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Estella Warren was born June 23, 1978.
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"text": "Estella Warren Estella Dawn Warren ( born December 23 , 1978 ) is a Canadian actress , fashion model , and former synchronized swimmer . During her swimming career she was a member of the Canadian national team and won three national titles . Since 1994 she has been modeling through publications such as Sports Illustrated as well as working for campaigns for such brands as Perry Ellis and Victoria 's Secret . She later began a career as an actress , starring in such films as Tim Burton 's 2001 re-adapted film Planet of the Apes as well as television roles in Law & Order , Law & Order : Special Victims Unit and Beauty and the Beast .",
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"text": "Joseph Warren (politician) Joseph L. Warren ( born May 31 , 1952 ) is an American politician . He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 90th District , being first elected in 1979 . He is a member of the Democratic party .",
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"text": "Rick Warren Richard Duane `` Rick '' Warren ( born January 28 , 1954 ) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author . He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church , an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest , California , that is the eighth-largest church in the United States ( including multi-site churches ) . He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books , including his guide to church ministry and evangelism , The Purpose Driven Church , which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism . He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book The Purpose Driven Life which has sold more than 30 million copies , making Warren a '' New York Times bestselling author . Warren holds conservative theological views and traditional evangelical views on social issues such as abortion , same-sex marriage , abstinence-only education over the use of condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS , and embryonic stem-cell research . During the 2008 United States presidential election , Warren hosted the Civil Forum on the Presidency at his church with both presidential candidates , John McCain and Barack Obama . Obama later sparked controversy when he asked Warren to give the invocation at the presidential inauguration in January 2009 .",
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"text": "Kate More Kate More ( born July 13 , 1978 ) is a pornographic film actress .",
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"text": "David Warren (American football) David Warren ( born October 14 , 1978 ) is a former collegiate American football player from Tyler , Texas .",
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"text": "The Wind (Warren Zevon album) The Wind is the twelfth and final studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon . The album was released on August 26 , 2003 , by Artemis Records . Zevon began recording the album shortly after he was diagnosed with inoperable pleural mesothelioma ( a cancer of the lining of the lung ) , and it was released just two weeks before his death on September 7 , 2003 . The album was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album . `` Disorder in the House '' , performed by Zevon and Bruce Springsteen , won Best Rock Vocal Performance ( Group or Duo ) . Songs from the album were nominated for an additional three Grammys .",
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"text": "Genevieve Chappell Genevieve Chappell ( born October 18 , 1972 ) is an American television personality and owner of GCS Productions .",
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"text": "Laura Ingraham Laura Anne Ingraham ( born June 19 , 1963 ) is an American radio talk show host , author , and conservative political commentator . Her nationally syndicated talk show , The Laura Ingraham Show , airs throughout the United States on Courtside Entertainment . Ingraham is also the official guest host on Fox News Channel 's The O'Reilly Factor and a contributor on This Week on ABC . She is also the editor-in-chief of LifeZette .",
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"text": "Syleena Johnson Syleena Johnson ( born September 2 , 1976 ) is an American Grammy Award nominated R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress .",
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"text": "Warren Scott Warren Scott ( born 28 September 1971 in Bishop 's Stortford , Hertfordshire ) is a British race driver . He currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship with his self-run Team BMR . He has also raced in the British Superbike Championship .",
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"text": "Carlene Carter Carlene Carter ( born Rebecca Carlene Smith ; September 26 , 1955 ) is an American country singer and songwriter . She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband , Carl Smith . Between 1978 and the present , Carter has recorded twelve albums , primarily on major labels . In the same timespan , she has released more than twenty singles , including three No. 3-peaking hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts .",
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"text": "Jennifer Paige Jennifer Paige ( born September 3 , 1973 ) is an American singer and songwriter . She is best known for the 1998 pop hit `` Crush '' .",
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"text": "Paris Warren Paris Jazz Warren ( born September 6 , 1982 ) is a former American football wide receiver . He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Utah . Warren has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys , New Orleans Saints , Florida Tuskers .",
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"text": "Warren Leight Warren Leight ( born January 17 , 1957 ) is an American playwright , screenwriter , film director and television producer . He is best known for his work on Law & Order : Criminal Intent , Lights Out and the showrunner for In Treatment and Law & Order : Special Victims Unit . His play Side Man was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama .",
