic and exciting bands to emerge from the North West in a decade '' ( Derry Journal ) and `` very raw and very entertaining '' by the late Radio 1 presenter John Peel . In 2009 , The Evangelists substantially reduced the amount of live performances .",
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"text": "Mag Mell In Irish mythology , Mag Mell ( modern spelling : Magh Meall , meaning `` plain of joy '' ) was a mythical realm achievable through death and/or glory . Unlike the underworld in some mythologies , Mag Mell was a pleasurable paradise , identified as either an island far to the west of Ireland or a kingdom beneath the ocean . However , Mag Mell was similar to the fields of Elysium in Greek mythology , and like the fields of Elysium , was accessible only to a select few . Furthermore , Mag Mell , like the numerous other mystical islands said to be off the coast of Ireland , was never explicitly stated in any surviving mythological account to be an afterlife . Rather , it is usually portrayed as a paradisal location populated by deities , which is occasionally visited by some adventurous mortals . In its island guise it was visited by various Irish heroes and monks forming the basis of the Adventure Myth or `` echtrae '' as defined by Myles Dillon in his book Early Irish Literature . This otherworld is a place where sickness and death do not exist . It is a place of eternal youth and beauty . Here , music , strength , life and all pleasurable pursuits come together in a single place . Here happiness lasts forever , no one wants for food or drink . It is the Irish equivalent of the Greek Elysium or the Valhalla of the Norse . Legends say its ruler is the Fomorian King Tethra , or more frequently Manannan mac Lir . Mag Mell 's allure extended from the pagan era to Christian times . In later stories , the realm is less an afterlife destination than an Earthly Paradise which adventurers could reach by traveling west from Ireland , often blown off course by providential tempests while on an inspired mission . They typically explore many other fantastic islands before reaching their destination and returning home ( or sailing on ) . Among these voyagers are St. Brendan , Bran mac Febal ( see The Voyage of Bran ) , and Mael Dúin . Irish monks , being celebrated sailors , doubtless inspired such stories and were inspired by them . They reached and colonized any number of faraway islands , and St. Brendan is even speculated to have reached the New World a thousand years before Columbus .",
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"text": "History of Belfast The history of Belfast as a settlement goes back to the Iron Age , but its status as a major urban centre dates to the 18th century . Belfast today is the capital of Northern Ireland . Belfast was throughout its modern history a major commercial and industrial centre , but the late 20th century saw a decline in its traditional industries , particularly shipbuilding . The city 's history has been marked by violent conflict between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants which has caused many working class areas of the city to be split into Catholic and Protestant areas . In recent years the city has been relatively peaceful and major redevelopment has occurred , especially in the inner city and dock areas .",
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"text": "Seven Nations (band) Seven Nations is a Celtic rock band that formed in New York City in 1993 . The name comes from the seven Celtic nations , including Scotland , Ireland , Wales , Brittany , Cornwall , the Isle of Man , and Galicia . The band tours extensively and has played in many diverse venues , from small bars to concert halls .",
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"text": "Cèilidh A cèilidh ( -LSB- ˈkʲʰeːli -RSB- ) or céilí ( -LSB- ˈceːlʲiː -RSB- ) is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering . In its most basic form , it simply means a social visit . In contemporary usage , it usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing , either at a house party or a larger concert at a social hall or other community gathering place . Cèilidhean ( plural of cèilidh ) and Céilithe ( plural of céilí ) originated in the Gaelic areas of Scotland and Ireland and are consequently common in the Scottish and Irish diasporas . They are similar to the Troyl and Twmpath traditions in Cornwall and Wales , as well as English country dances throughout England where they have in some areas undergone a fusion with céilithe . In Scottish Gaelic it is spelled cèilidh ( -LSB- ˈkʲʰeːli -RSB- ) , and in Irish it is spelled céilí ( -LSB- ˈceːlʲiː -RSB- ) .",
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"text": "Rodger Bain Rodger Bain ( born c. 1945 ) is a British former record producer , known for producing heavy metal albums by bands such as Black Sabbath , Budgie and Judas Priest in the 1970s .",
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"text": "Lough Gowna Lough Gowna is a fresh water lake which is the uppermost lake on the River Erne . It is located on the border between County Longford and County Cavan , with the largest part of the lake being in County Longford . Lough Gowna is a moraine-dammed lake formed at the end of the last glaciation , and owes its complex indented shape to the underlying drumlin landscape . This results in a large number of bays and inlets on the lake , often connected by narrow channels . The river Erne enters the system in a western direction into the easternmost part of the lake ( locally known as Derries Lough ) and exits northward through County Cavan . However , the damming caused by the moraines that gave rise to the lake result in large bodies of water to the north-west and south-west which form the bulk of the area of the lake . A number of other small rivers also flow into the lake . The county border runs through the north-western part of the lake , and then turns eastwards , with the western and southern parts of the lake being in Longford and the north-eastern parts being in Cavan . The north-western and south-western portions of the lake are connected by a narrow channel at Dernaferst ( a townland on the western ( Longford ) shore of the lake , but which is in County Cavan ) . The northern and eastern shores of the lake are surrounded by peat bog , with areas of planted woodland along the southern shores of the lake in former demesnes in the townlands of Derrycassan and Culray . The lake is considered to be an important site for wintering wildfowl . The lake contains one large island in the south-western part , Inchmore ( Inis Mór in Irish , meaning `` Big island '' ) , which was the site of a monastery founded in the sixth century by Saint Colmcille . The monastery was raided by the Vikings in 804 , being burned and looted . During the twelfth century , the abbey conformed to Augustinian rules and remained there until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1543 . The site was still used as a graveyard by the local population until the early years of the twentieth century . The remains of the abbey are still to be seen on the island . A fifteenth-century tower bell , reputedly from the monastery , was recovered in the nineteenth century and now hangs in the Roman Catholic church in the nearby village of Aughnacliffe . Lough Gowna is an important centre for coarse fishing and the shape of the lake , with wooded peninsulas interspersed with bays and inlets , make it attractive for tourism . There are picnic sites at Dernaferst and at Dring ( at the southernmost point of the lake ) . The name of the lake comes from a legend about a supernatural calf which escaped from a well in the townland of Rathcor ( south of the lake ) and raced northward with a stream of water from the well following it and flooding the area now making up the lake . The lake gives its name to the village of Loch Gowna , on the north-eastern shore of the lake in County Cavan . The original name of the village was Scrabby ( Screabach in Irish ) , and gave its name to the townland and parish in which it is located . However , in 1950 , after a plebiscite of the villagers , the name was officially changed to Loch Gowna . The village serves as a service centre for tourism , with hotel accommodation and sizeable numbers of holiday homes in the area . Other parishes adjacent to the lake are Colmcille on the western and southern shores of the lake , Mullinalaghta on the eastern shore , and Dromard in the extreme north-west , all in County Longford ; and Mullahoran in the extreme east where the Erne enters the lake , in County Cavan .",
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"text": "Dalkey Dalkey ( -LSB- ˈdɒːkiː -RSB- ) is one of the most affluent suburbs of Dublin , and a seaside resort just south of Dublin City , Ireland . It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an active port during the Middle Ages . According to chronicler John Clyn ( c. 1286 -- c. 1349 ) , it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century . In modern times , Dalkey has become a seaside suburb that attracts some tourist visitors . It has been home to writers and celebrities including Jane Emily Herbert , Maeve Binchy , Hugh Leonard , Bono , Van Morrison and Enya .",
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"text": "Qatar Qatar ( -LSB- ˈkætɑːr -RSB- , -LSB- kəˈtɑːr -RSB- قطر -LSB- ˈqɑtˤɑr -RSB- Local vernacular pronunciation : -LSB- ˈɡɪtˤɑr -RSB- ) , officially the State of Qatar , is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Following Ottoman rule , Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971 . Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century . Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar . Qatar is a hereditary monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . Whether it should be regarded as a constitutional or an absolute monarchy is a matter of opinion . In 2003 , the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum , with almost 98 % in favour . In early 2017 , Qatar 's total population was 2.6 million : 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates . Qatar is a high income economy , backed by the world 's third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves . The country has the highest per capita income in the world . Qatar is classified by the UN as a country of very high human development and is the most advanced Arab state for human development . Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world , supporting several rebel groups during the Arab Spring both financially and through its globally expanding media group , Al Jazeera Media Network . For its size , Qatar wields disproportionate influence in the world , and has been identified as a middle power . Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup , becoming the first Arab country to do so .",
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"text": "Constitution of the United Arab Emirates The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates provides a legal and political framework for the operation of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) as a federation of seven emirates . The Constitution came into effect on 2 December 1971 and was permanently accepted in May 1996 . Authored by Adi Bitar , a forming judge and legal advisor , the Constitution is written in 10 parts and has 152 Articles . The United Arab Emirates celebrates the formation of the Union ( and acceptance of the federal constitution ) as National Day . The Historically independent kingdoms , the modern emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates and the modern kingdoms of Qatar and Bahrain entered into a treaty with the United Kingdom in 1853 and agreed to a `` perpetual maritime truce '' with the UK ; the kingdoms were collectively referred to as the Trucial States or as Trucial Oman . Disputes between the states were often arbitrated by the United Kingdom . In the late 1960s , the Trucial States Council was formed by the emirates , Qatar and Bahrain . The United Kingdom in 1968 announced its decision to end the treaty relationships with the kingdoms . The nine kingdoms attempted to form a union of Arab Emirates , but were unable to agree upon the terms of the union . While Bahrain and Qatar became independent countries , the other seven emirates attempted to form a temporary , federal union in 1971 . In 1971 , the Constitution , authored by Judge Valintine , was established as a temporary legal and political framework . Article 9 of the Constitution states that the Capital shall be a new town on the border of Dubai and Abu Dhabi , to be completed within seven years and to be called `` Al Karama '' ; however , a provision in the same article provided for Abu Dhabi to be the `` temporary '' capital of the Union and for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi , to be the President of the United Arab Emirates . In 1979 , a draft `` permanent '' constitution was prepared which allowed for the creation of a unified military and judicial system . Initially , the emirate of Dubai was strongly opposed to the unification of the military forces and , along with Ras al Khaimah , refused to attend Supreme Council meetings of the union . Mediations by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as well as by other UAE rulers reduced differences between Shiekh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum , ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi . In 1994 , Abu Dhabi was made the permanent capital of the UAE , and in May 1996 , six years after Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum 's death , Dubai agreed to a permanent constitution , and one that would unify the armed forces of the UAE . However , Dubai , like Ras al Khaimah , maintains its own judicial courts , which are not subject to governance from the Supreme Court of the UAE .",
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"text": "Makri Makri ( Nissos Makri ) is a Greek island , one of the Echinades , in the Ionian Islands group . It is located on the far southeast side of the Gulf of Makri close to the mouth of the Acheloos river . It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca and is 24 km east of the island . , it had no resident population . Strabo , and most modern writers , identify Dulichium , from which Homer reports that Meges , son of Phyleus , led 40 ships to Troy , with the island of Makri . The island is roughly 2.5 km long and 0.5 km at its widest . It has an area of roughly 993000 acres and an estimate coastline of 7,280 m in length . Made up of 2 hills linked by an isthmus , there is also a small islet at its southeastern corner . Recently it was put on the market , with the possibility for resort development and consideration for a 5 * hotel and luxurious private villas to be built . Its value is unknown but it is hoped that it will reach a similar value to the close by island of Oxia which was recently sold to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani , the emir of Qatar , for $ 4.9 M",
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"text": "Natural gas in Qatar The natural gas in Qatar covers a large portion of the world supply of natural gas . According to Oil & Gas Journal , as of January 1 , 2011 , reserves of natural gas in Qatar were measured at approximately 896 e12cuft ; this measurement means that the state contains 14 % of all known natural-gas reserves , as the world 's third-largest reserves , behind Russia and Iran . The majority of Qatar 's natural gas is located in the massive offshore North Field , which spans an area roughly equivalent to Qatar itself . A part of the world 's largest non-associated , natural-gas field , the North Field , is a geological extension of Iran 's South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field , which holds an additional 450 e12cuft of recoverable natural-gas reserves . While Qatar is a member of the OPEC and is a significant oil producer , the government has devoted more resources to the development of natural gas in the contemporary era , particularly for export as liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) . In 2006 , Qatar reportedly surpassed Indonesia to become the largest exporter of LNG in the world . Together , revenues from the oil and natural-gas sectors amount to 60 % of the country 's GDP . Domestically , the vast majority of Qatar 's total energy consumption comes from natural gas ( 79 % ) , whilst the balance is supplied by oil .",
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"text": "India–Qatar relations India -- Qatar relations refers to the bilateral ties between India and Qatar . India maintains an embassy in Doha , while Qatar maintains an embassy in New Delhi .",
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"text": "Cyprus–Qatar relations Cyprus-Qatar relations refer to the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Qatar . Qatar is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in Nicosia , Cyprus . Cyprus is represented in Qatar through its embassy in Doha , Qatar .",
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"text": "Doha International Airport Doha International Airport is an airport in Doha , Qatar . It was Qatar 's commercial international airport until Hamad International Airport opened on 27 May 2014 . While all scheduled commercial traffic ceased , the airport site and existing runway is still used by Qatar Emiri Air Force , Rizon Jet and Gulf Helicopters .",
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"text": "City-state A city-state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories . Historically , this included cities such as Rome , Athens , Carthage , and the Italian city-states during the Renaissance -- but today only a handful of sovereign city-states exist , with some disagreement as to which are city-states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore , Monaco , and Vatican City . A number of other small states share similar characteristics , and therefore are sometimes also cited as modern city-states . Namely , Qatar , Brunei , Kuwait , Bahrain , and Malta , which each have an urban center comprising a significant proportion of the population , though , all have several distinct settlements and a designated or de facto capital city . Occasionally , other small states with high population densities , such as San Marino , are also cited , despite lacking a large urban centre characteristic of traditional city-states . Several non-sovereign cities enjoy a high degree of autonomy , and are sometimes considered city-states . Hong Kong and Macau , along with independent members of the United Arab Emirates , most notably Dubai and Abu Dhabi , are often cited as such .",
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"text": "Hejaz The Hejaz , also Al-Hijaz ( اَلْـحِـجَـاز , , literally `` the Barrier '' ) , is a region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia . The region is so called as it separates the land of the Najd in the east from the land of Tihamah in the west . It is also known as the `` Western Province . '' It is bordered on the west by the Red Sea , on the north by Jordan , on the east by the Najd , and on the south by ` Asir Region . Its main city is Jeddah , but it is probably better known for the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina . As the site of Islam 's holiest places , the Hejaz has significance in the Arab and Islamic historical and political landscape . Historically , the Hejaz has always seen itself as separate from the rest of Saudi Arabia . The Hejaz is the most populated region in Saudi Arabia ; 35 % of all Saudis live in Hejaz . Hejazi Arabic is the most widely spoken dialect in the region . Saudi Hejazis are of ethnically diverse origins . The Hejaz is the most cosmopolitan region in the Arabian Peninsula . People of Hejaz have the most strongly articulated identity of any regional grouping in Saudi Arabia . Their place of origin alienates them from the Saudi state , which invokes different narratives of the history of the Arabian Peninsula . Thus , Hejazis experienced tensions with people of Najd .",
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"text": "List of companies of Qatar Qatar is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940 , in Dukhan Field . The discovery transformed the state 's economy . Now , the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens . With no income tax , Qatar ( along with Bahrain ) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world . The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1 % . Corporate law mandates that Qatari nationals must hold 51 % of any venture in the Emirate .",
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"text": "Al Khor Island Al Khor Island , also known as Jazirat bin Ghanim and Purple Island , is an island located in the municipality of Al Khor on the northeast coast of Qatar . It accommodates the only archaeological site in the country attributable to the second millennium BC . There are four main periods of occupation on the island , dating from as early as c. 2000 BC to as late as 1900 AD . The island is best known for being the site of operation of a Kassite-controlled purple dye industry in the second millennium BC .",
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"text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 278 United Nations Security Council Resolution 278 , adopted unanimously on May 11 , 1970 , after statements from representatives of Iran and the United Kingdom , the Council endorsed the report of the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General and welcomed its conclusion , particularly the finding that `` the overwhelming majority of the people of Bahrain wish to gain recognition of their identity in a full independent and sovereign State free to decide for itself its relations with other States '' . After World War II , Bahrain became the centre for British administration of the lower Persian Gulf . In 1968 , when the British Government announced its decision to end the treaty relationships with the Persian Gulf sheikdoms , Bahrain joined with Qatar and the seven Trucial States ( which now form the United Arab Emirates ) under British protection in an effort to form a union of Arab emirates . By mid-1971 , however , the nine sheikhdoms still had not agreed on the terms of union . Accordingly , Bahrain sought independence as a separate entity declaring independence on August 15 , 1971 , and becoming formally independent as the State of Bahrain on December 16 , 1971 .",
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"text": "Economy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation The economy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) combines the economies of 57 member states . 49 are predominantly Muslim states . The other 8 have large Muslim minorities . Those 57 countries have a combined GDP ( at Purchasing power parity ; PPP ) of USD 18,600 billion . The richest country on the basis of GDP per capita at PPP is United Arab Emirates . On basis of per capita GDP , Qatar is richest country with incomes exceeding US$ 108,000 per capita . According to a report by Salam Standard , the GDP impact of the world 's Muslim tourism sector exceeded $ 138 billion in 2015 , generating 4.3 million jobs and contributing more than $ 18 billion in tax revenue .",
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"text": "Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates The wildlife of the United Arab Emirates is the flora and fauna of this country on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula and the southern end of the Persian Gulf . The country offers a variety of habitats for wildlife including the coast , offshore islands , mangrove areas , mudflats , salt pans , sand and gravel plains , sand dunes , mountain slopes , wadis and rocky summits . Because the terrain is so varied , it supports a greater number of species of plants and animals than might have been expected in this relatively small country .",
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"text": "Fuwayrit Fuwayrit is a coastal village in Qatar , located in the municipality of Ash Shamal approximately 80 km north of the capital Doha . It is an important site for Qatar 's oil industry . Previously , it was one of the most important towns in the northern sector of Qatar . The Al Thani had settled in the town in the 19th century , prior to relocating to Al Bidda ( presently Doha ) .",
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"text": "Kuwait Kuwait -LSB- kʊˈweɪt -RSB- ( الكويت , -LSB- ɪl ‿ ɪkweːt -RSB- or -LSB- - afblɪkweːt -RSB- ) , officially the State of Kuwait , is a country in Western Asia . Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf , it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia . , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people ; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates . Expatriates account for 70 % of the population . Oil reserves were discovered in 1938 . From 1946 to 1982 , the country underwent large-scale modernization . In the 1980s , Kuwait experienced a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis following the stock market crash . In 1990 , Kuwait was invaded by Iraq . The Iraqi occupation came to an end in 1991 after military intervention by coalition forces . At the end of the war , there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure . Kuwait is a constitutional state with a semi-democratic political system . It has a high income economy backed by the world 's sixth largest oil reserves . The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest valued currency in the world . According to the World Bank , the country has the fourth highest per capita income in the world . The Constitution was promulgated in 1962 . Kuwait is home to the largest opera house in the Middle East . In the Arab world , Kuwait is frequently dubbed the `` Hollywood of the Gulf '' due to the popularity of its soap operas and theatre .",
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"text": "Bintan Island Bintan Island or Negeri Segantang Lada is an island in the Riau archipelago of Indonesia . It is part of the Riau Islands province , the capital of which , Tanjung Pinang , lies in the island 's south and is the island 's main community . Bintan 's land area is 2402.28 km2 ( total area is 60057 km2 including 96 % sea area ) . Its administrative region is designated the Bintan Island Regency , one of the six administrative regions of the Riau Islands province . The city of Tanjung Pinang is an autonomous area within the Bintan Island . Bintan 's history is traced to the early 3rd century . The island flourished as a trading post on the route between China and India , and over the centuries it came under the control of the Chinese , the British , and then the Dutch when it was declared part of the Dutch East Indies through the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 . In the 12th century , the Bintan island in the Strait of Malacca was known as the `` Pirate Island '' since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters . Singapore , the closest major city , is a 45-50 minute trip by motorised catamaran across the Singapore Strait from Bintan Resort area in the northwest of the island . The island has beaches with beach-front International hotels and resorts ; the most prominent of these beaches is the Bintan Resorts set over an area of 300 ha of tropical environment . The archipelago of the Riau islands is right opposite to this resort across the South China Sea . Indonesia is promoting Bintan as the next best tourist destination after Bali .",
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"text": "Awali Awali is a small municipality located approximately in the centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain , a small island in the Persian Gulf . Founded in the 1930s by the Bahrain Petroleum Company , it is populated mostly by workers of various nationalities from around the world whose skills were needed in the setting up and running of the refinery at Sitrah . To its north are Bahrain 's oil refinery and to its south are the oil wells and the desert area of Sakhir . It has a population of 1769 citizens .",
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"text": "Zabargad Island Zabargad Island ( جزيرة الزبرجد , also known as St. John 's Island in English ) is the largest of a group of islands in Foul Bay , Egypt . It covers an area of 4.50 km2 . It is not a quaternary volcanic island , but rather is believed to be an upthrusted part of upper mantle material . The nearest island is known as `` Rocky Island '' . The island is slightly north of the Tropic of Cancer , and its highest point is 235 m.",
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"text": "Amwaj Islands Amwaj Islands ( جزر أمواج transliterated : Juzur Amwaj ) are a group of man-made islands located in the Persian Gulf to the northeast of Bahrain , near the coast of Muharraq island . It has a distance of 10.5 km northeast of the capital , Manama , on Bahrain Island .",
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"text": "Qatar national beach handball team The Qatar national beach handball team is the national team of Qatar . It is governed by the Qatar Handball Association and takes part in international beach handball competitions .",
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"text": "Tony Goldwyn Anthony Howard Goldwyn ( born May 20 , 1960 ) is an American actor , producer , director and political activist . He portrayed Carl Bruner in Ghost , Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai , and the voice of the title character of the Disney animated film Tarzan . He stars in the ABC drama Scandal , as Fitzgerald Grant III , President of the United States .",
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"text": "Antony Antony may refer to : Anthony ( given name ) , alternative spelling of Antony",
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"text": "Tony Zierra Tony Zierra is an American director and producer . He has directed three movies : Carving Out Our Name , USA The Movie and My Big Break in which he also appeared . From an early age Zierra 's goal was to become a filmmaker . He attended film studies classes at NYU , Texas A&M and UCLA . His first documentary , Carving Out Our Name premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to much acclaim . Shortly after , Zierra went on the road to capture America 's reaction to the September 11 attacks . The film that emerged , USA The Movie , explores the cyclical nature of violence and retaliation . The film was the subject of an in-depth analysis from a Deleuzian perspective by scholar and commentator Dion Dennis . Zierra 's award-winning documentary , My Big Break , is a cautionary tale about the darker side of celebrity and the consequences of fame that also includes his struggle to make his first film . My Big Break has received consistently strong reviews and has been repeatedly praised for its unusually candid look at the effects of success on young rising stars in Hollywood.http : / / staticmass.net/documentary/my-big-break-dvd-2011-review/http://www.theentertainmentcorner.com/2012/05/my-big-break-interview.html My Big Break won Best Documentary at the Boston Film Festival , Best Documentary at Artsfest , Pennsylvania , was nominated for Best Documentary at the Raindance Film Festival in London and was an official selection of The American Cinematic Experience Festival in New York . Zierra has been a featured speaker at The Popular Culture American Culture ( PCA/ACA ) national academic conference in New Orleans , PCA/ACA Southwest/Texas academic conference and the PCA/ACA national academic conference in Boston . Zierra is in production on the documentary SK13http : / / www.imdb.com/title/tt1562571/about the legendary filmmaker , Stanley Kubrick . His documentary '' Filmworker '' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6851066/?ref_=nv_sr_1 about the life of Stanley Kubrick 's longtime assistant , Leon Vitali is part of the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection 2017 premiering in Cannes Classics http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cannes-classics-2017-1",
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"text": "John Goldwyn John Howard Goldwyn ( born August 10 , 1958 ) is an American film producer .",
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"text": "Tony Dawe Tony Dawe ( born 1940 ) is a British sound engineer . He has been nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Sound . Since 1958 , he has worked on 70 feature films , 18 films made for television , and 340 hours of television drama . Before joining the film industry in 1967 , he worked as an engineer at the famous EMI Abbey Road recording studios in 1958/60 . Between 1960 and 1967 he worked for ABC Television at their Teddington studios , where he was in charge of the sound dubbing suite .",
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"text": "Tony Gwynn Anthony Keith Gwynn , Sr. ( May 9 , 1960 -- June 16 , 2014 ) , nicknamed `` Mr. Padre '' , was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 20 seasons ( 1982 -- 2001 ) in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the San Diego Padres . The left-handed hitting Gwynn won eight batting titles in his career , tied for the most in National League ( NL ) history . He is considered one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history . He had a .338 career batting average , never hitting below .309 in any full season . Gwynn was a 15-time All-Star , recognized for his skills both on offense and defense with seven Silver Slugger Awards and five Gold Glove Awards . He was the rare player in his era that stayed with a single team his entire career , and he played in the only two World Series appearances in San Diego 's franchise history . He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 , his first year of eligibility . Gwynn attended San Diego State University ( SDSU ) , where he played both college baseball and basketball for the Aztecs . He was an all-conference player in both sports in the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) , but was honored as an All-American in baseball . He was selected by the Padres in the third round of the 1981 MLB draft as the 58th overall pick . Gwynn made his major-league debut the following year , and captured his first batting title in 1984 , when San Diego advanced to its first-ever World Series . A poor fielder in college , his work on his defense was rewarded in 1986 , when he received his first Gold Glove . The following year , he won the first of three consecutive batting titles . Beginning in 1990 , he endured four straight seasons which ended prematurely due to injuries , particular to his left knee . However , he experienced a resurgence with four straight batting titles starting in 1994 , when he batted a career-high .394 in a strike-shortened season . Gwynn played in his second World Series in 1998 , before reaching the 3,000-hit milestone the following year . He played two more seasons , hampered by injuries in both , and retired after the 2001 season with 3,141 career hits . A contact hitter , Gwynn excelled at hitting the ball to the opposite field . After meeting Hall of Famer Ted Williams in 1992 , Gwynn became more adept at pulling the ball and using the entire field , as well as hitting for more power . He could also run early in his career , when he was a stolen base threat . Widely considered the greatest player in Padres history , Gwynn regularly accepted less money to remain with the small-market team . After he retired from playing , the Padres retired his No. 19 in 2004 . He became the head baseball coach at his alma mater , and also spent time as a baseball analyst . Gwynn died of salivary gland cancer in 2014 at the age of 54 .",
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"text": "Anthony Meindl Anthony Paul Meindl ( born January 14 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter , stage and film actor , and founder and artistic director at the MetaTheatre Company and Anthony Meindl 's Actor Workshop in Los Angeles . The workshop has since expanded to locations in New York City , London , Sydney , Melbourne , and Vancouver . In the 1990s , Meindl played a character who was a genie named `` Hard Hat Harry '' in a number of video cassettes and DVDs aimed at introducing children to trucks , cars , construction vehicles , and others ( usually using the name `` Anthony Paul '' ) . He worked and lived in New York in the early 1990s and moved to Los Angeles in 1997 . He has been in many commercials for products and companies including Diet Coke , Philips Electronics , Bank of America , Nissan , Michelob Lite , Sears , Acura , Del Taco , Mervyns , and Behr Paint . He has also appeared in non-Broadway stage productions of Titus Andronicus , Merrily We Roll Along , and the LA Weekly Award-nominated Cabaret . He is openly gay . His film credits are almost exclusively gay-related , including the 1997 gay-themed drama David Searching , the 1998 gay-themed drama Minor Details , and the 2000 gay-themed comedy/drama Get Your Stuff . His latest film role was in the 2005 mystery comedy Death of a Saleswoman . He also appeared in a 1998 episode of Will & Grace . He has coached and worked with Shailene Woodley , Ashley Greene , Agnes Bruckner , Nick Robinson , Chace Crawford , Cory Monteith , Dania Ramirez , Sasha Alexander , Chris Owen , Stevie Lynn Jones , Dree Hemingway , Michael Lomenda , JC Chasez , China Chow , Brock Kelly , Judith Hill , Samantha Mumba , Rocco DiSpirito , Olivia Holt , Ian Harding , Alexandra Daddario , Edy Ganem , Trevor Donovan , Daniel Cudmore , Charlie Bewley , Ashton Holmes , Larissa Oleynik , Lorenza Izzo , Carmen Electra , Allison Miller , Jenna Dewan-Tatum , Lucy Fry , Josh Zuckerman , Sadie Calvano , Taryn Southern , Ryan Rottman , Chaz Bono , Jill Wagner , Joe Slaughter , Mark Hapka , Matt Dallas , Brad Rowe , and Quddus Phillippe . Meindl 's first feature screenplay , The Wonder Girls , was the Grand Prize Winning Feature Screenplay in the Slamdance Film Festival Screenplay Competition in 2007 . He was nominated as Best Director for the LA Weekly Awards two years in a row for Best Comedy ( Swimming In The Shallows ) and Best Drama ( Dogs Barking ) . The casts for both shows ( members of MetaTheatre Company , his acting studio ) were also nominated as Best Ensemble in a Comedy and Best Ensemble in a Drama . His first short , `` Ready ? OK ! '' , played in over a dozen International Film Festivals , winning numerous `` Best of '' Awards and premiered on MTV 's LOGO Network in 2009 as part of their `` Click List : Best In Short Film Series . '' It won the 2008 Planet Out Scion Viewer 's Choice Short Film Awards . Meindl 's first feature film , Birds of A Feather ( 2011 ) won him Best Director awards at the 2012 Downtown LA Film Festival and the 2013 Golden Door Film Festival and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the 2012 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival . The film features Academy Award winner , Olympia Dukakis , Bruce Vilanch and Trevor Donovan . He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post , The Daily Love , and Backstage .",
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"text": "Paul Rhys Paul Rhys ( born 19 December 1963 ) is a Welsh television , film and theatre actor . Rhys was born in Neath , Glamorgan , and studied at RADA , leaving with the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1985 . After graduating , he obtained his first major screen role , in Absolute Beginners ( 1986 ) . Since then he has seldom been off the stage and screen . His first US exposure was when American film director Robert Altman cast Rhys , who was then still a student , as Theo van Gogh in Vincent and Theo opposite Tim Roth as Vincent .",
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"text": "Tony Blundetto Anthony `` Tony '' Blundetto , played by Steve Buscemi , is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos . He is Tony Soprano 's cousin who is released from prison at the beginning of the show 's fifth season . Upon release , Tony Blundetto begins to pursue a straight , non-criminal life . However , he is eventually overpowered by the challenges of civilian life and turns back to crime , dragging the DiMeo Crime Family into the Lupertazzi Crime Family 's power struggle . For his work in season 5 , Buscemi received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series .",
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"text": "Tony Hymas Anthony James Keith `` Tony '' Hymas is an English keyboard player , pianist and composer . Hymas started as a chorister at the Exeter Cathedral where his contemporaries included composer and cathedral organist Barry Ferguson , and singer and pianist Roger Cleverdon . On leaving school , Hymas studied piano with Harold Rubens at the Royal Academy of Music . As company pianist for the Ballet Rambert in its resurgent ` modern ' form , Hymas wrote a substitute score for Glen Tetley 's ` Rag Dances ' over the course of eight days . After Rambert , Hymas found work in the busy London session scene of the 70s . He played with Jack Bruce in the Jack Bruce Band during 1976 -- 78 . He subsequently became one of Jeff Beck 's musicians , first appearing on record with Beck on the 1980 album There & Back . Over the years he has written many tunes for Beck , including ` Angel Footsteps ' and ` Brush with the Blues ' . In 1980 , Hymas and fellow Jeff Beck Band member Simon Philips recruited Scottish singer Jim Diamond to form the trio Ph.D. , where they scored a major Top 10 UK hit with the song `` I Wo n't Let You Down '' in 1982 . The group disbanded in 1983 following poor sales of their subsequent singles , and Diamond 's decision to return to his solo career . Hymas continued to collaborate with Diamond on his solo projects , and in 2009 the duo released a third Ph.D. album entitled Three , and remained active until Diamond 's death in 2015 . His latest works are CDs for Disques Nato : De l'origine du Monde ( 2010 ) , Chroniques de resistance ( 2013 ) , and , for Hope Street ( Nato ) , an album with the band Ursus Minor I Will Not Take `` But '' for an Answer ( 2010 ) . In 2016 , he recorded an album of piano arrangements ( transcriptions ) of songs by Léo Ferré ` Tony Hymas joue Léo Ferré ' . A fourth album by Ursus Minor ` What matters now ' will be issued in the autumn . More piano discs ( Debussy Etudes , Ives Concord Sonata ) are in preparation .",
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"text": "68th Tony Awards The 68th Annual Tony Awards were held June 8 , 2014 , to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2013 -- 14 season . The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City , and was televised live on CBS . Hugh Jackman was the host , his fourth time hosting . The 15 musical Tony Awards went to seven different musicals , and six plays shared the 11 play Tony Awards . The nominations were announced on April 29 , 2014 by Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu . Audra McDonald won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . In just her ninth Broadway engagement , McDonald established two records as the first actor to win six Tony Awards for acting and the first to win in all four categories , lead and featured in both a play and a musical . In its seventh Broadway incarnation , The Glass Menagerie won its first Tony Award ( Lighting Design ) . Aladdin 's win made it the fourth franchise to complete EGOT status .",
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"text": "Anthony Sammy Anthony Sammy is a Trinidadian businessman and politician .",
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"text": "Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director The Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director was awarded to acknowledge the contributions of conductors and musical directors in both musicals and operas . The award was first presented in 1948 , and later discontinued after 1964 .",
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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": "Anthony Daniels (disambiguation) Anthony Daniels ( born 1946 ) , is an English actor . Anthony or Tony Daniels may also refer to : Anthony Daniels ( born 1949 ) , with pen name Theodore Dalrymple , British psychiatrist and writer Anthony Daniels ( politician ) in Alabama House of Representatives Tony Daniels , Canadian voice actor Tony Daniels ( baseball ) Anthony Daniels ( bishop ) ( born 1957 ) , Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop",
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"text": "Loving Memory Loving Memory is a 1971 drama film written and directed by Tony Scott , credited as Anthony Scott . This 57 minute film was made 12 years before Scott 's feature directorial debut , The Hunger .",
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"text": "Anthony Howell (actor) Anthony Howell ( born 27 June 1971 ) is an English actor , best known for his starring role as Sgt. Paul Milner in the British TV series '' Foyle 's War .",
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"text": "Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn ( born Szmuel Gelbfisz ; August 17 , 1879 -- January 31 , 1974 ) , also known as Samuel Goldfish , was a Jewish Polish American film producer . He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood . His awards include the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1947 , and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1958 .",
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"text": "Golda's Balcony Golda 's Balcony is a play by William Gibson . It follows the trajectory of the life of Golda Meir from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel . Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War , when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria . Gibson 's drama suggests Meir threatened Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger with the launch of nuclear weapons against her enemies , conceivably starting World War III , unless the U.S. came to her country 's aid . Gibson first explored Meir in 1977 in his multi-character work Golda , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role . Never fully satisfied with the piece , he decided to tackle the subject matter , this time in the form of a one-woman play . Golda 's Balcony , produced by David Fishelson , opened Off-Broadway at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre ( `` MET '' ) on March 26 , 2003 , where it sold out its entire 16-week run . Three months after closing Off-Broadway , the MET production , also starring Tovah Feldshuh and produced by Fishelson ( directed by Scott Schwartz ) , opened on October 15 , 2003 at the Helen Hayes Theatre , where it ran for 14 previews and 493 performances , making it the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history . Feldshuh was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance . In 2006 the play was adapted into a film of the same title , starring Valerie Harper . The term `` Golda 's Balcony '' refers to the nickname given to an area inside the secretive Dimona nuclear weapons facility from which visiting VIPs can observe some of the activity taking place in the underground portion of the facility .",
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"text": "Anthony Goldschmidt Anthony Goldschmidt ( September 15 , 1942 - June 17 , 2014 ) was an American graphic , title and poster designer , as well as founder of the Intralink Film Graphic Design firm . Born in New York City , Goldschmidt attended private schools in Massachusetts and Switzerland before receiving a bachelor 's degree from Washington University , as well as a master of fine arts from Yale University . Goldschmidt joined the Warner Bros. marketing department working on posters for the Mel Brooks comedies Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein , working alongside longtime collaborator John Alvin . Goldschmidt founded his firm Intralink in the 1980s , and spearheaded the poster campaigns for major motion pictures , their biggest accomplishment was 1982 's E.T. the Extra Terrestrial , creating the iconic image of the alien and Elliot touching fingers . Goldschmidt and Alvin made this poster without the prior knowledge of what the design of the alien would look like . Over the course of his 40-year career , Goldschmidt would frequently design film posters for several directors including Steven Spielberg , Christopher Nolan , Ridley Scott , Frank Darabont and Ron Howard . Apart from his poster career Goldschmidt was credited with designing the titles of numerous pictures , including Batman Forever and Thelma & Louise Goldschmidt closed his firm in 2011 , his last project being the official poster for the 84th Academy Awards . He died of liver cancer on June 17 , 2014 , age 71 .",
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"text": "Tony Ninos Anthony `` Tony '' Ninos ( February 7 , 1919 -- April 26 , 2014 ) was an American businessman and politician . Born in Lockport , New York , Ninos served in the United States Army during World War II . He received his bachelor 's degree in ceramic engineering from Alfred University . In 1949 , Nino moved to Cocoa , Florida where he owned and operated the Brevard Hotel . Ninos served on the Cocoa City Council and then served as mayor , from 1959 until 1963 . He then served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1967 as a Democrat . He died in Cocoa , Florida .",
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"text": "Cara Delevingne Cara Jocelyn Delevingne ( -LSB- ˈkɑːrə_ˌdɛləˈviːn -RSB- ; born 12 August 1992 ) is an English fashion model and actress . She signed with Storm Model Management after leaving school in 2009 . Delevingne won the `` Model of the Year '' award at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014 and has appeared in shows for houses including Burberry , Mulberry , Dolce & Gabbana , and Jason Wu . She started her acting career with a minor role in the 2012 film adaptation of Anna Karenina . Her first major roles were as Margo Roth Spiegelman in the romantic mystery film Paper Towns ( 2015 ) , Kath Talent in London Fields , and the Enchantress in the comic book film Suicide Squad ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Toby Sandeman Toby Sandeman ( born 2 March 1988 ) is an English fashion model and sprint athlete , specialising in the 200 metres . He won the 200 m at the UK Athletics national championships in 2009 , and followed this with two gold medals at the European Athletics U23 Championships . He has modelled for Calvin Klein , Ralph Lauren , and worked with Naomi Campbell for Vogue magazine .",
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"text": "Dress A dress ( also known as a frock or a gown ) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice ( or a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment ) . It consists of a top piece that covers the torso and hangs down over the legs . A dress can be any one-piece garment containing a skirt of any length . Dresses can be formal or informal . In many cultures , dresses are more often worn by women and girls . The hemlines of dresses vary depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer .",
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"text": "Make Me a Supermodel (U.S. TV series) Make Me a Supermodel is an American reality television modeling competition series based on the British reality series of the same name . Following an audition preview on January 2 , 2008 , the series premiered January 10 , 2008 on the cable television network Bravo .",
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"text": "Kiss (Irish magazine) Kiss ( stylised as KISS ) was an Irish magazine aimed at a teenage market containing knowledge about adolescent matters such as fashion advice , confessions , features on teenage cultural icons , relationship advice and problem pages with solutions especially designed for teenage readers . It is part of the VIP publishing franchise of Michael O'Doherty . Kiss was launched on 31 October 2002 as the first of O'Doherty 's solo business ventures . He had previously engaged in a number of co-ordinated business ventures in Ireland with his former business partner John Ryan ; Kiss succeeded the co-owned establishments of Magill in 1997 and VIP in 1999 and preceded later titles such as the glossy monthly targeted at women in the age group of eighteen to thirty-four Stellar and the failed New York Dog venture in New York City . Kiss is published at 2-4 Ely Place in Dublin 2 . Kiss '' 's rivals are the United Kingdom 's Bliss and Sugar . Upon its launch Kiss was lauded in the Irish media for its attempts to contribute to a more liberal and sexualised Ireland , one where the influence of the Roman Catholic Church had declined dramatically in the preceding decade . Only three decades previously , such teenage-oriented magazines were much more reserved in their content and approach and even the titles , i.e. Jackie and Blue Jeans , were not as outspoken as the word `` kiss '' in capitalised letters . Kiss was launched by O'Doherty 's publishing company as a response to the increasing popularity of similar , albeit British-based , publications such as Bliss and Sugar . It launched on 31 October 2002 , at the original ( much-deflated by current standards ) price of $ 2.50 and aimed at female readers between the ages of fourteen and seventeen . The first issue featured heavily its mantra of dealing with teenage problems , including articles on school bullying and the difficulties of blushing , written in a `` chatty and informative '' manner so as not to `` patronise '' the target audience . However O'Doherty is adamant that his magazine will not encourage young children to `` sleep with their boyfriends by providing How-To-Pleasure-Your-Fella features '' . To supplement its tone Kiss employs experts on what teenagers consider fashionable , with its so-called `` agony aunt '' being Sarah Scully , a child psychologist in Saint James 's Hospital , Dublin . Upon its launch the magazine was edited by Susan Vasquez , now editor of O'Doherty 's Stellar '' . The magazine is currently edited by Nathalie Màrquez Courtney . Kiss published its last issue in September 2014 .",
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"text": "Ai Tominaga is a Japanese fashion model and actress .",
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"text": "Budapest Fashion Week Budapest Fashion Week is a fashion week trade show held annually in April and October in Budapest , Hungary , usually after the five major fashion weeks . It is still aspiring to the level of big five fashion weeks ( New York City , London , Paris , Milan and Berlin ) . Based on the concept of the international fashion week series , TONI&GUY Fashion Week Budapest is an event , where the leading Hungarian fashion designers and international designers gain platform to introduce their seasonal collections twice a year for the Hungarian and international fashion industry and the public as well . The event is usually held in the Palazzo Dorottya .",
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"text": "Keeley Hazell Keeley Hazell ( born 18 September 1986 ) is an English glamour model , actress , . Hazell became one of Britain 's most successful glamour models , working with brands such as Page 3 , FHM , Loaded , Nuts and Zoo Weekly . She has also made numerous television appearances and has , more recently , focused on her acting career , appearing in films such as Horrible Bosses 2 .",
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"text": "Seventeen (Japanese magazine) is a monthly Japanese fashion magazine for female teenagers published by Shueisha . Launched in 1967 as a weekly magazine based on the original American Seventeen , the magazine changed the name to SEVENTEEN in 1987 , and to Seventeen in 2008 . Since the late 1990s , Seventeen has been the highest-selling teenage fashion magazine in Japan , and has featured its exclusive teenage models as ST-Mo ( STモ - Seventeen Model ) . Seventeen is very sought after among models ( teenage models ) because being featured on the magazine especially on its cover and certain pages , strongly helps them to get high-quality endorsements and prestigious contracts . Well-known former Seventeen models include Keiko Kitagawa , Nana Eikura , Rie Miyazawa , Anna Tsuchiya , Hinano Yoshikawa , and Emi Suzuki .",
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"text": "Kelly Bell Kelly Bell ( born 21 February 1982 in Aldershot ) is an English former glamour model . She has been described as the United Kingdom 's `` number-one glamour model . '' Bell has appeared in many young teen girl magazines , as a young teen model and has had many TV appearances over the last 15 years . She entered a competition to find Britain 's next top model in the Daily Sport at just 16 , placing first out of thousands of entrants . Bell was voted the UK 's sexiest babe for 2007 by the readers of the Daily & Sunday Sport . She recorded a single titled Down 'n Dirty in 2003 and performed a concert in Colchester in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund . She is a campaigner for the British Armed Forces and raises awareness for the military whenever she can . Bell is a vegan who avoids the consumption or use of animal products . She is a supporter of the British vegetarian , vegan and animal rights group Viva ! .",
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"text": "Ugly Models Ugly Models is a London-based alternative modelling agency that specialises in character modelling . Its owner Marc French says it is about `` celebrating everyone 's unique beauty '' . Its major clients include Calvin Klein , Levi 's , Diesel , Vogue , Elle , and Cosmopolitan . Its models have appeared in film series such as Harry Potter , Pirates of the Caribbean and James Bond . Ugly Models are in official partnership with Guinness World Records and represents the world 's tallest man , the world 's most pierced woman and the world 's most tattooed man .",
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"text": "So You Think You Can Dance (UK TV series) So You Think You Can Dance was a televised dance competition and reality show that launched in the United Kingdom in January 2010 with a format based on an American show by the same name . The show was broadcast on BBC One . The presentation of the show is similar to that of the Pop Idol series of singing competitions . The show focuses not only on the dancers ' talent , but also showcases new works by notable choreographers , crafted specifically for the dancers and the show .",
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"text": "Men's Fashion Week Men 's Fashion Week is an event usually held twice a year in major cities around the globe , typically in January ( Autumn/Winter ) and June ( Spring/Summer ) . The fashion industry event is held for fashion professionals and fashion occult . It is an event for designers and brands to showcase upcoming collections to press , media , stylists , buyers , fashion trailblazers and , in some cases , the public . In January 2012 London announced that it would dedicate an entire weekend to menswear fashion designers . Singapore dedicated a few days to men 's shows . Los Angeles followed suit launching Men 's Fashion Week LA in 2012 . Additionally , Vancouver does Men 's Fashion Week . Among other cities , New York has supported the developments in the menswear segment , but has yet to announce a Fashion Week dedicated entirely to menswear fashion designers . Paris promotes its men 's runway shows as a part of its regular Fashion Week schedule . In 2012 , 2013 2014 and 2015 Men 's Fashion Week presented shows in Puerto Rico . The events are produced by World Events .",
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"text": "Form-fitting garment A form-fitting garment is an article of clothing that tightly follows the contours of the part of the body being covered . Most form-fitting clothing is worn by females . A feature of Western societies is the popularity of form-fitting clothing worn by women , compared to equivalent male garments . These include t-shirts , shorts , and jeans . Some cultures and religious communities disapprove of form-fitting clothing , especially outerwear , which they consider to be immodest . There are numerous types of clothing which typically are or which can be made form-fitting . For example , stockings , leggings , tights , and socks are usually form-fitting . Clothing used in dance and in exercise , such as leotards , unitard , and swimsuits , are usually form-fitting . Undergarments or foundation garments such as corsets , girdles , bodysuits , brassieres , and underpants are form-fitting to give a smooth line to the outer clothing . Skin-tight garments are usually also form-fitting , but are held to the skin by elastic tension . In contrast , non-form-fitting garments are commonly referred to as `` loose '' . Though many materials can be used to make form-fitting garments , the thinner materials , such as synthetic fibers , are the most commonly used , because of the smooth line that can be produced as well as their extra strength when pulled tight . Some fabrics cling to the skin or do so when wet , giving a form-fitting effect .",
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"text": "Hum Award for Best Model Male The Hum Award for Best Model Male is one of the Hum Awards presented annually by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel ( HTNEC ) to Male model who has achieved outstanding recognition within the fashion industry . Since its inception , however , the award has commonly been referred to as the hum for Best Model Male . Nominations are made by Hum members who are models and fashion models , and winners are decided by audience votes , as of first ceremony this was one of seven categories which were set open for public .",
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"text": "How Do I Look? How Do I Look ? was a makeover show airing on the Style Network . The show was originally hosted by English soap opera veteran Finola Hughes ; the latest season was hosted by celebrity stylist Jeannie Mai . The show features `` fashion victims , '' purportedly turned in by their friends , coworkers , and family members . Although there are variations in each episode tailored to the individual contestant , every episode follows the same basic pattern .",
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"text": "Nick Ede Nick Ede ( born 1973 ) is an award winning Scottish public relations and brand consultant and television presenter . He runs the London-based PR agency www.eastofeden.london and he lives in Hackney . He is a well respected Philanthropist and charity activist . Ede was born in Edinburgh , where he attended Edinburgh Academy . He studied at Glasgow School of Art and Bretton Hall College in Leeds . He moved to Stoke Newington in 1996 to try to become an actor , but his mother died from a stroke in 1997 when he was 22 and he moved back to Edinburgh . He did work for the Stroke Foundation and joined Apollo Leisure in marketing , before moving back to Hackney in 1998 to become head of entertainment at Lastminute.com . In 2000 he became a marketing manager at Mondi Associates , then in 2001 he became head of packages at ATC Management . In 2003 , he did six months work experience at Shine Television , including co-presenting The Russell Grant Show on Sky One . Shortly afterwards , actress Jennifer Ellison asked him to host a party to highlight her appearance on Hell 's Kitchen , which was his introduction to PR work . He launched Eden Lifestyle in 2004 , then worked with Nick Fulford , merging their businesses in 2006 . He was named Scottish Communicator of the Year at the 2009 Scottish Fashion Awards . He has appeared on Project Catwalk since 2008 ( gaining the nickname `` the Simon Cowell of fashion '' ) , Diet on the Dancefloor and Lorraine Kelly 's morning show LK Today . He holds an annual celebrity fundraising night for the Stroke Association called `` A Night with Nick '' , and is a patron for Jeans for Genes ; his father , Donald Ede , was a developmental geneticist . Nick created the campaign styleforstroke which has fans including Mel B , Kelly Osbourne , Lilah Parsons , Sarah Hardin , Ashley James , Vogue Williams and many more . He has been instrumental is creating the Global Gift Gala platform with the philanthropist Eva Longoria and Maria Bravo . He is openly gay . Nick is a columnist for Www.caledonista.com",
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"text": "Antony Price Antony Price is a London fashion designer best known for evening wear and suits , and for being as much an `` image-maker '' as a designer . He has collaborated with a number of high-profile musicians , including David Bowie , Steve Strange , and Duran Duran , but especially Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music , whose look was defined by Price 's designs . The manner in which Price dressed -- or in many cases , undressed -- the `` Roxy girls '' on the covers of their albums helped to define the band 's pop retro-futurism . More recently , Price has been noted for dressing celebrities such as Tara Palmer-Tomkinson , Patsy Kensit , Anjelica Huston , Jerry Hall , Camilla Parker Bowles . Diana Ross , Melanie Griffith , Yasmin Le Bon and burlesque performer Dita Von Teese .",
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"text": "Daniela Urzi Daniela Urzi ( -LSB- daˈnjela ˈursi -RSB- ; born October 28 , 1975 , San Fernando , Buenos Aires ) is a fashion model from Argentina . She has appeared in fashion campaigns for Armani Jeans , the Giorgio Armani collection , Roberto Cavalli , Burberry , and John Richmond , and has done catalog work for Victoria 's Secret . Her magazine covers include international editions of Vogue and ELLE . Directly from Latin America , a new young man has managed to carve out a prestigious niche in the world of fashion . Daniela Urzi is not only just a girl of study or a body 86-59-86 ( chest , waist , hip ) walking on the catwalk , is a name that is printed on paper and has managed to achieve that throne , within Argentine models only he had Valeria Mazza . But unlike the latter , Daniela flees the look of blond with blue eyes and points to the rage of the moment wearing a brown hair that enhances his blue eyes . This gives it a personal touch that has been captured on the covers of various publications such as Marie Claire ( France ) , Elle ( Spain and Argentina ) , Cosmopolitan ( Argentina ) and Harper 's Bazaar . It has also been the face of brands like Victoria ' s Secret Cortefiel , Silhouette , Mango , Giorgio Armani , Candy , Margaret Astor , La Perla , Burberry , Chanel N ° 5 , Revlon and Triumph . -",
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"text": "Mel B Melanie Janine Brown ( born 29 May 1975 ) , better known as Mel B or Melanie B , is an English singer , songwriter , presenter , television personality , dancer , actress , author , and model . Brown rose to fame as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls , in which she became known as Scary Spice . Brown is also known for supporting girl power and earlier global tours , which grossed an estimated $ 500 -- 800 million between 1996 and 2000 . Brown began her solo career when she released `` I Want You Back '' with Missy Elliott on Virgin Records . The single charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart , followed by the release of her debut album , Hot ( 2000 ) . The album also saw the release of two top 10 singles `` Tell Me '' and `` Feels So Good '' . L.A. State of Mind was Brown 's second studio album , released in 2005 on the independent label Amber Café , which saw the release of one single , `` Today '' in June that year . In mid-2012 , Brown announced a return to her solo recording career with the release of her third studio album by signing with EMI Music Australia . The scope of the deal with EMI office includes concessions for global partnering with EMI . The first single from the album , `` For Once in My Life '' was released in September 2013 , becoming Brown 's first record to be released after eight years . Since 2000 , Brown has concentrated on a variety of non-singing projects . She became the presenter of shows such as This Is My Moment , Top of the Pops , Party in the Park and The All Star Animal Awards . In September 2007 , she became a contestant on the fifth season of the American dance competition , Dancing with the Stars ; in which she placed runner-up overall partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy . Brown returned to television work becoming a judge for the Australian version of The X Factor from 2011 to 2012 , replacing Kyle Sandilands and having previously been a celebrity mentor on the show in 2010 . In June 2012 , she was a guest judge during the Manchester auditions for the ninth series of The X Factor UK , as one of the temporary replacements for Kelly Rowland ; before the role eventually went to Nicole Scherzinger . She later joined The X Factor UK for its eleventh series in 2014 . During this time she became the female co-host for Dancing with the Stars Australia , in which she hosted the twelfth season alongside Daniel MacPherson . However , Brown resigned from the show and did not return for the thirteenth season in 2013 . In February that year , she officially signed on to become one of the four judges for the variety talent show America 's Got Talent , replacing Sharon Osbourne from the eighth season onwards . On 1 February 2014 , she was revealed to be a coach on The Voice Kids in Australia , which aired in mid-2014 .",
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"text": "Expecting Models Expecting Models is the first agency of its kind that specializes in providing professional pregnant models and actresses for the fashion and commercial world . Founded in New York City in 2001 by Elliott-Ramirez , a former fashion model herself , Expecting Models represents real moms , their babies and real families . The agency gives models and actresses the opportunity to keep working , but in a different segment of the industry -- enabling talent to work from pregnancy thru post-delivery . Expecting Models , Inc. is a licensed , bonded and SAG franchised agency and has quarters in New York City and Los Angeles . Their fashion clients include Motherswork , Gap , Target , Cadeau , Liz Lange , Nordstrom and Destination Maternity . Additionally , Expecting Models provides with models for print magazines like Fit Pregnancy , Pregnancy & New Born and 9 Plus Bebe Mama Magazine . Expecting Models is also featured in the show `` Runway Moms '' , broadcast on the Discovery Health Channel . In the show , Liza Elliott-Ramirez becomes a maternity expert for her models .",
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La La Anthony appeared in an MTV television show.
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"text": "La La Anthony Alani Nicole `` La La '' Anthony ( née Vázquez ; born June 25 , 1979 ) is a television personality , New York Times best-selling author , business woman , producer and actress . In the early 2000s , La La came to prominence as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live . La La can be seen in the Starz original drama series , Power , executive produced by 50 Cent and starring Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton . In 2014 La La reprised her role as Sonia in the film Think Like a Man Too and in 2015 appeared in November Rule and Destined . In 2004 La La began dating NBA player Carmelo Anthony and they were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10 , 2010 at Cipriani 's in New York City before 320 guests . The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple , titled La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La and Carmelo Anthony 's son , Kiyan Carmelo Anthony , was born on March 7 , 2007 .",
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"text": "ABC Rocks ABC Rocks is an American music video show broadcast on ABC from June 22 , 1984 to August 2 , 1985 . The thirty-minute show aired on Friday nights at midnight and featured popular rock videos by artists such as Prince , Billy Idol and David Bowie . It is notable as ABC 's attempt to produce a show comparable to cable 's MTV and NBC 's Friday Night Videos .",
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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": "Life of Ryan Life of Ryan is an American Reality television series on MTV . The series debuted on August 27 , 2007 with the second season premiering on January 8 , 2008 . The series follows the day-to-day life of professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler as he manages his personal life and his career . Most episodes take place at Sheckler 's home in San Clemente , California . His friends , along with fellow professional skateboarders make various appearances in the series .",
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"text": "MTV's Busted MTV 's Busted is a reality TV show that depicts young adults ( mostly students in college ) getting arrested and penalized by police . Most arrests are for alcohol-related crimes , such as drunk driving and underage drinking . Arrests for possession of marijuana are also common . Busted began airing in summer 2008 . The stories are shown from the officers ' point of view with the arrested 's video commentary added in . In September 2008 , the show 's film crews were present during a tasering incident , which resulted in a 19-year-old man dying at the hands of police in Lincoln , Nebraska .",
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"text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .",
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"text": "Laguna Beach (season 3) The third season of Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County , an American reality television series , consists of 16 episodes and was broadcast on MTV . It aired from August 16 , 2006 , until November 15 , 2006 . The season was filmed primarily in Laguna Beach , California , with additional footage in Los Angeles . The executive producer was Tony DiSanto . Laguna Beach focuses on the lives of rich teenagers from Laguna Beach , California . During the season , Tessa Keller struggles to balance her school social life along with her best friend Raquel `` Rocky '' Donatelli . The pair attend Laguna Beach High School and Rocky tries to mend her friendship with fellow cast member Breanna Conrad which causes conflict between Tessa and Rocky . The girls often find themselves the target of the mean girls and popular clique leaders , Kyndra and Cami .",
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"text": "Video Music Box Video Music Box is an American music television program . The series is the first to feature hip hop videos primarily ; and was created in 1983 by Ralph McDaniels and Lionel C. Martin , who also serve as the series ' hosts . It aired on the New York City-owned public television station WNYC-TV ( now WPXN-TV ) in from 1984 to 1996 . In 1996 , the program moved to WNYE-TV after WNYC-TV was sold by the city to a private company . Many artists from the Golden Age of Hip Hop made their debuts on Video Music Box . Although it is ostensibly a local show , its influence has been very widespread and has been considered a major factor in the growth of Hip hop music and culture .",
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"text": "Anthony Gallo Anthony Gallo ( born April 10 , 1965 in Los Angeles ) is an American lead and rhythm guitarist who started at age 16 in the early 1980s punk scene . Gallo later progressed into heavy metal and rock as well as T.V. and Film . With a career spanning over 30 years Gallo played and recorded with New Regime , Los Cycos , Nick Menza ( Megadeth ) , Mike Muir , Suicidal Tendencies/Los Cycos , SIN 34 , Jon Nelson , Louiche Mayorga , Louis `` Loud Lou '' Hinzo ( Würm ) , D.H. Peligro ( Dead Kennedys ) , Tiny Bubz ( T.S.O.L. ) , Phil Campbell ( Motörhead ) , heavy metal act Cold Shot , guitarist Carlos Cavazo ( Ratt , Quiet Riot ) , James Bradley Jr. ( Crazy Town ) , Scott Weiland ( STP / Velvet Revolver ) , guitarist Christian Nesmith and Bullet Boys vocalist Marq Torien , and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy in Seasons 5 and 6 as a hang around , and Season 7 , the final Ride episode 9 , as an S.O.A. Indian Hills , Nevada charter member .",
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"text": "MTV 500 The MTV 500 was a countdown of the Top 500 music videos of all time according to MTV . It was aired in the spring of 1997 and then again in November 1997 , which saw 12 new videos from that year added in , while the other videos kept their same rankings .",
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"text": "Caliente (TV series) Caliente ( Hot ) is a television music series that aired on Univision from April 8 , 1995 to March 11 , 2006 with 417 episodes . It was hosted by Charlie Bravo and Diana Franco , until Rafael Mercadente took over on March 1 , 2003 . It could be described as a sort of Latin Soul Train . Caliente featured some of the biggest names in Latin music including live segments from Celia Cruz and Daddy Yankee . The show was mostly shot in Miami , Florida but the show also made tapings in New York , Chicago , Los Angeles , Puerto Rico , Mexico , the Dominican Republic and others .",
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"text": "The X Effect The X Effect is an American relationship-based reality television show created by Douglas Tirola , Teresa Sorkin and David Allan . The program originally aired from June 6 , 2007 to February 2 , 2009 on MTV , spanning three seasons and 30 episodes . The show was hosted by Thomas Bridegroom and Natalia Castellanos .",
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"text": "MTV Brand New MTV Brand New is a 24-hour specialist music channel featuring new music videos , alternative and indie music available in the Netherlands , Germany , and In Italy until 2011 , when it was replaced by MTV Rocks . The Italian version of the channel launched on September 14 , 2003 ; it then launched in the Netherlands on August 1 , 2006 . The German-speaking version of the channel launched in Germany , Austria and Switzerland on February 1 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Y.A.L.A. `` Y.A.L.A. '' is a song by recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth album Matangi , released in 2013 . It was released as the fourth single from the album . The track was written by M.I.A. together with Ruben Fernhout and Jerry Leembruggen of the Dutch production team The Partysquad who also produced the track . The song 's title stands for `` You Always Live Again '' , which was seen as a response to the slogan `` Y.O.L.O. '' ( `` You Only Live Once '' ) , popularised by rapper Drake in his 2011 song `` The Motto '' . The track refers to reincarnation and karma , some of the concepts relating to Hinduism that M.I.A. has incorporated into the album . The lyrics also reference Fidel Castro , Cristiano Ronaldo , offshore banking and Julianne Moore . `` Y.A.L.A. '' was previewed on singer 's SoundCloud account on 16 October , and subsequently made available for download on 22 October 2013 upon pre-ordering Matangi . The song served as the fourth single from the album . It was performed on The Colbert Report , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , and the Matangi Tour . The track was met with mostly positive feedback . AllMusic picked `` Y.A.L.A. '' as one of the highlights on the album .",
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"text": "Real World: Ex-Plosion Real World : Ex-Plosion is the twenty-ninth season of MTV 's reality television series Real World , which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season , as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships . It is the eighth season of Real World to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States , specifically in California after The Real World : San Diego in 2011 . The season featured a total of twelve cast members over the course of the season . It is the seventh season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season , as the show 's third season was set in San Francisco in 1994 . It is also the sixth season to be located in California . San Francisco , California was first reported as the location for the twenty-ninth season in an August 2013 article on the website Vevmo . Production began from late August until October 21 , 2013 , and the season later premiered on January 8 , 2014 , consisting of 12 episodes . After 21 years , this season marks the first big change in the show 's format . The cast narration `` This is the true story ... of seven strangers ... '' that was used during the previous 28 seasons was eliminated from the opening title sequence and replaced with a new introduction . The roommates move into their San Francisco home , make relationships with one another and also with the San Francisco locals . A month into the show , the cast goes on an off-the-grid vacation . When they return , they come to discover that many of their exes have moved in as additional roommates . The Exes were each misled by producers to believing that he or she would be a replacement roommate , unaware the other Exes would be moving in as well until move-in day .",
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"text": "Living Lahaina Living Lahaina is an American reality television series on MTV . The series , filmed over a three-month period on location in Lahaina ( on the island of Maui , Hawaii ) , focused on a group of twenty-something surf instructors and their father-figure-boss at the Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy . Living Lahaina also followed cast members throughout travels to Indonesia , California , and Kauai . Living Lahaina premiered on Tuesday , April 17 , 2007 at 10:30 p.m. on MTV and was scheduled to run for eight episodes . However , only 3 episodes were shown on MTV . Following the style of MTV 's Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County , The Hills , and Maui Fever , Living Lahaina was shot in the format of a scripted television show ( rather than in the style of a traditional reality show or documentary ) . Cast members did not speak directly to the camera . Instead , the show made use of a Dukes of Hazzard style voice-over narrative periodically throughout each episode , to give background or sum up storylines .",
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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": "¡Viva Hollywood! ¡ Viva Hollywood ! is a VH1 reality television program . Twelve Latino actors and Latina actresses compete for the role of `` America 's Numero Uno Telenovela Star '' . The winner will also receive a contract with Telemundo , the biggest telenovela production company in the United States .",
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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": "2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards The 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards was held on May 7 , 2017 , from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles , California , U.S. . It was the 26th edition of the awards , and for the first time it presented honors for work in television as well as cinema ; it was also the first time men and women competed jointly in the acting categories . The awards ceremony was hosted by Adam DeVine and broadcast on numerous Viacom channels , MTV.com , and the MTV app on mobile devices . The ceremony was preceded by the `` Movie & Television Festival '' . It was a day-long event that was held outside the Shrine Auditorium and feature live performances by Bea Miller , All Time Low , and Zara Larsson ; plus red carpet appearances by celebrities . Issa Rae served as the announcer for the event .",
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"text": "Scrubbing In (TV series) Scrubbing In is an American reality television series that aired on MTV from October 24 until December 26 , 2013 . It chronicles a group of travel nurses who relocated from across the United States to Orange County , California , where they work in a hospital together . The series premiere acquired 673,000 viewers . The show was cancelled after one season .",
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"text": "Jackfruit The jackfruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus ) , also known as jack tree , jakfruit , or sometimes simply jack or jak , is a species of tree in the fig , mulberry , and breadfruit family ( Moraceae ) . It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of the Western Ghats in the Indian subcontinent . The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands , and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit , reaching as much as 35 kg in weight , 90 cm in length , and 50 cm in diameter . The jackfruit tree can produce about 100 to 200 fruits in a year . The jackfruit is a multiple fruit , composed of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers , and it is the fleshy petals that are eaten . The jackfruit tree is a widely cultivated and popular food item throughout the tropical regions of the world . Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh .",
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"text": "Biodiversity of Borneo The Borneo is located in Sunda Shelf which is an extensive region in Southeast Asia of immense importance in terms of biodiversity , biogeography and phylogeography of fauna and flora that had attracted AR Wallace and biologists all over the world . The previous climatic oscillation and sea level changes leading to contraction and expansion of the tropical rain contributed to the extinction and genetic divergence of species in the region . Harrison ( 1958 ) was the first to discover of intermittent human habitation about 49,000 years ago in the Niah Cave National Park . Baker et al. ( 2007 ) unraveled the complexities of the late Pleistocene to Holocene habitation of the Niah Cave . Flenley ( 1998 ) and Bird et al. ( 2005 ) suggested of a continuous savanna habitat with from the Asian mainland into Borneo and interrupted by a network of ancient Sunda River system . Dodson et al. ( 1995 ) postulated that the biogeographical history of Southeast Asia contributed to extensive admixture during Pleistocene low sea levels of genetic groups of an obligate freshwater fish ( the river catfish , Hemibagrus nemurus ) isolated during periods of high sea levels . During Pleistocene glacial maxima , the sea level was lower than at present and the islands of the Sunda shelf ( Sumatra , Borneo and Java ) and the Asian mainland were connected by lowlands traversed by rivers . Thus , the fish from Baram , Endau and Mekong rivers were genetically related . Piper et al. ( 2008 ) identified 27 mammal , 11 bird and eight reptile taxa recovered from the Terminal Pleistocene deposits at Niah Cave . Some of these animals are extinct and extent in distribution in Borneo . Other biologists suggested Pleistocene refugia found in Borneo to explain for the gene flow and genetic divergent of certain species .",
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"text": "List of butterflies of Indochina The following is a list of all butterflies found in the Indochinese biogeographic region ( Thailand , Laos and Vietnam , Cambodia , Myanmar ( formerly Burma ; part of British India until 1937 ) , Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore in the Indomalaya ecozone ) . The climate of Indochina is subtropical in the north , tropical further south . Indochinese terrestrial ecoregions include the Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests , Northern Triangle temperate forests , Burmese Coast mangroves , Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests , Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests , Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests , Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests , Irrawaddy dry forests , Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests , Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests , Cardamom Mountains rain forests , Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests , Kayah-Karen montane rain forests , Northern Indochina subtropical forests , Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests , Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests , Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests , Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests , and Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests . The butterfly fauna of Indochina includes Indo-Burmese genera with a species-richness ( a count of species within the genus ) generally distributed from Assam to Sundaland ( Sunda Islands ) , genera with a strong centre of species-richness in western China and the eastern Himalaya , genera with their greatest species-richness in Sundaland west of the Wallace Line and species endemic to Indochina .",
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"text": "Areca nut The areca nut ( -LSB- ˈærᵻkə -RSB- or -LSB- əˈriːkə -RSB- ) is the seed of the areca palm ( Areca catechu ) , which grows in much of the tropical Pacific ( Melanesia and Micronesia ) , Southeast and South Asia , and parts of east Africa . This seed is commonly referred to as betel nut so it is easily confused with betel ( Piper betle ) leaves that are often used to wrap it ( paan ) . The term areca originated from a South Asian word , Kannada : Adike during the 16th century , when Dutch and Portuguese sailors took the nut from Kerala to Europe . Consumption has many harmful effects on health and is carcinogenic to humans . Various compounds present in the nut , most importantly arecoline ( the primary psychoactive ingredient which is similar to nicotine ) , contribute to histologic changes in the oral mucosa . As with chewing tobacco , its use is discouraged by preventive efforts . Arecanut grown more in Chickamagalur , Davangere , Shivamogga and other regions of Karnataka .",
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"text": "South Asia South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . The current territories of Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Maldives , Nepal , India , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka form the countries of South Asia . The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) is an economic cooperation organisation in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia . South Asia covers about 5.1 million km2 ( 1.9 million mi2 ) , which is 11.51 % of the Asian continent or 3.4 % of the world 's land surface area . The population of South Asia is about 1.749 billion or about one fourth of the world 's population , making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world . Overall , it accounts for about 39.49 % of Asia 's population ( or over 24 % of the world 's population ) and is home to a vast array of peoples . In 2010 , South Asia had the world 's largest population of Hindus , Jains and Sikhs . There are 507 million Muslims as well as over 35 million Christians and 25 million Buddhists in South Asia .",
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"text": "Illegal logging in Madagascar Illegal logging has been a problem in Madagascar for decades and is perpetuated by extreme poverty and government corruption . Often taking the form of selective logging , the trade has been driven by high international demand for expensive , fine-grained lumber such as rosewood and ebony . Historically , logging and exporting in Madagascar have been regulated by the Malagasy government , although the logging of rare hardwoods was explicitly banned from protected areas in 2000 . Since then , government orders and memos have intermittently alternated between permitting and banning exports of precious woods . The most commonly cited reason for permitting exports is to salvage valuable wood from cyclone damage , although this reasoning has come under heavy scrutiny . This oscillating availability of Malagasy rosewood and other precious woods has created a market of rising and falling prices , allowing traders or `` timber barons '' to stockpile illegally sourced logs during periodic bans and then flood the market when the trade windows open and prices are high . The unsustainable exploitation of these tropical hardwoods , particularly rosewood from the SAVA Region , has escalated significantly since the start of the 2009 Malagasy political crisis . Thousands of poorly paid Malagasy loggers have flooded into the national parks -- especially in the northeast -- building roads , setting up logging camps , and cutting down even the most difficult to reach rosewood trees . Illegal activities are openly flaunted , armed militia have descended upon local villages , and a rosewood mafia easily bribe government officials , buying export permits with ease . These illegal operations are funded in part by advance payments for future shipments ( financed by Chinese expatriates and Chinese importers ) and by loans from large , international banks . Demand is fueled mostly by a growing Chinese middle class and their desire for exotic imperial-style furniture . European and American demand for high-end musical instruments and furniture have also played a role . However , public scrutiny has put significant pressure on shipping companies involved in the trade , and the United States is starting to enforce the Lacey Act by investigating companies with suspected involvement in the illegal trade of Malagasy precious woods . Logging in Madagascar 's tropical rainforests has had many secondary effects , beyond the risk of depletion of rare , endemic trees . Habitat has been disturbed , illegal mining has begun , local people have turned in desperation to the forests for resources , and poaching of endangered wildlife has escalated . Lemurs , the most well-known faunal group from the island , have been captured for the exotic pet trade as well as killed for food . Even the most critically endangered species have been targeted , primarily to feed a growing demand for delicacy food in up-scale restaurants . The local villagers have also suffered as tourism has declined sharply or ceased almost entirely . Some have resorted to working as loggers for minimal pay , while others have spoken out against it , often receiving death threats from the rosewood mafia in return .",
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"text": "Toona sinensis Toona sinensis , with common names Chinese mahogany , Chinese toon , or red toon ( ; daaraluu suren tông dù ) is a species of Toona '' native to eastern and southeastern Asia , from North Korea south through most of eastern , central and southwestern China to Nepal , northeastern India , Myanmar , Thailand , Malaysia , and western Indonesia . It is a deciduous tree growing to 25 m tall with a trunk up to 70 cm diameter . The bark is brown , smooth on young trees , becoming scaly to shaggy on old trees . The leaves are pinnate , 50 -- 70 cm long and 30 -- 40 cm broad , with 10 -- 40 leaflets , the terminal leaflet usually absent ( paripinnate ) but sometimes present ( imparipennate ) ; the individual leaflets 9 -- 15 cm long and 2.5 -- 4 cm broad , with an entire or weakly serrated margin . The flowers are produced in summer in panicles 30 -- 50 cm long at the end of a branch ; each flower is small , 4 -- 5 mm diameter , with five white or pale pink petals . The fruit is a capsule 2 -- 3.5 cm long , containing several winged seeds .",
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"text": "Vietnamese tea Traditionally , Vietnamese tea drinking is considered a hobby of the older , more learned members in households and in society in general . Tea drinking would accompany aristocratic activities such as composing poems , tending flowers , or simply appreciating nature . Vietnamese people generally favor lighter teas with flower fragrance , such as green tea or floral-scented white tea . Vietnamese teas are produced in many areas that have been known for tea-house `` retreats '' . For example , some are located amidst the immense tea forests of the Lamdong highlands , where there is a community of ancient Ruong houses built at the end of the 18th century . Vietnam has the world 's oldest trees , dating back to 1000 years . Green tea is the most popular amongst Vietnamese people . In 2011 it accounted for over 63 % of overall retail volume sales . Vietnamese green teas have been largely unknown outside of mainland Asia until the present day . Vietnamese green teas have a lower content of caffeine compared to Chinese green teas but higher caffeine levels than Japanese green teas . Recent free-enterprise initiatives are introducing these green teas to outside countries through new export activities . The Vietnam Tea Association ( VITA ) was founded on July 19 , 1998 and their goal is to protect and inform growers , consumers and business owners of Vietnamese teas .",
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"text": "Chakkavaratti Chakkavaratty , Chakka Varattiyathu , Chakka Varatti , Jackfruit Preserves or Jackfruit Halwa is a type of food made from jackfruit . The seeds are removed from the fruit and it is cut into small pieces . The fruit is then cooked with ghee and sarkara , when it prepared in a type of paste . After cooling it can be eaten and keeps for six to ten months . Malayalees prepare ada with this chakkavaratti as a special food .",
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"text": "Dipterocarpus gracilis Dipterocarpus gracilis ( Tagalog : panao ) is a critically endangered species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae , native to South Asia and Southeast Asia . The species is found in Kalimantan , Bangladesh , India ( the Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam and Tripura ) , Indonesia ( Java , Kalimantan , Sumatra ) , Peninsular Malaysia , Myanmar , Thailand and the Philippines . This large tree is found in lowland seasonal semi-evergreen and evergreen dipterocarp forests .",
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"text": "Taiga Taiga ( -LSB- ˈtaɪɡə -RSB- -LSB- тайга́ , p = tɐjˈɡa -RSB- from Turkic ) also known as boreal forest or snow forest , is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines , spruces and larches . The taiga is the world 's largest biome apart from the oceans . In North America it covers most of inland Canada and Alaska as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States ( northern Minnesota through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Upstate New York and northern New England ) , where it is known as the Northwoods or `` North woods '' . In Eurasia , it covers most of Sweden , Finland , much of Norway , some of the Scottish Highlands , some lowland/coastal areas of Iceland , much of Russia from Karelia in the west to the Pacific Ocean ( including much of Siberia ) , and areas of northern Kazakhstan , northern Mongolia , and northern Japan ( on the island of Hokkaidō ) . However , the main tree species , the length of the growing season and summer temperatures vary . For example , the taiga of North America mostly consists of spruces ; Scandinavian and Finnish taiga consists of a mix of spruce , pines and birch ; Russian taiga has spruces , pines and larches depending on the region , while the Eastern Siberian taiga is a vast larch forest . A different use of the term taiga is often encountered in the English language , with `` boreal forest '' used in the United States and Canada to refer to only the more southerly part of the biome , while `` taiga '' is used to describe the more barren areas of the northernmost part of the biome approaching the tree line and the tundra biome . Hoffman ( 1958 ) discusses the origin of this differential use in North America and why it is an inappropriate differentiation of the Russian term . Although at high elevations taiga grades into alpine tundra through Krummholz , it is not exclusively an alpine biome ; and unlike subalpine forest , much of taiga is lowlands .",
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"text": "Callicarpa nudiflora Callicarpa nudiflora is a species of beautyberry that is grown as an ornamental plant . The plant is also used for medical purposes . It is native to Southeast Asia .",
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"text": "Rice production in Vietnam Rice production in Vietnam in the Mekong and Red River deltas is important to the food supply in the country and national economy . Vietnam is one of world 's richest agricultural regions and is the second-largest ( after Thailand ) exporter worldwide and the world 's seventh-largest consumer of rice . The Mekong Delta is the heart of the rice producing region of the country where water , boats , houses and markets coexist to produce a generous harvest of rice . Vietnam 's land area of 33 million ha has three ecosystems that dictate rice culture . These are the southern delta ( with its Mekong Delta dominating rice coverage ) , the northern delta ( the tropical monsoon area with cold winters ) and the highlands of the north ( with upland rice varieties ) . The most prominent irrigated rice system is the Mekong Delta . Rice is a staple of the national diet and is seen as a `` gift from God '' . The Mekong River and its tributaries are crucial to rice production in Vietnam . A total of 12 provinces constitute the Mekong Delta , popularly known as the `` Rice Bowl '' of Vietnam , which contain some 17 million people and 80 % of them are engaged in rice cultivation . The delta produced bountiful harvest of about 20 million tons in 2008 , about a half of the country 's total production . The rice bowl has assured food security to its population whose 75 % of daily calories are met by rice , which is also the staple diet of nearly 50 % of world 's population of 7.4-billion people . Within the delta system dominated by rice , now the farming system also includes activities related to aquaculture , rearing of animals , cash crops and fruit trees . Under aquaculture fresh and saline water shrimp are raised within the paddy rice fields . As a further environmental zoning of the delta , mangrove forests are also developed .",
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"text": "Torreya grandis Torreya grandis ( ( pinyin = Xiāngfěi ) is a species of conifer in either the family Taxaceae , or Cephalotaxaceae . T. grandis is a large tree that can attain height of 25 m , and possibly as high as 39 m. T. grandis is endemic to eastern and south-eastern China ; it is found in the coastal provinces Fujian , Zhejiang , and Jiangsu , as well as in Anhui , Guizhou , Hunan , and Jiangxi inland . Its natural habitat are mountains and open valleys , often by streams , between 200 - ASL . One common name is Chinese nutmeg yew ( although it is not related to nutmeg , and the true yews belong to the genus Taxus ) , which refers to its edible seeds that superficially resemble nutmeg and and its yew-like foliage . The seeds can be pressed for oil . The wood is used in construction and furniture . T. grandis is used as an ornamental tree in Europe and North America . Although known and utilized by the Chinese for centuries , the first European to discover Torreya grandis was Robert Fortune , who was hiking in the mountains of northeast Zhejiang in search of seeds , particularly those of `` golden pine-tree '' ( Larix kaempferi ) . Encountering first two young cultivated trees , he managed to get guided to a valley with mature trees and purchased the seeds . The seeds brought to England could be grown successfully there . Torreya grandis cv . Merrillii is a cultivar with a history going back to Tang Dynasty . It is believed to originate from the mountains of NE Zhejiang .",
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"text": "Lutjanus johnii Lutjanus johnii , commonly known as John 's snapper or golden snapper , is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans , from East Africa to Fiji and Australia . In Queensland , Northern Territory and other parts of Australia it is perhaps known more commonly as Fingermark bream , and is arguably one of the best estuary eating fish . The former name ( ` Golden snapper ' ) is generally used when the fish is in much larger sizes , with juveniles and young adults usually referred to as the latter ( ` Fingermark ' ) . It has a remarkably slow growth rate , so release is encouraged and bag limits apply . It can grow to approximately 8 kg in weight although 10 kg fish have been recorded off the coast of Cairns , though even a small individual will provide a substantial fight . They are not recommended to be targeted for catch and release when fishing in depths of 10 m or over , as the species is highly susceptible to barotrauma . Fingermark encounters often occur when targeting other species such as barramundi , and can be distinguished by their golden-brown to reddish skin tint and dark ` fingermark ' beneath the dorsal fin -- colourations both lost as the species dies once taken from the water or grows in size . Colourations are extremely prominent in juvenile fish . They are members of the Lutjanus genus of snappers , which also includes mangrove jack and other well-known table species .",
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"text": "Nepenthes khasiana Nepenthes khasiana ( -LSB- nᵻˈpɛnθiːz_ˌxæsiˈɑːnə -RSB- after the Khasi Hills , to which it is largely endemic ) is an endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes . It is the only Nepenthes species native to India . It is thought to attract prey by means of blue fluorescence . The species has a very localised distribution and is rare in the wild . Isolated populations are known to occur in the Jarain area of the Jaintia Hills , the Baghmara area of the Garo Hills , adjacent to the Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya and in the Upper Kharthong area , of Dima Hasao district Assam.Nevertheless , N. khasiana exhibits considerable genetic diversity . The Khasi people call the plant tiew-rakot , which means demon-flower or devouring-plant . The Jaintias call it kset phare , which is roughly translated as lidded fly net . The Garo call the plant memang-koksi , which literally means the basket of the devil and the Biate tribe of Assam call the plant Jug-Par which means Jug-flower or Loisul Kola which literally means Pitcher-plant . Nepenthes khasiana is a protected species , classified as Endangered , and is on CITES Appendix I along with N. rajah . Threats to wild populations include habitat destruction , acid mine drainage associated with coal mining , and collection for medicinal and ornamental uses . In 2010 , the Rare Nepenthes Collection was established with the aim of conserving 4 of the most threatened Nepenthes species : N. aristolochioides , N. clipeata , N. khasiana , and N. rigidifolia . The specific epithet khasiana is spelled khasyana in some older texts . This spelling actually predates that under which the species was formally published in Joseph Dalton Hooker 's 1873 monograph , `` Nepenthaceae '' , as it appeared in an article by Maxwell T. Masters in the April 20 , 1872 issue of The Gardeners ' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette ( this article was itself based on the manuscript of Hooker 's monograph ) . In the horticultural trade of the late 19th century , N. khasiana was often confused with N. distillatoria of Sri Lanka .",
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"text": "Prunus arborea Prunus arborea is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae . It is found in Indonesia , Malaysia , Singapore , and Thailand .",
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"text": "Syzygium malaccense Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to Malaysia , Indonesia ( Sumatra and Java ) Vietnam , Thailand , New Guinea and Australia . It has been introduced throughout the tropics , including many Caribbean countries and territories such as Jamaica where it is known simply as `` Jamaican apple '' or the more common Otaheite apple . Syzygium malaccense has a number of English common names . It is known as a Malay rose apple , or simply Malay apple , mountain apple , rose apple , Otaheite apple , pink satin-ash and pommerac ( derived from pomme Malac , meaning `` Malayan apple '' in French ) . Despite the fact that it is sometimes called the otaheite cashew , it is not related to cashew . While cashew nuts ( but not cashew fruits ) may trigger allergic reactions , rose apple fruit has not been observed to do so . The combination of tree , flowers and fruit has been praised as the most beautiful of the Syzygium family . The fruit is oblong-shaped and dark red in color , although some varieties have white or pink skins . The flesh is white and surrounds a large seed . Its taste is bland but refreshing . Jam is prepared by stewing the flesh with brown sugar and ginger . Malay apple is a strictly tropical tree and will be damaged by freezing temperatures . It thrives in humid climates with an annual rainfall of 152 cm or more . It can grow at a variety of altitudes , from sea level up to 2740 m . The tree can grow to 12 - in height . It flowers in early summer , bearing fruit three months afterward . In Costa Rica , it flowers earlier , with ripe fruit in April . Coffee growers use the species to divert birds . In Hawaii , Syzygium malaccense is called mountain apple . When the Polynesians reached the Hawaiian Islands , they brought plants and animals that were important to them . The mountain apple was one of these `` canoe plants , '' arriving 1000 -- 1700 years ago .",
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"text": "Peopling of Thailand The peopling of Thailand refers to the process by which the ethnic groups that comprise the population of present-day Thailand came to inhabit the region . Aside from ethnic groups representing recent expatriate migrations , and the earliest Negrito arrivals , the ethnic groups of Thailand are all believed to be descended from ethnicities associated with clades of Y-DNA Haplogroup O. This suggests an ancient homogeneous ethnicity in Southeast Asia some 35,000 years ago which , over time , spread out and independently evolved into diverse sub-ethnicities , branches of which found their way to Thailand at different points in history , employing different migration routes and modes of transportation , only after being infused with elements of other cultures along the way , via both exposure and inter-breeding . The result is an extremely diverse population of distantly related tribes with a common Asian heritage steeped in ancient tradition .",
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"text": "Artocarpus hirsutus Artocarpus hirsutus , known by a variety of names , such as Aini , Aini-maram , Aani , Anhili , Anjili , ( Tamil : அயனிபலா ) ( Malayalam : ആഞ ഞിലി ) , Hebbalasu ( Kannada : ಹ ಬ ಬಲಸ ) and the Wild Jack or Jungle Jack is a tropical evergreen tree species that is native to India ( Karnataka , Kerala , Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu ) , where it prefers moist , deciduous to partially evergreen woodlands . The Artocarpus hirsutus grows in altitudes ranging from sea level to an elevation of 1000 m in places with an annual rainfall of 1500 mm or more . They are endemic to the Western Ghats and are found in its evergreen forests . The canopy tree can reach a height of up to 35 m and about 4.5 m in girth . The tree is prized for its durable timber which is comparable in quality with teak . The timber was used extensively in the construction of ceilings , door frames and furniture in older buildings , especially in Kerala . The famous snake boats of Kerala are often hewn out of the Aini 's wood . 140 tons of A. hisutus wood from Kerala was used for Tim Severin 's ship Sohar , in which he traveled from Muscat to Canton in 1980-81 . Its flowers are , unisexual , in axillary inflorescences and its fruits are syncarps and very sweet , changing to an orange hue when ripe . Its simple , alternate leaves will ooze latex if broken . It is harvested for its wood . Diseases : The important diseases of Artocarpus hirsutus reported from Southern part of India ( Kerala state ) are Pink disease ( Corticium salmonicolor ) & Macrophomina leaf spot ( Macrophomina phaseolina ) .",
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"text": "Wildlife of Cambodia Cambodia is home to a diverse array of wildlife . There have been registered 212 mammal species , 536 bird species , 176 reptile species ( including 89 subspecies ) , 850 freshwater fish species ( Tonlé Sap Lake area ) , and 435 marine fish species . An unknown amount of species remains to be described by science , especially butterflies and moths ( lepidopterans ) . Many of the species in the country , including several endemic ones , are recognized by the IUCN or World Conservation Union as threatened , endangered , or critically endangered due to deforestation and habitat destruction , poaching , the illegal wildlife trade , and farming , fishing , and forestry concessions . Intensive poaching may have already driven Cambodia 's national animal , the kouprey , to extinction , and wild tigers , Eld 's deer , wild water buffaloes and hog deer are at critically low numbers . Wildlife in Cambodia includes dholes , elephants , deer ( sambar , Eld 's deer , hog deer and muntjac ) , wild oxen ( banteng and gaur ) , panthers , bears , and tigers . Cormorants , cranes , ibises , parrots , green peafowl , pheasants , and wild ducks are also found , and species of venomous snakes and constrictors are numerous . Deforestation , mining activities , and unregulated hunting , have diminished the country 's wildlife diversity rapidly . Cambodia also has many endangered species . Cambodia has 16 globally endangered species and two critically endangered species . Some of Cambodia 's endangered species are the Asian elephant , Siamese crocodile , wild water buffalo , and the Germain 's silver langur . Much work is being done in this area to help conserve and protect Cambodia 's unique wildlife . Wildlife conservation organizations operating in Cambodia include Conservation International , World Wildlife Fund , the Wildlife Conservation Society , Fauna and Flora International , BirdLife International , Wildlife Alliance , and many others . On 20 December 2016 , 163 new animal species were reported in Southeast Asia including one known as the Klingon newt for its resemblance to a klingon from Star trek .",