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"text": "Eleonora Abbagnato Eleonora Abbagnato ( -LSB- eleoˈnɔːra abbaɲˈɲaːto -RSB- ; born 30 June 1978 ) is an Italian ballet dancer , model , and actress . She is currently an Étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet .",
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"text": "Warren County, Missouri Warren County is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri . As of the 2010 census , the population was 32,513 . The county is located on the north side of the Missouri River . Its county seat is Warrenton . The county was organized on January 5 , 1833 , and named for General Joseph Warren , who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War . Warren County is part of the St. Louis , MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area . The county is traversed by Route 94 , called the `` Missouri Weinstrasse '' because of the many vineyards from Marthasville east into St. Charles County . Warren County is also part of the Missouri Rhineland , with award-winning wineries located on both sides of the Missouri River .",
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"text": "Rebecca Hazelton Rebecca Hazelton Stafford ( born June 20 , 1978 , Richmond , Virginia ) is an award-winning American poet , editor , and critic .",
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"text": "Alicia Burley Alicia Burley ( born February 22 , 1978 , Lowell , Massachusetts , United States ) , is an American model . She was Playboy 's Cyber Girl of the Month for June 2003 , and Cyber Girl of the Year for 2004 . Alicia stands 5 ' 4 '' . She measured 34D-23-33 and weighed 110 pounds when she was chosen as Playboy 's Cyber Girl for the second week of February 2003 . She later was promoted to Cyber Girl of the Month for June 2003 , and eventually attained the title of 2004 Cyber Girl of the Year .",
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"text": "Estes Estes is an English-language surname said to derive from Old English and have the meaning `` of the East . '' As a surname , it has been traced to southern England in the region of Kent , as early as the mid-15th century , Robert Estes ( Ewstas , Esteuse ) b. 1475 Deal , Kent , England - d. 1506 Dover , Kent , England . Notable people with the surname include : Angie Estes , U.S. poet Billie Sol Estes , Texas businessman and politician Bob Estes , U.S. professional golf player Eleanor Estes , U.S. children 's author James A. Estes U.S. ecologist Jim Estes , U.S. golfer John Estes , U.S. football player John Adam Estes , also known as `` Sleepy John '' Estes , U.S. blues musician John Curtis Estes , birth name of adult film star John Holmes Patrick Estes , U.S. football player Richard Estes , U.S. photorealist painter Richard Despard Estes , Biologist Rob Estes , U.S. actor Ron Estes , U.S. Representative from Kansas Shawn Estes , Major League Baseball player Simon Estes , U.S. bass-baritone singer Vernon Estes , U.S. businessman Wayne Estes , U.S. basketball player Will Estes , U.S. actor William Kaye Estes , U.S. mathematical psychologist Yusuf Estes , U.S. former Christian minister , now convert to Islam Given name Estes is also less frequently found as a given name : Estes Banks , American football player Estes Kefauver , U.S. politician",
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"text": "Warren Lewis (footballer) Warren Lewis ( born 13 April 1971 ) is a former South African professional association football player .",
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Haiti declined membership in the World Trade Organization.
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"text": "Haiti Haiti ( -LSB- ˈheɪti -RSB- Haïti -LSB- a.iti -RSB- Ayiti -LSB- ajiti -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti , is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea . It occupies the western three-eighths of the island , which it shares with the Dominican Republic . Haiti is 27750 km2 in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people , making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole . The region was originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people . Spain discovered the island on 5 December 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic . When Columbus initially landed in Haiti , he had thought he had found India or Asia . On Christmas Day 1492 , Columbus ' flagship the Santa Maria ran aground north of what is now Limonade . As a consequence , Columbus ordered his men to salvage what they could from the ship , and he created the first European settlement in the Americas , naming it La Navidad after the day the ship was destroyed . The island was named La Española and claimed by Spain , which ruled until the early 17th century . Competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France , which named it Saint-Domingue . The development of sugarcane plantations , worked by slaves brought from Africa , led to the colony being among the most lucrative in the world . In the midst of the French Revolution ( 1789 -- 1799 ) , slaves and free people of colour revolted in the Haitian Revolution ( 1791 -- 1804 ) , culminating in the abolition of slavery and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte 's army at the Battle of Vertières . Afterward the sovereign nation of Haiti was established on 1 January 1804 the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean , the second republic in the Americas , the only nation in the western hemisphere to have defeated three European superpowers ( France , Spain , and the UK ) , and the only nation in the world established as a result of a successful slave revolt . The rebellion that began in 1791 was led by a former slave and the first black general of the French Army , Toussaint Louverture , whose military genius and political acumen transformed an entire society of slaves into an independent country . Upon his death in a prison in France , he was succeeded by his lieutenant , Jean-Jacques Dessalines , who declared Haiti 's sovereignty and later became the first Emperor of Haiti , Jacques I . The Haitian Revolution lasted just over a dozen years ; and apart