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"text": "George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney ( July 8 , 1907 -- July 26 , 1995 ) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician . He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962 , the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969 , and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973 . He was the father of former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the husband of former Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Lenore Romney . Romney was born to American parents living in the Mormon colonies in Mexico ; events during the Mexican Revolution forced his family to flee back to the United States when he was a child . The family lived in several states and ended up in Salt Lake City , Utah , where they struggled during the Great Depression . Romney worked in a number of jobs , served as a Mormon missionary in the United Kingdom , and attended several colleges in the U.S. but did not graduate from any of them . In 1939 he moved to Detroit and joined the American Automobile Manufacturers Association , where he served as the chief spokesman for the automobile industry during World War II and headed a cooperative arrangement in which companies could share production improvements . He joined Nash-Kelvinator in 1948 , and became the chief executive of its successor , American Motors Corporation , in 1954 . There he turned around the struggling firm by focusing all efforts on the compact Rambler car . Romney mocked the products of the `` Big Three '' automakers as `` gas-guzzling dinosaurs '' and became one of the first high-profile , media-savvy business executives . Devoutly religious , he presided over the Detroit Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Having entered politics by participating in a state constitutional convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution during 1961 -- 1962 , Romney was elected Governor of Michigan in 1962 . Re-elected by increasingly large margins in 1964 and 1966 , he worked to overhaul the state 's financial and revenue structure , greatly expanding the size of state government and introducing Michigan 's first state income tax . Romney was a strong supporter of the American Civil Rights Movement . He briefly represented moderate Republicans against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater during the 1964 U.S. presidential election . He requested the intervention of federal troops during the 1967 Detroit riot . Initially a front runner for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 1968 election , he proved an ineffective campaigner and fell behind Richard Nixon in polls . After a mid-1967 remark that his earlier support for the Vietnam War had been due to a `` brainwashing '' by U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Vietnam , his campaign faltered even more and he withdrew from the contest in early 1968 . After Nixon 's election as president , he appointed Romney as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development . Romney 's ambitious plans for housing production increases for the poor , and for open housing to desegregate suburbs , were modestly successful but often thwarted by Nixon . Romney left the administration at the start of Nixon 's second term in 1973 . Returning to private life , he advocated volunteerism and public service , and headed the National Center for Voluntary Action and its successor organizations from 1973 through 1991 . He also served as a regional representative of the Twelve within his church .",
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"text": "Jeffrey Max Jones Jeffrey Max Jones ( April 25 , 1958 , Nuevo Casas Grandes , Chihuahua ) is a Mexican politician . He graduated from Brigham Young University in International Relations in 1982 . He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon ) and the National Action Party ( PAN ) of Mexico since 1995 . He served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1997 to 2000 , representing Chihuahua 's First District . He was then elected as a member of the national Senado de la Republica Senate in the year 2000 , representing the State of Chihuahua . He served as president of the Border Affairs committee and member of the Agriculture and Agrarian Reform committees . His six-year term expired in 2006 since there is no immediate re-election for senators in Mexico . Jones served from 2006 to 2009 as Undersecretary of Agribusiness Development with the SAGARPA ( Secretaría de Agricultura , Ganaderia , Desarollo Rural , Pesca y Alimentación ) and focused on three areas : prospective planning , market development , and finance . Jones was born and grew up in Colonia Dublán , Nuevo Casas Grandes , in northwestern Chihuahua , Mexico , and currently lives , by coincidence , in the birth home of George W. Romney , former Governor of Michigan . Jones is bilingual , fluent in English and Spanish . He is the great-great-great grandson of Daniel Webster Jones , an influential early settler in Utah and the Arizona Territory .",
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"text": "Dan Senor Daniel Samuel `` Dan '' Senor ( / ˈsiːnər / ; born November 6 , 1971 ) is an American columnist , writer , and political adviser . He was chief spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and senior foreign policy adviser to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the 2012 election campaign . A frequent commentator on Fox News and contributor to The Wall Street Journal , he is co-author of the book Start-up Nation : The Story of Israel 's Economic Miracle ( 2009 ) . He is married to television news personality Campbell Brown .",
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"text": "Literary Hall Literary Hall is a mid-19th-century brick library building and museum in Romney , West Virginia . It is located at the intersection of North High Street ( West Virginia Route 28 ) and West Main Street ( U.S. Route 50 ) . Literary Hall was constructed between 1869 and 1870 by the Romney Literary Society . Founded in 1819 , the Romney Literary Society was the first literary organization of its kind in the present-day state of West Virginia , and one of the first in the United States . In 1846 , the society constructed a building which housed the Romney Classical Institute and its library . The Romney Literary Society and the Romney Classical Institute both flourished and continued to grow in importance and influence until the onset of the American Civil War in 1861 . During the war , the contents of the society 's library were plundered by Union Army forces , and many of its 3,000 volumes were either scattered or destroyed . After a reorganization in 1869 , the society commenced construction of the present Literary Hall in downtown Romney . It transferred ownership of its Romney Classical Institute campus to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in 1870 and in that year completed Literary Hall , where the society reconstituted its library collection and revived its literary activities . The Romney Literary Society 's last meeting was held at Literary Hall in 1886 . From 1886 to 1973 the building was used as a meeting space by the Clinton Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star . In 1973 , the building was purchased by prominent Romney lawyer Ralph Haines , who used it as a law office and museum . From 1937 to the early 1940s the building also housed a community library . Literary Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29 , 1979 . Literary Hall 's basic design incorporates Federal and Greek Revival styles along with Victorian details . Architectural historian Michael J. Pauley described Literary Hall as `` one of Romney 's and Hampshire County 's most notable landmarks , and one in which this community is justifiably proud '' .",
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"text": "Maggie Betts Maggie Betts ( born Margaret Betts in New York City ) is a contemporary filmmaker . Though she recently signed with CAA , she is also represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners . She earned her BA in English from Princeton University . Her father is Roland W. Betts , who had a close personal relationship with former president George W. Bush . The themes of her films are largely inspired by the social consciousness she developed through interactions with former first lady Laura Bush and the work she has done with various United Nations organizations such as UNICEF .",
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"text": "South Carolina primary The South Carolina primary has become one of several key early-state presidential primaries in the process of the Democratic and Republican Parties choosing their respective general election nominees for President of the United States . Historically , this primary election has been much more important in the Republican Party 's nomination process , considered a firewall that could permanently eliminate any/all serious rivals to the winner . It is meant to force the various factions of the party to decide quickly on and unite behind a single candidate and avoid wasting precious time and resources on a drawn-out battle between their own candidates , that would divert the party 's focus from working to defeat the Democrats ' likely nominee . Since its 1980 inception , the winner of the Republican South Carolina primary has always become the eventual Republican National Convention nominee for that fall 's general election , with one exception , the 2012 primary , in which eventual Republican nominee Mitt Romney finished second , behind winner Newt Gingrich ( who would go on to suspend his campaign before that summer 's convention began ) . South Carolina has cemented its place as the `` First in the South '' primary for both parties . For the Democrats , the 2008 primary took on added significance because it was the first nominating contest in that cycle in which a large percentage ( 55 percent , according to an exit poll ) of primary voters were African Americans . The 2012 South Carolina primary was held on January 21 for Republicans , and on January 28 for Democrats . The 2016 primary was held on February 20 for Republicans , and on February 27 for Democrats .",
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"text": "George W. Bush George Walker Bush ( born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 . He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 . After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975 , he worked in the oil industry . Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter . He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election . Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore , becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent . From a prominent political family , he is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush , the 41st President of the United States , making him only the second president to assume the nation 's highest office after his father , following the lead of John Quincy Adams . His brother , Jeb Bush , a former Governor of Florida , was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election . His paternal grandfather , Prescott Bush , was a United States Senator from Connecticut . The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred eight months into Bush 's first term as president . Bush responded with what became known as the Bush Doctrine : launching a `` War on Terror '' , an international military campaign that included the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq War in 2003 . He also promoted policies on the economy , health care , education , Social Security reform , and amending the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage . He signed into law broad tax cuts , the Patriot Act , the No Child Left Behind Act , the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act , Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors , and funding for the AIDS relief program known as PEPFAR . His tenure included national debates on immigration , Social Security , electronic surveillance , and torture . In the 2004 Presidential race , Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry in another relatively close election . After his re-election , Bush received increasingly heated criticism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the Iraq War , Hurricane Katrina , and other challenges . Amid this criticism , the Democratic Party regained control of Congress in the 2006 elections . In December 2007 , the United States entered its longest post-World War II recession , often referred to as the `` Great Recession '' , prompting the Bush administration to obtain congressional passage of multiple economic programs intended to preserve the country 's financial system . Nationally , Bush was both one of the most popular and unpopular presidents in history , having received the highest recorded presidential approval ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks , as well as one of the lowest approval ratings during the 2008 financial crisis . Bush left office in 2009 , returning to Texas where he purchased a home in Crawford . He wrote a memoir , Decision Points . His presidential library was opened in 2013 . His presidency has been ranked among the worst in historians ' polls published in the late 2000s and 2010s .",
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"text": "Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 2012 This article lists possible candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 election . On May 29 , 2012 , former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts won a majority of pledged delegates for the Republican nomination for President of the United States , and became the presumptive nominee . On August 11 , 2012 , Romney officially announced his selection of Paul Ryan as his running-mate to supporters via an iPhone app , though the selection of Ryan had already leaked to the press hours before the official announcement . Ryan was the first individual from Wisconsin to appear on a major party 's national ticket , although third party presidential candidate Robert La Follette won 16 % of the popular vote in the 1924 presidential election . The Romney-Ryan ticket ultimately lost in the general election to the Obama-Biden ticket , but the defeat did not harm Ryan 's career ; in 2015 , Ryan was elected as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .",
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"text": "David F. Emery David Farnham Emery ( born September 1 , 1948 ) is an American politician from Maine . A former Republican U.S. Representative , Emery grew up in Rockland before attending college at Worcester Polytechnic Institute , where he received a BS in electronics engineering in 1970 . Upon graduating , he entered politics . He served in the Maine House of Representatives 1970-1974 and was active in the Republican Party . In 1974 , Emery ran for the United States House of Representatives against incumbent Democrat Peter Kyros and won in an upset . He was reelected in 1976 , 1978 , and 1980 . He served as a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee for all four terms ; on the Science and Technology Committee in the 94th congress ( 1975-1977 ) ; and on the House Armed Services Committee during the 95th , 96th and 97th Congresses ( 1977 - 1983 ) . He was a member of the House Republican leadership during the 97th Congress , serving as Chief Deputy Republican Whip under Trent Lott . In 1982 , he ran for the U.S. Senate against Democratic Senator George J. Mitchell , a former Federal Judge who had been appointed to succeed Democrat Edmund Muskie , whom President Jimmy Carter had appointed as U.S. Secretary of State . Emery was initially thought to be the favorite , but he ran a highly critical campaign which made a negative impression , and Mitchell won the election with 61 % of the vote . In 2005 he declared his candidacy for Governor of Maine in the 2006 election . He withdrew from the race upon the entrance of 2002 nominee Peter Cianchette , but following Cianchette 's withdrawal , re-entered . In the Republican primary he came in last of the three candidates on the ballot , finishing behind State Senators Chandler Woodcock of Farmington and Peter Mills of Skowhegan . Woodcock , the nominee , lost to incumbent Democrat John Baldacci in the November 2006 general election . Emery was endorsed by U.S. Senator John McCain for Governor , who urged voters to vote for Emery in the primary . David Emery endorsed Mitt Romney for President in the 2012 election . In April 2011 , Emery was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services . In August 2012 , Emery resigned from the position with no explanation given . In July 2016 , Emery was chosen to run for Maine Senate against incumbent Democrat David Miramant of Camden .",
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"text": "Matthew Mellon Matthew Taylor Mellon , II ( January 28 , 1964 ) is the Chairman of the New York Republican Party 's Finance Committee . He was named Finance Chairman by State Chairman Ed Cox in May 2011 . Born in New York City , Mellon was raised in Palm Beach , Florida and Northeast Harbor , Maine . He is a direct descendant of Judge Thomas Mellon , founder of the Mellon Bank , now Bank of New York Mellon corp , on his paternal side . On his maternal side he is a direct decedent of Anthony Joseph Drexel , founder of Drexel-Burnham-Lambert . He maintains associations with Drexel University and Carnegie Mellon University , both of which were founded by family members . Matthew is also involved with the National Gallery of Art in Washington , DC , the core of whose collection was donated to the nation by his Great Uncle Andrew Mellon . Mellon has worked as an entrepreneur , founder , private equity investor with a focus on the luxury and Oil space . Amongst the companies with which he has been involved are Jimmy Choo , Harrys of London , Hanley Mellon , Marquis Jets , and Arrival Aviation . In the private equity sector , Matthew has a relationship with a New York-based family office called Essex . He regularly consults for both family offices and business owners in Europe , the Middle East , Asia , and North America . Mellon resides in New York City with his wife Nicole Hanley Mellon and their two children , Olympia Drexel Mellon and Force Hanley Mellon ; and daughter Araminta Ann Mellon who he raises jointly with his former wife , Tamara Mellon .",
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"text": "Arthur W. Coolidge Arthur William Coolidge ( October 13 , 1881 -- January 23 , 1952 ) was a Massachusetts politician who served multiple positions within the state government . Born in Cumberland County , Maine , Coolidge worked as a lawyer before becoming a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ( 1937 -- 1940 ) and of the Massachusetts State Senate ( 1941 -- 1946 ) . From 1947 to 1949 he was the 56th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts . He was the Republican nominee for Governor in 1950 . He was a Republican and a Unitarian , a Freemason , serving as Grand Master of Masons ( 1943 -- 1944 ) and a member of the American Bar Association and Theta Delta Chi . In 1951 he was elected as a member of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution . He had one daughter , Dorothy Coolidge Cox and two sons : Robert Tilton Coolidge ( 1915 -- 1955 ) and Arthur William Coolidge II . A fourth cousin to President Calvin Coolidge . One of his grandchildren is film director Martha Coolidge . Coolidge is buried in Forest Glen Cemetery , Reading , Massachusetts . The Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School , formerly Junior High School , was named in his honor .",
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"text": "Mitt Mitt may refer to : Glove , a garment covering the whole hand Baseball mitt , a large leather glove that is worn by baseball players on defense Mitt ( name ) , a surname and given name Military transition team or MiTT Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology or MITT William Mitten ( 1819 -- 1906 ) , English chemist , whose name is usually abbreviated `` Mitt . '' Mitt ( film ) , a 2014 documentary film about Mitt Romney",
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"text": "George Woltman George Woltman ( born November 10 , 1957 ) is the founder of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search ( GIMPS ) , a distributed computing project researching Mersenne prime numbers using his software Prime95 and MPrime . He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) with a degree in computer science . He lives in Orlando , Florida . His mathematical libraries created for the GIMPS project are the fastest known for multiplication of large integers , and are used by other distributed computing projects as well , such as Seventeen or Bust .",
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"text": "W. S. Stuckey Jr. Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. ( born May 25 , 1935 ) is an American businessman and a politician . He is a former member of the Democratic Party . His father , W. S. Stuckey Sr. , founded the Stuckey 's chain of gift shops , of which Stuckey Jr. became chairman in 1985 .",
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"text": "Mitt (film) Mitt is a 2014 American documentary film that chronicles the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney . Mitt premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17 , 2014 . The film was released on Netflix on January 24 , 2014 .",
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"text": "John Whitman John Russell Whitman ( June 8 , 1944 -- July 2 , 2015 ) was an American businessman and investment banker who served as First Gentleman of New Jersey from January 18 , 1994 to January 31 , 2001 . Whitman has had a long career in banking and financial services , including working at Citigroup . Whitman is the grandson of Charles S. Whitman , 41st Governor of New York . He was the husband of former Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman .",
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"text": "Martin Wohl Martin Wohl , born in Greensboro , NC , was a transportation economist who grew up in the District Columbia area . During his youth , he worked as a senate page and then attended the U.S. Military Academy in West Point , NY right before graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He served in the Army Corps in 1950s and then received his master 's degree from the MIT in 1960s . About five years later , he co-wrote the book The Urban Transportation Problem in 1965 with John R. Meyer and John F. Kain that made him well-known . Their book was the first book that scientifically analyzed the costs of transportation models . A year later , he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley . Then , he became an assistant professor at MIT for two years before he moved to Washington D.C. , serving for Kennedy administration . After his federal service terminated , he became the director of transportation studies at the Urban Institute and three years afterwards , he was a transportation systems professor at Carnegie Mellon University . He retired in 1990 , co-authored five technical books , and wrote more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles on transportation . Speaking of his personal life , he got married three times and divorced from all of his wives . His son from his first marriage , Richard Wohl died five years after his retirement and Wohl died in 2009 from throat cancer at his home , in Annandale , VA. . He was survived by his other son from his first marriage , Charles Wohl , and his two granddaughters .",
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"text": "George Percy, Earl Percy George Dominic Percy , Earl Percy ( born 4 May 1984 ) , is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland . Percy was born as the second child and elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland . He became heir apparent to the dukedom in 1995 , when his uncle Henry , 11th Duke of Northumberland , died . Percy 's parents , now Duke and Duchess of Northumberland , were eager to protect him from `` vices and pitfalls '' , and filed a lawsuit to prevent him from inheriting # 1 million and a # 250,000 annual income upon turning 18 . In 1999 , they succeeded in delaying the inheritance , which Lord Percy received at the age of 25 . George Percy is also set to inherit Alnwick Castle , famously known as Hogwarts ' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films . He served as a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1996 to 1998 . He is also a direct descendant of Charles II of England through multiple descents . Earl Percy was educated at Eton College , and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh , specialising in sustainable development and renewable energy . He graduated in 2008 , having shared a house with Pippa Middleton , with whom he has been linked since . Percy studied Arabic language at the University of Damascus , and later worked in Abu Dhabi . He is the managing director of energy company Cluff Geothermal with Paul Younger . As old family friends , Lord Percy and his family attended the wedding of Middleton 's sister Catherine and Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , in 2011 .",
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"text": "Kingdon Gould III Kingdon Gould III ( born June 16 , 1948 ) is a Washington , D.C.-area real estate developer . He is the son of Kingdon Gould , Jr. , and the great-great-grandson of railroad financier Jay Gould .",
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"text": "Morgan family The Morgan family was an American financial and banking dynasty , which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century . Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations , primarily through the noted work of John Pierpont ( J. P. ) Morgan ( 1837 -- 1913 ) . Morgan members were notable for dominating the banking industry during their time . J.P. Morgan was the de facto leader of this dynasty , having been the most prominent businessman in America at the turn of the century . He revolutionized numerous industries , including electricity , railroad , and steel . Through his business methods , he was highly successful in asserting his power as one of the most influential businessmen in America . Historians describe the Morgan family along with its web of partners to be part of the large American banking empire known as the House of Morgan . It is difficult to place an exact beginning and end date on the dynasty . However , many scholars attribute the death of J.P. Morgan to the end of the banking dynasty . American journalist and historian Ron Chernow wrote about the prominence of this dynasty under J.S. Morgan and J.P. Morgan . In The House of Morgan : An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance , he chronicles the lives of the Morgans , whose lives are `` encrusted with legend ... ripe with mystery , -LSB- and -RSB- exposed to such bitter polemics '' .",
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"text": "Jim Heath Jim Heath ( born April 20 , 1966 , in Van Wert , Ohio ) is a best selling author and award winning television news correspondent . Prior to writing Front Row Seat at the Circus : One Journalist 's Journey through two Presidential Elections Heath was the Political Correspondent and Analyst for WBNS-TV in Columbus , Ohio . He was also the moderator of the weekly political program Capitol Square , aired each Sunday on WBNS . Front Row Seat at the Circus is a behind-the-scenes look at Heath 's coverage of both the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns . Steve Scully , Political Editor of C-SPAN Networks and Past President of the White House Correspondents ' Association said about the book , `` Electing a president has turned into a political circus and nobody captures it better than Jim Heath . From his vantage points in South Carolina and Ohio , which are ground zero in presidential campaigns , Jim provides amazing insights and remarkable stories . This is a ` must-read ' for anyone interested in the sport ( or circus ) of politics . '' The book also received positive reviews from Rick Klein , Political Director of ABC News ; Jeff Zeleny , CNN 's National Political Correspondent ; Dr. Larry Sabato , Director , University of Virginia Center for Politics ; Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland ; U.S. Senator Rob Portman ; Kevin Madden , Senior Adviser and Spokesman , Mitt Romney for President 2012 ; and David Wilhelm , former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Campaign Manager for Bill Clinton for President in 1992 . During the 2012 presidential campaign , Heath made national news following an interview with Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney . During the interview , which took place in Columbus , Ohio , Heath asked Romney whether he supported the Blunt Amendment . The controversial legislation was being voted on by the U.S. Senate the following day . Romney answered `` no , I do not support the bill '' but later in the day reversed his position , claiming he misunderstood Heath 's question . The reaction to Romney 's initial answer made headlines across the county and was the topic of national cable television political shows . The exchange led GQ Magazine to list Heath on their Top 5 political `` Power List . '' Prior to Ohio 's 2012 presidential primary , The Washington Post named Heath to their `` Best Super Tuesday Twitter List . '' During the 2008 presidential primary cycle , Heath was the only television anchor in South Carolina who landed interviews with all the presidential candidates . He was invited on board the campaign bus of Senator Fred Thompson during his first campaign trip to South Carolina . He interviewed Senator Barack Obama from J.V. Martin Middle School , one of the oldest and poorest schools in the south . He spent an inning at the ballpark interviewing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani . He interviewed John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth Edwards as they walked into the South Carolina Democratic Convention . He interviewed former Governor Mitt Romney during his first campaign trip to Myrtle Beach . Heath was the only local journalist invited to interview Senator Hillary Clinton from Florence , South Carolina , as she began her presidential bid . Heath has known and covered Senator John McCain for over thirty years . In 2002 , Heath and McCain won an award from the Arizona Associated Press for a live interview . When McCain returned to Greenville , South Carolina in January , 2006 , for the first time since his defeat in the 2000 South Carolina primary , Heath was granted the first interview . Heath also landed a rare interview with Cindy McCain .",
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"text": "Amy Sherman-Palladino Amy Sherman-Palladino ( born Amy Sherman ) is an American television writer , director , and producer . The founder of Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions , she is best known as the creator of the television series Gilmore Girls , Bunheads , and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . She is also well known for her trademark rapid-fire dialogue , which is often full of obscure pop culture references ; and as well for her preferred master shot filming style .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "The Real (TV series) The Real is an American syndicated talk show . The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013 . The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who , like the co-hosts , were experiencing new events in their lives . It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year .",
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"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": "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": "Girls (TV series) Girls is an American television series that premiered on HBO on April 15 , 2012 . Created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Girls is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City . The show 's premise and major aspects of the main character were drawn from Dunham 's own life . The series has received a positive response from critics and consistent accolades , including the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . Girls sixth and final season concluded on April 16 , 2017 , with a total of 62 episodes .",
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"text": "Al TV Al TV is an American comedy TV series created by and starring singer-songwriter `` Weird Al '' Yankovic . Several AL TV interviews have been uploaded to a YouTube Playlist .",
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"text": "Canal Sony (Latin America) Canal Sony ( `` Sony Channel '' , in both Spanish and Portuguese ; formerly called Sony Entertainment Television ) , is a general entertainment channel co-based in Perú , Chile , Venezuela , Brazil and Miami , Florida , United States . It airs in 26 countries in Latin America , and is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment . In the region , it is distributed by HBO Latin America Group . It was the first pan-regional basic channel that offered programming in its original English language with subtitles and became an award-winning trend setting network . Canal Sony began transmission in August 1995 , as a basic cable television channel . Its first launch in Mexico was on Televisa 's Cablevision cable TV system in March 1996 followed by its launch in Brazil that same Spring . Unlike most national television networks in Latin America , which air all imported shows dubbed in Spanish or Portuguese , Sony started airing its programming with subtitles which led to its role as a regional leader . Canal Sony shows new or recent American comedy , drama and reality series such as Will & Grace , American Idol , 'Til Death , 30 Rock , Queer Eye for the Straight Guy , Falcon Beach , America 's Next Top Model , Scrubs , My Wife and Kids , Everybody Hates Chris , Medium , Ghost Whisperer , Saturday Night Live , Charmed , Whose Line Is It Anyway ? , Grey 's Anatomy , According to Jim , Desperate Housewives , That '70s Show , Ugly Betty , Big Day , Samantha Who ? and reruns or previous seasons of shows such as Seinfeld , Mad About You , Dawson 's Creek , Melrose Place , Beverly Hills , 90210 , Married ... with Children , The Nanny , My Wife and Kids and Frasier . Recently it has been broadcasting several hard comedy series , particularly from the UK such as Balls of Steel and Da Ali G Show . The channel 's biggest production so far is : Latin American Idol . The first season included 20 countries , with auditions in Caracas , Venezuela , Bogotá , Colombia , Mexico City and finishing in Buenos Aires , Argentina , the host country . The show did not include Brazil , because the country already has their own version on terrestrial television . The winner of the first season was Mayre Martinez from Venezuela , winning , amongst other prizes , a record deal , a car and a record contract . On June 12 , a redesign of the channel welcomed three new original productions by SET . Nada Que Ver was the first one , but it aired for a very short period of time , and was replaced with The IT Crowd due to unpopularity and criticism . Recently the first season of The IT Crowd finished and Nada Que Ver , returned to the programation of P.I ( Politically Incorrect , also named after the sound of a bleep in Spanish diction ) . FusionA2 ( Fused ) is a reality show in which two bands are brought together for two days to prepare and play a song together . And Ya es 1/2 Día en China ( It 's Noon in China ) A late night show in the format of NBC 's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . The show is currently hosted by Luis Chataing . Canal Sony regularly cooperates with popular brands , like Sony Ericsson , or Sony 's competitors , like Philips , to present new products in their mini-show `` Los Huevos de Oro '' ( The Golden Eggs ) , which is shown during commercial breaks . SET also shows music videos , as occasional time-fillers . Another popular feature the channel has been known for is Si Se Lo Perdió ( in Portuguese , Vale o Bis ) , which means `` In Case You Missed It '' , a block that would re-air any new episodes of prime time shows that aired during the week on Sundays , convenient for those that missed the original airings during the week . Nada que Ver is not aired in Brazil and is not on air currently . Ugly Betty was aired in Mexico , starting April 2008 . Sony started airing movies in Tuesday 's prime time . Although the name of the slot refers to Hollywood-produced humor , the movies aired are all romantic comedies , such as Little Black Book , America 's Sweethearts , and My Best Friend 's Wedding . In December 2009 , this space was moved to Saturdays , until it was eventually dropped in 2010 , though a movie block will return to the Brazilian feed on Thursdays , starting in April 2011 , as Cine Sony . At the same time , this block returned to the other regional feeds in Spanish , but on Fridays , as EPH : Espacio Producido Hollywood ( `` Hollywood-Produced Space '' ) . The channel has aired original shows , such as Mexico 's Next Top Model and Brazil 's Next Top Model ( Both based in America 's Next Top Model , which airs on the channel ) . Other original Latin-American series that premiered on the channel are Los Simuladores and Los Caballeros las prefieren Brutas . In 2011 , the Sony Pictures channels in Brazil gained greater independence from the Spanish-language feeds , and as part of that , it was announced that CSI : Crime Scene Investigation would return to Canal Sony in Brazil , while in the rest of the region , that show remains on sister channel AXN . In October 2011 , CSI : Miami would make such channel switch in Brazil . CSI : NY remains seen on AXN in the entire region .",
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"text": "TruTV truTV ( formerly Court TV ) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner . The network was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV , a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as documentary series , legal dramas , and coverage of prominent criminal cases . With its relaunch as truTV in 2008 , the network revamped its lineup with a focus on reality shows and `` caught on camera '' programs , which the network marketed as `` actuality '' television . In October 2014 , TruTV 's lineup was reoriented with a focus on comedy programming and comedy-based reality series . As of February 2015 , approximately 89.7 million US households ( 77 % of households with television ) receive truTV .",
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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": "Bryan Fuller Bryan Fuller ( born July 27 , 1969 ) is an American screenwriter and television producer . Fuller has worked exclusively as a writer/producer in television , creating a number of critically acclaimed television series , including Dead Like Me , Wonderfalls , Pushing Daisies , Hannibal , and American Gods .",
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"text": "Women: Stories of Passion Women : Stories of Passion is a dramatic series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas . The episodes were based on stories of love , and passion from a woman 's point of view .",
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"text": "Amy Lippman Amy Lippman is an American television producer and writer . She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Party of Five with her writing partner , Christopher Keyser . She is politically conscious as a donor to Democratic candidates and causes . She also worked on the television series Sisters , In Treatment and the Party of Five spin-off Time of Your Life .",
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"text": "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .",
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"text": "D-TV D-TV is a series of music videos created by Walt Disney Productions in 1984 . Disney combined hit songs from the past with footage of vintage Disney animation , created in the style of MTV music videos , which inspired the name of this series . The videos were shown as filler material on the Disney Channel ( as the network did not air commercials at this time ) , as well as being the focus of television specials . Home video collections were also released on the VHS , Beta , CED Videodisc , and Laserdisc formats . After the first run of D-TV , in 1989 a second series was produced known as DTV ² . The show 's main title theme song is `` RPM '' from Larry Owens for the Network Music Library . D-TV ceased airing in 1999 .",
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"text": "Search Party (2016 TV series) Search Party is an American dark comedy television series created by Sarah-Violet Bliss , Charles Rogers , and Michael Showalter . TBS picked up the pilot to series in November 2015 . All ten episodes are currently available online . On December 13 , 2016 , TBS renewed the show for a second season .",
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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": "Aquarius (U.S. TV series) Aquarius is an American period crime drama television series created by John McNamara for NBC . The show aired from May 28 , 2015 , to September 10 , 2016 . In 2015 , the series was among seven others to receive the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series . On October 1 , 2016 , NBC cancelled the series after two seasons .",
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"text": "The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 2) The second season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager , an American television series created by Brenda Hampton , debuted on the ABC Family television network on Monday , June 22 , 2009 at 8:00 PM . Season two regular cast members include Shailene Woodley , India Eisley , Daren Kagasoff , Francia Raisa , Kenny Baumann , Molly Ringwald , Mark Derwin , Megan Park , and Greg Finley II . Following the first season , Jorge Pallo and Luke Zimmerman were demoted to recurring guest stars . Jorge returned for a select number of episodes to wrap up his character 's storyline and eventually departed the series after its January return . Following the success of its first season , ABC Family announced on January 31 , 2009 , plans to renew Secret Life , following the cancellation of its hit sci-fi TV show , Kyle XY . The official press release was released on February 9 with ABC Family ordering 24 episodes for season two . Season 2 began with 12 episodes broadcast starting June 22 , 2009 . Though marketed as the season finale , the mid season finale aired on September 7 , 2009 , with the second half of the season returning on January 4 , 2010 . The second 12 episodes finished their run on March 22 , 2010 . The season premiere of Secret Life brought in the largest audience for the show so far , with a record breaking 4.68 million viewers . It brought in the second largest audience in adults 18-34 with 1.40 million viewers , behind season one 's mid-season finale . 2.10 million adults 18-49 watched `` The Big One '' along with 1.60 million females between the ages 18 -- 34 . The season premiere remains the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 in Adults 18-34 . Furthermore , the mid-season premiere became ABC Family 's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12 -- 34 with more than three million viewers watching . The mid-season premiere also brought in the show 's second largest audience in total viewers , with more than 4.55 million people watching . This season , Amy Juergens must deal with juggling motherhood and high school , while her family and friends experience relationship challenges of their own .",
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"text": "A Star Is Burns `` A Star Is Burns '' is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 5 , 1995 . In the episode , Springfield decides to hold a film festival , and famed critic Jay Sherman is invited to be a judge . The story involves a crossover with the short-lived animated series The Critic . Jay Sherman was the main character on the show . The Critic was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss , who had previously written for The Simpsons but left following the fourth season , and produced by James L. Brooks , who was also a producer for The Simpsons . The show had premiered on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) network in January 1994 but was canceled despite positive critical reception . The series was switched over to Fox , and put in the timeslot directly after The Simpsons . Brooks pitched a crossover episode as a way to promote The Critic and decided that a film festival would be a good way to introduce Sherman . Matt Groening , creator of The Simpsons , reacted negatively when he heard about this episode , feeling that it was just an advertisement for The Critic , and that people would incorrectly associate the show with him . When he was unsuccessful in getting the program pulled , he had his name removed from the credits and went public with his concerns , openly criticizing James L. Brooks . The episode was directed by Susie Dietter and was the first episode to be written by Ken Keeler . Jon Lovitz , the star of The Critic , guest stars as Jay Sherman , while Maurice LaMarche ( who was also a regular on The Critic ) has a few minor roles . The episode received mixed reviews from critics , many of whom felt the crossover was out of place on the show , although Barney 's film festival entry was well received .",
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"text": "The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager ( often shortened to Secret Life ) is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton . It first season aired on ABC Family on July 1 , 2008 and ran until June 3 , 2013 . The show was renewed for four additional seasons . The series received generally mixed reviews from mainstream critics when it began broadcasting , but was well received among female and teenage viewers . The pilot episode broke the record for the highest rated debut on ABC Family with 2.82 million viewers , a record previously held by Kyle XY . The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers , beating that night 's episode of Gossip Girl , which had less than half its usual number of viewers . Premiering to mostly positive reviews from critics and being well received among viewers , the second season of Secret Life opened with the largest audience for the series , posting a series high in total viewers with 4.68 million viewers ; in adults 18 -- 34 it was the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 . Furthermore , the mid-season premiere became ABC Family 's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12 -- 34 , with more than three million viewers watching . The show earned the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season , and spawned a book entitled The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens .",
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"text": "Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome , ( born 20 May 1985 ) is a British professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam , who competed for Kenya until 2008 . A three-time winner of the Tour de France , and three-time runner-up in the Vuelta a España , he is seen as one of the most successful stage-racing riders of the recent era . Froome , who was brought up in Kenya and South Africa , has ridden under a British licence since 2008 on the basis that both his parents are British . In 2007 , at the age of 22 , Froome turned professional with Team Konica Minolta . He moved to Europe to further his career , joining team . In 2010 , he moved to and has become one of the team 's key cyclists . Froome made his breakthrough as a Grand Tour contender during the 2011 Vuelta a España where he finished second overall . At the 2012 Tour de France , riding as a super-domestique for Bradley Wiggins , Froome won stage seven and finished second overall , behind only Wiggins in the same race as the best British performance in the race 's history . In the same year , he also won the bronze medal in the time trial event at the Olympic Games and finished fourth in the Vuelta a España . His first multi-stage race win came in 2013 , in the Tour of Oman , followed by wins in the Critérium International , the Tour de Romandie , the Critérium du Dauphiné , and the Tour de France . As a defending champion , he began 2014 by again winning the Tour of Oman , followed by a repeat victory in the Tour de Romandie . After retiring from the 2014 Tour de France , he came back to place second in the Vuelta a España . In 2015 , he won his second Critérium du Dauphiné and his second Tour de France . In 2016 , he won a third Tour title , and became the first man since Miguel Indurain in 1995 to defend his title .",
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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": "John Bowe (actor) John Bowe ( born 1 February 1950 ) is an actor best known for his television roles . He is married and has six children . Bowe was born in Greasby , on the Wirral in Merseyside , England . His highest profile role was probably that of George Marlow in the first Prime Suspect serial in 1991 . He also played Duggie Ferguson in Coronation Street from 1999 to 2002 , having previously appeared in another of Granada TV 's soap operas ; Families . Other TV credits include : Warship , Secret Army , Boon , The New Statesman , Capital City , Class Act , Lovejoy , Silent Witness , The Royal , Dalziel and Pascoe , Cleopatra and Einstein and Eddington , Tipping the Velvet , The Hour and DCI Banks . Film credits include The Living Daylights ( 1987 ) , Resurrected ( 1989 ) , County Kilburn ( 2000 ) and Gozo ( 2015 ) . In 2007 , Bowe played Dr Morgan in the BBC series Cranford . In April 2010 , Bowe joined the cast of London 's West End production Priscilla Queen of the Desert -- The Musical , playing the part of Bob . In September 2011 , he appeared as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd at Chichester , a role he continued in the West End transfer . In September 2014 , Bowe joined the cast of Emmerdale , playing Lawrence White , the former lover of Harold Birch , the husband of Edna Birch ( Shirley Stelfox ) . He arrived with his daughter Chrissie ( Louise Marwood ) , his grandson Lachlan ( Thomas Atkinson ) and Chrissie 's fiancé , Robert Sugden ( Ryan Hawley ) , who he openly despises . Bowe will leave Emmerdale in 2017 after it was revealed he had been axed from the show .",
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"text": "Bill Jordan, Baron Jordan William Brian Jordan , Baron Jordan , CBE ( FRSA ) ( born 28 January 1936 ) , known as Bill Jordan , is a British economist and Labour politician . The son of Walter and Alice Jordan , he was educated at the Barford Road Secondary modern school in Birmingham . Jordan was President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union ( AEU ) , and then its successor , the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union ( AEEU ) , from 1986 to 1995 . During the same time he was member of the Trades Union Congress ( TUC ) General Council . In 1995 , he became General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ( ICFTU ) , a post he held until 2002 . He was also a long-serving Governor of the London School of Economics from 1987 to 2002 , and of the BBC from 1988 to 1998 . Jordan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 1992 New Year Honours , and was created a life peer with the title Baron Jordan , of Bournville in the County of West Midlands , on 5 June 2000 . Since 1958 , Lord Jordan has been married to Jean Ann Livesey ; they have three daughters , nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren .",
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"text": "Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye Edmund Braye ( or Bray ) , 1st Baron Braye ( c. 1484 -- 18 October 1539 ) , was an English peer . Edmund Braye was the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire and the older brother of Sir Edward Braye . Sir Edmund inherited a large portion of his uncle Sir Reginald Bray 's property , which was confirmed under a deed of settlement , made between himself and Sir William Sandys and his wife Dame Margery Sandys , in adjustment of a dispute between the parties regarding the lands of the deceased . He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire for 1514 and of Sussex and Surrey in 1522 . He was knighted in 1513 and in 1529 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Braye , of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford . He was in attendance on King Henry VIII when he met Francois I on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in June 1520 , `` one of those nobles who with their pawned manors glistening on their backs followed Henry VIII to the field of the golden folly '' . Lord Braye married Jane ( died on 24 Oct 1558 ) , daughter of Sir Richard Halliwell or Hallighwell or Halywell of Holwell by Jane Norbury . He died in October 1539 and was succeeded in the barony by his son John . Lady Braye died in 1558 . His eldest daughter Anne married George Brooke , 9th Baron Cobham ( c1497 - 29 Sept 1558 ) before 1526 .",
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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": "Chris Morton Christopher John ( Chris ) Morton , MBE ( born 22 July 1956 ) is a former motorcycle speedway rider . He rode bikes from a young age at the farm of Peter Collins ' parents .",
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"text": "Carre's Grammar School Carre 's Grammar School is a selective secondary school for boys in Sleaford , a market town in Lincolnshire , England . Founded on 1 September 1604 by an indenture of Robert Carre , the school was funded by rents from farmland and run by a group of trustees . The indenture restricted the endowment to # 20 without accounting for inflation , causing the school to decline during the 18th century and effectively close in 1816 . Revived by a decree from the Court of Chancery in 1830 , new buildings were constructed at its present site and the school re-opened in 1835 . Faced with competition from cheaper commercial schools and declining rolls , Carre 's eventually added technical and artistic instruction to its Classical curriculum by affiliating with Kesteven County Council in 1895 . Following the Education Act 1944 , school fees were abolished and Carre 's became Voluntary Aided . New buildings were completed in 1966 to house the rising number of students . After plans for comprehensive education in Sleaford came to nothing in the 1970s and 1980s , Carre 's converted to grant-maintained status in 1990 . Foundation status followed and the school became an Academy in 2011 ; a multi-Academy trust with Kesteven and Sleaford High School was formed in 2015 . Admission to Carre 's is through the eleven-plus examination and entry is limited to boys in the lower school , although the Sixth Form is co-educational . The total number of pupils on roll in 2013 was 817 , of which 240 were in the Sixth Form . Teaching follows the National Curriculum and pupils generally sit examinations for ten or eleven General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) qualifications in Year Eleven ( aged 15 -- 16 ) . They have a choice of three or four A-levels in the sixth form , which is part of the Sleaford Joint Sixth Form consortium between Carre 's , Kesteven and Sleaford High School and St George 's Academy . Of the 2013 cohort , 100 % of pupils achieved at least five GCSEs at grade A * - C and 96 % achieved that including English and Maths GCSEs , the eighth highest percentage in Lincolnshire . An Office for Standards in Education , Children 's Services and Skills ( Ofsted ) inspection in 2013 graded Carre 's `` good '' overall with `` outstanding '' features .",
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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": "Emily Seale-Jones Emily Charlotte Leonora Seale-Jones ( born 16 December 1988 ) is a British film actress . Daughter of Trevor Jones , Seale-Jones grew up as the youngest of four siblings ; she and her two brothers , like their father , work in the film industry .",
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"text": "Emma E. Hickox Emma E. Hickox A.C.E ( neè Burford ; born 11 April 1964 ) is a successful British film editor based in LA and London . A member of American Cinema Editors , Hickox has worked as a features and TV editor since the early 1990s . She has a varied and versatile resume from comedies , drama 's and musicals , including large Hollywood films such as Bad Moms featuring Mila Kunis , Rock of Ages featuring Tom Cruise , and smaller independent films such as Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway and ` The Boat That Rocked ' from Richard Curtis with Philip Seymour Hoffman . She is a founding member of the British Independent Film Awards with the Debut Directors award given in her fathers name , ` The Douglas Hickox Award ' . Hickox is the daughter of Academy Award winning film editor Anne V. Coates , and Douglas Hickox ( died 1988 ) , a cult British film director . John Coates , her uncle , was a film and TV producer for ( Yellow Submarine & The Snowman ) . She is married with two daughter and has two brothers , and a sister . Emma is represented by Wayne Fitterman at WME in Los Angeles , and Lynda Mamy of United Agents in London",
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"text": "Barttelot baronets The Barttelot Baronetcy , of Stopham in the County of West Sussex , is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . It was created on 14 June 1875 for the Conservative politician Walter Barttelot . The Barttelots are said to have come into England with William the Conqueror , and to have fixed their residence at a place called La Ford , in the parish of Stopham . The family surname is pronounced `` Bartlot '' . As of 2007 the title is held by his great-great-grandson ( the title having descended in the direct line ) , Colonel Sir Brian Barttelot Bt OBE DL , the fifth Baronet , who succeeded his father in 1944 . He is a Colonel in the Coldstream Guards and a Vice-President of the Standing Council of the Baronetage .",
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"text": "Sir Robert Gooch, 11th Baronet Colonel Sir Robert Eric Sherlock Gooch , 11th Baronet ( 6 May 1903 -- 13 November 1978 ) was a British Army officer and local politician . Gooch was the son of Sir Thomas Vere Sherlock Gooch , 10th Baronet and Florence Meta Draper . He was educated at Eton College . After attending the Royal Military College , Sandhurst , Gooch commissioned into the Life Guards . He saw active service during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1941 . Between November 1942 and December 1944 he served as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Household Cavalry Regiment , and from 1944 to 1946 he was Colonel of the Household Cavalry . In 1946 he served as a member of East Suffolk County Council , and on the 7 July of that year he succeeded to his father 's baronetcy . In 1950 he held the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk . Gooch was a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms from 1950 to 1973 , when he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order . In 1963 was promoted to Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Corps , and in 1968 he became Lieutenant . He married Katharine Clervaux Chaytor , daughter of Major General Sir Edward Chaytor and Louisa Jane Collins , on 10 November 1926 . Together they had four children . Gooch was succeeded in his title by his second son , Richard .",
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"text": "Phil Harvey (manager) Philip Christopher Hammond `` Phil '' Harvey ( born 29 August 1976 ) is the `` creative director '' and former manager of the band Coldplay . Harvey attended Sherborne School alongside Chris Martin from 1990 to 1995 , where he was the second academic scholar in his year group ; he then proceeded to study Classics at Trinity College , Oxford .",
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"text": "John Cavendish, 5th Baron Chesham John Charles Compton Cavendish , 5th Baron Chesham , PC ( 18 June 1916 -- 23 December 1989 ) , was a British Conservative politician . A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire he was the son of John Compton Cavendish , 4th Baron Chesham and Margot Mills . He fought in the Second World War as a Captain in the Army , also briefly serving as an Air Observation Post pilot with No. 664 Squadron RCAF . Chesham took his seat in the House of Lords on his father 's death in 1952 , and later served in the Conservative administrations of Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home . He was Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport from 1959 to 1964 . The latter year he was also admitted to the Privy Council . Chesham was later Chairman of the International Road Federation , and President of the British Road Federation from 1966 to 1972 . A motoring enthusiast , Chesham first started motorcycling when he attended Cambridge University , riding Rex-Acme , AJS , Rudge and competing on an Excelsior at Brooklands . He joined the Royal Automobile Club as Executive Vice-Chairman from April , 1966 , then a newly created salaried position , until 1970 . Lord Chesham married Mary Edmunds Marshall , daughter of David Gregory Marshall , in 1937 . He died in December 1989 , aged 73 , and was succeeded in the barony by his son Nicholas Charles Cavendish .",
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"text": "Marion Kozak Marion Kozak or Marion Kozak Miliband ( born 1934 as Dobra Jenta Kozak , also known as Maria Kozak ) is a Polish-born British activist . She emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1950s . In 1961 she married Ralph Miliband ( 1924 -- 1994 ) and their two sons , David Miliband and Ed Miliband , have risen to prominence in modern-day British politics .",
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"text": "Philip Oppenheimer Sir Philip Jack Oppenheimer ( 29 October 1911 -- 8 October 1995 ) was a British diamond dealer and racehorse owner . Philip Oppenheimer was born on 29 October 1911 , the son of Otto Oppenheimer . He was educated at Harrow School and Jesus College , Cambridge , where he was captain of the boxing team . In 1935 , he married Pamela Fenn Stirling . They had one son , Anthony Oppenheimer , and one daughter .",
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"text": "Lord Ivar Mountbatten Lord Ivar Alexander Michael Mountbatten , DL ( born 9 March 1963 ) is a British aristocrat . He is a third cousin , once removed , of Queen Elizabeth II .",
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"text": "Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter William Michael Anthony Cecil , 8th Marquess of Exeter ( born 1 September 1935 ) , is a Canadian peer . He is the son of William Cecil , 7th Marquess of Exeter and a descendant of William Cecil , 1st Baron Burghley . Via marriage , he is a descendant of Francis Bacon , noted scientist , orator and author . Personal He and Nancy Rose Meeker were married in 1967 ; they were divorced in 1993 . They have two children : Anthony John Cecil , Lord Burghley ( b. 9 August 1970 ) Lady Angela Kathleen Cecil ( 19 May 1975 --",
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"text": "Prince Philip of Yugoslavia Prince Philip of Yugoslavia , also known as Filip Karađorđević ( Serbian Cyrillic : Филип Карађорђевић ; born 15 January 1982 in Fairfax , Virginia ) , is a member of the House of Karađorđević . He is the son of Alexander , Crown Prince of Yugoslavia , and Princess Maria da Gloria , Duchess of Segorbe , and the fraternal twin of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia . He would be second in the line to the throne after his elder brother , Hereditary Prince Peter . His godparents are Queen Sofia of Spain , King Constantine II of Greece , and Princess Anne , Duchess of Calabria . Philip lived in Virginia until 1984 . Together with his twin brother , he was educated in London and Canterbury . In June 2000 he completed sixth form at The King 's School , Canterbury . He was awarded a BA from University College London at the completion of his university studies . Prince Philip is now working for a foreign financial institution in the City of London . On 17 July 2001 , Philip and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade . He is also in line for Succession to the British throne .",
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"text": "Piers Corbyn Piers Richard Corbyn ( born 10 March 1947 ) is an English astrophysicist and businessman who owns WeatherAction , which makes weather forecasts . He is the older brother of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn .",
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"text": "Bed-In As the Vietnam War raged in 1969 , Yoko Ono and her husband John Lennon held two week-long Bed-Ins for Peace , one at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam and one at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal , each of which were intended to be non-violent protests against wars , and experimental tests of new ways to promote peace . The idea is derived from a `` sit-in '' , in which a group of protesters remains seated in front of an establishment until they are evicted , arrested , or their demands are met . The public proceedings were filmed , and later turned into a documentary movie . The film Bed Peace was made available for free on YouTube in August 2011 by Yoko Ono , as part of her website `` Imagine Peace '' .",
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"text": "Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014) Protests against the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état erupted in July 2013 . Immediately following the removal of President Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian Armed Forces on 3 July 2013 amid demonstrations against Morsi 's rule , many protesters amassed near the Rabia Al-Adawiya Mosque to call for Morsi 's return to power and condemn the military , while others demonstrated in support of the military and interim government . Deadly clashes such as Rabaa massacre continued for several days , with three particularly bloody incidents being described by Muslim Brotherhood officials as `` massacres '' perpetrated by security forces . During the month of Ramadan ( 10 July - 7 August ) , prime minister Hazem al-Beblawy threatened to disperse the ongoing Pro-Morsi sit-ins in Rabaa al-Adaweya square and al-Nahda square . The government crackdown of these protests occurred in a violent dispersal on 14 August 2013 . In mid-August , the violence directed by the army towards the protesters escalated , with hundreds killed , and the government declaring a month-long nighttime curfew .",
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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": "Schrecklichkeit Schrecklichkeit ( German `` terror '' or `` frightfulness '' ) is a word used by English speakers to describe an assumed military policy of the German Army towards civilians in World War I. It was the basis of German actions during their march through Belgium in 1914 . Similar policies were followed later in France , the Russian-held area of Poland , and in Russia . Under the traditional `` laws of war '' in Europe , military activity was to be confined to the regular , uniformed armies of each side . Civilians were to take no part in fighting , neither attacking or being attacked . Thus , when the uniformed army troops in a nation or region were all defeated , resistance was supposed to end . In practice , informal resistance by `` partisans '' , `` guerrillas '' , or `` francs-tireurs '' often continued after the `` regular '' troops had given up or withdrawn . These fighters , never officially enrolled in an army , and not wearing uniforms to identify them as combatants , attacked occupying troops by ambushes , surprises , and sniping . Conducting such operations out of uniform was considered perfidy , and those involved could be executed . Occupying armies sometimes responded to such attacks by reprisals against the local population : execution of local inhabitants , whether known to be guerrillas or not , or destruction ( usually by burning ) of homes and other structures . German army doctrine in force at the time called for such reprisals to be performed immediately and severely in any case of civilian resistance . It was argued that such schrecklichkeit would end resistance quickly with relatively little bloodshed , whereas restraint would encourage resistance , leading to greater destruction and death . When Germany invaded Belgium in 1914 , the German high command expected to sweep through the country with negligible opposition . The German army was many times larger and stronger than the Belgian army , and the Germans therefore thought that any resistance by Belgium would be futile . German leaders had even suggested to the Belgian government that in the event of war , the Belgians should just line up along the roads and watch the Germans march through . Belgium 's refusal to accept these German presumptions and its resistance to the German advance came as a surprise , and disrupted the German timetable for advancing into France . This frustration was communicated to the German troops in Belgium . Anything which delayed the German advance was to be crushed mercilessly . The Belgians were viewed as irrational and even treacherous for their opposition . This led to exaggerated suspicions among German commanders of Belgian civilian resistance . It is possible that some Belgian civilians engaged in resistance , though none is documented . It is certain that on several occasions , German commanders declared ( probably in unconscious error ) that such acts had occurred when they had not . The Germans responded to these perceived acts of resistance with harsh measures . In several villages and towns , hundreds of civilians were executed . Many buildings were put to the torch . Priests thought guilty of encouraging the resistance were killed . Violence by German soldiers against Belgians , such as rape , was ignored or not seriously punished . The Belgian city of Leuven was largely destroyed . One German officer later wrote about the town , `` We shall wipe it out ... Not one stone will stand upon another . We will teach them to respect Germany . For generations people will come here and see what we have done '' . These actions , taken in a period of near-panic as the German forces desperately tried to carry out their flanking march before Allied forces could respond , proved to be a propaganda disaster for Germany . The reports of them caused a wave of indignation which aided the Allied cause .",
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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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"docid": "8795b70531d4e7c86cb868fa87eca34b",
"text": "True threat A true threat is a threatening communication that can be prosecuted under the law . It is distinct from a threat that is made in jest . The U.S. Supreme Court has held that true threats are not protected under the U.S. Constitution based on three justifications : preventing fear , preventing the disruption that follows from that fear , and diminishing the likelihood that the threatened violence will occur . There is some concern that even satirical speech could be regarded as a `` true threat '' due to concern over terrorism . The true threat doctrine was established in the 1969 Supreme Court case Watts v. United States . In that case , an eighteen-year-old male was convicted in a Washington , D.C. District Court for violating a statute prohibiting persons from knowingly and willfully making threats to harm or kill the President of the United States . The conviction was based on a statement made by Watts , in which he said , '' -LSB- i -RSB- f they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J. '' Watts appealed , leading to the Supreme Court finding the statute constitutional on its face , but reversing the conviction of Watts . In reviewing the lower court 's analysis of the case , the Court noted that `` a threat must be distinguished from what is constitutionally protected speech . '' The Court recognized that `` uninhibited , robust , and wideopen '' political debate can at times be characterized by `` vehement , caustic , and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials . '' In light of the context of Watts ' statement - and the laughter that it received from the crowd - the Court found that it was more `` a kind of very crude offensive method of stating a political opposition to the President '' than a `` true threat . '' In so holding , the Court established that there is a `` true threat '' exception to protected speech , but also that the statement must be viewed in its context and distinguished from protected hyperbole . The opinion , however , stopped short of defining precisely what constituted a `` true threat . ''",
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"text": "Military macho-violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Military-macho violence is a militarized view of masculinity that associates manliness with the excessive use of aggression , force and violence . Weapons are used as status symbols and to acquire social and economic hierarchy by employing power over unarmed civilians . Soldiers who exude any qualities deemed to be feminine are seen as weak and often end up being attacked and ostracized . Many societies , such as the Democratic Republic of Congo generally place the means of violence -- military training , and weapons -- in the hands of men , while promoting a direct link between the idea of a real man and the practice of dominance and violence .",
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"text": "Protest and dissent in China In spite of restrictions on freedom of association and of speech , a wide variety of protests and dissident movements have proliferated in China , particularly in the decades since the death of Mao Zedong . Among the most notable of these were the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Communist Party rule , the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests , which was put down with military force , and the 25 April 1999 demonstration by 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners at Zhongnanhai . Protesters and dissidents in China espouse a wide variety of grievances , including corruption , forced evictions , unpaid wages , human rights abuses , environmental degradation , ethnic protests , petitioning for religious freedom and civil liberties , protests against one-party rule , as well as nationalist protests against foreign countries . The number of annual protests has grown steadily since the early 1990s , from approximately 8700 `` mass group incidents '' in 1993 to over 87,000 in 2005 . In 2006 , the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences estimated the number of annual mass incidents to exceed 90,000 , and Chinese sociology professor Sun Liping estimated 180,000 incidents in 2010 . Mass incidents are defined broadly as `` planned or impromptu gathering that forms because of internal contradictions '' , and can include public speeches or demonstrations , physical clashes , public airings of grievances , and other group behaviors that are seen as disrupting social stability . Despite the increase in protests , some scholars have argued that they may not pose an existential threat to Communist Party rule because they lack `` connective tissue ; '' the preponderance of protests in China are aimed at local-level officials , and only a select few dissident movements seek systemic change .",
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"text": "2014 Israel–Gaza conflict The 2014 Israel -- Gaza conflict also known as Operation Protective Edge ( , Miv ` tza Tzuk Eitan , lit . `` Operation Strong Cliff '' ) and sometimes referred to as the 2014 Gaza war , was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.Though Hamas governs the Gaza Strip , the majority of the international community ( including the UN General Assembly , the United Nations Security Council , the European Union , the International Criminal Court , and many human rights organizations ) consider Israel to be occupying Gaza , as it controls the region 's airspace , coastline and most of its borders . Following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas members , the IDF conducted Operation Brother 's Keeper to arrest militant leaders , Hamas fired rockets into Israel and a seven-week conflict broke out . The Israeli strikes , the Palestinian rocket attacks and the ground fighting resulted in the death of thousands of people , the vast majority of them Gazans . The stated aim of the Israeli operation was to stop rocket fire from Gaza into Israel , which increased after an Israeli crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank was launched following the 12 June kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by two Hamas members . Conversely , Hamas 's goal was to bring international pressure to bear to lift Israel 's blockade of the Gaza Strip , end Israel 's offensive , obtain a third party to monitor and guarantee compliance with a ceasefire , release Palestinian prisoners and overcome its political isolation . Some claim Israel was the first , on 13 June , to break the ceasefire agreement with Hamas that had been in place since November 2012 . However , Israel argues its air raids on Gaza are responses to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip . On 7 July , after seven Hamas militants died in a tunnel explosion in Khan Yunis which was caused by an Israeli airstrike ( per Hamas , Nathan Thrall , BBC and a senior IDF official ) or an accidental explosion of their own munitions ( per the IDF ) , Hamas assumed responsibility for rockets fired into Israel and launched 40 rockets towards Israel . The operation officially began the following day , and on 17 July , the operation was expanded to an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Gaza 's tunnel system ; Israeli ground forces withdrew on 5 August . On 26 August , an open-ended ceasefire was announced . By that date , the IDF reported that Hamas , Islamic Jihad and other militant groups had fired 4,564 rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel , with over 735 intercepted in flight and shot down by Iron Dome . Most Gazan mortar and rocket fire hit open land . More than 280 fell on areas in Gaza , and 224 struck residential areas . Militant rocketry also killed 13 Gazan civilians , 11 of them children . The IDF attacked 5,263 targets in Gaza ; at least 34 known tunnels were destroyed and two-thirds of Hamas 's 10,000-rocket arsenal was used up or destroyed .",
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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": "School-related gender-based violence in Vietnam School-related gender-based violence in Viet Nam refers to physical , sexual , psychosocial and verbal violence that takes place in the Vietnamese education system . Different forms of School-related gender-based violence ( SRGBV ) interact and overlap . Bullying , for instance , occurs when there is an imbalance of power between the `` bully '' and the `` bullied '' and can happen through physical contact , verbal attacks , social exclusion , and psychological manipulation . Students are bullied when they are repeatedly and intentionally exposed to harmful and/or aggressive behaviour that results in injury or discomfort .",
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"text": "Heavy metal lyrics Heavy metal lyrics are the words used in songs by heavy metal music bands , groups and artists . Given that there are many genres of heavy metal , it is difficult to make generalizations about the lyrics and lyrical themes . In 1989 , two metal scholars wrote that heavy metal lyrics concentrate `` on dark and depressing subject matter to an extent hitherto unprecedented '' in any form of popular music . Jeffrey Arnett states that metal songs are `` overwhelmingly dominated '' by `` ugly and unhappy '' themes which express `` no hope '' for the future . Deena Weinstein has proposed one way to analyze metal song themes is loosely grouping them into two categories : the Dionysian theme ( a reference to the Roman God of wine ) , which celebrates `` sex , drugs and rock and roll '' , partying , and enjoyment of life and the Chaotic theme , which involves dark subjects such as Hell , injustice , mayhem , carnage and death . Not all metal genres fall into Weinstein 's two theme model ; for example power metal 's lyrical themes often focus on fantasy and mythology , camaraderie and hope , personal struggles and emotions , among other themes . Another exception is pop metal bands , which replaced `` gloom and doom '' themes with `` positive , upbeat '' songs about romantic love and relationships , part of their goal of appealing more to female listeners . In metal overall , the small number of metal songs about relationships are typically about unions that have `` gone sour '' long ago . The thematic content of heavy metal lyrics has long been a target of criticism . According to Jon Pareles , `` Heavy metal 's main subject matter is simple and virtually universal . With grunts , moans and subliterary lyrics , it celebrates ... a party without limits ... -LSB- T -RSB- he bulk of the music is stylized and formulaic . '' Music critics have often deemed metal lyrics juvenile and banal , and others have objected to what they see as advocacy of misogyny and the occult . During the 1980s , the Parents Music Resource Center ( PMRC ) petitioned the U.S. Congress to regulate the popular music industry due to what the group asserted were objectionable lyrics , particularly those in heavy metal songs . The PMRC used music professor Joe Stuessy to testify against metal . Professor Stuessy alleged that heavy metal songs focus on violence , substance abuse , perversion , S&M , and Satanism . Robert Walser analyzed 88 metal songs ' themes to determine if Professor Stuessy 's claims were valid . In Walser 's analysis , the dominant theme in the metal songs was `` longing for intensity '' ; he found that the negative themes described by Stuessy and the PMRC were uncommon . Jeffrey Arnett analysed the lyrics from 115 metal songs : he found that the top three messages were `` grim ... themes '' about violence , angst and protest . Metal artists have had to defend their lyrics in front of the U.S. Senate and in courtrooms . In 1985 , Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was asked to defend his song Under the Blade at a U.S. Senate hearing . In 1986 , Ozzy Osbourne was sued because of the lyrics of his song Suicide Solution . In 1990 , Judas Priest was sued in American court by the parents of two young men who had shot themselves five years earlier , allegedly after hearing the subliminal statement `` do it '' in a Priest song . While the case attracted a great deal of media attention , it was ultimately dismissed . In some predominantly Muslim countries , heavy metal has been officially denounced as a threat to traditional values . In countries such as Morocco , Egypt , Lebanon , and Malaysia , there have been incidents of heavy metal musicians and fans being arrested and incarcerated .",
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"text": "Hate crime A hate crime ( also known as a bias-motivated crime ) is a prejudice-motivated crime , usually violent , which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership ( or perceived membership ) in a certain social group . Examples of such groups can include and are almost exclusively limited to : sex , ethnicity , disability , language , nationality , physical appearance , religion , gender identity or sexual orientation . Non-criminal actions that are motivated by these reasons are often called `` bias incidents '' . `` Hate crime '' generally refers to criminal acts which are seen to have been motivated by bias against one or more of the types above , or of their derivatives . Incidents may involve physical assault , damage to property , bullying , harassment , verbal abuse or insults , mate crime or offensive graffiti or letters ( hate mail ) . A hate crime law is a law intended to deter bias-motivated violence . Hate crime laws are distinct from laws against hate speech : hate crime laws enhance the penalties associated with conduct which is already criminal under other laws , while hate speech laws criminalize a category of speech . Hate speech laws exist in many countries . In the US , hate crime laws have been upheld by both the Supreme Court and lower courts , especially in the case of ` fighting ' words and other violent speech , but they are thought by some people to be in conflict with the first amendment right to freedom of speech , so they have occasionally been overturned as unconstitutional .",
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"text": "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": "Profanity Profanity is socially offensive language , which may also be called bad language , strong language , coarse language , foul language , bad words , vulgar language , lewd language , choice words or expletives . The use of such language is swearing , cursing or cussing . Used in this sense , profanity is a subset of a language 's lexicon that is generally considered to be strongly impolite , rude or offensive . It can show a debasement of someone or something , or show intense emotion . Linguistically , profanity takes the form of words or verbal expressions that fall into the category of formulaic language . In its older , more literal sense , `` profanity '' refers to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred , which implies anything inspiring deserving of reverence , as well as behaviour showing similar disrespect or causing religious offense .",
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"text": "Legislative violence Legislative violence broadly refers to any violent clashes between members of a legislature , often physically inside the legislature and triggered by divisive issues and tight votes . Such clashes have occurred in many countries across time , and notable incidents still regularly occur . Although the sight of brawling politicians is incongruous with a legislature 's stately image , its occupants , like in any other workplace , are still prone to stress and anger . The confrontational nature of politics and the high stakes often add to the simmering tensions .",
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"text": "Media portrayal of the Ukrainian crisis Media portrayals of the Ukrainian crisis , including 2014 unrest and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution following the Euromaidan movement , differed widely between Ukrainian , western and Russian media . In particular , the Russian media was accused of propagandizing , and of waging an information war during its coverage of the events . Russian channels were repeatedly criticized for the use of misleading images , false narratives , misrepresentation , suppression , and fabricated news stories , such as a child 's crucifixion and the death of a 10-year-old in shelling . The BBC reported that Russian state television `` appears to employ techniques of psychological conditioning designed to excite extreme emotions of aggression and hatred in the viewer '' , which , according to The Guardian , is part of a coordinated `` informational-psychological war operation '' . A regular theme in the Russian media was that the Ukrainian army , which has many Russian-speaking members , was committing `` genocide '' against Russian-speakers and that they strongly desired Russia to `` protect '' them against Kiev . This presentation contradicted a poll showing that less than 20 % of eastern residents wanted Russia 's protection . There was also no refugee exodus from Kiev , which has a large Russian-speaking population . While asserting that Ukraine was overrun by fascists whom the western media was `` ignoring '' , Russia has forged close relationships with far-right politicians in the West . Its claims about Ukraine were contradicted by Ukrainian election results . Russian media have also denied the Holodomor , a Soviet-organised famine that killed millions of Ukrainians . They supported Russia 's denials of involvement in the Crimean crisis , until Vladimir Putin boasted about the key role of Russian soldiers , and continue denying its involvement in the war in Donbass , despite evidence that Russia regularly shelled across the border .",
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"docid": "8ea4425684166a1e5624596b800c4491",
"text": "Settler violence Settler violence may refer to the following : French settler violence in Algeria ( 1830 -- 1962 ) Israeli settler violence",
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"text": "National Islamic Front The National Islamic Front ( الجبهة الإسلامية القومية transliterated : al-Jabhah al-Islamiyah al-Qawmiyah ) was an Islamist political organization founded in 1976 and led by Dr. Hassan al-Turabi that influenced the Sudanese government starting in 1979 , and dominated it from 1989 to the late 1990s . It was one of only two Islamic revival movements to secure political power in the 20th century ( the other being the followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the Islamic Republic of Iran ) . The NIF emerged from Muslim student groups that first began organizing in the universities during the 1940s , and its main support base has remained the college educated . It supported the maintenance of an Islamic state run on sharia and rejected the concept of a secular state . It took a `` top down '' or `` Islamisation from above '' approach of `` infiltrating Sudan 's state apparatus , army , and financial system '' . It demonstrated itself to be both politically adept and ruthless in its use of violence , in particular in the internal conflicts of the Second Sudanese Civil War and the Darfur conflict , as well in the provisioning of proxy forces such as the Lord 's Resistance Army , West Nile Bank Front and Uganda National Rescue Front II against Uganda . In the late 1990s , the Front changed its name to National Congress , and the `` gross human rights violations '' of the regime 's early years gave way to `` more subtle methods of social control such as restrictions on the right to freedom of expression , opinion , religion , association , and movement . '' In 1999 al-Turabi and his supporters were expelled from the Congress by Sudan 's ruler Omar Hassan al-Bashir , and subsequently founded the rival Popular Congress Party which has remained in opposition .",
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"docid": "28277858fa0a248873c841dd0cda4fa3",
"text": "Farhud Farhud refers to the pogrom or `` violent dispossession '' carried out against the Jewish population of Baghdad , Iraq , on June 1 -- 2 , 1941 , immediately following the British victory in the Anglo-Iraqi War . The riots occurred in a power vacuum following the collapse of the pro-Nazi government of Rashid Ali , while the city was in a state of instability . The violence came immediately after the rapid defeat by the British of Rashid Ali , whose earlier coup had generated a short period of national euphoria , and was charged by allegations that Iraqi Jews had aided the British . Over 180 Jews were killed and 1,000 injured , and up to 300-400 non-Jewish rioters were killed in the attempt to quell the violence . Looting of Jewish property took place and 900 Jewish homes were destroyed . The Farhud took place during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot . Because of rioters lamenting the losses of the outgoing regime of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani , who was an ally of Hitler 's , it has been referred to as a pogrom which was part of the Holocaust , although such comparison has been disputed . It has also been called `` the beginning of the end of the Jewish community of Iraq '' , propagating the migration of Iraqi Jews out of the country , although a direct connection to the 1951-2 Jewish exodus from Iraq is disputed . as many Jews who left Iraq immediately following the Farhud returned to the country and permanent emigration did not accelerate significantly until 1950-51 . According to Hayyim Cohen , the Farhud `` was the only -LSB- such event -RSB- known to the Jews of Iraq , at least during their last hundred years of life there '' .",
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"docid": "744c5b33194b1099d39829eabafee4fe",
"text": "Political violence Political violence is a broad term used to describe violence perpetrated by either persons or governments to achieve political goals . Many groups and individuals believe that their political systems will never respond to their demands . As a result , they believe that violence is not only justified but also necessary in order to achieve their political objectives . Similarly , many governments around the world believe they need to use violence in order to intimidate their populace into acquiescence . At other times , governments use force in order to defend their country from outside invasion or other threats of force and to coerce other governments or conquer territory . Political violence can take a number of forms including but not limited to those listed below . Non-action on the part of the government can also be characterized as a form of political violence .",
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Outfit (retailer) forms part of a company.
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"docid": "39546d705b6df4ad45ed227b211ce77a",
"text": "Outfit (retailer) Outfit is a UK company which forms part of the Arcadia Group and began life in the 1990s . It sells a range of clothing , footwear and accessories for both men and women . The company began life in the 1990s when Sears plc saw a gap in the market . The 1990s saw a big growth in out of town retail parks which seemed to be the new alternative to town centre shopping . Sears saw this as an opportunity to house all their fashion brands under one roof . The first Outfit store opened in 1995 at Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham . The Nottingham store proved such a success that more stores soon opened . In 1999 Outfit became part of Arcadia Group Ltd and is continually growing .",
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"docid": "99c5d8916252393002460d308fad61c2",
"text": "Arcadia Group Arcadia Group Ltd. ( formerly Arcadia Group plc and Burton Group plc ) is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London , United Kingdom . It owns the high street clothing retailers Burton , Dorothy Perkins , Evans , Miss Selfridge , Topman , Topshop , Wallis and the out of town chain Outfit , which sells lines from the other group chains . The group has more than 2,500 outlets in the UK , concessions in UK department stores such as Debenhams , Selfridges and House of Fraser , as well as several hundred franchises in other countries . The company is majority owned by Taveta Investments , itself owned by Tina Green , the wife of Sir Philip Green .",
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"docid": "eb082f2b9ed514877299523c6858f1e9",
"text": "Marshalls Marshalls , Inc. , is a chain of American and Canadian off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies . Marshalls has over 975 American stores , including larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store , covering 42 states and Puerto Rico , and 38 stores in Canada . Marshalls first expanded into Canada in March 2011 . Marshalls is the U.S. 's second largest off-price family apparel and home fashion retailer , behind its sister company , T.J. Maxx .",
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"text": "Lenta (retail) Lenta is one of the largest retail chains in Russia and the country 's second largest hypermarket chain . The company was founded in 1993 in St. Petersburg . Founded by Oleg Zherebtsov , Lenta opened its first `` Cash & Carry '' store in St. Petersburg , Russia , in October 1993 . Lenta then registered its trademark in 1994 . And , by 1999 , it opened its first big-box hypermarket format and has expanded ever since . Now Lenta operates 122 hypermarkets in 63 cities across Russia and 27 supermarkets in the Moscow region with a total of approximately 787,807 sq. m. of selling space . The average Lenta hypermarket store has selling space of 6,200 sq m . The company operates five distribution centres for hypermarkets . The company 's stores base themselves on price-led hypermarkets and supermarket scheme . Lenta employs around 35,100 people . Lenta 's largest shareholders include TPG Capital , the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and VTB Capital . Global Depository Receipts ( GDRs ) of Lenta Ltd. are listed on the London Stock Exchange and on the Moscow Exchange . The parent company of the chain -- Lenta LLC -- 100 % belongs to Lenta LTD , that registered in British Virgin Islands . 41,3 % of shares belong to investment - TPG Capital and `` VTB Capital '' ( 35,5 % and 4 % respectively ) , 15,3 % -- belongs to EBRD , minor shareholders share the rest . CEO of the chain -- Jan Dunning .",
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"text": "Music store A music store or musical instrument store is a retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories . In United States and Canada , most music stores in the 2010s sell a range of electric instruments ( e.g. , electric guitars ) , instrument amplifiers ( e.g. , guitar amplifiers ) ; electronic instruments ( e.g. , synthesizers ) ; drum kits ( including drums , cymbals and percussion instruments ) and acoustic classical , concert band and jazz musical instruments such as saxophones , trumpets and violins . In addition , stores typically sell ( and sometimes rent ) the sound reinforcement system and PA system gear used in live concert performances and the sound recording equipment used to record music , such as microphones and digital recorders . In the 2010s , music stores can be `` bricks and mortar '' stores ( either individual small businesses or chain stores , which may be a regional or national chain ) ; online musical instrument stores , which consist of a website describing the merchandise , various online payment systems , and shipping or delivery systems ; or hybrid stores that have both `` bricks and mortar '' stores and an online store . Some `` bricks and mortar '' music stores also provide services for a fee , such as music lessons , musical instrument repair and guitar amplifier repair .",
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"text": "Fopp (retailer) Fopp is a Scottish chain of retail stores selling music , film , books and other entertainment products in the United Kingdom .",
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"docid": "50934834eb7f952a4243d77a1c96ee21",
"text": "Companies law Company law ( or the law of business associations ) is the field of law concerning companies and other business organizations . This includes corporations , partnerships and other associations which usually carry on some form of economic or charitable activity . The most prominent kind of company , usually referred to as a `` corporation '' , is a `` juristic person '' , i.e. it has separate legal personality , and those who invest money into the business have limited liability for any losses the company makes , governed by corporate law . The largest companies are usually publicly listed on stock exchanges around the world . Even single individuals , also known as sole traders may incorporate themselves and limit their liability in order to carry on a business . All different forms of companies depend on the particular law of the particular country in which they reside . The law of business organizations originally derived from the common law of England , but has evolved significantly in the 20th century . In common law countries today , the most commonly addressed forms are : Corporation Limited company Unlimited company Limited liability partnership Limited partnership Not-for-profit corporation Company limited by guarantee Partnership Sole Proprietorship The proprietary limited company is a statutory business form in several countries , including Australia . Many countries have forms of business entity unique to that country , although there are equivalents elsewhere . Examples are the limited liability company ( LLC ) and the limited liability limited partnership ( LLLP ) in the United States . Other types of business organizations , such as cooperatives , credit unions and publicly owned enterprises , can be established with purposes that parallel , supersede , or even replace the profit maximization mandate of business corporations . For a country-by-country listing of officially recognized forms of business organization , see Types of business entity . There are various types of company that can be formed in different jurisdictions , but the most common forms of company are : a company limited by guarantee . Commonly used where companies are formed for non-commercial purposes , such as clubs or charities . The members guarantee the payment of certain ( usually nominal ) amounts if the company goes into insolvent liquidation , but otherwise they have no economic rights in relation to the company . a company limited by guarantee with a share capital . A hybrid entity , usually used where the company is formed for non-commercial purposes , but the activities of the company are partly funded by investors who expect a return . a company limited by shares . The most common form of company used for business ventures . an unlimited company either with or without a share capital . This is a hybrid company , a company similar to its limited company ( Ltd. ) counterpart but where the members or shareholders do not benefit from limited liability should the company ever go into formal liquidation . There are , however , many specific categories of corporations and other business organizations which may be formed in various countries and jurisdictions throughout the world .",
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"docid": "b026133f972eae6abac2e4e42f759c59",
"text": "Etam Développement Etam Développement is a French clothing ( lingerie ) company .",
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"text": "Dunnes Stores Dunnes Stores is an Irish multinational retail chain that primarily sells food , clothes and household wares . In addition to its main customer base in both parts of Ireland , the chain also has operations in England , Scotland and Spain . The format of the chain 's stores include a grocery supermarket operating alongside a clothing/textiles store . The grocery operation only operates in Irish stores and some Northern Irish stores , although some limited grocery ranges can be found in the Spanish stores . However some stores contain only textiles , while some ( more rarely ) contain only a supermarket . Many products are sold under the St. Bernard brand later being rebranded as `` My Family Favourites '' in 2013 .",
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"docid": "03efbbeac3afcd414c308ecb6b110923",
"text": "Economic operator An economic operator is a business or other organisation which supplies goods , works or services within the context of market operations . The term is used in public procurement to cover suppliers , contractors and service providers . The term is defined in the UK 's Public Contracts Regulations as : `` any person or public entity or group of such persons and entities , including any temporary association of undertakings , which offers the execution of works or a work , the supply of products or the provision of services on the market '' . Early European Union legislation on public procurement was contained within three separate Directives on purchasing of services , goods and works , but once a single directive was adopted in 2004 , a term was needed which would cover suppliers , contractors and service providers without implying or being limited to private sector operations . The terms ` business ' or ` undertaking ' would therefore have been inappropriate and the term ` economic operator ' was therefore adopted . In introducing the new term within the 2004 Directive , the text explained that the terms `` contractor '' , `` supplier '' and `` service provider '' ( as used within the Directive ) would mean ` any natural or legal person or public entity or group of such persons and/or bodies which offers on the market , respectively , the execution of works and/or a work , products or services ' and the term `` economic operator '' shall cover equally the concepts of contractor , supplier and service provider . It is used merely in the interest of simplification . '",
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"text": "Toy store A toy store , or toy shop , is a retail business specializing in selling toys . No longer held to the limitations of a physical outlet , many toy stores now transact business over the Internet in addition to shops on the street . Many department stores also have toy sections . Among the most widely known toy retailers are Toys `` R '' Us and FAO Schwarz . The flagship store of Hamleys in London is the world 's largest toy shop .",
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"docid": "25a01aef5317f3500aed608ada82c529",
"text": "AMP Limited AMP is a financial services company in Australia and New Zealand with superannuation and investment products , insurance , financial advice and banking products including home loans and savings accounts . AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society , a non-profit life insurance company and mutual society . In 1998 , it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges . AMP has one of Australia 's largest shareholder registers , with most shareholders living in Australia and New Zealand . This is because when the society demutualised , all policy holders received shares in the new company . Its UK operation was the subject of a demerger in 2003 , separating out the Henderson Group .",
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"text": "Avenue (store) Avenue Stores LLC is a specialty retailer in the United States , offering plus-size clothing . The company serves a target audience of women aged between 25 and 55 years of age , wearing apparel sized 14 or larger . The group operates five-hundred stores in 37 states , all under the name The Avenue . The company was purchased by Redcats USA , part of the French group Kering , in November 2007 . Early in 2012 , United Retail Group , Inc. , Avenue 's parent company , filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and was acquired by Versa Capital Management .",
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"docid": "6a58f6ad70d5e2a12491aa894d9a26dc",
"text": "USC (clothing retailer) USC is a clothing retailer that sells branded clothing across the United Kingdom . The company was founded in 1989 in Edinburgh and has been owned by Sports Direct since 2011 .",
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"docid": "11bd3a484f6840159c8ce86bb4e2b47a",
"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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},
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"docid": "f729211af68922fab246a5b438845f61",
"text": "Rainbow Shops Rainbow Shops , commonly referred to as just Rainbow is a privately held , moderately priced American retail apparel chain comprising several lifestyle brands primarily targeting teens and young women . The company is headquartered in Brooklyn , NY .",
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"text": "Jeanswest Jeanswest is an Australian apparel chain store that is owned and operated by Glorious Sun . It operates in the market of casual clothes with denim playing an integral part in the product range . Its main rival is Just Jeans which has a similar range of clothing and denim .",
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"docid": "7c160bb93cbe1ba337ba35e538f49ebe",
"text": "Addition Elle Addition Elle is a Canadian clothing store chain that sells plus-size clothing .",
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"docid": "8c23a813b5647809e44eaeaf649a346d",
"text": "Storefront A storefront or shopfront is the facade or entryway of a retail store located on the ground floor or street level of a commercial building , typically including one or more display windows . A storefront functions to attract visual attention to a business and its merchandise . Before the middle of the 19th century , shop fronts did not have large display windows , but often included features such as awnings and bay windows to attract the attention of passersby . Modern storefronts with display windows developed at mid-century after architectural cast iron became widely available and glass manufacturers began producing large panes of glass at relatively low cost . The storefronts of commercial buildings often are substantially altered even when other architectural elements remain intact . Such alterations can adversely affect a historic building 's architectural and historic character . E-commerce websites are sometimes called `` online storefronts '' or `` virtual storefronts '' .",
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"text": "Tasco Tasco ( also known as Tasco Worldwide ) is a major international distributor of telescopes . Tasco mainly makes telescopes for amateur astronomers but has expanded into other optical products such as spotting scopes , microscopes , binoculars , and telescopic sights and other rifle accessories . Tasco sells via specialty outlets , catalogues , and online retailers . Tasco is based in Miramar , Florida . George Rosenfield founded the firm as the Tanross Supply Company in 1954 . It started as a distributor of fishing tackle and hardware . The name was later shortened to Tasco as inventory expanded to include binoculars and eyepieces .",
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"text": "Mark's Mark 's ( known as L'Équipeur in Quebec ) is a Canadian clothing and footwear retailer specializing in casual and industrial wear . A subsidiary of Canadian Tire operating over 300 branches nationally , Mark 's Work Wearhouse first opened in 1977 in Calgary , Alberta , evolving from an industrial accessories dealer to the most widely known men 's casual and industrial retailer . The company rebranded in 2012 as Mark 's to appeal to a wider customer base and reflect its expanded product offerings .",
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"text": "Today's Man Today 's Man ( Ticker : TMAN ) was a retailer chain of Apparel ( men 's wear ) . Today 's Man , Inc. was a chain of men 's apparel stores that operated 25 retail stores in the New York City , Philadelphia , and Washington , D.C. metropolitan areas . They offered a wide selection of low-cost , but good-quality merchandise . The store offered a large selection of suits in the price range between $ 50 and $ 200 . In addition to suits , they also sold many other items like shirts , ties , socks , leather jackets and belts . During the 1970s Today 's Man grew steadily , and gradually Today 's Man opened larger and larger stores . About one-third of all its clothing was private label . By 1990 Today 's Man had converted all its existing stores to superstores and sales had reached $ 100 million . To continue expanding , raise working capital , and pay some debts , Today 's Man became a public corporation in 1992 ( symbol TMAN ) . The stock prospectus described the average superstore as having about 25000 sqft with the following merchandise : 8,000 men 's suits , 3,000 sports coats , 15,000 ties , 15,000 dress shirts , and 10,000 pairs of casual or dress pants . In the early 1990s , as Today 's Man entered the New York City area , it did well financially . Sales continued to increase until 1993 , despite of an overall negative trend in men 's apparel . Starting in 1993 , Today 's Man experienced some real setbacks . By November 1995 the company had reversed its expansion position and began retreating . In early February 1996 the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . A combination of soft demand for men 's business attire , management 's overambitious plans and mistakes , money problems , and tough competition led to Today 's Man decline . The company continued to downsize and restructure , but did not succeed . They went out of business on April 24 , 2003 .",
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Nigeria is in Australia.
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"text": "African Union The African Union ( AU ) is a continental union consisting of all 55 countries on the African continent . It was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa , with the aim of replacing the Organisation of African Unity ( OAU ) . The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union , a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states . The AU 's secretariat , the African Union Commission , is based in Addis Ababa .",
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"text": "Nigeria The Federal Republic of Nigeria -LSB- naɪˈdʒɪəriə -RSB- , commonly referred to as Nigeria , is a federal republic in West Africa , bordering Benin in the west , Chad and Cameroon in the east , and Niger in the north . Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean . It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory , where the capital , Abuja is located . Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country . Modern-day Nigeria has been the site of numerous kingdoms and tribal states over the millennia . The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century , and the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 . The British set up administrative and legal structures whilst practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms . Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960 , and plunged into a civil war from 1967 to 1970 . It has since alternated between democratically elected civilian governments and military dictatorships , until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999 , with the 2011 presidential elections considered the first to be reasonably free and fair . Nigeria is often referred to as the `` Giant of Africa '' , owing to its large population and economy . With approximately 184 million inhabitants , Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world . Nigeria has one of the largest populations of youth in the world . The country is viewed as a multinational state , as it is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups , of which the three largest are the Hausa , Igbo and Yoruba ; these ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages , and are identified with wide variety of cultures . The official language is English . Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Christians , who live mostly in the southern part of the country , and Muslims in the northern part . A minority of the population practise religions indigenous to Nigeria , such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities . , Nigeria is the world 's 20th largest economy , worth more than $ 500 billion and $ 1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and purchasing power parity respectively . It overtook South Africa to become Africa 's largest economy in 2014 . The 2013 debt-to-GDP ratio was 11 percent . Nigeria is considered to be an emerging market by the World Bank ; it has been identified as a regional power on the African continent , a middle power in international affairs , and has also been identified as an emerging global power . Nigeria is a member of the MINT group of countries , which are widely seen as the globe 's next `` BRIC-like '' economies . It is also listed among the `` Next Eleven '' economies set to become among the biggest in the world . Nigeria is a founding member of the African Union and a member of many other international organizations , including the United Nations , the Commonwealth of Nations and OPEC .",
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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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"text": "Nigerian literature Nigerian literature is the literature of Nigeria which is written by Nigerians , for Nigerians and addresses Nigerian issues . It is written in English , Igbo , Urhobo , Yoruba , Hausa , and the other languages of the country . The languages used by authors in Nigeria are based in part on geography , with authors in the northern part of the country writing in Hausa . Nigerian authors have won numerous accolades , including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Man Booker .",
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"text": "North East (Nigeria) North East is one of the geopolitical zones of Nigeria , consisting of the following states : Adamawa Bauchi Borno Gombe Taraba Yobe It occupies slightly less than one-third of Nigeria 's total area and had a projected population for 2011 of 23,558,674 or 13.5 % of the country 's population .",
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"text": "Australian migration zone The Australian migration zone is a legal device created by the Australian government for the purpose of Australia 's visa policy and immigration policy . In the Australian migration zone , which covers such Australian controlled territories as the government may determine , a non-citizen must hold an Australian visa . Without such a visa , or a bridging visa , the alien is treated as an `` unauthorised arrival '' . Prior to 2001 , the Australian migration zone consisted of the mainland , and some external territories . To stem the flow of unauthorised arrivals into Australia , in September 2001 , the Australian government passed the Migration Amendment ( Excision from Migration Zone ) Act 2001 and the Migration Amendment ( Excision from Migration Zone ) ( Consequential Provisions ) Act 2001 which removed ( `` excised '' ) a number of external territories from the Australian migration zone for purposes relating to unauthorised arrivals . The effect of this change was to limit the ability of `` offshore entry persons '' to apply for a visa on arrival . The territories excised were Ashmore Island , Cartier Islands , Christmas Island , and Cocos Islands . After Australian Indian Ocean territories were excised , increasing numbers of asylum seekers attempted to reach the Australian mainland by-passing those islands , which are closer to Indonesia . To combat this tactic , on 30 October 2012 , the Australian government excised the entire Australian mainland from the Australian migration zone . The legislation to excise the mainland itself from the migration zone was passed by Parliament on 16 May 2013 . Before the excise , asylum seekers who reached the mainland by boat could not be sent offshore to Australian immigration detention facilities on Nauru or Papua New Guinea 's Manus Island for immigration processing .",
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"text": "Oyo State Ọyọ , usually referred to as Oyo State to distinguish it from the city of Oyo , is an inland state in south-western Nigeria , with its capital at Ibadan . It is bounded in the north by Kwara State , in the east by Osun State , in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin .",
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"text": "Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , from 7 September to 18 September 2016 . Nigeria 's delegation of 23 sportspeople was mostly composed of powerlifters , with the country sending 14 lifters to Rio . Ahead of the Rio Games , the National Sports Commission promised Paralympic medals to erase the country 's Olympic shame . Nigeria had issues with qualifying a bigger team for Rio because of a lack of funding available to its elite sportspeople . This was particularly true for table tennis , one of the three sports Nigeria competed in in Rio . The other two sports were athletics and powerlifting .",
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"text": "British Cameroons British Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in British West Africa . Today , the territory forms parts of Northern Nigeria in West Africa and Cameroon in Central Africa .",
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"text": "Iron ore in Australia Iron ore in Australia is mined mostly in two states and one territory of the six states and two territories of Australia . The two leading major producers are BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto . There are twelve substantial mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia , while smaller mines are scattered elsewhere .",
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"text": "Anioma people Anioma people are the indigenous Igbo people located primarily in Delta State , Nigeria . They make up about one-third of Delta State and , for administrative purposes , are referred to as `` Delta North , '' thus contrasting Delta Central and Delta South , areas densely inhabited by the Urhobo , Isoko , Ijaw , and Itsekiri , the other ethnic groups inhabiting Delta State . The Anioma region has a total population of 1,114,055 , not including those Anioma communities located outside of Delta State . The Anioma populace make up small numbers in neighbouring Edo State , specifically in Igbanke ( Igbo Akiri ) , Ozo and Ekpon . The term `` Anioma '' means `` good land '' in Igbo and , coincidentally , is also an acronym derived from the four original local government areas , i.e. , ( A ) for Aniocha , ( N ) for Ndokwa , ( I ) for Ika and ( O ) for Oshimili , M and A being common denominators found in the original four local government areas . The coinage was made by the founding father , Chief Dennis Osadebay , in 1951 and has remained the preferred indigenous name by which the people collectively refer to themselves . Sentimentally , there are also Anioma communities in parts of certain towns in Anambra State , namely Onitsha , Ogbaru , Akwukwu Obosi , Ozobulu and Ogidi . They can also be found in the Oguta and Ndoni areas of Imo and Rivers States , respectively . Anioma people , who had one identity prior to the coming of the Europeans , were balkanized after they lost the Ekumeku War against the British imperialism , in 1914 , after 31 years of fighting . The Ekemeku War was the longest resistance against British imperialism in Nigeria .",
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"text": "Maryland National Park Maryland is a national park in New South Wales , Australia , 746.2 km north of Sydney .",
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"text": "Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom '' ' is a state in Nigeria . It is located in the coastal southern part of the country , lying between latitudes 4 ° 32 ′ N and 5 ° 33 ′ N , and longitudes 7 ° 25 ′ E and 8 ° 25 ′ E . The state is located in the South-South geopolitical zone , and is bordered on the east by Cross River State , on the west by Rivers State and Abia State , and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost tip of Cross River State . Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria 's 36 states , with a population of over five million people . The state was created in 1987 from the former Cross River State and is currently the highest oil - and gas-producing state in the country . The state 's capital is Uyo , with over 500,000 inhabitants . Akwa Ibom has an airport and two major seaports on the Atlantic Ocean with a proposed construction of a world-class seaport Ibaka Seaport at Oron . The state also boasts of a 30,000-seat ultramodern sports complex . Akwa Ibom state is also home to the Ibom E-Library , a world-class information centre . In addition to English , the main spoken languages are Ibibio , Annang , Eket and Oron .",
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"text": "Monarchy of Australia The monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary king or queen serves as the nation 's sovereign . Australia is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy , largely modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government , while incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia . The present monarch is Elizabeth II , styled Queen of Australia , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . She is represented in Australia by the Governor-General , in accordance with the Australian Constitution and letters patent from the Queen . In each of the states , the monarch is represented by a governor , appointed directly by the Queen on the advice of each of her respective state governments . The Australian monarch , besides reigning in Australia , separately serves as monarch for each of 15 other Commonwealth nations known as realms . This developed from the former colonial relationship between these countries and the United Kingdom , but they are now independent of each other and are legally distinct .",
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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": "Aso Villa The Aso Villa ( officially known as State House , Nigerian Presidential Complex and The Aso Rock Presidential Villa and known informally as The Rock , or The Villa ) is the office and residence of the Nigerian President . It is located in Abuja , the capital city of Nigeria .",
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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": "Oko Town For the 2012 album by Swiss band 77 Bombay Street , see Oko Town ( album ) Oko ( Ana Oko ) is an Igbo speaking town in south eastern Nigeria . It is one of the 16 major towns that make up the geo-political area called Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state . Oko has five villages commonly referred to as EBENESE , and forty-five wards known as Umunna . The names of the villages are Ezioko , Eziabor , Okeani , Ihengwu and Ifite . It has the geographical coordinates of 6 ° 3 ' 0 '' North , 7 ° 06 ' 0 '' East . Oko is regarded as a citadel of learning due to the early embrace of western educations and establishment of first Polytechnic in the old Anambra ( present Anambra , Enugu and part of Ebonyi ) State in the town . It is also widely recognized because of its erosion site which has baffled geologists for many years and records have it that it is supposedly deeper than the Grand Canyon . The importance of Oko in the old Aguata Local Government Area ( comprising Aguata , Orumba North and South ) can not be overemphasized when one notes that among the prominent sons of Aguata of colonial era inscribed on a marble wall within the Local Government secretariat , Oko has the highest number . These include the late Chiefs John Ifeakor , Ebenezer Otaluka ( Aharinta ) , and Jerry Nwosu . The inscription is still there to date . Chief Otaluka was reputed to be the first person to own and drive a private car in the whole of Aguata Division . He was also said to have built the `` first one story house '' in the Division . His one story house has glass windows . People from far and near came to see this mansion of those days . Today a road he pioneered is named after him in Oko and is called Ezi-Ahari .",
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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": "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": "Australia–United Arab Emirates relations Australia -- United Arab Emirates relations refer to the bilateral ties between Australia and the United Arab Emirates . The UAE maintains an embassy in Canberra whilst Australia has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai .",
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"text": "National Church of Nigeria The National Church of Nigeria ( previously known as the National Ecumenical Centre and officially known as the National Christian Centre ) is the primary Christian place of worship in Nigeria , a country with a substantial Christian population . It is located in Abuja , the capital city . The National Church of Nigeria is an inter-denominational church building .",
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"text": "Psychological horror Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction , which relies on the mental , emotional and psychological status of characters to frighten or unsettle readers , viewers , or players . The subgenre frequently overlaps with the related subgenre of psychological thriller , and it often uses mystery elements and characters with unstable , unreliable , or disturbed psychological states to enhance the suspense and horror of the setting and plot and to provide an overall unpleasant , unsettling , or distressing atmosphere .",
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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": "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": "Comedown (drugs) Comedown or crashing is the deterioration in mood that happens as a psychoactive drug , typically a stimulant , is either decreasing or is cleared from the blood and thus the cerebral circulation . The improvement and deterioration of mood ( euphoria and dysphoria ) are represented in the cognitive schema #Noun as high and low elevations ; thus , after the drug has elevated the mood ( a state known as a high ) , there follows a period of coming back down , which often has a distinct character from withdrawal in stimulants . Generally , a comedown ( `` down , '' `` low , '' sometimes `` crash '' ) can happen to anyone as a transient symptom , but in people who are dependent on the drug ( especially those addicted to it ) , it is an early symptom of withdrawal and thus can be followed by others . Various drug classes , most especially stimulants and to a lesser degree opioids and sedatives , are subject to comedowns . A milder analogous mood cycle can happen even with blood sugar levels ( thus sugar highs and sugar lows ) , which is especially relevant to people with diabetes mellitus and to parents and teachers managing children 's behavior , as well as in adults with ADHD . Stimulant comedowns are unique in that they often appear very abruptly after a period of focus or high , and are typically the more intensely dysphoric phase of withdrawal than that following complete elimination from the bloodstream . Besides general dysphoria , this phase can be marked by frustration , anger , anhedonia , social withdrawal , and other symptoms characteristic to a milder mixed episode in Bipolar Disorder . Alertness and other general stimulant effects are still present .",
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"text": "Delusional disorder Delusional disorder is a mental illness in which the patient presents with delusions , but with no accompanying prominent hallucinations , thought disorder , mood disorder , or significant flattening of affect . Delusions are a specific symptom of psychosis . Delusions can be `` bizarre '' or `` non-bizarre '' in content ; non-bizarre delusions are fixed false beliefs that involve situations that could potentially occur in real life , such as being followed or poisoned . Apart from their delusions , people with delusional disorder may continue to socialize and function in a normal manner and their behavior does not necessarily generally seem odd . However , the preoccupation with delusional ideas can be disruptive to their overall lives . For the diagnosis to be made , auditory and visual hallucinations can not be prominent , though olfactory or tactile hallucinations related to the content of the delusion may be present . To be diagnosed with a delusional disorder , the delusion ( s ) can not be due to the effects of a drug , medication , or general medical condition , and delusional disorder can not be diagnosed in an individual previously properly diagnosed with schizophrenia . A person with delusional disorder may be high functioning in daily life . Recent and comprehensive metaanalyses of scientific studies point to an association between a deterioration in aspects of IQ in psychotic patients , in particular perceptual reasoning . According to German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin , patients with delusional disorder remain coherent , sensible and reasonable . The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM ) defines six subtypes of the disorder characterized as erotomanic ( believes that someone is in love with them ) , grandiose ( believes that they are the greatest , strongest , fastest , richest , and/or most intelligent person ever ) , jealous ( believes that the love partner is cheating on them ) , persecutory ( delusions that the person or someone to whom the person is close is being malevolently treated in some way ) , somatic ( believes that they have a disease or medical condition ) , and mixed , i.e. , having features of more than one subtype . Delusions also occur as symptoms of many other mental disorders , especially the other psychotic disorders . The DSM-IV , and psychologists , generally agree that personal beliefs should be evaluated with great respect to cultural and religious differences , since some cultures have widely accepted beliefs that may be considered delusional in other cultures .",
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"text": "Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis , also known as hypochondria , health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder , refers to worry about having a serious illness . This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition . An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac . Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect , no matter how minor the symptom may be , and are convinced that they have , or are about to be diagnosed with , a serious illness . Often , hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or , if there is a medical illness , their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease . Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying , such as gastro-intestinal problems , palpitations , or muscle fatigue . To qualify for the diagnosis of hypochondria the symptoms must have been experienced for at least 6 months . The DSM-IV-TR defines this disorder , `` Hypochondriasis '' , as a somatoform disorder and one study has shown it to affect about 3 % of the visitors to primary care settings . The newly published DSM-5 replaces the diagnosis of hypochondriasis with the diagnoses of `` somatic symptom disorder '' and `` illness anxiety disorder '' . Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness , constant self-examination and self-diagnosis , and a preoccupation with one 's body . Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors ' diagnosis , and report that doctors ' reassurance about an absence of a serious medical condition is unconvincing , or short-lasting . Additionally , many hypochondriacs experience elevated blood pressure , stress , and anxiety in the presence of doctors or while occupying a medical facility , a condition known as `` white coat syndrome '' . Many hypochondriacs require constant reassurance , either from doctors , family , or friends , and the disorder can become a disabling torment for the individual with hypochondriasis , as well as his or her family and friends . Some hypochondriacal individuals completely avoid any reminder of illness , whereas others frequently visit medical facilities , sometimes obsessively . Some sufferers may never speak about it .",
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"text": "Mind uploading Whole brain emulation ( WBE ) , mind upload or brain upload ( sometimes called `` mind copying '' or `` mind transfer '' ) is the hypothetical process of scanning mental state ( including long-term memory and `` self '' ) of a particular brain substrate and copying it to a computer . The computer could then run a simulation model of the brain 's information processing , such that it responds in essentially the same way as the original brain ( i.e. , indistinguishable from the brain for all relevant purposes ) and experiences having a conscious mind . Mind uploading may potentially be accomplished by either of two methods : Copy-and-Transfer or gradual replacement of neurons . In the case of the former method , mind uploading would be achieved by scanning and mapping the salient features of a biological brain , and then by copying , transferring , and storing that information state into a computer system or another computational device . The simulated mind could be within a virtual reality or simulated world , supported by an anatomic 3D body simulation model . Alternatively , the simulated mind could reside in a computer that is inside ( or connected to ) a ( not necessarily humanoid ) robot or a biological body in real life . Among some futurists and within the transhumanist movement , mind uploading is treated as an important proposed life extension technology . Some believe mind uploading is humanity 's current best option for preserving the identity of the species , as opposed to cryonics . Another aim of mind uploading is to provide a permanent backup to our `` mind-file '' , and a means for functional copies of human minds to survive a global disaster or interstellar space travels . Whole brain emulation is discussed by some futurists as a `` logical endpoint '' of the topical computational neuroscience and neuroinformatics fields , both about brain simulation for medical research purposes . It is discussed in artificial intelligence research publications as an approach to strong AI . Computer-based intelligence such as an upload could think much faster than a biological human even if it were no more intelligent . A large-scale society of uploads might , according to futurists , give rise to a technological singularity , meaning a sudden time constant decrease in the exponential development of technology . Mind uploading is a central conceptual feature of numerous science fiction novels and films . Substantial mainstream research in related areas is being conducted in animal brain mapping and simulation , development of faster super computers , virtual reality , brain -- computer interfaces , connectomics and information extraction from dynamically functioning brains . According to supporters , many of the tools and ideas needed to achieve mind uploading already exist or are currently under active development ; however , they will admit that others are , as yet , very speculative , but still in the realm of engineering possibility . Neuroscientist Randal Koene has formed a nonprofit organization called Carbon Copies to promote mind uploading research .",
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"text": "Deliria Deliria : Faerie Tales for a New Millennium is an `` interactive urban fantasy setting '' created by Phil Brucato . The title refers to an altered state of awareness in which several levels of reality can be perceived at once , to both good and ill effect . The core concept behind Deliria is one of `` ordinary people in an extraordinary world . '' Inspired by classical fairy tales and urban fantasy , the setting presents a multicultural world in which magic is always present but often invisible . To `` twilight people '' who encounter the magical realm , the world becomes a frightening yet wonderful place . Meanwhile , the immortal faeries , or aelderfolk , regard mortal humanity with a mixture of awe and terror . The accelerating pace of human imagination reverberates through both worlds , bringing changes that many aelders fear . Within the tensions of this setting , ordinary people become heroes - or villains - in their own new fairy tales . Inspired by authors like Charles de Lint , Erik Davis and Francesca Lia Block , films like Edward ScissorHands and Practical Magic , world music and ethereal wave music , and TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Deliria 's setting emphasizes `` normal people '' over superheroes . As a role-playing game , it features a flexible rules system , collaborative storytelling , and a character-crafting process based on telling stories about the character . Deliria has also been noted for its vivid digital art , evocative short stories , and emphasis of `` courage rather than carnage . ''",
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"text": "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": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .",
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"text": "Abnormal psychology Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior , emotion and thought , which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder . Although many behaviors could be considered as abnormal , this branch of psychology generally deals with behavior in a clinical context . There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant ( statistically , functionally , morally or in some other sense ) , and there is often cultural variation in the approach taken . The field of abnormal psychology identifies multiple causes for different conditions , employing diverse theories from the general field of psychology and elsewhere , and much still hinges on what exactly is meant by `` abnormal '' . There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations , reflecting a philosophical dualism in regard to the mind body problem . There have also been different approaches in trying to classify mental disorders . Abnormal includes three different categories ; they are subnormal , supernormal and paranormal . The science of abnormal psychology studies two types of behaviors : adaptive and maladaptive behaviors . Behaviors that are maladaptive suggest that some problem ( s ) exist , and can also imply that the individual is vulnerable and can not cope with environmental stress , which is leading them to have problems functioning in daily life . Clinical psychology is the applied field of psychology that seeks to assess , understand and treat psychological conditions in clinical practice . The theoretical field known as ` abnormal psychology ' may form a backdrop to such work , but clinical psychologists in the current field are unlikely to use the term ` abnormal ' in reference to their practice . Psychopathology is a similar term to abnormal psychology but has more of an implication of an underlying pathology ( disease process ) , and as such is a term more commonly used in the medical specialty known as psychiatry .",
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"text": "Forensic psychotherapy Forensic psychotherapy is the application of psychological knowledge to the treatment of patients who have mental illnesses who commit violent acts against others or themselves involving both the conscious and unconscious motivations . Commonly applied diagnoses would include personality disorder and psychosis . The link between personality disorder and offending is not firmly established although many of those who commit offences have one or more personality disorders . The term forensic psychotherapy is usually associated with Psychodynamic psychotherapy , including group psychotherapy and the therapeutic community approach . Cognitive behavioral therapy is more commonly associated with the field of psychology , particularly Forensic Psychology . Forensic psychotherapists may collaborate with other professionals , such as physicians , social workers , and other psychologists to best serve the client 's needs and may work in various settings including prisons , inpatient settings , and outpatient settings . Forensic psychologists encompasses four types of work : clinical work , supervisory work , clinical meetings , and consultation . Guidelines have been set to ensure proficiency in the field of Forensic Psychology .",
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"text": "Psychology of disenfranchisement The Psychology of Disenfranchisement is a theory developed by Rex Briggs while studying minority groups at social research firm Yankelovich Partners . Originally published by Yankelovich Partners , Grant Lukenbill 's book , Untold Millions , applied the theory to help explain marketing opportunities to gays and lesbians . In Brigg 's original research , he observed higher levels of stress , skepticism and self-protection needs among minority groups . The psychology of disenfranchisement theory suggests that there are three components that drive the psychology of disenfranchisement : alienation , cynicism and perceived victimization . These components interact and intensify each other . Alienation , Briggs argues , may be due to negative perceptions , stereotypes and discrimination condoned and practiced by the dominant culture . The perception of separation from the mainstream culture can create severe stress and can be considered the impetus for the psychology of disenfranchisement . Cynicism is one of the inevitable offshoots of alienation , resulting in the conviction that things will go wrong , that harm is to be expected . It involves a sense that the institutions of society ( from which one is alienated ) are not only remote , but inimical . Victimization is the feeling the develops out of the perception of intentional or unintentional undeserved mistreatment by other individuals , organizations , or institutions . Victimization is a logical outgrowth of feelings of cynicism and alienation from the dominant culture . The perceived victimization legitimizes and justifies the cynicism , and over time this cycle can become entrenched , thereby increasing the feelings of alienation . The resulting needs include : self-understanding ( recognition of and respect for one 's individuality ) , association ( a sharing of occasions with `` people like me '' ) , security ( emotional , social and psychical ) , independence , stress relief ( self-indulgence , escapism ) . All the Rage : The Story of Gay Visibility in America cites Briggs ' psychology of disenfranchisement theory as a launching point to discuss how advertising can offer inclusion in its messaging , so as to resonate better . In 2006 , Steven Andrew Culpepper summarized Dubois 1903 book , Sols of Black Folk as capturing the essence of a double-consciousness , a paradoxical experience of deep psychic atrocity tracing from slavery , `` while the American experience resonates with a hopeful ethos characterized by universality of equality and justice for all . '' Culpepper applies this same psychology of disenfranchisement to women , `` that were severely excluded from its rights and privileges in society that touts equality and justice . '' A more literal use of the concept , `` psychology of disenfranchisement '' has been applied by Keven Lanning where he examines the consequences to both the person and the community when individuals do not have equal access , or equal voices , at the polls .",
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"text": "Southern Ontario Gothic Southern Ontario Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario . This region includes Toronto , Southern Ontario 's major industrial cities ( Windsor , London , Hamilton , St. Thomas , Oshawa , St. Catharines ) , and the surrounding countryside . While the genre may also feature other areas of Ontario , Canada , and the world as narrative locales , this region provides the core settings . The term was first used in Graeme Gibson 's Eleven Canadian Novelists ( 1972 ) to recognize an existing tendency to apply aspects of the Gothic novel to writing based in and around Southern Ontario . In an interview with Timothy Findley , Gibson commented that Findley 's novel The Last of the Crazy People shared similarities with the American Southern Gothic genre , to which Findley replied , '' ... sure , it 's Southern Gothic : Southern Ontario Gothic . '' Notable writers of this subgenre include Alice Munro , Margaret Atwood , Robertson Davies , Jane Urquhart , Marian Engel , James Reaney and Barbara Gowdy . Like the Southern Gothic of American writers such as William Faulkner , Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty , Southern Ontario Gothic analyzes and critiques social conditions such as race , gender , religion and politics , but in a Southern Ontario context . Southern Ontario Gothic is generally characterized by a stern realism set against the dour small-town Protestant morality stereotypical of the region , and often has underlying themes of moral hypocrisy . Actions and people that act against humanity , logic , and morality all are portrayed unfavourably , and one or more characters may be suffering from some form of mental illness . In a review of Alice Munro 's Dear Life for Quill & Quire , literary critic James Grainger writes that `` Violence , illness , and reputations ruined by a single indiscretion are accepted in Munro 's secretive , repressed communities as a kind of levelling mechanism , rough justice for those who dare to strive for something finer . '' The Gothic novel has traditionally examined the role of evil in the human soul , and has incorporated dark or horrific imagery to create the desired setting . Some ( but not all ) writers of Southern Ontario Gothic use supernatural or magic realist elements ; a few deviate from realism entirely , in the manner of the fantastical gothic novel . Virtually all dwell to a certain extent upon the grotesque . Notable works of the genre include Davies ' Deptford Trilogy , Findley 's Headhunter , Atwood 's Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin , and Munro 's Selected Stories . The genre has been criticised as having `` little or nothing to distinguish it from everyday , garden-variety type realism . ''",
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"text": "Endophenotype Endophenotype is a genetic epidemiology term which is used to separate behavioral symptoms into more stable phenotypes with a clear genetic connection . The concept was coined by Bernard John and Kenneth R. Lewis in a 1966 paper attempting to explain the geographic distribution of grasshoppers . They claimed that the particular geographic distribution could not be explained by the obvious and external `` exophenotype '' of the grasshoppers , but instead must be explained by their microscopic and internal `` endophenotype . '' The next major use of the term was in psychiatric genetics , to bridge the gap between high-level symptom presentation and low-level genetic variability , such as single nucleotide polymorphisms . It is therefore more applicable to more heritable disorders , such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia . Since then , the concept has expanded to many other fields , such as the study of ADHD , addiction , Alzheimer 's disease obesity and cystic fibrosis . Some other terms which have a similar meaning but do not stress the genetic connection as highly are `` intermediate phenotype '' , `` biological marker '' , `` subclinical trait '' , `` vulnerability marker '' , and `` cognitive marker '' . The strength of an endophenotype is its ability to differentiate between potential diagnoses that present with similar symptoms .",
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"text": "Genre Genre ( -LSB- ˈʒɒ̃rə -RSB- , -LSB- ˈʒɒnrə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈdʒɒnrə -RSB- from French genre -LSB- ʒɑ̃ʁ -RSB- , `` kind '' or `` sort '' , from Latin genus ( stem gener - ) , Greek γένος , génos ) is any form or type of communication in any mode ( written , spoken , digital , artistic , etc. ) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time . Genre is most popularly known as a category of literature , music , or other forms of art or entertainment , whether written or spoken , audio or visual , based on some set of stylistic criteria , yet genres can be aesthetic , rhetorical , communicative , or functional . Genres form by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones is discontinued . Often , works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions . Stand alone texts , works , or pieces of communication may have individual styles , but genres are amalgams of these texts based on agreed upon or socially inferred conventions . Some genres may be rigid with strictly adhered to guidelines while others may be very flexible . Genre began as an absolute classification system for ancient Greek literature . Poetry , prose , and performance each had a specific and calculated style that related to the theme of the story . Speech patterns for comedy would not be appropriate for tragedy , and even actors were restricted to their genre under the assumption that a type of person could tell one type of story best . In later periods genres proliferated and developed in response to changes in audiences and creators . Genre became a dynamic tool to help the public make sense out of unpredictable art . Because art is often a response to a social state , in that people write/paint/sing / dance about what they know about , the use of genre as a tool must be able to adapt to changing meanings . Genre suffers from the same ills of any classification system . Genre is to be reassessed and scrutinized and to weigh works on their unique merit . It has been suggested that genres resonate with people because of the familiarity , the shorthand communication , as well as the tendency of genres to shift with public mores and to reflect the zeitgeist . While the genre of storytelling has been relegated as lesser form of art because of the heavily borrowed nature of the conventions , admiration has grown . Proponents argue that the genius of an effective genre piece is in the variation , recombination , and evolution of the codes .",
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"text": "Posttraumatic embitterment disorder Posttraumatic embitterment disorder ( PTED ) is a proposed disorder modeled after posttraumatic stress disorder . Some psychiatrists are proposing this as a mental disorder because they believe that there are people who have become so bitter , they can barely function . PTED patients do not fit the formal criteria for PTSD and can be clinically distinguished from it , prompting the description of a new and separate disorder . German psychiatrist Michael Linden , who has conducted research on the proposed disorder , describes its effect on people : `` They feel the world has treated them unfairly . It 's one step more complex than anger . They 're angry plus helpless . '' He says that people with the disorder are almost treatment resistant and that ; `` These people usually do n't come to treatment because ` the world has to change , not me . He believes that 1 to 2 percent of people are affected at any given time , and explains that , although sufferers of the disorder tend to have a desire for vengeance , '' ... Revenge is not a treatment . '' PTED so far has no official status and is not listed in the DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10-CM .",
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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": "Psycho-oncology Psycho-oncology is a field of interdisciplinary study and practice at the intersection of lifestyle , psychology and oncology . It is concerned with aspects of cancer that go beyond medical treatment and include lifestyle , psychological and social aspects of cancer . Sometimes it is also referred to as psychosocial oncology or behavioral oncology because it deals with psychosocial and behavioral topics . The field is concerned both with the effects of cancer on a person 's psychological health as well as the social and behavioral factors that may affect the disease process of cancer and/or the remission of it . This is where the effects of : Chemobrain or post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment `` PCCI '' would be addressed . Radiation induced cognitive decline issues . Placebo effect and the nocebo effect will be studied . Self care issues are studied . Transition to survivorship phase of cancer journey ( See : Cancer survivor ) Psycho-oncology , as a subspeciality , addresses the two major psychological dimensions of cancer : the psychological responses of patients to cancer at all stages of the disease and that of their families and caretakers ( called oncopsychology ) ; and the psychological , behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process ( called psychosocial-oncology ) . Psycho-oncology is an area of multi-disciplinary interest and has boundaries with the major specialities in oncology : the clinical disciplines ( surgery , medicine , pediatrics , radiotherapy ) , epidemiology , immunology , endocrinology , biology , pathology , bioethics , palliative care , rehabilitation medicine , clinical trials research and decision making , as well as psychiatry and psychology .",
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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": "Pathological science Pathological science is an area of research where `` people are tricked into false results ... by subjective effects , wishful thinking or threshold interactions . '' The term was first used by Irving Langmuir , Nobel Prize-winning chemist , during a 1953 colloquium at the Knolls Research Laboratory . Langmuir said a pathological science is an area of research that simply will not `` go away '' -- long after it was given up on as `` false '' by the majority of scientists in the field . He called pathological science `` the science of things that are n't so '' . Bart Simon lists it among practices pretending to be science : `` categories ... such as ... pseudoscience , amateur science , deviant or fraudulent science , bad science , junk science , and popular science ... pathological science , cargo-cult science , and voodoo science '' . Examples of pathological science may include Martian canals , N-rays , polywater , and cold fusion . The theories and conclusions behind all of these examples are currently rejected or disregarded by the majority of scientists .",
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"text": "Louis Tomlinson Louis William Tomlinson ( born Louis Troy Austin ; 24 December 1991 ) is an English singer-songwriter and actor . He is known as a member of the pop boy band One Direction . Tomlinson began his career as an actor , initially appearing in ITV drama Fat Friends as an extra . He also went on to appear in another ITV drama film If I Had You and the BBC drama Waterloo Road . In 2010 , he became a founding member of One Direction after auditioning as a solo artist on The X Factor . Following the band 's hiatus , Tomlinson released the single `` Just Hold On '' with Steve Aoki in December 2016 . In 2013 , he was signed as a footballer by Doncaster Rovers of the Football League Championship on a non-contract basis . The same year he also formed his own record label , Triple Strings Ltd. . He appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK .",
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"text": "Karaoke Fishtank Karaoke Fishtank was a British late-night television show which based its format on music videos . The show was hosted by a computer animated fish called ` Vince Finn ' ( voiced by Logan Murray ) , who introduced each video in turn before it was played in a humorous manner , such as why Norman Cook is also known as ` Fatboy Slim ' ( although his real name is Quentin ) . In a separate introduction he defended Jennifer Lopez , saying her `` arse '' is not fat , and has muscle . He concludes this by asking the viewers , to `` Just ask that fat bird from Emmerdale ! '' . However , during the play of each video the lyrics would be shown at the bottom of the screen , while a bouncing-fish would move so the viewer if they chose to sing-along , would know what to sing and when . The graphics that produced the lyrics were made with the Windows application winOKE . The show was broadcast on Channel 4 late-night every Friday on their 4Later segments , and ran between 22 September 2000 -- 4 February 2001 . It was also created by Televirtual , a sister-company to Broadsword Productions , who were the team behind the CITV Anglia Television show Knightmare . Claire Zolkwer of Endermol Entertainment was the main producer and director .",
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"text": "Filofax Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of well-known personal organiser wallets . The organisers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system . The design originated at Lefax , a United States company based in Philadelphia who exported products into the UK . The company also markets a range of personal leather goods and luggage under the `` Filofax '' brand . These organisers are available in over fifteen countries in the following sizes : A4 , A5 , Slimline , Personal , Pocket , Mini , Compact and Pocket Slimline . The name originates from an abbreviation of the phrase `` file of facts '' . This name for the product was first coined when the UK company was founded in 1921 . The popularity of the Filofax personal organiser grew enormously during the early 1980s due to its association with Yuppie Culture , where it was regarded as a `` must-have '' accessory , in the days before electronic organisers . The company was known as Norman & Hill until the mid-1980s when it renamed itself after its most popular product . For much of its life it was based in South Woodford , East London . In the early 1980s it moved to Barkingside , Essex . It was bought by David Collischon . In the early 1990s it moved its offices back to London and subcontracted its warehouse operation to Crick in Northamptonshire . Famous devotees of the Filofax products include Lord Lichfield and Len Deighton . Filofax is part of the UK-based Letts Group . In 2006 , Phoenix Equity Partners led a secondary buy out of the business . The deal provided an exit for private equity firm Dunedin Capital Partners . In 2012 the company was acquired by HSGP Investments .",
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"text": "Fatberg A fatberg is a congealed lump of fat , sanitary items , wet wipes , and similar items found in sewer systems , which do not break down like toilet paper . Such deposits are officially referred to using this term by authorities at Thames Water in London , UK . While fatbergs are problematic clogs in city sewer systems , they have also been identified as a source of fuel , specifically biogas . This was also discussed on the first episode of the television show Kevin McCloud 's Man Made Home on 23 September 2012 , where McCloud is seen making biodiesel for a lamp out of London city sewer fatbergs .",
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"text": "Friends of Real Lancashire The Friends of Real Lancashire ( FORL ) are a pressure group affiliated to the Association of British Counties calling for the wider recognition of the historic boundaries of Lancashire in England . Its chairman is Chris Dawson .",
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"text": "Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album) Close to the Bone is the sixth album by the British pop group Thompson Twins , and was released in March 1987 . Now only the duo of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie remaining , this was the first album the Thompson Twins made without Joe Leeway . Produced by Bailey and Rupert Hine , the band commented that they wrote and recorded the album quickly , in an exercise to see how fast they could produce a complete LP . Ending their run of top 5 albums in the UK , the album was a commercial failure , peaking at number 90 on the UK album charts and failing to yield any hit singles . It fared a little better in the US , peaking at number 76 , with the single `` Get That Love '' peaking at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Although the original release of album remains out-of-print , the album was re-issued as part of the 2012 Thompson Twins set Original Album Classics , which featured the albums In the Name of Love , Quick Step and Side Kick , Into the Gap , Here 's to Future Days and Close to the Bone .",
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"text": "Olly Murs Oliver Stanley `` Olly '' Murs ( born 14 May 1984 ) is an English singer , songwriter , television presenter and actor . He rose to fame after finishing as the runner up in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009 . He is currently signed to Epic Records in the United Kingdom , Columbia Records in the United States , and Syco Music . In 2010 , Murs released his debut single `` Please Do n't Let Me Go '' , which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Charts and received a Gold certification by the BPI . It was Murs ' first number one single after `` You Are Not Alone '' with the other series 6 finalists . His second single from debut album `` Thinking of Me '' charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts and received a Silver certification by the BPI . `` Heart Skips a Beat '' was his second number-one single . Murs ' second single from his next album In Case You Did n't Know , `` Dance with Me Tonight '' , became his third to reach number one . In November 2010 , Murs released his self-titled debut album , Olly Murs , which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two , with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010 , with over 108,000 albums sold . The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies , and was certified double platinum by the BPI . In November 2011 , Murs ' released his second album , In Case You Did n't Know , which entered the charts at number one and resulted in two number-one singles . As of December 2014 , Murs has sold over 10 million records worldwide . In May 2011 , it was announced that Murs would return to The X Factor to co-present the spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack . His autobiography , Happy Days , was published in October 2012 . In November 2012 , Murs released his third album Right Place Right Time , and released 6 singles from it ; the first , `` Troublemaker '' , was his fourth number one . On 16 November 2014 , Murs released his latest single , `` Wrapped Up '' featuring Gym Class Heroes ' Travie McCoy , which peaked at number 3 . This was to be the first song to be released from his new album Never Been Better which entered the charts at number 1 on 24 November 2014 , followed by a second single , `` Up '' featuring Demi Lovato which peaked within the top 4 . Murs also announced that he would tour the UK in spring 2015 . On 15 June , Murs released his fourth single `` Beautiful to Me '' in which the music video included Game of Thrones actress Charlotte Hope . On 16 April 2015 , it was announced that Murs would be reunited with Flack to replace Dermot O'Leary as co-presenters of The X Factor from series 12 . Murs later released his fifth studio album , 24 Hrs , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart .",
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"text": "Fat Albert (album) Fat Albert ( 1973 ) is the 15th comedy album by Bill Cosby . After six years of recalling memories of his childhood friend `` Fat Albert '' Robertson in his stand-up routines , this would be the final album in which Fat Albert is mentioned . Two tracks on the album were previously released ( and edited differently ) on When I Was a Kid : `` Fat Albert Got a Hernia '' ( as `` My Hernia '' ) and `` My Brother , Russell . '' Unlike some of his other albums , the album had more kid-friendly humor on it .",
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"text": "Thomas & Friends (series 6) Thomas & Friends ( previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ) is a children 's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor , and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry . This article lists and details episodes from the sixth series of the show , which was first broadcast in 2002 . This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences , who also re-dubbed only two episodes for the U.S. audiences , while Alec Baldwin narrated the episodes for the U.S. audiences , which was also his last series . Six were re-dubbed by Michael Brandon for the U.S. audiences . Most episodes in this series have two titles : the original titles from the U.K. broadcasts are shown on top , while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath .",
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"text": "Lemon La Vida Loca Lemon La Vida Loca is a British spoof reality show created and written by , and starring , comedian Leigh Francis and actress Laura Aikman . The show 's title is a parody of Ricky Martin 's 1999 hit single `` Livin ' la Vida Loca '' . The series follows the character of television personality Keith Lemon , capturing his home and work life , and everything in between . The series began airing on 2 August 2012 on ITV2 , and concluded its first series on 23 August 2012 . Whilst on Let 's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel , Lemon announced that a Christmas special of Lemon La Vida Loca would air in December . He confirmed this news on his Twitter page as well . A second series began airing on 6 June 2013 . Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series , but she did make an appearance on episode 1 . It was announced in January 2014 that Lemon La Vida Loca would not be renewed for a third series .",
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"text": "Lip Up Fatty `` Lip Up Fatty '' is a single released by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners in June 1980 , which reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart . It is one of a number of songs by Bad Manners about ` being fat ' , ( a reference to the round figure of frontman , Buster Bloodvessel ) . According to Bloodvessel `` Lip Up Fatty '' was an expression used at his school `` to tell people to shut up '' . Its signature melodic lines were a simple but careful blend of brass instruments and lead harmonica theme , played by Alan Sayag ( Winston Bazoomies ) . In November 2012 , Tim Armstrong recorded a version as a part of his Tim Timebomb and Friends project .",
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"text": "Stick It Out (Right Said Fred song) `` Stick It Out '' is a single released by the English pop group Right Said Fred . The single was released as part of the 1993 Comic Relief benefit . Officially credited to `` Right Said Fred and Friends '' , the song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart in March 1993 . It was the group 's fourth UK top ten hit . The `` Friends '' include : Hugh Laurie , Peter Cook , Alan Freeman , Jools Holland , Steve Coogan , Clive Anderson , Pauline Quirke , Linda Robson , Basil Brush and Bernard Cribbins .",
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"text": "Lewis Costello Lewis Costello ( born 7 February 1993 ) is an English comedian , writer , and actor . His style involves storytelling and discussing popular culture . Stuart Holmes of CityLife commented ; `` Running through a mixture of laddish humour , original observations , and a particularly clever deconstruction of Biblical events ... He has both the confidence and material to go far in a competitive industry , and is certainly a talent to watch out for in the near future . ''",
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"text": "Jon Tomlinson Jon Tomlinson ( born 9 January 1973 ) is a British Formula One aerodynamicist , currently working in the position of Head of Aerodynamics at the Renault Sport Formula One Team , having previously worked for the Jordan , Lotus and Williams Formula One teams .",
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"text": "Tom O'Connor (comedian) Thomas Patrick `` Tom '' O'Connor ( born 31 October 1939 in Bootle , Lancashire ) is an English comedian , TV presenter and actor . He is best known for presenting game shows such as Crosswits , The Zodiac Game , Name That Tune , Password and Gambit .",
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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": "George Tomlinson George Tomlinson ( 21 March 1890 -- 22 September 1952 ) was a British Labour Party politician .",
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"text": "Paul Nicholas Paul Nicholas ( born Paul Oscar Beuselinck ; 3 December 1944 ) is an English actor and singer . He started out with a pop career , but soon changed to musical theatre . Later , in the 1970s , he began an acting career . He returned to the pop charts , starring in the 1983 BBC sitcom Just Good Friends , for which he is best known . The show won a BAFTA and Nicholas was also nominated for best comedy performance . After the show ended , he returned to musical theatre and various other entertainment roles , including producing and directing .",
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"text": "Saturday Live (UK TV series) Saturday Live was a British television comedy and music show broadcast by Channel 4 from 1985 to 1987 , and in 1988 as Friday Night Live . Influenced by the American show Saturday Night Live ( in particular its use of guest hosts ) , it was produced by Paul Jackson . The series made stars of Ben Elton , Harry Enfield , Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie , and featured appearances ( in some cases first television appearances ) by Patrick Marber , Morwenna Banks , Chris Barrie , Emo Philips , Tracey Ullman , Craig Ferguson , Craig Charles and many others . The show featured comic duo Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in their act The Dangerous Brothers . All episodes were transmitted live , although some material was pre-recorded . Recordings of shows were edited into compilation repeats , retitled Saturday Almost Live . The show was succeeded by Friday Night Live , a shorter and slightly more tightly-formatted show with Elton as the permanent host , which ran for a single series in 1988 . The show 's titles consisted of reforming clay animations , highly comparable to early MTV idents .",
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"text": "Alan Halsall Alan David Halsall ( born 11 August 1982 ) is an English actor known for playing Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street , a role which he has played since 1998 .",
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"text": "Fat Slags (film) Fat Slags is a 2004 British gross-out comedy film based on the Viz comic of the same name . The creators had no editorial control over the film . Despite the relative popularity of the comic strip and its celebrity cameos , the film was widely panned .",
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"text": "Bran Stark Brandon Stark , typically called Bran , 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 . Martin told Rolling Stone in 2014 that Bran 's chapter with Jaime and Cersei Lannister is what `` hooked '' many readers early in the first novel . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Bran is the son of Ned Stark , the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) and A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) . Bran was one of a few prominent characters that were not included in 2005 's A Feast for Crows , but returned in the next novel A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) . Bran is portrayed by Isaac Hempstead Wright in the HBO television adaptation .",
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"text": "List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire novels feature a massive cast of characters . The series follows three interwoven plotlines : a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families ; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond Westeros 's northern border ; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen , the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty . Each chapter is narrated in the third person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character . Beginning with nine POV characters in A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) , the number grows to thirty-one by A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) .",
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"text": "Mhysa `` Mhysa '' is the third season finale of the American medieval epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and its 30th episode overall . Written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by David Nutter , it originally aired on on HBO in the United States . The episode revolves on the aftermath of the events instigated by `` The Red Wedding '' : House Frey receives the Seat of Riverrun , Roose Bolton is appointed the new `` Warden of the North '' , while House Greyjoy begins a new military campaign . In the North , Maester Aemon sends out ravens to alert the whole of Westeros about the arrival of the White Walkers . And across the narrow sea , the freed slaves of Yunkai hail Daenerys as their `` mhysa '' , the Ghiscari language 's word for `` mother '' . According to Nielsen Media Research , `` Mhysa '' was seen by 5.4 million household viewers in the United States , a twenty-eight percent increase compared to the second season finale , `` Valar Morghulis '' . After its broadcast , the episode received generally positive reviews from television critics , with some of them addressing its anti-climactic closure of the series ' third season , and its establishment of potential storylines for the fourth season , such as through the final scene 's `` glimmer of hope '' . The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Grimm (role-playing game) Grimm is a role-playing game , released by Fantasy Flight Games . The current version is a standalone game using the Linear D6 system . The Linear D6 version is a significant expansion of the original material , including a more fully developed setting , a monster manual and game mechanics , all of which were previously provided by the core D20 System rule books . Linear D6 is unusual in that it deliberately limits randomness having characters perform at their ability level 2/3 of the time . The mechanic represents teamwork by a dice pool which increases chances of scoring above character ability and reduces the chances of failure . The original version was part of Fantasy Flight Games Horizon open-ended miniature Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings , making of use the D20 System under the Open Game Licence . The setting can be used as a supplement to D&D that introduces a new setting based on a `` twisted '' version of the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm . The correlation between the realm of Grimm and the original fairytales is in many ways comparable to the correlation of White Wolf 's World of Darkness to the our world . The game provides new core classes which enable players to take on role of children lost in this strange and terrifying realm .",
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"text": "Anthony Stark Anthony Stark is the name of : Anthony Stark ( director ) ( 1961 -- 2011 ) , American film director and screenwriter Anthony `` Tony '' Stark , the fictional superhero Iron Man",
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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": "Shadowland (comics) `` Shadowland '' is a 2010 Marvel Comics storyline centering on Daredevil and other `` street-level '' superheroes in the Marvel Universe . The storyline started in the Daredevil comic and was expanded upon in the Shadowland five-issue mini series as well as four tie-in mini series , four one-shots , and two issues of Thunderbolts . The storyline was collected into seven individual hard cover and soft cover Trade paperbacks in 2011 . The story chronicles Daredevils ' return to Hell 's Kitchen after he becomes the leader of the Hand Ninja clan . He builds a temple/prison in Hell 's Kitchen , the eponymous Shadowland . His methods get more extreme as he kills long-time adversary Bullseye . The change in attitude brings him and his ally White Tiger in conflict with a number of street level super-heroes such as Spider-Man , Luke Cage , Iron Fist , Moon Knight and more . The storyline also introduces a new Power Man to the Marvel Universe . The heroes later realize that Daredevil has become possessed by the Beast of the Hand , which explains why Daredevil 's actions have become more and more extreme and erratic . The heroes are helped out by the Kingpin and Lady Bullseye as they try to preserve the Kingpin 's criminal empire . In the final moments of the story Iron Fist uses his mystical chi to heal Daredevil , releasing the demon inside him . In an act of sacrifice Daredevil kills himself before the Beast can take control of him again , breaking the spell the Beast had on Hell 's Kitchen . Afterwards his corpse disappears , apparently to be revived by Elektra at the conclusion of the event .",
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"text": "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": "Branka Branka ( Cyrillic script : Бранка ) is Serbian and Croatian version of the Portuguese name Branca meaning white ( Casablanca was originally called Casabranca ) . The name Branka became popular in the territory of former Yugoslavia some hundred years ago . There are few names of Slavic origin with the same root Bran -- Branislava , Branimir -- however their meaning is `` to defend or protect '' . The name Branka may refer to :",
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"text": "Setting (narrative) The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction . A literary element , the setting helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story . Setting has been referred to as story world or milieu to include a context ( especially society ) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story . Elements of setting may include culture , historical period , geography , and hour . Along with the plot , character , theme , and style , setting is considered one of the fundamental components of fiction .",
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"text": "Magi in fantasy fiction and games A `` Mage '' is a character archetype commonly found in fantasy settings that entail the use of magic . Mage , rather than magus , is the spelling generally used to describe magic-wielding characters in role-playing games and fiction . In the English language , the term `` mage '' is used as a gender-neutral word for a character who can cast magic spells .",
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"text": "Draconian (Doctor Who) The Draconians are an extraterrestrial race . They were featured in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space . Unlike many `` monster '' races in Doctor Who , the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture like feudal Japan . In later interviews , Jon Pertwee cited the Draconians as his favourite of all the monsters he had encountered during his time as the Doctor . The Draconian Empire was a vast spacefaring feudal civilisation of reptilian humanoids , centered on the planet Draconia , with a society stratifed along class and gender lines ( for example , females were not permitted to speak in the presence of the Emperor ) that was bound by a strong code of honour . The Draconian Empire dated back to at least the 21st century , when a space plague that afflicted their world was dealt with by the Doctor . For his services , the 15th Emperor made the Doctor a noble of Draconia . The Earth Empire 's first contact with the Draconian Empire was in the year 2520 . The ship sent by the Draconians for the peace mission was a battlecruiser , as befitted a noble of Draconia , although ( as agreed ) its missile banks were empty and it was otherwise unarmed . However , both Draconian and Earth ships were caught in a neutron storm , damaging the Earth ship and destroying the Draconian ship 's communications systems . As a result , the Draconian ship was unable to respond to the Earth ship 's signals . The commander of the Earth ship saw what he perceived to be a battlecruiser bearing down on his crippled vessel and gave the order to attack , destroying the battlecruiser and triggering off a brief but bloody war in which millions of lives were lost . An uneasy peace was negotiated in the end , leading to two decades of cold war and the carving out of a frontier between the two empires . In 2540 , several incidents involving attacks on cargo freighters along their respective borders nearly led to the war turning hot once more , with both sides accusing the other of piracy and violating the frontier . These attacks turned out to be the work of Ogron mercenaries under the orders of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master , who was using a sonic hypnosis device to make the Earth crews see the Ogrons as Draconians and vice versa . The Master had allied himself with the Daleks , who were launching another bid for galactic conquest and hoped to pick up the pieces after a new Earth-Draconia War . The plot was revealed by the Third Doctor , and instead of going to war against each other , the two empires united against the Daleks .",
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"text": "Gods (Marvel Comics) Gods are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Several characters in many stories have been referred to as gods . Generally , however , only those belonging to two specific types are considered to be the `` true '' gods . Other worlds besides Earth also have their own gods , with different origins .",
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"text": "Ned Stark Eddard `` Ned '' Stark is a fictional character in the first book of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and the first season of its television adaptation . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Ned is the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional continent of Westeros . Though the character is established as a primary character in the novel and the TV adaptation , Martin 's plot twist at the end involving Ned shocked both readers of the book and viewers of the TV series . Ned is portrayed by Sean Bean in the first season of HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , and as a child and young man by Sebastian Croft and Robert Aramayo respectively in the sixth season . Bean was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and a Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor for the role . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 .",
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"text": "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": "James Stark James Stark may refer to : People James Stark , pseudonym for Robert Conroy Goldston ( b. 1927 ) , American historical writer James Stark ( painter ) ( 1794 -- 1859 ) , English painter James Stark ( footballer ) , Scottish footballer James Stark , 19th-century North American actor James P. Stark ( 1885 -- 1929 ) , British athlete James R. Stark , United States Navy admiral James D. Stark synth-pop artist from Portland , Oregon . Fictional characters James Stark , a vampire in the House of Night series of novels",
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"text": "Brut y Tywysogion Brut y Tywysogion ( Chronicle of the Princes ) , also known as Brut y Tywysogyon , is one of the most important primary sources for Welsh history . It is an annalistic chronicle that serves as a continuation of Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Regum Britanniae . Brut y Tywysogion has survived as several Welsh translations of an original Latin version , which has not itself survived . The most important versions are the one in Robert Vaughan 's Peniarth MS. 20 and the slightly less complete one in the Red Book of Hergest . The version entitled Brenhinoedd y Saeson ( Kings of the English ) combines material from the Welsh annals with material from an English source . The Peniarth MS. 20 version begins in 682 with a record of the death of Cadwaladr and ends in 1332 . The entries for the earlier years are brief , usually records of deaths and events such as eclipses , plagues or earthquakes , but later entries give much more detail . The main focus is on the rulers of the kingdoms of Gwynedd , Powys and Deheubarth , but ecclesiastical events are also mentioned , such as the bringing of the date of celebrating Easter in the Welsh church into line with Rome by `` Elbodius '' ( Elfodd ) , Bishop of Bangor , in 768 . Events in England , Ireland , Scotland and sometimes France are also briefly chronicled . The original monastic annals are thought to have been written at Strata Florida Abbey , but may have been kept at the old abbey at Llanbadarn Fawr in the 11th century . Annals from other abbeys were also used in the composition . At least one of the Welsh translations is also thought to have been written at Strata Florida .",
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"text": "Mag Mell In Irish mythology , Mag Mell ( modern spelling : Magh Meall , meaning `` plain of joy '' ) was a mythical realm achievable through death and/or glory . Unlike the underworld in some mythologies , Mag Mell was a pleasurable paradise , identified as either an island far to the west of Ireland or a kingdom beneath the ocean . However , Mag Mell was similar to the fields of Elysium in Greek mythology , and like the fields of Elysium , was accessible only to a select few . Furthermore , Mag Mell , like the numerous other mystical islands said to be off the coast of Ireland , was never explicitly stated in any surviving mythological account to be an afterlife . Rather , it is usually portrayed as a paradisal location populated by deities , which is occasionally visited by some adventurous mortals . In its island guise it was visited by various Irish heroes and monks forming the basis of the Adventure Myth or `` echtrae '' as defined by Myles Dillon in his book Early Irish Literature . This otherworld is a place where sickness and death do not exist . It is a place of eternal youth and beauty . Here , music , strength , life and all pleasurable pursuits come together in a single place . Here happiness lasts forever , no one wants for food or drink . It is the Irish equivalent of the Greek Elysium or the Valhalla of the Norse . Legends say its ruler is the Fomorian King Tethra , or more frequently Manannan mac Lir . Mag Mell 's allure extended from the pagan era to Christian times . In later stories , the realm is less an afterlife destination than an Earthly Paradise which adventurers could reach by traveling west from Ireland , often blown off course by providential tempests while on an inspired mission . They typically explore many other fantastic islands before reaching their destination and returning home ( or sailing on ) . Among these voyagers are St. Brendan , Bran mac Febal ( see The Voyage of Bran ) , and Mael Dúin . Irish monks , being celebrated sailors , doubtless inspired such stories and were inspired by them . They reached and colonized any number of faraway islands , and St. Brendan is even speculated to have reached the New World a thousand years before Columbus .",
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"text": "Theme (narrative) In contemporary literary studies , a theme is the central topic a text treats . Themes can be divided into two categories : a work 's thematic concept is what readers `` think the work is about '' and its thematic statement being `` what the work says about the subject '' . The most common contemporary understanding of theme is an idea or point that is central to a story , which can often be summed in a single word ( e.g. love , death , betrayal ) . Typical examples of themes of this type are conflict between the individual and society ; coming of age ; humans in conflict with technology ; nostalgia ; and the dangers of unchecked ambition . A theme may be exemplified by the actions , utterances , or thoughts of a character in a novel . An example of this would be the thematic idea of loneliness in John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men , wherein many of the characters seem to be lonely . It may differ from the thesis -- the text 's or author 's implied worldview . A story may have several themes . Themes often explore historically common or cross-culturally recognizable ideas , such as ethical questions , and are usually implied rather than stated explicitly . An example of this would be whether one should live a seemingly better life , at the price of giving up parts of one 's humanity , which is a theme in Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World . Along with plot , character , setting , and style , theme is considered one of the components of fiction .",
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"text": "Branislav Branislav is a Czech , Croatian , Russian , Slovak , Serbian , and Slovene given name . It also appears in Polish as Bronisław and Russian as Bronislav . The name is derived from the Slavic elements borni-ti ( to protect ) and slav-a ( glory ) and means `` warrior '' .",
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"text": "Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace ( -LSB- ˈbʌkɪŋəm_ˈpælɪs -RSB- ) is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom . Located in the City of Westminster , the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality . It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning . Originally known as Buckingham House , the building at the core of today 's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years . It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as The Queen 's House . During the 19th century it was enlarged , principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore , who constructed three wings around a central courtyard . Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 . The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , including the East front , which contains the well-known balcony on which the royal family traditionally congregates to greet crowds . The palace chapel was destroyed by a German bomb during World War II ; the Queen 's Gallery was built on the site and opened to the public in 1962 to exhibit works of art from the Royal Collection . The original early 19th-century interior designs , many of which survive , include widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis , on the advice of Sir Charles Long . King Edward VII oversaw a partial redecoration in a Belle Époque cream and gold colour scheme . Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House . The palace has 775 rooms , and the garden is the largest private garden in London . The state rooms , used for official and state entertaining , are open to the public each year for most of August and September and on some days in winter and spring .",
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"text": "Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Henry John Temple , 3rd Viscount Palmerston , ( 20 October 1784 -- 18 October 1865 ) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century . For most of 1830 to 1865 he dominated British foreign policy when Britain was at the height of her power . Popularly nicknamed `` Pam '' and `` The Mongoose '' , he was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865 , beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory , switching to the Whigs in 1830 , and concluding it as the first Prime Minister of the newly-formed Liberal Party from 1859 . He succeeded to his father 's Irish peerage in 1802 . He became a Tory MP in 1807 , and was made Secretary at War in 1809 , responsible for the finances of the army . He held the job until 1828 , entering the cabinet in 1827 when George Canning became Prime Minister . Less than a year later he resigned with other Canningites . In opposition he switched his focus to foreign policy , and he was Foreign Secretary ( 1830-4 , 1835 -- 41 and 1846 -- 51 ) when the Whigs were in power , dealing with a succession of crises in Europe and beyond . Some of his aggressive actions , now sometimes termed liberal interventionist , were highly controversial at the time , and remain so today . In 1852 he became Home Secretary in Aberdeen 's coalition government , the Peelites having insisted on Russell getting the Foreign Office . He passed various social reforms but opposed electoral ones . When public discontent over the Crimean War brought the government down in 1855 , Palmerston was found to be , despite the Queen 's distrust of him , the only Prime Minister who could sustain a majority in Parliament . He had two periods in office , 1855 -- 1858 and 1859 -- 1865 , before dying at almost 81 , a few months after winning a general election with an increased majority . He remains , to date , the last Prime Minister to die in office . Historians consider him one of the greatest foreign secretaries , for his handling of great crises , his commitment to the balance of power that made Britain the deciding voice in many controversies , his analytic skills , and his commitment to British interests . His policies regarding India , Italy , Belgium and Spain had long-term impact , while his policies toward France , the Ottoman Empire , and the United States proved more ephemeral . He was a master of public opinion , achieved by stroking British nationalism . His weaknesses include mishandling of personal relations , and long-standing disagreements with the Queen over the royal role in determining foreign policy . Palmerston built a strong popular following among the British electorate , by promoting himself , British nationalism , and a sense of patriotism . He assiduously fostered the press , which gave him very favourable coverage . Queen Victoria and most of the political leadership distrusted him , but his popular strength prevailed .",
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"text": "The Royal Palace (Bucharest) The Royal Palace in Bucharest is a monumental building situated in Bucharest , on Calea Victoriei . The large place in front of it was traditionally called `` Piața Palatului '' ( The Palace 's Place ) , but was renamed `` Piața Revoluției '' ( `` Revolution 's Square '' ) after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 . The Palace is the largest and most significant Royal residence in Romania , containing emblematic official spaces such as the Throne Hall ( Sala Tronului ) , the Royal Dining Hall ( Sufrageria Regală ) and the monumental Voivodes ' Staircase ( Scara Voievozilor ) . During World War II , a complete rebuild of the Palace 's Place was planned , in order to underline the Royal Palace 's full monumentality , but this architectural project was never completed . On December 30th , 1947 , a sudden Communist coup d'etat supported by the Soviet military ( that occupied Romania after the end of WWII ) forced HM King Michael I to sign an unconstitutional act of abdication and go in exile for 50 years . Romanian people was never consulted via a referendum . The Romanian Popular Republic was proclaimed the same evening , during a rigged Parliament assembly . After the installation of the Republican regime , the National Museum of Art of Romania was hosted in the Royal Palace . After the Romanian Revolution , HM King Michael and HM Queen Anne were allowed for a first visit in the country in April 1992 ( despite their attempts to do that immediately after the events ) . The two-day visit was a historical event , the press reporting more than one million people warmly greeting the King in the streets . After that , the Romanian post-Communist authorities denied him a second visit until 1997 , when a newly-installed government under Victor Ciorbea abolished the Communist decree that banned the King 's Romanian citizenship , effectively allowing him to regain ID documents and permanently move in the country . Since then , the Romanian Royal Family does regular public activities for Romania 's official representation worldwide . Since the Royal Palace presently hosts a museum , the Romanian Royal Family ( HM King Michael , HRH Crown Princess Margareta and the other members ) now uses Elisabeta Palace as its official residence in Bucharest .",
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"text": "Arundel House Arundel House was a London town-house or palace located between the Strand and the River Thames , near St Clement Danes . It was originally the town house of the Bishops of Bath and Wells , during the Middle Ages . In 1539 it was given to William Fitzwilliam , Earl of Southampton . It reverted to the Crown on Fitzwilliam 's death and was granted in 1545 to Thomas Seymour , brother to Edward Seymour , 1st Duke of Somerset , Protector ( of the infant King Edward VI , son of King Henry VIII ) . After Seymour 's execution in 1549 for treason , the house was sold to Henry Fitz Alan , 19th Earl of Arundel , for around # 40 . It later housed Thomas Howard 's collection of Old Masters and classical sculpture , the `` Arundel marbles '' , most of which are now in the Ashmolean Museum , though a 2nd-century AD relief from Ephesus kept at the house may be seen in the 17th century gallery at the Museum of London ) . Arundel House also hosted his protégé Wenceslaus Hollar . An earlier name for the Arundel House was the Bath Inn . Under this name it housed Henry Percy , 9th Earl of Northumberland after his release from the Tower of London in 1621 . He came here to improve his health after spending a number of years in the Tower . An entrance gateway designed by the court architect , Inigo Jones , has been demolished along with the rest of 17th-century Arundel House , commemorated in Arundel Street . The present late 19th-century Tudor Revival Arundel House , at the foot of Arundel Street on the corner of Temple Place , is a conference centre that currently serves as the headquarters for the International Institute for Strategic Studies . The Roman Baths , Strand Lane were situated within the grounds , and remain in the ownership of the National Trust . According to The Oxford Dictionary of Music ( 1994 ) , the first performance ever of Thomas Tallis 's forty-part motet , Spem in alium , probably took place in the Long Gallery of Arundel House at some point in 1568 or 1569 .",
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"text": "Earl of Beaconsfield Earl of Beaconsfield , of Hughenden in the County of Buckingham , was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1876 for Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli , a favourite of Queen Victoria . Victoria favoured Disraeli 's Tory policies over those of his Liberal rival , William Ewart Gladstone . Disraeli had also promoted the Royal Titles Act 1876 that had given Victoria the title of `` Empress of India '' . The subsidiary title of the earldom was Viscount Hughenden , of Hughenden in the County of Buckingham , also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . In 1868 , at the end of his first term as Prime Minister , Disraeli 's wife Mary had been created Viscountess Beaconsfield , of Beaconsfield in the County of Buckingham , in her own right , allowing her husband to remain a member of the House of Commons . Lady Beaconsfield died in 1872 . When Disraeli became an earl in 1876 he automatically lost his seat in the Commons but remained Prime Minister , leading his government from the House of Lords . Beaconsfield is the name of a town in the county of Buckinghamshire . For most of his parliamentary career , Disraeli served as a member for Buckinghamshire . He owned an estate , Hughenden Manor , in the nearby town of High Wycombe , but never lived in Beaconsfield . His choice of title might have been partly influenced by the fact that in 1794 the conservative political philosopher and parliamentarian Edmund Burke , whom Disraeli admired , had turned down King George III 's offer to raise him to the peerage as Lord Beaconsfield . In 1878 , Disraeli refused Queen Victoria 's offer to make him a duke , accepting instead membership in the Order of the Garter . The Disraelis died without direct heirs and their titles became extinct ; Hughenden Manor passed to Lord Beaconsfield 's nephew Coningsby Ralph Disraeli .",
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"text": "Hampton Court Park Hampton Court Park , adjacent to Hampton Court Palace and Gardens in South London , England , is a royal park managed by the Historic Royal Palaces . In 2014 , part of it was designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest together with Bushy Park and Hampton Court Golf Course . It is a walled deer park of around 700 acre , with a herd of fallow deer , and has been open to the public since 1894 . The A308 road and the River Thames form its boundaries . North of the A308 is Bushy Park . The Royal Mews still graze some of their horses on the park in the summer . The Long Water runs roughly eastward from the back of Hampton Court Palace and at the eastern end is the Golden Jubilee Fountain .",
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"text": "Haga Palace Haga Palace ( Haga slott ) , formerly known as the Queen 's Pavilion ( Drottningens paviljong ) , is located in the Haga Park , Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm , Sweden . The palace , built in 18021805 , was modelled after ballet-master Gallodiers Italian villa in Drottningholm by architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell on appointment by King Gustaf IV Adolf for the royal children . It has been the home or summerhouse for several members of the Swedish royal family -- most notably it was the birthplace of the present King -- until 1966 when King Gustaf VI Adolf transferred its disposal to the government and it was turned into a guesthouse for distinguished foreign official visitors . In 2009 , it was announced by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt that the rights of disposal to the palace would be transferred back to the royal court to be used by Victoria , Crown Princess of Sweden , and her husband , Prince Daniel , Duke of Västergötland , as a wedding gift in 2010 . They moved into Haga Palace after their wedding on 19 June that year .",
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"text": "Wedding dress of Kate Middleton English designer Sarah Burton , creative director of the luxury fashion house Alexander McQueen , designed the bridal gown worn by Catherine , Duchess of Cambridge ( née Middleton ) , at her wedding to Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , on 29 April 2011 . The dress and its maker were not formally announced until the bride stepped from her car to enter Westminster Abbey just prior to the service . Noted for its design , symbolism , and expected influence on Western bridal gown trends , the dress was widely anticipated and generated much comment in the media . Replicas of the dress were produced and sold , and the original dress was on display at Buckingham Palace from 23 July 2011 until 3 October 2011 during the annual summer exhibition .",
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"text": "Lambeth Palace Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England , in north Lambeth , on the south bank of the River Thames , 400 yards south-east of the Palace of Westminster , which houses the Houses of Parliament , on the opposite bank .",
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"text": "Brighton Brighton -LSB- ˈbraɪtən -RSB- is a seaside resort on the south coast of England . It is part of the ceremonial county of East Sussex , within the historic county of Sussex . Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age , Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods . The ancient settlement of `` Brighthelmstone '' was documented in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ) . The town 's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed , but it languished in the early modern period , affected by foreign attacks , storms , a suffering economy and a declining population . Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France . The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses . In the Georgian era , Brighton developed as a fashionable seaside resort , encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent , later King George IV , who spent much time in the town and constructed the Royal Pavilion in the Regency era . Brighton continued to grow as a major centre of tourism following the arrival of the railways in 1841 , becoming a popular destination for day-trippers from London . Many of the major attractions were built in the Victorian era , including the Grand Hotel , the West Pier , and the Brighton Palace Pier . The town continued to grow into the 20th century , expanding to incorporate more areas into the town 's boundaries before joining the town of Hove to form the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove in 1997 , which was granted city status in 2000 . Brighton 's location has made it a popular destination for tourists , renowned for its diverse communities , quirky shopping areas , large cultural , music and arts scene and its large LGBT population , leading to its reverence as the `` unofficial gay capital of the UK '' . Brighton attracted 7.5 million day visitors in 2015/16 and 4.9 million overnight visitors , and is the most popular seaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists . Brighton has also been called the UK 's `` hippest city '' , and `` the happiest place to live in the UK '' .",
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"text": "Party at the Palace The Party at the Palace was a concert held in London in 2002 . The event was in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II held over the Golden Jubilee Weekend 1 -- 4 June 2002 . The concert itself was held at Buckingham Palace Garden on 3 June 2002 . It was the pop/rock equivalent of the Prom at the Palace , a classical music event .",
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"text": "Jewel Tower The Jewel Tower is a 14th-century surviving element of the royal Palace of Westminster , in London , England . It was built between 1365 and 1366 , under the direction of William of Sleaford and Henry de Yevele , to house the personal treasure of Edward III . The tower , a three-storey , crenellated stone building , occupied a secluded part of the palace and was protected by a moat linked to the River Thames . The ground floor featured elaborate carved vaulting , described by historian Jeremy Ashbee as `` an architectural masterpiece '' . The tower continued to be used for storing the monarch 's treasure and personal possessions until 1512 , when a fire in the palace caused Henry VIII to relocate his court to Whitehall . At the end of the 16th century , the House of Lords began to use the tower to store its parliamentary records , building a house alongside it for the use of the parliamentary clerk , and extensive improvements followed in 1621 . The tower continued as the Lords ' records office through the 18th century , and several sets of renovations and building work were carried out to improve its fire-proofing and comfort , creating the current appearance of the tower . In 1834 , the tower was one of only four buildings to survive a terrible fire in Westminster , and in the aftermath the records were moved to a new , purpose-built archive . The Jewel Tower was taken over by the newly formed Standard Weights and Measures Department in 1869 , who used it for storing and testing official weights and measures . The rising levels of London traffic made the tower increasingly unsuitable for this work , and by 1938 the department had abandoned it in favour of other facilities . In 1948 , the building was placed into the care of the Ministry of Works , who repaired the damage inflicted to the tower during the Second World War , and extensively restored the building , clearing the surrounding area and opening the tower for tourists . In the 21st century , the Jewel Tower is managed by English Heritage , receiving around 30,000 visitors each year .",
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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": "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": "Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: M As of February 2001 , there were 1,124 listed buildings with Grade II status in the English city of Brighton and Hove . The total at 2009 was similar . 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 . The Grade II designation is the lowest , and is used for `` nationally important buildings of special interest '' . Grade II * is used for `` particularly important buildings of more than special interest '' ; there are 69 such buildings in the city . There are also 24 Grade I listed buildings ( defined as being of `` exceptional interest '' and greater than national importance , and the highest of the three grades ) in Brighton and Hove . This list summarises 131 Grade II-listed buildings and structures whose names begin with M. Numbered buildings with no individual name are listed by the name of the street they stand on . 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": "Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea The Palace Theatre is a theatre in the town of Westcliff-on-Sea in the English county of Essex . The theatre presents a range of performances , including drama , music and both local and national touring companies . The theatre was built by Ward & Ward of London and was opened in October 1912 . It was named the `` Palace of Varieties '' in November that year . In December it was renamed `` The New Palace '' and a small annexe at the back of the stage was built to facilitate projection for cinema . In the interwar period the theatre mainly presented touring ballet and repertory companies . The theatre and its business continued through World War II , however there were some financial troubles and a period of closure , and a number of companies held the lease of the theatre thereafter . In 1957 the Palace Theatre Club was created with the intention to protect the interests of the theatre and raise funds for it . In 1969 the Palace Theatre suffered a major financial crisis and was closed , however a petition by the Palace Theatre Club led to its reopening in 1970 and the establishment of the Palace Theatre Trust . After extensive redecorations in 1973 and 1986 and the addition of the adjacent building to the theatre as the Dixon Studio in 1980 , in March 1999 the theatre was closed again , but was reopened in 2001 under new management . The theatre was closed in 2002 when the management left without explanation , however it reopened again in 2003 under the newly formed Southend Theatres , the result of a merger of the Cliffs Pavilion and the Palace Theatre .",
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"text": "Palazzo Chigi The Palazzo Chigi ( -LSB- paˈlattso ˈkiːdʒi -RSB- ) is a palace or noble residence in Rome and the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic . Since December 12 , 2016 , the occupant of Palazzo Chigi is Paolo Gentiloni . The Palazzo , overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Via del Corso , was begun in 1562 by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Carlo Maderno in 1580 for the Aldobrandini family . In 1659 it was purchased by the Chigi family . It was then remodelled by Felice della Greca and Giovan Battista Contini . It has five floors , a broad stairway that leads to the living rooms , and a courtyard decorated with a fountain , designed by Giacomo della Porta . The fountain has been copied in many sites in Rome and other Italian cities . In 1878 it became the residence of the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Italy . In 1916 it was bought by the Italian state and became the seat of the Minister for Colonial Affairs . Later it was the official residence of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs . In 1961 it became the official meeting place of Council of Ministers whose President is the head of the Italian government . The Library Hall was commissioned by Agostino Chigi at the end of the 17th century in order to house the enormous library of cardinal Flavio Chigi . The project was realized by Giovan Battista Contini , a famous architect of the period . The Chigi library or Chigiana contained thousands of valuable manuscripts , to a large part based on the personal library of Pope Alexander VII , a member of the Chigi family . Since the time of Pope Benedict XV , the Vatican attempted to acquire this library , but lacked the necessary funds . Eventually , Pietro Tacchi Venturi was tasked by Pope Pius XI to negotiate the purchase with the newly formed fascist government of Benito Mussolini . Venturi managed to convince Mussolini to donate the library to the Vatican free of charge .",
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"text": "George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe George Bubb Dodington , 1st Baron Melcombe ( 1691 -- 28 July 1762 ) was an English politician and nobleman . Christened simply George Bubb , he changed his surname to Dodington by Act of Parliament around the time his uncle George Dodington died in 1720 and left him his estate . Enormously rich , he became a friend of Frederick , Prince of Wales , who took advantage of their acquaintance to obtain loans that helped clear his debts , and , on being thrown out of St James 's Palace by his father , King George II , moved into a London house belonging to Dodington . He had many contacts with artists and was a collector , purchasing antiquities via Cardinal Albani in Rome . His house at Hammersmith , known as ` La Trappe ' ( an ironic reference to a Trappist monastery ) was the focus of a lively political and cultural salon of supporters of Frederick , Prince of Wales whose palace at Kew was located just across the river . It was designed by the neo-Palladian architect Roger Morris who had been connected with the circle of Lord Burlington and the sculpture gallery was designed by the Italian architect and firework display designer Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni . Dodington is said to have been involved in a spy-ring , collecting valuable information about Jacobite activities . In 1761 , following the accession of Frederick 's son to the throne as George III , he was created Baron Melcombe . Historian N.A.M. Rodger describes Dodington as an `` indefatigable schemer '' on behalf of his friends and interests of the time . Dodington is depicted in William Hogarth 's 1761 engraving Five Orders of Periwigs ; his diary was published posthumously in 1784 by Henry Penruddocke Wyndham .",
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"text": "Graff Pink The Graff Pink , a rare 24.78 carat pink diamond , once owned by American celebrity jeweller Harry Winston , has been described as `` one of the greatest diamonds ever discovered '' . The diamond , mounted in a ring , was sold by Sotheby 's auctioneers in Geneva , Switzerland on 16 November 2010 . Before its sale , the stone was expected to enter the list of the top ten most expensive diamonds in the world ; on selling for US $ 46 million ( # 29 million ) it became the most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction at that time .",
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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": "Powis House Powis House was an 18th-century mansion in London , England . It stood on the northern side of Great Ormond Street , not far from Queen Square . The first version of Powis House was built in the 1690s for William Herbert , 2nd Marquess of Powis . No drawings of this version survive . At some point it was let for use as the French embassy , and on 26 January 1713 it burned to the ground . Jonathan Swift attributed this event to `` the carelessness of the rascally French servants '' . A replacement house was soon built . It had three main storeys above an arched basement and was 104 feet ( 32 metres ) wide . The subtle but lively façade featured Corinthian pilasters and a phoenix above the front door . The architect is unknown , but may have been French . The staircase walls were painted by the Venetian painter of the rococo , Giacomo Amiconi . Philip Yorke , 1st Earl of Hardwicke leased the house in the mid 18th century and from 1764 to 1783 it was the Spanish embassy . However , the locality was rapidly falling from favour with the aristocracy , making the demise of the house more or less inevitable , and by the end of the 18th century it had been demolished . There is now a small access street to Great Ormond Street Hospital called Powis Place .",
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The Belko Experiment premiered at the 41st Sundance Film Festival.
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"text": "The Belko Experiment The Belko Experiment is a 2016 American horror film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn . The film stars John Gallagher Jr. , Tony Goldwyn , Adria Arjona and Melonie Diaz . Filming began on June 1 , 2015 , in Bogotá , Colombia . The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10 , 2016 and was released in the United States on March 17 , 2017 , by BH Tilt and Orion Pictures . The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $ 10 million worldwide , against its $ 5 million budget .",
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"text": "Roko Belic Roko Belic is an American film producer and director . His directorial debut , Genghis Blues , was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature .",
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"text": "Bastardo (film) Bastardo is a 2013 Tunisian drama film written and directed by Nejib Belkadhi . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Belinsky (film) Belinsky is a 1953 Soviet biopic film directed by Grigori Kozintsev , based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky ( 1811 -- 1848 ) . The production of the film was completed in 1951 but it was not released until 1953 , following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin .",
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"text": "2006 Toronto International Film Festival The 31st Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 7 to September 16 , 2006 . Opening the festival was Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn 's The Journals of Knud Rasmussen , a film that `` explores the history of the Inuit people through the eyes of a father and daughter . '' In a press release dated June 27 , 2006 , twenty-six international film selections were announced which previously premiered at major film festivals worldwide . Of the films announced , twenty-five of them will receive their North American premiere . Among the many anticipated films were Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu , Volver by Pedro Almodóvar , Election 2 ( a.k.a. Triad Election ) by Johnnie To , The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky and The Host by Bong Joon-ho . Bella took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the highly coveted `` People 's Choice Award '' , a distinction which puts them in the company of such Oscar-winning films as Chariots of Fire , American Beauty , Life Is Beautiful , Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon and Hotel Rwanda . Last year 's winner of the `` People 's Choice '' Award , Tsotsi , won an Oscar for best foreign-language film . Bella marks the feature directorial debut for Alejandro Monteverde , who also co-wrote its original screenplay with Patrick Million . Bella features Manuel Perez , Angélica Aragón , Jaime Terelli and Ali Landry . Bella was produced by Sean Wolfington , Eduardo Verastegui , Leo Severino , Alejandro Monteverde and Denise Pinckley and executive produced by J. Eustace Wolfington , Ana Wolfington and Stephen McEveety . The film was financed by producers Sean Wolfingtonand Eustace Wolfington . McEveety ( Braveheart , We Were Soldiers , Passion of the Christ ) consulted on the script and signed on as an Executive Producer to help market the movie . Bella is McEveety 's first release under his nascent Mpower Films moniker and marks his first feature since ankling Mel Gibson 's Icon productions .",
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"text": "Prank (film) Prank is a 2016 Canadian comedy film directed by Vincent Biron . It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival .",
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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": "Bamako (film) Bamako is a 2006 film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako , first released at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May and in Manhattan by New Yorker Films on 14 February 2007 . The film depicts a trial taking place in Bamako , the capital of Mali , amid the daily life that is going on in the city . In the midst of that trial , two sides argue whether the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are guided by special interest of developed nations , or whether it is corruption and the individual nations ' mismanagement , that is guilty of the current financial state of many poverty-stricken African countries as well as the rest of the poor undeveloped world . Danny Glover , one of the film 's executive producers , also guest-stars as an actor in a Western film ( called Death in Timbuktu ) that some children are watching on the television in one scene .",
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"text": "Life Itself (film) Life Itself is a 2014 American biographical documentary film about film critic Roger Ebert , directed by Steve James and produced by Zak Piper , Steve James and Garrett Basch . The film is based on Ebert 's 2011 memoir of the same name . It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the 67th Cannes Film Festival . The 41st Telluride Film Festival hosted a special screening of the film on August 28 , 2014 . Magnolia Pictures released the film theatrically in the United States and simultaneously via video on demand platforms on July 4 , 2014 . On December 2 , 2014 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the film was 1 of 15 films shortlisted in the Documentary Feature category for the 87th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated . It was also nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards , winning the award for Outstanding Editing : Documentary & Long-Form .",
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"text": "Belorussian Station Belorussian Station ( Белорусский вокзал , translit . Belorusski vokzal ) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Andrei Smirnov .",
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"text": "One Night (2012 film) One Night ( 38 témoins ) , also known as 38 Witnesses , is a 2012 Belgian-French drama film directed by Lucas Belvaux . It was written by Belvaux based on Didier Decoin 's novel Est-ce ainsi que les femmes meurent ? . It premiered on 30 January 2012 , at the International Film Festival Rotterdam . The film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards , winning Best Screenplay .",
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"text": "32nd Ale Kino! Festival The 32nd annual Ale Kino ! International Young Audience Film Festival was held from 30 November to 7 December 2014 . A number of 115 movies , took part , some of them only in the non-competitive section . The movies were presented in Multikino 51 cinema and Imperial Castle Cinema , as well as in Łejery Arts School and Children 's Art Centre . A lot of additional events were held at the same time , like film workshops for the children and meetings with the filmmakers . The movies were judged by eight different jury sets ; professional and amateurish , separate for the feature and short movies .",
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"text": "The Bandit Trail The Bandit Trail is a 1941 Western film .",
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"text": "Mothers (2010 film) Mothers ( Macedonian : Мајки / Majki ) is a 2010 film by Milcho Manchevski . The internationally co-produced film is notable for its innovative use of fiction and documentary . Manchevski attributes his experiment to his interest in the blurring lines between truth and fiction , drama and documentary . The three stories focus on three aspects of life in contemporary Republic of Macedonia ( a city , a small town and a deserted village ) . Mothers , whose motto is `` The Truth Hurts '' explores the nature of truth -- all three stories ( two fiction and one documentary ) are based on real events , but only one - the most incredible - is told as documentary . This story examines the unsolved mystery of the Kichevo serial killer who murdered several retired cleaning women . A crime reporter who covered the stories was arrested , and two days later he was found dead with his head in a bucket of water . A suicide note was found in his cell . Mothers premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and had its European premiere in the Panorama section of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Filofest The International Student Film and Video Festival is the first international festival in Slovenia that is focused on student film and video production . Filofest festival takes place every two years at the Faculty of Arts , University of Ljubljana , since 2006 . The festival is organized by the students of the Faculty of Arts as well as other Ljubljana faculties . Along with its primary role as a film festival , the International Student Film and Video Festival Filofest is accompanied by additional programme : lectures , panel discussions , exhibitions , social gatherings , etc. . Before 2014 , the competition part of the programme was opened exclusively to independent student films , whose authors were amateurs without any formal film education . Films directed by students of film academies or film schools were screened within the non-competition part of the programme . In 2014 , the festival opened the competition programme to all student films , but also presented a special award to an independent student film . The festival accepts fiction , documentary , animated and experimental films , and music videos .",
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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": "Canned Film Festival The Canned Film Festival is a comedy-based motion picture television series that was nationally syndicated during the late night hours in the United States for a single season in the summer of 1986 . With only a one-letter difference in the spelling , the name is an intentional play on the name for the Cannes Film Festival , the annual world-renowned film-screening celebration in Cannes , France . Not to be confused with the latter , the Canned Film Festival featured B movies as the centerpiece for each television episode , and was composed of short vignettes interwoven throughout the films . Boasting the tagline `` late night with the best of the worst '' , the series was promoted and sponsored by the Dr Pepper Company , whose then-tagline `` out-of-the-ordinary '' echoed the show 's collection of odd and strange movies . The series was created by Young & Rubicam , developed for television by Chelsea Communications , and distributed by LBS Communications . Although similar in style to the successful Mystery Science Theater 3000 series that aired a few years later , the Canned Film Festival differed in that its comedy scenes occurred strictly during the commercial intermissions instead of adding peanut gallery type satire during the actual run of the movies . In addition , the script , although comedic in nature , often reflected upon the serious contextual and cultural subjects contained in the featured movies , sometimes providing historical insight into their production . An example is seen during the episode featuring Project Moonbase , where female spaceship commanders were discussed as an accurate future prediction by the 1950s era movie , as were cordless telephones and big screen televisions . The featured B movies of the series were not full-length , and edited to fit the show 's approximately two-hour timeframe per episode .",
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"text": "The Last Winter (2006 film) The Last Winter is a 2006 thriller film directed by Larry Fessenden . The Last Winter premiered in The Contemporary World Cinema Programme at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2006 . The script for the film originally featured a more woodsy Alaska with pine trees and it was after a research trip to Prudhoe Bay that they discovered the harsh flat conditions that ultimately ended up in the film .",
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"text": "The Signal (2014 film) The Signal is a 2014 American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank and co-written with Carlyle Eubank and David Frigerio . The film stars Brenton Thwaites and Laurence Fishburne . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on June 13 , 2014 . The film is among an increasing number of low-budget , independent science fiction films to be included at the Sundance Film Festival in recent years .",
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"text": "Of God and Dogs Of God and Dogs is a 2014 documentary short film , directed by Abounaddara Collective . Abounaddara Collective is a Damascus based independent film company that specializes in documentaries . The film later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18 , 2014 . It won the Grand Jury Prize at the festival . The film later screened at 2014 Sundance London Film Festival on April 26 , 2014 .",
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"text": "1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards The 19th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards , honoring the best in film for 1993 , were given on 11 December 1993 .",
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The Republican Party once had a strong commitment to tariffs.
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"text": "Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party , commonly referred to as the GOP ( abbreviation for Grand Old Party ) , is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States , the other being its historic rival , the Democratic Party . The party is named after republicanism , the dominant value during the American Revolution . Founded by anti-slavery activists , modernists , ex-Whigs , and ex-Free Soilers in 1854 , the Republicans dominated politics nationally and in the majority of northern States for most of the period between 1860 and 1932 . There have been 19 Republican presidents , the most from any one party . The first was 16th president Abraham Lincoln , who served from 1861 to 1865 , when he was assassinated , and the most recent being 45th and current president Donald Trump , who took office on January 20 , 2017 . The Republican Party 's current ideology is American conservatism , which contrasts with the Democrats ' more progressive platform ( also called modern liberalism ) . Further , its platform involves support for free market capitalism , free enterprise , fiscal conservatism , a strong national defense , deregulation , and restrictions on labor unions . In addition to advocating for conservative economic policies , the Republican Party is socially conservative , and seeks to uphold traditional values based largely on Judeo-Christian ethics . The GOP was strongly committed to protectionism and tariffs from its founding until the 1930s , when it was based in the industrial Northeast and Midwest . Since 1952 there has been a reversal against protectionism and the party 's core support since the 1990s comes chiefly from the South , the Great Plains , the Mountain States and rural districts in the North . as well as from conservative Catholics , Mormons , and Evangelicals nationwide . As of 2017 , the Republican Party is documented as being at its strongest position politically since 1928 . In addition to holding the Presidency ( via Trump and Vice President Mike Pence ) , the Republicans control the 115th United States Congress , having majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate . The party also holds a majority of governorships ( 33/50 ) and state legislatures ( full control of 32/50 , split control of six others ) .",
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"text": "1952 Republican National Convention The 1952 Republican National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago , Cook County , Illinois from July 7 to July 11 , 1952 , and nominated the popular general and war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas , nicknamed `` Ike , '' for president and the anti-communist crusading Senator from California , Richard M. Nixon , for vice president . The Republican platform pledged to end the unpopular war in Korea , supported the development of nuclear weapons as a deterrence strategy , to fire all `` the loafers , incompetents and unnecessary employees '' at the State Department , condemned the Roosevelt and Truman administrations ' economic policies , supported retention of the Taft-Hartley Act , opposed `` discrimination against race , religion or national origin '' , supported `` Federal action toward the elimination of lynching '' , and pledged to bring an end to communist subversion in the United States .",
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"text": "American Republican Party (1843) The American Republican Party was a minor nativist political organization that was launched in New York in June 1843 , largely as a protest against immigrant voters and officeholders . In 1844 , it carried municipal elections in New York City and Philadelphia and expanded so rapidly that by July , 1845 , a national convention was called . This convention changed the name to the Native American Party and drafted a legislative program calling for a twenty-one-year period preceding naturalization and other sweeping reforms in the immigration policy . Failure to force congressional action on these proposals , combined with the growing national interest in the Mexican problem before the Mexican -- American War , led to the party 's rapid decline .",
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"text": "William F. Butler William F. Butler was an American politician and African American leader born in Jefferson County , Kentucky , United States who became president of the Negro Republican Party formed after the American Civil War . Speaking in Louisville , Kentucky in 1867 , Butler said `` We claim ... a position of political equality with whites as a matter of right , as a matter of justice '' . At the first convention of the Negro Republican Party , held in Lexington , Kentucky in November 1867 , he said `` First we had the cartridge box , now we want the ballot box , and soon we will get the jury box '' . Expanding on this theme , he spoke of the service of African Americans in the Union Army during the civil war , saying `` We went out and fought the battles of our country , and gained our liberties , but we were left without the means of protecting ourselves in the employment of that liberty . We need and must have the ballot box for that purpose '' . Later , Butler moved to New York City , and was a member of the New York delegation to the 1872 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia .",
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"text": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4 , 1933 , when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States , and ended upon his death on April 12 , 1945 , a span of ( 4422 days ) . Roosevelt assumed the presidency in the midst of the Great Depression . Starting with his landslide victory over Republican President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election . He won a record four presidential terms , and became a central figure in world affairs during World War II . His program for relief , recovery and reform , known as the New Deal , involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy . Under his steady leadership , the Democratic Party built a `` New Deal Coalition '' of labor unions , big city machines , white ethnics , African Americans , and rural white Southerners , that would significantly realign American politics for the next several decades in the Fifth Party System and also define modern American liberalism . During his first hundred days in office , Roosevelt spearheaded unprecedented major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal -- a variety of programs designed to produce relief ( government jobs for the unemployed ) , recovery ( economic growth ) , and reform ( through regulation of Wall Street , banks and transportation ) . He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers , and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance . The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 added to his popularity , helping him win re-election by a landslide in 1936 . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 . The bipartisan Conservative Coalition that formed in 1937 prevented his attempted packing of the Supreme Court , and blocked most of his legislative proposals , aside from the Fair Labor Standards Act . When the war began and unemployment largely became a non-issue , conservatives in Congress repealed the two major relief programs , the WPA and CCC , but kept most of the regulations on business . Along with several smaller programs , major surviving programs from the New Deal include the Securities and Exchange Commission , the Wagner Act , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , and Social Security . A potential worldwide war loomed after 1937 , with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany , which invaded Poland in September 1939 . Roosevelt remained officially neutral but gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China , the United Kingdom , Free France , and the Soviet Union via initiatives such as the Lend-Lease programs . Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , Roosevelt sought and obtained a declaration of war upon Japan . A few days later , he sought and obtained a declaration of war upon the other major Axis powers , Germany and Italy . Assisted by his top aide Harry Hopkins , and with very strong national support , he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in leading the Allies during World War II . He supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort , and the war saw the end of the massive unemployment that characterized the Great Depression . Roosevelt sought to desegregate the federal workforce with the Fair Employment Practice Committee , but he also controversially ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese American civilians . As an active military leader , Roosevelt implemented a war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world 's first nuclear bomb . Though he died months before the end of the war , his work on the post-war order shaped the new United Nations and the Bretton Woods international financial system . Roosevelt 's health seriously declined during the war years , and he died three months into his fourth term . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . It was on Roosevelt 's watch that the Democratic Party was returned to dominance , prosperity returned , and two great military enemies were destroyed . Scholars , historians and the public typically rank Roosevelt alongside Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents .",
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"text": "Chicken tax The chicken tax is a 25 % tariff on potato starch , dextrin , brandy , and light trucks imposed in 1963 by the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to tariffs placed by France and West Germany on importation of U.S. chicken . The period from 1961 -- 1964 of tensions and negotiations surrounding the issue was known as the `` Chicken War , '' taking place at the height of Cold War politics . Eventually , the tariffs on potato starch , dextrin , and brandy were lifted , but over the next 48 years the light truck tax ossified , remaining in place to protect U.S. domestic automakers from foreign competition ( e.g. , from Japan and Thailand ) . Though concern remains about its repeal , a 2003 Cato Institute study called the tariff `` a policy in search of a rationale . '' As an unintended consequence several importers of light trucks have circumvented the tariff via loopholes -- including Ford ( ostensibly a company that the tax was designed to protect ) , which imported the Transit Connect light trucks as `` passenger vehicles '' to the U.S. from Turkey and immediately strips and shreds portions of their interiors , such as installed rear seats , in a warehouse outside Baltimore -- and Mercedes , which imported complete vans built in Germany , `` disassembled them and shipped the pieces to South Carolina , where American workers put them back together in a small kit assembly building . '' The resulting vehicles emerge as locally manufactured , free from the tariff .",
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"text": "Conscience Whigs The `` Conscience '' Whigs were a faction of the Whig Party in the state of Massachusetts noted for their moral opposition to slavery . They were noted as opponents of the more conservative `` Cotton '' Whigs who dominated the state party , led by such figures as Edward Everett , Robert C. Winthrop , and Abbott Lawrence , whose close association with the New England textile industry led them to de-emphasize the slavery issue . Leaders of the `` Conscience Whigs '' included Charles Sumner , Henry Wilson , and Charles Francis Adams . The group split from the Whig party in 1848 , when the national party nominated the slave-owning General Zachary Taylor for President , and played a role in the creation of the new Free Soil Party , which nominated Adams for Vice President on a ticket with anti-slavery former Democratic President Martin Van Buren . Following the failure of the Free Soil Party in the election that year , most Conscience Whigs would return to the Whig fold . More followed after the Compromise of 1850 temporarily neutralized the issue of slavery . During the mid 1850s , several Conscience leaders played an important role later in the foundation of the Republican Party . The term `` Conscience Whig '' is sometimes used more broadly to refer to Whigs in other states noted for their opposition to slavery .",
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"text": "Half-Breed (politics) The `` Half-Breeds '' were a political faction of the United States Republican Party in the late 19th century . The Half-Breeds were a moderate-wing group , and were the opponents of the Stalwarts , the other main faction of the Republican Party . The main issue that divided the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds was political patronage . The Stalwarts were in favor of political machines and spoils system-style patronage , while the Half-Breeds , led by Maine senator James G. Blaine , were in favor of civil service reform and a merit system . The epithet `` Half-Breed '' was invented in derision by the Stalwarts to denote those whom they perceived as being only half Republican . In the 1880 Republican National Convention , the Stalwart candidate , former president Ulysses S. Grant , was pitted against Half-Breed James G. Blaine for the party nomination . Grant 's campaign was led by Stalwart leader Roscoe Conkling of New York , the state with the biggest split between Stalwarts and Half-Breeds . Despite Conkling 's attempts at imposing a unit-rule in the Republican National Convention by which a state 's votes would be grouped together for only one candidate , a number of Stalwarts went against him by vocalizing their support for the Half-Breed Blaine . The Half-Breeds united to defeat the unit-rule in a vote , and elected Half-Breed George Frisbie Hoar to the position as temporary chairman of the convention . Both sides knew there was no chance of victory for either candidate , and the Half-Breeds chose James Garfield as a compromise candidate . Garfield won the party 's nomination on the thirty-sixth ballot , and won the 1880 presidential election . Blaine was chosen as Garfield 's Secretary of State , and carried heavy influence over the political appointments Garfield issued for congressional approval . After Garfield was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau , a Stalwart , who proclaimed , `` I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts and Arthur will be President '' , the new Stalwart president Chester A. Arthur surprised those in his own faction by promoting civil service reform and issuing government jobs based on a merit system . The Half-Breeds put through Congress the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act ( authored by Democrat George H. Pendleton ) , and Arthur signed the bill into law on January 16 , 1883 . The act put an end to the spoils system , at least symbolically , placing a significant number of federal employees under the merit system and putting the government on the road to true reform . The act also set up the United States Civil Service Commission , banished political tests , denied jobs to alcoholics and created competitive measures for some federal positions . The Half-Breed and Stalwart factions both dissociated towards the end of the 1880s .",
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"text": "Copperhead (politics) In the 1860s , the Copperheads comprised a vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War , wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates . Republicans started calling anti-war Democrats `` Copperheads '' , likening them to the venomous snake . Those Democrats accepted the label , reinterpreting the copper `` head '' as the likeness of Liberty , which they cut from Liberty Head large cent coins and proudly wore as badges . Democratic supporters of the war , by contrast , were called War Democrats . The Copperheads represented the more extreme wing of the `` Northern Democrats '' . Notable Copperheads included two Democratic congressmen from Ohio : Clement L. Vallandigham and Alexander Long . Republican prosecutors accused some prominent Copperheads of treason in a series of trials in 1864 . Copperheadism , a highly contentious , grass-roots movement , had its strongest base in the area just north of the Ohio River , as well as in some urban ethnic wards . Some historians have argued that it represented a traditionalistic element alarmed at the rapid modernization of society sponsored by the Republican Party , and that it looked back to Jacksonian Democracy for inspiration . Weber ( 2006 ) argues that the Copperheads damaged the Union war effort by opposing conscription ( the `` draft '' ) , encouraging desertion , and forming conspiracies , but other historians say that the draft was already in disrepute and that the Republicans greatly exaggerated the conspiracies for partisan reasons . Historians agree that the Copperheads ' goal of restoring the Union with slavery was naive and impractical , for the Confederates refused to consider giving up their independence . The Copperheads became a major target of the Union ( Republican ) party in the 1864 presidential election . Copperhead support increased when Union armies did poorly , and decreased when they won great victories . After the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 , Union military success seemed assured , and Copperheadism collapsed .",
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"text": "Right-wing politics Right-wing politics hold that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable , natural , normal , or desirable , typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law , economics or tradition . Hierarchy and inequality may be viewed as natural results of traditional social differences or the competition in market economies . The term right-wing can generally refer to `` the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system . '' The political terms Right and Left were first used during the French Revolution ( 1789 -- 99 ) , and referred to seating arrangements in the French parliament ; those who sat to the right of the chair of the parliamentary president were broadly supportive of the institutions of the monarchist Ancien Régime . The original Right in France was formed as a reaction against the Left , and comprised those politicians supporting hierarchy , tradition , and clericalism . The use of the expression la droite ( the right ) became prominent in France after the restoration of the monarchy in 1815 , when it was applied to the Ultra-royalists . The people of English-speaking countries did not apply the terms `` right '' and `` left '' to their own politics until the 20th century . Although the right-wing originated with traditional conservatives , monarchists and reactionaries , the term extreme right-wing has also been applied to movements including fascists , Nazis , and racial supremacists . From the 1830s to the 1880s , there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy , moving away from nobility and aristocracy towards capitalism . This general economic shift toward capitalism affected centre right movements such as the British Conservative Party , which responded by becoming supportive of capitalism . In the United States , the Right includes both economic and social conservatives . In Europe , economic conservatives are usually considered liberal , and the Right includes nationalists , nativist opposition to immigration , religious conservatives , and historically a significant presence of right-wing movements with anti-capitalist sentiments including conservatives and fascists who opposed what they saw as the selfishness and excessive materialism inherent in contemporary capitalism .",
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"text": "Presidency of William McKinley The presidency of William McKinley began on March 4 , 1897 at noon Eastern Standard Time , when William McKinley was inaugurated as President of the United States , and ended on September 14 , 1901 , upon his assassination and death , days into his second term . McKinley , a Republican , was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt . The 25th United States president , he took office following the 1896 presidential election , in which he defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan , after a front-porch campaign in which he advocated `` sound money '' , promised that high tariffs would restore prosperity , and denounced Bryan 's radicalism and class warfare . He defeated Bryan again in the 1900 presidential election , in a campaign focused on imperialism , protectionism , and free silver . McKinley 's presidency marked the beginning of an era in American political history from the mid -- 1890s to 1932 that was generally dominated by the Republican Party . McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish -- American War , took ownership of Hawaii , the Philippines and Puerto Rico , restored prosperity , promoted pluralism among all groups , raised protective tariffs to promote American industry , and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals . Rapid economic growth marked his presidency . He promoted the 1897 Dingley Tariff to protect manufacturers and factory workers from foreign competition , and in 1900 , he secured the passage of the Gold Standard Act . McKinley hoped to persuade Spain to grant independence to rebellious Cuba without conflict , but when negotiation failed , he led the nation in the Spanish -- American War of 1898 ; the U.S. victory was quick and decisive . As part of the peace settlement , Spain turned over to the United States its main overseas colonies of Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines ; Cuba was promised independence , but for a time remained under the control of the U.S. Army . The United States annexed the independent Republic of Hawaii in 1898 and it became a U.S. territory . As an innovator of American interventionism and pro-business sentiment , McKinley 's presidency is generally ranked above average . Historian Lewis L. Gould argues that McKinley was effective in domestic and foreign affairs and was `` the first modern president '' :",
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"text": "Tariff of 1790 In 1789 , Alexander Hamilton , the Secretary of the Treasury , calculated that the United States required $ 3 million a year for operating expenses as well as enough revenue to repay the estimated $ 75 million in foreign and domestic debt . Under the rates established by the Tariff of 1789 , the government could not meet its obligations . Consequently , Hamilton proposed an increase in the average rate from 5 percent to between 7 and 10 percent , the addition of numerous items to the list , and the passage of an excise tax . Congress refused to pass the excise tax , but James Madison successfully steered the tariff increases through the legislature . The Act Laying Duties on Imports was communicated by Alexander Hamilton to the United States House of Representatives on April 23 , 1790 . In order to promote manufacturing in the United States , Hamilton proposed that imported goods be more expensive , which would force Americans to buy more homemade products . This proposition failed as it was essentially a tariff .",
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"text": "Cash and carry (World War II) Cash and carry was a policy requested by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a special session of the United States Congress on September 21 , 1939 , subsequent to the outbreak of war in Europe . It replaced the Neutrality Acts of 1936 . The revision allowed the sale of materiel to belligerents , as long as the recipients arranged for the transport using their own ships and paid immediately in cash , assuming all risk in transportation . However , the sale of war materials was not allowed . Though `` Cash and Carry '' concepts had been introduced in the Neutrality Act of 1936 , it only pertained to materials that could not be used in war efforts , which allowed them to aid warring countries . Originally presented to Congress by Senator Key Pittman ( D-NV ) earlier in 1939 , the bill was designed to replace the Neutrality Act of 1937 , which had lapsed in May 1939 . The bill had been defeated repeatedly by the Senate and the House on more than one occasion as Isolationists feared that passing the bill would draw the US into the conflict in Europe . However , President Roosevelt felt that further help was needed in Europe after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939 . The bill passed in late October , gaining approval from the House on November 5 , 1939 . The President gave his signature the same day . The purpose of this policy was to maintain neutrality between the United States and European countries while giving aid to Britain by allowing them to buy non war materials . Various policies , such as the Neutrality Acts of 1935 , 1936 , and 1937 , forbade selling implements of war or lending money to belligerent countries under any terms . The U.S. economy was rebounding at this time , following the Great Depression , but there was still a need for industrial manufacturing jobs . The cash and carry program helped to solve this issue and in turn Great Britain benefited from the purchase goods . This program also prevented US businesses interests backing the success or failure of any warring nation . Because of the conclusion of the Nye Committee , which asserted that United States involvement in World War I was driven by private interests from arms manufacturers , many Americans believed that investment in a belligerent would eventually lead to American participation in war . U.S. shipping interests were forbidden from entering into conflict zones and US passengers traveling on foreign ships did so at their own risk . The `` cash and carry '' legislation enacted in 1939 effectively ended the arms embargo that had been in place since the Neutrality Act of 1936 . It paved the way for Lend-Lease .",
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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": "United States House of Representatives elections, 1886 Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1886 for Representatives to the 50th Congress , taking place in the middle of President Grover Cleveland 's first term . As in many midterm elections , Cleveland 's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party , although a narrow majority was retained . Many of these Republican pickups were in the industrializing Midwest states , where the debate over tariffs , which were advocated by Republicans to protect domestic industry but opposed by Democrats to allow for free agricultural trade , led to political change . The small Labor Party , supported by industrial workers , gained one seat each in Virginia ( VA-06 ) and Wisconsin ( WI-04 ) , while the Greenback Party maintained its one seat in Iowa ( James B. Weaver of IA-06 ) . John Nichols was also elected as an Independent to NC-04 .",
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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": "John Hamilton (Kansas) John Daniel Miller Hamilton ( c. 1892 -- September 24 , 1973 ) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Kansas . Hamilton was raised in Topeka , Kansas , where his father was general counsel of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad . Upon graduation from preparatory school in 1913 , he stopped in Chicago to see his father 's friend , Dean Wigmore , who promptly invited him to enroll in Northwestern University Law School . Hamilton went on to become Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 1927 Session and 1928 Special Session . He lost the Republican Governor primary election to Clyde Reed in 1928 . In the 1930 Republican Governor primary he was the campaign manager for Frank Hauke who defeated incumbent Governor Clyde Reed , but lost in the general election . As Hauke 's campaign manager , Hamilton was also made Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party from 1930 to 1932 , In November 1932 , following the death of Kansas Republican National Committeeman David Mulvane , Governor Alf Landon had Hamilton elected as the new Kansas Republican National Committeeman for Kansas , a role he filled from 1932 to 1940 . In 1936 , following the nomination of then-Governor Alf Landon to run against President Franklin D. Roosevelt , Mr. Hamilton was appointed chairman of the Republican National Committee . His picture was on Time 's cover on September 23 , 1936 . Landon lost the election in a landslide , but Mr. Hamilton continued as chairman of the Republican National Committee until 1940 , due in large part to the considerable help of a freshman Illinois congressman , Everett Dirksen , whose eloquent support turned back several efforts to replace Mr. Hamilton . Mr. Hamilton personally visited 3,000 GOP county chairmen during his four-year term , and , in the process , eliminated the huge Landon campaign debt . Mr. Hamilton presided at the 1940 Republican National Convention that nominated Wendell Willkie to run against Roosevelt . When , according to well-established custom , Willkie picked his own national party chairman , Mr. Hamilton retired from active politics . In 1940 , Hamilton at the age of 48 resigned from the RNC and two days later married Jane Kendall Mason , 30 , who a month earlier divorced George Grant Mason Jr. , member of the Civil Aeronautics Board in Tampa , Florida . According to former first lady Grace Coolidge , Jane Kendall was `` the most beautiful debutante who ever entered the White House '' . At the urging of members of Philadelphia 's Pew family , he came to Philadelphia , rather than return to Kansas , and joined the Pepper firm . Even in private practice , he remained an active and shrewd observer of the political scene . He was a consummate raconteur of political stories , and in the days before timesheets , partners and associates drifted into his office for impromptu gatherings where they heard Hamilton tell tales of political lore . Hamilton received national and international attention in 1950 , when he was appointed to represent Harry Gold , a Philadelphia chemist and confessed courier in the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg network that passed atomic secrets to the Soviet Union . In 1955 he became chairman of the Pepper Law Firm and resigned the position in 1964 .",
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"text": "Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp ( July 13 , 1935 -- May 2 , 2009 ) was an American politician and a professional gridiron football player . A Republican , he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993 , having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York 's 31st congressional district from 1971 to 1989 . He was the Republican Party 's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election , where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole . Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries . Before entering politics , Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years . He played briefly in the National Football League ( NFL ) and the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) , but became a star in the American Football League ( AFL ) . He served as captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills and earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship . He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence , appeared in its All-Star game seven times , played in its championship game five times , and set many of the league 's career passing records . Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association , for which he served five terms as president . During the early part of his football career , he served in the United States Army Reserve . As an economic conservative , Kemp advocated low taxes and supply-side policies during his political career . His positions spanned the social spectrum , ranging from his conservative opposition to abortion to his more libertarian stances advocating immigration reform . As a proponent of both Chicago school and supply-side economics , he is notable as an influence upon the Reagan agenda and the architect of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 , which is known as the Kemp -- Roth tax cut . After his days in political office , Kemp remained active as a political advocate and commentator , and served on corporate and nonprofit organization boards . He also authored , co-authored , and edited several books . He promoted American football and advocated for retired professional football players . Kemp was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Barack Obama . He was famously quoted saying , `` We must win the war on poverty by enlisting the greatest weapon ever invented : Free Enterprise '' .",
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"text": "Political positions of the Republican Party The platform of the Republican Party of the United States is generally based on conservatism , in contrast to the modern liberalism of the Democrats . The Republican Party 's conservatism involves support for free market capitalism , free enterprise , business , a strong national defense , deregulation , restrictions on labor unions , social-conservative policies , and traditional values , usually with a Christian foundation . The party is generally split on the issue of how to deal with illegal immigration . In general , Republicans oppose abortion rights , funding to Planned Parenthood , drugs , Obamacare , Common Core , gun control and support Just Say No and school choice . On economics , Republicans oppose an increased minimum wage and the estate tax , and support free markets and individual achievement . On the environment , Republicans have introduced environmental programs such as the Environmental Protection Agency and cap-and-trade policies in the past , but tend to oppose them today . Republicans support clean air and clean water policies , but also support increased fracking and reject scientific consensus on global warming and climate change . The majority of Republicans oppose same-sex marriage and tend to support the death penalty .",
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"text": "South Carolina's 6th congressional district The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina . It includes all of Allendale , Bamberg , Barnwell , Clarendon , Colleton , Hampton and Williamsburg counties and parts of Beaufort , Berkeley , Calhoun , Charleston , Dorchester , Georgetown , Orangeburg and Richland counties . The district borders were shifted south in the 2012 redistricting . It lost its share of the North Carolina border , and now takes in part of the area near the South Carolina-Georgia border . The district was defined in the early 1990s in a deal between state Republicans ( mostly white ) and Democrats ( mostly black ) in the South Carolina General Assembly to ensure a majority-black population , known as a majority-minority district . The rural counties of the historical black belt in South Carolina make up much of the district , but it sweeps south to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Charleston , and sweeps west to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Columbia . In all of its configurations , its politics have been dominated by black voters in the Columbia and Charleston areas . Following the Reconstruction era , the white Democratic-dominated legislature passed Jim Crow laws , as well as a new constitution in 1895 that effectively disfranchised blacks , crippling the Republican Party in the state . For most of the next 60 years , South Carolina was essentially a one-party state dominated by the Democrats , and blacks were nearly excluded from the political system . Demographic and political changes have included the Great Migration ( African American ) of blacks out of the state during the Jim Crow era in the first half of the 20th century . At the same time , many white Democrats felt chagrin at the national party 's greater support of civil rights for blacks from the 1940s onward , and began splitting their tickets in federal elections . After successes of the Civil Rights Movement in gaining passage of federal legislation in the mid-1960s to enforce their constitutional rights and ability to vote , blacks in South Carolina supported national Democratic candidates . This prompted a massive wave of party-switching in which white conservatives began moving into the Republican Party . Since the late 20th century , South Carolina politics have been very racially polarized . Republicans in South Carolina have been mostly white , and most African Americans in the state continue to support the Democrats . In the 21st century , the 6th is considered the only `` safe '' Democratic district in the state . Before 1993 , this district included the northeastern part of the state , from Darlington to Myrtle Beach . It was a classic `` Yellow Dog '' Democratic district ; in this configuration it only elected two Republicans , both for a single term . In 2012 , the new 7th congressional district was created ; it includes much of the territory that was in the 6th for most of the 20th century . Jim Clyburn , a Democrat and the current Assistant House Minority Leader , has represented this district since first being elected in 1992 .",
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"text": "Royal Commission on the Depression in Trade and Industry The Royal Commission on the Depression in Trade and Industry was a Royal Commission of the United Kingdom set up by the Prime Minister Lord Salisbury 's minority Conservative government in August 1885 and completed in December 1886 . It occurred during the Great Depression of 1873 -- 96 . The decision by Salisbury to appoint this Royal Commission has been seen as a way of easing the pressure on the Conservative Party from `` fair traders '' who opposed the prevailing free trade orthodoxy . The former Liberal ministers who Salisbury wished to appoint to the Royal Commission , such as John Kynaston Cross , declined to do so because such an inquiry implicitly questioned the validity of free trade . The Commission was chaired by Lord Iddesleigh , a free trader . W. D. Rubinstein has noted that `` This commission was notable for being one of the first to acknowledge Britain 's disadvantages as the earliest industrial country at a time of intense foreign competition . Its recommendations were moderate , and Iddesleigh 's chairmanship ensured that it did not stray from free-trade orthodoxy despite the growing calls for protection from many tories '' .",
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"text": "Samantha Robson Samantha Jane Robson ( born 22 March 1966 in Wandsworth , London ) is an English actress who played WPC Vicky Hagen in The Bill from 1998 to 2001 . She has also appeared in Red Dwarf as Pete Tranter 's sister and Murder in Mind . Before working in television , she worked for eighteen months as a lap dancer under the name Shelley at For Your Eyes Only in north west London . Robson spent three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company .",
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"text": "Samantha Wells Samantha Wells ( born 2 August 1989 ) is an Australian freestyle skier . She competed at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013 in Voss , and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , in women 's aerials .",
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"text": "Mark Lester Mark Lester ( born Mark A. Letzer ; 11 July 1958 ) is an English former child actor known for playing the title role in the 1968 musical film version of Oliver ! and starring in a number of other British and European films of the 1960s and 1970s and in a number of television series .",
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"text": "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": "Richmond, New Zealand Richmond is a town , and the seat of the Tasman District Council , that lies 13 km south of Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand , close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay . The town was first settled in 1842 and was named in 1854 after the town of Richmond on Thames near London . By 2014 it had an estimated population of 13,606 . Although Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City , it forms part of the Nelson Urban Area for statistical purposes and is informally considered as part of Greater Nelson or the `` Top of the South '' . The two unitary authorities co-operate for tourism-marketing purposes via `` Latitude Nelson '' . During the period , 1853 to 1876 , Richmond was administrated as part of the Nelson Province .",
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"text": "Kreesha Turner Kreesha Turner ( born June 10 , 1985 ) is a Canadian/Jamaican recording artist and songwriter , born in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . Raised in both Canada and Jamaica , she began her musical career after a successful audition with Virgin Records . She signed a record deal with the Capitol Music Group , under which the Virgin imprint operates . Concurrently , EMI Music Canada signed her in order to more effectively tap into the Canadian market . She has released two albums in Canada . Her first album Passion ( 2008 ) spawned singles `` Bounce With Me , '' `` Lady Killer '' and `` Do n't Call Me Baby '' . The latter became the # 1 most played song ( by a Canadian ) on Canadian radio in 2008 and became her very first number one single on Billboards U.S. Hot Dance Club Play . During this year , she was nominated for two Juno Awards for `` Best New Artist '' and `` Best Pop Album of The Year . '' Her second double disc studio album , Tropic Electric ( 2011 ) saw Turner alter her public image and return to her original sound . She released three moderately successful singles `` Rock Paper Scissors , '' `` I Could Stay , '' and `` Love Again . '' which gained her another Juno Award Nomination for `` Best R&B Album . '' Turner is currently finished recording her third album entitled Evolution Inevitable with a new direction of her sound infused with Dancehall , Hip Hop and R&B . Throughout Turner 's career , she has been well known for her style and image . She 's been ranked on Complex magazine list of `` 25 Sexiest International Singers You 've Never Heard Of '' and Much Music 's `` Sexiest Girls list '' in 2008 . She has been featured on multiple major Canadian magazine covers and starred in a national Kit Kat campaign . Her music has been featured on major network television shows such as , `` Entourage '' , `` Desperate Housewives '' , `` Ugly Betty '' , `` Gossip Girl '' , `` The Hills '' , `` Keeping Up With the Kardashians '' , `` Smash '' , `` Lipstick Jungle '' and `` Brothers & Sisters '' .",
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"text": "Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton ( born 13 May 1977 ) is an English actress , screenwriter and director . She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career , including one BAFTA Award , one BIFA Award , one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award . She has been described as one of the greatest actresses of her generation . Brought up in Nottingham , Morton joined the Central Junior Television Workshop , and soon began her career in British television in 1991 . She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and appeared from 1995 to 1996 in the ITV series Band of Gold . She made the transition to film with lead roles in the dramas Emma ( 1996 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1997 ) and the well-received Under the Skin ( 1997 ) . The latter made director Woody Allen cast Morton in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , which earned her nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . In the 2000s , Morton continued to draw critical praise for her performances in numerous arthouse and independent films . Her role in Morvern Callar ( 2002 ) garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress , and she received her second Academy Award nomination , this time in the Best Actress category , for In America ( 2003 ) . She also found mainstream success with the science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . For her role in 2006 's television biopic Longford , she received BAFTA and Emmy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress -- Television Film . Morton starred in the dramas Control ( 2007 ) , Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) and The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and she made her directorial debut with the British television film The Unloved ( 2009 ) , winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama . Her most recent acting credits include the science fiction action film John Carter ( 2012 ) , the thriller Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) , the drama Decoding Annie Parker ( 2013 ) , the period film Miss Julie ( 2014 ) , the European limited series The Last Panthers ( 2015 ) and the film adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Simon Robson Simon Robson is a British actor , director and writer . As an actor , he has appeared in Doctors , Tom & Viv , Bodywork , Trial and Retribution and EastEnders , playing Graham Stone . Simon Robson studied at Cambridge University and trained as an actor at RADA . He has worked extensively in the theatre , as well as appearing in Eastenders and Doctors . His first play , The Ghost Train Tattoo , was premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 2001 . Since then he has published a book of short stories , The Separate Heart , which was shortlisted for the prestigious Frank O'Connor Prize in 2007 .",
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"text": "Sam Taylor-Johnson Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson ( née Taylor-Wood , born 4 March 1967 ) is an English filmmaker , photographer and visual artist . Her directorial feature film debut came in 2009 with Nowhere Boy , a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon . She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists .",
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"text": "Delta Goodrem discography Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem has released five studio albums , one extended play ( EP ) , three video albums and thirty two singles . Goodrem signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment in 1999 and , since then , has achieved four number one albums and nine number one songs in Australia . Goodrem debuted in 2001 with a teen pop single titled `` I Do n't Care '' that was not commercially successful . Her 2003 debut album Innocent Eyes revamped her musical style as piano-based ballad pop , and was a multi-platinum seller in Australia , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . Her successful singles were `` Born to Try '' , `` Lost Without You '' , `` Innocent Eyes '' , `` Not Me , Not I '' and `` Predictable '' . The album sold 1.2 million copies in Australia , and over 4 million worldwide . Its successor , Mistaken Identity , was created during Goodrem 's battle with Hodgkin 's lymphoma , a form of cancer . While the album was unable to parallel the commercial success of Innocent Eyes , it did enter the ARIA charts at number one , and gained multi-platinum status . It featured successful top ten singles , `` Mistaken Identity '' , `` Out of the Blue '' and `` A Little Too Late '' . Goodrem 's third album Delta , was released in October 2007 . The album debuted at number one in Australia , making it her third consecutive chart-topping album there . It also achieved multi-platinum status in Australia . Had successful singles , `` You Will Only Break My Heart '' , `` I Ca n't Break It to My Heart '' and `` Together We Are One '' . Her fourth album Child of the Universe came out in 2012 with two hit singles `` Wish You Were Here '' and `` Sitting on Top of the World '' , which were both certified platinum in Australia . `` Heart Hypnotic '' and `` Dear Life '' went Gold and `` Wings '' also went platinum . With the release of her fifth studio album , Wings of the Wild , Goodrem earned her fourth number-one album . Goodrem 's career global album sales exceed eight million . She has sold approximately 2 million singles , with 1,238,919 copies sold in Australia .",
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"text": "Stacy (singer) Ummu Syaikhah Stacy binti Anam ( born 18 August 1990 ) , known professionally as Stacy , is a Malaysian singer , songwriter who rose to fame after winning the sixth season of Akademi Fantasia , receiving 43 % of over 3.8 million votes . Her debut album , Aku Stacy , was released on 9 March 2009 . She 's also known as Malaysia 's Dancing Queen .",
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"text": "Sam Nixon Sam Nixon ( born 21 March 1986 ) is an English singer and television presenter . He came third on the Pop Idol television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark , with the other being Mark Rhodes .",
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"text": "Now That's What I Call Music! 64 (UK series) This article describes an album in the UK Now ! series . It should not be confused with similarly or identically-titled albums belonging to different `` Now ! '' series . For more information , see Now That 's What I Call Music ! discography . Now That 's What I Call Music ! 64 or Now 64 was released on 24 July 2006 on digital MP3 download , audio cassette and Compact Disc . The album is the 64th edition of the original ( UK ) Now ! series . Now 64 features six songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart : `` Crazy '' , `` Maneater '' , `` Do n't Stop Me Now '' , `` I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ( With Flowers in My Hair ) '' , `` Smile '' and `` So Sick '' . The Robin Beck song `` First Time '' previously featured on Now 14 in its original form . There is the tiniest of overlaps between MP3 and cassette in the history of NOW - this was the last UK Now Album to be released on tape , and only a very limited number of copies were made available . Compact Disc remains the largest-selling format to this day .",
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"text": "Claudia Wells Claudia Grace Wells ( born July 5 , 1966 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "Sam Robson Sam David Robson ( born 1 July 1989 ) is an English cricketer , who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club . He is a right-handed batsman , and occasional legbreak bowler . Born to an Australian father and English mother , Robson played U-19 cricket for Australia but qualified for England in August 2013 . In 2012 he became the first batsman to score a first-class hundred in England in the month of March and he was the leading run-scorer in the 2013 County Championship with 933 runs at an average of 62.06 .",
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"text": "Mark Robson (American writer) Mark Robson is a writer who was born in Scotland and who now lives in New Orleans , Louisiana . He is currently working on film projects with his production partner , Leigh Hennessy , and he also runs No Middle Name Public Relations . Robson holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette ( formerly known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana ) and was Assistant Professor of English and Theater at Graceland University in Iowa . He was artistic director of the Eavesdrop Theater in Lafayette , Louisiana , one of the nation 's premier playwrights ' theaters of the era . As a playwright , director , and actor , he was involved in dozens of productions in Louisiana and across the United States . Several of his one-act plays were performed in Off-Off Broadway theaters in New York , including `` Home at Last , '' which won the playwriting award at the Deep South Writers Conference . He also directed and acted in Off-Off Broadway plays in New York . In addition to his work in theater , Robson is an acclaimed expert in United States coins and stamps . He has written extensively about all aspects of coins and stamps , and from 2000 to 2003 he was a guest host on ShopNBC television coin shows , under the name of `` Dr. Mark . '' During his years at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette , Robson played soccer and coached the men 's soccer team to its first conference championship ( Louisiana Regional Soccer League ) . He has maintained an interest in sports and enjoys long-distance running . He has completed several marathons , including the New York City Marathon and Boston Marathon , and he won the men 's race in the Marathon to Marathon Half Marathon in Iowa in 2005 .",
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"text": "Now That's What I Call Music! 25 (U.S. series) Now That 's What I Call Music ! 25 was released on July 17 , 2007 . The album is the 25th edition of the Now ! series in the United States . It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , selling approximately 223,000 copies in its first week , and remained at number one in its second week , selling another 149,000 copies . Now ! 25 contains three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits , `` Girlfriend '' , `` Glamorous '' and `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' , and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA .",
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"text": "Samantha Sacramento Samantha Jane Sacramento is a lawyer and MP from Gibraltar and a member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party ( GSLP ) . Before her return to The Rock , she formed part of the legal team of the Commission for Racial Equality in Cardiff . In December 2011 , she was appointed Minister for Equality and Social Services by the Chief Minister , Fabian Picardo .",
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"text": "Samantha Harvey Samantha Harvey ( born 1975 in Kent , England ) , is an English author . She completed the Bath Spa Creative Writing MA course in 2005 , and has also completed a postgraduate course in philosophy and a PhD in Creative Writing . Her first novel is The Wilderness ( 2009 ) , a book about the unravelling effect of Alzheimer 's disease . Her second novel , All Is Song ( 2012 ) , is a novel about moral and filial duty , and about the choice between questioning and conforming . Her third novel , Dear Thief , is a long letter from a woman to her absent friend , detailing the emotional fallout of a love triangle . It was published on 25 September 2014 by Jonathan Cape and was longlisted for the 2015 Baileys Prize for Fiction . It is currently on the shortlist for the 2015 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction . Her short stories have appeared in Granta Magazine and on BBC Radio 4 . In 2010 she was named one of the 12 best new British novelists by The Culture Show . She is a tutor on the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and a member of the Academy for the Folio Prize . She is a member of the jury for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize .",
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"text": "Samantha Mohr Samantha Mohr ( born September 13 , 1961 ) is an American meteorologist and television personality from Columbus , Georgia . Mohr was crowned Miss Georgia 1985 and competed for the Miss America 1986 title . She is currently on-air talent at WXIA-TV in Atlanta .",
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"text": "The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy films from Walden Media , based on The Chronicles of Narnia , a series of novels by C. S. Lewis . From the seven novels , there have been three film adaptations so far -- The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 2005 ) , Prince Caspian ( 2008 ) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ( 2010 ) -- which have grossed over $ 1.5 billion worldwide among them . The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia , guided by Aslan , a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia . The children heavily featured in the films are the Pevensie siblings , and a prominent antagonist is the White Witch ( also known as Jadis ) . The first two films were directed by Andrew Adamson and the third film was directed by Michael Apted . The fourth film will be directed by Joe Johnston .",
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"text": "The Last Battle The Last Battle is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis , published by The Bodley Head in 1956 . It was the seventh and final novel in The Chronicles of Narnia ( 1950 -- 1956 ) . Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions . The Last Battle is set almost entirely in the Narnia world and the English children who participate arrive only in the middle of the narrative . The novel is set some 200 Narnian years after The Silver Chair and about 2500 years since the creation of the world narrated in The Magician 's Nephew . A false Aslan is set up in the north-western borderlands and conflict between true and false Narnians merges with that between Narnia and Calormen , whose people worship Tash . It concludes with termination of the world by Aslan , after a `` last battle '' that is practically lost . Macmillan US published an American edition within the calendar year . Lewis and The Last Battle won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association , recognising the year 's best children 's book by a British subject . The author wrote to illustrator Baynes , `` is it not rather ` our ' medal ? I 'm sure the illustrations were taken into account as well as the text . ''",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "BBC Television BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927 . It produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932 , although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936 . The BBC 's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they account for more than 30 % of all UK viewing . The services are funded by a television licence . As a result of the 2016 Licence Fee settlement , the BBC Television division was split , with in-house television production being separated into a new division called BBC Studios and the remaining parts of television ( channels and genre commissioning , BBC Sport , BBC Three and BBC iPlayer ) being renamed as BBC Content .",
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"text": "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": "Camelot (TV series) Camelot is a 2011 historical-fantasy-drama television series which premiered on 1 April 2011 . It was co-produced by the Starz cable network and GK-TV which began production during the summer of 2010 . The series , based on the Arthurian legend , was produced by Graham King , Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst . A special preview showing of the pilot episode `` Homecoming '' was aired on Starz Friday night , 25 February 2011 . On 30 June 2011 Starz announced it was not going to order new seasons of Camelot , citing significant production challenges , predominantly scheduling conflicts with some members of the cast , including Joseph Fiennes , Jamie Campbell Bower and Eva Green .",
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"text": "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": "Battles in the Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis ' fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia includes several battles set in Narnia , Archenland , and other places in the Narnian World . These are given below in an in-universe , fictional chronology while listing them in order of appearance .",
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"text": "The Famous Five (series) The Famous Five is the name of a series of children 's adventure novels written by English author Enid Blyton . The first book , Five on a Treasure Island , was published in 1942 . The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children -- Julian , Dick , Anne and Georgina ( George ) -- and their dog Timmy . The stories take place in the children 's school holidays after they have returned from their respective boarding schools . Each time they meet they get caught up in an adventure , often involving criminals or lost treasure . Sometimes the scene is set close to George 's family home at Kirrin Cottage in Dorset , such as the picturesque Kirrin Island , owned by George and her family in Kirrin Bay . George 's own home and various other houses the children visit or stay in are hundreds of years old and often contain secret passages or smugglers ' tunnels . In some books the children go camping in the countryside , on a hike or holiday together elsewhere . The settings , however , are almost always rural and enable the children to discover the simple joys of cottages , islands , the English and Welsh countryside and sea shores , as well as an outdoor life of picnics , lemonade , bicycle trips and swimming . Blyton intended to write only six or eight books in the series , but owing to their high sales and immense commercial success she went on to write twenty-one full-length Famous Five novels , as well as a number of other series in similar style following groups of children discovering crime on holiday in the countryside . By the end of 1953 more than six million copies had been sold . Today , more than two million copies of the books are sold each year , making them one of the biggest-selling series for children ever written , with sales totalling over a hundred million . All the novels have been adapted for television , and several have been adapted as films in various countries . Blyton 's publisher , Hodder & Stoughton , first used the term `` The Famous Five '' in 1951 , after nine books in the series had been published . Before this , the series was referred to as `` The ` Fives ' Books '' .",
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"text": "List of Criterion Collection UK releases This is a list of Criterion Collection Blu-ray titles released in U.K. , distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company which specializes in licensing and selling `` important classic and contemporary films '' in `` editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning , original supplements . '' Janus Films and the Voyager Company established The Criterion Collection in 1984 as a privately held company concentrating upon the North American home video market . In March 2016 , Criterion announced that due to a distribution partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment select Criterion Collection titles would be launching in U.K. as Blu-ray editions , starting on April 18 , 2016 . So far all the released titles have been films that have already been released in US by Criterion Collection , or that have received simultaneous releases in the US and U.K. . So far all the released titles have been identical to their US counterparts apart from region coding ( A in the US and B in U.K. ) .",
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"text": "Waverley Novels The Waverley Novels is a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott ( 1771 -- 1832 ) . For nearly a century , they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe . Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827 , the series takes its name from Waverley , the first novel of the series released in 1814 . The later books bore the words `` by the author of Waverley '' on their title pages . The Tales of my Landlord sub-series was not advertised as `` by the author of Waverley '' and thus is not always included as part of the Waverley Novels series .",
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"text": "Keléstia Productions Keléstia Productions publishes role-playing materials for use with Hârn , a fictitious setting . Keléstia Productions was created by N. Robin Crossby , the original creator of Hârn , after a contract dispute with publisher Columbia Games proved irresolvable . Keléstia Productions is known for the incredible detail and high design standards of its online products . As of this writing , Kelestia Productions produces no printed materials . A community of dedicated fans produces additional highly-detailed supplements . Despite disagreements between Keléstia Publications and rival Columbia Games , the products produced by both entities are completely compatible either `` as-is '' or with the use of simple conversion information available freely through the fan community . The fan community produces additional high-quality supplements that are compatible with both Columbia Games and Kelestia Productions products . Since the death of N. Robin Crossby , Keléstia Productions has continued as company owned by Crossby 's estate , principally producing products describing the wider world beyond Hârn .",
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"text": "The History of Middle-earth The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books published between 1983 and 1996 that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien , compiled and edited by his son , Christopher Tolkien . The series shows the development over time of Tolkien 's conception of Middle-earth as a fictional place with its own peoples , languages , and history , from his earliest notions of a `` mythology for England '' through to the development of the stories that make up The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings . It is not a `` history of Middle-earth '' in the sense of being a chronicle of events in Middle-earth written from an in-universe perspective . In 2000 -- 01 , the twelve volumes were republished in three limited edition omnibus volumes . Non-deluxe editions of the three volumes were published in 2002 .",
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"text": "White Witch Jadis is the main antagonist of The Magician 's Nephew and of The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe in C. S. Lewis 's series , The Chronicles of Narnia . She is commonly referred to as the White Witch in The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , as she is the Witch who froze Narnia in the Hundred Years Winter . Some recent editions of the books include brief notes , added by later editors , that describe the cast of characters . As Lewis scholar Peter Schakel points out , the description there of Jadis and the Queen of Underland ( the main antagonist of The Silver Chair ) `` states incorrectly that the Queen of Underland is an embodiment of Jadis '' . Beyond characterising the two as `` Northern Witches '' , Lewis 's text does not connect them . See Lady of the Green Kirtle for further discussion .",
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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": "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": "The Last Sea A location within the fictional setting of The Chronicles of Narnia . A location within the fictional Dark Sun setting .",
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"text": "Life (UK TV series) Life is a British nature documentary series created and produced by the BBC in association with The Open University . It was first broadcast as part of the BBC 's Darwin Season on BBC One and BBC HD from October to December 2009 . The series takes a global view of the specialised strategies and extreme behaviour that living things have developed in order to survive ; what Charles Darwin termed `` the struggle for existence '' . Four years in the making , the series was shot entirely in high definition . Life premiered on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom consisting of ten 50-minute episodes . The opening programme gives a general introduction to the series , a second look at plants , and the remainder are dedicated to some of the major animal groups . They aim to show common features that have contributed to the success of each group , and to document intimate and dramatic moments in the lives of selected species chosen for their charisma or their extraordinary behaviour . A ten-minute making-of feature Life on Location aired at the end of each episode , taking the total running time to 60 minutes . Life is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and The Open University . It is distributed under licence by the BBC in over 50 other countries , including by the Discovery Channel in the United States and Skai TV in Greece . The original script was written and narrated by David Attenborough .",
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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": "Boxen (C. S. Lewis) Boxen is a fictional world that C. S. Lewis ( `` Jack '' ) and his brother W. H. Lewis ( `` Warren '' ) created as children . The world of Boxen was created when Jack 's stories about Animal-Land and Warnie 's stories about India were brought together . In Surprised by Joy , Jack explains that the union of Animal-Land and India took place `` sometime in the late eighteenth century ( their eighteenth century , not ours ) '' . During a time when influenza was ravaging many families , the Lewis brothers were forced to stay indoors and entertain themselves by reading . They read whatever books they could find , both those written for children and adults . Influenced by Beatrix Potter 's animals , C.S. Lewis wrote about Animal-Land , complete with details about its economics , politics/government , and history , as well as illustrations of buildings and characters . The stories were published posthumously as Boxen : The Imaginary World of the Young C. S. Lewis Edited by Walter Hooper and first published by London : Collins May 28 , 1985 . First American edition : San Diego : Harcourt , Brace , Javanovich , October 17 , 1985 . ( republished as Boxen : Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia ) .",
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"text": "Elves (Discworld) In Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels , elves are of a race that lived before the Iron Age , and were banished by steel weapons . Elves on the Discworld are based on the nastier kind of fairy-folk in European ( and other ) folklores rather than elves as portrayed in most modern ( post-Tolkien ) fantasy fiction . They are native to the Disc , but now live in a parallel world , sometimes called Fairyland . During certain times of the year , such as Mid-Summer , the walls between Fairyland and ordinary reality become thin , allowing the elves ( and other fae creatures such as unicorns , Jenny Greenteeth and , before they were cast out , the Nac Mac Feegle ) to break through . Elven invasions of the Discworld are recorded in Lords and Ladies , The Wee Free Men and The Shepherd 's Crown . The Science of Discworld II : The Globe involves an attempted invasion of Roundworld ( a version of our world ) . In Moving Pictures it is mentioned that a few elves have moved to Holy Wood . THese are not the wild elves , but the offspring of elves and humans , seen below .",
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"text": "Egypt Egypt ( -LSB- ˈiːdʒɪpt -RSB- ; مِصر , مَصر , Kimi ) , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt , is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula . Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast , the Gulf of Aqaba to the east , the Red Sea to the east and south , Sudan to the south , and Libya to the west . Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan , and across from the Sinai Peninsula lies Saudi Arabia , although Jordan and Saudi Arabia do not share a land border with Egypt . Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country , emerging as one of the world 's first nation states in the tenth millennium BC . Considered a cradle of civilisation , Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing , agriculture , urbanisation , organised religion and central government . Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx , as well the ruins of Memphis , Thebes , Karnak , and the Valley of the Kings , reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of archaeological study and popular interest worldwide . Egypt 's rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity , which has endured , and at times assimilated , various foreign influences , including Greek , Persian , Roman , Arab , Ottoman , and European . One of the earliest centres of Christianity , Egypt was Islamised in the seventh century and remains a predominantly Muslim country , albeit with a significant Christian minority . With over 92 million inhabitants , Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab world , the third-most populous in Africa ( after Nigeria and Ethiopia ) , and the fifteenth-most populous in the world . The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River , an area of about 40000 km2 , where the only arable land is found . The large regions of the Sahara desert , which constitute most of Egypt 's territory , are sparsely inhabited . About half of Egypt 's residents live in urban areas , with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo , Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta . Modern Egypt is considered to be a regional and middle power , with significant cultural , political , and military influence in North Africa , the Middle East and the Muslim world . Egypt 's economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East , and is projected to become one of the largest in the 21st century . Egypt is a member of the United Nations , Non-Aligned Movement , Arab League , African Union , and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation .",
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"text": "Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty The Egypt -- Israel Peace Treaty ( معاهدة السلام المصرية الإسرائيلية , Mu ` āhadat as-Salām al-Misrīyah al - ` Isrā ' īlīyah ; הסכם השלום בין ישראל למצרים , Heskem HaShalom Bein Yisrael LeMitzrayim ) was signed in Washington , D.C. , United States on 26 March 1979 , following the 1978 Camp David Accords . The Egypt -- Israel treaty was signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin , and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter .",
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"text": "Free Egyptians Party The Free Egyptians Party ( -LSB- حزب المصريين الأحرار , Ḥizb El Maṣrīyīn El Aḥrār -RSB- -LSB- - arzħezb el mɑsˤɾejˈjiːn el ʔɑħˈɾˤɑːɾˤ -RSB- ) is an Egyptian liberal party , founded after the 2011 Egyptian revolution . It supports the principles of a liberal , democratic , and secular political order in Egypt . Free Egyptians Party is the largest party in the House of Representatives .",
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"text": "Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights or EIPR is an independent Egyptian human rights organization , established in 2002 . It is a Cairo-based think tank .",
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"text": "ERTU The Egyptian Radio and Television Union ( ERTU ) , اتحاد الاذاعة و التليفزيون المصري Ittihād al-Idhā ` ah wal-Tilīfizyūn al-Miṣrī ) , formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union , is the public broadcaster of Egypt , operated by the Egyptian government . It is a member of the European Broadcasting Union .",
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"text": "List of Coptic Churches in Egypt The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt . The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches , since the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451 . This church was established by Saint Mark the apostle and evangelist in the 1st century . The head of the church is the Pope of Alexandria . The following is a partial list of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Egypt ; the count stands at 2,000 churches :",
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"text": "Egypt Fed Cup team The Egypt Fed Cup team represents Egypt in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Egyptian Tennis Federation . They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III .",
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"text": "International Association International Association may refer to : International Association ( baseball ) International Association for Cereal Science and Technology International Association for Computing and Philosophy International Association for Continuing Education and Training International Association for Cryptologic Research International Association for Cultural Freedom International Association for Energy Economics International Association for Food Protection International Association for Group Psychotherapy International Association for Human Values International Association for Identification International Association for New Science International Association for Plant Taxonomy International Association for Political Science Students International Association for Professional Base Ball Players International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education International Association for Technology Trade International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property International Association for the Study of Pain International Association of Academies International Association of Administrative Professionals International Association of Amateur Heralds International Association of Analytical Psychologists International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators International Association of Arson Investigators International Association of Art Critics International Association of Astronomical Artists International Association of Athletics Federations International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts International Association of Bridge , Structural , Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers International Association of Canine Professionals International Association of Chiefs of Police International Association of Classification Societies International Association of Consulting Actuaries International Association of Crime Analysts International Association of Dental Students International Association of Educators International Association of Emergency Managers International Association of Exorcists International Association of Fairs and Expositions International Association of Financial Engineers International Association of Fire Fighters International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs International Association of Genocide Scholars International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers International Association of Human Values International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research International Association of Islamic Banks International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts International Association of Lighthouse Authorities International Association of Lions Clubs International Association of Machinists International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers International Association of Orofacial Myology International Association of Privacy Professionals International Association of Professional Numismatists International Association of Prosecutors International Association of Scientologists International Association of Software Architects International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language International Association of Travel Agents Network International Association of Ultrarunners International Association of Universities",
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"text": "List of country groupings This is a list of groupings of countries or of intergovernmental organisations , formal or informal , organisational or economic category . African Union ( AU ) is a continental union consisting of all fifty-five countries on the African continent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region Arab League , a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa , the Horn of Africa and Arabia , Algeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen , to draw closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration between them , to safeguard their independence and sovereignty , and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries ASEAN , The Association of Southeast Asian Nations , a regional organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states BASIC countries , four large newly industrialized countries , Brazil , South Africa , India , China , to act jointly on climate change and emissions reduction Benelux Union is a politico-economic union of three neighbouring states in western Europe : Belgium , the Netherlands , and Luxembourg . BRIC , Brazil , Russia , India and China , which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development BRICS , Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa , leading developing or newly industrialized countries , and are distinguished by their large , sometimes fast-growing economies and significant influence on regional affairs CIVETS , six emerging markets countries , Colombia , Indonesia , Vietnam , Egypt , Turkey and South Africa , a diverse and dynamic economy and a young , growing population Commonwealth of Nations , fifty-two member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire Development Assistance Committee ( DAC ) , to discuss issues surrounding aid , development and poverty reduction in developing countries , the world 's major donor countries , Australia , European Union , Iceland , New Zealand , South Korea , Austria , Finland , Ireland , Norway , Spain , Belgium , France , Italy , Poland , Sweden , Canada , Germany , Japan , Portugal , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Greece , Luxembourg , Slovakia , United Kingdom , Denmark , Hungary , Netherlands , Slovenia , United States Economic Cooperation Organisation ( ECO ) , Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Iran , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyz , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , a political and economic organization , a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities , the objective is to establish a single market for goods and services EAEU , Eurasian Economic Union , an economic union of Belarus , Kazakhstan , Russia , Armenia , Kyrgyzstan EU , The European Union , a political and economic union of twenty-eight member states that are located primarily in Europe Four Asian Tigers , economies of Hong Kong , Singapore , South Korea , Taiwan , underwent rapid industrialization and maintained exceptionally high growth rates , now developed into advanced and high-income economies G4 nations , Brazil , Germany , India , and Japan , four countries which support each other 's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council Group of Eight ( G8 ) , Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , the United States , and Russia , the world 's major highly industrialized economies in countries that view themselves as democracies G8 +5 , the G8 nations , plus the five leading emerging economies ( Brazil , China , India , Mexico , and South Africa ) G20 , or Group of Twenty , twenty major economies , Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , China , European Union , France , Germany , India , Indonesia , Italy , Japan , South Korea , Mexico , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , for studying , reviewing , and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability Group of 7 ( G7 ) , Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , and the United States , the seven major advanced economies as reported by the International Monetary Fund Group of 77 ( G77 ) , a loose coalition of developing nations , designed to promote its members ' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations Gulf Cooperation Council , Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and the UAE . A regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf , except for Iraq . IBSA Dialogue Forum , India , Brazil , South Africa , an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries Mercosur ( Southern Common Market ) , Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay , Venezuela , Bolivia , Chile , Peru , Colombia , Ecuador , Suriname , to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods , people , and currency MIKTA , an informal partnership between Mexico , Indonesia , Republic of Korea , Turkey , Australia , to support effective global governance MINT , the economies of Mexico , Indonesia , Nigeria , and Turkey NACAr , Norway , Australia , Canada , Argentina , countries characterized by middle to high income per capita , a low population density and a concentration of exports in natural resources North American Free Trade Agreement , NAFTA is an agreement signed by Canada , Mexico , and the United States , creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America Next Eleven ( Nll ) , Bangladesh , Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Mexico , Nigeria , Pakistan , the Philippines , Turkey , South Korea and Vietnam -- identified as having a high potential of becoming , along with the BRICS countries , among the world 's largest economies in the 21st century OECD , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , to stimulate economic progress and world trade , countries committed to democracy and the market economy , most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index ( HDI ) and are regarded as developed countries OPEC , Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , thirteen countries accounting for an estimated 42 percent of global oil production and 73 percent of the world 's proven oil reserves P5 , permanent members of the United Nations Security Council , China , France , Russia , the United Kingdom , the United States PIGS , the economies of the countries of Portugal , Italy and or Ireland , Greece , and Spain United Nations ( UN ) , an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation , 193 member states . VISTA ( Vietnam , Indonesia , South Africa , Turkey , Argentina ) is an emerging markets grouping proposed in 2006 by BRICs Economic Research Institute of Japan .",
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"text": "Sinai Interim Agreement The Sinai Interim Agreement , also known as the Sinai II Agreement , was a diplomatic agreement signed by Egypt and Israel on September 4 , 1975 . The signing ceremony took place in Geneva . The agreement stated that the conflicts between the countries `` shall not be resolved by military force but by peaceful means . '' It also called `` for a further withdrawal in the Sinai and a new UN buffer zone . '' Thus , the agreement strengthened Israel 's and Egypt 's commitment to abiding by U.N. Resolution 338 and strengthened diplomatic relations between Egypt , Israel , and the United States . The purpose of this agreement , in the eyes of the Egyptians , was to gain back as much of the Sinai Peninsula ( which had been occupied by Israel since 1967 ) as they could through diplomacy . Although the agreement strengthened Egypt 's relationship with the Western world , it diminished its relationships with other members of the Arab League ( especially Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization ) .",
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"text": "Liberalism in Egypt Liberalism in Egypt or Egyptian liberalism is a political ideology that traces its beginnings to the 19th century .",
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"text": "Egyptian Arab Socialist Party The Egyptian Arab Socialist Party ( حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي Hizb Misr Al - ` Arabi Al-Ishtiraki ) is a political party in Egypt .",
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"text": "Egyptian parliamentary election, 1957 Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 3 July 1957 , having originally been scheduled for November 1956 , but postponed due to the Suez Crisis . The first since the 1952 revolution , which saw King Farouk overthrown , and the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in June 1956 , the election was carried out on a non-partisan basis , although nearly 50 % of candidates were rejected by army officials for being `` undesirable '' or `` unworthy '' . They were also the first elections in Egypt in which women had the right to vote or stand for election . Despite only six women contesting the election out of a total of over 2,000 candidates , and 70 % of Egyptian men being against their presence in parliament , Rawya Ateya and Amina Shukri were elected , becoming the first women parliamentarians in the Arab World . Following its election , the 350-member National Assembly was seated on 22 July . However , it had little power , with its votes against government policy being ignored by President Gamal Abdel Nasser . The Assembly was dissolved on 10 February 1958 following Egypt and Syria merging to form of the United Arab Republic , and the establishment of a joint National Assembly with 400 members from Egypt and 200 from Syria .",
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"text": "Arab League The Arab League , formally the League of Arab States , is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa , the Horn of Africa and Arabia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members : Kingdom of Egypt , Kingdom of Iraq , Transjordan ( renamed Jordan in 1949 ) , Lebanon , Saudi Arabia , and Syria . Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945 . Currently , the League has 22 members , but Syria 's participation has been suspended since November 2011 , as a consequence of government repression during the Syrian Civil War . The League 's main goal is to `` draw closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration between them , to safeguard their independence and sovereignty , and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries '' . Through institutions , such as the Arab League Educational , Cultural and Scientific Organization ( ALECSO ) and the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League 's Council of Arab Economic Unity ( CAEU ) , the Arab League facilitates political , economic , cultural , scientific , and social programmes designed to promote the interests of the Arab world . It has served as a forum for the member states to coordinate their policy positions , to deliberate on matters of common concern , to settle some Arab disputes and to limit conflicts such as the 1958 Lebanon crisis . The League has served as a platform for the drafting and conclusion of many landmark documents promoting economic integration . One example is the Joint Arab Economic Action Charter , which outlines the principles for economic activities in the region . Each member state has one vote in the League Council , and decisions are binding only for those states that have voted for them . The aims of the league in 1945 were to strengthen and coordinate the political , cultural , economic and social programs of its members and to mediate disputes among them or between them and third parties . Furthermore , the signing of an agreement on Joint Defence and Economic Cooperation on 13 April 1950 committed the signatories to coordination of military defence measures . In March 2015 , the Arab League General Secretary announced the establishment of a Joint Arab Force with the aim of counteracting extremism and other threats to the Arab States . The decision was reached while Operation Decisive Storm was intensifying in Yemen . Participation in the project is voluntary , and the army intervenes only at the request of one of the member states . The growing militarization of the region and the increase in violent civil wars as well as terrorist movements are the reason behind the creation of the JAF , financed by the rich Gulf countries . In the early 1970s , the Economic Council of the League of Arab States put forward a proposal to create the Joint Arab Chambers of Commerce across the European states . That led , under the decree of the League of Arab States no . K1175/D52/G , to the decision by the Arab governments to set up the Arab British Chamber of Commerce which was mandated to `` promote , encourage and facilitate bilateral trade '' between the Arab world and its major trading partner , the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Ibrahim Abdel Rehim Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Abdel Rehim ( full name Ibrahim Abdel Rehim Ibrahim Ahmed , born 28 November 1982 ) is currently working for Thomson Reuters - multinational information company - as Strategic Projects Consultant , Legal Solutions for MENA based in Dubai . Before joining Reuters he was the Head of Communications Department at the Egyptian Competition Authority , Egyptian Cabinet . He graduated from the Faculty of Economics & Political Science , Cairo University . He had his master 's degree in Political Science from the Faculty of Economics & Political Science . He has more than 10 years of progressive experience in strategic communications , media , and public affairs . He worked for the Egyptian Competition Authority around 8 years . He also worked for the British Legal Centre and for the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration . In 2008 , Ibrahim was awarded a Chevening fellowship to study public policy in the United Kingdom for 3 months . Ibrahim has an advanced Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution , University of Massachusetts , USA & Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration , ( 2006 ) , & an advanced certificate in International Commercial Arbitration , Queen Marry School of Arbitration , University of London , ( 2005 ) . Ibrahim is a Co-author with Mona Yassine , Farida Tawdi and Haytham El Gammal , of `` The Independence of Competition Agencies -- Case of Egypt '' in Barry E. Hawk ( ed . ) , `` International Antitrust Law & Policy '' , Fordham Competition Law Institute , Juris Publishing Inc. , ( 2008 ) . Ibrahim is an official fencing referee . Ibrahim was a member of the Egyptian National Fencing Team ( Épée Men . He won many cadet , junior , and senior fencing national championships in Egypt . Also , he participated with the Egyptian fencing épée team at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 , where Egypt finished in the 8th position . His best position in international Competitions was the 7th position , at Tehran World Cup in 2003 . Ibrahim participated in many international fencing competitions and was one of the main Egyptian players who made Egypt 's épée team qualify for the Athens Olympic games in 2004 . Ibrahim 's name is sometimes written or Ibrahim Ahmed or Abdel Rehim or Abd EL Rahim , or Abd EL Rehim .",
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"text": "Christian Brethren in Egypt The Christian Brethren are a denomination of Protestant Christianity in Egypt . They are related to the Exclusive Brethren tradition , even though the Christian Brethren label is internationally used more often by Open rather than Exclusive Brethren . The Evangelical publication Operation World estimates that the Christian Brethren in Egypt had 27,500 adults and children attending 283 assemblies as of 2010 .",
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"text": "Masrena Masrena ( مصرنا , meaning : Our Egypt ) is a political pressure group , which works by the power of the people . Founded by ( names written as found in their Facebook accounts ) : Khaled Mansour , Moataz A. Fattah , Shady Sherif , Wael Khalil , Mohammad Omar , Ziad Aly , Wael Ghonim , Mohamed Diab , Baraa Ashraf .",
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"text": "Egyptian Engineering Agencies The Egyptian Engineering Agencies EEA is an Egyptian engineering and automotive supplies company established in 1941 in Cairo by Robert Dayoub , still current President of the company . The firm began as an importer & distributor of industrial goods for the metal and wood industry . By the 1950s the firm had ventured into other operations including water works , automotive service equipment , and distributing raw materials as supplies for industries in Egypt . In 1976 , Dayoub 's three sons -- two of them trained mechanical engineers joined the company and expanded its activities . They developed the company into five key areas of production including wood-working machinery , chemicals , automotive service equipment , machine tools and utilities . To further establish its strength in the Egyptian market , EEA has undergone a transition in legal status from a limited proprietorship , to a joint stock company but still centering on the same industrial activity within the market . The Egyptian government and NGO 's have recently started a public awareness campaign about emissions and as a result changes to traffic laws have been made to enforce emission testing for vehicles and to decrease emissions . Egyptian Companies such as the Egyptian Engineering Agencies are now importing gas analyzers and smoke meters for the government of Egypt .",
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"text": "Like Minded Group The Like Minded Group of Developing Countries ( LMDC ) is a group of developing countries who organise themselves as a block negotiators in international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization , they represent more than 50 % of the world 's population . According to a statement by the Chinese diplomat Sha Zukang in 2005 , the member countries of the Like Minded Group are Algeria , Bangladesh , Belarus , Bhutan , China , Cuba , Egypt , India , Indonesia , Iran , Malaysia , Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan , The Philippines Sri Lanka , Sudan , Syria , Vietnam , and Zimbabwe . However , following the LMDC countries who negotiate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change fora , the members are Algeria , Bangladesh , Bolivia , China , Cuba , Ecuador , Egypt , El Salvador , India , Jordan , Iraq , Kuwait , Indonesia , Iran , Malaysia , Mali , Nicaragua , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Sri Lanka , Sudan , Syria , Venezuela and Vietnam .",
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"text": "Multinational Force and Observers The Multinational Force and Observers ( MFO ) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel . The MFO generally operates in and around the Sinai peninsula .",
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"text": "Foreign relations of Armenia Since its independence , Armenia has maintained a policy of complementarism by trying to have positive and friendly relations with Iran , Russia , and the West , including the United States and the European Union . However , the dispute over the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the recent war over Nagorno -- Karabakh have created tense relations with two of its immediate neighbors , Azerbaijan and Turkey . Armenia is a member of more than 50 different international organizations , including the : United Nations Eurasian Union Council of Europe Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation La Francophonie The EU 's Eastern Partnership and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly The UN 's Eastern European Group Eurocontrol Interpol Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty Organization Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe NATO 's Partnership for Peace , Individual Partnership Action Plan and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council International Monetary Fund International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Trade Organization , the World Bank , and the World Customs Organization Asian Development Bank European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Eurasian Development Bank and the Eurasian Customs Union Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges TRACECA Armenia is also an observer member of the Community of Democratic Choice , the Non-Aligned Movement , the Organization of American States , the Arab League , and a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation . Eduard Nalbandyan serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia .",
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"text": "Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin ( -LSB- ˈdʒɒplɪn -RSB- January 19 , 1943 -- October 4 , 1970 ) was an American rock singer and songwriter . She was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era . After releasing three albums , she died of an accidental heroin overdose at age 27 . A fourth album , Pearl , was released in January 1971 , a little more than three months after her death . It reached number one on the charts . In 1967 , Joplin rose to fame during an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival , where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company . After releasing two albums with the band , she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups , first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band . She appeared at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour . Five singles by Joplin went into the Billboard Top 100 , including a cover of the song `` Me and Bobby McGee '' , which reached number 1 in March 1971 . Her most popular songs include her cover versions of `` Piece of My Heart '' , `` Cry Baby '' , `` Down on Me '' , `` Ball 'n' Chain '' , and `` Summertime '' ; and her original song `` Mercedes Benz '' , her final recording . Joplin , highly respected for her charismatic performing ability , was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 . Audiences and critics alike referred to her stage presence as `` electric '' . Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time . She remains one of the top-selling musicians in the United States , with Recording Industry Association of America certifications of 15.5 million albums sold in the USA .",
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"text": "Big Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead , Quicksilver Messenger Service , and Jefferson Airplane . They are best known as the band that featured Janis Joplin as their lead singer . Their 1968 album Cheap Thrills is considered one of the masterpieces of the psychedelic sound of San Francisco ; it reached number one on the Billboard charts , and was ranked number 338 in Rolling Stones the 500 greatest albums of all time . The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .",
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"text": "Love Crushed Velvet Love Crushed Velvet is a rock band from New York , NY . Lead singer and songwriter A.L.X. began collaborating with drummer Thommy Price ( Billy Idol , Joan Jett , Blue Öyster Cult , Scandal ) in 2008 . Jimi Bones ( Joan Jett , Blondie ) joined as lead guitarist , and Enzo Penizzotto ( Joan Jett ) was the primary bass player on what became the band 's self-titled debut album . The album was recorded at Shabby Road Studio and Kingsland Recording in Brooklyn , NY , and in the studio of Brian McGee , also in New York . British producer and engineer Dave Bascombe ( Tears for Fears , Depeche Mode , The Human League , Erasure , Goldfrapp , Placebo ) mixed the album , which was officially released in the U.S. on July 12 , 2011 . The band 's lineup varies for live performances , with A.L.X. being the key consistent member . Keyboardist Linda Leseman has played with A.L.X. in New York since May 2010 , and 2011 performances have included drummers Aaron A. Brooks ( Moby ) and Massimo `` Max '' Majorana and guitarist Jay Stone , who has been a long-time songwriting partner of A.L.X. Bass players Drew Mortali and Darren Korb , both of whom were featured on the record , have also performed live with the band . In early 2011 , the song `` Letter '' , remixed by DJ Asha and 2 a.m. , became a viral hit on electronic music blogs . In July of the same year , `` Goodbye Goldblatt '' was added to the game Rock Band 3 .",
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"text": "Out of the Storm (album) Out of the Storm is the fourth studio album by Scottish musician Jack Bruce . It was Bruce 's first solo effort in over three years and was recorded and released in 1974 , following the dissolution of the power trio West , Bruce and Laing . Originally Bruce had wanted to title the album Into The Storm but , according to Bruce , `` we could n't find any stormy weather . We gave up and instead we found a little wood '' . The album was largely recorded in Los Angeles and San Francisco at the suggestion of engineer Andy Johns , who felt , according to Bruce , that the problem with Bruce 's previous work was that he `` work ( ed ) with too many British guys and you need to work with some great American session players and you could make an album in ten days '' . Bruce recorded the album while still addicted to heroin ( which contributed to the dissolution of West , Bruce and Laing ) . According to Bruce 's songwriting partner Pete Brown , the band ingested PCP during one session and `` they were all holding onto each other walking across the floor -- Bobby Keys , Jim Keltner , Andy Johns and Jack . Someone said , ` Do n't let go of me or I 'll float off into space ' '' . The continued and heavy drug use periodically interfered with completion of the album and engineer Dennis Weinreich was brought in to remix specific tracks so as to complete the album in a timely fashion and because the label was n't pleased with Johns 's mix of the album . The album peaked at No. 160 on the Billboard album chart in December 1974 . Critically well received , including a glowing review by Melody Maker 's Allan Jones , who stated that Bruce was `` one of the most important individuals currently working in rock '' , the album sold poorly . Out of the Storm was the last Jack Bruce album distributed in the United States by Atlantic Records , as Bruce 's company RSO Records , which was affiliated in the rest of the world with Polydor/Polygram Records , would shift U.S. distribution to Polydor beginning in 1976 .",
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"text": "Noctura Noctura was an American rock band based out of Indianapolis , Indiana .",
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"text": "Blow All My Blues Away Blow All My Blues Away is a nine-disc compilation album by Janis Joplin . The album gathers rare , unreleased and alternate songs and performances by Joplin , from her very first live recordings in 1962 until 1970 .",
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"text": "Human Radio Human Radio is an American rock band originally from Memphis , Tennessee . The group was formed in late 1988 by lead singer Ross Rice , and in 1990 they released a self-titled LP on Columbia Records . The single `` Me and Elvis '' was a hit in the US , reaching # 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . The band did a club tour of the U.S. , plus a residency in New England , before closing with a SRO show at The Lone Star Roadhouse in NYC . When the subsequent release of the second single was cancelled , the departure of the band from Columbia was inevitable . After moving to Nashville , the group broke with Columbia and recorded demos while searching for a new label . After two more years of touring -- mostly in the Southeast US -- with an unreleased second record , the band called it quits in 1992 . To honor their Memphis roots and fans , Human Radio played a farewell show at The South End in Memphis , the bar where they got their start . Rice went on to record a solo album called Umpteen in 1997 . Steve Arnold later went on to tour as bass guitarist with Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt on their `` Double Trouble '' tour . More recently , the group 's Facebook page indicated that they had been `` in a room trying to find brand new music together . '' An October 4th , 2013 entry read , in part : `` Good week in Nashville with Human Radio , getting solid with what we have already , finding some new things in combustion mode . Moving slowly towards an inevitable future . '' On May 9th , 2015 the band played a well-received reunion gig at The Basement in Nashville . A successful Indiegogo campaign later in 2015 resulted in the independent production of Samsara ( Human Radio Records , 2016 ) with all new material written and performed by all original members of the band .",
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"text": "Kansas (Kansas album) Kansas is the eponymous debut studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas , released in 1974 by Kirshner and Epic Records . Kansas 's debut album followed the merging of two Topeka musical camps : Kerry Livgren , from a previous Kansas line-up , and White Clover , which played mainstream rock and blues . The newly formed group signed with Kirshner Records in 1973 and traveled to New York to record their first release . The material on Kansas , written mostly by guitarist/keyboardist Livgren and vocalist/keyboardist Steve Walsh , had been culled from the repertoire of both groups . Livgren 's songs were generally longer and more elaborate than Walsh 's and featured mystical lyrics which reflected his intense interest in Eastern religions . `` Journey from Mariabronn '' was inspired by Hermann Hesse 's Narcissus and Goldmund , while `` Belexes '' and `` Aperçu '' were influenced by the pseudo-Asian sound of Giacomo Puccini 's Turandot . Kansas was promoted by print advertisements which included the tagline `` Kansas is Koming . '' A promotional 7-inch single titled `` Man the Stormcellars : Kansas is Koming ! '' was sent to radio stations and featured Don Kirshner hyping the album . Two 7-inch singles were released : `` Can I Tell You '' and `` Lonely Wind '' . Both failed to chart , though a live version of `` Lonely Wind '' ( from the double-live album Two for the Show ) did reach the Top 100 in early 1979 . Playlist : Bringing It Back featured five songs from this album and five from Masque . The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2004 . A remastered version of the album appeared on vinyl in 2014 .",
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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": "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": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .",
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"text": "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die I-Feel-Like-I 'm - Fixin ' - to-Die is the second studio album by the influential San Francisco psychedelic rock band , Country Joe and the Fish , and released in 1967 . Recordings took place in Vanguard studios in 71 West 23rd Street , New York City . The title track remains one of the most popular Vietnam protest songs from the 1960s and originally appeared on a 1965 7 '' EP titled Rag Baby : Songs of Opposition . On the album version , `` I-Feel-Like-I 'm - Fixin ' - to-Die Rag '' appears following `` The Fish Cheer '' , which at concerts became a Country Joe standard . At Woodstock , Joe had the crowd yell F-U-C-K instead of F-I-S-H . Another musical highlight is the track `` Janis '' written for McDonald 's then girlfriend Janis Joplin . It is the second song written for a female musician for their albums , the other being `` Grace '' . Two singles were released in the wake of the album . These include `` Janis '' / `` Janis ( instrumental ) '' and `` Who Am I '' / `` Thursday '' . The second album was released just seven months after the debut and is another prime example of the band 's psychedelic experimentation . It again features organ-heavy psychedelia and Eastern melodic lines and more acoustic guitar than their debut production . During this time , the band continued to build on their growing fame by performing at local venues like the Fillmore Auditorium . Despite the familiarity of the opening track , the album itself sold less than the predecessor . The album , as a whole , fit well in the psychedelic scene of San Francisco . The band effectively used satirical humor to express their outspoken views toward the Vietnam War and other hot topics of the counterculture . Although the rest of the tracks were not as popular , they still were accessible and showcased Country Joe McDonald as a lead vocalist . With the creativity of the band reaching a climax , the band began touring nationally and became positively regarded for their live light shows . The title song faced a legal challenge from the estate of New Orleans jazz trombone pioneer Edward `` Kid '' Ory , whose daughter Babette claimed that McDonald had appropriated the melody for his song from Ory 's classic `` Muskrat Ramble '' as recorded by Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five in 1926 . A 2005 judgment upheld McDonald 's copyright on the song , claiming that Ory had waited too long to make the claim . The original album sleeve contained a poster for `` The Fish Game '' , a huge 22 x 33 inch fold-out board game sheet for throwing a dice and moving five band-member cut-out paper pieces around on . Various goals are available for the game such as `` scoring a joint '' .",
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"text": "Country Music Association The Country Music Association ( CMA ) was founded in 1958 in Nashville , Tennessee . It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre . The objectives of the organization are to guide and enhance the development of Country Music throughout the world ; to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers , consumers , and media ; and to provide a unity of purpose for the Country Music industry . However the CMA may be best known to most country music fans for its annual Country Music Association Awards broadcast live on network television each fall ( usually October or November ) . Initially , CMA 's Board of Directors included nine directors and five officers . Wesley Rose , president of Acuff-Rose Publishing , Inc. , served as CMA 's first chairman of the board . Broadcasting entrepreneur and executive Connie B. Gay was the founding president . Originally there were nine individual membership categories . The current 15 categories represent all facets of the music industry . Organizational memberships are also available . CMA membership is composed of those persons or organizations that are involved in Country Music , directly and substantially . The first CMA Awards ceremony was held in 1967 in Nashville . Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry hosted the event , which was not televised . The winner of the first `` Entertainer of the Year '' award was singer Eddy Arnold . `` Male Vocalist of the Year '' went to Jack Greene and `` Female Vocalist of the Year '' to Loretta Lynn . In 1968 , Roy Rogers and Dale Evans hosted the awards , which were presented at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville . ( The ceremony was filmed and televised on NBC a few weeks later . ) The first live telecast of the show was in 1969 . Annual awards are given in the following twelve categories : Entertainer of the Year , Male Vocalist , Female Vocalist , New Artist of the Year ( formerly the Horizon Award ) , Vocal Group , Vocal Duo , Single , Album , Song , Music Event , Music Video , and Musician . The CMA also gives a `` CMA Broadcast Award '' to country-formatted radio stations each year . Broadcast Awards are segmented based on market size , major market ( Arbitron Ranking 1 -- 25 ) , large market ( Arbitron Ranking 26 -- 50 ) , medium market ( Arbitron Ranking 51 -- 100 ) , and small market ( All other Markets ) . A single station can not win the award in consecutive years . In honor of the association 's 50th anniversary , MCA Nashville released a song called `` Forever Country '' .",
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"text": "Kansas (band) Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as `` Carry On Wayward Son '' and `` Dust in the Wind '' . The band has produced eight gold albums , three multi-platinum albums ( Leftoverture , Point of Know Return , The Best of Kansas ) , one platinum live album ( Two for the Show ) and a million-selling single , `` Dust in the Wind '' . Kansas appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America , Europe and Japan . `` Carry On Wayward Son '' was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997 .",
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"text": "The White Stripes The White Stripes were an American rock duo formed in 1997 in Detroit , Michigan . The group consisted of Jack White ( songwriter , vocals , guitar , piano , and mandolin ) and Meg White ( drums and vocals ) . After releasing several singles and three albums within the Detroit music scene , The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002 , as part of the garage rock revival scene . Their successful and critically acclaimed albums White Blood Cells and Elephant drew attention from a large variety of media outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom , with the single `` Seven Nation Army '' and its now-iconic guitar line becoming their signature song . The band recorded two more albums , Get Behind Me Satan in 2005 and Icky Thump in 2007 , and dissolved in 2011 after a lengthy hiatus from performing and recording . The White Stripes used a low-fidelity approach to writing and recording . Their music featured a melding of garage rock and blues influences and a raw simplicity of composition , arrangement , and performance . The duo was also noted for their fashion and design aesthetic which featured a simple color scheme of red , white , and black -- which was used on every album and single cover the band released -- as well as the band 's fascination with the number three . The band 's discography consists of six studio albums , one live album , two extended plays ( EP ) , one concert film , one tour documentary , twenty-six singles , and fourteen music videos . Their last three albums each won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album .",
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"text": "White jazz White jazz is jazz played by white musicians . This developed at the end of the 19th century in New Orleans with Papa Jack Laine 's Reliance Brass Band being formed in 1888 . Bix Beiderbecke was a later pioneer of the genre in the Mid-West . Subsequent `` white jazz legends '' were later identified by music critic Robert Christgau as the guitarists Barney Kessel , Kenny Burrell , and Jim Hall .",
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"text": "'Til the Band Comes In 'Til the Band Comes In is the sixth studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker . It was released in December 1970 but failed to chart . Three singles were released from the album . The title track backed with `` Jean the Machine '' was released in the Netherlands . `` Jean the Machine '' and `` Thanks For Chicago Mr. James '' were each released in Japan . No singles were released in the UK . The release is a loose concept album about the inhabitants of a tenement . Walker wrote the songs for the album quickly while on a working holiday in Greece in September 1970 . The album was recorded late that same year between September and November 1970 with Walker 's usual Philips studio team consisting of producer Johnny Franz , engineer Peter J. Olliff and Wally Stott and Peter Knight directing the musical arrangements . Receiving negative reviews the album was first released as an LP in December 1970 . The album was deleted and was not available for over twenty-five years . The album was later reassessed much more favourably and was eventually reissued in the UK on CD by BGO Records in August 1996 , with new liner notes . This new edition fell out of print before a second CD re-issue followed in 2008 by the US label Water Records . The album was re-issued again on 3 June 2013 as part of a 5-CD set entitled Scott - The Collection 1967-1970 . The original liner notes were by Walker 's then-manager Ady Semel with cover photography by Michael Joseph .",
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"text": "Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge ( born May 29 , 1961 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and activist . Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success . The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 , and its lead single , `` Bring Me Some Water '' , garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance , Female . In 1993 , Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single `` Ai n't It Heavy '' from her third album , Never Enough . Later that year , she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album , Yes I Am . Its tracks `` I 'm the Only One '' and `` Come to My Window '' both reached the top 30 in the United States , and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award . Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 , and spent 138 weeks on the chart , earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum , her largest to date . In October 2004 , Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer , and underwent surgery and chemotherapy . At the 2005 Grammy Awards , she made a return to the stage and , although bald from chemotherapy , performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song `` Piece of My Heart '' . Etheridge 's performance was widely lauded , with India.Arie writing `` I Am Not My Hair '' about Etheridge . Later that year , Etheridge released her first compilation album , Greatest Hits : The Road Less Traveled . The album was a success , peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 , and going Gold almost immediately . Her latest studio album is This Is M.E. . Etheridge is known for her mixture of `` confessional lyrics , pop-based folk-rock , and raspy , smoky vocals . '' She has also been a gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993 . She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career , winning two , in 1993 and 1995 , respectively . In 2007 , she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` I Need to Wake Up '' from the film An Inconvenient Truth . In September 2011 , Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .",
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"text": "Jon and the Jones Jon and the Jones is a New York-based , blues-rock band signed to Dick Wingate 's new artist development label , BHi Music Group . The line-up features Jon Moodie ( guitar/vocals ) , Brian Stanley ( bass ) and Helen Destroy ( drums ) .",
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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": "Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1955 Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits : 1955 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988 , featuring 10 hit recordings from 1955 . The volume is the first in a series of albums by Rhino Records that chronicled years in music , starting from 1955 and continuing through 1995 . Each of the albums issued in the series included a `` Time Capsule '' in its liner notes . These notes served as a synopsis for the year featured on the album , including the top news headlines , sports events , television programs and trends in fashion and popular culture . The track lineups tended to feature most of the year 's top 10 hits , although some of the year 's most popular songs on a given album were not included for various reasons -- most commonly , licensing restrictions . This would be most evident for several of Rhino 's Billboard volumes covering the 1960s , where songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were not included . In such cases , other songs that were among the most popular of the year were substituted . For the 1955 track lineup , just one song topped the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart : `` Rock Around the Clock '' by Bill Haley & His Comets . Also included was `` Sincerely '' by The Moonglows , whose version -- which topped the Top Rhythm & Blues Songs chart -- was used in place of The McGuire Sisters ' version , which reached No. 1 on the Best Sellers in Stores mainstream chart . Most of the other songs reached the top 10 of one of the three charts Billboard had in place at the time -- the Best Sellers in Stores , Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes . Rhino 's mainstream pop top hits volumes for the years 1955 through 1974 were titled `` Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits . '' Starting with the 1975 volume and continuing through the 1995 entry , the series became known as `` Billboard Top Hits . ''",
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"text": "Be a Brother Be a Brother is an album by Big Brother and the Holding Company , released in 1970 . It was their first album after Janis Joplin 's departure . Recruited in her place were guitarist David Shallock and singer-songwriter Nick Gravenites . Included are ten original Holding Company compositions ; though `` Home on the Strange '' is credited as `` Arranged and adapted by P. Albin and S. Andrew '' , it is in fact a new composition with no apparent derivation from any public domain work .",
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"text": "Ty Cobb Tyrus Raymond Cobb ( December 18 , 1886 -- July 17 , 1961 ) , nicknamed The Georgia Peach , was an American Major League Baseball ( MLB ) outfielder . He was born in rural Narrows , Georgia . Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , the last six as the team 's player-manager , and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics . In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot , receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes ( 98.2 % ) ; no other player received a higher percentage of votes until 1992 . In 1999 , editors at the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb 3rd on their list of `` Baseball 's 100 Greatest Players '' . Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career . He still holds several records as of the end of the 2016 season , including the highest career batting average ( .366 or .367 , depending on source ) and most career batting titles with 11 ( or 12 , depending on source ) . He retained many other records for almost a half century or more , including most career hits until 1985 ( 4,189 or 4,191 , depending on source ) , most career runs ( 2,245 or 2,246 depending on source ) until 2001 , most career games played ( 3,035 ) and at bats ( 11,429 or 11,434 depending on source ) until 1974 , and the modern record for most career stolen bases ( 892 ) until 1977 . He still holds the career record for stealing home ( 54 times ) and for stealing second base , third base , and home in succession ( 5 times ) , and as the youngest player ever to compile 4,000 hits and score 2,000 runs . Cobb ranks fifth all-time in number of games played and committed 271 errors , the most by any American League ( AL ) outfielder . Cobb 's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style , which was described by the Detroit Free Press as `` daring to the point of dementia . '' Cobb himself wrote shortly before his death , `` In legend I am a sadistic , slashing , swashbuckling despot who waged war in the guise of sport . '' Cobb was notorious for sliding into bases feet first , with his spikes high . Cobb 's legacy , which includes a large college scholarship fund for Georgia residents financed by his early investments in Coca-Cola and General Motors , has been tarnished by allegations of racism and violence , largely stemming from a couple of biographies that were released following his death . Cobb 's reputation as an extremely violent man was fanned by his first biographer , sportswriter Al Stump , whose stories about Cobb have been discredited as sensationalized , and in some part proven to be entirely fictional , while Cobb 's views on race evolved and mellowed after his retirement from baseball .",
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"text": "Earl Scruggs Earl Eugene Scruggs ( January 6 , 1924 -- March 28 , 2012 ) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style , now called `` Scruggs style '' , that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music . His three-finger style of playing was radically different from the ways the five-string banjo had been historically played . He popularized the instrument in several genres of music and elevated the banjo from its role as a background rhythm instrument , or a comedian 's prop , into featured solo status . Scruggs ' career began at age 21 when he was hired to play in a group called `` Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys '' . The name `` bluegrass '' stuck and eventually became the eponym for this entire genre of county music . Despite considerable success with Monroe , performing on the Grand Ole Opry and recording classic hits like `` Blue Moon of Kentucky '' , Scruggs gave notice in 1946 that he was quitting the band because of the exhausting touring schedule . Band member Lester Flatt resigned as well , and Flatt and Scruggs later paired up in a new group they called `` Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys '' . Scruggs ' banjo instrumental called `` Foggy Mountain Breakdown '' , released in 1949 , became an enduring hit , and had a rebirth of popularity to a younger generation when it was featured in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde . The song won two Grammy Awards and in 2005 was selected for the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry of works of unusual merit . Flatt and Scruggs brought bluegrass music into mainstream popularity in the early 1960s with their country hit , `` The Ballad of Jed Clampett '' . This song was the theme music for the successful network television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies and was the first bluegrass recording to reach number one on the Billboard charts . Over their 20-year association , Flatt and Scruggs recorded over 50 albums and 75 single records . The duo broke up in 1969 , chiefly because Scruggs wanted to progress the music to a more modern sound and Flatt was a traditionalist who did not want to change the style because he thought it would alienate a fan base of bluegrass purists . Each of them formed a new band that matched his own vision , but neither of them ever regained the success they achieved as a team . Scruggs received four Grammy awards , a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a National Medal of Arts . He became a member of the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and was given a star on the Hollywood walk of fame . In 1985 , Flatt and Scruggs were inducted together into the Country Music Hall of Fame and named number 24 as a duo on CMT 's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music . Scruggs was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts ; the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the US . Four works by Scruggs have been placed in the Grammy Hall of Fame . After Scruggs ' death in 2012 at age 88 , the Earl Scruggs Center was founded near his birthplace in Shelby , North Carolina , with the aid of a federal grant and corporate donors . The center is a $ 5.5 million facility which features the musical contributions of Scruggs and serves as an educational center providing classes and field trips for students .",
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"text": "Dixie Lee Junction, Tennessee Dixie Lee Junction is an unincorporated community in Loudon County , Tennessee , United States , situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 70 and U.S. Route 11 . The community is named for its historical location at the junction of the eastern leg of the Dixie Highway ( which followed US-70 through the region ) and the Lee Highway ( which followed US-11 ) . From the advent of automobile travel in the late 1920s until the construction of the Interstate Highway System in the late 1950s and 1960s , these two highways were major cross-country routes , and Dixie Lee Junction developed as a `` last chance '' stopover for tourists traveling southward from Knoxville . While the completion of the interstates drew away most of the cross-country traffic , the US-70 / US-11 intersection still serves a strategic role as the western end of the four-lane Kingston Pike , a major commercial thoroughfare in western Knox County . The Dixie Lee Junction community lies adjacent to the town of Farragut , with the Knox-Loudon county line ( which runs perpendicular to Kingston Pike ) being the technical boundary between the two communities . US-70 approaches Dixie Lee Junction from Kingston to the west , and US-11 approaches from Lenoir City to the southwest . The merged highways then continue eastward for 20 mi through Farragut and Knoxville . Two major interstate highways , Interstate 40 and Interstate 75 , merge just northwest of Dixie Lee Junction . The Dixie Highway was conceived in 1914 to provide a convenient route from the Midwestern United States to Florida . Its eastern section entered downtown Knoxville via Broadway before veering westward along Cumberland Avenue and out into West Knoxville along Kingston Pike . The Lee Highway , which connected New York and San Francisco , entered Knoxville from Rutledge to the northeast , and merged with the Dixie Highway in downtown Knoxville . Knoxville lay along the Dixie Highway roughly halfway between the Midwestern states and Florida , and thus made a convenient place for Florida-bound tourists to stop for the night . Throughout the 1930s , 1940s , and 1950s , Kingston Pike was lined with motor courts and motels , and restaurants with oddly-shaped buildings and flashy signs designed to catch the attention of passers-by . Businesses in Dixie Lee Junction during this period consisted of `` last-chance '' ventures that provided food , fuel , and other supplies before south-bound drivers entered a predominantly-rural stretch of the highway en route to Chattanooga .",
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"text": "Kingston Pike Kingston Pike is a highway in Knox County , Tennessee , United States , that connects Downtown Knoxville with West Knoxville , Farragut , and other communities in the western part of the county . The road follows a merged stretch of U.S. Route 11 ( US 11 ) and US 70 . From its initial construction in the 1790s until the development of the Interstate Highway System in the 1960s , Kingston Pike was the main traffic artery in western Knox County , and an important section of several cross-country highways . The road is now a major commercial corridor , containing hundreds of stores , restaurants , and other retail establishments . The old Kingston road was originally built in the 1790s to connect Knoxville with Fort Southwest Point at what is now Kingston . During the Civil War , Confederate and Union forces fought several skirmishes along the Kingston road as they struggled for control of Knoxville . The Kingston Turnpike Company was chartered in 1866 to improve the Kingston road , and by 1893 had extended the improved road to the county line . From the 1920s into the 1950s , Kingston Pike was a major stopover for tourists traveling along the Dixie and Lee highways , which intersected at Kingston Pike . Starting with the completion of West Town Mall in 1970 , Kingston Pike developed into Knoxville 's largest retail corridor . Historian Jack Neely once wrote , `` If suburban sprawl had a local name , it would be Kingston Pike . '' The road is now home to `` an enclosed shopping mall , a big-box mall , over 100 strip malls , 100 chain restaurants , '' and `` more acreage of asphalt surface parking than any other street in the Knoxville MSA . ''",
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"text": "Shawangunk Ridge The Shawangunk Ridge -LSB- ˈʃɑːwəŋɡʌŋk -RSB- , also known as the Shawangunk Mountains or The Gunks , is a ridge of bedrock in Ulster County , Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York , extending from the northernmost point of New Jersey to the Catskill Mountains . Shawangunk Ridge is the continuation of the long , easternmost ridge of the Appalachian Mountains ; the ridge is known as Kittatinny Mountain in New Jersey , and as Blue Mountain as it continues through Pennsylvania . This ridge constitutes the western border of the Great Appalachian Valley . The ridgetop , which widens considerably at its northern end , has many public and private protected areas and is not heavily populated . Its only settlement of consequence is unincorporated Cragsmoor . In the past , the ridge was chiefly noted for mining and logging and a boom-era of huckleberry picking . Fires were regularly set to burn away the undergrowth and stimulate new growth of huckleberry bushes . Today the ridge has become known for its outdoor recreation , most notably as one of the major rock climbing areas of North America . Also known for its biodiversity and scenic character , the ridge has been designated by The Nature Conservancy as a significant area for its conservation programs .",
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"text": "The Narrows (Zion National Park) The Narrows in Zion National Park , ( near Springdale , Utah ) is a section of canyon on the North Fork of the Virgin River . The hike of The Narrows is one of the premier hikes on the Colorado Plateau . The term The Narrows refers to both the through-hike of The Narrows , and to The Narrows themselves , especially the 3.6 mi long section of canyon between the end of the Riverside Walk Trail and Big Spring . The Narrows lies north of , and upstream of , the main Zion Canyon . Hiking the Narrows was rated # 5 in the National Geographic ranking of America 's Best 100 Adventures .",
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"text": "Cobb, Indiana Cobb is an unincorporated community in northern Nevins Township , Vigo County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area .",
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"text": "Tyrrell Sea The Tyrrell Sea , named for Canadian geologist Joseph Tyrrell , is another name for prehistoric Hudson Bay , namely as it existed during the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet . Roughly 8,000 years BP , the Laurentide Ice Sheet thinned and split into two lobes , one centred over Quebec-Labrador , the other over Keewatin . This drained Glacial Lake Ojibway , a massive proglacial lake south of the ice sheet , leading to the formation of the early Tyrrell Sea . The weight of the ice had isostatically depressed the surface as much as 270-280 m below its current level , making the Tyrrell Sea much larger than modern Hudson Bay . Indeed , in some places the shoreline was 100 to 250 km farther inland than at present . It was at its largest at roughly 7,000 years BP . Isostatic uplift proceeded rapidly after the retreat of the ice , as much as .09 m per year , causing the margins of the sea to regress quickly towards its present margins . The rate of uplift decreased with time however , and in any event was nearly matched by sea-level rise from the melting ice sheets . When the Tyrrell Sea `` became '' Hudson Bay is difficult to define , as Hudson Bay is still shrinking from isostatic rebound .",
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"text": "Garry Cobb Garry Wilbert Cobb ( born March 16 , 1957 in Carthage , North Carolina ) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and current radio and television personality on FOX-29 and WPEN in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He was the Republican nominee for Congress in the House election for New Jersey 's 1st congressional district .",
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"text": "Walter Cobb Walter Cobb may refer to : Walter Cobb ( department store ) , a department store in Sydenham , South London USS Walter B. Cobb ( APD-106 ) , a high speed transport of the United States Navy Walt Cobb , Canadian politician Wally Cobb , Australian rugby union player Cobb , Walter",
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"text": "Telocaset, Oregon Telocaset -LSB- tɛloʊkæsɛt -RSB- is an unincorporated community in Union County , Oregon , United States . It was a stagecoach station whose name comes from the Nez Perce word meaning `` a thing at the top '' or `` put on top '' . The Nez Perce pronounced the word taule-karset . Beginning in 1885 , it was a station on the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company line ; today the line is owned by Union Pacific . Telocaset was never platted , but it had a post office that ran from 1885 until 1975 .",
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"text": "Shawangunk, New York Shawangunk is a town in southwestern Ulster County , New York , USA . The population was 14,332 at the 2010 census . Like the neighboring mountain range , for which it is named , it is pronounced either as the Munsee Lenape , Shawangunk -LSB- ˈʃɑːwəŋɡʌŋk -RSB- , or as the colonial Shongum -LSB- ˈʃɑːn.ɡʌm -RSB- by local residents . ( See Shawangunk Ridge . )",
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"text": "Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins , Jr. ( born March 30 , 1990 ) , better known by his stage name Thomas Rhett , is an American country music singer and songwriter . He is the son of American country music singer and songwriter Rhett Akins . Rhett has released two studio albums for Big Machine Records ' Valory Music imprint : It Goes Like This ( 2013 ) and Tangled Up ( 2015 ) . These albums have produced ten singles on the Hot Country and Country Airplay charts , with seven reaching the No. 1 position on the latter : `` It Goes Like This '' , `` Get Me Some of That '' , `` Craving You '' , `` Make Me Wan na '' , `` Crash and Burn '' , `` Die a Happy Man '' , `` T-Shirt '' , and `` Star of the Show '' . In addition to much of his own material , Rhett has also written singles for Jason Aldean , Lee Brice , and Florida Georgia Line .",
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"text": "Fort Cobb, Oklahoma Fort Cobb is a town in Caddo County , Oklahoma , United States . The population was 634 at the 2010 census .",
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"text": "Cusseta, Alabama Cusseta -LSB- / kəˈsiːdə / -RSB- is a town in Chambers County , Alabama , United States . Situated between Opelika and Lanett , it was named for the ancient Creek Indian town of Cusseta . As of the 2010 census , its population was 123 . Pat Garrett , the lawman famed for killing the outlaw Billy the Kid , was born near Cusseta in 1850 . The community was believed to be unincorporated until 2006 , when rediscovered documents indicated that Cusseta had been incorporated as a city in 1853 . As the community diminished in size over the years , its status was forgotten . In April , 2007 , a petition by a majority of the citizens of Cusseta was granted by the Probate Judge of Chambers County , Alabama , and it was re-instated as a town in 2010 . The judge named a mayor and five council members to the first town council , for two-year terms . That council met for the first time on April 30 , 2007 , in an old one-room schoolhouse located under the oak tree at the center of Cusseta . The town limits extend in a one-mile radius from the railroad crossroads beside the schoolhouse .",
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"text": "Muscle Shoals, Alabama Muscle Shoals is the largest city in Colbert County , Alabama , United States . As of the 2010 census , the population of Muscle Shoals was 13,146 . The estimated population in 2015 was 13,706 . Both the city and the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area ( including four cities in Colbert and Lauderdale counties ) are commonly called `` the Shoals '' . Northwest Alabama Regional Airport serves the Shoals region , located in the northwest section of the state . Due to its strategic location along the Tennessee River , Muscle Shoals played a key role in historic land disputes between Native Americans and Anglo-American settlers in the late 1700s and early 1800s . It was also the site of an attempted community development project by Henry Ford in 1922 . Since the 1960s , the city has been known for music -- developing the `` Muscle Shoals Sound '' , as local recording studios ( including FAME Studios in the late 1950s and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1969 ) produced hit records that shaped the history of popular music . The original streets of Muscle Shoals were named after streets in Detroit , Michigan due to Henry Ford 's influence in the area . Ford Motor Company operated a plant in the Listerhill community 3 miles east of Muscle Shoals for many years before closing in 1982 . Just like Detroit , Woodward Avenue is the main road through the city . However , due to intense growth since the 1960 's many road names now have nothing to do with Detroit . Henry Ford 's inability to acquire land from the Tennessee Valley Authority foiled his desire to create a 75-mile Industrial Megalopolis from Decatur to the Tri-State border of Pickwick Lake . However , the Ford influence has made a tremendous impact on the city 's current sidewalk system which provides its citizens the ability to walk safely in moderate traffic locations within the city . Each day on Avalon Avenue and adjoining neighborhoods you can see many walkers , joggers , bicyclists , and people walking their pets . The flat terrain of Muscle Shoals has helped it grow and become a wonderful place to work and live . Also , Muscle Shoals has the award winning Muscle Shoals School System . On May 19 , 2017 at Grace Life Church of the Shoals ( right across from Muscle Shoals High School ) over $ 9 million worth of scholarships were announced for the graduating class .",
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"text": "Tyndrum Distinguish from Tin drum ( disambiguation ) . Tyndrum ( t ; Taigh an Droma ) is a small village in Scotland . Its Gaelic name translates as `` the house on the ridge '' . It lies in Strathfillan , at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor . The village is notable mainly for being at a junction of transport routes . The West Highland Line railway from Glasgow splits approximately 5 mi to the south at Crianlarich , with one branch heading to Fort William and the other to Oban . Tyndrum has a station on each : Upper Tyndrum on the Fort William line and Tyndrum Lower on the Oban line . Thus unusually there are two stations serving the same small village , only a few hundred yards apart , but about 10 mi apart by rail . Indeed , Tyndrum is the smallest settlement in the UK with more than one railway station . This is partly a legacy of the history of the railways in the area , after two separate railways belonging to different railway companies were built through the village . However , the main reason is geography : splitting the line in Crianlarich allows the contours of the glen to be used to avoid very steep climbs heading north or west from Tyndrum . Roads mirror this division : the A82 from Glasgow to Fort William passes through Tyndrum , and the A85 to Oban splits off just north of the village . Tyndrum is a popular tourist village . It is on the West Highland Way , and has a campsite , hotel , bunkhouse and bed and breakfasts to accommodate walkers . Overshadowed by Ben Lui , a Munro , Tyndrum is built over the battlefield where Clan MacDougall defeated Robert the Bruce in AD 1306 , and took from him the Brooch of Lorn . Tyndrum is also a former mining centre . The hamlet of Clifton ( the row of cottages across the A82 from the Green Welly ) is made up of the former mining cottages , and up the hillside beyond them the tailings of a former lead mine can be seen . The site of a proposed gold mine is 2 mi to the south and west of Tyndrum at Cononish , above Cononish Farm . Work on constructing the mine began in the 1980s but low gold prices forced the closure of the mine before it became fully operational . In October 2011 it was announced that the mine would be reactivated . It was expected to employ 52 people and produce 154000 ozt of gold and 589000 ozt of silver over the next 10 years , thereby generating an estimated # 80 million for the Scottish economy . Following planning difficulties , which featured in the BBC Four programme Tales from the National Parks , and a fall in the price of gold , opening of the mine was again delayed . In an update on the project released by Scotgold in May 2015 , total ore reserves are now estimated at 198000 ozt of gold and 851000 ozt of silver . Work is continuing to update capital and operating cost estimates and include opportunities for savings . This is expected to be complete by the end of July 2015 .",
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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": "Slapout, Oklahoma Slapout is a small unincorporated community in Beaver County , Oklahoma , United States . The land upon which part of the town sits was homesteaded by Joseph L. Johnston . It sits on the northwest corner of the land Johnson had acquired with a government claim in 1904 , three years before Oklahoma became a state . With the construction of Highway Three across Oklahoma during the Great Depression , Tom Lemmons , who had bought the Johnson homestead , moved a chicken coop to where the highway passed his land . In the chicken coop he started a store . He told the Tulsa Tribune he had nothing else to do during the depression , so he thought he 'd start a town . He named his town Nye , after the Progressive U.S. Senator Gerald Nye ( R-ND ) . The name Slapout , according to local legend , came about because customers at the store in Nye were often told by Lemmon 's sister that the store was `` slapout '' of whatever they wanted . Tom Lemmons insisted his sister never used the phrase . However , the name stuck . When Tom continued to insist his side of the highway was called Nye , patrons responded that the south side of the highway could be `` Slapout '' and the north side with Lemmon 's store was `` Nye Out . '' Tom Lemmons finally gave in when a tornado came through town and only took out his Nye sign . After that the both sides were known as Slapout . At one time , the town had 10 inhabitants and included the Hagan Grocery on the south side of the highway . Lemmons also built a building to house his rock collection . Today the gas station in the town is a regular stop for Tulsa and Oklahoma City skiers traveling to Colorado . The town was featured in a newspaper photo essay by Robert R. Mercer in the Tulsa Tribune in the 1970s .",
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"text": "Tommy Collins (singer) Leonard Raymond Sipes ( September 28 , 1930 -- March 14 , 2000 ) , better known as Tommy Collins , was an American country music singer and songwriter . Active primarily during the 1950s through the 1970s , Collins was instrumental in helping create the Bakersfield sound of the country music genre . He enjoyed a string of hits during the mid-1950s including `` It Tickles '' and `` Watcha Gon na Do Now '' . He also wrote several songs for other artists , including `` If You Ai n't Lovin ' ( You Ai n't Livin ' ) '' , which was a top 10 hit for Faron Young in 1954 and a No. 1 hit by George Strait in 1988 . After several years in the ministry , Collins returned to recording . In 1965 , he had a comeback hit with `` If You Ca n't Bite , Do n't Growl '' . In the 1970s , he wrote several hits for Merle Haggard , including the No. 1 hits `` Carolyn '' and `` The Roots of My Raising '' . In 1981 , Haggard recorded a biographical tribute to Collins called `` Leonard '' . Collins was the inspiration and character talked about in Craig Morgan 's song , `` I Wish I Could See Bakersfield '' . Collins remained active in the songwriting business . He died March 14 , 2000 , in Ashland City , Tennessee .",
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"text": "Taos, New Mexico Taos -LSB- ˈtaʊs -RSB- is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains , incorporated in 1934 . As of the 2010 census , its population was 5,716 . Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos , Cañon , Taos Canyon , Ranchitos , El Prado , and Arroyo Seco . The town is close to Taos Pueblo , the Native American village and tribe from which it takes its name . Taos is the county seat of Taos County . The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning `` place of red willows '' . Taos is the principal city of the Taos , NM Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Taos County .",
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"text": "Iain Glen Iain Glen ( born 24 June 1961 ) is a Scottish film , television , and stage actor . Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones . Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon , Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey , the title role in Jack Taylor and Jarrod Slade in Cleverman .",
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"text": "Iain Paterson Iain Paterson ( born 1973 ) is a Scottish bass-baritone singer who has appeared in opera and concert . He was born in Glasgow . His first study was the violin , but his voice was recognised as his more important calling by his teachers at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama . He sang in the chorus of Opera North for four years . He sang as a bass for ten years , later extending his range to bass-baritone . Paterson has sung with the English National Opera in a number of productions , including Mozart 's Don Giovanni . He made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2007 as Fasolt in Wagner 's Das Rheingold under Sir Simon Rattle . He first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Günther in Wagner 's Götterdämmerung in 2009 , under James Levine . He sang in the Australian premiere of Shostakovich 's 13th Symphony in 2008 . His other concert repertoire includes Beethoven 's 9th Symphony , Elgar 's The Dream of Gerontius , Mendelssohn 's Elijah , Verdi 's Requiem and Handel 's Messiah . He has also sung in his native Scotland with various companies , the Paris Opera , the Chicago Opera Theater , at the Bregenz Festival , and at the Royal Opera , Covent Garden .",
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"text": "Ardverikie House Ardverikie House is a 19th-century Scottish baronial house in Kinloch Laggan , Newtonmore , Inverness-shire , Scottish Highlands . The house was made famous as the fictional Glenbogle estate in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen .",
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"text": "St Andrew's Church, Brussels St Andrew 's Church in Brussels ( Ixelles ) is a congregation in membership of both the Church of Scotland and the United Protestant Church in Belgium ( EPUB/VPKB ) ( in French Eglise Protestante Unie de Belgique and in Dutch Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België . ) Services are conducted in English . The congregation 's mission statement is `` We aspire to follow Jesus in bringing the knowledge of God 's love to all '' . In 1830 , a Presbyterian Scots Kirk was founded in Belgium and the Reverend Charles Siveright was the first minister . However after the Belgian revolution , there are no further written records of this church . In 1898 , The Reverend Francis Gordon was sent to Belgium and conducted Presbyterian church services in various locations in Brussels . This arrangement with services in different places continued for 27 years . The Reverend George R.S. Reid took over from Gordon as minister in 1899 and 150 people attended a Congregational meeting that year . In 1900 , the first Elders were ordained . the Kirk Session set up and a special fund created to raise money for building a church . In 1900 the Brussels congregation was included in the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Edinburgh . As of 2016 it is part of the Church of Scotland 's International Presbytery ( formerly known as the Presbytery of Europe ) . The present church buildings ( located on the corner of Chaussée de Vleurgat or Vleurgatsesteenweg and Rue Buchholtz , Ixelles , off the Louise Avenue ) were built in 1925 as a memorial to the Scottish soldiers who had died in Belgium during World War I and can seat 200 . The area surrounding the church is notable for its distinctive early 20th century Art Nouveau houses , notably the nearby home of the architect Victor Horta . The once small congregation has grown considerably in recent years , especially as a result of the UK 's accession to ( what was then known as ) the Common Market in 1973 and the location of numerous international organisations in Brussels , including the European Union and NATO . The congregation in 2013 was very multinational , with more than 30 different nationalities represented . The largest numbers of people came from the UK and Ghana . As of 2014 , the minister ( since 2004 ) is the Reverend Dr Andrew Gardner BSc PhD BD , formerly of Flowerhill Parish Church , Airdrie , Lanarkshire , Scotland .",
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"text": "Walking on Glass Walking on Glass is the second novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks , published in 1985 . Banks wrote several more novels before his death in 2013 , including several acclaimed science fiction novels that formed the Culture series . Walking on Glass is formed of three storylines that initially do not appear to be linked , but eventually come together . The extent to which these stories are interconnected is dependent on how deeply into the book the reader is willing to read .",
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"text": "Glasgow Film Festival The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow , Scotland . The festival began in 2005 . By 2015 , the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years .",
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"text": "Glenda Goss Glenda Goss is an American author and music historian whose special interests are music and culture , early modernism , critical editing , and European-American points of cultural contact . Her most notable work has revolved around the life and works of the Finnish composer , Jean Sibelius .",
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"text": "Glen Tilt Glen Tilt ( Scottish Gaelic : Gleann Teilt ) is a glen in the extreme north of Perthshire , Scotland . Beginning at the confines of Aberdeenshire , it follows a South-westerly direction excepting for the last 4 miles , when it runs due south to Blair Atholl . It is watered throughout by the Tilt , which enters the Garry after a course of 14 miles , and receives on its right the Tarf , which forms some beautiful falls just above the confluence , and on the left the Fender , which has some fine falls also . The attempt of George Murray , 6th Duke of Atholl to close the glen to the public was successfully contested by the Scottish Rights of Way Society . The massive mountain of Beinn a ' Ghlò and its three Munros Càrn nan Gabhar ( 1129 m ) , Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain ( 1070 m ) and Càrn Liath ( 975 ) dominate the glen 's eastern lower half . Marble of good quality is occasionally quarried in the glen , and the rock formation has long attracted the attention of geologists . One of the earliest was James Hutton , who visited the glen in 1785 and found boulders with granite penetrating metamorphic schists in a way which indicated that the granite had been molten at the time . This showed to him that granite formed from cooling of molten rock , contradicting the ideas of Neptunism of that time that theorised that rocks were formed by precipitation out of water . Hutton concluded that the granite must be younger than the schists . This was one of the findings that led him to develop his theory of Plutonism and the concept of an immensely long geologic time scale with `` no vestige of a beginning , no prospect of an end . '' Sir John Clerk of Eldin visited the site and produced geological drawings of the area , immediately upstream of the old Dail-An-Eas Bridge which has since collapsed but the abutments remain as a listed building .",
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"text": "Crown dependencies The Crown dependencies are the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea , and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel . They are independently administered jurisdictions , and do not form part of either the United Kingdom or the British Overseas Territories . They are self-governing possessions of the Crown ( defined uniquely in each jurisdiction ) . Internationally , the dependencies are considered `` territories for which the United Kingdom is responsible '' , rather than sovereign states . As a result , they are not member states of the Commonwealth of Nations . However , they do have relationships with the Commonwealth , the European Union , and other international organisations , and are members of the British -- Irish Council . They have their own teams in the Commonwealth Games . They are not part of the European Union ( EU ) , although they are within the EU 's customs area . As the Crown dependencies are not sovereign states , the power to pass legislation affecting the islands ultimately rests with the government of the United Kingdom . However they each have their own legislative assemblies , with the power to legislate on many local matters with the assent of the Crown ( Privy Council , or in the case of the Isle of Man in certain circumstances the Lieutenant-Governor ) . In each case , the head of government is referred to as the Chief Minister .",
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"text": "Celtic Connections The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow , Scotland , and has since been held every January . Featuring over 300 concerts , ceilidhs , talks , free events , late night sessions and workshops , the festival focuses on the roots of traditional Scottish music and also features international folk , roots and world music artists . The festival is produced and promoted by Glasgow 's Concert Halls . Donald Shaw , a founding member of Capercaillie , is the current Celtic Connections Artistic Director , having been appointed to the role in 2006 . At the core of the festival is the Education Programme , which sees thousands of school children attend free morning concerts experiencing live music ranging from Burns to spiritual and blues . Celtic Connections also continues to foster new and young talent through its Young Tradition and New Voices series of concerts , and through the Danny Kyle Open Stage competition . Every night of the festival , once the concerts are over , the late-night Celtic Connections Festival Club runs through to the small hours of the morning . No programme is announced in advance , and the club is renowned for one-off collaborations between musicians appearing at the festival . Celtic Music Radio broadcasts in the Glasgow area on 1530 kHz and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net , and is based in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall during the festival . Celtic Music Radio broadcasts around 7 hours of live material from the venue every day . This includes interviews with performers , reviews and previews of gigs , and live coverage of concerts , including every act on the Danny Kyle Open Stage .",
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"text": "Steeltown Steeltown is the second studio album by Scottish band Big Country . The album was recorded at ABBA 's Polar Studios in Stockholm with Steve Lillywhite producing . It was released on 19 October 1984 , in the UK and 29 October 1984 , in the United States . It was released on CD only in Germany , as well as remastered and reissued there . Steeltown is the band 's only UK number 1 album , topping the chart for 1 week in October 1984 . The title track Steeltown was written about the town of Corby , telling how many Scots went to work at the Stewarts & Lloyds steelworks when it opened in 1935 , at the height of the Great Depression , but later found themselves unemployed when the steelworks declined in the early 1980s . ( Source : Melody Maker , 1984 ) The 1996 reissue contains all of the B-sides from the album 's single releases as well as the extended version of `` Wonderland '' `` East of Eden '' was the only Top 20 single from the album , reaching # 17 in the UK chart .",
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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": "Iain Pears Iain George Pears ( born 1 January 1955 ) is an English art historian , novelist and journalist .",
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"text": "Glen Morgan Glen Morgan is an American television producer , writer and director .",
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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": "Glenkinchie distillery Glenkinchie distillery is a Scotch single malt whisky distillery in East Lothian , Scotland . It is one of the six distilleries in the Lowland region . It is owned by the drinks giant Diageo .",
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"text": "Glenoe Glenoe or Gleno is a hamlet in County Antrim , Northern Ireland . It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus . In the 2001 Census , it had a population of 87 people . Glenoe is in the Larne Borough Council area .",
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"text": "Iain James Armour Iain Armour is a pianist and composer born in Yeovil , England although he has spent most of his life in his native Scotland . He is also known for his work under the recording artist name of Fox Amoore . He is known to fans worldwide with 13 albums , two of which were recorded at Abbey Road Studios . Iain has toured globally , performing live in historic venues such as The Cavern Club , Liverpool and Lee 's Palace , Toronto . In addition to performing and recording albums , Iain has composed and recorded music for video game soundtracks , including working with SuperVillain Studios for their production of Order Up ! for Nintendo Wii . When asked why he chose this career path , he replied with `` Music just has a good emotional impact . It 's like a language to me , a form of expression . ''",
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"text": "Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain , officially Great Britain , was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 31 December 1800 . The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706 , ratified by the Acts of Union 1707 , which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands . It did not include Ireland , which remained a separate realm . The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster . The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Queen Elizabeth I , bringing about a `` Union of the Crowns '' . Also after the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714 , the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover . The early years of the unified kingdom were marked by Jacobite risings which ended in defeat for the Stuart cause at Culloden in 1746 . Later on in 1763 , victory in the Seven Years ' War led to the dominance of the British Empire , which was to become the foremost global power for over a century and later grew to become the largest empire in history . On 1 January 1801 , the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 , five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom and the state was renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' -- a title it has retained to date .",
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"text": "John Purvis John Robert Purvis , CBE ( born 6 July 1938 , St Andrews , Fife ) is a former Conservative MEP for Mid Scotland and Fife ( 1979-1984 ) and , from 1999 to 2009 , was one of Scotland 's seven MEPs . Purvis is married with three children and ten grandchildren . He has farming and property interests in North East Fife and has extensive knowledge of the international financial services industry , having worked in the sector for several decades and having later contributed his expertise on relevant committees in the European Parliament . Purvis served as a second lieutenant in the Scots Guards ( 1956-1958 ) and graduated MA ( Hons ) from the University of St Andrews ( 1962 ) . He worked for First National City Bank in London , New York and Milan ( 1962-1969 ) and was Treasurer of merchant bank Noble Grossart Ltd in Edinburgh ( 1969-1973 ) . He was Managing Director and Chairman of Gilmerton Management Services Ltd St Andrews ( 1973-1986 ) and Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party ( 1986-1997 ) . He received the CBE in 1990 . During his second term as an MEP , Purvis was Vice Chairman of the European Parliament 's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee ( 2002-2009 ) and a member of the Committee on Industry , Research and Energy ( 1999-2009 ) . He also served on EU delegations to the Gulf States and to Middle Eastern countries and served on the EU Committee of Inquiry into the Equitable Life Assurance Society crisis . During his 15 years as an MEP , Purvis produced a number of major reports which helped to shape EU policy -- notably on biotechnology ( supporting GM foods ) , telecommunications and financial regulation . In 2001 , Purvis spoke out against the legality of actions by Customs and Excise officers who were confiscating alcohol and tobacco bought for personal use from travellers returning from the European Union saying such actions were illegal . In 2002 , Purvis stated that he supported the building of a new airport in central Scotland as an alternative to upgrading the airports at Edinburgh or Glasgow . Since standing down in 2009 , Purvis has continued to serve in Europe as Chairman of Financial Future which provides a means of dialogue between the financial services industries of Europe and the EU 's legislators . He is also Chairman of Belgrave Capital Management in London , a Director of Kingdom FM Radio Ltd. , Fife , and Advisor to the Board of Elmwood College in Cupar ( 2012 ) . In 2008 , it was alleged that Purvis may have breached rules regarding parliamentary expenses and the payment of staff through a company . Purvis said at the time that he sought clarification from the relevant authorities and such clarification was not forthcoming .",
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"text": "Iain Blair Iain Blair ( 12 August 1942 -- 3 July 2011 ) was a Scottish actor and author who , using the pen name Emma Blair wrote a series of romantic novels .",
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Jamie Foxx is a singer.
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"text": "Intuition (Jamie Foxx album) Intuition is the third studio album by American R&B singer Jamie Foxx . It was released on December 16 , 2008 , by J Records . Despite mixed reviews from critics like his previous album , the album was commercially successful . The album has reached the top three on the US Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the Top US R&B / Hip Hop Albums Charts , which it topped for six consecutive weeks . The album features several guest artists , including T.I. , Lil Wayne , Ne-Yo , Kanye West , Fabolous , T-Pain , The-Dream , Lil ' Kim & Marsha Ambrosius .",
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"text": "Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx album) Unpredictable is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and actor Jamie Foxx . It was released on December 27 , 2005 , by J Records . Recording sessions took place from 2004 to 2005 , with the production that was provided by Timbaland , Mike City , Sean Garrett and Jim Jonsin , among others . The album serves as a follow-up to the release of Peep This ( 1994 ) , which occurred to be his first studio release in eleven years . The album was supported by four singles : `` Extravaganza '' featuring Kanye West , the title track `` Unpredictable '' featuring Ludacris , `` DJ Play a Love Song '' featuring Twista , and `` Can I Take U Home '' . Upon its release , Unpredictable received generally mixed reviews from music critics , who were ambivalent towards its lyrical content and production . The album debuted at number 2 , beating behind Mary J. Blige 's The Breakthrough on the US Billboard 200 , with 597,000 copies in its first week . In the second week , the album rose to number one , overtaking Blige , making Foxx as the fourth artist to ever won a Academy Award for acting , while achieving a number-one album on the US Billboard charts .",
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"text": "Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop ( born December 13 , 1967 ) , known professionally by his stage name Jamie Foxx , is an American actor , singer , songwriter , record producer and comedian . He won an Academy Award for Best Actor , BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy , for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray . The same year , he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral . Other prominent acting roles include Staff Sergeant Sykes in Jarhead ( 2005 ) , Detective Ricardo Tubbs in the 2006 film adaptation of TV series Miami Vice , the title role in the film Django Unchained ( 2012 ) , and the supervillain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ( 2014 ) . Foxx also starred in the 1990-1994 sketch comedy show In Living Color and his own television show from 1996 to 2001 , the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show , in which he played Jamie King , Jr. . Foxx also starred in the 2014 film Annie , in which he played Will Stacks . Foxx is also a Grammy Award-winning musician , producing four albums which have charted in the top ten of the US Billboard 200 : Unpredictable ( 2005 ) , which topped the chart , Intuition ( 2008 ) , Best Night of My Life ( 2010 ) , and Hollywood : A Story of a Dozen Roses ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Best Night of My Life Best Night of My Life is the fourth studio album by American singer and actor Jamie Foxx . It was released on December 21 , 2010 , by J Records . The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart . Upon its release , Best Night of My Life was met with generally mixed reviews from music critics . The album has sold 409,000 copies in the US as of January 2015 . Best Night of My Life was supported by four singles in total ; `` Winner '' featuring Justin Timberlake and T.I. , `` Living Better Now '' featuring Rick Ross , `` Fall for Your Type '' featuring Drake and `` Best Night of My Life '' featuring Wiz Khalifa .",
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"text": "Song Nation Song Nation ( originally known as Various Artists Featuring Song Nation ) is a charity compilation album featuring some of the most important Japanese performers from the Avex Trax label . The CD was made to raise money for the September 11 , 2001 attacks . It was produced by two of the most important record producers of Japan : Masato `` Max '' Matsuura and Globe 's Tetsuya Komuro . A remix album was released titled Song Nation 2 : Trance . It contained an additional disc and additional tracks along with of the original tracks from the first Song Nation . A Song Is Born , the track by Ayumi Hamasaki and Keiko was able to peak at # 1 on the Oricon chart .",
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"text": "XIX (song) `` XIX '' is a single by American metal band Slipknot and the opening track for their fifth major label studio album .5 : The Gray Chapter . The song was first released as a digital single on October 14 , 2014 . It was released on the same day as its subsequent track titled `` Sarcastrophe '' . It was the second promo and fifth overall single released from the album . The official music video was uploaded to their official YouTube channel privately on October 5 , 2015 and made available to subscribers to Outside the Nine updates early .",
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"text": "Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx are an English electronic music duo consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe . The pair got their name from the regular night club they held in their hometown of Brixton , London , UK . They first rose to popularity in the mid 1990s . As the British Hit Singles & Albums book duly noted `` they surfaced from the underground house scene , are regular transatlantic club chart-toppers and won the BRIT Award for Best Dance Act in 2002 and 2004 '' .",
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"text": "Hunx and His Punx Hunx and His Punx is an American punk band from San Francisco , California . Hunx , real name Seth Bogart , started the band in 2008 after years of performing in a gay pop group called Gravy Train !!!! The group 's sound has been compared to girl groups and is a mix of punk and bubblegum music . The band played its first national tour of the United States alongside Jay Reatard and Nobunny in 2009 . The band officially released its debut singles compilation album Gay Singles in 2010 on True Panther Sounds in the US and Born Bad in France . Hunx used to co-own ` Down At Lulu 's ' , a hair salon in Oakland , California , but sold it in 2011 . In January 2010 , Hunx began a tour featuring an all-girl backing band . The new line-up has been identified on the tour and in new songs such as `` Lovers Lane '' as Hunx and His Punkettes . In March 2010 , the band played in a tribute concert for the recently deceased Jay Reatard . In May 2010 , LensCrafters began airing a commercial featuring a short audio clip of `` Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love . '' In October 2010 , Hunx and His Punx signed to Hardly Art . The band 's debut album for the label , Too Young to Be in Love , was released in April 2011 . It was produced in New York City by Ivan Julian of Richard Hell and The Voidoids . In June 2011 , Hunx announced that they would be playing their last show with the `` Punkettes '' due to Hunx and His Punx guitarists Amy Blaustein and Michelle Santamaria quitting . He then moved to Los Angeles . In February 2012 , Hunx released a solo album titled Hairdresser Blues on Hardly Art . In 2016 , he released his second solo album Seth Bogart under his birth name on Burger , featuring collaborations from Kathleen Hanna and Tavi Gevinson . Hunx and His Punx now consists of Seth Bogart , Shannon Shaw and Erin Emslie . They released Street Punk in 2013 and toured with a new guitarist Nik Johnson . In 2014 they released a greatest hits for their Japan Leg of Street Punk tour . Seth Bogart has since opened his own clothing line called Wacky Wacko that has been seen on some of his idols Miley Cyrus and Kathleen Hanna .",
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"text": "Johnny Brown (actor) John `` Johnny '' Brown ( born June 11 , 1937 ) is an American actor and singer . Brown is a nightclub and stage performer as well as a comic actor , and a regular cast member of the television series Laugh-in . Brown is mostly remembered for his chubby physique , wide ingratiating smile , mobile facial expressions , and easy pleasant joking style . Brown is most famous , however , for his role as building superintendent Nathan Bookman on the 1970s CBS sitcom , Good Times . Bookman was often the brunt of fat jokes via the show 's main character J. J. Evans ( Jimmie Walker ) . Brown portrayed Bookman until the series was cancelled in 1979 . Other television shows Brown has appeared on include Flip Wilson Show , The Jeffersons , Family Matters , The Jamie Foxx Show and Martin . Brown also used to go to school with Walter Dean Myers when he lived in Harlem as a boy . Brown is also the father of actress Sharon Brown , who was born in 1962 , and also the father of John Brown Jr. or J.J Brown Jr. . Brown had earlier established himself in the Broadway musical Golden Boy , starring Sammy Davis , Jr. ; his supporting role was in the part of Ronnie and was featured as the lead voice on the show stopping rouser , `` Do n't Forget 127th Street '' . In the early 1970s , Brown starred in a television commercial for the Write Brothers pen , a short-lived product of the Papermate pen company . The commercial consisted of an elaborate musical number , `` Write On , Brothers , Write On '' , led by Brown as a schoolteacher who encourages his chorus line of students to use this pen for their school assignments . In 1997 , Brown contributed his voice to the introduction of the compilation album Comedy Stew : The Best of Redd Foxx . In the introduction , Brown tells of how Norman Lear had considered Brown to play the role of Lamont in Sanford And Son , but was unavailable to do so because of his prior commitment to Laugh-In , leading Lear to give the role to Demond Wilson instead .",
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"text": "Fox 8 Fox 8 may refer to : Fox8 , a general entertainment channel in Australia owned by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd Television stations in the United States affiliated with the Fox Broadcasting Company : WAGM-TV , Presque Isle , Maine ( station operates a Fox affiliate under this brand on its first digital subchannel ) WJW ( TV ) , Cleveland , Ohio WGHP , High Point , North Carolina WWCP-TV Johnstown , Pennsylvania WVUE-DT , New Orleans , Louisiana WFXI , Morehead City , North Carolina ( previously known on-air as `` Fox 8 , Fox 14 '' ; now known as `` Fox Eastern Carolina '' ) Veronica TV , a Dutch television channel formerly known as Fox 8 when it was owned by News Corporation",
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"text": "Jamie O'Hara Jamie O'Hara is the name of : Jamie O'Hara ( footballer ) , English footballer Jamie O'Hara ( singer ) , American country singer",
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"text": "Movietone Records Movietone Records was a budget records subsidiary of 20th Century Fox 's record division , which issued 29 albums starting in 1965 and ending in 1967 . Most or all of these were reissues of albums that had appeared earlier on the 20th Century Fox label . Artists featured on these albums included Shirley Temple , Al Martino , Lena Horne , Art Tatum , Marilyn Monroe , and Sylvia Sims . The name `` Movietone '' had been used by Fox Film Corporation since 1926 , when it was coined by William Fox to name the process he had bought for putting sound on film for `` talkies '' . By the time the 1965 incarnation of the record label came along , Fox had issued some 78s on the Fox Movietone label decades earlier , but these were not commercial issues , as far as is known . `` Movietone '' was also the name Fox gave to its TV and newsreel coverage .",
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"text": "Megamix (disambiguation) A megamix is a medley remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession . Megamix may also refer to : MegaMix , a version of the Vorbis audio encoder Megamix ( Technotronic song ) , 1990 . Mega Mix ( Snap ! song ) , 1991 . `` Megamix '' ( Gloria Estefan ) , 1992 Megamix ( Britney Spears ) Megamix ( album ) , an album by Croatian singer Mate Bulić Mega Mix ( album ) , a 2003 album by Arthur Loves Plastic `` Megamix '' ( Vengaboys song ) , 2000 `` Megamix '' ( Boney M. song ) , 1988 `` Mega Mix '' ( Boney M. song ) , 1992 `` Mega-Mix '' , a single credited to Herbie Hancock using tracks from his 1983 album Future Shock : see Herbie Hancock discography Mega Mixes , an album by Whigfield Dancing Stage MegaMix , a music video game produced by Konami , part of the Dance Dance Revolution series Fighters Megamix , a video game produced by AM2 Rhythm Heaven Megamix , the fourth entry in the Rhythm Heaven series by Nintendo",
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"text": "Black Fox Black Fox may refer to : Black fox , a fox that has a black coat Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant , a nuclear power plant proposed by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma in 1973 Black Fox ( Cherokee chief ) , the leading chief of the Cherokee from 1801 to his death in 1811 Black Fox ( comics ) , the code name of two unrelated fictional characters in Marvel Comics Black Fox : The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler , a 1962 documentary film The Black Fox , a fictional Robin Hood-esque character from the movie The Court Jester , played by Edward Ashley Black Fox ( miniseries ) , a 1995 mini-series , with Tony Todd and Christopher Reeve Member of the weasel family : Fisher ( animal )",
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"text": "The X Show The X Show is a magazine , variety , and interview/talk program that aired on FX Network in the US from May 1999 to April 2001 . Running time was originally one hour , but this was later reduced to a half-hour . The show was ` guy-themed ' much like a TV equivalent of Maxim magazine ( e.g. , co-host Daphne Brogdon would conduct hot tub interviews . ) The X Show had numerous hosts and co-hosts , both male and female and would frequently feature spokesmodels . Ava Cadell was featured in segments providing sexual information and Chris Gore would host segments about movies .",
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"text": "Discomix A discomix , or simply a disco , is an extended reggae 12-inch single that typically features the vocal track followed by a dub version or a deejay version of the same track . The format became popular in the mid-1970s , with the extended bass range of 12-inch singles being better suited to dub music . The first big hit discomix was `` Ya Ho '' by The Jays and Ranking Trevor , released in 1976 . The popularity of the format led to Black Echoes magazine ( later Echoes ) publishing a weekly ` Reggae Disco Chart ' .",
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"text": "Damon Fox (musician) Damon Fox is a Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer . He is primarily recognized as the lead singer , keyboardist , and mastermind of the psychedelic prog metal outfit Bigelf . His analog flair and vintage sonic alchemy can be heard on several platinum albums , including Alicia Keys ' As I Am and Christina Aguilera 's Stripped and Back To Basics . Damon 's keyboards also appear on releases from Matt Sorum ( Guns & Roses ) , Cheap Trick , and Courtney Love . He is currently a member of the British rock band The Cult and continues to tour worldwide with Bigelf .",
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"text": "Fox on the Box Fox on the Box is the eighth studio album by Village People . It was released in Europe and Japan by RCA records in 1982 and in the United States as In the Street by Casablanca Records a year later . The album is most notable for the return of original lead singer Victor Willis , who resumed his role as co-writer of the songs . Ray Simpson ( who had replaced Willis ) is featured on two tracks , `` Everybody Loves the Funk '' and `` Radio Freak '' and the G.I. , Alex Briley sings lead on the ballad `` Lonely Lady '' . Willis sang lead on all the other songs , which had an edgy funk-oriented feel ( and included an early hip hop track , `` Play Bach '' ) . Another change of members was construction worker David Hodo was replaced by Mark Lee . The two releases are identical except that In the Street contains a bonus track , `` America '' , featuring Miles Jaye ( who replaced Ray Simpson ) . Although Jeff Olson joined Village People in 1980 , this was first album that he appeared in cowboy costume . In The Street was reissued on CD in 1999 .",
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"text": "Jamie Bond Jamie Bond may refer to : Jamie Bond ( footballer ) , Australian rules footballer Joni Paladin ( AKA Jamie Bond , active from 1980s ) , American singer , songwriter , musician and producer Jamie Bond , Principal of the Birmingham Royal Ballet",
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"text": "Jamie Scott (disambiguation) Jamie Scott may refer to : Jamie Scott ( born 1984 ) , English singer Jamie Scott ( One Tree Hill ) , television series character Jamie Scott , of the Scott sisters , convicted of a 1993 armed robbery Jamie Scott , American bass guitarist , member of many bands including Vain , Road Crew , Vaughn and Tyketto",
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"text": "Do It All Over Again `` Do It All Over Again '' is the debut single by British pop singer Elyar Fox . The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 10 January 2014 as the lead single from his debut studio album .",
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"text": "Antix (rapper) Alex Nimier , better known by his stage name Antix , is a British-Jordanian Hip hop artist , known for discussing political , social , and personal issues ( such as his relationship with his now-deceased mother ) . Antix released his debut album Flammable Grammar in November 2010 . The album received regular circulation from Pandora Radio and garnered Antix a fan base in the United States , particularly with his track ` Hands Up ' . On 31 October 2012 , Antix released his follow-up album Question Everything and his debut single ` You 're Crazy ' entered the Music Week Urban Charts top 20 in August 2013 . MTV named him as a shortlist nominee for MTV Brand New later that year . In 2014 , Antix entered the Music Week Urban Charts again , in the top ten , with ` Bad Dreams ' . This was the first in a string of break-out singles for Antix , which have led to him being a regular featured artist on VEVO and seeing support from BBC Radio , Red Bull Music and the Huffington Post amongst others .",
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"text": "X Factor (French TV series) X Factor is a Franco-Belgian television music talent show to find new singing talent after public auditions , intermediate tests , and live shows . The first series was broadcast on Mondays , from September to December 2009 , on W9 ( France ) and RTL-TVI ( Belgium ) . The second and final series was broadcast on Tuesdays , from March to June 2011 , on M6 and RTL-TVI .",
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"text": "I See You (The xx album) I See You is the third studio album by English indie pop band the xx . It was released worldwide on 13 January 2017 through the Young Turks label . It is the follow-up to Coexist , and is their first release in more than four years . The band announced the album while announcing frequent collaborator Rodaidh McDonald for its production and reportedly working on it in May 2014 . Group member Jamie Smith released his solo debut In Colour in May 2015 and reflected that it would influence the sound and aesthetic of I See You . The xx has stated that the record has a more distinctive sound and a more positive , open and `` expansive '' concept than the previous two albums . The lead single , `` On Hold '' , was released on 12 November 2016 . I See You received widespread acclaim from critics and became the band 's second number-one album in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Katie Stevens Katherine Mari `` Katie '' Stevens ( born December 8 , 1992 ) is an American actress and singer best known for finishing in eighth place on the ninth season of American Idol and starring as Karma Ashcroft in the MTV series Faking It .",
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"text": "Buddha and the Chocolate Box Buddha and the Chocolate Box is the eighth studio album by Cat Stevens . The title came to Stevens when he was travelling to a gig on a plane with a Buddha in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other . He pondered that if he were to die in the plane these would be the last objects with him , and he would be caught between the spiritual and the material . The album leans towards the spiritual path , and is an indication of the direction his life would follow .",
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"text": "National Kidney Registry The National Kidney Registry ( NKR ) is the largest paired exchange program in the United States and facilitates over 360 paired exchange transplants annually . The NKR was founded by the Hil family in 2007 after their youngest daughter lost her kidney function at age ten . Both parents were ruled out from donating to their daughter because they were biologically incompatible . Finally , after unsuccessful attempts to find a compatible donor through all of the kidney paired exchange programs in the United States , a compatible donor was found . After their transplant ordeal , the Hil family founded the National Kidney Registry to eliminate the problem of incompatible donors by building a national kidney paired donation program ( KPD ) . Mr. Hil was the first KPD leader to donate one of his kidneys to start a chain . His kidney donation 2015 initiated a swap that facilitated 8 transplants . The success of the NKR has generated significant media coverage including a front page story in the New York Times and nationally televised interviews by Katie Couric with CBS Evening News , Diane Sawyer from ABC News , and Byron Pitts at Nightline .",
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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": "Katie George Katie George ( born on September 7 , 1988 in Fairhope , Alabama , United States ) is an award-winning American cosplayer who has been cosplaying since 2004 and lives in Atlanta . George has been a special guest at conventions in the United States and abroad , including MomoCon , Pensacon and more , hosting panels and acting as a judge in costume contests . In 2012 , she was featured in the television documentary Cosplay : Crafting a Secret Identity and represented the USA at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya , Japan . In 2014 , she joined the cast of the reality television show Heroes of Cosplay .",
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"text": "Martha Stevens Martha Stevens is an American politician . She is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 46th District . Her term began in 2017 . Stevens has a bachelor 's degree in sociology and a Master 's in social work from the University of Missouri .",
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"text": "Better Than a Dream `` Better Than a Dream '' is a song performed by the Georgian-born , British singer Katie Melua , from her fifth studio album Secret Symphony . The song was written and originally recorded by Mike Batt whose version was used as the closing credits theme of the 1990s animated series , The Dreamstone . The single was released on 9 March 2012 . The song has charted in Belgium .",
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"text": "Katie Richmond Katie Richmond is an English model and hostess of a television show on the Men & Motors network .",
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"text": "Katie Sullivan Katie or Katy Sullivan may refer to : Katy Sullivan , track and field paralympian Katie Sullivan ( curler ) in 2012 United States Junior Curling Championships Katie Kim ( Irish musician ) , Katie Sullivan , Irish musician Katy Sullivan ( actress )",
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"text": "Katie Lee (singer) Katie Lee ( born October 23 , 1919 in Tucson , Arizona , United States ) is an Arizona folk singer , writer , actress , photographer and environmental activist . She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . After that , she went on to study with two of the most successful folksingers of the 1940s , Burl Ives and Josh White . After joining a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon she became a regular on river trips on the Colorado River and joined the opposition to the construction of Glen Canyon Dam . In September and October 1955 , she , Tad Nichols , and Frank Wright traveled through and documented parts of the Glen Canyon that later were to be submerged .",
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"text": "Georgians in the United Kingdom Ethnic Georgians in the United Kingdom number between 10,000 and 15,000 and mostly live in the capital London . Among the better-known United Kingdom residents with a Georgian background is singer-songwriter Katie Melua . There is St. George Georgian Orthodox Church in London .",
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"text": "Alun Davies (guitarist) Alun Davies ( born 1943 ) is a Welsh guitarist , studio musician , recording artist , and composer who rose to fame primarily with his supporting guitar work and backing vocals as accompanist for English musician Cat Stevens , from early 1970 to 1977 . Prior to his association with Stevens , Davies co-wrote , sang , and performed on two albums : in 1963 , with Jon Mark , ( known then as John Michael Burchell ) and in 1968 , as a part of a band with Mark and three others called Sweet Thursday , when folk-rock music was still in its infancy . When their label declared bankruptcy , Davies was invited to join Cat Stevens as a session musician , who was attempting to change his sound and advance in the music world . Davies ' experience , similar tastes in the emerging folk-rock genre , and capabilities with guitar and voice placed him in a pivotal role in Stevens ' career , resulting in hit songs and a string of RIAA platinum certified breakthrough albums . Two such albums , Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat , propelled Stevens to stardom and a stellar musical career , and solidified a friendship between the two men . Davies , who recorded a solo album after a few years of backing Stevens found comparatively little commercial success on his own , particularly after several years of sitting in Stevens ' charismatic shadow . He continued to tour with him and recorded on all but one of his albums , until Stevens ' conversion to Islam and retirement from the pop scene in 1977 . Since that time , many `` box sets '' , compilations , and `` best hits '' albums have been assembled for sale with Davies ' guitar work and vocals on each album . In late 2005 , when Stevens ( now known as Yusuf Islam ) returned again to write and perform , he did so with the amicable support of his friend and long-time right-hand man Davies , although nearly three decades had passed , and the two men had followed extremely different paths during the interim . Davies continues to perform with Yusuf to the present day , in addition to pursuing other musical projects . Though he played on Yusuf 's first record ( An Other Cup , 2005 ) , he did not appear on Yusuf 's record Roadsinger ( 2009 ) .",
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"text": "Stevens Cooperative School Stevens Cooperative School is a private school for two-year-olds through 8th grade with campuses in Hoboken and Newport , Jersey City . Founded in 1949 , Stevens is the oldest parent cooperative school in New Jersey , and an excellent model of progressive education in action . Originally an informal playgroup for children of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology , the school has grown into a full progressive nursery , elementary and middle school with over 420 students . The Stevens community consists of a diverse population of families representing a broad range of towns including Hoboken , Jersey City , Weehawken , North Bergen , Secaucus , Union City , Bayonne , West New York , Cliffside Park and other NJ locations and Manhattan .",
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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": "Katie Holmes (historian) Katie Holmes is a professor of history at La Trobe University , Melbourne , Australia .",
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"text": "Stephen Mitchell (translator) Stephen Mitchell ( born 1943 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a poet , translator , scholar , and anthologist . He is married to Byron Katie , founder of The Work .",
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"text": "Alfred Stevens (sculptor) Alfred George Stevens ( 31 December 18171 May 1875 ) , was a British sculptor . His major work is the monument to the Duke of Wellington in St Paul 's Cathedral .",
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"text": "Morgan Matson Morgan Catherine Matson ( born September 19 , 1981 ) , also known under her pseudonym Katie Finn , is a best-selling American novelist and recipient of the California Book Award .",
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"text": "Katie Rose Pipkin Katie Rose Pipkin is a curator and multidisciplinary artist native to Austin , Texas . Pipkin works in language , with code and on paper .",
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"text": "Stevens' power law Stevens ' power law is a proposed relationship between the magnitude of a physical stimulus and its perceived intensity or strength . It is often considered to supersede the Weber -- Fechner law on the basis that it describes a wider range of sensations , although critics argue that the validity of the law is contingent on the virtue of approaches to the measurement of perceived intensity that are employed in relevant experiments . In addition , a distinction has been made between local psychophysics , where stimuli are discriminated only with a certain probability , and global psychophysics , where the stimuli would be discriminated correctly with near certainty ( Luce & Krumhansl , 1988 ) . The Weber -- Fechner law and methods described by L. L. Thurstone are generally applied in local psychophysics , whereas Stevens ' methods are usually applied in global psychophysics . The theory is named after psychophysicist Stanley Smith Stevens ( 1906 -- 1973 ) . Although the idea of a power law had been suggested by 19th-century researchers , Stevens is credited with reviving the law and publishing a body of psychophysical data to support it in 1957 . The general form of the law is where I is the magnitude of the physical stimulus , ψ ( I ) is the subjective magnitude of the sensation evoked by the stimulus , a is an exponent that depends on the type of stimulation , and k is a proportionality constant that depends on the units used . The table to the right lists the exponents reported by Stevens .",
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"text": "Katie Leigh Katherine `` Katie '' Leigh ( born December 16 , 1958 ) is an American voice actress , best known for her roles as Sunni Gummi , the granddaughter of Grammi Gummi ( played by June Foray ) on Disney 's Adventures of the Gummi Bears ( 1985 -- 1991 ) and as Connie Kendall on the Focus on the Family radio program Adventures in Odyssey since 1987 . She has voice acted in both television , film and occasionally video game roles .",
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Chris McKenna is a screenwriter.
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"text": "Chris McKenna (writer) Chris McKenna is an American television writer , producer and film writer . He has written for American Dad ! , Community , and The Mindy Project . McKenna 's first feature film credit is on Igor . McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film The Girl Next Door , having developed the screenplay with director Luke Greenfield . He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process . McKenna is the writer of some of Communitys most critically acclaimed episodes , including `` Paradigms of Human Memory '' , `` Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design '' , and the Emmy - and Hugo-nominated `` Remedial Chaos Theory '' . McKenna has also co-written ( with series creator Dan Harmon ) the Season five premiere `` Repilot '' . He has also co-written ( along with his brother Matt McKenna ) one of the most acclaimed episodes of American Dad ! , `` Rapture 's Delight '' . Having worked with the Russo brothers on the sitcom Community , McKenna contributed to the script of Captain America : The Winter Soldier , by writing jokes for the film .",
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"text": "Nick G. Miller Nick G. Miller ( born January 18 , 1964 in Dayton , Ohio ) , also known as Nick Miller , is an American businessperson . His main interests are within the entertainment industry , the marine industry , and business education . Miller is an award-winning screenwriter , filmmaker , movie producer , movie director , television producer , actor , music producer , film composer , public speaker , and philanthropist . He has owned various companies within the marine industry and is a consultant and keynote speaker . His acting credits include The Last Marshal , The Librarians , Chronicles of an Exorcism , and Catch of a Lifetime . He has produced feature films and television shows such as Palmetto , The Unlikely 's , Catch of a Lifetime , E! Entertainment 's Wild On the Mark Cuban series Art Mann Presents , Talent Rock , and CBS Television 's The Music Cafe Presents ( co-produced with Greg Rike and Greg Rike Studios ) . In 2005 , Miller , along with producing partner Matthew Ashford did a test shoot for a screenplay they had written together in the horror film genre entitled Chronicles of an Exorcism . The film was originally shelved by Miller and his producers , but has since been released on DVD . In October 2008 the movie was one of the most watched horror movies of all time and was listed near the top 100 ( # 116 ) on the Internet Movie Database . Miller is currently post production on the movie Windwalkers and in pre production on a screenplay co-written with published author Timothy G. Grogan . In April 2014 , as executive producer , Miller 's romantic comedy , Catch of a Lifetime , directed by Ben Klopfenstein and written by Miller , Klopfenstein , and book author Connie Neumann , won the Audience Choice for Best Feature award at the Silver Springs International Film Festival . Miller consults and works with companies on forming strategic alliance business plans via product placement , co-branding and media exposure . He has been instrumental in negotiating and placing products in feature films and television shows including War of the Worlds , I , Robot , Fun with Dick and Jane , Scream 3 , Charlie 's Angels , CSI : Miami , 24 , Nash Bridges , V.I.P. , and JAG . Nick G. Miller produces and hosts sales and motivational training workshops across the globe . He has trained thousands of sales and service staff members from companies including FTD Flowers , Harley-Davidson , Featherlite Luxury Coaches , Bombardier , Platinum Coach Works , Northeast Marine Trade Association , Rio Roses , and many others . Miller is also a music producer , and in 2009 became vice president of Living Legends Music , a property which includes a syndicated radio show , streaming iTunes radio , a DVD series , and the CBS television series The Music Cafe Presents , all featuring interviews with musicians . Miller also produced and hosted the 2009 DVD documentary Orleans : Official History & Music for the 1970s and 1980s band Orleans . He comes from a musical family dating back to 1940 when his great uncle Douglas Dalton , played mandolin and guitar for The Whippoorwills , Roy Rogers , Sons of the Pioneers , and other bands and musicians . Today , Miller performs with Nick Miller & The Gathering , a group consisting of rotating legendary musicians playing their own number one hits . Miller 's companies have produced nightclub events , swimwear modeling competitions , and VIP parties for Corona Beer , Harley-Davidson , Loews Hotels , Gibson , Universal Studios Theme Parks , Six Flags Theme Parks and others . Miller has been part of the marine industry since 1986 . As vice president , Miller played an instrumental part in resurrecting Donzi Marine in 1993 . Miller and Donzi Marine manager Steve Simon formed `` Team Donzi '' and raced a Donzi 38 ZX in the American Power Boat Association circuit . The team won two APBA/UIM World Championships five APBA National Championships . Under the same ownership group , Miller organized a marketing campaign and formed strategic alliances with non-endemic companies helping Pro-Line Boats become the # 1 selling fiberglass fishing boats in the United States . During the mid-2000s Miller consulted and worked with the offshore racing champion , Reggie Fountain and his company Fountain Powerboats . In 2012 he became a partner and shareholder of Sak Marine , a Georgia based company that manufactured Caravelle Boats , Key Largo Boats , Interceptor Performance Boats , Clearwater Fishing Boats , and Sea Hawk Boats . Nick Miller was introduced to Burt Reynolds at his home in Florida . The lunch meeting resulted in Miller being offered acting roles in two of Reynolds ' films . Soon after he would meet the man who would become his mentor ; the late award-winning filmmaker John Daly , of which just some of his movies includes Platoon , The Terminator , The Falcon and the Snowman , Salvador , Full Metal Jacket , The Bodyguard , and The Legend of Zorro .",
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"text": "Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are a duo of American screenwriters and producers . They are known for their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , having written the three Captain America films ( The First Avenger , The Winter Soldier , and Civil War ) , Thor : The Dark World , and will be writing Avengers : Infinity War and its untitled sequel ; and having created the Agent Carter TV series . They are also the screenwriters of The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise . They made their screenwriting debut in 2004 with The Life and Death of Peter Sellers , for which they won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries , Movie or a Dramatic Special . They also wrote the films You Kill Me and Pain & Gain .",
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"text": "Xander Bennett Xander Bennett ( born 16 February 1984 ) is an Australian screenwriter and author . He is a former Hollywood script reader , and a resident of Los Angeles . Bennett is best known for his laconic advice about the practice of screenwriting , shared daily in a blog called Screenwriting Tips ... You Hack , and for a book of the same name .",
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"text": "Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire ( pronounced SHAWN-in ) ( born January 5 , 1978 , in Martinez , California ) is an American author and filker . In 2010 , she was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer by the 2010 World Science Fiction Convention , largely because of her urban fantasy / detective story Rosemary and Rue ( 2009 ) , and won the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novella . She ca n't stop thinking of the sequence in the first Care Bear movie where they call the cousins and tell them everyone can help . Writing under the pseudonym Mira Grant , she published the political thriller/zombie series Newsflesh , comprising the books Feed ( 2010 ) , Deadline ( 2011 ) , and Blackout ( 2012 ) , and which received a 2013 Hugo Award nomination for Best Novel . That year , McGuire received a record five Hugo nominations in total , two for works as Grant and the other three under her own name . The series also has a 4th book titled Feedback .",
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"text": "K. C. Collins For the actor with a similar name , see Christopher Collins . K.C. Collins , also known as Chris Collins , is a Canadian film , voice and television actor .",
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"text": "Christopher Barzak Christopher Barzak ( born July 21 , 1975 ) is an American author . He has published many short stories , beginning with `` A Mad Tea Party '' in Lady Churchill 's Rosebud Wristlet in 1999 . In 2007 he published his debut novel , One for Sorrow , which won the 2008 Crawford Award , and was a nominee for the 2008 Great Lakes Book Award as well as Logo TV 's NewNowNext Awards . His second novel , The Love We Share Without Knowing , was a 2008 James Tiptree Jr. . Award finalist and a 2009 Nebula Awards finalist for Best Novel . His first full-length short story collection , Before and Afterlives , was the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Collection in 2013 . Barzak has worked as a teacher of English outside of Tokyo , in both primary and middle schools . His experiences over two years abroad in Japan led him to write his second novel , The Love We Share Without Knowing . Barzak also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . He currently teaches fiction writing at Youngstown State University , in Youngstown , Ohio . His first novel , One for Sorrow , was made into the feature film Jamie Marks is Dead by the director , Carter Smith , for Verisimilitude Films , starring Liv Tyler , Judy Greer , Cameron Monaghan , Noah Silver , and Morgan Saylor . The film debuted at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition . The film had a limited release by Gravitas Ventures in the United States on August 29 , 2014 and is now available on demand or on DVD . His third novel , Wonders of the Invisible World , was published on September 8 , 2015 and won a Stonewall Honor Award from the American Library Association in January , 2016 .",
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"text": "Pegarty Long Pegarty Long ( born August 17 , 1940 in New York City , New York ) is a film producer and director , best known for the campy horror movie An Irish Vampire in Hollywood ( 2007 ) and the experimental film Incision ( 1999 ) . She runs Raven Productions ( in Venice , CA ) , a production company for film and literature , whose catalogue includes these poetry books : `` The Prose and Poetry of John Thomas , `` The Collected Poems of Philomene Long , '' `` Memoirs of a Nun on Fire , '' and `` Bukowski in the Bathtub , '' about Charles Bukowski Pegarty lives in Venice , California . She is the twin sister of the poet Philomene Long . Reviews of An Irish Vampire in Hollywood Winner Best Film Score The International Moondance Film Festival . `` Utterly fantastic ! Most cinema is boring . This film is different , creative and artistic . Better than Batman ! '' - Peter McCarthy , Producer-Director `` Repo Man '' , `` Sid & Nancy '' , `` Floundering '' `` Death and Taxes '' . `` I was very taken with the film , by its poetic sensibility and often arresting images and by the narrative permutations you brought to the vampire genre . Conjuring up a vivid and indelible world , you present an Ireland admittedly a `` tad '' darker than say John Ford in The Quiet Man but no less evocative . '' - Robert Dawson , Award-Winning Movie Titleler ` The Doors '' , `` Point Break '' , `` Gladiator '' , `` X Men '' . `` The Irish Vampire Goes West '' , is the first Irish vampire film . '' - Kim Newman The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies `` Art / vampire . Pegarty Long has discovered a new genre . Reminds one a bit , stylistically , of the German expressionists , especially NOSEFERATU . '' - Peter Belsito , Founder Filmfinders , Producer `` Tarkowsky : Time Within Time '' . `` A beautifully shot film . `` Irish Vampire '' brought back my evenings in the underground cinema of the 60s . Too bad it 's not still with us , because then you have a camp cult classic on your hands . - Wanda Coleman , Award-Winning Poet , Writer `` Mad Dog Black Lady , `` A War of Eyes and Other Stories '' . `` Timelessly classical . '' - Jeanne Collachia , Director , Editor , Producer `` Bread and Salt '' .",
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"text": "Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the Chicago Film Critics Association .",
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"text": "Christopher Cook (writer) Christopher LaVaughn Cook ( born August 3 , 1952 ) is an American writer whose writing styles and genres include journalism , non-fiction , scriptwriting and fiction , including short stories , novellas and novels .",
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"text": "Steven Conrad Steven Conrad ( born 1968 ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and director .",
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"text": "David McKenna (writer) David McKenna ( born August 14 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter and producer . He is best known for writing the screenplays for American History X ( 1998 ) , Blow ( 2001 ) and S.W.A.T. ( 2003 ) , and for producing the film To Write Love on Her Arms . He was also the Creator and Executive Producer of the Jerry Bruckheimer TV show NBC 's E-Ring ( 2005-2006 ) .",
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"text": "Roger L. Simon This article is about the writer and political commentator ; not to be confused with the columnist and journalist Roger Simon . Roger Lichtenberg Simon ( born November 22 , 1943 ) is an American novelist and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter . He was formerly CEO of PJ Media ( formerly known as Pajamas Media ) and is now its CEO Emeritus . He is the author of ten novels , including the Moses Wine detective series , seven produced screenplays and two non-fiction books . He has served as president of the West Coast branch of PEN , a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America , and was on the faculty of the American Film Institute and the Sundance Institute . His many journalistic articles have appeared in The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , Commentary , and City Journal , among others",
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"text": "Patrick McKenna (Ingenious Media) Patrick Anthony McKenna is the Chief Executive of UK media investment and advisory group Ingenious Media , which he founded in 1998 .",
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"text": "Chris Valentino Chris Valentino is an American producer , brand strategist and visual storyteller .",
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"text": "Chris Thompson (TV producer) Chris Thompson ( 1952 -- June 26 , 2015 ) was an American television writer , producer and director . Since 1977 , he wrote and produced for the television series Laverne & Shirley and The Larry Sanders Show . He had also created , written and produced Bosom Buddies , The Naked Truth , Action , Ladies Man and the Disney Channel original series , Shake It Up ! , as well co-written the feature films Jumpin ' Jack Flash and Back to the Beach .",
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"text": "Chris Terrio Chris Terrio ( born December 31 , 1976 ) is an American screenwriter and film director . He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film Argo , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . Terrio also won the Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2012 and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay , a BAFTA and the 2013 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . Terrio wrote the screenplay for Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , the follow-up to Zack Snyder 's Man of Steel , based on an earlier draft by David S. Goyer . He has also recently completed a screenplay entitled A Foreigner , based on an article by the journalist David Grann , and Justice League for Warner Bros .",
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"text": "Mohydeen Izzat Quandour IMDb pro Mohy Quandour | Resume | Photos Mohy Quandour M.I. Quandour About the Director Mohy Quandour director/producer and screenwriter and author , is a veteran award-winning filmmaker with over 30 years of film experience in Hollywood and in Europe . He cut his teeth in the film industry starting with advertising films at J. Walter Thompson and MPO studios in New York . Then moved to Hollywood in the early seventies and was best known for his Hollywood television work on such classics as Mannix and Bonanza . He went on to direct such films as `` Cold Wind '' , `` The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe '' with Robert Walker and Cesar Romero , `` Lost in Chechnya '' and produced several award-winning documentaries such as `` The Last Horsemen '' and `` Musical Journey '' and others for European TV networks such as Tele Hashette , the BBC and channel One in France . Quandour is also an established author/novelist with 20 historical novels published worldwide . Most of his novels were translated and published in several languages including Arabic Turkish and Russian . His most recent film productions are `` Cherkess '' ( 2010 ) which won him best Director & Best Film awards at the Monaco International Film festival and `` The Prisoner '' ( 2011 ) filmed in Russia & the UK with Julie Cox and Andrei Cherneshev and `` A Facebook Romance '' in 2013 . Mohy Quandour combined his varied career between business and the creative fields , often interchanging between them over a period of 30 years . Quandour is also a classical music composer whose recent works are being performed in Japan and in many European venues ( youtube.com under Quandour ) . He is president and partner in the film production company Sindika Productions . ( www.sindikaproductions.com ) . His most popular literary works are ` The Kavkas Trilogy ' , ` Revolution ' , ` The Last Hunt ' . On 31 May 2005 Quandour was awarded the medal and prize of the Golden Cross in Moscow for his contributions to the `` Culture of the Fatherland '' . He was also awarded the title of `` Author of the people ( Narodni Pesatle ) in the Russian Federation on 5 April 2008 . Quandour divides his residence between Windsor , England and Istanbul , Turkey . Recent Films Cherkess Director/Screenplay Sindika Productions The Prsoner Director/Screenplay Sindika Productions A Facebook Romance Director/Screenplay Sindika Productions The Spectre of Edgar Allen Poe Director Cinerama Cold Wind Director/Screenplay Cintel Productions Education Stanford University & Claremont Graduate School , MA . MIS . Ph.D. , Studies : economics & history Awards Monaco International Film Festival , Best Director , Best screenplay , Best Film , 2010 Malatya ( Turkey ) International Film festival , Best Director 2012 Sindika Productions web page : This is a partnership between Mohy Quandour and his wife Luba Balagova . It is active in European and Middle Eastern co productions developing projects in Turkey , France and the UK . The company has been active since 2009 and has produced 3 features films as mentioned above . It is based in Windsor United Kingdom ( The Coach House , Burfiled Road , Old Windsor ) and Istanbul Turkey ( Elysium , 3 Kazem Orbay Cad . 24 , Bomanti Sisli , Istanbul ) web page : www.sindikaproductions.com",
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"text": "Christopher St. John Christopher St. John , sometimes credited as Chris St. John , is an African-American film and television actor . He is also a film producer , film director and screenwriter and played a minor role in the television series Remington Steele .",
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"text": "Motorola Motorola ( -LSB- ˌmoʊtəˈroʊlə -RSB- ) was an American multinational telecommunications company founded on September 25 , 1928 , based in Schaumburg , Illinois . After having lost $ 4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009 , the company was divided into two independent public companies , Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4 , 2011 . Motorola Solutions is generally considered to be the direct successor to Motorola , as the reorganization was structured with Motorola Mobility being spun off . Motorola Mobility was acquired by Lenovo in 2014 . Motorola designed and sold wireless network equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers . Motorola 's home and broadcast network products included set-top boxes , digital video recorders , and network equipment used to enable video broadcasting , computer telephony , and high-definition television . Its business and government customers consisted mainly of wireless voice and broadband systems ( used to build private networks ) , and public safety communications systems like Astro and Dimetra . These businesses ( except for set-top boxes and cable modems ) are now part of Motorola Solutions . Google sold Motorola Home ( the former General Instrument cable businesses ) to the Arris Group in December 2012 for US$ 2.35 billion . Motorola 's wireless telephone handset division was a pioneer in cellular telephones . Also known as the Personal Communication Sector ( PCS ) prior to 2004 , it pioneered the `` mobile phone '' with DynaTAC , `` flip phone '' with the MicroTAC as well as the `` clam phone '' with the StarTAC in the mid-1990s . It had staged a resurgence by the mid-2000s with the RAZR , but lost market share in the second half of that decade . Later it focused on smartphones using Google 's open-source Android mobile operating system . The first phone to use the newest version of Google 's open source OS , Android 2.0 , was released on November 2 , 2009 as the Motorola Droid ( the GSM version launched a month later , in Europe , as the Motorola Milestone ) . The handset division ( along with cable set-top boxes and cable modems ) was later spun off into the independent Motorola Mobility . On May 22 , 2012 , Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google had closed on its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility . On January 29 , 2014 , Page announced that pending closure of the deal , Motorola Mobility would be acquired by Chinese technology company Lenovo for US$ 2.91 billion ( subject to certain adjustments ) . On October 30 , 2014 , Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google .",
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"text": "Digital intermediate Digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to DI ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics . It often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters . It is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing . However the lines between telecine and DI are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background . These two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time . A digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers . Although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film . This is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection . In traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative . The intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters . Color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate . This seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate . The digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) . The intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder . The physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( IN ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( OCN ) . One of the key technical achievements that made the transition to DI possible was the use of the 3D look-up tables ( aka `` 3D LUTs '' ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock . This removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk . The digital master is often used as a source for a DCI-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection . For archival purposes , the digital master created during the Digital Intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( YCM ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life . This archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of DI , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term .",
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"text": "Radio Recorders Radio Recorders , Inc. located at 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard , was a recording studio based in Los Angeles , California . Many notable musicians are reported to have been recorded in the studio include Billie Holiday , Charlie Parker , Jimmie Rodgers , Louis Armstrong , Mario Lanza , Elvis Presley , Jimi Hendrix , Frank Zappa , Paul Frees and The Carpenters among others . In its prime , the studio was known as the best recording facility in Los Angeles . During the forties and fifties , Radio Recorders was responsible for recording countless radio shows , both network and local , for delayed broadcast , not always for California , but for many western states . Telephone lines ran to all the important stations and the networks . Studio C was the nerve center with at least six recording lathes and turntables and an `` on-the-air '' playback turntable protected by a railing so that it would not be bumped while it was playing a program onto the air . The recording lathes were shock mounted in sand to prevent rumble from the street cars on Santa Monica Boulevard . For much of that era , the recordings were made and played back on lacquer coated aluminum discs , before tape recording was introduced . The room could handle several programs at once , 24 hours a day , and quite often a single engineer on duty would have his hands full . Most of the major labels used Radio Recorders well into the 1960s . Columbia , RCA Victor , Capitol , and Decca ultimately had their own facilities , but Radio Recorders was still the choice of many independent labels and both popular and classical artists , from Stravinsky to Elvis . In addition , most of the jingles were recorded there . In 1962 H.B. Barnum and Bill Aken chose the annex to record their big band version of ` Goody , Goody '' for Governor Goodwin J. ( Goodie ) Knight 's re-election campaign . Additionally in 1962 Bill Aken would record the classic ` Theme For Shock Theater , ' again with engineer Phil Yeend working the board . The main location at 7000 Santa Monica had two large studios and some smaller ones , as well as disc mastering facilities . In 1946 , the company remodeled a warehouse at 1032 North Sycamore Avenue and built a large studio , capable of handling approximately fifty musicians . This studio was known as Radio Recorders Annex , or , within the industry , just `` The Annex . '' The warehouse originally belonged to RCA Victor and `` the Annex '' was a legendary studio that Victor had built in their warehouse back in the ` 30 's . In 1965 , Radio Recorders ' star engineer , Thorne Nogar , purchased The Annex and started his own independent Annex Studios , which attracted a distinguished clientele as a full service studio , including mastering . For many years , Lawrence Welk pre-recorded the music for his popular television show , becoming the most important client ; in addition , in the 1960s and 1970s Annex mastered for such labels as Uni Records , Dot Records and Ranwood Records , as well as cutting early pressings of Barbra Streisand 's hit single `` The Way We Were . '' The Annex 's location now houses The Record Plant Studios . In the late 1980 's the studio was reopened as Studio 56 by Paul Shwartz . At that time bands such as Guns & Roses , Sugar Ray , Toni Braxton , Brandy , No Doubt and others recorded there . The documentary `` Standing in the Shadows of Motown '' was also partially filmed there . Kenneth Crouh , Keith Crouch and Leon Sylvers were all house producers there at that time . In 2002 the studio gained two new partners Pride Hutchison and Michael Dumas . The studio was then brought back to business under its original name Radio Recorders , and they enlisted the help of longtime friends Jordan Winsen and Steve Loiacano as their staff second engineers . Tom O'Brien , who was working for Schwartz , was kept on as chief engineer . In 2004 the property was declared a historic attraction but never achieved official landmark status by the city of Los Angeles . From 2002 to 2008 the studio welcomed many great projects and clients including Natalie Cole , Dwight Yoakum , Lucinda Williams , Lil ' John , Exzihbit , Annie Lennox and many more ... The facility closed again in 2008 a midst a fraud dispute between Hutchison , Dumas and Shwartz , Silent owners seeking to save the building and real estate property flipper David Bennet . In the end the building was sold in bankruptcy court . Shwartz was left broke , betrayed and feeling blindly used . With lack of capital to fight and overturn the courts decision , the silent owners were left with no moves and the legendary Radio Recorders building was gutted and demolished from the inside . The story as it goes from the inside supposedly is : Schwartz had a partner before Dumas and Hutchison who passed away and with him likely many of the studios strongest contracts . Under Schwartz mismanagement the studio struggled and subsequently defaulted on all financial obligations . Hutchinson and Dumas than found Schwartz in a vulnerable position and for a total sum if 50-60k each ( 100k ) Schwartz agreed to partner with them . It is unclear whether they were ever added to the deed or if this money ever went to debts . Its also rumored that during the period of their partnership many raves were held in soundstage studio E ( dubbed so for Elvis ) and rampant drug abuse took place and continued among the partners . It is known that methamphetamine was found in the cupboards of the studio kitchen shortly after Schwartz and that his behavior was often erratic . What than takes place is a battle for property rights among all involved both the silent partner and David Bennet claiming they paid Schwartz a sum of money for his rights . One side is that a late night meeting took place with notary a menial fee was given to Schwartz and he gave his rights . The other side is David Bennet provided compensation to both Dumas and Hutchison in excess of 50k each for their investment as well as 100k to Schwartz in return for all of their rights . The problem for Bennet being a flipper was that currently each studio was occupied by a tenant and this other silent partner was laying claim . He proceeded to systematically attempt to forge alliances under the false premises that all who helped would bennifit either from the sale / that he would n't sell the building and had no intention of gutting it but rather would maintain it as a studio/That he would sell the property atca fair price to a tenant if they helped him and could raise the capital in a small window . . Supposedly this stipulation was met and Bennet than backed out on his agreement . Hutchison and Dumas were the first to go followed by others . All gear by this point including the piano axel rose recorded November rain with was liquidated and only one studio operated in the building . When Bennet backed out of his deal ( or perhaps the money was never actually raised ) the fight for ownership intensified . Reportedly glass doors were shatterd having had the hinge pins pulled from them and orange Xs were spray painted on other wooden doors of vacant rooms when no one was around . While the silent partner and tenant had teamed up . The results were the same radio recorders studios shut its doors September 2009 . Sleepy Brown of Organized Noise would be the last artist to produce a record in the building . Despite Bennett 's best assurances the studios would all be gutted turned into accounting offices sadly only to become owned by a studio company againv . Schwartz sadly would take his own life.Today the space is used for art exhibits . In 2010 the property was once again sold and is now part of the Siren Production Company .",
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"text": "Intermediate film system The intermediate film system was a television process in which motion picture film was processed almost immediately after it was exposed in a camera , then scanned by a television scanner , and transmitted over the air . This system was used principally in Britain and Germany where television cameras were not sensitive enough to use reflected light , but could transmit a suitable image when a bright light was shown through motion picture film directly into the camera lens . John Logie Baird began developing the process in 1932 , borrowing the idea of Georg Oskar Schubert from his licensees in Germany , where it was demonstrated by Fernseh AG in 1932 and used for broadcasting in 1934 . The BBC used Baird 's version of the process during the first three months of its then - `` high-definition '' television service from November 1936 through January 1937 , and German television used it during broadcasts of the 1936 Summer Olympics . In both cases , intermediate film cameras alternated with newly introduced direct television cameras . The exposed film , either 35mm or 17.5 mm ( 35mm split in half , to save expense ) , travelled in a continuous band from the camera , usually atop a remote broadcast vehicle , into a machine that developed and fixed the image . The film was then run through a flying spot scanner ( so called because it moved a focused beam of light back and forth across the image ) , and electronically converted from a negative to a positive image . Depending on the equipment , the time from camera to scanner could be a minute or less . An optical soundtrack was recorded onto the film , between the perforations and the edge of the film , at the same time the image was taken to keep the sound and image in synchronization . The intermediate film system , with its expensive film usage and relatively immobile cameras , did have the advantage that it left a filmed record of the programme which could be rerun at a different time , with a better image quality than the later kinescope films , which were shot from a video monitor . Television tubes developed by Farnsworth and Zworykin in the United States , and by EMI in England , with much higher sensitivity to light , made the intermediate film system obsolete by 1937 . Film continued to be used for time-shifting and as a long-term storage until electronic video recorders were invented .",
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"text": "Tape recorder An audio tape recorder , tape deck or tape machine is an analog audio storage device that records and plays back sounds , including articulated voices , usually using magnetic tape , either wound on a reel or in a cassette , for storage . In its present-day form , it records a fluctuating signal by moving the tape across a tape head that polarizes the magnetic domains in the tape in proportion to the audio signal . Tape-recording devices include reel-to-reel tape deck and the cassette deck . The use of magnetic tape for sound recording originated around 1930 . Magnetizable tape revolutionized both the radio broadcast and music recording industries . It gave artists and producers the power to record and re-record audio with minimal loss in quality as well as edit and rearrange recordings with ease . The alternative recording technologies of the era , transcription discs and wire recorders , could not provide anywhere near this level of quality and functionality . Since some early refinements improved the fidelity of the reproduced sound , magnetic tape has been the highest quality analog sound recording medium available . As of the first decade of the 21st century , analog magnetic tape has been largely replaced by digital recording technologies for consumer purposes , although some still record audio by analog . Prior to the development of magnetic tape , magnetic wire recorders had successfully demonstrated the concept of magnetic recording , but they never offered audio quality comparable to the other recording and broadcast standards of the time . Some individuals and organizations developed innovative uses for magnetic wire recorders while others investigated variations of the technology . One particularly important variation was the application of an oxide powder to a long strip of paper . This German invention was the start of a long string of innovations that have led to present day magnetic tape recordings .",
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"text": "MD Data MD Data stands for MiniDisc Data , and is a magneto-optical medium for storing computer data . Sony wanted MD Data to replace floppy disks , but the Zip drive from Iomega ended up filling that market need and , later on , the advent of affordable CD writers and very cheap blank CD media , coupled with the availability of memory sticks and cards proved the final straw for MD Data . The technology provided 140 MB of data storage , but it was slow and expensive . Also , data drives can only read or write audio MDs when set in `` play '' mode , which , however , does not provide computer access to the data . MD Data appeared in products such as an MD still camera and an MD document scanner . MD Data was also used in the late 1990s in 4 - and 8-track multitrack recording decks . Meant as a step up from the popular 4-track cassette-based studios , these recorders enjoyed a brief prominence before they were replaced by relatively affordable -- and far more flexible -- direct-to-hard drive recording on Windows and Macintosh based computers . The format has always been hampered by the lack of an affordable MD Data drive with which to manipulate and back up data using a PC . In 1997 , Sony introduced the MD Data2 format , which could hold 650 MB of data ( as opposed to MD Data 's 140 MB ) . However this format was only used by Sony 's DCM-M1 camcorder ( capable of still images and MPEG-2 video ) , and a few multitrack `` portastudio '' - style audio recorders such as Sony 's MDM-X4 and Tascam 's 564 , among others . The introduction of Hi-MD in 2004 allowed any type of data ( files , music , etc. ) to be stored on a Hi-MD formatted MiniDisc . This allows for storage capacity of around 340MB on a standard MiniDisc and approx . 1GB on a new , higher-density Hi-MD .",
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"text": "MP4 Watch An MP4 watch is a small portable video and music flash-based media player which can be worn on the wrist like a wristwatch . ( See MP4 Player for the origin of the ` MP4 ' moniker . ) Most devices are actually functional digital watches as well as being media players . Users can watch video on the LED or OLED color screen and listen to the audio played back over small built-in speakers , earphones , or a wireless headset in the case of Bluetooth MP4 watches . MP4 watches typically require the user to convert video files to smaller resolution or particular file formats before they can be played back . This led to the development of `` MP5 '' watches that could play all the popular video file formats natively . MP4 watches are also known as `` video watches '' , `` MP4 player watches '' , and `` watch MP4 players '' .",
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"text": "Digital Compact Cassette The Digital Compact Cassette ( DCC ) is a magnetic tape sound recording format introduced by Philips and Matsushita in late 1992 and marketed as the successor to the standard analog Compact Cassette . It was also a direct competitor to Sony 's MiniDisc ( MD ) but neither format toppled the then ubiquitous analog cassette despite their technical superiority . Another competing format , the Digital Audio Tape ( DAT ) had by 1992 also failed to sell in large quantities ( although it was established in recording studios ) -- DCC was envisaged as a cheaper alternative to DAT . DCC shared a similar form factor to analog cassettes , and DCC recorders could play back either type of cassette . This backward compatibility allowed users to adopt digital recording without rendering their existing tape collections obsolete .",
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"text": "Digital Light Processing Digital Light Processing ( DLP ) is a display device based on optical micro-electro-mechanical technology that uses a digital micromirror device . It was originally developed in 1987 by Larry Hornbeck of Texas Instruments . While the DLP imaging device was invented by Texas Instruments , the first DLP-based projector was introduced by Digital Projection Ltd in 1997 . Digital Projection and Texas Instruments were both awarded Emmy Awards in 1998 for the DLP projector technology . DLP is used in a variety of display applications from traditional static displays to interactive displays and also non-traditional embedded applications including medical , security , and industrial uses . DLP technology is used in DLP front projectors ( standalone projection units for classrooms and business primarily ) , DLP rear projection television sets , and digital signs . It is also used in about 85 % of digital cinema projection , and in additive manufacturing as a light source in some printers to cure resins into solid 3D objects . Smaller `` pico '' chipsets are used in mobile devices including cell phone accessories and projection display functions embedded directly into phones .",
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"text": "Rolling shutter Rolling shutter is a method of image capture in which a still picture ( in a still camera ) or each frame of a video ( in a video camera ) is captured not by taking a snapshot of the entire scene at single instant in time but rather by scanning across the scene rapidly , either vertically or horizontally . In other words , not all parts of the image of the scene are recorded at exactly the same instant . ( Though , during playback , the entire image of the scene is displayed at once , as if it represents a single instant in time . ) This produces predictable distortions of fast-moving objects or rapid flashes of light . This is in contrast with `` global shutter '' in which the entire frame is captured at the same instant . The `` rolling shutter '' can be either mechanical or electronic . The advantage of this method is that the image sensor can continue to gather photons during the acquisition process , thus effectively increasing sensitivity . It is found on many digital still and video cameras using CMOS sensors . The effect is most noticeable when imaging extreme conditions of motion or the fast flashing of light . While some CMOS sensors use a global shutter , the majority found in the consumer market use a rolling shutter . CCDs ( charge-coupled devices ) are alternatives to CMOS sensors , which are generally more sensitive and more expensive . CCD-based cameras often use global shutters , which take a snapshot representing a single instant in time and therefore do not suffer from the motion artifacts caused by rolling shutters .",
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"text": "DVD-VR The DVD-VR standard defines a logical format for video recording on DVD-R , DVD-RW , and DVD-RAM style media , including the dual layer versions of these media . As opposed to media recorded with the DVD+VR recording standard , the resulting media are not DVD-Video compliant , and do not play back in some DVD-Video players . Most DVD video recorders in the market that support DVD-R , DVD-RW , or DVD-RAM media record to these media in DVD-VR mode , as well as in a DVD-Video compliant mode . It is possible to use the DVD-VR format with DVD+R and DVD+RW media , but no examples are known other than some PC based recording utilities . The standard was introduced in 1999 by the DVD Forum , and licensing is managed by the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation . For each of the supported media , the full recording standard consists of three parts being : Physical Specifications ( Part 1 ) , File System Specifications ( Part 2 ) , and the Video Recording Specifications ( Part 3 ) .",
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"text": "Recorder Recorder may refer to :",
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"text": "Color motion picture film Color motion picture film refers both to unexposed color photographic film in a format suitable for use in a motion picture camera , and to finished motion picture film , ready for use in a projector , which bears images in color . The first color cinematography was by additive color systems such as the one patented by Edward Raymond Turner in 1899 and tested in 1902 . A simplified additive system was successfully commercialized in 1909 as Kinemacolor . These early systems used black-and-white film to photograph and project two or more component images through different color filters . Around 1920 , the first practical subtractive color processes were introduced . These also used black-and-white film to photograph multiple color-filtered source images , but the final product was a multicolored print that did not require special projection equipment . Before 1932 , when three-strip Technicolor was introduced , commercialized subtractive processes used only two color components and could reproduce only a limited range of color . In 1935 , Kodachrome was introduced , followed by Agfacolor in 1936 . They were intended primarily for amateur home movies and `` slides '' . These were the first films of the `` integral tripack '' type , coated with three layers of differently color-sensitive emulsion , which is usually what is meant by the words `` color film '' as commonly used . The few color films still being made in the 2010s are of this type . The first color negative films and corresponding print films were modified versions of these films . They were introduced around 1940 but only came into wide use for commercial motion picture production in the early 1950s . In the US , Eastman Kodak 's Eastmancolor was the usual choice , but it was often re-branded with another trade name , such as `` WarnerColor '' , by the studio or the film processor . Later color films were standardized into two distinct processes : Eastman Color Negative 2 chemistry ( camera negative stocks , duplicating interpositive and internegative stocks ) and Eastman Color Positive 2 chemistry ( positive prints for direct projection ) , usually abbreviated as ECN-2 and ECP-2 . Fuji 's products are compatible with ECN-2 and ECP-2 . Film was the dominant form of cinematography until the 2010s , when it was largely replaced by digital cinematography .",
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"text": "CTL timecode Control track longitudinal , or CTL , timecode , developed by JVC in the early 1990s , is a unique technique for embedding , or striping , reference SMPTE timecode onto a videotape . Similar to the way VITC timecode is embedded in the vertical interval area of a video signal , CTL timecode embeds SMPTE timecode in the control track area of helical scan video recordings . The advantage of both VITC and CTL timecode is that a precious audio track does not have to be sacrificed for linear timecode . Though a very effective technology , and still probably in limited use today , CTL timecode never really caught on . JVC is apparently the only manufacturer that included CTL timecode capability in their video products , and this was limited to select professional S-VHS equipment . When it was introduced , there was a lot of undeserved negativity about CTL timecode , because people misunderstood how it worked . Many incorrectly assumed that CTL timecode was nothing more than a control track pulse signal . The only real problem with CTL timecode was that JVC chose to call it `` CTL timecode '' . Control Track Pulse : Most are familiar with the digital `` counters '' on VHS recorders and camcorders , viewed via the onscreen display ( OSD ) and/or a dedicated LED display . These numbers are sometimes in real time format ( hours : minutes : seconds ) , but are often only an ambiguous 4 digit sequential counter . These numbers advance up or down based on the machine counting a tape 's control track pulses . This type of display is useful only as a simple and temporary reference , as it is very inaccurate , and the counter is reset to zero when a tape is inserted . A basic 4 digit counter is almost completely worthless , as their rate of advance was never standardized by manufacturers . Conversely , CTL timecode is an absolute timecode with specific digital references for every frame of video . Thus , a tape with CTL timecode can always display current timecode position accurately , even if the tape is moved from one machine to another . CTL timecode embedding can be transferred when making a copy , as long as the recording machine supports CTL timecode . Because CTL timecode is SMPTE timecode , its timecode can be interchanged with other SMPTE timecode schemes , like VITC and LTC ( linear , audio track ) timecode , as well as SMPTE timecode devices like timecode readers , generators , window dub inserters , MIDI synchronizers , and edit controllers . CTL timecode is vulnerable to any gaps or problems in a tape 's control track , but so is LTC and VITC timecode . The acronym LOCT ( pronounced locked ) , used by many video professionals , can mean `` Loss Of Control Track '' , and/or `` Loss Of Continuous Timecode '' .",
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"text": "Modem A modem ( modulator-demodulator ) is a network hardware that modulates one or more carrier wave signals to encode digital information for transmission and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted information . The goal is attempting to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data . Modems can be used with any means of transmitting analog signals , from light emitting diodes to radio . A common type of modem is one that turns the digital data of a computer into modulated electrical signal for transmission over telephone lines and demodulated by another modem at the receiver side to recover the digital data . Modems are generally classified by the maximum amount of data they can send in a given unit of time , usually expressed in bits per second ( symbol bit/s , sometimes abbreviated `` bps '' ) , or bytes per second ( symbol B/s ) . Modems can also be classified by their symbol rate , measured in baud . The baud unit denotes symbols per second , or the number of times per second the modem sends a new signal . For example , the ITU V. 21 standard used audio frequency shift keying with two possible frequencies , corresponding to two distinct symbols ( or one bit per symbol ) , to carry 300 bits per second using 300 baud . By contrast , the original ITU V. 22 standard , which could transmit and receive four distinct symbols ( two bits per symbol ) , transmitted 1,200 bits by sending 600 symbols per second ( 600 baud ) using phase shift keying .",
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"text": "VX (videocassette format) VX was a short-lived and unsuccessful consumer analog recording videocassette format developed by Matsushita and launched in 1975 in Japan . In the US it was sold using the Quasar brand and marketed under the name `` The Great Time Machine '' to exhibit its time-shifting capabilities , since VX machines had a companion electro-mechanical clock timer for timed recording of television programs . In Japan , the VX-100 model was launched in 1975 , with the VX-2000 following in 1976 . The first and only model sold in North America was the Quasar VR-1000 ( based on the Panasonic VX-2000 ) , with the VT-100 timer .",
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"text": "Peep search Peep Search ( or BetaSkipScan ) is feature available on many videocassette recorders and most camcorders , whereby the unit can show you what is on the tape during rewind and fast forward operations . For this feature to work seamlessly , the tape must be fully laced up ( wrapped around the video heads ) during rewind and fast-forward operation , which is not usually supported on VHS decks and therefore makes VHS almost the only video tape format where peep search is not usually available . To make a distinction between peep search and normal picture search , consider the following operations : Picture Search ( or cue and review ) : During tape playback , the Fast Forward or Rewind button is pressed . Depending on the model of machine , this button press may be momentary or have to be held . The picture can be viewed at high speed . When the button is released , or when Play is pressed again ( depending on model ) , the video tape will again play at normal speed . Peep Search : During tape fast forward or rewind , the same function is selected again with the Fast Forward or Rewind button . Now the machine instantly displays a high speed image from the tape . Upon releasing the button , the machine reverts to the fast forward or rewind function . On some models of equipment , the peep search is carried out at the full rewind or fast forward speed , but most slow the tape down to the picture search speed and actually perform a picture search operation . Peep Search is available with all of the following video tape formats : Video8/Hi8 Digital8 Betamax , though not implemented by Sanyo decks , most of which returned the tape to the cassette for high speed winding . Sony called their mode `` BetaSkipScan '' . miniDV , almost all miniDV equipment supports this feature , the notable exception being some JVC camcorders . micromv The following formats generally or always unlace during rewind and fast-forward operations and so are unable to carry out this function : VHS/SVHS though a few models attempt to emulate the functionality , mostly Sony V2000 The following formats remain laced during rewind and fast-forward operations but the mechanisms did not allow for this feature : N1500/N1700 The peep search function may go under differing names , or no name at all , with some manufacturers . Curiously , many manufacturers ' instruction manuals make no mention of this feature , even when it is installed . The name was first used by Canon . Category : Video storage",
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"text": "Definity (film recorder) Definity is a digital film recorder for motion picture applications , produced by CCG Digital Image Technology , the successor of Agfa-Gevaert 's film recorder division . Launched at NAB in Las Vegas in 2004 , Definity marked a departure from previous , more analogue technologies of recording digital sequences onto motion picture film as it utilizes a monochrome high-resolution LCD panel . Before Definity 's launch , LCD technology was commonly regarded as unsuitable for film recording purposes , despite its great potential : Main problems were limitations in bit depth , temporary image retention ( TIR ) and insufficiently saturated colors . Definity 's imaging unit exploits the sub-pixel structure of the LCD in order to record anamorphic `` CinemaScope '' material without loss of horizontal image information : When instead of the standard square pixels the device utilizes its native anamorphic pixels ( with an aspect of 3:1 ) , flat widescreen material with a typical aspect ratio of 2.36:1 is horizontal compressed on the LCD , thus arriving at a squeezed , 1.18:1 image required on-film without having to jettison vital image information . Since 2010 CCG launched a new full LED backlight system to increase the contrast and Density range by using 4320 separate RGB LEDs , increasing speed and Contrast ratio .",
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"text": "Hidden camera A hidden camera or spy camera or security camera is a still or video camera used to record people without their knowledge . The camera is `` hidden '' because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed , or is disguised as another object . Hidden cameras can be built into commonly used objects such as television sets , smoke detectors , clock radios , motion detectors , ball caps , plants , and mobile phones . Hidden cameras may be used for household surveillance and may also be used commercially or industrially as security cameras . The proliferation and lower costs of video recording devices has led to an increase in the use of hidden cameras for legitimate surveillance need , as well as for entertainment and other purposes . The use of hidden cameras raises personal privacy issues and there may be legal aspects to consider , depending on the jurisdiction in which use takes place . A hidden camera can be contrasted with CCTV , which is visible and which sometimes is accompanied with a warning notice of its presence .",
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"text": "Digital Transmission Content Protection Digital Transmission Content Protection ( DTCP ) is a digital rights management ( DRM ) technology that restrict digital home technologies including DVD players and televisions by encrypting interconnections between devices . This permits the distribution of content through other devices such as personal computers or portable media players , if they also implement the DTCP standards . DTCP has also been referred to as `` 5C '' content protection , a reference to the five companies that created DTCP ; Hitachi , Intel , Matsushita , Sony , and Toshiba . The standard was originally proposed in February 1998 , when the five companies presented the system to the Copy Protection Technical Working Group ( CPTWG ) , an ad hoc body organized to evaluate DRM technologies . The five companies subsequently established the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator ( DTLA ) in June 1998 to simplify licensing procedures and promote acceptance of the DTCP method by content providers , electronics manufacturers , and broadcast service providers . They also released the 5C Digital Transmission Content Protection White Paper describing the system . The paper specifies Hitachi 's M6 cipher as the baseline encryption system , which was already in widespread use in the Japanese cable industry . At the time , FireWire was widely regarded as the up-and-coming standard for interconnecting media devices , although this has not been widely adopted in the decade following . More recently there appears to be a move to using TCP/IP carried on high-speed ethernet and WiFi connections to replace FireWire and similar systems , a move epitomized by the Apple TV . The DTCP standard has branched out to cover a variety of media types to respond to these industry changes , and now supports USB , IP , WiFi , Bluetooth and MOST ( a media standard for automotive platforms ) in addition to FireWire . DTCP specification is proprietary and is only disseminated to members , who agree to the DTLA agreements ( some fees need to be paid to even get the specification ) . An `` informational version '' of the specification , omitting some critical details of the implementation , is freely available .",
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"text": "DSM CC Digital storage media command and control ( DSM-CC ) is a toolkit for developing control channels associated with MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams . It is defined in part 6 of the MPEG-2 standard ( Extensions for DSM-CC ) and uses a client/server model connected via an underlying network ( carried via the MPEG-2 multiplex or independently if needed ) . DSM-CC may be used for controlling the video reception , providing features normally found on Video Cassette Recorders ( VCR ) ( fast-forward , rewind , pause , etc. ) . It may also be used for a wide variety of other purposes including packet data transport . It is defined by a series of weighty standards , principally MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-6 ( part 6 of the MPEG-2 standard ) . DSM-CC may work in conjunction with next generation packet networks , working alongside such internet protocols as RSVP , RTSP , RTP and SCP . Although DSM-CC is usually associated with video delivery ( via satellite or terrestrially ) and with interactive content , it is also used among audio servers and clients . The architecture describes three main parts of the system : the client , the server , and the session resource manager ( SRM ) . The server provides content and other services to the client , and both are `` clients '' of the SRM . The SRM allocates and manages network resources ( such as channels , bandwidth , and network addresses . ) By combining server and client components together onto the same platforms , peer-to-peer content access and delivery systems can be constructed . These specifications include numerous implementation options . For example , MPEG-2 video can be encoded in different ways , and a DSM-CC system can be constructed to include or exclude certain features and interfaces . Normally , an outside specification will define a profile of specific options , allowing systems built using common profiles to interoperate . DSM-CC defines or extends five distinct protocols : User-User Allows remote access by the client to objects on the server . The User-User specification goes beyond the definition of specific server object classes to define classes local to the client , as well as some of the interaction with other parts of the system . The distributed object model is based on CORBA . Objects are accessed using the internet inter-ORB protocol ( IIOP ) , with some optional extensions . Two subsets , `` core '' and `` extended '' , are defined . In the model , some clients may also load content onto the server . User-Network There are two parts to this protocol : Session and Resource . This protocol is used between the client and SRM , and between the server and SRM . The U-N Session protocol is used to establish sessions with the network , associated with resources which are allocated and released using the U-N Resource protocol . MPEG transport profiles The specification provides profiles to the standard MPEG transport protocol ( defined by ISO/IEC 13818-1 ) to allow transmission of event , synchronization , download , and other information in the MPEG transport stream . Download Several variations of this protocol allow transfer of content from server to client , either within the MPEG transport stream or on a separate ( presumably high-speed ) channel . Flow-controlled download allows the download operations to be negotiated and controlled by the client . A variation of download is an autonomous `` data carousel '' on the server which repeatedly downloads information ; the download carousel client waits for the information without initiating the transfer . An extension to the data carousel is the `` object carousel '' , which presents downloaded information as objects compatible with the objects defined by the User-User API . ( The choice of download or IIOP protocols is embedded in the object 's IOR , so the means of access is transparent to the client application . ) Switched Digital Broadcast-Channel Change Protocol ( SDB/CCP ) Enables a client to remotely switch from channel to channel in a broadcast environment . Used to attach a client to a continuous-feed session ( CFS ) or other broadcast feed . Sometimes used in pay-per-view . An implementation does not always need all of these protocols . Almost all implementations in the real world use a subset .",
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"text": "Music Bank (TV series) Music Bank is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:00 KST on KBS2 . As of 2015 , the show is also broadcast in more than a hundred countries through KBS World . Episodes are filmed at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong , Yeongdeungpo-gu . The show also organizes the global live concert Music Bank World Tour . Since November 2016 , it is hosted by Lee Seo-won and Laboum 's Solbin . Past hosts include Song Hye-kyo , Rain , Ji Sung , Song Joong-ki , Uee , Yoon Bo-ra , Park Seo-joon , Irene , and Park Bo-gum .",
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"text": "Industrial Bank of Korea Kiup Bank ( Industrial Bank of Korea ( IBK ) , Korean : 기업은행 , ) is an industrial bank company headquartered in Jung-gu , Seoul , South Korea . The bank was established in 1961 . Its bank slogan in the financial network is `` Global Leading Bank . '' This bank is owned by the Government of the Republic of Korea ( South Korea ) . In 2013 Kwon Seon-joo became its CEO , and thus became South Korea 's first female bank CEO .",
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"text": "Mr.Mr. (song) `` Mr.Mr . '' is a Korean song recorded by South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation for their fourth Korean titular extended play ( 2014 ) . The song was released on February 25 , 2014 , as a single from the EP . The song was composed by American production team The Underdogs , who had previously worked with Western artists including Britney Spears , Beyoncé , and Justin Timberlake . A music video for the song was initially planned to be released on February 19 but was postponed to February 28 due to the accidental deletion of some of the original files . `` Mr.Mr . '' was described as an electropop and pop-R & B song that incorporates a hip hop beat and EDM-influenced buildups . The song received generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised its musical styles , which were deemed a departure from the group 's signature bubblegum pop sound . The single ranked number 18 on Billboard magazine 's list of 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2014 and was included on Time '' 's list of 25 Best Songs of 2014 ( So Far ) in June 2014 . To promote the song and the EP , Girls ' Generation appeared on several music programs including M Countdown , Music Bank , Show ! Music Core , and Inkigayo around February and March 2014 . The single was a commercial success in the group 's native country South Korea , peaking atop the Gaon Digital Chart and selling over 900,000 digital units in 2014 . It also charted at number three on the Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and number four on the Billboard '' World Digital Songs .",
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"text": "Music on Top Music On Top ( Korean : 뮤직온탑 ) was a South Korean music television program broadcast by JTBC . It airs live every Wednesday at 6:20 PM KST . It is currently hosted by Yoon Doo-joon of B2ST and actor Lee Hyun-woo . The show was put on hiatus after the March 14 , 2012 episode , but it reported to be coming back in at some indefinite date in the future ; this was a factor of having consistent low ratings ( similar to the demise of shows of like format such as Channel A ( Korea ) 's `` K-Pop Con '' and Maeil Broadcasting Network 's `` Show ! K Music '' . )",
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"text": "Hyun Jin-young Huh Hyun-seok ( born February 3 , 1971 ) , better known as Hyun Jin-young ( Korean : 현진영 ) , is a South Korean singer , dancer , and rapper . He is known for his role in introducing hip-hop music to Korea .",
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"text": "Becoming a Billionaire Becoming a Billionaire ( ; lit . `` Birth of the Rich '' ) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo , Lee Bo-young , Lee Si-young and Namgung Min . It aired on KBS2 from March 1 to May 4 , 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes .",
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"text": "MBC Music MBC Music is a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media . The cable channel primarily broadcasts programming related to music . The channel opened on February 1 , 2012 , with a new music program Show Champion .",
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"text": "WoongSan WoongSan ( born Kim Eun Young ) is an award-winning South Korean musician , actress and TV show host . She has been a leading figure in the jazz music scene in Korea and Japan for over a decade , having performed live over 500 times since her 1998 Japanese debut . She is the first Korean-born musician to perform at New York City 's historic Blue Note Jazz Club and has collaborated with many other well-known jazz musicians including Benny Green , Lonnie Plaxico , Rodney Green , Conrad Herwig and Suzuki Hisatsugu . She is also well known for training Ali ( South Korean singer ) , a popular K-pop singer .",
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"text": "Jang Yoon-ju Jang Yoon-ju ( born November 7 , 1980 ) is a South Korean model , television personality , singer-songwriter and actress . Jang began modeling in 1997 when she was 17 years old , and became one of the most successful Korean fashion models , with a career spanning almost two decades . She also hosts Korea 's Next Top Model , and won Best Radio DJ at the 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards for KBS Cool FM 's Rooftop Radio . As a singer-songwriter , Jang has released two albums , Dream ( 2008 ) and I 'm Fine ( 2012 ) . She made her acting debut in 2015 , playing a detective in Ryoo Seung-wan 's crime thriller Veteran .",
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"text": "Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man is a 2015 South Korean television program starring Yoo Jae-suk , You Hee-yeol , Kim Eana and Sandara Park . The original 2-episode pilot aired at 22:50 ( KST ) on Wednesday ( August 19 & 26 , 2015 ) under the name Two Yoo Project Searching For Sugar Man . The regular broadcast kicked off beginning October 20 , 2015 , every Tuesday at 22:50 ( KST ) . The idea for the program began with the documentary Searching For Sugar Man , which refers to the 2012 Swedish-British documentary about American musician Sixto Rodriguez , who faded into obscurity in the United States but somehow ended up as a megastar in South Africa . The program revolves around the battle of two teams led by Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Hee-yeol . Each team will brings back a `` Sugar Man '' : the singer who was a one-hit wonder , but has since disappeared from the public eye . The two teams recreate the old song , `` Sugar Song '' , into new versions which will make them appealing to today 's music market . To relive their glory , the songs will be recreated by each producer from each team with today 's artist , `` Show Man '' , who are slated to change every episode .",
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"text": "Park Bom Park Bom ( born March 24 , 1984 ) , better known by the mononym Bom , is a South Korean singer . She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group 2NE1 . The group announced their disbandment on November 25 , 2016 . Park Bom began her musical career in 2006 , featuring on singles released by label-mates Big Bang , Lexy and Masta Wu . In 2009 , she made her debut as a member of 2NE1 as the main vocalist . She has also released two solo singles , `` You and I '' and `` Do n't Cry '' . Both singles reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart , the national music chart of South Korea . `` You and I '' was also awarded `` Best Digital Single '' at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards .",
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"text": "Psy discography This is the discography of the South Korean idol Psy . He is well known for his humorous videos and stage performances , and for his hit single `` Gangnam Style '' , a song about where he came from and which talks about the life of the people of Gangnam , which is a neighborhood in Seoul , South Korea . In January 2001 , Psy debuted with his full-length album Psy from the Psycho World ! , for which he received a fine due to accusations that the album contained `` inappropriate content '' . He released his controversial second album , Sa 2 , in 2002 , which sparked complaints from concerned civil groups due to the potentially negative influence his album would have on children and teenagers . Since then , Psy has been thought of as a controversial artist , and Sa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to those under the age of 19 . Later in September the same year , Psy released his third album 3 Mai . The album 's title song , `` Champion '' , saw great success partly due to the hype from the World Cup games held in Seoul . Despite the significant amount of controversy surrounding his music , Psy was awarded with songwriting accolades at the annually held Seoul Music Awards , which marked his breakthrough in the music industry of South Korea . In 2006 , Psy released his 4th album Sa Jib , which won honors at the 2006 SBS Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music Awards . Psy released his 5th album PsyYFive in 2010 , but its lead single `` Right Now '' was banned by South Korea 's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for its `` obscene '' lyrics . Despite his lead single being banned , Psy received awards during the 2011 Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards . Prior to the release of `` Gangnam Style '' , Psy had topped domestic music charts half a dozen times throughout his 12-year career , according to Billboard . In July 2012 , PSY released his 6th album Psy 6 ( Six Rules ) , Part 1 and the song `` Gangnam Style '' appeared in broadcasting networks and newspapers outside Asia . On August 14 , `` Gangnam Style '' ranked first on YouTube 's ` Most Viewed Videos ' monthly chart ; it has received over 2 billion on YouTube ( the first to reach this mark and currently the number one viewed video in YouTube 's history ) . His single , `` Gentleman '' , was released on April 12 , 2013 in 119 countries .",
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"text": "Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ( MBC ; 문화방송주식회사 Hanja : 文化放送 ; Munhwa Bangsong Jushikhoesa , literally `` Cultural Broadcasting Corporation '' ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio networks . Munhwa is the Korean word for `` culture '' . Its flagship terrestrial television station is Channel 11 ( LCN ) for Digital . Established on December 2 , 1961 , MBC is a Korean terrestrial broadcaster which has a nationwide network of 17 regional stations . Though it operates on advertising , MBC is a public broadcaster , as its largest shareholder is a public organization , The Foundation of Broadcast Culture . Today , it is a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel , three radio channels , five cable channels , five satellite channels and four DMB channels . MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City ( DMC ) , Mapo-gu , Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production center Dream Center in Ilsan , indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park .",
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"text": "Korean Wave The Korean Wave ( , , a neologism literally meaning `` flow of Korea '' ) is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s . First driven by the spread of K-dramas and K-pop across East , South and Southeast Asia during its initial stages , the Korean Wave evolved from a regional development into a global phenomenon , carried by the Internet and social media and the proliferation of K-pop music videos on YouTube . Since the turn of the 21st century , South Korea has emerged as a major exporter of popular culture and tourism , aspects which have become a significant part of its burgeoning economy . The growing popularity of Korean pop culture in many parts of the world has prompted the South Korean government to support its creative industries through subsidies and funding for start-ups , as a form of soft power and in its aim of becoming one of the world 's leading exporters of culture along with Japanese and British culture , a niche that the United States has dominated for nearly a century . During this time the Korean society began to be recognized as a developed country similar to that of the Western world . Part of the success of the Korean Wave owes in part to the development of social networking services and online video sharing platforms such as YouTube , which have allowed the Korean entertainment industry to reach a sizable overseas audience . Use of these media in facilitating promotion , distribution and consumption of various forms of Korean entertainment ( and K-pop in particular ) has contributed to their surge in worldwide popularity since the mid-2000s .",
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"text": "Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ was a Japanese music variety show on Fuji Television hosted by the comedy duo Downtown , which consists of Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada . It is a very popular show with comical hosts who like to pick on their guests . An episode usually consists of live performances ( of recently released songs ) from popular artists , chat segments and other fun and games . Many famous singers such as Ayumi Hamasaki , Britney Spears , Utada Hikaru , and Namie Amuro have performed almost all of their singles on this show . Japanese rock artists such as Glay , X Japan , Alice Nine , The Gazette , Nightmare , Gackt , and L'Arc-en-Ciel have also been on the show performing their hit singles as well as playing games with the hosts . All bands signed under Johnny & Associates have also appeared on the show as guests and have performed their latest hit songs . South Korean boybands SS501 , Big Bang , TVXQ and girl groups S.E.S. , Girls ' Generation , and Kara have also appeared on the show . On September 18 , 2012 , Fuji TV announced that `` Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ '' would end its run after eighteen years . The series finale aired on December 17 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Hyomin Park Sun-young ( born May 30 , 1989 ) , better known by her stage name Hyomin , is a South Korean singer , songwriter and actress . She is a member of South Korean girl group T-ara .",
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"text": "List of songs written by Kim Jong-hyun Kim Jong-hyun ( most often credited as Jonghyun ) , is a South Korean singer-songwriter and producer . He began his musical career in 2008 as a member of the group Shinee and later formed the ballad group S.M. . The Ballad . Jonghyun debuted as a composer happened to write Korean lyrics for the Shinees promotional single `` Juliette '' , which was featured in the mini-album Romeo , released in May 2009 . Participate in the writing of three songs on Shinee 's second Korean studio album , `` Lucifer '' , the first , `` Up & Down '' , was co-written with Misfit with the rap being written by Minho , the second , `` Obsession '' , was completely written by Jonghyun with Minho once again working on his own rap , and the third `` Shout Out '' co-written by all members of Shinee , JQ and Misfit . In 2012 , Jonghyun co-wrote the lyrics to the song with `` Alarm Clock '' with Minho , a song about wishing to wake up from the nightmare of a past break up , and wrote the lyrics to `` Honesty '' which was described as a song written for the fans who had stayed by their side with unchanging love until that point . Both songs were featured on the mini album , `` Sherlock '' . In February 2014 , after being made the DJ for the MBC FM4U midnight radio show , Blue Night , Jonghyun debuted a composition / songwriting corner titled , The Man Who Composes . The corner began in July 2014 and has continued since with different `` season '' taking place at different times , namely : July 2014 , November 2014 , April 2015 , July 2015 , January 2016 , and July 2016 . On January 7 , 2015 , debuted as a solo artist with the release of the self-composed song `` Déjà-Boo '' with the participation of Zion.T . Jonghyun released his first extended play titled Base on January 12 , 2015 . Later Jonghyun released compilation album Story Op. 1 on September 17 the same year , with nine self-composed songs . Following the release of his compilation album , Jonghyun made a comeback with the release of his first full-length album , She Is .",
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"text": "Pops in Seoul Pops in Seoul , airing since 1998 , has presented Korean pop music for the past nine years as Arirang TV 's most popular music program . The show 's VJ presents current music plus news about K-pop culture in the process supporting our domestic musicians ' activities abroad and providing overseas viewers with the latest Korean pop music and information . The former host Daniel from DMTN who was caught up in a drug scandal dropped out as the MC on March 13 , 2013 and was officially replaced by BTOB 's Peniel . On August 18 , 2013 , Wonder Girls member Lim debuted as the show 's newest host . On March 10 , 2014 , Lim officially stepped down from her MCing duties and was succeeded by five new hosts . Each day of the week features exciting segments , including new music videos and a closer look at stars on Mondays with Skarf 's leader Tasha , the latest K-pop news and a look back at past music on Tuesdays with Nak Hun , up-and-coming stars on Wednesdays with Electroboyz 's 1kyne , an interview with top stars on Thursdays with Blady 's Coco where they get to pick their own questions , and the top 20 songs of the week on Fridays with Sam Ku . On March 27 , 2017 , the show had new host 's Nancy from the group Momoland . The show is available on Viki , with subtitles in multiple languages .",
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"text": "Song Ji-hyo Cheon Soo-yeon ( born Cheon Seong-im ; born August 15 , 1981 ) , better known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo , is a South Korean actress and model . She made her acting debut in Wishing Stairs ( 2003 ) , one of Whispering Corridors film series . She then received further recognition for her roles in Princess Hours ( 2006 ) , Jumong ( 2007 ) , A Frozen Flower ( 2008 ) , New World ( 2013 ) , Emergency Couple ( 2014 ) , and My Wife 's Having an Affair this Week ( 2016 ) . Besides acting , Song is also known for being one of the members of the South Korean variety show Running Man .",
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"text": "Hong Kyung-min Hong Kyung-Min ( ; born February 9 , 1976 ) is a South Korean pop rock singer known for his versatility . He is one of a few singers in Korea that excels at many different styles of music , from rock to dance to ballad . He has also proven himself a talented musician and a well rounded entertainer .",
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"text": "Hwang Chi-yeul Hwang Chi Yeul , ( , -LSB- ˈhʊɑːŋ tʃɪjɔːl -RSB- born 3 December 1982 ) is a South Korean musician , singer , songwriter and TV show host of Immortal Songs 2 and he competed in I Am a Singer ( season 4 ) , placed 3rd in the finals . Hwang is his family name and Chi Yeul is given name , also known as Hwang Chi Yeol . He made his official debut in 2007 , releasing two albums - a digital single album titled 치열 ( Chi Yeul , 致列 ) and an album titled 오감 ( Five senses , 五感 ) - in the same year . He appeared on various TV and radio shows for about one year after his debut , but had to disappear from the stage since his previous management company closed the business due to financial difficulties . He spent his twenties working part-time jobs , and taught at music schools as a vocal coach for a living until late 2014 . In March 2015 , he appeared in I Can See Your Voice on Mnet Korea after a writer of the show requested him to participate in it . His success after the episode aired became the significant turning point in his life , making him known . Other TV shows such as Immortal Songs : Singing the Legend 2 , Radio Star , I Live Alone , Knowing Bros , Happy Together then requested him to appear on their shows . Hunan TV in China invited him to participate in I Am a Singer ( season 4 ) . In Hwang Chi Yeul 's introduction video for I Am a Singer ( season 4 ) , he said , `` I moved up to Seoul from my hometown 10 years ago to make my dream come true . I taught as a vocal coach for a living and have n't let go of the music . I went through tough patch and so many times I was thinking about giving up , but I always kept my small dream of becoming a singer in my heart and I hoped that I would be singing in front of many people someday . Now I want to let many people hear my voice . I am Hwang Chi Yeul . ''",
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"text": "Ford Motor Company The Ford Motor Company ( commonly referred to simply as `` Ford '' ) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn , Michigan , a suburb of Detroit . It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16 , 1903 . The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand . Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer , Troller , and Australian performance car manufacturer FPV . In the past , it has also produced tractors and automotive components . Ford owns an 8 % stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom , and a 49 % stake in Jiangling of China . It also has a number of joint-ventures , one in China ( Changan Ford ) , one in Taiwan ( Ford Lio Ho ) , one in Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand ) , one in Turkey ( Ford Otosan ) , and one in Russia ( Ford Sollers ) . It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family , although they have minority ownership ( but majority of the voting power ) . Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines ; by 1914 , these methods were known around the world as Fordism . Ford 's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover , acquired in 1989 and 2000 respectively , were sold to Tata Motors in March 2008 . Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010 . In 2011 , Ford discontinued the Mercury brand , under which it had marketed entry-level luxury cars in the United States , Canada , Mexico , and the Middle East since 1938 . During the financial crisis at the beginning of the 21st century , it was close to bankruptcy , but it has since returned to profitability . Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker ( preceded by General Motors ) and the fifth-largest in the world ( behind Toyota , VW , Hyundai-Kia and General Motors ) based on 2015 vehicle production . At the end of 2010 , Ford was the fifth largest automaker in Europe . Ford is the eighth-ranked overall American-based company in the 2010 Fortune 500 list , based on global revenues in 2009 of $ 118.3 billion . In 2008 , Ford produced 5.532 million automobiles and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide . The company went public in 1956 but the Ford family , through special Class B shares , still retain 40 percent voting rights .",
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"text": "Donald N. Frey Donald Nelson Frey ( pronounced Frī ) ( March 23 , 1923 -- March 5 , 2010 ) , was widely known as the Ford Motor Company product manager who , along with Lee Iacocca and others , developed the Ford Mustang into a viable project -- and who ultimately supervised the development of the car in a record 18 months . At times besieged by autograph seekers for his role with the Mustang , Frey , a third generation engineer , was `` one of the few auto executives with experience in all three of the industry 's essential areas : design , manufacture and sales . '' He had nonetheless been most proud of assisting Ford in introducing safety improvements to their lineup , including disc brakes and radial tires . In 1967 , Time called Frey `` Detroit 's sharpest idea man '' . Frey went on to a successful career as an innovator in manufacturing and information systems and as chairman and CEO Bell & Howell . In 1990 , he received the National Medal of Technology in a White House ceremony .",
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"text": "1950s American automobile culture 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States , as reflected in popular music , major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the `` hot rod '' culture . The American manufacturing economy switched from producing war-related items to consumer goods at the end of World War II , and by the end of the 1950s , one in six working Americans were employed either directly or indirectly in the automotive industry . The United States became the world 's largest manufacturer of automobiles , and Henry Ford 's goal of 30 years earlier -- that any man with a good job should be able to afford an automobile -- was achieved . A new generation of service businesses focusing on customers with their automobiles sprang up during the decade , including drive-through or drive-in restaurants and more drive-in theaters ( cinemas ) . The decade began with 25 million registered automobiles on the road , most of which predated World War II and were in poor condition ; no automobiles or parts were produced during the war owing to rationing and restrictions . By 1950 , most factories had made the transition to a consumer-based economy , and more than 8 million cars were produced that year alone . By 1958 , there were more than 67 million cars registered in the United States , more than twice the number at the start of the decade . As part of the U.S. national defenses , to support military transport , the National Highway System was expanded with Interstate highways , beginning in 1955 , across many parts of the United States . The wider , multi-lane highways allowed traffic to move at faster speeds , with few or no stoplights on the way . The wide-open spaces along the highways became a basis for numerous billboards showing advertisements . The dawning of the Space Age and Space Race were reflected in contemporary American automotive styling . Large tailfins , flowing designs reminiscent of rockets , and radio antennas that imitated Sputnik 1 were common , owing to the efforts of design pioneers such as Harley Earl .",
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"text": "Tianjin FAW Tianjin FAW ( officially Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co. , Ltd. ) is an automobile company based in Tianjin , China and a subsidiary of FAW Group . Its principal activity is the design , development , manufacture and distribution of automobiiles sold under the Xiali and Vita marques . It is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange . Tianjin FAW was founded in 1965 and was originally considered one of the `` three smalls '' of the Chinese automotive industry , together with Guangzhou Honda and Beijing . Tianjin FAW moved into third place in the Chinese market in 1997 . By 2000 they were in second place , in spite of the low quality of their products . Tianjin FAW has since lost market share to several new Chinese automobile manufacturers . Tianjin FAW operates a joint venture with Toyota , Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. , Ltd. , which produces Toyota passenger cars for the Chinese market including the Corolla , Crown , Reiz and Vios .",
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"text": "1983 in motoring This article 1983 in motoring deals with developments in the automotive industry throughout the year 1983 by various automobile manufacturers , grouped by country . The automotive industry designs , develops , manufactures , markets , and sells motor vehicles , and is one of the Earth 's most important economic sectors by revenue . The first practical automobile with a petrol engine was built by Karl Benz in 1885 in Mannheim , Germany . 1983 saw a great number of new model launches in Europe , with the popularity of the hatchback bodystyle continuing to gather pace and now being the most popular bodystyle in many countries .",
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"text": "1996 in motoring 1996 in motoring includes with developments in the automotive industry that occurred throughout the year 1996 by various automobile manufacturers , grouped by country . The automotive industry designs , develops , manufactures , markets , and sells motor vehicles .",
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"text": "Detroit Assembly Detroit Assembly ( also known as Detroit Cadillac , Cadillac Assembly or Clark Street Assembly ) was a General Motors automobile factory in Detroit , Michigan on Clark Avenue , south of Michigan Avenue ( U.S. Route 12 ) . It began operations in 1921 and Cadillac bodies were supplied by Fleetwood Metal Body in 1921 after Fisher Body assumed operations . It was the second location that built Cadillacs , when Cadillac originally started out as the Detroit Automobile Company , then the Henry Ford Company which was located at the intersection of Cass Street and Amsterdam Avenue . In 1902 , the Cadillac Motor Company began operations , and began building cars at the all new Clark Street facility in 1921 , where the factory manufactured Cadillac models until December 23 , 1987 , when production of Cadillac 's full-size D-bodies moved to Arlington Assembly in Arlington , Texas , while production of downsized FWD DeVille/Fleetwood/Seville models were relocated to Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly and Orion Assembly by 1985 . It is approximately 2 miles southeast of the original Lincoln factory located at 6200 West Warren Avenue . All Cadillac vehicles were built only at this facility , with production of popular selling models later added to Linden , New Jersey , South Gate , California or Arlington , Texas in `` knock down kits '' starting in the 1930s to meet demand . The bodies were built by Fisher at Fleetwood Plant # 18 at 261 W End St , and transferred by rail to Clark Street for final assembly . From 1984 to 1987 , the plant also built the Oldsmobile 88 and Custom Cruiser , and the Chevrolet Caprice and Impala . Detroit Assembly used the VIN codes `` Q '' and `` 9 . '' The site of the plant was redeveloped into the 88-acre Clark Street Technology Park in 1997 by General Motors and three other partners . It is now the location for Inland Waters Pollution Control .",
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"text": "Detroit Automobile Company The Detroit Automobile Company ( DAC ) was an early American automobile manufacturer founded on August 5 , 1899 , in Detroit , Michigan . It was the first venture of its kind in Detroit . Automotive mechanic Henry Ford attracted the financial backing of three investors ; Detroit Mayor William Maybury , William H. Murphy , and Senator Thomas W. Palmer . As with many early car ventures , the company floundered and was dissolved in January 1901 . Twenty vehicles were built and $ 86,000 ( $ 2.11 million in 2007 ) of investment was lost .",
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"text": "Autolatina AutoLatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen Group subsidiary Volkswagen do Brasil and Ford Motor Company subsidiary Ford do Brasil in South America . The main reason was the bad economic situation at the time that made joint survival more attractive than an individual fight for a share in a dwindling market . Four divisions - Ford of Argentina , Ford do Brasil ( Ford of Brasil ) , Volkswagen Argentina , and Volkswagen do Brasil - formed AutoLatina in 1987 . Volkswagen had 51 % of the company and Ford 49 % ; Volkswagen managed the Car Division , and Ford the Truck Division . This resulted in the two companies sharing badge engineered models . These included : Ford Verona / Volkswagen Apollo Ford Escort Mk V / Volkswagen Pointer Ford Orion / Volkswagen Logus Volkswagen Santana / Ford Galaxy/Versailles Volkswagen Quantum / Ford Royale The AutoLatina venture was dissolved in 1995 , with the improvement of the economic situation , the respective companies resuming their activities separately .",
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"text": "Ford Proving Grounds Ford Motor Company operates several proving grounds worldwide , for development and validation testing of new vehicles .",
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"text": "Ford Barra engine The Barra engines are a family of straight-six and V8 engines manufactured by Ford Australia between 2002 and 2016 . These engines are unique to Ford vehicles manufactured in Australia and were developed and manufactured in Geelong , Victoria . It was first introduced as a `` Barra '' in the Ford BA falcon , named after the `` Barramundi '' code name used during the development of the BA update . The three-valve versions of the 5.4 V8s were also labeled as Barra engines , whilst the higher-specification four-valve variants were known as `` Boss '' engines . The last of the V8 and I6 engines were built in the Geelong factory on 26 September , 2016 .",
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"text": "Buick Buick ( -LSB- ` bjuː.ɪk -RSB- ) , formally the Buick Motor Division , is an upscale automobile brand of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) . For much of its existence in the North American market , Buick has been marketed as a premium automobile brand , selling luxury vehicles positioned above GM 's mainstream brands , e.g. Chevrolet , while below the flagship luxury Cadillac division . Buick-branded vehicles are also known for reliability , ranking high for reliability in Consumer Reports ' brand reliability rankings . Buick has the distinction of being the oldest active American marque of automobile , and was the company that established General Motors in 1908 . Before the establishment of General Motors , GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick 's general manager and major investor . Buick also has the distinction of being the first automobile maker in the world to equip its cars with overhead valve engines , which it did starting in 1904 . In 2015 , Buick sold 1,231,941 vehicles , a record for the brand . The main market is in China , where 80 % of Buick-branded automobiles are sold . Buicks are also sold in the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Since restructuring in 2009 , GM has also started to share technology , vehicles and development between Buick and GM 's European Opel division .",
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"text": "Ford Transcontinental The Ford Transcontinental is a heavy goods vehicle tractor and rigid unit that was manufactured between 1975 and 1984 by Ford Europe in the Netherlands and Britain . A total of 8735 units were produced , 8231 in Amsterdam and another 504 at the Foden VAP in Sandbach , Cheshire UK . Assembled almost entirely from bought in OEM component parts ( e.g. , cab shell from Berliet , engine from Cummins , transmission from Eaton ) it was introduced to fill a perceived gap in the market in anticipation of the relaxation of weight restrictions on HGVs , and as such had a very strong chassis and heavy duty suspension . The Berliet KB 2400 cab was also used by Renault for their R-series . Recognizable by its high cab , it was an extremely advanced vehicle for its time offering a high standard of driver comfort and a high power output for its time , courtesy of the well proven 14 litre Cummins engine with typical outputs of 290-350 HP . The engines were originally of the Cummins NTC generation , but were gradually updated to the new `` big-cam '' ( NTE ) generation - a process completed by 1979 . Also , the Ford Transcontinental is noted for having oil and water meters on the dashboard , another example of the unit being ahead of its time . Sales did not live up to expectations , mainly because the tractor unit with its heavy duty construction was too heavy for the 32 ton weight limit in the UK at the time , although it was a popular vehicle with drivers , particularly those who were engaged on long distance continental work . The model was updated continuously , with much work carried out to lighten the heavy chassis . Today the Transcontinental is a particularly rare vehicle , much in favour with collectors of vintage commercials , although a few do remain in revenue earning service throughout Europe .",
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"text": "Aurica Motors Aurica Motors , LLC is a start-up based out of Santa Clara , California that develops a proprietary electronic power train called the Aurica Recurve for electric cars . The company has stated its intention to partner with other investors to manufacture electric cars that utilize its electronic power train system . Aurica Motors is an offshoot of Aurica Labs , a research and development company started and funded by physicist Greg Bender . On March 10 , 2010 , Aurica Motors was thrust into the public spotlight with the announcement of its intentions to save the New United Motor Manufacturing , Inc. ( NUMMI ) automotive plant in Fremont , California from completely shutting down . The NUMMI plant , a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors , opened in 1984 as an experiment to determine if unionized Americans could adapt Japanese production management practices . The plant rolled out its last vehicle on April 1 , 2010 , forcing 4,700 factory workers out and likely affecting thousands of part suppliers . In the same March announcement , Aurica also stated its intention to work with the NUMMI workforce to retrain it for electric car development and find financial backing to retool the plant . On May 20 , 2010 , both Tesla Motors and Toyota announced a joint effort to manufacture Tesla 's electric vehicles at the former NUMMI plant . Under the agreement , Toyota bought $ 50 million of common stock from Tesla Motors . Tesla then purchased a portion of the NUMMI property including the plant , with the goal of retrofitting the plant for its future `` smaller third-generation car , '' seemingly putting an end to Aurica 's bid for the NUMMI plant .",
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"text": "Auto Europe Auto Europe is a large car rental wholesale company , working with approximately 20,000 car rental locations in 180 countries in Europe , Asia , Africa , Australia , as well as North and South America . Auto Europe has been accredited with the Better Business Bureau since April 2 , 1993 with an A + rating . Auto Europe was founded in Germany in 1954 by Alex Cecil . The company got its start purchasing cars to rent to U.S. travelers in Europe . Cecil later moved to New York and eventually relocated the company to Maine . In 1997 , Alex Cecil retired , passing the reins to Imad Khalidi , President and CEO of Auto Europe . In 1995 , Auto Europe began offering airfare and hotels under the name Destination Europe . In 2010 , they re-branded this division as Fly International .",
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"text": "Ford Motor Argentina Ford Motor Argentina is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Buenos Aires in 1913 . Its first products were Model Ts assembled from Complete Knock Down ( CKD ) kits provided by Ford Motor Company in 1917 . Nevertheless , Ford Motor Argentina is best known in more recent times for producing the Ford Focus and , previously , the Argentine version of the Ford Falcon , originally a US model introduced in Argentina in 1961 , but adapted to the Argentine market .",
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"text": "Automation Automation or automatic control , is the use of various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery , processes in factories , boilers and heat treating ovens , switching on telephone networks , steering and stabilization of ships , aircraft and other applications and vehicles with minimal or reduced human intervention . Some processes have been completely automated . Automation has been achieved by various means including mechanical , hydraulic , pneumatic , electrical , electronic devices and computers , usually in combination . Complicated systems , such as modern factories , airplanes and ships typically use all these combined techniques . The biggest benefit of automation is that it saves labor ; however , it is also used to save energy and materials and to improve quality , accuracy and precision . The term automation , inspired by the earlier word automatic ( coming from automaton ) , was not widely used before 1947 , when Ford established an automation department . It was during this time that industry was rapidly adopting feedback controllers , which were introduced in the 1930s .",
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"text": "Motor fuel A motor fuel is a fuel that is used to provide power to motor vehicles . Currently , the majority of motor vehicles worldwide are powered by gasoline or diesel . Other energy sources include ethanol , biodiesel , propane , compressed natural gas ( CNG ) , electric batteries charged from an external source , and hydrogen . The use of alternative fuels is increasing , especially in Europe . Before deciding on a particular fuel type , some factors should be considered : The profitability of a solution The workload in relation to one 's own driving performance - if someone drives short distances , he will have very little benefit for himself and the environment The refuelling / charging infrastructure should be sufficiently developed so that one can use its vehicle flexibly and does not have to worry about refuelling / charging",
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"text": "B-segment B-segment ( or small cars ) is a car classification defined by the European Commission as larger than cars in the A-segment and smaller than those in the C-segment . Positioned between the A-segment ( city cars ) and C-segment ( medium cars ) , they are nippy enough for city driving and high MPG ratings while having more space for luggage and passengers . During the mid to late 20th century , these cars were generally the smallest sized for most manufacturers , but as a higher demand for economical models began to raise , most of them have now been placed as the second smallest . Typical B-segment cars include the Alfa Romeo MiTo , Citroën C3 , Dacia Sandero , Ford Fiesta , Mazda Demio , Fiat Punto , Opel Corsa , Peugeot 208 , Honda Fit , Hyundai i20 , Renault Clio , Renault Zoe , Toyota Yaris , Kia Pride , Volkswagen Polo , Seat Ibiza , Nissan Micra , Mitsubishi Attrage , Dacia Logan , Škoda Fabia .",
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"text": "Ford F-Series (eleventh generation) The redesigned eleventh generation F-150 , using the new P2 platform , was introduced by Ford in January 2003 at the North American International Auto Show . Designed by Tyler Blake under Patrick Schiavone between 1999 and January 2000 , the styling was a revolutionary , more angular update of the PN-96 . On August 29 , 2000 , the final production design was frozen . Development began in 1997 , with scheduled production for September 2002 alongside the U222 Expedition . Development later ended in 2003 due to delays . The side windows also changed to a Kenworth `` Daylight Door '' and Ford Super Duty-like appearance ; dipping towards the front of the door . Initially , only Ford 's 4.6 L Triton or new 3-valve 5.4 L 3V Triton V8 engines and four-speed automatic transmissions were offered to the retail public on the new trucks . For the 2005 model year , Ford 's 4.2 L Essex V6 and manual transmission became available and standard on base models after they were available only for fleet orders for 2004 and automatic headlamps became available . The 11th generation F-150 is the last vehicle Ford manufactured with a gasoline pushrod V6 . The F-250 and F-350 Ford Super Duties ( on the P3 platform ) are a different class ( over 8500 lb GVWR ) than the regular F-series lineup , although they are still F-series trucks . Most F-Series have two large `` closed loop '' front tow hook design ( no hooks on some 4x2 models ) as opposed to conventional open hooks . For the 2006 model year beginning in December , 2005 , a flex-fuel version of the 3-valve 5.4 L Triton V8 became available , and the SuperCrew model was made available with the 6.5 ' box . Also for the 2006 model year , an updated front bumper with circular fog lamps and a smaller bumper vent distinguished the 2006 -- 2008 models from the 2004 -- 2005 F-150 . Other updates included improved front seats with more supportive side bolstering , and new 20 '' wheels available for FX4 , Lariat and King Ranch . A navigation system became an option for the first time , being offered on the Lariat and King Ranch , as well as the all-new Harley Davidson trim . Not leaving the XLT unnoticed , Ford offered an XLT Chrome Package , also known as XTR in Canada , as well as a Lariat Chrome package . SIRIUS satellite radio became available on all trims except the XL . The FX4 became more upscale with a Luxury package , making it almost an alternative trim to the Lariat . A Harley-Davidson special edition was offered for 2006 , being available in two - or all-wheel-drive , and only in SuperCab . Other mid-cycle refresh improvements included five-inch running boards , traction assist on 4x2 V8 models , and an all-new `` Smokestone Clearcoat Metallic '' paint on Lariat only . For 2007 , Ford introduced a complement to the existing FX4 model , the new FX2 Sport package ( a 2-wheel-drive truck with an appearance package ) . A SuperCrew was offered in the Harley-Davidson trim as well . Ford states that a properly equipped 2007 F-150 ( Regular cab or SuperCab 8 ' box 4x2 ) can tow up to 11000 lb maximum and 1800 -- 3050 lb maximum payload . This generation F-150 got top safety ratings ( 5 stars ) from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) in frontal collisions , and not only got a `` Good '' rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 's frontal offset test , but also a Best Pick . The dummy sensors recorded no injuries to any body region . Saleen offers their own OEM version of the F-150 , badged as the S331 . Additionally , Roush offers an aftermarket version with similar power . Beginning with the second half of the 2007 model year , Ford offered the Saleen forced-induction package on the Harley edition as an OEM option . The F-150 Foose Edition debuted in fall 2007 as a 2008 model . Based on an F-150 FX2 Sport , it uses a Roush-developed powertrain . The supercharged 5.4 L V8 puts out 450 hp and 500 lbft of torque .",
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"text": "Donald Petersen Donald Eugene Petersen ( born September 4 , 1926 ) is an American businessman who was employed by the Ford Motor Company for 40 years , most notably as its Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to 1990 . Born in Pipestone , Minnesota , Petersen served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and the Korean War . He received his BSME from the University of Washington in 1946 and joined Ford in 1949 after receiving his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business . Donald E. Petersen became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company on February 1 , 1985 . Prior to his election as Chairman , Petersen was President and COO ( Chief Operating Officer ) from March 13 , 1980 . He was a member of the Board of Directors from September 8 , 1977 until his retirement in February 1990 . Hailed a `` Most Valuable Person '' of 1988 by USA Today and `` CEO of the Year '' by Chief Executive magazine in 1989 , Petersen transformed Ford with his inclusive , team-oriented management style . Petersen was famously known for instructing the Ford design staff to design vehicles they would be proud to buy and park in their own driveways . This change in philosophy came about after he was answered in the negative as he inquired of a Ford designer whether he was proud of the design he was working on . This watershed event culminated in the groundbreaking and wildly successful design of the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable twins which pulled Ford out of its financial doldrums of the early 1980s and provided the motivation and profit which carried Ford for the next decade . Petersen 's relationship with members of the founding Ford family became strained after he opposed the nomination of founder Henry Ford 's great-grandsons , Edsel Buell Ford II ( `` Edsel '' ) and William Clay Ford Jr. ( `` Billy '' , `` Bill Jr. '' , and later just `` Bill '' ) to certain committees of the board of Ford in the wake of the death of family patriarch and former Ford Chairman & CEO Henry Ford II in 1987 . Petersen 's primary motivation was to permit more time to pass before a decision was made concerning the futures of the two young Fords . The widening of this schism later cut short Petersen 's tenure at Ford , after a high-profile and public disagreement spilled over into the press regarding differences in strategic direction between Petersen and the members of the Ford family . These differences were largely due to Petersen 's purchase of the bankrupt Jaguar Cars company after a bidding war between Ford and General Motors . In this case , the press did not have the story straight , as Petersen had indicated his plan to retire , before the decision was made to acquire Jaguar . In the years since , Ford contributed major managerial resources to and several times recapitalized Jaguar with no subsequent return of investment . Ford eventually divested itself of the Jaguar asset on June 2 , 2008 . Today , Jaguar is quite profitable . He was succeeded by Harold `` Red '' Poling . Petersen has , at various times , held director-level board positions at The Boeing Company , Dow Jones & Co. , the Hewlett-Packard Company , Capital Research and Management Company ( mutual funds ) , Axicon Technologies , Juran Center for Leadership in Quality ( Member , Exec . Advisory Board ) , College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington ( President , Advisory Board ) and Long Shadows Vintners . A portrait of Petersen , painted by artist Michele Rushworth hangs in the Petersen Room in the Allen Library at the University of Washington . Petersen is a member of the Business Council , the National Academy of Engineering , SAE , the Engineering Society of Detroit and Mensa . Petersen and his wife , Jo Anne , reside in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan , Seattle , Washington , and Montecito , California . They have two children , Leslie Price ( who was born in 1956 ) , and Donald L. Petersen ( who was born in 1958 ) . Leslie Price has a daughter named Joanne Price .",
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"text": "Future (rapper) Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn ( born November 20 , 1983 ) , known professionally as Future , is an American rapper , singer , songwriter , and record producer . Born and raised in Atlanta , Georgia , Wilburn first became involved in music as part of the Dungeon Family collective , where he was nicknamed `` the Future '' . After amassing a series of mixtapes between 2010 and 2011 , Future signed a major record label deal with Epic Records and A1 Recordings , which helped launch Future 's own label imprint , Freebandz . He subsequently released his debut album , Pluto , in April 2012 to positive reviews . Future 's second album , Honest , was released in April 2014 , surpassing his debut on the album charts . Between late 2014 and early 2015 , he released a trio of mixtapes to critical praise : Monster ( 2014 ) , Beast Mode ( 2015 ) , and 56 Nights ( 2015 ) . His next releases , DS2 ( 2015 ) , What a Time to Be Alive ( 2015 , in collaboration with Drake ) , EVOL ( 2016 ) , FUTURE ( 2017 ) and HNDRXX ( 2017 ) all debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 . The latter two made him the first artist to debut two albums in consecutive weeks at the top of that chart . Future has also released several singles certified gold or higher by the RIAA , including `` Turn On the Lights '' , `` Move That Dope '' , `` Fuck Up Some Commas '' , `` Where Ya At '' , `` Jumpman '' , `` Low Life '' and `` Mask Off '' .",
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"text": "Future Development Future Development is the third studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien under the Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings label . Its 1997 release was only on the Hieroglyphics website and as a cassette in Japan . It was rereleased in America as a CD in 2002 . It was still able to achieve decent success , selling over 400,000 copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Now Communications Now Communications Inc ( styled NOW Communications ) is the parent company of Now Magazine , a news and entertainment weekly alternative newspaper in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The company also runs the Now Lounge as well as holding an ownership stake in North by Northeast , a major annual music festival in Toronto .",
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"text": "Future Lovers (manga) is a yaoi manga series by Saika Kunieda . The first volume was published in Japan under the Japanese title '' 未来の記憶 '' in 2002 by Biblos . The second volume was published in Japan under the Japanese title in 2004 by Biblos . Libre Shuppan reprinted both volumes into one complete collected volume titled in 2008 . Aurora Publishing licensed the series for an English language release in North America in 2008 . Aurora released both volumes under their yaoi manga imprint `` Deux Press '' as a two volume series under the title Future Lovers . The first volume was published in September 2008 , and the second volume was published in March 2009 . The English release contains an unrelated story by the same author , Winter Rabbit .",
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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": "Chronic Future (album) Chronic Future is the self-titled first album of the band Chronic Future . It was released on September 9 , 1996 , with the members of the band having an average age of only 15 . The album became an instant success locally , but never reached the mainstream . The album was re-released on August 12 , 1997 as simply Chronic with an alternate track listing , also featuring one extra track titled `` Buster Brown '' . The re-released version was released by Tommy Boy Records . Currently , both versions of the album are out of print , and can only be found on sites such as Amazon and eBay . A party video with strange lighting was made for the track `` Insomniac '' , featuring a club with the band playing , as well as a first-person exploration of the club . To date , it is one of only two Chronic Future music videos , the other being the video for `` Time and Time Again '' from the album Lines in My Face .",
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"text": "Future orientation Future orientation is broadly defined as the extent to which an individual thinks about the future , anticipates future consequences , and plans ahead before acting . Across development , future orientation is particularly important during periods of major changes , for example during the transition from adolescence to adulthood , when youth must make choices about social groups , academic paths , as well as risky behaviors like drug and alcohol use , and sexual activity . Several models have been developed to describe the various factors that combine to impact future orientation .",
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"text": "Beautiful Future Beautiful Future is the ninth studio album by British rock band Primal Scream , released on on B-Unique Records/Atlantic Records . The album was promoted by the single `` Ca n't Go Back '' , which was released on , and it was produced by Björn Yttling ( of Peter Bjorn and John ) and Paul Epworth . According to the press release , `` the album displays a heady mix of genre crunching taking in Philly soul , dark electro , accelerated rock 'n' roll riffs and pure British pop , all given that particular Scream edge . '' The album features special guest appearances from Lovefoxxx ( of Cansei de Ser Sexy ) , Josh Homme ( of Queens of the Stone Age ) and folk legend Linda Thompson . With the extended edition of Beautiful Future , as well as the album featuring two extra songs ( `` Urban Guerrilla '' , `` Time of Assassins '' ) , the album also includes the video for the single , `` Ca n't Go Back '' . It is the first album not to feature the guitarist Robert `` Throb '' Young , who left after the release of their previous album Riot City Blues in 2006 due to his retirement for personal reasons , and it is also the last album to feature the bassist Mani , who departed after Screamadelica Live in 2011 , and then re-formed The Stone Roses in the same year .",
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"text": "Holidays of Future Passed `` Holidays of Future Passed '' is the ninth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 11 , 2011 . Most of the episode is set thirty years into the future , when Bart and Lisa take their children with them to Homer and Marge 's house over Christmas , while a pregnant Maggie goes into labor . Bart has divorced his wife Jenda and is struggling to become a better father for his two boys , while Lisa has trouble connecting with her rebellious teenage daughter Zia . The Simpsons creator Matt Groening made a minor uncredited cameo appearance as a sports commentator shouting `` goal ! '' during a soccer game . Originally written as a potential series finale , the episode has received highly positive reception from television critics who often cited it as the best episode of the season . It has been particularly praised for its humor and for its emotional scenes , such as one where Bart and Lisa sit in their old treehouse and talk about how difficult parenting is . During the original broadcast , `` Holidays of Future Passed '' was watched by about 6.43 million people . Since then , it has garnered attention in the media for a segment taking place thirty years in the future in which it is implied that the city of Dearborn , Michigan is `` still under sharia law '' . Commentators have had mixed opinions on what the segment is mocking , whether it is the increasing Islamic influence in the US , specifically in Dearborn , or rather those who are thinking that Dearborn is under sharia law in December 2011 , the time that the episode aired .",
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"text": "Future Folk Future Folk is a New York City-based folk music comedy duo . Founded as a live act in 2004 , the duo includes General Trius ( Nils d'Aulaire ) and The Mighty Kevin ( Jay Klaitz ) .",
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"text": "2040",
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"text": "Operation Fast Forward Operation Fast Forward is a major test of emergency plans to evacuate large numbers of people from the downtown area of Washington , DC . It is conducted in conjunction with the end of the annual fireworks display on the National Mall on 4 July . A large number of people traditionally leaves the area in the fifteen minutes following the show , and so it was decided to use this annual phenomenon to test the emergency plan . The plan funnels motorists and pedestrians towards the I-695 Beltway along the designated emergency evacuation routes . Traffic signals are modified so motorists traveling on these evacuation routes receive `` green lights '' for 240 seconds instead of 90 seconds . The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority runs additional subway cars and buses to aid the movement of people away from the National Mall . The coordinators monitor and gather data on the movement of individuals for future evacuation planning .",
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"text": "Future Comics Future Comics is a semi-active comic book publishing company founded by industry all-rounder Bob Layton , and his creative partners -- Layton 's mentor , artist/editor Dick Giordano and his frequent writing-partner David Michelinie , CFO Allen Berrebbi -- and publisher Skip Farrell .",
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"text": "Thefuture.fm The Future FM is an online mixed-audio distribution platform that allows DJs to upload , host and share their mixes , podcasts , etc. . It assures DJs that the underlying rights holders sampled within the mix will be paid royalties for their works . The Future FM is the distribution arm of Dubset Media Holdings ( DMH ) which is based out of New York City .",
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"text": "Future World Music Future World Music is a custom music library owned by the composer and producer Armen Hambar and based in La Crescenta , CA . Future World Music provides cinematic music for motion picture advertising specializing in fantasy adventure and epic action genres . The company 's music has been featured in advertising campaigns for `` How To Train Your Dragon 1 & 2 '' , `` Brave '' , `` Frozen '' , `` Night at the Museum 2 & 3 '' and `` Into the Woods '' to name a few . Their clients include DreamWorks , Paramount Pictures , New Line Cinema , Warner Bros. , Walt Disney Pictures , Buena Vista Home Entertainment , MGM , Columbia TriStar , Universal Pictures , 20th Century Fox , UFC and others .",
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"text": "FutureFuel FutureFuel Corporation is a developer and producer of chemicals and biofuels . It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange , with symbol FF .",
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"text": "Foresight (futures studies) In futures studies , especially in Europe , the term `` foresight '' has become widely used to describe activities such as : critical thinking concerning long-term developments , debate and for some futurists who are normative and focus on action driven by their values who may be concerned with effort to create wider participatory democracy . Foresight is a set of competencies and not a value system , however . shaping the future , especially by influencing public policy . In the last decade , scenario methods , for example , have become widely used in some European countries in policy-making . The FORSOCIETY network brings together national Foresight teams from most European countries , and the European Foresight Monitoring Project is collating material on Foresight activities around the world . In addition , foresight methods are being used more and more in regional planning and decision -- making ( `` regional foresight '' ) . Several non-European think-tanks like Strategic Foresight Group are also enagaged in foresight studies . The foresight of futures studies is also known as strategic foresight . this foresight used by and describing professional futurists trained in Master 's programs is the research-driven practice of exploring expected and alternative futures and guiding futures to inform strategy . Foresight includes understanding the relevant recent past ; scanning to collect insight about present , futuring to describe the understood future including trend research ; environment research to explore possible trend breaks from developments on the fringe and other divergencies that may lead to alternative futures ; visioning to define preferred future states ; designing strategies to craft this future ; and adapting the present forces to implement this plan . There is notable but not complete overlap between foresight and strategic planning , change management , forecasting , and design thinking . At the same time , the use of foresight for companies ( `` corporate foresight '' ) is becoming more professional and widespread Corporate foresight is used to support strategic management , identify new business fields and increase the innovation capacity of a firm . Foresight is not the same as futures research or strategic planning . It encompasses a range of approaches that combine the three components mentioned above , which may be recast as : futures ( forecasting , forward thinking , prospectives ) , planning ( strategic analysis , priority setting ) , and networking ( participatory , dialogic ) tools and orientations . Much futures research has been rather ivory tower work , but Foresight programmes were designed to influence policy - often R&D policy . Much technology policy had been very elitist ; Foresight attempts to go beyond the `` usual suspects '' and gather widely distributed intelligence . These three lines of work were already common in Francophone futures studies going by the name la prospective . But in the 1990s we began to see what became an explosion of systematic organisation of these methods in large scale TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT programmes in Europe and more widely . Foresight thus draws on traditions of work in long-range planning and strategic planning , horizontal policymaking and democratic planning , and participatory futures studies - but was also highly influenced by systemic approaches to innovation studies , science and technology policy , and analysis of `` critical technologies '' . Many of the methods that are commonly associated with Foresight - Delphi surveys , scenario workshops , etc. - derive from the futures field . So does the fact that Foresight is concerned with : The longer-term - futures that are usually at least 10 years away ( though there are some exceptions to this , especially in its use in private business ) . Since Foresight is action-oriented ( the planning link ) it will rarely be oriented to perspectives beyond a few decades out ( though where decisions like aircraft design , power station construction or other major infrastructural decisions are concerned , then the planning horizon may well be half a century ) . Alternative futures : it is helpful to examine alternative paths of development , not just what is currently believed to be most likely or business as usual . Often Foresight will construct multiple scenarios . These may be an interim step on the way to creating what may be known as positive visions , success scenarios , aspirational futures . Sometimes alternative scenarios will be a major part of the output of Foresight work , with the decision about what future to build being left to other mechanisms .",
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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": "Dividend future In finance , a dividend future is an exchange-traded derivative contract that allows investors to take positions on future dividend payments . Dividend futures can be on a single company , a basket of companies , or on an Equity index . They settle on the amount of dividend paid by the company , the basket of companies , or the index during the period of the contract . For example , if company A pays a quarterly dividend of $ 0.25 in 2012 . If an investor buys a 2012 dividend future , the settlement price of the future will be equal to 4 x $ 0.25 = $ 1 per contract . The profit or loss the investor makes depends on the difference between the price they bought or sold the future and the settlement price . For instance , if the investor bought the 2012 dividend future at $ 0,90 , he would make a profit of $ 0.10 per contract . Most dividend futures trades occur before the dividend is known , hence allowing investors to go `` long '' or `` short '' the future dividend payment . The `` buyer '' of the contract , is said to be `` long '' , and the `` seller '' of the contract , is said to be `` short '' . The terminology reflects the expectations of the parties : the buyer thinks the dividend is going to increase , while the seller thinks it will decrease . The contract itself costs nothing to enter ; the buy/sell terminology is a linguistic convenience reflecting the position each party is taking ( long or short ) . Dividend futures are usually traded in increments/lots/batches of 100 or 1000 and have a 1-year time span . When purchased , no transmission of share rights or dividends occurs . Being futures contracts , they are traded on margin , thus offering leverage , and are not subject to the taxes equity holders must pay when they receive dividend distribution on their stocks . They are traded in various financial markets , mainly in Europe , and Asia , and several Blue chip companies and Equity Indices are available with maturities going as long as 5 years for Equities and 10 years for Equity indices .",
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"text": "Future 2 Future Future 2 Future is the forty-third album by Herbie Hancock . Hancock reunited with bass player Bill Laswell ( who worked on the influential early 1980s albumsFuture Shock , Sound-System and Perfect Machine ) and the two of them tried to recapture the success of the three previous albums that fuse jazz with cutting-edge electronic music . In yet another innovative stylistic move , Herbie reunited with Bill Laswell in the creation of a 21st Century collaboration with some of the young hip-hop and techno artists who have drawn on his massive influence to create their own music of the future . The album was released in spring , 2001 , and is entitled FUTURE2FUTURE . This group of artists ( minus Tony Williams , due to his death four years prior ) would go on tour , and produce a live concert that would eventually go on DVD ( which features live versions of his songs `` Rockit '' and `` Chameleon '' ) .",
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"text": "Black Feminist Future Black Feminist Future is a social community formed by the black feminist organizations to empower black women in United States for the recent cultural shift , digital movement and engaging both black women and girls in the current pulse of movements . It is a platform to unite black women from all over the world to share their point of view about what it is being a black woman in US both socially and politically . The basic purpose of this community is to change the mindset of the people as well as the internal thoughts of black women about herself as being a neglected part of the society and to change the racial policies that are present in the US culture from a very long time while advancing intersectional strategies , making innovative and determinable solutions for bringing a change in society . They recently have launched a movement named as `` Freedom Dreams 2016 '' . Their first initiative in this regard is that they have made visioning saloons known as the platforms to build vision and movement that centers the African-American feminist lives . Now , they want to make a change by coming into politics and revising the laws made up to defend the white for their wrong doings in this situation of racial discrimination . In order to find some entrance into the politics , they have selected a theme for their Visioning Saloons this year as `` Freedom Dreams : Black Feminist Visioning Our Political Future '' that will help them in defining a center and vision of Black Women and Girls . As women are women , whether they are black or white , Asians or Americans or even if they belong to any part of the world , they have every right to enjoy equal rights whether they are at work , at home or contributing their efforts for the betterment of their society .",
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"text": "Harley Quinn Harley Quinn ( Harleen Frances Quinzel ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm , and first appeared in Batman : The Animated Series in September 1992 . She later appeared in DC Comics ' Batman comic books , with the character 's first comic book appearance in The Batman Adventures # 12 ( September 1993 ) . Harley Quinn is the frequent accomplice and lover of the Joker , whom she met while working as a psychiatric intern at Gotham City 's Arkham Asylum , where the Joker was a patient . Her name is a play on the name `` Harlequin '' , a character which originated in the commedia dell ` arte . The character was originally voiced by Arleen Sorkin in various tie-ins to the DC animated universe . Since then , she has also been voiced by Hynden Walch and Tara Strong in either DC Animated Showcases or in various video games . In the Birds of Prey television series , she was portrayed by actress Mia Sara . The character made her live-action cinematic debut in the 2016 film Suicide Squad , portrayed by Margot Robbie .",
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"text": "Jamie Quinn (actor) Jamie Quinn is a Scottish actor and musician . He is best known for playing the roles of Fergie in Still Game , Private Kevin `` Mac '' McDowell in Bluestone 42 and Ian Baird in Two Doors Down .",
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"text": "Let Me Be Your Star `` Let Me Be Your Star '' is an original song introduced in the first episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash , entitled Pilot . It was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman , but in the show 's universe , it was written by songwriting duo Tom Levitt ( Christian Borle ) and Julia Houston ( Debra Messing ) for the Marilyn Monroe musical they are working on , Bombshell . In the first episode , the song is performed by characters Karen Cartwright ( Katharine McPhee ) and Ivy Lynn ( Megan Hilty ) as they each prepare for and then audition for the role of Marilyn in front the production team . The song has since been reprised numerous times in various episodes , both as solos and duets . For the first season , it was also sung by Karen and Ivy in the second episode `` The Callback '' and the seventh episode `` The Workshop '' , by Ivy in the sixth episode `` Chemistry '' , and by Rebecca Duvall ( Uma Thurman ) in the eleventh episode `` The Movie Star '' and the fourteenth episode `` Previews '' . In the second season , it was reprised by Karen and several female members of the Bombshell ensemble in the first episode `` On Broadway '' , and by Ivy in the eighth episode `` The Bells and Whistles '' and the eleventh episode `` The Dress Rehearsal '' . The song was originally released as a single to digital music retailers and is available on the cast albums The Music of Smash and Bombshell ( the latter with an extended intro not heard on the show ) , with McPhee and Hilty 's vocals from the `` Pilot '' episode . The song has sold 48,000 digital downloads as of April 13 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Mallory (Sliders) A fraternal alternate of Quinn Mallory is a main character during the fifth and last season of the show Sliders played by Robert Floyd . This version of Quinn Mallory is usually just called Mallory but sometimes he is credited or referred to as Quinn 2 or Quinn Mallory ( 2 ) . The Quinn from Earth Prime was merged with this fraternal alternate of Quinn Mallory by Dr. Oberon Geiger as a science experiment . This version of Quinn Mallory , along with a scientist Dr. Diana Davis , joined the sliders ( who were Rembrandt Brown and Maggie Beckett at the time ) in order to find a way to unmerge the two Quinns . This Quinn Mallory is not a genius and not a scientist , as the Quinn Mallory who grew up on Earth Prime was . He was used as a guinea pig for Dr. Geiger 's experiments . Mallory had muscular dystrophy and lived in a wheelchair for a while , until Dr. Geiger cured him by extracting some DNA from an unaffected alternate of Quinn Mallory and merging it with Mallory . Mallory never liked the other Quinn Mallory being merged inside of him and wanted him to be removed . Category : Fictional characters from San Francisco Category : Sliders characters Category : Fictional characters introduced in 1999",
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"text": "Mad City: Red Queen `` Mad City : Red Queen '' is the seventh episode of the third season , and 51st episode overall from the Fox series Gotham . The episode was written by Megan Mostyn-Brown and directed by Scott White . It was first broadcast on October 31 , 2016 . In the episode , Tetch manages to get an hallucinogen called `` Red Queen '' that causes damage on people . He pours the hallucinogen on Gordon , sending him on a hallucination trip with Barbara acting as his guide . Tetch is in fact retrieving Alice 's blood to create a virus to give it to the founders in their dinner . Meanwhile , Cobblepot sets off to separate Isabella from Nygma , telling her his real nature . The episode received generally positive reviews , with critics praising Benjamin McKenzie 's performance but criticizing the pace and Tetch 's plan . CinemaBlend named Gordon 's hallucinations as one of the best TV superhero moments on 2016 .",
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"text": "Episode 3 (Twin Peaks) `` Episode 3 '' , later also known as `` Rest in Pain '' , is the fourth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Twin Peaks . The episode was written by Harley Peyton , and directed by Tina Rathborne . `` Episode 3 '' features series regulars Kyle MacLachlan , Michael Ontkean and Ray Wise , and introduces Sheryl Lee 's second role , Maddy Ferguson . Rathborne has highlighted the episode 's introduction of Jungian analytical psychology to the series . She also described MacLachlan 's character Dale Cooper as not only a wholesome , grounded anchor against which the series ' more bizarre elements could be contrasted ; but as the central component of the series ' coming-of-age `` Bildungsroman '' narrative . `` Episode 3 '' was first broadcast on April 26 , 1990 , and was viewed by approximately 18 percent of the available audience in its initial airing . The episode received positive reviews from critics , with its mix of comedy and tragedy seen as a highlight , and Miguel Ferrer 's character Albert Rosenfield singled out as a particularly successful example of this . The episode also drew praise from The New York Times for its compelling and unusual cast of characters .",
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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": "Duela Dent Duela Dent is a fictional character in the DC Universe . She is a former member of the Suicide Squad , the Teen Titans and its counterpart , Titans East . Introduced under the alias of Joker 's Daughter , she has also used the aliases Catgirl , Scarecrone , Riddler 's Daughter , Penguin 's Daughter , Card Queen , and Harlequin .",
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"text": "Alternative versions of Lex Luthor The fictional character Lex Luthor has appeared in a number of media , always as the archenemy of Superman . Each version of the work typically establishes its own continuity , and sometimes introduces parallel universes , to the point where distinct differences in the portrayal of the character can be identified . In addition , the DC Universe has been rewritten a number of times , establishing additional versions of the character . This article details and lists various versions of Lex Luthor depicted in works including DC Comics Multiverse , Elseworlds , television and film .",
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"text": "Jane Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer `` Lady Oxford '' redirects here . You may be looking for Margot Asquith Jane Elizabeth Harley ( née Scott ) , Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer ( 1774 -- 1824 ) was an English noblewoman , known as a patron of the Reform movement and a lover of Lord Byron .",
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"text": "Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods Legally Blonde : The Musical -- The Search for Elle Woods is an MTV program created in order to cast an actress to replace Laura Bell Bundy in the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde : The Musical . The show debuted on June 2 , 2008 . The winner of the show , Bailey Hanks , in addition to being cast in the role , was given the opportunity to record her own single of the musical 's first-act closer , `` So Much Better '' . The show concluded on July 21 , 2008 . Autumn Hurlbert was the runner up . She served as Hanks ' understudy and performed in the ensemble of the show ( replacing Becky Gulsvig who left to join the tour ) . Bundy 's last performance in the musical was on July 20 , 2008 . Hanks began performances on July 23 , 2008 and remained with the show until it closed on October 19 , 2008 . Two other show finalists -- Rhiannon Hansen and Lauren Zakrin , performed in the `` Legally Blonde '' national tour . Hansen played Margot in the musical and Zakrin performed in the ensemble as well serving as understudy to Becky Gulsvig as Elle Woods . The show began with 15 contestants . All except the winner were eliminated over nine episodes , in which they performed songs and faced other challenges . A three-judge panel made the elimination decisions . Most episodes involved a small prize for the winner of the challenge .",
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"text": "April O'Neil April O'Neil is a fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media . In all of the TMNT continuities , she is a good friend of the Turtles : Leonardo , Donatello , Raphael , and Michelangelo . April made her first appearance in the Mirage comic series in 1984 as a computer programmer . She was later portrayed as a strong-willed news reporter in the Turtles ' first animated series , as a warrior in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comic produced by Archie Comics , and various other personas in different TMNT media . April was later voiced by Renae Jacobs in the 1987 animated series , in the 2003 animated series by Veronica Taylor , and by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the 2007 film TMNT . In the 2012 animated series , April is voiced by Mae Whitman . In live-action media , she has been portrayed by Judith Hoag ( 1990 ) , Paige Turco ( 1991 and 1993 ) , and Megan Fox ( 2014 and 2016 ) .",
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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": "Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson ( -LSB- dʒoʊˈhænsən -RSB- born November 22 , 1984 ) is an American actress , model , and singer . She made her film debut in the fantasy comedy North ( 1994 ) . Johansson subsequently starred in Manny & Lo ( 1996 ) , and garnered further acclaim and prominence with roles in The Horse Whisperer ( 1998 ) and Ghost World ( 2001 ) . She shifted to adult roles with her performances in Girl with a Pearl Earring ( 2003 ) and Lost in Translation ( 2003 ) , for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . Her subsequent films included A Love Song for Bobby Long ( 2004 ) , Match Point ( 2005 ) , The Island ( 2005 ) , The Black Dahlia ( 2006 ) , The Prestige ( 2006 ) , The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2008 ) , Vicky Cristina Barcelona ( 2008 ) , He 's Just Not That Into You ( 2009 ) , Don Jon ( 2013 ) , Her ( 2013 ) , Under the Skin ( 2013 ) , Lucy ( 2014 ) , The Jungle Book ( 2016 ) , and Ghost in the Shell ( 2017 ) . Since 2008 , Johansson has also portrayed the Marvel Comics character Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the 2010 Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge . As a singer , Johansson has released two albums , Anywhere I Lay My Head ( 2008 ) and Break Up ( 2009 ) . Johansson is considered one of Hollywood 's modern sex symbols , and has frequently appeared in published lists of the sexiest women in the world . , she is the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America , with her films making over $ 3.6 billion . In 2016 , she was the highest-grossing actress , with a $ 1.2 billion total for the year .",
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"text": "The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed , co-produced , and co-written by Christopher Nolan . Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the second part of Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005 's Batman Begins , starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Heath Ledger , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman . In the film , Bruce Wayne/Batman ( Bale ) , James Gordon ( Oldman ) and Harvey Dent ( Eckhart ) form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City , but are menaced by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker ( Ledger ) who seeks to undermine Batman 's influence and create chaos . Nolan 's inspiration for the film was the Joker 's comic book debut in 1940 , the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke , and the 1996 series The Long Halloween , which retold Two-Face 's origin . The nickname `` the Dark Knight '' was first applied to Batman in Batman # 1 ( 1940 ) , in a story written by Bill Finger . The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago , as well as in several other locations in the United States , the United Kingdom , and Hong Kong . Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras to film some sequences , including the Joker 's first appearance in the film . The film is dedicated to the memory of Ledger , who died on January 22 , 2008 , some months after the completed filming and six months before the film 's release , from a toxic combination of prescription drugs , leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public . Warner Bros. initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight , developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker . A co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom , The Dark Knight was released on July 16 , 2008 in Australia , on July 18 , 2008 , in North America , and on July 25 , 2008 , in the United Kingdom . Considered by film critics to be one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the best superhero films ever , the film received highly positive reviews and set numerous records during its theatrical run . The Dark Knight appeared on more critics ' top ten lists ( 287 ) than any other film of 2008 with the exception of WALL-E , and more critics ( 77 ) named The Dark Knight the best film of 2008 than any other film released that year . With over $ 1 billion in revenue worldwide , it is the 29th-highest-grossing film of all time , unadjusted for inflation . The film received eight Academy Award nominations ; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor . The Dark Knight Rises , the final film in the trilogy , was released on July 20 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Megan Cavanagh Megan Cavanagh ( born November 8 , 1960 ) is an American actress and voice actress who is best known for portraying Marla Hooch in A League of Their Own , and the voice behind Judy Neutron in Jimmy Neutron : Boy Genius and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron : Boy Genius .",
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"text": "Dick Grayson Richard John `` Dick '' Grayson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with Batman . Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson , he first appeared in Detective Comics # 38 in April 1940 as the original incarnation of Robin . In Tales of the Teen Titans # 44 ( July 1984 ) the character retires his role as Robin and assumes the superhero persona of Nightwing , created by Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez . The youngest in a family of acrobats known as the `` Flying Graysons '' , Dick watches a mafia boss kill his parents in order to extort money from the circus that employed them . Batman ( Bruce Wayne ) takes him in as a legal ward ( retconned as an adopted son in some cases ) and the crime-fighting partner Robin . He is written by many authors as the first son of Batman . As well as being Batman 's crime-fighting partner , Dick establishes himself as the leader of the Teen Titans , a team of teenage superheroes . As a young man , he retires as Robin and takes on his own superhero identity to assert his independence , becoming Nightwing . As Nightwing , he continues to lead the Teen Titans and later the Outsiders . In the first volume of his eponymous series ( 1996 -- 2009 ) , he becomes the protector of Blüdhaven , Gotham 's economically troubled neighboring city , the locale the character is most closely associated with . He has also served stints protecting the streets of New York , Chicago and Gotham in other runs over the years . Dick Grayson has taken on the identity of Batman on a few occasions . Following `` Batman : Knightfall '' , Grayson declines taking up the mantle of Batman while the original was recovering from a broken back as he feels Nightwing is a hero in his own right and not Batman 's understudy , but after the events of the Zero Hour miniseries later that year , he replaces Bruce Wayne as Batman , beginning in Robin # 0 ( 1994 ) and extending throughout the Batman : Prodigal storyline in 1995 . Dick again assumes the mantle following the events of `` Batman R.I.P. '' ( 2008 ) and Final Crisis ( 2008 -- 9 ) . As Batman , Dick moves to Gotham City following his mentor 's apparent death and partners with the fifth Robin , Damian Wayne . On Bruce 's return , both men maintained the Batman identity until 2011 , when Dick returned to the Nightwing identity with DC 's The New 52 continuity reboot . In a 2014 comic story , Dick is forced to abandon the Nightwing identity after being unmasked on TV and faking his death , setting up Tim Seeley 's Grayson comic book , Dick becomes Agent 37 , Batman 's mole in the nefarious spy organization Spyral . Following the conclusion of the Grayson series , and the restoration of his secret identity in the series ' final issue , Dick returns to being Nightwing as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016 . Dick Grayson has appeared as Robin in several other media adaptations : the 1943 serial played by Douglas Croft , the 1949 serial played by Johnny Duncan , the 1966 -- 1968 live action Batman television series and its motion picture portrayed by Burt Ward , played by Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 film Batman Forever and its 1997 sequel Batman & Robin . Loren Lester voiced the character as Robin in Batman : The Animated Series and later as Nightwing 's first screen adaptation in The New Batman Adventures . In May 2011 , IGN ranked Dick Grayson # 11 on their list of the `` Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time '' . In 2013 , ComicsAlliance ranked Grayson as Nightwing as # 1 on their list of the `` 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics '' .",
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"text": "Camren Bicondova Camren Renee Bicondova ( born May 22 , 1999 ) is an American actress , dancer and model . Bicondova is best known for her role as young Selina Kyle/Catwoman on the Fox television series Gotham .",
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"text": "Margot Kidder Margaret Ruth `` Margot '' Kidder ( born October 17 , 1948 ) is a Canadian American actress and activist . She rose to fame in 1978 for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman film series , opposite Christopher Reeve . Kidder began her career in the 1960s appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series , before landing a lead role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx ( 1970 ) . She then appeared playing Siamese twins in Brian De Palma 's cult thriller Sisters ( 1973 ) ; in the slasher film Black Christmas ( 1974 ) ; and the drama The Great Waldo Pepper ( 1975 ) , opposite Robert Redford . Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film The Amityville Horror ( 1979 ) gained her further mainstream exposure . After a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdown in 1996 , Kidder 's career began to slow . By the 2000s , however , she had maintained steady work in independent films as well as television , with guest-starring roles on Smallville , Brothers & Sisters , and The L Word . In 2015 , she won an Emmy Award for her performance on the children 's television series R.L. Stine 's The Haunting Hour . She has also acted in theatrical productions , most notably appearing on Broadway in a 2002 production of The Vagina Monologues . In 2005 , Kidder became a naturalized U.S. citizen . She is an outspoken political , environmental , and anti-war activist . She has also advocated the use of orthomolecular medicine , which she credits as having helped treat her bipolar disorder .",
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"text": "Katie Cassidy Katherine Evelyn Anita `` Katie '' Cassidy ( born November 25 , 1986 ) is an American actress . After initially appearing in minor television roles , she made her film debut in When a Stranger Calls ( 2006 ) . During the same year , she also had her first starring role as Kelli Presley in Black Christmas ( 2006 ) . In 2007 , Cassidy gained attention for her role as Ruby on the supernatural-horror television series Supernatural , during its third season . She later had a supporting role in Taken . In 2009 , Cassidy became a cast member of the series Harper 's Island and Melrose Place , both of which lasted for only one season . During 2010 , she had a supporting role in A Nightmare on Elm Street and a recurring role during the fourth season of Gossip Girl . Cassidy had her breakthrough in 2012 , after being cast as Laurel Lance / Black Canary , one of the main protagonists on the television series Arrow , which spawned an entire franchise known as the Arrowverse . Cassidy reprises her role in The Flash , Legends of Tomorrow and voiced the character in the animated web series Vixen . Following her character 's death , Cassidy began playing Laurel Lance / Black Siren , an antagonistic version of her character from a parallel universe , starting in The Flash and continuing on to Arrow . Because of her roles in numerous horror films ( most of which are remakes of classics of the genre ) which include her feature film debut When a Stranger Calls ( 2006 ) , The Lost ( 2006 ) , Black Christmas ( 2006 ) , and A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 2010 ) , she has been called a modern-day scream queen .",
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"text": "The Flash (2014 TV series) The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns , airing on The CW . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . It is a spin-off from Arrow , existing in the same fictional universe . The series follows Allen , portrayed by Grant Gustin , a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed , which he uses to fight criminals , including others who have also gained superhuman abilities . Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot , the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on Arrow led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry 's world in more detail . Colleen Atwood , costume designer for Arrow , was brought in to design the Flash 's suit . The creative team wanted to make sure that the Flash would resemble his comic book counterpart , and not simply be a poor imitation . The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The Flash premiered in North America on October 7 , 2014 , where the pilot became the second-most watched premiere in the history of The CW , after The Vampire Diaries in 2009 . It has been well received by critics and audiences , and won the People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite New TV Drama '' in 2014 . The series was renewed for a third season in March 2016 , which premiered on October 4 , 2016 . The series , together with Arrow , has spun characters out to their own show , Legends of Tomorrow , which premiered on January 21 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a fourth season .",
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Adolf Dassler was the founder of the company Adidas.
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"text": "Adolf Dassler Adolf `` Adi '' Dassler ( 3 November 1900 -- 6 September 1978 ) was the founder of the German sportswear company Adidas , and the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler , founder of Puma .",
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"text": "International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences or IADAS is an international organization founded in 1998 in New York City to help drive the creative , technical , and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive and new media .",
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"text": "Claude Dornier Claude ( Claudius ) Honoré Désiré Dornier born in Kempten im Allgäu ( May 14 , 1884 -- December 5 , 1969 ) was a German airplane builder and founder of Dornier GmbH . His legacy remains in the aircraft named after him , including the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat , for decades the world 's largest and most powerful airplane .",
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"text": "Alto Adige Alto Adige ( in French Haute Adige ) is the name of an alpine region that was first created by the Napoleonic French in order to distinguish this Italian-speaking area ( at the start of the XIX century ) from the Austrian empire 's Tyrol ( located directly north ) .",
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"text": "Messter Film Messter Film was a German film production company which operated during the silent era . It was founded by the German film pioneer Oskar Messter who already owned a chain of cinemas . It was based in Berlin which had energed as the centre of the German film industry . Messter quickly established itself as dominant force in German production , particularly during the boom years of the First World War when foreign films faced many restrictions in Germany . Messter played a prominent role in the development of the German feature film , moving away from the shorter running times which had been standard in the early years of cinema . Messter also produced its own newsreels . In 1917 the company became part of the large conglomerate Universum Film AG ( UFA ) which brought together many of the leading German companies in a single , powerful organisation . Messter continued to produce films as an individual unit of the UFA umbrella .",
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"text": "American Fur Company The American Fur Company ( AFC ) was founded in 1808 , by John Jacob Astor , a German immigrant to the United States . During the 18th century , furs had become a major commodity in Europe , and North America became a major supplier . Several British companies , most notably the North West Company and the Hudson 's Bay Company , were eventual competitors against Astor and capitalized on the lucrative trade in furs . Astor capitalized on anti-British sentiments and his commercial strategies to become one of the first trusts in American business and a major competitor to the British commercial dominance in North American fur trade . Expanding into many former British fur-trapping regions and trade routes , the company grew to monopolize the fur trade in the United States by 1830 , and became one of the largest and wealthiest businesses in the country . Astor planned for several companies planned to function across the Great Lakes , the Great Plains and the Oregon Country to gain control of the North American fur trade . Comparatively inexpensive manufactured goods were to be shipped to commercial stations for trade with various Indigenous nations for fur pelts . The sizable number of furs collected would then be brought to the port of Guangzhou , as pelts were in high demand in the Qing Empire . Chinese products would in turn be purchased for resale throughout Europe and the United States . A beneficial agreement with the Russian-American Company was also planned through the regular supply of provisions for posts in Russian America . This was planned in part to prevent the rival Montreal based North West Company ( NWC ) to gain a presence along the Pacific Coast , a prospect neither Russian colonial authorities or Astor favored . Demand for furs in Europe began to decline during the early 19th century , leading to the stagnation of the fur trade by the mid-19th century . Astor left his company in 1830 , the company declared bankruptcy in 1842 , and the American Fur Company ultimately ceased trading in 1847 .",
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"text": "Dassault Group Dassault Group ( -LSB- daˈso -RSB- ; GIMD , Groupe Dassault , or the Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault S.A. ) is a France-based group of companies established in 1929 with the creation of Dassault Aviation by Marcel Dassault , and led by son Serge Dassault with cofounder of Dassault Systèmes Charles Edelstenne , and currently Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO is Éric Trappier .",
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"text": "Aryan Games The Aryan Games ( Arische Spiele ) were a proposed replacement for the Olympic Games in the Third Reich . Proposed by Nazi sports organizer Carl Diem and subsequently adopted by Adolf Hitler , these multi-sport games were supposed to be housed permanently in Nuremberg at the planned `` German Stadium '' , that had been designed by Nazi architect Albert Speer , but was never built . The idea was originally entertained in 1939 by Carl Diem , chief organizer of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , who ahead of the 1936 Olympics was already noted for claiming that `` Germanics may only be defeated by other Germanics , '' which obviously turned out not to be the case . The idea was subsequently adopted by Hitler , who told Albert Speer that once the German Stadium was built , there would be no more Olympic Games , only the Aryan Games .",
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"text": "Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. Garbe , Lahmeyer & Co. ( until 1938 also known as : DEW - Deutsche Elektrizitäts-Werke zu Aachen ) is a former electrical engineering company in Aachen . The company was founded in 1886 by Wilhelm Lahmeyer in Aachen as Deutsche Elektrizitäts-Werke zu Aachen , Garbe , Lahmeyer & Co. . Lahmeyer left the company only a few years later , but the company still used his name . From 1938 the company was known as Garbe , Lahmeyer & Co. ( GL ) . GL produced all sorts of electric motors , electric generators , alternators , starters , motor -- generator , and other electrical equipment . During World War II , GL was one of the suppliers of electric motors for Type VIIC U-boats . In 1973 GL was taken over by CGEE Alsthom . Production under the GL label stopped around 1993 .",
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"text": "Lidl Lidl Stiftung & Co. . KG ( -LSB- ˈliːdl̩ -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈlɪdəl -RSB- ) , formerly Schwarz Unternehmenstreuhand KG , is a German global discount supermarket chain , based in Neckarsulm , Germany , that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe and expanded to the United States in 2017 . It belongs to the holding company Schwarz Gruppe , which also owns the store chains Handelshof and hypermarket Kaufland . Lidl is the chief competitor of the similar German discount chain Aldi .",
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"text": "Steilmann Steilmann was a German textile group which had its headquarters in Wattenscheid and at its 1998 peak employed over 18,000 people . After near-bankruptcy in 2006 broke up the group , some parts continue to use the Steilmann name . Founded in 1958 by Klaus Steilmann ( 1929 -- 2009 ) , the Steilmann Group at its peak in 1998 employed over 18,000 people in 14 countries , and had turnover of nearly 1.5 bn DM . With increasing difficulties from increased competition in the sector after 1998 , Steilmann narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2006 , its parts being sold to the Radici Group ( Miro Radici AG ) , which had previously acquired parts of Steilmann , including Steilmann Eastern Europe in 2003 . Klaus Steilmann died on 13 November 2009 .",
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"text": "Albino Souza Cruz Albino Sousa Cruz ( 1869 in Santa Eulália da Palmeira , Santo Tirso -- 1962 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian businessman , founder of Souza Cruz , later ( and to this day ) the subsidiary of British American Tobacco in Brazil . Born in a small hinterland village in Portugal , he emigrated on November 15 , 1885 , landing in Rio de Janeiro . There he worked for 18 years in a tobacco factory , Fábrica de Fumos Veado . At age 33 , having saved some earnings and acquired a solid knowledge of the trade , he established a small manufacture of paper wrapped cigarettes , which were then a novelty . Production soon reached industrial scale , and Souza Cruz became the CEO of Brazil 's biggest tobacco company . Souza Cruz 's cigarettes were often branded in feminine names , such as Yolanda , Dalila , Rosita or Marly , and their ads featured sensual women ( for instance , Yolanda Alencar , who featured the ads for the cigarettes branded after her ) . Other innovative marketing techniques were used , such as vouchers included in the packs that could be exchanged by prizes . He retired in 1962 and died in 1966 . At the time of his death the first controversies about the health issues related to tobacco were spreading ; he was not a smoker .",
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"text": "Academy for German Law The Academy for German Law ( Akademie für deutsches Recht ) was an institute founded in 1933 in Nazi Germany on the initiative of Hans Frank . After 11 July 1934 , it was a public corporation of the Reich . It was financed largely by business donations . The academy 's members were prominent representatives of politics , business and academia , including Hermann Göring , Joseph Goebbels , Carl Bosch , Friedrich Flick , Carl Schmitt , and Hans Carl Nipperdey ; its presidents were Hans Frank ( 1933 -- 1943 ) and Otto Georg Thierack ( 1942 -- 1945 ) . Frank 's original goal for the academy -- influence on National Socialist legislation -- did not prevail because the ministerial bureaucracies successfully defended their prerogatives . The academy developed extensive representative and publishing activities . By holding attractive international congresses , it contributed to the reputation of the Third Reich . Its committees attempted to develop the foundations for a new NS law ( Volk Law Code ) .",
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"text": "Adidas SC Adidas SC is a Samoan football club based in Almagoto . It currently plays in the Samoa National League . The club also runs a women 's team .",
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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": "Dekra DEKRA is a vehicle inspection company founded in Berlin , Germany in 1925 as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein ( German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association ) . With approximately 36,000 employees and revenues of roughly $ 1.9 billion , DEKRA is the largest inspection company in Germany and the third-largest in the world . By its own account , it is the European market leader . The group focuses on the inspection of vehicles and technical systems , but also offers other services . DEKRA has had its headquarters in Stuttgart since 1946 . Business operations are carried out by DEKRA SE , which is wholly owned by DEKRA e. V.",
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"text": "Corps Hannovera Göttingen thumb | Bismarck 1836 The Corps Hannovera Göttingen is one of the oldest German Student Corps , a Studentenverbindung or student corporation founded on January 18 , 1809 at the Georg August University of Göttingen by students like Georg Kloss . The name was chosen because the founders had their home residences in the Kingdom of Hanover . As a corps it is a founder member ( 1848 ) of the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband ( KSCV ) , the oldest governing body of such student associations in both Germany and Austria . Hannovera commits itself still to the principles of academic fencing as well as the common principles of tolerance and democracy shared by all Corps of the KSCV . Its members wear red and blue couleur ( red cap and tricoloured sash ) on official occasions . Hannovera 's Latin motto is Nunquam retrorsum , fortes adiuvat fortuna ! ( engl : Never backward , fortune favours the bold ) . Corps Hannovera officially regards the 18th of January 1809 as its founding date though it can be proved that there were similar gatherings of Hanoverian students in Göttingen as far back as 1735 . Corps Hannovera is also a founding member and stringent follower of the `` blaues Prinzip '' or blue principle ( along with fellow cartel Corps Teutonia Marburg and Lusatia Leipzig ) . The blue principle is a social principle which consists of the promotion of gentlemanly conduct and social behaviour in general . Flowing from these ideals Corps Hannovera host several social events in their club house ( Corpshaus ) which are generally regarded as some of the most coveted and exclusive social occasions in Göttingen . The most famous member of Hannovera was Otto von Bismarck , who probably had the `` wildest '' time of his life in the course of his studies at Göttingen university , where , owing to his excessive boisterousness , he was forced to live outside the town walls and was once placed under arrest for a period of ten days in the university jail ( in German : Karzer ) . Other famous members of Corps Hanovera Göttingen were general Friedrich Balduin von Gagern , the leader of the liberal opposition in the Reichstag , Rudolf von Bennigsen and the German economist Wilhelm Roscher . Furthermore , poet Ernst Schulze , botanist Heinrich Wendland , surgeon Louis Stromeyer , geologist Otto Volger , fisheries expert Walther Herwig , the Imperial German ambassador to China and Japan Alfons Mumm von Schwarzenstein and Wolfgang Kapp . The Corps has some members from the United Kingdom and the United States . One of them was the later physician Mitchell Campbell King from South Carolina , who belonged to the circle of Bismarcks American friends in Göttingen . During his stay at Göttingen 1856 John Pierpont Morgan joined the Corps , but was not a full fledged member since he wanted to avoid a smite . Others have worked in the US and Canada like surgeon Hinrich Bitter-Suermann .",
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"text": "Stadler Form Stadler Form Aktiengesellschaft is a Swiss company that designs , develops , and manufactures home and climate appliances . Its headquarters is at Zug , Switzerland .",
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"text": "Basler (fashion) Basler is a German fashion brand founded in Berlin , Germany in 1936 . Fritz Basler GmbH & Co. . KG was founded by Fritz Basler and his wife Elisabeth , with manufacturing in Kreuzberg , and management in management relocated to Berlin-Charlottenburg . In 1959 , manufacturing moved to Aschaffenburg , Bavaria .",
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"text": "Andrés Navarro Haeussler Andrés Navarro Haeussler ( born in Santiago de Chile , November 30 , 1948 ) is a Chilean businessman . He was born in Santiago de Chile , studied at the Colegio San Ignacio and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile , where he graduated as Industrial Engineer . In 1974 he founded the company Sonda SA , a leading IT services provider in Latin America. , which is present in 9 countries of the region ( Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Mexico , Peru and Uruguay ) and has with about 10 000 employees . Today , Andrés Navarro is President and CEO of Sonda , a position he has held for 36 years . He is also Director of SalfaCorp and a shareholder in AFP Modelo and Banco Internacional , among other companies . He is a member of the Board of Universidad San Sebastián ( USS ) . Andrés Navarro Haeussler was formerly Chairman of the Teletón Foundation , Director of LAN Airlines , Chilevisión , Viña Santa Rita , Chairman of Clinica Las Condes among other companies and institutions . In his career he has received numerous awards , among which are Icare Award , Entrepreneur of the Year ( 2003 ) , Ignaciano of the Year ( 2009 ) , Business Center Award of Santiago Chamber of Commerce ( 2009 ) , and College of Engineering of Chile Prize ( 2010 ) .",
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"text": "Tiger of Sweden Tiger of Sweden was founded 1903 in the Swedish town Uddevalla , by the tailors Markus Schwarmann and Hjalmar Nordström . It is a classical menswear brand . Tiger of Sweden began during the 1990s to develop suits attractive to the young and trendy inner-city crowd . Its line of products include clothes , shoes and spectacles . Tiger of Sweden is sold across Europe , South Africa and in Canada . The Silver Label is the more fashion forward or directional product and is quite limited in distribution . The Black Label is styled for a slimmer fashion conscious male . Tiger of Sweden has three main brands : Men , Women & Jeans Collection . The company was sold to the Danish clothing company IC Group in 2003 .",
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Margot Frank is the daughter of a German businessman.
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"text": "Otto Frank Otto Heinrich `` Pim '' Frank ( 12 May 1889 -- 19 August 1980 ) was a German businessman , who later became a resident of the Netherlands and Switzerland . He was the father of Anne and Margot Frank . As the sole member of his family to survive the Holocaust , he inherited Anne 's manuscripts after her death , arranged for the publication of her diary as The Diary of a Young Girl in 1947 , and oversaw its transition to the stage and screen .",
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"text": "Margot Frank Margot Betty Frank ( February 16 , 1926 -- February 1945 ) was the eldest daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank and the older sister of Anne Frank . Margot 's deportation order from the Gestapo hastened the Frank family into hiding . According to the diary of her younger sister , Anne , Margot kept a diary of her own , but no trace of Margot 's diary has ever been found . She died in Bergen-Belsen .",
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"text": "Lisa Frank Lisa Frank is an American businesswoman , the founder of Lisa Frank Incorporated , headquartered in Tucson , Arizona . She is known for producing whimsical commercial design for school supplies and other products that are primarily marketed to children , particularly female ones .",
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"text": "Otto Hellmuth Otto Hellmuth ( July 22 , 1896 -- April 20 , 1968 ) was a member of the Nazi Party . Born at Markt Einersheim , he was Gauleiter of the German region of Lower Franconia ( Unterfranken ) from 1928 to 1945 . His home and office were in Würzburg , the capital of the Gau Mainfranken . By 1935 , Hellmuth had his Gau renamed as Mainfranken . After World War II , the region 's original name was reinstated . He entered service as a Kriegsfreiwilliger , assigned successively to 9 . Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment , 4 . Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment , and 8 . Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment . He was wounded in action four times during World War I . He returned to Germany in October , 1918 after being severely gassed . In 1928 , Hellmuth became Gauleiter of Lower Franconia . Three weeks before the first nationwide anti-Jewish boycott began in 1933 , Hellmuth already forced the closing of Jewish-owned stores and offices in Würzburg . As a private residence , he acquired the house of a Jewish pharmacist . When the Gaufrauenschaftsleiterin of Mainfranken paid Passau a formal visit , with a delegation of activists , Margarethe Schneider-Reichel presented them with a painting of Hellmuth . Over most of his term , Hellmuth was not an impressive personality . Joseph Goebbels saw him as `` a most retiring unassuming Gauleiter in whom one had not too much confidence . '' However , Hellmuth defended his Gau vigorously in the spring of 1945 , as Goebbels noted in his diary on April 2 . In 1947 , Hellmuth was accused of complicity in the murders of Allied aircraft pilots . He was tried at Dachau and sentenced to death . This sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment . He was released in 1955 . Hellmuth killed himself on April 20 , 1968 in Reutlingen .",
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"text": "Franciscus Franciscus is a Latin given name , originally an epithet meaning `` the Frank , the Frenchman '' . It was applied to Saint Francis of Assisi ( 1181/82 -- 1226 ) . Francis had been baptized Giovanni ( John ) ; his father was Italian and his mother Provençale ( at the time not considered French ) ; his father was on business in France when he was born , and when he returned to Assisi , he began to call his son by the nickname Francesco , in the opinion of G. K. Chesterton possibly because out of a general enthusiasm for all things French , or because of his commercial success in France . After the canonization of Saint Francis of Assisi in 1228 , the custom of naming children after saints led to the popularization of Franciscus as a given name . In the vernaculars of western Europe , the name diversified into the forms Francesco ( Italian ) , Francisco ( Spanish and Portuguese ) , Francesc ( Catalan ) , François ( Old French Franceis , whence English Francis ) , Franz ( German , whence Hungarian Ferenc , Scandinavian and Dutch Frans ) ; besides Frans , the Latin form remains commonly given in Dutch . Franciscus may serve as the latinization of any of these given names ; conversely , Francis may serve as the anglicization of anyone called Franciscus . People called Franciscus include :",
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"text": "Bruno Frank Bruno Frank ( Stuttgart , June 13 , 1887 - Beverly Hills , June 20 , 1945 ) was a German author , poet , dramatist , and humanist . Frank studied law and philosophy in Munich , where he later worked as a dramatist and novelist until the Reichstag fire in 1933 . Persecuted by the government because of his Jewish heritage , he left Nazi Germany with his wife , Liesl , daughter of famed operetta diva Fritzi Massary . They lived for four years in Austria and England , then in 1937 finally went to the USA , where he was reunited with his friends Heinrich Mann and Thomas Mann . Frank is considered part of the group of anti-nazi writers whose works constitute German Exilliteratur . He continued to write , producing two novels , and worked in the film industry for the rest of his life . Frank wrote the screenplay for the popular movie version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame ( 1939 film ) , directed by William Dieterle and starring Charles Laughton , based on the novel by Victor Hugo . Frank 's play , Sturm Im Wasserglas , was posthumously made into a movie directed by Josef von Báky in 1960 . His nephew Anthony M. Frank became United States Postmaster General in 1988 . On his death in 1945 of a heart attack , Bruno Frank was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale , California .",
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"text": "Victor Kugler Victor Kugler ( 5 June 1900 , Hohenelbe/Vrchlab í -- 14 December 1981 , Toronto ) was one of the people who helped hide Anne Frank and her family and friends during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands . In Anne Frank 's posthumously published diary , The Diary of a Young Girl , he was referred to under the name Mr. Kraler . Born in Hohenelbe ( now Vrchlabí ) in the German-speaking part of Köninggrätz region ( Královéhradecký kraj/Hradec Králové Region ) , north-eastern Bohemia , Austria-Hungary to Emma Kugler . Now in the Czech Republic ) , he joined the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the First World War once his education was completed , but was discharged in 1918 after being wounded . He moved to Germany and worked as an electrician , then in 1920 moved to Utrecht , the Netherlands to work for a company selling pectin . He joined the Amsterdam branch of Opekta as Otto Frank 's deputy in 1924 . He became a Dutch citizen in May 1938 . In 1940 this allowed him to prevent the Nazi confiscation of Opekta and he accepted the directorship of the business , renamed Gies and Co , from Otto Frank . He and his wife Laura Maria Buntenbach-Kugler ( 10 May 1895 - 6 December 1952 ) lived in Hilversum during the war , a distance of about sixteen miles from Amsterdam . From July 1942 to August 1944 he aided his colleagues Miep Gies , Johannes Kleiman and Bep Voskuijl in the concealment of eight people , including Anne Frank , in a sealed-off annexe in their office premises on Amsterdam 's Prinsengracht . He was arrested by the Gestapo on 4 August 1944 , by Karl Silberbauer . He was interrogated at the Gestapo Headquarters on the Euterpestraat , then transferred the same day to a prison for Jews and ` political prisoners ' awaiting deportation on the Amstelveenseweg . On 7 September he was moved to the prison on Weteringschans , in a cell with people sentenced to death . This was followed , four days later on September 11 , by a transport to a concentration camp in Amersfoort where he was selected for transport to Germany . On 17 September the Amersfoort train station was destroyed in a bombing ( Arnhem Air Raid ) and on 26 September , he and around 1100 other men were taken to Zwolle for forced labour , digging anti-tank trenches . Kugler was moved again on 30 December 1944 , to Wageningen for forced labour digging under the German S.A. ( Brownshirts or Storm Troopers ) until 28 March 1945 , when some 600 prisoners were marched from Wageningen through Renkum , Heelsum , Oosterbeek , Arnhem , and Westervoort , to Zevenaar with the intention of going on to Germany the following day . There was a bombing raid during the march and Kugler took advantage of the confusion to escape . He was hidden by a farmer for a few days , borrowed a bicycle and made his way back to Hilversum , where he lived , and which he reached in April 1945 . He hid there in his own house until the liberation of the Netherlands on 5 May 1945 . His wife , Laura Kugler , died on 6 December 1952 and three years later he married Lucie ( Loes ) van Langen . The couple moved to Canada , where the brother , sister and mother of Lucie already resided . On 16 September 1958 , Kugler appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell The Truth . In 1973 he received the Yad Vashem Medal of the Righteous among the Nations and in 1977 the Canadian Anti-Defamation League awarded him a 10,000 dollar prize in recognition for his assistance in the hiding of the Frank and van Pels families .",
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"text": "Franken (surname) Franken is a Dutch patronymic surname , meaning `` son of Frank '' . People with this name include : Al Franken ( born 1951 ) , American politician , writer and comedian Bernard Franken ( 1914 -- 2001 ) , Dutch racing cyclist Björn Franken ( born 1983 ) , Dutch record producer , songwriter and DJ Bob Franken ( born 1941 ) , American journalist Charlotte Franken ( 1894 -- 1969 ) , British feminist author Christian Franken / Francken ( c. 1550 -- 1610 ) , German Jesuit and later Unitarian Giovanni Franken ( born 1977 ) , Dutch footballer Henk Franken ( born 1987 ) , Namibian rugby player Henry Franken ( born 1966 ) , Dutch engineer and enterprise architect Lex Franken ( born 1916 ) , Dutch water polo player Mannus Franken ( 1899 -- 1953 ) , Dutch filmmaker Max Franken , Dutch rock drummer Paul Franken ( 1894 -- 1944 ) , German Socialist politician Peter Franken ( 1928 -- 1999 ) , American physicist ( 1941 -- 1983 ) , Dutch jazz pianist and organist Rose Franken ( 1895 -- 1988 ) , American author and playwright Steve Franken ( 1932 -- 2012 ) , American actor Tony Franken ( born 1965 ) , Australian soccer goalkeeper ( 1948 -- 1996 ) , American fashion model Wilhelm Franken ( 1914 -- 1945 ) , German U-boat commander Will Franken ( born 1973 ) , American comedian and actor Wim Franken ( 1922 -- 2012 ) , Dutch composer , pianist and carillonneur",
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"text": "Rintfleisch massacres The Rintfleisch or Rindfleisch movement was a series of massacres against Jews in the year 1298 . The event , in later terminology a pogrom , was the first large-scale persecutions in Germany since the First Crusade . It was set in the Franconian region during the civil strife between the elected King of the Romans , Count Adolf of Nassau , and his Habsburg rival Duke Albert of Austria , when Imperial authority , traditionally concerned with the protection of the Jews , had temporarily collapsed . Already in 1287 the death of Werner of Oberwesel in the Rhineland had been blamed on Jews and about 500 were killed in revenge , followed by a series of blood libels . When finally King Adolf was deposed and killed in the Battle of Göllheim on 2 July 1298 , the Franconian nobility gathered at Albert 's election in Frankfurt . When at the same time the Jews in the Hohenlohe town of Röttingen were accused of having obtained and desecrated a consecrated host , one `` Lord Rindtfleisch '' , who the sources refer to either as an impoverished knight or -- more probably -- a butcher ( the term Rindfleisch means `` beef '' in modern German spelling ) , gathered a mob around him and burned the Röttingen Jews on Sunday , April 20 . Rintfleisch declared to have received a mandate from heaven to avenge the sacrilege and exterminate the Jews . The Colmar Dominican Rudolph refers to him in Latin as a carnifex , i.e. butcher or executioner , but it is not clear if Rudolph meant his original profession , or his behaviour as a slaughterer of the Jews . According to contemporary sources the Lord of Röttingen , Kraft von Hohenlohe , was encumbered with debts to Jewish lenders . After this , he and his mob went from town to town and killed all Jews that fell under their control , destroying the Jewish communities at Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Würzburg , Bamberg , Dinkelsbühl , Nördlingen and Forchheim . In the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg , the Jews sought refuge in the fortress and were assisted by the Christian citizens , but Rintfleisch overcame the defenders and butchered the Jews on 1 August . The Nürnberger Memorbuch contains the names of thousands of murdered Jews in numerous cities , among them Mordechai ben Hillel , a pupil of Meir of Rothenburg , with his wife and children . The communities at Regensburg and Augsburg alone escaped the mass killing , as they were protected by the cities ' magistrates . Spreading from Franconia to Bavaria and Austria , the persecutors destroyed 146 communities , about 20,000 Jews were killed . The Austrian Chronicle of 95 Seigneurs about 100 years later alleged that King Albert I finally had Rintfleisch arrested and hanged . The cities in which Jews had been killed were required to pay fines to the king .",
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"text": "Irene Frisch Irene Frisch has written many articles and stories about her childhood in Poland , surviving the Holocaust , living in Israel and then in the United States . Most of her stories are on her website www.AnneFrankAndMe.com . Her stories are also printed in the book `` Give Me The Children '' , co-written with her sister Pola Arbiser . Her stories have been printed in newspapers and magazines including The New York Post , and the book Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul . Irene Frisch was born Irene Bienstock in Drohobycz , Poland ( now Ukraine ) and survived the Holocaust in hiding . She is the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Bienstock . She , her sister Pola and mother were hidden for 2 and a half years in the apartment of Frania Swobodka , a woman who was the girls ' nanny before the war . Irene 's story `` My Christmas Story '' is about the night Miss Swobodka rescued her from the Drohobycz Ghetto in 1941 . After liberation , Irene lived in Poland , Germany , Israel and since 1960 the New York metropolitan area . She attended high school in Poland and college at the University of Heidelberg ( Germany ) and Hebrew University in Jerusalem . She also obtained a master 's degree in Library Science from Columbia University ( New York ) . She is married and has 2 children and 4 grandchildren .",
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"text": "Alexander von Falkenhausen Alexander Ernst Alfred Hermann Freiherr von Falkenhausen ( 29 October 1878 -- 31 July 1966 ) was a German general and a pardoned war criminal . He was an important figure during the Sino-German cooperation to reform the Chinese Army . During World War II Germany ended its support for China and Falkenhausen was forced to withdraw from China . Back in Europe he later became the head of the Nazi military government of Belgium from 1940 -- 44 during its German occupation . He was responsible for ordering the execution of hostages and deportations of Jews in Belgium . He was married twice , firstly to Paula von Wedderkop ( 8 October 1879 -- 3 March 1950 ) and then in 1960 , to Cecile Vent ( 16 September 1906 -- 1977 ) , both without issue . He was a nephew of Ludwig von Falkenhausen , who was the governor-general of Belgium during the German occupation , from 1917 -- 1918 , in the First World War and a direct male line descendant of Karl Wilhelm Friedrich , Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach , by his mistress Elisabeth Wünsch .",
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"text": "Heinrich Eduard Jacob Heinrich Eduard Jacob ( 7 October 1889 -- 25 October 1967 ) was a German and American journalist and author . Born to a Jewish family in Berlin and raised partly in Vienna , Jacob worked for two decades as a journalist and biographer before the rise to power of the Nazi Party . Interned in the late 1930s in the concentration camps at Dachau and then Buchenwald , he was released through the efforts of his future wife Dora , and emigrated to the United States . There he continued to publish books and contribute to newspapers before returning to Europe after the Second World War . Ill health , aggravated by his experiences in the camps , dogged him in later life , but he continued to publish through to the end of the 1950s . He wrote also under the pen names Henry E. Jacob and Eric Jens Petersen .",
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"text": "Caroline of Berlepsch Caroline of Berlepsch ( born : 9 January 1820 in Bad Hersfeld ; died : 21 February 1877 in Knauthain ( now part of Leipzig ) ) was a member of the noble von Berlepsch family and was the third wife of the Elector William II of Hesse-Kassel ( 1777-1847 ) . He married her , after the death of his second wife , Countess Emilie of Reichenbach-Lessonitz , on 28 August 1843 in Wilhelmsbad ( now part of Hanau ) . This was a morganatic marriage , because she was considered lesser nobility and therefore not befitting for a sovereign Elector . Caroline was the daughter of Baron Hermann Ludwig of Berlepsch and Melusine of Kruse and 43 years younger than her husband . The couple 's main residence was Frankfurt , since the elector had in 1830 and virtually abdicated the government to his son , Frederick William I , from his first , non-morganatic , marriage . In 1844 , the Elector elevated Caroline to the `` Baroness of Bergen '' and in 1846 , she received the Austrian title of `` Countess of Bergen '' . After William died in 1847 , she married again , in 1851 in Frankfurt , with Count Charles Adolph of Hohenthal ( born : 27 November 1811 in Dölkau ; died : 9 October 1875 in Knauthain ) . With him , she had two sons : Charles Adolph ( b. 1853 ) and Charles Louis ( b. 1857 ) .",
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"text": "Hochstraße (Frankfurt) The Hochstraße ( lit. , `` High Street '' ) is a short street in the city centre of Frankfurt , Germany , located in the Opera Quarter in the western part of the district of Innenstadt , within the central business district known unofficially as the Bankenviertel ( Banking District ) . It runs from the Opera Square and the western ends of the Freßgass and Goethestraße high-end shopping streets to the Eschenheimer Tor , along the Wallanlagen park area to the north . The Hochstraße includes several listed buildings from the Gründerzeit era . It also notably includes the Sofitel Frankfurt Opera five star plus luxury hotel and the Hilton Frankfurt City Centre hotel , both facing the Wallanlagen park from opposite ends . The street also has a number of high-end shops , restaurants , select residential buildings and office buildings , mainly for financial institutions . The Hochstraße has a few smaller adjacent streets , including the pedestrian streets Kleine Hochstraße and Kaiserhofstraße , which both lead to the Freßgass main street around hundred meters down the street , and the Börsenstraße ( Stock Exchange Street ) , which leads to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 50 metres away from the Hochstraße . The street is also located in close proximity to numerous large financial institutions . The Hochstraße is traditionally considered one of the most fashionable streets in Frankfurt , and the street has in recent years regained this position through major developments , particularly the construction of the widely praised Sofitel Frankfurt Opera hotel in a neo-historicist style as a dominant feature of the street .",
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"text": "Frank Otto (media entrepreneur) Frank Otto ( born July 7 , 1957 in Hamburg ) is a German media entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of private radio and private television in Germany . About the Frank Otto Medien Beteiligungs GmbH & Co.KG he is involved in various radio and TV stations .",
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"text": "Bep Voskuijl Elizabeth `` Bep '' Voskuijl ( -LSB- eːlisabɛt bɛp ˈfɔskœyl -RSB- ) ( Elli Vossen ) ( 5 July 1919 in Amsterdam -- 6 May 1983 in Amsterdam ) helped conceal Anne Frank and her family from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands .",
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"text": "Alfred Hugenberg Alfred Ernst Christian Alexander Hugenberg ( 19 June 1865 -- 12 March 1951 ) was an influential German businessman and politician . A leading figure in nationalist politics in Germany for the first few decades of the twentieth century , he became the country 's leading media proprietor during the inter-war period . As leader of the German National People 's Party he was instrumental in helping Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany and served in his first cabinet in 1933 , hoping to control Hitler and use him as his `` tool . '' Those plans backfired , and by the end of 1933 Hugenberg had been pushed to the sidelines . Although Hugenberg continued to serve as a `` guest '' member of the Reichstag until 1945 , he wielded no political influence .",
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"text": "Alfred Müller (entrepreneur) Alfred Müller ( from 1938 Miler ; 1888 -- 1945 ) was Croatian entrepreneur and oldest son of Adolf Müller . Müller was born in Zagreb to a wealthy Jewish family , with younger brother Leo . He graduated from higher technical school in Vienna . Müller was married to Klara ( née Hafner ) with whom he had two children , son Alan and daughter Evelina . After his father death , Müller inherited `` Balkan '' cinema and part of residential-commercial complex in Varšavska and Masarykova Street . In 1938 , because of the political situation and antisemitism caused by Nazi propaganda , Müller and his family converted to Catholicism and change their surname to Miler . In 1939 , Müller sold the residential-commercial complex in Varšavska and Masarykova Street to a Topić family from Zagreb . That same year Müller and his family moved to France . During World War II , Müller and his wife where arrested by Gestapo in France with the help from Vichy Regime , while their daughter managed to save herself by hiding at friends . Müller son joined the French Resistance . In August 1944 , Müller was deported to Dachau concentration camp , where in January 1945 he was killed . Müller family survived the Holocaust , his wife and daughter moved to United States after the war , and in 1949 his son returned and stayed in Zagreb where he still lives . With the independence of Croatia in 1991 , Müller son sought the return of the property which was taken from his father by Ustaše and later the communist of SFR Yugoslavia .",
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"docid": "b3c39c4f218644163cfcdc1f05dfd15f",
"text": "Zweites Buch The Zweites Buch ( -LSB- ˈtsvaɪ̯təs buːχ -RSB- , `` Second Book '' ) , unofficially published in English as Hitler 's Secret Book and then officially Hitler 's Second Book , is an unedited transcript of Adolf Hitler 's thoughts on foreign policy written in 1928 ; it was written after Mein Kampf and was not published in his lifetime . The Zweites Buch was not published in 1928 because Mein Kampf did not sell well at that time and Hitler 's publisher , Franz-Eher-Verlag , told Hitler that a second book would hinder sales even more .",
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"text": "Rothschild banking family of England The Rothschild banking family of England was founded in 1798 by Nathan Mayer von Rothschild ( 1777 -- 1836 ) who first settled in Manchester but then moved to London . Nathan was sent there from his home in Frankfurt by his father , Mayer Amschel Rothschild ( 1744 -- 1812 ) . Wanting his sons to succeed on their own and to expand the family business across Europe , Mayer Amschel Rothschild had his eldest son remain in Frankfurt , while his four other sons were sent to different European cities to establish a financial institution to invest in business and provide banking services . Nathan Mayer von Rothschild , the third son , first established a textile jobbing business in Manchester and from there went on to establish N M Rothschild & Sons bank in London . From the home base in Frankfurt , Rothschild sons not only established themselves in the UK but also in Paris , Vienna and Naples in the Two Sicilies . Through their collaborative efforts , the Rothschilds rose to prominence in a variety of banking endeavours including loans , government bonds and trading in bullion . Their financing afforded investment opportunities and during the 19th century they became major stakeholders in large-scale mining and rail transport ventures that were fundamental to the rapidly expanding industrial economies of Europe . Changes in the heads of government , war , and other such events affected the family 's fortunes both for their benefit and to their detriment . However , three historical events in particular especially damaged the interests of all Rothschild banking families across Europe : 1 ) the Revolutions of 1848 , 2 ) the Great Depression of the 1930s and 3 ) Nazism of the late 1930s until the Second World War .",
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"text": "Academy for German Law The Academy for German Law ( Akademie für deutsches Recht ) was an institute founded in 1933 in Nazi Germany on the initiative of Hans Frank . After 11 July 1934 , it was a public corporation of the Reich . It was financed largely by business donations . The academy 's members were prominent representatives of politics , business and academia , including Hermann Göring , Joseph Goebbels , Carl Bosch , Friedrich Flick , Carl Schmitt , and Hans Carl Nipperdey ; its presidents were Hans Frank ( 1933 -- 1943 ) and Otto Georg Thierack ( 1942 -- 1945 ) . Frank 's original goal for the academy -- influence on National Socialist legislation -- did not prevail because the ministerial bureaucracies successfully defended their prerogatives . The academy developed extensive representative and publishing activities . By holding attractive international congresses , it contributed to the reputation of the Third Reich . Its committees attempted to develop the foundations for a new NS law ( Volk Law Code ) .",
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"text": "Johannes Freiherr von Salmuth Johannes von Salmuth ( born February 23 , 1966 in Heidelberg ) is a German family entrepreneur and Chairman of the Supervisory Bodies of the Röchling Group as well as Chairman of the Shareholders ' Committee at Aluminium-Werke Wutöschingen SE & Co. and Richter Aluminium GmbH .",
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"text": "Beauty Shop Beauty Shop is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Bille Woodruff . The film serves as a spin-off of the Barbershop film franchise , and stars Queen Latifah as Gina , a character first introduced in the 2004 film Barbershop 2 : Back in Business . This film also stars Alicia Silverstone , Andie MacDowell , Mena Suvari , Kevin Bacon and Djimon Hounsou .",
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"text": "Andie MacDowell Rosalie Anderson `` Andie '' MacDowell ( born April 21 , 1958 ) is an American actress and fashion model . She made her film debut in 1984 's Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes , before receiving critical acclaim for her role in Sex , Lies , and Videotape ( 1989 ) . Since then she has appeared in several notable films , including Groundhog Day ( 1993 ) and Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . She has also starred in Green Card ( 1990 ) , Short Cuts ( 1993 ) , Michael ( 1996 ) and Multiplicity ( 1996 ) . From 2013 to 2015 , she starred in the drama series Cedar Cove . She has modeled for Calvin Klein Inc. and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986 , celebrating 30 years with the company in 2016 .",
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"text": "Mena Suvari Mena Alexandra Suvari ( born February 13 , 1979 ) is an American actress , fashion designer and model . Shortly after beginning her career as a model , Suvari appeared in guest roles on such 1990s television shows as Boy Meets World and High Incident . She made her film debut in the drama Nowhere ( 1997 ) . She achieved international fame for her roles as Angela Hayes in American Beauty and Heather Gardner in American Pie ( both 1999 ) , the former earning her a BAFTA Award nomination . She reprised her role as Heather in American Pie 2 ( 2001 ) and American Reunion ( 2012 ) . She also appeared in The Rage : Carrie 2 ( 1999 ) , Loser ( 2000 ) , Sugar & Spice ( 2001 ) , Spun ( 2002 ) , Trauma ( 2004 ) , and the HBO drama series Six Feet Under ( 2001 -- 05 ) . Suvari is a model for Lancôme cosmetics and print ads for Lancôme Paris Adaptîve and has been featured in several fashion blogs and magazines such as Vogue . She is a long-time supporter and activist for the African relief organization , the African Medical and Research Foundation .",
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"text": "Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18 , 1970 ) , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , television producer , record producer , and talk show host . Born in Newark , New Jersey , she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen the same year , featuring the hit single `` Ladies First '' . Her second album , Nature of a Sista ( 1991 ) , was her final album with Tommy Boy Records . Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single , from 1993 to 1998 . Her third album Black Reign ( 1993 ) , spawned the single `` U.N.I.T.Y. '' , which won a Grammy Award and was successful on the Billboard Hot 100 . She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off ( 1996 ) and released her fourth album , Order in the Court , in 1998 , with Motown Records . Latifah gained mainstream success and acclaim with her performance in the film Chicago ( 2002 ) , receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004 , and has since appeared in a number of films , such as Bringing Down the House ( 2003 ) , Taxi ( 2004 ) , Barbershop 2 : Back in Business ( 2005 ) , Beauty Shop ( 2005 ) , Last Holiday ( 2006 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) and Joyful Noise ( 2012 ) . In 2007 and 2009 , she released two more studio albums -- Trav ` lin ' Light and Persona . She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show , which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS . Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie ( 2015 ) , which she co-produced , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . She has long been considered one of hip-hop 's pioneer feminists . Queen Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 . Latifah 's work in music , film and television has earned her a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , two NAACP Image Awards , an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records .",
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"text": "Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone ( -LSB- æˈliːsiə_ˈsɪlvəstoʊn -RSB- born October 4 , 1976 ) is an American actress , producer , author , and activist . She made her film debut in The Crush ( 1993 ) , earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance , and gained further prominence as a teen idol when she appeared at the age of 16 in the music video for Aerosmith 's `` Cryin ' '' . She starred in the comedy hit Clueless ( 1995 ) , which earned her a multimillion-dollar deal with Columbia Pictures , and in the big-budget film Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) , playing Batgirl . She has continued to act in film and television and on stage . For her role in the short-lived drama comedy Miss Match ( 2003 ) , Silverstone received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy . A vegan , Silverstone has endorsed PETA activities and has published two nutrition books .",
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"docid": "38ab195f9d907114c64c131ce437f77c",
"text": "Amanda Peterson Amanda Peterson ( born Phyllis Amanda Peterson , July 8 , 1971 -- July 3 , 2015 ) was an American actress known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy film Ca n't Buy Me Love .",
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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": "Olivia (singer) Olivia Theresa Longott ( born February 15 , 1981 in Brooklyn , New York , U.S. ) , professionally known as Olivia , is an American singer , songwriter , rapper and actress . She is best known for contributing vocals to 50 Cent 's hit single `` Candy Shop '' and her debut album Olivia . She was also known as a regular cast member in the first three seasons ( 2011 -- 13 ) of the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop : New York .",
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"text": "Alice Eve Alice Sophia Eve ( born 6 February 1982 ) is an English actress .",
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"text": "Money Lo Money Lo Man Yee ( 盧敏儀 , born 18 November 1960 ) is a Hong Kong actress .",
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"text": "Claudia Wells Claudia Grace Wells ( born July 5 , 1966 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "Sanoe Lake Sànoe Lake ( born May 19 , 1982 ) is an American actress of Hawaiian , Japanese and English descent .",
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"text": "Pam Potillo Pamela `` Pam '' Potillo ( born April 30 , 1974 in Trenton , New Jersey ) is an American actress .",
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"docid": "abfdaf7b080bf63d530c96c216d81d96",
"text": "Bree Condon Bree Condon ( born March 3 , 1986 ) is an American fashion model and actress .",
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"text": "Ashley Eckstein Maria Ashley Eckstein ( née Drane ; born September 22 , 1981 ) , credited as Ashley Eckstein or Ashley Drane , is an American actress and fashion designer , known to audiences of Blue Collar TV and as the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars : The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels . She also played a small role as Alicia in the film Sydney White and as Ms. Cole in the film Alice Upside Down , with both films being released in 2007 . Eckstein also had a recurring role as Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom That 's So Raven .",
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"text": "Victoria Sellers Victoria Sellers ( born 20 January 1965 ) is a British model , actress , comedian and jewellery designer .",
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"docid": "b547cef5db479c7a141999d308ea8210",
"text": "Michelle Shoda Michelle Marie Shoda Belloso ( born 1960 ) is a Venezuelan-American actress , businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder .",
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"docid": "a33a138c77ff6e5680487fc04db55c9a",
"text": "Caterina Lopez Caterina Marie Lopez ( born December 13 , 1987 ) , is an American model and actress .",
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"text": "Han Ye-seul Han Ye-seul ( born Leslie Kim on 18 September 1981 ) is an American-born South Korean actress . She made her acting debut in the sitcom Nonstop 4 ( 2003 ) , and has since played leading roles in television dramas such as Couple or Trouble ( 2006 ) , Tazza ( 2008 ) , and Birth of a Beauty ( 2014 ) , as well as the films Miss Gold Digger ( 2007 ) and Penny Pinchers ( 2011 ) .",
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"docid": "36dbb228b57f00fa62cca90a9453ce2a",
"text": "Angelia Layton Angelia Nichole Layton ( born October 8 , 1991 ) is an American actress , model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Utah Teen USA 2010 and competed at Miss Teen USA 2010 and placed 3rd runner-up . Later , in 2014 , she won Miss Utah USA 2014 and represented Utah at Miss USA 2014 , but she did not place . She was also a cast member of the 25th season of Survivor , Survivor : Philippines .",
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"text": "Beauty (2011 film) Beauty ( Skoonheid ) is a 2011 South African film directed by Oliver Hermanus . It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards , but it did not make the final shortlist .",
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"text": "Zoya Khan Zoya Khan ( born Sana Khan ) is an Indian actress , model and host by profession . She gained wide attention in a Delhi beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Beautiful Skin and runner-up . In the year 2011 , she moved to Mumbai to pursue her career in acting .",
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"text": "Jessica Schwarz Jessica Schwarz ( born 5 May 1977 ) is a German film and TV actress .",
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"text": "Julie Ann Emery Julie Ann Emery ( born January 16 , 1975 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "Karyn Parsons Karyn Parsons -- Rockwell ( born October 8 , 1966 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as Hilary Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which ran from 1990 -- 96 . She also starred in the 1995 film Major Payne playing opposite Damon Wayans .",
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Death in Paradise (TV series) is a crime comedy-drama television series that is British and French.
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"text": "Death in Paradise (TV series) Death in Paradise is a British-French crime comedy-drama television series created by Robert Thorogood , starring Ben Miller ( series 1 -- 3 ) , Kris Marshall ( series 3 -- 6 ) & Ardal O'Hanlon ( series 6 -- present ) . The programme is a joint UK and French production filmed on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom and France 2 in France . Death in Paradise has enjoyed high ratings , leading to repeated renewals . A sixth series began broadcasting on 5 January 2017 and aired its finale on 23 February , with the subsequent DVD release occurring three days later on 27 February 2017 . The series will return in 2018 for a seventh series .",
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"text": "Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) Sherlock Holmes is the name given to the TV series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994 , with the first two series bearing the title The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes on screen and being followed by subsequent sub-series bearing the titles of other short story collections by Arthur Conan Doyle . The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and starred Jeremy Brett as the famous detective . His portrayal remains very popular and is accepted by some as the definitive on-screen version of Sherlock Holmes . In addition , Holmes 's faithful friend and companion Dr. Watson is portrayed as the kind of thoroughly competent sidekick that Holmes would want . Initially , Watson was portrayed by David Burke ( who had earlier played the villain in an adaptation of `` The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet '' for the 1965 BBC series starring Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock ) . Burke appeared in the first year of the Adventures series before leaving to join the Royal Shakespeare Company . He was replaced by Edward Hardwicke , who played Watson for the remainder of the run . Of the 60 Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , 42 were adapted in the series spanning 36 one-hour episodes and five feature-length specials . ( The elements of two stories were combined in one episode , accounting for the different numbers . )",
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"text": "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (film) Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is British comedy-drama television film based on the novel of the same name by M. C. Beaton . The film aired on Sky1 on 26 December 2014 . It served as a pilot to a full series entitled Agatha Raisin .",
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"text": "Jean-Luc Azoulay Jean-Luc Azoulay ( born 1947 in Sétif , then French Algeria ) is a French television producer . He was born in Algeria to a Sephardic Jewish family . In 1987 , with the Club Dorothée , he developed a new concept for a youth TV show which had great success beginning in the 1980s until 1997 , on TF1 , one of the most important French TV channels . In 1997 TF1 somewhat mysteriously cancelled all its contracts with Azoulay production company ' `` AB '' , even though AB content was , by far , the most popular on French TV at the time . In the 1990s he created an astonishing number of extremely successful so-called `` sitcoms '' , including Salut les Muscles '' , `` Premiers Baisers '' , `` Hélène et les Garcons '' , `` Le Miel et les Abelles '' , `` Le Philo selon Philippe '' , `` Les Filles d' a cote '' . In addition to these he created many others which had lesser success , such as `` Le College des Coeurs Brises '' , `` Un homme a Domicile '' , `` Talk Show '' , L'un Contre L'autre '' , `` Les Garcons de la Plage '' or `` Else , un roman photo '' . `` Premieres Baisers '' and its spin-off , `` Hélène et les Garcons '' , each of about 200 episodes , both had several sequels . `` Hélène et les Garcons '' in particular was followed by `` Le Miracle de l'Amour '' and then `` Les Vacances de l'Amour '' ( produced on location in the carabian ) and Azoulay has recently revived the series , with the same actors , now 20 years older , in `` Les Mysteres de l'Amour '' , which has so far seen three seasons . Azoulay 's `` sit-coms '' are based on both American sitcoms and soap opera , though in fact they are a genre in their own right , which adds elements from French theatrical farce and the old traditional ` roman ' . The AB production method called for shooting 4 episodes per week ; of the many hundreds of episodes produced during the period from the launch of `` Salut les Muscles '' in the late 1980s until the 1997 close-down , Azoulay is either author or co-author of most of them . Jean-Luc Azoulay is the songwriter for Dorothée and Hélène , also producing all of their shows at the largest venues in France as well as major sites in Asia . In October 2004 , he produced 12 shows at the Palais des congrès de Paris for the legendary French singer Sylvie Vartan . In 2000 , he produced the successful TV series Navarro , L'Instit , Quai n ° 1 , along with other prestigious TV series like Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Les Rois maudits , establishing him as one of the top primetime TV producers . In October 2007 , he adapted Baie des Flamboyants from the Mexican telenovela Codigo Postal .",
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"text": "Those Who Kill Those Who Kill ( Den som dræber ) is a Danish crime TV series from 2011 , which follows a fictitious unit within Copenhagen Police which specialises in investigating serial murders . The series was aired as five two-part stories in Denmark ( i.e. ten episodes in total ) , but has aired as five feature-length episodes in most other countries . A separate 92 minutes feature film , Fortidens skygge , which forms a continuation and ending of the series , premiered in Danish cinemas on 15 March 2012 , and is being aired as a final , sixth episode of the series in many other countries , such as the UK and Germany . The series is created and written by Elsebeth Egholm and Stefan Jaworski , with various other screenwriters helping out as episode writers , among them Siv Rajendram , Rikke De Fine Licht and Morten Dragsted . Directors have been Birger Larsen , Niels Nørløv and Kasper Barfoed . The series is a Danish-German-Swedish-Norwegian co-production . Although originally planned to run for several seasons , Danish TV2 announced in October 2011 that there would be no further seasons made , due to falling viewer shares after the first few episodes . TV2 programming manager Keld Reinicke stated that , `` We have no plans to continue the series as it never gave us the audience share we expected in Denmark . ''",
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"text": "Casualty (series 15) The fifteenth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 16 September 2000 and finished on 28 April 2001 . It saw another increase , this time to 36 episodes , including two hour-long self-contained ` specials ' , Sympathy for the Devil ( episode 8 ) and Something from the Heart ( episode 23 ) , which were shown in addition to the regular Saturday night episodes .",
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"text": "List of Sherlock Holmes episodes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ( 1984 -- 1985 ) , The Return of Sherlock Holmes ( 1986 -- 1988 ) , The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ( 1991 -- 1993 ) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ( 1994 ) , collectively known as Sherlock Holmes , are a series of adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes stories which were produced by Granada Television and originally broadcast by ITV in the United Kingdom . The series starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes and David Burke ( in the Adventures series ) and Edward Hardwicke ( Return , Case-Book , Memoirs ) as Dr. Watson . The programme adapted 42 of the original stories in 41 episodes , with 36 running for 50 minutes ( in a one-hour timeslot ) , and five being feature-length specials . Adventures ran for two series totalling 13 episodes , from April to June 1984 and August to September 1985 . Return ran for two series from July to August 1986 and April to August 1988 , as well as the specials `` The Sign of Four '' and `` The Hound of the Baskervilles '' , which aired on 29 December 1987 and 31 August 1988 respectively . Case-Book ran for one series from February to March 1991 and three specials which aired on 2 January 1992 and 27 January and 3 February 1993 . Memoirs ran for one series from March to April 1994 . A short episode was also produced as part of `` The Four Oaks Mystery '' which aired during the ITV Telethon in 1992 . Sherlock Holmes appeared in the first part , with the casts of Van der Valk , Taggart and Inspector Wexford appearing in the second , third and fourth parts respectively . The series has been released on DVD in Regions 1 , 2 and 4 , and has been repeated on ITV3 and BBC Two .",
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"text": "Moon Over Miami (TV series) Moon Over Miami is an American drama and crime series that aired on ABC .",
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"text": "From Darkness From Darkness is a British psychological crime drama that premiered on BBC One on October 4 , 2015 . The series stars Anne-Marie Duff as former police officer Claire Church . A total of four episodes were broadcast . The series was both critically and commercially panned , leading to the likeliness of a second season materializing being very slim . A DVD of the complete series was released on November 9 , 2015 . Internationally , the series premiered in Australia on November 1 , 2015 , on BBC First .",
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"text": "The Baddies `` The Baddies '' is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies . This episode is also known as `` The Nicest Person in the World '' and `` Double Trouble '' and as `` Bad Copies '' . Written by The Goodies , with songs and music by Bill Oddie .",
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"text": "Crash (2009 TV series) Crash is an English-language Welsh television drama series created by Tony Jordan and produced by Red Planet Pictures for BBC Wales . The series follows the lives of four newly qualified doctors . The series is filmed in Cardiff . The series first aired at 20:30 BST on BBC One Wales and BBC HD on Wednesday 9 September 2009 .",
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"text": "The Secret (TV series) The Secret is a 2016 Northern Irish ITV mini-series based on Let This Be Our Secret , Belfast journalist Deric Henderson 's account of the double murder of Lesley Howell and Constable Trevor Buchanan , whose bodies were discovered in a fume-filled car in the garage of a property in Castlerock , County Londonderry , in Northern Ireland in May 1991 . The drama stars James Nesbitt as killer dentist Colin Howell , is written by BAFTA-winning writer Stuart Urban and is directed by Nick Murphy . The producer is Jonathan Curling , and the executive producers are Hat Trick Productions ' Mark Redhead and Stuart Urban . It was broadcast from 29 April to 20 May 2016 in four episodes . The production was criticised by Howell 's daughter , for the portrayal of her mother , and for ` exploiting a tragedy ' . The drama was BAFTA nominated as Best Drama Miniseries . It won the Royal Television Society award for Best Drama , Northern Ireland and was nominated at The Broadcast Awards as Best Drama .",
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"text": "Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series) Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the novels of the same name , written by Reginald Hill . The series was first broadcast on 16 March 1996 , with Warren Clarke being cast as Dalziel ( pronounced `` dee-ell '' ) and Colin Buchanan being cast as Pascoe . The series is primarily set in the fictional town of Wetherton in Yorkshire , and `` follows the work of two detectives that are thrown together as partners . Complete opposites . Different backgrounds , different beliefs , different styles . They get on each other 's nerves . They are continually embarrassed by each other . But their differences make them a stunningly brilliant crime-solving team . '' The first three series were entirely based on Hill 's novels , as were the first two episodes of series four . However , all subsequent stories , with the exception of `` Dialogues of the Dead '' , are stories written exclusively for television , and have not appeared as subsequent novels . The series was produced by BBC Birmingham , and broadcast on BBC One until 22 June 2007 , running for a total of eleven series . The series was axed in 2008 , citing falling viewing figures as the main reason . It was one of a number of dramas axed in a mass cull by new station controller Peter Fincham .",
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"text": "La piovra La Piovra ( -LSB- la ˈpjɔːvra -RSB- ; The Octopus , referring to `` The Mafia '' ) is an Italian television drama miniseries about the Mafia . The story was by Sandro Petraglia . The production was designed by Luigi Perelli . The soundtrack was by Riz Ortolani and later by Ennio Morricone , who went on to compose music for several sequels . All 10 series have been released in Australia on DVD by Aztec International Entertainment , with English subtitles , having been originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel . It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States . The first three series were shown in the UK on Channel 4 . The TV drama was successful in the USSR , where it appeared on state TV in 1986 in Albania , in Romania , and in Bulgaria , where is appeared in the end of the 1980s ( in its seventh season , the show featured Bulgarian actor Stefan Danailov ) .",
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"text": "The King Is Dead (TV series) The King is Dead is a British comedy show created , written by and starring Simon Bird . Also presenting are Nick Mohammed and Katy Wix . It aired on Thursdays at 10.30 pm on BBC Three , with repeats on both Friday and Saturday .",
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"text": "Heiter bis tödlich Heiter bis tödlich is the name of a crime series , first broadcast October 25 , 2011 by the German television network Das Erste . This series is made up of several different shows , which all share a common brand and theme . The lineup of these different shows was inspired by a long-term success of the show Großstadtrevier ( English : Big City Precinct ) . Initially ARD ( parent company of Das Erste ) had planned additional series to be based in other large cities , however it was later decided to also include smaller regions and the humorous side of their quirks . Prior to determining the title `` Heiter bis tödlich '' Das Erste used the term `` Schmunzelkrimis '' in press releases and the working title `` Crime & Smile '' , due to the theme of all of these shows being the funny side of the police . The series is broadcast Tuesdays through Thursdays at 6:50 pm .",
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"text": "Drop the Dead Donkey Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998 . It is set in the offices of `` GlobeLink News '' , a fictional TV news company . Recorded close to transmission , it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism . It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin . The series had an ensemble cast , making stars of Haydn Gwynne , Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson . The series began with the acquisition of GlobeLink by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant , an allusion to either Robert Maxwell or Rupert Murdoch . Indeed , Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note on their DVDs that it was fortunate for their libel lawyers that the two men shared the same initials . The series is mostly based on the ongoing battle between the staff of GlobeLink , led by editor George Dent , as they try to maintain the company as a serious news organisation , and Sir Roysten 's right-hand man Gus Hedges , trying to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Sir Roysten 's business empire . According to Swedish comedian Kryddan Petersson , he and the group behind Helt Apropå had come up with an idea for a show like this , which they presented to British colleagues sometime around 1989-90 . Most of them were not impressed , but two of them took the idea seriously and wrote this show . Later on , the Swedish group bought the material rights to the show back to Sweden , and created the show Döda danskar räknas inte ( `` Dead Danes do n't count '' ) , which aired on SVT in 1994 . The show was awarded the Best Comedy ( Programme or Series ) Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards . At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990 , Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991 , and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994 .",
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"text": "Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci 's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005 . While never a ratings blockbuster , seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes . The show , set and filmed in Vancouver , stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci , once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates . The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci 's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci , Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon , and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary .",
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"text": "Chefs (TV series) Chefs is a French drama television series . It has been distributed since 2015 on France 2 ( France ) .",
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"text": "Death on the Nile (2004 film) Death on the Nile is a 2004 British television film , part of the ITV Agatha Christie 's Poirot series , based on the mystery novel Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie . The film was shot almost entirely on location in Egypt .",
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"text": "Paranoid (TV series) Paranoid is a British crime drama which began broadcasting on ITV , on 22 September 2016 , and streaming internationally on Netflix , in 2016 . The eight-part series focuses on a group of detectives working for the fictional Woodmere police , in the UK , who are attempting to solve the murder of a physician who is stabbed in a children 's playground . During the course of their investigation , the detectives discover the murder has links to a pharmaceutical company based in Germany , and they enlist the help of their German colleagues in Düsseldorf to find the killer . Indira Varma , Robert Glenister , and Dino Fetscher star as main protagonists DS Nina Suresh , DC Bobby Day , and DC Alec Wayfield , respectively .",
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"text": "Carl Sanders Carl Edward Sanders Sr. ( May 15 , 1925 -- November 16 , 2014 ) was an American politician who served as the 74th Governor of the state of Georgia from 1963 to 1967 .",
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"text": "Active citizenship Active citizenship refers to a philosophy espoused by organizations and educational institutions which advocates that members of companies or nation-states have certain roles and responsibilities to society and the environment , although those members may not have specific governing roles . Active citizenship can be seen as an articulation of the debate over rights versus responsibilities . If a body gives rights to the people under its remit , then those same people might have certain responsibilities to uphold . This would be most obvious at a country or nation-state level , but could also be of wider scope , such as the Internet ( Netizen ) or Earth ( global citizenship ) . The implication is that an active citizen is one who fulfills both their rights and responsibilities in a balanced way . A problem with this concept is that although rights are often written down as part of law , responsibilities are not as well defined , and there may be disagreements amongst the citizens as to what the responsibilities are . For example , in the United Kingdom , citizens have the right to free health care , but voting in elections is not compulsory , even though many people would define this as a responsibility . Writing a clear definition of responsibilities for an active citizen is much more problematic than writing a list of rights . For example , although voting might be considered a basic responsibility by many people , there are some who through disability or other issues are not able to participate fully in the voting process . An active citizen is someone who takes a role in the community ; the term has been identified with volunteering by writers such as Jonathan Tisch , who wrote in the Huffington Post in 2010 advocating that busy Americans should try to help others , particularly by offering high-level professional expertise in such areas as banking , education , engineering , and technology to help the less fortunate . Active citizenship is considered a buzzword by some due to its vague definition . Examples include volunteering , donating , and recycling .",
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"text": "History of Springfield, Massachusetts The history of Springfield , Massachusetts ( est. 1636 ) springs in large part from its favorable geography , situated on a steep bluff overlooking the Connecticut River 's confluence with three tributaries . It was an ancient Indian crossroad for two major trade routes : Boston-to-Albany and New York City-to-Montreal . Springfield also sits on some of the northeastern United States ' most fertile soil . Springfield was founded in 1636 as Agawam , the northernmost settlement of the Connecticut Colony . The settlement defected from Connecticut after four years , however , later joining forces with the coastal Massachusetts Bay Colony . The town changed its name to Springfield , and changed the political boundaries among what later became New England States . Springfield flourished as a trading post and agricultural center until 1675 's King Philip 's War , when a coalition of Indians laid siege to Springfield and later burned it to the ground . Its prosperity waned for the next hundred years but , in 1777 , United States Revolutionary War leaders made it a National Armory to store weapons , and in 1795 it began manufacturing muskets . Until 1968 , the Armory made small arms . Its first American muskets ( 1794 ) were followed by the famous Springfield rifle and the revolutionary M1 Garand and M14s . The Springfield Armory attracted generations of skilled laborers to the city , making it the United States ' longtime center for precision manufacturing ( comparable to a Silicon Valley of the Industrial Revolution ) . The Armory 's near-capture during Shays Rebellion of 1787 was among the troubles that prompted the U.S. Constitutional Convention later that year . Innovations in the 19th and 20th centuries include the first American English dictionary ( 1805 , Noah Webster ) , the first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing ( 1819 , Thomas Blanchard ) , the first American horseless car ( 1825 , again Thomas Blanchard ) , vulcanized rubber ( 1844 , Charles Goodyear ) , the first American gasoline-powered car ( 1893 , Duryea Brothers ) , the first American motorcycle company ( 1901 , `` Indian '' ) , an early commercial radio station ( 1921 , WBZ , and most famously , the world 's third-most-popular sport of basketball ( 1891 , Dr. James Naismith ) . Throughout the latter half of the 20th century , Springfield endured a protracted decline , accelerated by the decommission of the Springfield Armory in 1969 . Springfield became increasingly like the declining , second tier Northeastern U.S. cities from which it had long been set apart . During the 1980s and 1990s , Springfield developed a new reputation for crime , political corruption , and cronyism . Seeking to overcome its downgrade , the city undertook several large ( but unfinished ) projects , including a $ 1 billion high-speed rail ( New Haven-Hartford-Springfield high-speed rail ) , a proposed $ 1 billion MGM Casino , and others .",
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"text": "Elective rights Two central issues for democracies are the right to candidate , and suffrage or the franchise -- that is , the decision as to who is entitled to vote . For example , Athenian democracy limited the vote to male citizens , while slaves , foreigners , and women of any status were excluded . Requirements and exclusions such as these , along with racial prohibitions , have been common in democracies . The definition of legal personhood has been historically tied up with these questions . Generally , franchise is restricted on account of one or more of the following : age ( in all democracies ) , gender , nationality , race , religion , wealth , birth ( e.g. , inherited social status ) , education , previous crimes , etc. . Most contemporary democracies agree that only age , citizenship and ( in some jurisdictions ) serious , previously-committed crimes are the only of these restrictions which apply . One prominent exception to this is the limited representation available for denizens of the capital of the United States , Washington , DC ( see District of Columbia voting rights ) . A recent example of how the `` right to vote '' changed over history is New Zealand , which was the first country to give women the right to vote ( September 19 , 1893 ) , though not the right to be elected . The participation in politics via both candidacy and suffrage in Europe and the Americas is , largely , a 20th-century phenomenon . Sex equity has been recognized in other ways in other societies , however . The Iroquois Confederacy gave a strong political role to women perhaps to as far back as its origins in the 12th century , although , as in 19th century New Zealand , this was expressed as support for a specific male , not the right to sit in council . The Iroquois Confederacy , like many Native American societies , recognized rituals to allow post-menopausal or powerful widowed women to assume the role of a man -- because of this , it is possible that at some point in its history , the Confederacy permitted a full and formal role to women . Some limited ( to a greater or lesser degree ) alternative voting and official appointing systems claim to be democratic . One-party states such as the People 's Republic of China apply a limited form of disapproval voting that helps to signal the acceptance of those promoted into new posts . Those who do not receive very high ( over 80 % ) acceptance generally rise no further in rank or position . Under perestroika , shortly before its collapse , the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under Mikhail Gorbachev implemented reforms to allow multiple candidates , all from the local Communist Party , to run against each other . Such methods are not generally viewed as providing an equivalent political expression to the right to replace an entire centralized power group by way of election , as can occur in a multi-party system . Another means of limited democracy is that practiced in the Islamic Republic of Iran , where the right to run as a candidate is controlled by the religious authorities . Such groups as the Communist Party and the Green Party of Iran are excluded from the slate of candidates . Recent elections in Iran have suffered from very low turnout . In the United States of America , restrictions on the right to vote due to property ownership or lack thereof , and in some places literacy , were common until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . Today all but a few states deny the right to vote to those who have been convicted of a felony at any point in their past ( voting rights are , in some cases , restored via executive ( on the state or federal level ) pardon ) . In the European Union every citizen has the right to participate in the elections of the European Parliament . Not every vote is counted equally , however : Voters from bigger countries are significantly underrepresented relative to voters from smaller countries . E.g. , a vote from Luxembourg carries 12 times as much weight as does a vote from Germany . Many places have similar problems with the distribution of votes per region . In the US , a Californian vote carries four times the weight of a Montana vote in the presidential election . Category : Democracy",
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"text": "Labor Party (United States, 1996) The Labor Party was an American social democratic political party advocating workers ' interests . Membership at one point reached about 5,000 . The party was formed in 1996 by the United Mine Workers , International Longshore and Warehouse Union , American Federation of Government Employees , California Nurses Association , and hundreds of other local labor unions . From the beginning a dispute over the Party 's running of candidates arose with many of the official unions totally opposed to running candidates that might cause the defeat of their normal Democratic allies . Smaller locals and left union activists on the other had pushed for a clean break with the Democratic Party . This issue was debated internally for years until 1999 when the Party 's leadership agreed to some endorsements of Labor Party members running . In 2001 the Labor Party endorsed labor sponsored independent candidates in San Francisco and Ohio local elections . After the 2000 elections even symbolic support dripped away . The future of the party remains uncertain , particularly after the 2002 death of Tony Mazzocchi , the founding national organizer . All of the founding unions continued to actively support Democratic Party candidates . In December 2005 , the South Carolina Labor Party announced that it would seek ballot status in South Carolina and run a candidate in the 2006 legislative elections . Labor Party News quoted Leonard Riley , President of the Charleston International Longshoremen 's Association Local 1422 as saying , `` Given the results of the past few elections , I think the workers of South Carolina would jump at the opportunity to consider a Labor Party which would guarantee an uncompromising voice for working people on their issues . '' Although South Carolina law permitted electoral fusion , the Labor Party pledged not to endorse candidates of any other party . Party officials acknowledged that the choice of South Carolina may have seemed unusual due to the fact that the state had the second lowest concentration of union workers in the United States . However , party officials said that the relatively high unemployment rate , the decline in the textile industry , and the indifference of the state Democratic and Republican parties to the interests of working people , African-Americans and women created a political space for the Labor Party . The party submitted 16,500 signatures on July 11 , 2006 . If 10,000 of the signatures were valid , the party would be qualified for the 2007 and 2008 elections . This effort was apparently unrelated to the concurrent attempt of the Working Families Party to gain ballot access in South Carolina , a state that allows electoral fusion . In July 2007 Ballot Access News reported that the SCLP was attempting to recruit candidates . The party suspended active operations in 2007 but a group said to affiliated with the party nominated one candidate for the South Carolina State House for 2010 . The candidate , Brett Bursey , received 442 votes , or 3.06 % . In December 2012 Mark Dudzic wrote an article in which he said confirmed that the party had suspended operations in 2007 . While some have taken this to mean that he said that the time was currently not right for the Labor Party to exist , others have seen this as a start of a discussion about the future of the Labor Party .",
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"text": "Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins ( October 15 , 1912 -- August 3 , 1984 ) , a Democrat , was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexington , Kentucky in 1984 .",
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"text": "Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor `` Gene '' Debs ( November 5 , 1855 -- October 20 , 1926 ) was an American union leader , one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies ) , and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States . Through his presidential candidacies , as well as his work with labor movements , Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States . Early in his political career , Debs was a member of the Democratic Party . He was elected as a Democrat to the Indiana General Assembly in 1884 . After working with several smaller unions , including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen , Debs was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union ( ARU ) , one of the nation 's first industrial unions . After workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company organized a wildcat strike over pay cuts in the summer of 1894 , Debs signed many into the ARU . He called a boycott of the ARU against handling trains with Pullman cars , in what became the nationwide Pullman Strike , affecting most lines west of Detroit , and more than 250,000 workers in 27 states . To keep the mail running , President Grover Cleveland used the United States Army to break the strike . As a leader of the ARU , Debs was convicted of federal charges for defying a court injunction against the strike and served six months in prison . In jail , Debs read various works of socialist theory and emerged six months later as a committed adherent of the international socialist movement . Debs was a founding member of the Social Democracy of America ( 1897 ) , the Social Democratic Party of America ( 1898 ) , and the Socialist Party of America ( 1901 ) . Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President of the United States five times , including 1900 ( earning 0.63 % of the popular vote ) , 1904 ( 2.98 % ) , 1908 ( 2.83 % ) , 1912 ( 5.99 % ) , and 1920 ( 3.41 % ) , the last time from a prison cell . He was also a candidate for United States Congress from his native state Indiana in 1916 . Debs was noted for his oratory , and his speech denouncing American participation in World War I led to his second arrest in 1918 . He was convicted under the Sedition Act of 1918 and sentenced to a term of 10 years . President Warren G. Harding commuted his sentence in December 1921 . Debs died in 1926 , not long after being admitted to a sanatorium due to cardiovascular problems that developed during his time in prison . He has since been cited as the inspiration for numerous politicians .",
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"text": "History of democracy A democracy is a political system , or a system of decision-making within an institution or organization , in which all members have an equal share of power . Modern democracies are characterized by two capabilities that differentiate them fundamentally from earlier forms of government : the capacity to intervene in their own societies and the recognition of their sovereignty by an international legalistic framework of similarly sovereign states . -LSB- 2 -RSB- Democratic government is commonly juxtaposed with oligarchic and monarchic systems , which are rule by a minority and a sole monarch respectively . Democracy in its earliest forms is generally associated with the efforts of the ancient Greeks and Romans , who were themselves considered the founders of Western civilization by the 18th century intellectuals who attempted to leverage these early democratic experiments into a new template for post-monarchical political organization . The extent to which these 18th century democratic revivalists succeeded in turning the democratic ideals of the ancient Greeks and Romans into the dominant political institution of the next 300 years is hardly debatable , even if the moral justifications they often employed might be . Nevertheless , the critical historical juncture catalyzed by the resurrection of democratic ideals and institutions fundamentally transformed the ensuing centuries and has dominated the international landscape since the dismantling of the final vestige of empire following the end of the Second World War . Modern representative democracies attempt to bridge the gulf between the Hobbesian ` state of nature ' and the grip of authoritarianism through ` social contracts ' that enshrine the rights of the citizens , curtail the power of the state , and grant agency through the right to vote .",
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"text": "Larry Sanders (politician) Lawrence `` Larry '' Sanders ( born 25 April 1935 ) is an American-British academic , social worker , and Health Spokesperson of the Green Party of England and Wales . Sanders is the elder brother of United States Senator and former 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders .",
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"text": "Jamaican Americans Jamaican Americans are Americans who have full or partial Jamaican ancestry . The largest proportion of Jamaicans live in New York City , which has various other Caribbean cultural elements such as food and music . There are also communities of Jamaican Americans residing in Philadelphia , Boston , South Florida , Tampa , Los Angeles , Orlando , Baltimore , Washington , D.C. , Atlanta , Cleveland , Western New York , Connecticut , and New Jersey . After 1838 , European colonies in the Caribbean with expanding sugar industries imported large numbers of immigrants to meet their acute labor shortage . Large numbers of Jamaicans were recruited to work in Panama and Costa Rica in the 1850s . After slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865 , American planters imported temporary workers , called `` swallow migrants '' , to harvest crops on an annual basis . These workers , many of them Jamaicans , returned to their countries after harvest . Between 1881 and the beginning of World War I , the United States recruited over 250,000 workers from the Caribbean , 90,000 of whom were Jamaicans , to work on the Panama Canal . During both world wars , the United States again recruited Jamaican men for service on various American bases in the region . The vast majority of Jamaican American are of black Afro-Caribbean descent .",
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"text": "Afroyim v. Rusk Afroyim v. Rusk , , is a major United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that citizens of the United States may not be deprived of their citizenship involuntarily . The U.S. government had attempted to revoke the citizenship of Beys Afroyim , a man born in Poland , because he had cast a vote in an Israeli election after becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen . The Supreme Court decided that Afroyim 's right to retain his citizenship was guaranteed by the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution . In so doing , the Court struck down a federal law mandating loss of U.S. citizenship for voting in a foreign election -- thereby overruling one of its own precedents , Perez v. Brownell ( 1958 ) , in which it had upheld loss of citizenship under similar circumstances less than a decade earlier . The Afroyim decision opened the way for a wider acceptance of dual ( or multiple ) citizenship in United States law . The Bancroft Treaties -- a series of agreements between the United States and other nations which had sought to limit dual citizenship following naturalization -- were eventually abandoned after the Carter administration concluded that Afroyim and other Supreme Court decisions had rendered them unenforceable . The impact of Afroyim v. Rusk was narrowed by a later case , Rogers v. Bellei ( 1971 ) , in which the Court determined that the Fourteenth Amendment safeguarded citizenship only when a person was born or naturalized in the United States , and that Congress retained authority to regulate the citizenship status of a person who was born outside the United States to an American parent . However , the specific law at issue in Rogers v. Bellei -- a requirement for a minimum period of U.S. residence that Bellei had failed to satisfy -- was repealed by Congress in 1978 . As a consequence of revised policies adopted in 1990 by the United States Department of State , it is now ( in the words of one expert ) `` virtually impossible to lose American citizenship without formally and expressly renouncing it . ''",
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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": "American way The American way of life or simply the American way is the unique lifestyle of the people of the United States of America . It refers to a nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness . At the center of the American way is the American Dream that upward mobility is achievable by any American through hard work . This concept is intertwined with the concept of American exceptionalism , the belief in the unique culture of the nation . Author William Herberg offers the following definition : One commentator notes , `` The first half of Herberg 's statement still holds true nearly half a century after he first formulated it '' , even though `` Herberg 's latter claims have been severely if not completely undermined ... materialism no longer needs to be justified in high-sounding terms '' . In the National Archives and Records Administration 's 1999 Annual Report , National Archivist John W. Carlin writes , `` We are different because our government and our way of life are not based on the divine right of kings , the hereditary privileges of elites , or the enforcement of deference to dictators . They are based on pieces of paper , the Charters of Freedom - the Declaration that asserted our independence , the Constitution that created our government , and the Bill of Rights that established our liberties . ''",
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"text": "Frank Sanders Frank Sanders is the name of : Frank P. Sanders ( 1919 -- 1997 ) , U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy Frank Sanders ( actor ) ( born 1946 ) , Dutch actor , singer , choreographer , and dancer Frank Sanders ( American football ) ( born 1973 ) , former American football player Frank Sanders ( ice hockey ) ( 1949 -- 2012 ) , American ice hockey player",
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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": "Dean Dozen The `` Dean Dozen '' in American politics , was the collective term for six groups of 12 candidates endorsed by Democracy for America , the political action committee led by former Vermont governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean , in the 2004 elections . Those chosen to be in the Dean Dozens were Democrats . Governor Dean called the Dean Dozen `` the progressive movement 's best chance at taking back Congress . '' Candidates Selected received significant promotion by progressive groups through emails , fundraisers , and speeches . Democracy for America also fundraisers for the candidates directly , using their membership of over a million citizens to seek contributions for candidates directly They came from across the U.S. and ran for widely varying positions , from county sheriff to U.S. Senator . No incumbents were chosen , and members of Dean Dozens also tended to target key districts . Candidates in bold won . In the 2012 elections Governor Dean selected a new Dean Dozen to receive the endorsement of DFA .",
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"text": "United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers : the Senate and the House of Representatives . The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington , D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election , though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment . Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party , and only rarely to a third party or as independents . Congress has 535 voting members : 435 Representatives and 100 Senators . The House of Representatives has six non-voting members in addition to its 435 voting members . These members can , however , sit on congressional committees and introduce legislation . These members represent Washington , D.C. , Puerto Rico , American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands . The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency , known as a `` district '' . Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population using the United States Census results , provided that each state has at least one congressional representative . Each state , regardless of population or size , has two senators . Currently , there are 100 senators representing the 50 states . Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term , with terms staggered , so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election .",
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"text": "Constitution Day (United States) Constitution Day ( or Citizenship Day ) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens . It is normally observed on September 17 , the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia . When Constitution Day falls on a weekend or on another holiday , schools and other institutions observe the holiday on an adjacent weekday . The law establishing the present holiday was created in 2004 with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill of 2004 . Before this law was enacted , the holiday was known as `` Citizenship Day '' . In addition to renaming the holiday `` Constitution Day and Citizenship Day , '' the act mandates that all publicly funded educational institutions , and all federal agencies , provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day . In May 2005 , the United States Department of Education announced the enactment of this law and that it would apply to any school receiving federal funds of any kind .",
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"text": "Civil Rights Act of 1866 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 , , enacted April 9 , 1866 , was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law . It was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent born in or brought to the U.S. , in the wake of the American Civil War . This legislation was enacted by Congress in 1865 but vetoed by President Andrew Johnson . In April 1866 Congress again passed the bill . Although Johnson again vetoed it , a two-thirds majority in each chamber overcame the veto and the bill therefore became law . John Bingham and some other congressmen argued that Congress did not yet have sufficient constitutional power to enact this law . Following passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 , Congress reenacted the 1866 Act in 1870 .",
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"text": "New Democrats New Democrats , also called Centrist Democrats , Clinton Democrats or Moderate Democrats , are a relatively `` centrist '' ideological faction within the Democratic Party that emerged after the victory of Republican George H. W. Bush in the 1988 presidential election . Describing themselves as `` centrist '' , they are an economically conservative and `` Third Way '' faction which dominated the party for around 20 years , starting in the late 1980s after the US populace turned much further to the political right . They are represented by organizations such as the New Democrat Network and the New Democrat Coalition .",
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"text": "Joseph F. Carlino Joseph Francis Carlino ( June 23 , 1917 -- August 13 , 2006 ) was an American lawyer and politician .",
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"text": "As the World Turns As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 . Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light . Running for 54 years , As the World Turns holds the second-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera on American television , surpassed only by Guiding Light . As the World Turns was produced for the first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010 . Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST. . Prior to that date , all serials had been 15 minutes in length . As the World Turns and The Edge of Night , which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST , were the first two to be 30 minutes in length from their premiere . At first , viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 . In 1959 , the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that was not interrupted for over 12 years . The show switched to color on August 21 , 1967 , and expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1 , 1975 , when The Edge of Night moved to ABC . In the year-to-date ratings , As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day . At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known . Three of these actors -- Wagner , Hastings , and Fulton -- are also the three longest serving actors in the history of American soap operas . The show passed its 10,000 th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 . On September 18 , 2009 , As the World Turns became the last remaining Procter and Gamble-produced soap opera for CBS after Guiding Light aired its final episode on the network . On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that it cancelled As the World Turns after almost 54 years due to low ratings . The show taped its final Procter and Gamble scenes for CBS on June 23 , 2010 , and with a dramatic storyline finale , its final episode on the network aired on September 17 , 2010 . On October 18 , 2010 , CBS replaced As the World Turns with a newly debuted talk show The Talk .",
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"text": "A Turn in the South A Turn in the South is a travelogue of the American South written by Nobel Prize-winning writer V. S. Naipaul . The book was published in 1989 and is based upon the author 's travels in the southern states of the United States . Naipaul has written fiction and non-fiction about life in the Caribbean , India , Africa and South America . In this book the subject is the U.S. , including South Carolina , Florida , Mississippi , et cetera . He discusses topics such as Martin Luther King , the economy , technology , industrialization , tourism , religion , rednecks and racism . The book works to compare the American South to its geographical neighbors , the nations of the Caribbean .",
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"text": "Townie: A Memoir Townie -- A Memoir is a 2011 memoir by American novelist and short story writer Andre Dubus III . It details Dubus ' childhood in Haverhill , Massachusetts and his frequently turbulent relationship with his father Andre Dubus II .",
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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": "Gwen Norbeck Munson Gwen Norbeck Munson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera As the World Turns . She was introduced on March 30 , 2005 and was portrayed by Jennifer Landon until April 4 , 2008 , and again in 2010 . Landon won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2006 , 2007 and 2008 . Originally shown to be a poor , emancipated minor , Gwen has risen to become a strong woman with a tough exterior , but when under pressure , the uncertainty of her life prevails .",
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"text": "Small World (Beaumont novel) Small World is a novel by Matt Beaumont , published in 2008 . It tells the story of a group of people living in North London as their paths cross and collide in unexpected ways .",
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"text": "Historical United States Census totals for Piscataquis County, Maine This article shows U.S. Census totals for Piscataquis County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables in the New England Historical U.S. Census Totals series differentiate between towns and cities ; however , there have never been any cities in Piscataquis County . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties , including Piscataquis County . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Due to the large extent of unorganized territory in Piscataquis County , separate sections with detailed historical census totals for such areas follows the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations or unorganized entities , should yield the county total . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town .",
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"text": "Beverley Beverley is a market town , civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . The town is noted for Beverley Minster , Beverley Westwood , North Bar ( a 15th-century gate ) and Beverley Racecourse . Its namesake serves as the origins for the cities of Beverly , Massachusetts , and , in turn , Beverly Hills in California . The town was originally known as Inderawuda and was founded around 700 AD by Saint John of Beverley during the time of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria . After a period of Viking control , it passed to the Cerdic dynasty , a period during which it gained prominence in terms of religious importance in Great Britain . It continued to grow especially under the Normans when its trading industry was first established . A place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages due to its founder , it eventually became a notable wool-trading town . Beverley was once the tenth-largest town in England , as well as one of the richest , because of its wool and the pilgrims who came to venerate its founding saint , John of Beverley . After the Reformation , the regional stature of Beverley was much reduced . In the 20th century , Beverley was the administrative centre of the local government district of the Borough of Beverley ( 1974 -- 1996 ) . It is now the county town of the East Riding , located 8 mi north-west of Hull , 10 mi east of Market Weighton and 12 mi west of Hornsea . According to the 2001 United Kingdom census the total population of the urban area of Beverley was 29,110 -- of whom 17,549 live within the historic parish boundaries . The population of the parish had risen to 18,624 at the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census . As well as its racecourse and markets , Beverley is known in the modern day for hosting various food and music festivals throughout the year .",
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"text": "Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States . The town 's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census . Exeter was the county seat until 1997 , when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood . Home to the Phillips Exeter Academy , a private university-preparatory school , Exeter is situated where the Exeter River feeds the tidal Squamscott River . The urban portion of the town , where 9,242 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined by the U. S. Census Bureau as the Exeter census-designated place . Exeter is named after the historic city in Devon , England .",
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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": "Tourism fiction Tourism fiction is a genre of fiction that is written to generate tourism to specific areas and places . This is done by setting the fiction in real attractions and including short travel guides within the story showing readers how to visit the real places . Tourism fiction can often be confused with literary tourism . Literary tourism refers to the tourism that naturally develops around places from famous literary works and authors , but tourism fiction refers to modern works written to specifically promote tourism . Tourism fiction has taken advantage of modern technological advances in publishing , such as digital books with embedded web links . Digital tourism fiction novels and short story can offer readers direct web links inside the work that lead to the websites of the real attractions . This can be done on new devices like the Kindle , iPad , iPhone , desktop or laptop computers , and other smart phones and tablet devices . The first tourism fiction novel with a fully integrated digital travel guide was Blind Fate by Patrick Brian Miller , published on Kindle in 2010 . That novel was set in Montgomery , Alabama , and offered the first tourism guide with embedded web links inside the story that led to real websites . Other tourism fiction novels are being developed that will include such travel guides in both print and digital editions . The first classic novel to take advantage of tourism fiction technology was F. Scott Fitzgerald 's This Side of Paradise : Interactive Tourism Edition , which offered tourism guides to the original novel 's setting of Princeton University , where Fitzgerald attended in real life . The tourism edition also linked readers to the website of the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery , Alabama , where Fitzgerald fell in love with his future wife Zelda Sayre . The first website to offer online guides with links to the real settings of modern novels was the Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative ( SELTI ) , launched in 2009 . SELTI offered online readers tourism fiction articles with excerpts from tourism-themed novels , photos of the real places , and short travel guides with links going to the websites of the real places . The role of tourism fiction has become more important since the start of the Great Recession and with fears of another recession soon . State and city governments are looking for ways to generate more tourism revenue to meet the needs of shrinking budgets that fund vital public programs . The SELTI project has received resource assistance , such as photos , from the United States federal government , several state governments , and many municipal governments in developing tourism profiles for fictional books set in real places .",
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"text": "Rita Walter Rita Walter ( née McLaughlin ; March 8 , 1951 , Brooklyn , New York ) is an American actress , best known for her role as Carol Deming on the popular soap opera As the World Turns , which she played from May 1970 to December 1981 . Originally credited by her maiden name , Rita McLaughlin , she made her acting debut in the 1960s on The Patty Duke Show , in the uncredited role of Patty Duke 's double . Prior to that , she was also one of Don Herbert 's child assistants in the Watch Mr. Wizard television series and was featured in a TV commercial for Phillips Milk of Magnesia in 1967 . Walter 's first daytime soap role was in 1966 as the original Wendy Phillips on The Secret Storm , but it would be a short stint . Four years later , in May 1970 , she joined the ATWT cast as Carol Deming ( and her later married names Hughes Stallings Andropoulos Frazier ) until her exit from the serial on Christmas Day 1981 . She also appeared in the 1985 movie Cry From the Mountain . Today , Walter , who has been married to Reverend Norman Walter since 1976 , is an optician working at Brunner Opticians in Westfield , New Jersey .",
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"text": "Conard Fowkes Conard Fowkes ( born 4 January 1933 in Washington D.C - died 14 December 2009 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American actor . He is most known for his roles in various soap operas . He appeared on Kitty Foyle , The Edge of Night , The Secret Storm , Hidden Faces , Search for Tomorrow , Dark Shadows , A Flame in the Wind ( later re-titled A Time for Us ) , and was the last actor to portray Donald Hughes on As the World Turns , a role he played from 1978 to 1981 and again in 1986 and 1988 . Conard Fowkes was elected to Equity 's Council in 1973 , and served as the AEA 's secretary/treasurer from 1988 to May 2009 . In 1977 , he co-founded VITA ( AEA 's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program ) , which assisted thousands of AEA members with their income taxes . His advocacy also led to the creation of the Qualified Performing Artist deduction in the Federal Tax Code in 1986 .",
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"text": "Winoka Winoka is a fictional town in Dakota Territory , in Michael Landon 's Little House on the Prairie television series .",
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"text": "Milton (town), New York Milton is a town in Saratoga County , New York , United States . The population was 17,103 at the 2000 census . Some believe that the town was named after the poet , John Milton , while other sources state that it is a shortening of `` Mill-town '' for the early mill activity . The Town of Milton is an interior town in the central part of the county . Milton is southwest of Saratoga Springs .",
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"text": "Stars Hollow Stars Hollow is a fictional town in Connecticut featured on the television show Gilmore Girls . It is depicted as a close-knit community with many quirky characteristics , located roughly thirty minutes from Hartford . The show 's creators borrowed elements of Washington Depot , Connecticut ; Kent , Connecticut ; and New Milford , Connecticut to create the town , which is actually a set constructed on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank , California .",
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"text": "Middletown (New Rochelle) Middletown is a former hamlet of the Town of New Rochelle in Westchester County , New York . The hamlet took shape in the central portion of New Rochelle , extended along North Avenue from the vicinity of Rochelle Park to the southerly boundary of the Wykagyl Country Club grounds . The origin of the name is traceable to a division of the town road districts . As early as 1747 , there were two main districts : `` upper '' and `` below '' . An increase in population after the Revolutionary War warranted the further subdivision of the town into five road districts in 1787 . One was named `` Middle '' to distinguish it from the `` Upper '' , `` Waterside '' and `` Town '' districts . By this time the district had become quite well built up so as to make the term `` town '' appropriate . Hence it became `` Middletown '' . The name was so appropriate to the hamlet that it was indicated on road maps beginning in 1789 . There was at least one tavern in the hamlet , the Bayeux Tavern , which was located opposite the entrance to present day Paine Avenue . The tavern was of considerable importance to the community at the time . Just across the road was the farm and cottage of Thomas Paine . There were several minor industries in the hamlet as well . Jacob Coutant had a chair factory located west of North Avenue which was powered by water from Stephenson Brook which flowed into Huguenot Lake . A number of mechanics operated shops on their small farms , and in the vicinity of the present Fifth Avenue where the houses were quite close together . A school had been established just above the present Paine Avenue before the Revolution , and in 1809 it was removed to the junction of Eastchester Road . There being no public school law in the State of New York in force at the time , this new `` Middle School '' was erected by popular subscription pursuant to a resolution adopted by the citizens living within the hamlet , many of whom contributed the necessary labor , materials and financing . Upon the enactment of a new school law by the State in 1812 it was appropriated for a legalized public school for the hamlet . By 1815 the ' Middle School District ' boundaries were laid out , significantly extending the town limits of `` Middletown '' . The school was removed out of the hamlet in 1829 to a new building on Mechanic Street , and , from that point on , the growth of the Village of New Rochelle along the Turnpike Road ( now Main Street ) came at the expense of other parts of the town . `` Middletown '' gradually lapsed back into a farming district .",
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"text": "Utopian and dystopian fiction The utopia and its derivative , the dystopia , are genres of literature that explore social and political structures . Utopian fiction portrays a setting that agrees with the author 's ethos , having various attributes of another reality intended to appeal to readers . Dystopian ( or dystopic ) fiction ( sometimes combined with , but distinct from apocalyptic literature ) is the opposite : the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author 's ethos . Many novels combine both , often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take , depending on its choices , ending up with one of two possible futures . Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and other speculative fiction genres , and arguably are by definition a type of speculative fiction . More than 400 utopian works were published prior to the year 1900 in the English language alone , with more than a thousand others during the twentieth century .",
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"text": "Wellington, Somerset Wellington is a small industrial town in rural Somerset , England , situated 7 mi south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district , near the border with Devon , which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town . The town has a population of 14,549 , which includes the residents of the parish of Wellington Without , and the villages of Tone and Tonedale . Known as Weolingtun in the Anglo-Saxon period , its name had changed to Walintone by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 . Wellington became a town under a royal charter of 1215 and during the Middle Ages it grew as a centre for trade on the road from Bristol to Exeter . Major rebuilding took place following a fire in the town in 1731 , after which it became a centre for cloth-making . Wellington gave its name to the first Duke of Wellington , Arthur Wellesley , who is commemorated by the nearby Wellington Monument . The Grand Western Canal reached the town in 1835 and then the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1843 . The town 's own railway station survived until 1964 . Wellington was home of Fox , Fowler and Company , which was the last commercial bank permitted to print their own sterling banknotes in England and Wales . In the 20th century closer links with Taunton meant that many of the residents of Wellington commuted there for work , and the M5 motorway enabled car journeys to be made more easily . Local industries , which now include an aerosol factory and bed manufacturers , are celebrated at the Wellington Museum in Fore street . Wellington is home to the independent Wellington School , and state-funded Court Fields School . It is also home to a range of cultural , sporting and religious sites including the 15th century Church of St John the Baptist . The capital city of New Zealand is named after Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington , thus his title comes from the town of Wellington , Somerset , England .",
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"text": "Southern Ontario Gothic Southern Ontario Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario . This region includes Toronto , Southern Ontario 's major industrial cities ( Windsor , London , Hamilton , St. Thomas , Oshawa , St. Catharines ) , and the surrounding countryside . While the genre may also feature other areas of Ontario , Canada , and the world as narrative locales , this region provides the core settings . The term was first used in Graeme Gibson 's Eleven Canadian Novelists ( 1972 ) to recognize an existing tendency to apply aspects of the Gothic novel to writing based in and around Southern Ontario . In an interview with Timothy Findley , Gibson commented that Findley 's novel The Last of the Crazy People shared similarities with the American Southern Gothic genre , to which Findley replied , '' ... sure , it 's Southern Gothic : Southern Ontario Gothic . '' Notable writers of this subgenre include Alice Munro , Margaret Atwood , Robertson Davies , Jane Urquhart , Marian Engel , James Reaney and Barbara Gowdy . Like the Southern Gothic of American writers such as William Faulkner , Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty , Southern Ontario Gothic analyzes and critiques social conditions such as race , gender , religion and politics , but in a Southern Ontario context . Southern Ontario Gothic is generally characterized by a stern realism set against the dour small-town Protestant morality stereotypical of the region , and often has underlying themes of moral hypocrisy . Actions and people that act against humanity , logic , and morality all are portrayed unfavourably , and one or more characters may be suffering from some form of mental illness . In a review of Alice Munro 's Dear Life for Quill & Quire , literary critic James Grainger writes that `` Violence , illness , and reputations ruined by a single indiscretion are accepted in Munro 's secretive , repressed communities as a kind of levelling mechanism , rough justice for those who dare to strive for something finer . '' The Gothic novel has traditionally examined the role of evil in the human soul , and has incorporated dark or horrific imagery to create the desired setting . Some ( but not all ) writers of Southern Ontario Gothic use supernatural or magic realist elements ; a few deviate from realism entirely , in the manner of the fantastical gothic novel . Virtually all dwell to a certain extent upon the grotesque . Notable works of the genre include Davies ' Deptford Trilogy , Findley 's Headhunter , Atwood 's Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin , and Munro 's Selected Stories . The genre has been criticised as having `` little or nothing to distinguish it from everyday , garden-variety type realism . ''",
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"text": "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": "RuPaul RuPaul Andre Charles ( born November 17 , 1960 ) , known professionally by the mononym RuPaul , is an American actor , drag queen , television personality , and singer/songwriter . Since 2009 , he has produced and hosted the reality competition series RuPaul 's Drag Race , for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award in 2016 . RuPaul was born and raised in San Diego and later moved to Atlanta to study performing arts . He settled in New York City where he became a popular fixture on the nightclub scene . RuPaul achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single , `` Supermodel ( You Better Work ) '' , which was included on his debut studio album Supermodel of the World ( 1993 ) . In 1996 , he became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics , raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen to land a major cosmetics campaign . That year , he received his own talk show on VH1 , The RuPaul Show , which ran for two seasons before he began co-hosting the morning radio show on WKTU with Michelle Visage . He has had continued success as a recording artist , releasing eleven studio albums to date , including Foxy Lady ( 1996 ) , Champion ( 2009 ) , Glamazon ( 2011 ) , Born Naked ( 2014 ) and American ( 2017 ) . As an actor , RuPaul has made appearances in films including Crooklyn ( 1994 ) , The Brady Bunch Movie ( 1995 ) , To Wong Foo , Thanks for Everything ! Julie Newmar ( 1995 ) , But I 'm a Cheerleader ( 1999 ) , Hurricane Bianca ( 2016 ) and the Netflix original series Girlboss ( 2017 ) . He has also published two books : Lettin ' It All Hang Out ( 1995 ) and Workin ' It ! RuPaul 's Guide to Life , Liberty , and the Pursuit of Style ( 2010 ) . Additionally , RuPaul 's Drag Race has produced nine seasons to date and has inspired several spin-off series , including RuPaul 's Drag U and RuPaul 's Drag Race : All Stars on LGBTQ network Logo TV . He is also featured as a host on series such as Skin Wars , Good Work and Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul . RuPaul is noted among drag queens for his indifference toward the gender-specific pronouns used to address him -- both `` he '' and `` she '' have been deemed acceptable , as stated in his autobiography : `` You can call me he . You can call me she . You can call me Regis and Kathie Lee ; I do n't care ! Just as long as you call me . '' RuPaul has also played men in a number of roles , and makes public appearances both in and out of drag . In 1999 , RuPaul was awarded the Vito Russo Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for work in promoting equality in the LGBT community .",
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"text": "The Joe Schmo Show The Joe Schmo Show is a reality television hoax show created by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese . The series is broadcast in the U.S. on the cable network Spike . The show 's premise is that a target person or persons are led to believe that they are contestants on a reality television show ; in reality , all of the other participants in the purported show -- including the host -- are actors , and their actions and the outcome of the purported show are all scripted in an attempt to elicit comedic reactions from the targets . The show 's first season , The Joe Schmo Show , aired in 2003 , and its second season , Joe Schmo 2 , aired in 2004 . The first season 's hoax was conducted as a typical reality competition show while the second hoax was a Bachelor-like dating series . On December 10 , 2012 , Spike announced it was bringing The Joe Schmo Show back for a third season , which premiered on January 8 , 2013 . The only constant presence in all three Joe Schmo seasons has been voice actor Ralph Garman , who has served as the `` emcee '' for all three editions ( playing a smarmier caricature of himself in the first , a pompous British man in the second , and a bounty hunter in the third ) .",
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"text": "Matt Gallant Matt Gallant ( born June 25 , 1964 ) is an American television host . He was the host of The Planet 's Funniest Animals on Animal Planet . Gallant has hosted shows on MTV , ESPN2 , G4 , NFL Network , Fine Living , ABC and DirecTV . Matt hosted Simon Cowell 's American Inventor in 2006 . Matt Gallant is currently Co-Hosting `` The List '' on the Scripps Network . TheListtv.com",
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"text": "Larry Toffler Lawrence H. `` Larry '' Toffler ( born February 6 , 1963 ) is an actor and American game show host who was 21 years old and working as a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood ( after a successful stint at the Bennigans in Englewood , NJ ) when he was given the job of hosting Finders Keepers . He hosted the syndicated edition for one season before the show moved back to Nickelodeon with reruns of both his version and the Nickelodeon version with Wesley Eure . Toffler was later a contestant on several game shows , including Greed and Debt . On October 14 , 2002 , he appeared on Russian Roulette ( but was eliminated in Round 2 ) , then appeared on Catch-21 on July 1 , 2009 ( he busted himself in Round 1 , but won the game and $ 1,000 in the bonus round ) . Although this made him one of a few game show hosts to have been both a contestant and a host , Toffler 's appearances differ from the rest as all of his contestant appearances came after he was a host as opposed to before he became one . Toffler also appeared in bit roles on Monk and Joey . He currently runs a live interactive game company .",
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"text": "South Park Is Gay! `` South Park Is Gay ! '' is the eighth episode of the seventh season and the 104th overall episode of the American animated television series South Park . It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 22 , 2003 . In it , Kyle struggles to understand a new metrosexual fad that has sprung around the men and boys of South Park and is the only one who does not want to conform to it . The episode features a parody of the TV show , Queer Eye for the Straight Guy . The episode was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker . In 2011 , he and co-creator Matt Stone listed it as one of the worst episodes of the series .",
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"text": "Crash Course (game show) Crash Course is an American game show that premiered on ABC on August 26 , 2009 . It is hosted by Orlando Jones and Dan Cortese . The series has teams of two competing for a golden steering wheel and $ 50,000 . The series was aimed to try and outbest Wipeout , but failed to beat its audience and has been canceled after three aired episodes ( but four were produced ) .",
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"text": "Flamingo Fortune ( `` Million Dollar '' ) Flamingo Fortune is an American game show for the Florida Lottery that aired from 1995 -- 1999 . It was originally produced by Mark Goodson Productions , at the time also producing game shows for state lotteries alongside his regular game shows . After the first five shows , production was transferred to Jonathan Goodson Productions ( long discussed as the first solo production for JGP ) , after All American Television ( which acquired Mark Goodson 's company a few weeks earlier ) spun out their lottery game shows to Mark Goodson 's son , Jonathan Goodson . Production would later transfer to Columbia TriStar Television and Game Show Network from 1997 to 1999 . The program was taped at Universal Studios Florida near Orlando , Florida . The show 's original announcer was Rich Fields . Rich was the announcer on Flamingo Fortune for three seasons and filled in as host on at least one occasion . The original hosts were JD Roberto and Heather Alexander , who were replaced after the first season by the team of Michael Young and Lisa Stahl-Sullivan . The `` Flamingo Fortune '' name was later used for a series of scratch-off games introduced by the lottery in 2013 .",
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"text": "Bill Cullen William Lawrence Francis Cullen ( February 18 , 1920 -- July 7 , 1990 ) was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades . His biggest claim to fame was as a game show host ; over the course of his career , he hosted 23 shows , and earned the nickname `` Dean of Game Show Hosts '' . Aside from his hosting duties , he appeared as a panelist/celebrity guest on many other game shows , including regular appearances on I 've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth .",
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"text": "Family Challenge Family Challenge is an American game show that aired on The Family Channel from October 2 , 1995 to September 7 , 1997 , lasting for two seasons . Reruns aired on GSN from April 3 to September 25 , 1999 . The first season was hosted by Ray Combs , with Gene Wood serving as announcer . Both had formerly served in the same respective roles for Family Feud . Combs took the role in large part because he was deep in debt and needed the money ; his financial and some health problems eventually led Combs to commit suicide in 1996 , after the first season ended . The second season , rechristened The New Family Challenge , was hosted by Michael Burger and announced by Charlie Glaize . The show was created by comedian Dave Thomas and Woody Fraser and was originally produced as a pilot for ABC Television . Thomas and Fraser were executive producers on the show for its entire run on Family Channel .",
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"text": "The Dan & Scott Show The Dan & Scott Show was an uncensored comedy program named for its hosts , Dan Schulz and Scott Wirkus . The show is credited as pioneering internet radio , with its uncensored comedy format that is now more commonplace both online and in satellite radio formats such as XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio . The show was first made available as downloadable audio , an early form of podcasting , on AOL in 1995 . It debuted as a live streaming audio format on April 1 , 1996 first via Audionet.com AKA Broadcast.com . Throughout the show 's five-year run , it moved from between several streaming providers such as Audionet , Audioactive , Talkspot.com , Radio HTB , and finally Eyada.com . They had the show on radiofun.com for a number of years as well . The show was one of the few kept by Eyada in their restructuring attempts but in the end both the Dan and Scott show and Eyada failed to survive the tail end of the dot com crash of 2000-2001 due to Eyada 's financial troubles . The show first received national attention when Rick Rockwell , the bachelor from Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire ? appeared on the show making a plea for contestants . The show also received attention for the weekly Survivor predictions from regular show caller `` Jesus '' . After trying to find another site to broadcast the show , it became apparent that the dot com crash had killed all the viable streamed radio sites on the market . After trying to work deals with many networks outside the streaming world in 2001 -- 2002 they had a meeting with HBO . But HBO wanted a sanitized version of the show ; Dan and Scott submitted a censored demo that exists but felt they just could n't do the show HBO wanted . Then it was XM and Sirius to also ask for a clean version of the show , it did not come to fruition there . Big supporter of the show and Eyada owner Bob Meyrowitz offered them a chance for a nationally syndicated morning radio show . Bob 's big plan was for them to take on Howard Stern . Ultimately though , Scott and Dan decided to stop doing the show ; they announced it was going on hiatus on August 24 , 2002 .",
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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": "Hot Choice Hot Choice is a pay-per-view service that mainly airs adult content . It is run by In Demand Networks and is carried on some cable television systems .",
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"text": "Real Husbands of Hollywood Real Husbands of Hollywood ( abbreviated RHOH ) is an American reality television parody on BET which debuted on January 15 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho , also known as VH-1 Presents RuPaul : Ho Ho Ho , is a 1997 Christmas album and third overall by American singer and drag queen RuPaul . It was released on October 28 , 1997 by Rhino ; it is RuPaul 's first album featuring Christmas music and serves as a follow-up to Foxy Lady ( 1996 ) . RuPaul co-produced the album with American music producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato , who both work for the production company World of Wonder . Ho Ho Ho consists of ten tracks , including eleven covers of Christmas standards and carols , and three original songs written by Joe Carrano and the singer . The album was frequently referenced as an example of camp though RuPaul did specify that he recorded several more serious covers , specifically `` All Alone on Christmas '' and `` Hard Candy Christmas '' . Upon release , critics gave generally positive reviews of the album , praising its cheerful and humorous composition . However , some commentators responded negatively to the record 's use of humor and the clarity of its overall message . It was also included in a parody list discussing the alt-right , the `` War on Christmas '' , and bathroom bills . The album was moderately successful in the United States , peaking at number 27 on the Heatseekers Albums Billboard chart . It sold a little over 4,000 copies in one week . In support of the record , RuPaul filmed a television special as a part of his VH1 talk show The RuPaul Show ( 1996 ) .",
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"text": "Double Dare (Nickelodeon game show) Double Dare is an American television game show where two teams compete to win cash and prizes by answering trivia questions and completing messy stunts known as physical challenges . Hosted by Marc Summers , the program premiered on Nickelodeon on October 6 , 1986 as Nickelodeon 's first game show . A continuation for syndication premiered on February 22 , 1988 , later revamped as Super Sloppy Double Dare on January 22 , 1989 . The program also had a short run on Fox as Family Double Dare , airing from April 3 to July 23 , 1988 . Nickelodeon continued Family Double Dare , premiering a new version on October 6 , 1990 . The original series ended on February 6 , 1993 . A later revival hosted by Jason Harris , titled Double Dare 2000 , aired from January 22 to November 10 , 2000 . Almost immediately after its debut , Double Dare had more than tripled viewership for Nickelodeon 's afternoon lineup , becoming the most watched original daily program on cable television . The program was a major success for Nickelodeon , helping establish the network as a player in cable and revitalize the genre of game shows for children . Double Dare remains Nickelodeon 's longest-running game show . In January 2001 , TV Guide ranked the show number 29 on its list of `` 50 Greatest Game Shows . ''",
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"text": "GayOne GayOne is an online LGBT portal and news service in the Romanian language . The current website was founded in 2005 , as the successor to the 2G . ro portal , the first of its kind in Romania . GayOne.ro provides frequently-updated LGBT news in Romanian , with a focus both on Romanian and worldwide gay issues . Although the publication does not have a printed form , it is one of the most utilised sources of news for Romania 's LGBT community , and in 2006 was awarded the prize for `` Best medium of information for the LGBT community '' at Be An Angel 's Gay Prize Gala , which took place during the Gay Film Nights Festival and is intended to recognise those who have contributed to LGBT culture and rights throughout the year .",
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"text": "Gay USA Gay USA is a weekly one-hour news program '' ... devoted to in-depth coverage of gay , lesbian , bisexual , and transgender issues '' on a local , state , national , and international level . It is filmed in the studios of , and aired by , Manhattan Neighborhood Network in Manhattan , New York . It airs on Manhattan Public-access television cable TV and Free Speech TV , and is available worldwide as a podcast at gayusatv.org or to subscribe via iTunes .",
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"text": "Gay, Straight or Taken? Gay , Straight or Taken ? is a reality television series that was created by British TV producers , Gavin Hay and Remy Blumenfeld and piloted for ITV in 2003 It debuted on January 8 , 2007 on Lifetime Television . The program has also commenced airing in Australia on cable television channel Arena TV , in the United Kingdom on the free-to-view television channel Five Life , in Russia on MTV Russia , in Italy on SKY Uno , in Turkey on Foxlife , in Poland on MTV Poland , in Brazil on Multishow in France on TF1 and in the Netherlands on RTL 5 . As of 2011 , the show airs regularly in reruns on Lifetime Real Women .",
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"text": "Queer Eye Queer Eye is an American reality television series that premiered on the cable television network Bravo during July 2003 . The program 's original name Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was changed after the third season to generalize the scope of its content . The series was created by executive producers David Collins and Michael Williams along with their producing partner David Metzler ; it was produced by their production company , Scout Productions . The series is premised on and uses the stereotypes that homosexual ( `` queer '' ) men are superior in matters of fashion , style , personal grooming , interior design and culture . In each episode , the team of five homosexual men known collectively as the `` Fab Five '' perform a `` makeover '' ( in the parlance of the show , a `` make-better '' ) on a person , usually a heterosexual ( `` straight '' ) man , revamping his wardrobe , redecorating his home and offering advice on grooming , lifestyle and food . Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted during 2003 , and quickly became a surprise success . The success of the series resulted in merchandising , franchising of the concept internationally , and a woman-oriented spin-off , Queer Eye for the Straight Girl . Queer Eye won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program during 2004 . The series ' name was abbreviated to Queer Eye at the beginning of its third season to represent the show 's change from making over only heterosexual men to including women and homosexual men . Queer Eye ended production during 2006 June and the final ten episodes were broadcast during October 2007 . The series ended October 30 . During September 2008 , the Fine Living Network briefly aired Queer Eye in syndication . On January 24 , 2017 , Netflix announced it has ordered a new season of Queer Eye with eight episodes , with the original Fab Five set to be replaced by new members .",
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"text": "We Dare We Dare is an adult-oriented party video game developed by Ubisoft , for the Wii and PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) gaming systems . It is marketed as a `` sexy , quirky , party game '' and involves kissing , striptease and spanking . However reviewers in countries where the game is available have noted that the game is in fact a relatively tame party game compilation with only very mild sexual connotations .",
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"text": "Burlacul Burlacul is a Romanian reality television dating game show debuting in 2010 on Antena 1 . The first season was hosted by Lucian Marinescu , in season 2 he was replaced by host and designer Cătălin Botezatu . There is one related series : Burlăcița .",
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"text": "Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama . The series began in Kodansha 's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9 , 2009 , and has been collected into 22 tankōbon volumes as of April 2017 . It is set in a world where humanity lives in cities surrounded by enormous walls ; a defense against the Titans , gigantic humanoids that eat humans seemingly without reason . The story initially centers on Eren Yeager , his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and childhood friend Armin Arlert , who join the military to fight the Titans after their home town is invaded and Eren 's mother is eaten . However , as the story progresses and the truths about the Titans are slowly revealed to the reader , the narrative shifts to encompass Historia Reiss , squad leader Levi , Eren 's father Grisha , and other supporting characters . The spin-off light novel series Before the Fall began in December 2011 and has received a manga adaptation . Two additional light novel series and four additional spin-off manga series have also been created . An anime television adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan on MBS between April and September 2013 and a second season of the series premiered in April 2017 . Four video game adaptations developed by Nitroplus staffers in collaboration with Production I.G were announced to be released as bonus content for the third and sixth volumes of the Blu-ray Disc release of the anime , with another game developed by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo 3DS . A two-part live-action film adaptation , Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan : End of the World , and a live-action web-series were released in 2015 . An anime adaptation of the Junior High spin-off manga , produced by Production I.G , began airing in October 2015 . Attack on Titan and all five spin-off manga are published in North America by Kodansha Comics USA , while the three novel series are published by Vertical . The anime has been licensed by Funimation for North America , by Manga Entertainment for the UK , and by Madman Entertainment for Australasia . Attack on Titan has become a commercial success . As of April 2017 , the manga has 66 million copies in print . The release of the anime also saw a boost in the series ' popularity , with it having received widespread critical acclaim for its atmosphere and story . Although it also gained fame in neighboring Asian countries , the series ' themes have been a subject of controversy .",
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"text": "Alive: The Final Evolution is a manga series written by Tadashi Kawashima and illustrated by Adachitoka . The series premiered in Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2003 . Tadashi finished the series on his sickbed in February 2010 and the final chapter was published in the March issue of the Monthly Shōnen Magazine , although he died soon after . The chapters were later collected by Kodansha and released in 21 tankōbon bound volumes . Del Rey Manga licensed series for an English localization and released eight volumes as of November 2009 . In July 2016 , Kodansha Comics USA took over North American release of the series digitally only . An anime adaptation for the series was planned and to be produced by Gonzo and co-produced by Anime International Company , but the adaptation was canceled due to Gonzo being delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange .",
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"text": "Heroman is a manga/anime series created by Marvel 's Stan Lee ( story ) , Tamon Ohta ( characters ) , and Bones ( animation ) . The manga is published in Square Enix 's magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan and began serialization in September 2009 , while the anime series premiered on April 1 , 2010 , on TV Tokyo and related stations . Stan Lee came up with the series ' basic plot , referring to the series and character as `` a new hero for the 21st century '' .",
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"text": "Amatsuki is an ongoing manga series by Shinobu Takayama , serialized in Monthly Comic Zero Sum . A 13 episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen premiered on April 4 , 2008 .",
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"text": "List of The Prince of Tennis chapters The chapters of The Prince of Tennis manga series are written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi , and were serialized in Japan 's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008 . A sequel to the series entitled New Prince of Tennis began serialization in Japan in the monthly magazine Jump Square on March 4 , 2009 . The story centers around a cocky tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen , who , upon his father 's urging , enrolls in a private middle school called Seishun Academy ( `` Seigaku '' for short ) , which , besides being famous for its strong tennis team , is his father 's alma mater . The storyline of the first manga series revolves around Seigaku striving to become the National middle school tennis champions , while the sequel takes place several months after their National victory . The Prince of Tennis manga spans a total of 379 chapters ( 380 if chapter `` 0 '' is included ) , which have been collected into 42 tankōbon volumes . Shueisha distributed these volumes in Japan , with the first volume being released on January 7 , 2000 , and the last on June 4 , 2008 . Each of the chapters are referred to as a `` Genius '' , with the exception of chapters 245 to 247 which are primarily referred to as the `` Wild '' chapters since they are told from a different character 's point of view . The sequel 's chapters are each referred to as a `` Golden Age '' . Three official fan books were also released by Shueisha , as well as one illustration book . Kenichi Sakura created a short tribute manga entitled The Prince of Afterschool , which began serialization in Jump Square in November 2008 . The series has been adapted into several forms of other media including an 178 episode anime series directed by Takayuki Hamana that aired from October 2001 to March 2005 , and a series of subsequent OVAs released onto several DVDs . The anime , combined with the OVAs , roughly covers the storyline of the first manga series . It also spawned an ongoing series of musicals , as well as two featured films : one original animated film and the other being a live-action which loosely follows the events of the first eighteen volumes . Viz Media licensed the series and distributes an English version of the manga in North America under the Shonen Jump imprint . The first English language volume was released on May 19 , 2004 , and as of May 5 , 2009 , Viz has released a total of thirty-one volumes , with the next expected to be released in July . The English anime adaptation debuted in North America as streaming media on Toonami Jetstream on July 14 , 2006 .",
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"text": "List of Fist of the North Star chapters The manga Hokuto no Ken ( known as Fist of the North Star in its English editions ) by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara was originally published by Shueisha in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988 , and the series was subsequently reprinted in 27 collected editions ( tankōbon ) under the Jump Comics imprint . During the 1990s , Shueisha reprinted Hokuto no Ken in 15 hardcover aizōban editions , as well as 15 corresponding economy-sized bunko editions . After Tetsuo Hara left Shueisha , other companies started reprinting the manga under license from Hara 's new employer Coamix . A 31-volume tankōbon was published by Shinchosha under the Bunch World imprint from 2001 to 2002 , followed by a 12-volume conbini comic edition published by Tokuma Shoten under the Tokuma Favorite Comics imprint in 2004 . A 14-volume Kanzenban edition was published by Shogakukan in 2006 under the Big Comics Selection imprint , featuring the original water-colored artwork and opening pages from the Weekly Shōnen Jump serialization . It has also been released in 27-volume e-book edition . In 2013 , the kyūkyokuban or `` Extreme Edition '' began publication by Tokuma Shoten under the `` Zenon Comics DX '' imprint . This 18-volume edition , in addition to featuring all the pages from both , the tankōbon and kanzenban edition , has new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara himself for each volume , as well as a new 30th anniversary-themed chapter titled Hokuto no Ken : Last Piece , which is included in Volume 11 . Viz Communications published the first sixteen chapters of Fist of the North Star in English as an eight-issue monthly comic in 1989 , which were later reprinted in a single graphic novel collection in 1995 . During that same year , Viz resumed publication of the series as a monthly comic until 1997 , lasting eighteen issues ( spanning chapters 17-44 ) , which were subsequently reprinted in three additional graphic novels . The license was later acquired by Gutsoon ! Entertainment , which published a new translation of the series in the form of a `` Master Edition '' featuring newly colorized artwork and retained the original right-to-left orientation of the art , as well as new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara from the fourth volume and onward . Fist of the North Star : Master Edition was published from 2002 to 2003 , lasting only nine volumes , due to Gutsoon ! 's withdrawal from the North American market .",
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"text": "Shōnen manga is manga aimed at a young male audience . The age group varies with individual readers and different magazines , but it is primarily intended for boys between the ages of 8 to 18 . The kanji characters literally mean `` boy '' ( or `` youth '' ) , and the characters mean `` cartoon '' or `` comic '' . Thus , the complete phrase means `` young person 's comic '' , or simply `` boys ' comic '' ; its female equivalent is shōjo manga . Shōnen manga is the most popular form of manga .",
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"text": "Knights of Sidonia is a mecha manga series by Tsutomu Nihei , serialized by Kodansha in their magazine Afternoon between April 2009 and September 2015 , localized in English by Vertical . An anime television series adaptation , produced by Polygon Pictures , aired between April and June 2014 and a second season aired between April and June 2015 . The localized series is available for streaming exclusively on Netflix in all its territories as part of its original programming .",
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"text": "Angel Beats! is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi . The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda , who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes , with original character design by Na-Ga ; both Maeda and Na-Ga are from the visual novel brand Key , who produced such titles as Kanon , Air , and Clannad . The anime aired in Japan between April 3 and June 26 , 2010 . An original video animation ( OVA ) episode was released in December 2010 , and a second OVA was released in June 2015 . The story takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi , a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying . He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront , an organization she leads which fights against the student council president Angel , a girl with supernatural powers . Key worked in collaboration with ASCII Media Works ' Dengeki G 's Magazine to produce the project into a media franchise . Three manga series are serialized in Dengeki G 's Magazine and Dengeki G 's Comic : two illustrated by Haruka Komowata , and one drawn by Yuriko Asami . A series of illustrated short stories written by Maeda and illustrated by GotoP were also serialized in Dengeki G 's Magazine between the November 2009 and May 2010 issues . Two Internet radio shows were produced to promote Angel Beats ! . The first volume in a six-part episodic visual novel adaptation produced by Key was released for Windows on June 26 , 2015 . Angel Beats ! received generally positive reviews by critics . The integration of various individual elements together , such as musical performances , humor and action , was commended in one review but panned in another , saying that the story was overloaded with too many elements . P.A.Works was praised for the animation of the action sequences and attention to detail with the weapons used . A major flaw noted by critics , however , is that the anime is too short , which leaves many of the characters with untold back-stories . The anime was selected as a recommended work by the awards jury of the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2010 .",
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"text": "Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959 . Contrary to its title , Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays .",
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"text": "Gutsoon! Entertainment Gutsoon ! Entertainment , Inc. is a now defunct publisher of English translated manga . The company , headquartered in Encino , Los Angeles , served as the US subsidiary of Coamix , which was founded by Nobuhiko Horie and manga artist Tsukasa Hojo . The company published the English manga anthology Raijin Comics , a U.S. equivalent to the Japanese Weekly Comic Bunch and published many of the same titles ( Fist of the Blue Sky and City Hunter ) , as well titles from other magazines such as the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Jump . Raijin Comics began as a weekly magazine with its first issue ( dated December 18 , 2002 ) , but switched to being a monthly publication beginning with its 36th issue ( dated September 2003 ) . Gutsoon ! also published a companion magazine to Raijin Comics , titled Raijin Game & Anime ( originally called Fujin Magazine ) , which lasted only 20 issues before being merged into the pages of Raijin Comics . The collected volumes of Raijin Comics titles were published under the Raijin Graphic Novels imprint . Raijin Comics also has a mascot called `` Raijin Maru '' . Before the company 's fall they were also planning to make a shōjo manga magazine called Smile Magazine . On March 15 , 2004 , Gutsoon ! announced that they will be placing their Rajin Comics brand on hiatus . Raijin Comics ceased publication with its July 2004 issue ( issue # 46 ) and the Raijin Graphic Novels line was subsequently cancelled as well .",
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"text": "Saikyō Jump is a Japanese bimonthly shōnen manga magazine published by Shueisha . The magazine was started on December 3 , 2010 with three completely original titles and seven spin-off manga from series in Weekly Shōnen Jump and V Jump . Originally a quarterly magazine , Saikyō Jump became a monthly publication in December 2011 , before switching to its current bimonthly schedule with the November 2014 issue . The magazine 's mascot was created by Eiichiro Oda .",
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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": "List of Monster chapters Written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa , Monster was published in Big Comic Original from December 1994 to December 2001 . The 162 chapters were periodically collected into 18 tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan , the first on 30 June 1995 and the last on 28 February 2002 . While writing Monster , Urasawa began the series 20th Century Boys in 1999 , which would continue after Monster had finished . Monster was licensed in North America by Viz Media , who published all 18 volumes between 21 February 2006 and 16 December 2008 . They will begin re-releasing the series in a two-in-one volume format in July 2014 , titled Monster : The Perfect Edition , with a new volume published every three months . The series has also received domestic releases in other countries , such as in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime , in France and the Netherlands by Kana , in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini , in Brazil by Conrad Editora and later by Panini Comics , in Argentina by Larp Editores , in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing , in Mexico by Grupo Editorial Vid , and in Poland by Hanami .",
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"text": "List of Soul Eater chapters Soul Eater is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Okubo . The series follows the adventures of three students at a school called the Death Weapon Meister Academy ( or DWMA for short ) , known as meisters , who use demon weapon companions with human and weapon forms . These meisters , Maka Albarn , Black Star , and Death the Kid , seek to turn their weapons , Soul Eater , Tsubaki , and the Thompson sisters respectively , into `` death scythes '' for Lord Death , the Grim Reaper and head of the DWMA , by having their weapons consume the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch . The manga initially began as three separate one-shots serialized between June 24 , 2003 and November 26 , 2003 in two manga magazines published by Square Enix . The first one-shot was published in the summer 2003 special edition of Gangan Powered , the second following in the autumn 2003 special edition of the same magazine , and the third serialized in Gangan Wing . The manga started regular serialization in Square Enix 's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on May 12 , 2004 . The first tankōbon was released by Square Enix under their Gangan Comics imprint on June 22 , 2004 in Japan ; as of December 12 , 2013 , 25 volumes have been released . The series is published in English by Yen Press , and is serialized in Yen Press ' Yen Plus manga anthology magazine . The first issue of Yen Plus was released on July 29 , 2008 . An anime adaptation of the manga , produced by Bones and Aniplex , aired on TV Tokyo between April 7 , 2008 and March 30 , 2009 and contained 51 episodes .",
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"text": "List of Kurokami: The Animation episodes Kurokami : The Animation is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title originally published by Square Enix and serialized in Young Gangan . Produced by Sunrise and directed by directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi , the series had an advance screening of episode 1 on December 27 , 2008 before it began broadcasting on TV Asahi on January 8 , 2009 . The anime 's opening song `` Sympathizer '' is sung by Minami Kuribayashi and the ending song `` Irodori no Nai Sekai '' by Yōsei Teikoku with the second opening song `` tRANCE '' done by GRANRODEO . The second ending song `` Gekkou no Chigiri '' is also sung by Yōsei Teikoku also . The show centers on Keita Ibuki , who is portrayed as a high school student instead of a computer programmer from the manga , being drawn in a secret conflict concerning the Mototsumitamas . Together with Kuro and Akane , Keita tries to find out why his mother died after seeing her double and find out who wants to destabilize the coexistence balance on Earth . Word of an anime adaptation of Black God came from Young Gangan 's 20th issue with the announcement regarding the creation of Kurokami : The Animation . A promotional video of Kurokami : The Animation was broadcast on the internet . Bandai Entertainment announced that Kurokami : The Animation was officially licensed in North America , and would air first on January 8 , 2009 simultaneously in Japan on TV Asahi and in the United States on ImaginAsian , followed by South Korea on January 9 , 2009 on AniBOX . Also on May 18 , Bandai Entertainment uploaded onto YouTube and Crunchyroll the first 19 episodes as well as the special in English Dubbed form . Later episodes were episode on a week-by-week basis ; the entire series is currently available to watch online on YouTube . In the 2009 Comic-Con convention , Bandai has announced that Kurokami will see a Blu-ray release aside from DVD .",
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"text": "Kemeko Deluxe! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Masakazu Iwasaki . The manga began serialization in the monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao ! on October 27 , 2005 , and is published by MediaWorks . The first episode of the anime adaptation was broadcast on October 4 , 2008 .",
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"text": "Eat-Man is a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2002 manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao ! . In 1997 Studio Deen adapted the manga into a 12 episode anime television series which was broadcast in Japan from January 9 to March 27 , 1997 on TV Tokyo . A sequel , Eat-Man ' 98 , was also animated by Studio Deen and ran from October 8 to December 23 , 1998 . Both anime series are licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and the manga series was licensed by Viz Communications before it was dropped .",
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"text": "Venus Versus Virus is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Suzumi which was first serialized on June 27 , 2005 in MediaWorks ' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao ! . The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao ! on February 27 , 2008 due to the magazine 's discontinuation , but the manga continued serialization in ASCII Media Works ' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh between March 21 and July 26 , 2008 . Eight bound volumes have been released by ASCII Media Works in Japan . The manga has been licensed for English language distribution by North American -- based company Seven Seas Entertainment ; the first volume was released in July 2007 . Later , a drama CD was created based on the manga series in October 2006 . The series has since been adapted into an anime produced by Studio Hibari that aired in Japan between January and March 2007 on BS-i , containing twelve episodes .",
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"text": "My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi . It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014 , and 13 volumes have been collected in tankōbon format . The series has been licensed for English-language release by Viz Media , and began serialization in their weekly digital manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump on February 9 , 2015 . The story follows Izuku Midoriya , a boy born without superpowers in a world where they are the norm , but who still dreams of becoming a superhero himself , and is scouted by the world 's greatest hero who shares his powers with Izuku after recognizing his value and enrolls him in a high school for heroes in training . The manga was adapted into an anime television series ; the first season aired from April 3 to June 26 , 2016 , and a second season premiered on April 1 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Ga-Rei , also simply known as Ga-Rei or Ga-rei , is a supernatural action manga by . It has been serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace and collected in twelve tankōbon volumes . The English version was then released digitally on BookWalker on October 29 , 2014 . A prequel anime series , Ga-Rei : Zero , aired from October 5 , 2008 to December 21 , 2008 , which details the backstory of key characters Kagura and Yomi .",
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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": "Muriel Box Muriel Box ( 22 September 1905 -- 18 May 1991 ) was an Oscar-winning English screenwriter and director . She was born Violette Muriel Baker in Tolworth , Surrey , England in 1905 . When her attempts at acting and dancing proved to be unsuccessful , she accepted work as a continuity girl for British International Pictures . In 1935 , she met and married journalist Sydney Box , with whom she collaborated on nearly forty plays with mainly female roles for amateur theatre groups . Their production company , Verity Films , first released short propaganda films , including The English Inn ( 1941 ) , her first directing effort , after which it branched into fiction . The couple achieved their greatest joint success with The Seventh Veil ( 1945 ) for which they gained the Academy Award for Best Writing , Original Screenplay in the following year . After the war , the Rank Organisation hired her husband to head Gainsborough Pictures , where she was in charge of the scenario department , writing scripts for a number of light comedies , including two for child star Petula Clark , Easy Money and Here Come the Huggetts ( both 1948 ) . She occasionally assisted as a dialogue director , or re-shot scenes during post-production . Her extensive work on The Lost People ( 1949 ) gained her a credit as co-director , her first for a full-length feature . In 1951 , her husband created London Independent Producers , allowing Box more opportunities to direct . Many of her early films were adaptations of plays , and as such had a stage-bound feel , since she rarely shot on location . They were noteworthy more for their strong performances than they were for a distinctive directorial style . She favoured scripts with topical and frequently controversial themes , including Irish politics , teenage sex , abortion , illegitimacy , and syphilis , and several of her films were banned by local authorities . She pursued her favorite subject -- the female experience -- in a number of films , including Street Corner ( 1953 ) about women police officers , Somerset Maugham 's The Beachcomber ( 1954 ) , with Donald Sinden and Glynis Johns as a resourceful missionary , again working with Donald Sinden on Eyewitness ( 1956 ) and a series of comedies about the battle of the sexes , including The Passionate Stranger ( 1957 ) , The Truth About Women ( 1958 ) and her final film , Rattle of a Simple Man ( 1964 ) . Box often experienced prejudice in a male-dominated industry , especially hurtful when perpetrated by another female . In 1950 , Jean Simmons had her replaced on So Long at the Fair , and Kay Kendall unsuccessfully attempted to do the same with Simon and Laura ( 1955 ) . Many producers questioned her competence to direct large-scale feature films , and while the press was quick to note her position as one of very few women directors in the British film industry , their tone tended to be condescending rather than filled with praise . She left film-making to write novels and created a successful publishing house , Femina , which proved to be a rewarding outlet for her feminism . She divorced Sydney Box in 1969 . The following year , she married Gerald Gardiner , who had been Lord Chancellor . She died in Hendon , London in 1991 .",
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"text": "Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution . The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score . The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .",
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"text": "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": "Scandal Sheet (1985 film) Scandal Sheet is a 1985 American made-for-television film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Burt Lancaster . The film first aired on ABC on January 21 , 1985 .",
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"text": "The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) The Taming of the Shrew ( 1929 ) is the first sound film adaptation of the Shakespearean play of the same name . The movie was directed by Sam Taylor , adapted by Taylor from William Shakespeare 's play , and stars Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks .",
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"text": "Holiday (1930 film) Holiday is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film which tells the story of a young man who is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée 's family . It stars Ann Harding , Mary Astor , Edward Everett Horton , Robert Ames and Hedda Hopper . It was produced and released by Pathé Exchange . The film was adapted by Horace Jackson from the play by Philip Barry . It was directed by Edward H. Griffith .",
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"text": "The Virgin Queen (1955 film) The Virgin Queen is a 1955 DeLuxe Color historical drama film in CinemaScope starring Bette Davis , Richard Todd and Joan Collins . It focuses on the relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Sir Walter Raleigh . The film marks the second time Davis played the English monarch ; the first was The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ( 1939 ) . It was also the first Hollywood film for Australian actor Rod Taylor . Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills were nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design . LeMaire won , but for another film , Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing ( 1955 ) .",
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"text": "Pollyanna (1960 film) Pollyanna is a 1960 Walt Disney Productions feature film , starring child actress Hayley Mills , Jane Wyman , Karl Malden , and Richard Egan , in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town . Based on the novel Pollyanna ( 1913 ) by Eleanor Porter , the film was written and directed by David Swift . The film marks Mills 's first of six films for Disney , and it won the actress an Academy Juvenile Award .",
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"text": "The Lady of Lyons The Lady of Lyons ; or , Love and Pride , commonly known as The Lady of Lyons , is a five act romantic melodrama written in 1838 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton , 1st Baron Lytton . It was first produced in London at Covent Garden Theatre on 15 February 1838 and was revived many times over the rest of the 19th century . It was also adapted into two operas , and formed the part of the plot of an operetta .",
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"text": "First Term at Malory Towers First Term at Malory Towers is the first Malory Towers book by Enid Blyton . The book introduces the main characters including Darrell Rivers , Sally Hope , Mary-Lou , Alicia Johns , Betty Hill , Jean and teachers such as Miss Potts and Miss Grayling . The first book of 12 fictional tales of the adventures of school-girls at a boarding school called Malory Towers was written by Enid Blyton and later continued by Pamela Cox .",
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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": "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": "Son of the Gods Son of the Gods is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film with Technicolor sequences , produced and released by First National Pictures , a subsidiary of Warner Bros. . It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Rex Beach . Richard Barthelmess and Constance Bennett star as a couple in love who have a falling-out when she discovers that , though he looks Caucasian , he is actually Chinese .",
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"text": "Annie Horniman Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman CH ( 3 October 1860 -- 6 August 1937 ) was an English theatre patron and manager . She established the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and founded the first regional repertory theatre company in Britain at the Gaiety Theatre in Manchester . She encouraged the work of new writers and playwrights , including W. B. Yeats , George Bernard Shaw and members of what became known as the Manchester School of dramatists .",
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"text": "Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ( born Vivian Mary Hartley , and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947 ; 5 November 19138 July 1967 ) was a British stage and film actress . She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , a role she had also played on stage in London 's West End in 1949 . She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich ( 1963 ) . After her drama school education , Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England ( 1937 ) . Lauded for her beauty , Leigh felt that her physical attributes sometimes prevented her from being taken seriously as an actress . Despite her fame as a screen actress , Leigh was primarily a stage performer . During her 30-year career , she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia , Cleopatra , Juliet , and Lady Macbeth . Later in life , she performed as a character actress in a few films . At the time , the public strongly identified Leigh with her second husband Laurence Olivier , who was her spouse from 1940 to 1960 . Leigh and Olivier starred together in many stage productions , with Olivier often directing , and in three films . She earned a reputation for being difficult to work with , and for much of her adult life she suffered from bipolar disorder as well as recurrent bouts of chronic tuberculosis , which was first diagnosed in the mid-1940s and ultimately claimed her life at the age of 53 . Although her career had periods of inactivity , in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Leigh as the 16th greatest female movie star of classic Hollywood cinema .",
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"text": "My Favorite Season My Favorite Season ( Ma saison préférée ) is a 1993 French drama film directed by André Téchiné , co-written by Téchiné and Pascal Bonitzer , and starring Catherine Deneuve , Daniel Auteuil , and Marthe Villalonga . The story concerns two middle age siblings , a brother and sister , who resume their fragile relationship when they are forced to care for their ailing mother . It won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1996 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards .",
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"text": "Madame Du Barry (1934 film) Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio , Reginald Owen , Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins . The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry , the last mistress of King Louis XV of France . While this film does not serve accuracy to Madame Du Barry , it does feature antiques and jewelry that came from the actual days when Madame Du Barry lived . This film was released just as the Hollywood Production Code was taking full swing , and faced many problems with censors of the time . Scenes of this film had to be removed before its release or else it would have not been approved for release .",
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"text": "Mary and Martha (film) Mary and Martha is a 2013 British-American television film starring Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn , and directed by Phillip Noyce . Based on a screenplay by Richard Curtis , it was produced by Working Title Television , in association with the BBC and NBCUniversal . The film had its UK premiere on March 1 , 2013 on the BBC and premiered in the US on HBO on April 20 , 2013 . based on a true story .",
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"text": "The House of Mirth (1981 film) The House of Mirth is a 1981 American television film directed by Adrian Hall . It is based on Edith Wharton 's novel of the same name . It stars Geraldine Chaplin as the protagonist , Lily Bart . The film was part-funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities . It was broadcast on WNET on 2 November 1981 .",
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"text": "The Great Gatsby (1926 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon . It is the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald . Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson as Daisy Buchanan . The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . The Great Gatsby is now considered lost .",
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