from Alexandre Pétion , the first President of the Republic , all the first leaders of government were former slaves . The Citadelle Laferrière is the largest fortress in the Americas . Henri Christophe former slave and first king of Haiti , Henri I built it to withstand a possible foreign attack . It is a founding member of the United Nations , Organization of American States ( OAS ) , Association of Caribbean States , and the International Francophonie Organisation . In addition to CARICOM , it is a member of the International Monetary Fund , World Trade Organization , and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States . It has the lowest Human Development Index in the Americas . Most recently , in February 2004 , a coup d'état originating in the north of the country forced the resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide . A provisional government took control with security provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti ( MINUSTAH ) .",
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"text": "Truth and Justice Commission The Truth and Justice Commission of Mauritius was an independent truth commission established in 2009 , which explored the impact of slavery and indentured servitude in Mauritius . The Commission was tasked to investigate the dispossession of land , and `` determine appropriate measures to be extended to descendants of slaves and indentured laborers . '' It was `` unique in that it -LSB- dealt -RSB- with socio-economic class abuses '' and explored the possibility of reparations . The inclusion of reparations , whether for individuals or communities , was a controversial decision within the country which aimed to correct inequality . The Commission attempted to cover more than 370 years , the longest period of time that a truth commission has ever covered . The Commission consisted of five members who were appointed by the then President Sir Anerood Jugnauth . The President selected Alex Boraine , the former deputy chair of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission , and four Mauritians to oversea the research and publication of a document consisting of 7 Volumes , and detailing over 3 centuries of Mauritian history . The Truth and Justice Commission documented the `` economics of colonialism , slavery , and indentured servitude , the experiences of indentured Africans , Indians , and French engagés , and living and working conditions on sugar estates . '' In order to aid Mauritians in reconciling the past the commission recommended : `` 1 ) memorializing slavery ; 2 ) a better understanding and more inclusive account of Mauritian history and culture ; 3 ) a better and increased protections of Mauritian heritage ; 4 ) a less racist and elitist society ; 5 ) a more democratic public life , and ; 6 ) empowerment of Mauritians of African and Malagasy origin , as well as other recommendations to increase economic and social justice , particularly related to land issues and equitable and judicious use of the environment . '' Many of these recommendations have yet to be acted upon .",
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"text": "Human trafficking in Panama Panama is a source , transit , and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons , specifically forced prostitution . Although some Panamanian women and girls are found in forced prostitution in other countries in Latin America and in Europe , most Panamanian trafficking victims are exploited within the country . Although statistics were lacking , both NGOs and government officials anecdotally reported that commercial sexual exploitation of children was greater in rural areas and in the city of Colon than in Panama City . NGOs report that some Panamanian children , mostly young girls , are subjected to involuntary domestic servitude . Most foreign sex trafficking victims are adult women from Colombia , the Dominican Republic , and neighboring Central American countries ; some victims migrate voluntarily to Panama to work but are subsequently forced into prostitution . Weak controls along Panama 's borders make the nation an easy transit point for irregular migrants , from Latin America , East Africa , and Asia , some of whom may fall victim to human trafficking . The government of Panama does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking ; however , it is making significant efforts to do so . During the reporting period , authorities increased public awareness about the prostitution of children through seminars in schools and an outreach campaign with the tourism sector . Despite such efforts , the government showed little evidence of progress in combating human trafficking . Law enforcement efforts remained weak , the Panamanian penal code did not prohibit trafficking for forced labor , and the government failed to provide adequate assistance to victims and to identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations ; therefore , Panama is placed on Tier 2 Watch List .",
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"text": "Ivorian presidential election, 2010 A presidential election was held in two rounds in Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) . The first round was held on 31 October 2010 and a second round , in which President Laurent Gbagbo faced opposition leader Alassane Ouattara , was held on 28 November 2010 . Originally scheduled to be held in 2005 , the vote was delayed several times due to the Ivorian Civil War and difficulties involved in the organization and preparation of the election . A peace agreement between the government and the former rebel New Forces was signed on 4 March 2007 , and in late April 2009 , it was announced that the election would be held by 6 December 2009 , and that the date would be announced shortly . On 15 May 2009 , the date was announced to be 29 November 2009 . On 11 November , the election was postponed again due to delays in the electoral roll . It was announced on 3 December 2009 to be held in late February or early March 2010 . The election , in which ethnicity and the country 's north-south divide played a crucial role , ultimately pitted President Gbagbo , who had a strong support base in the south , against the long-time opposition leader and former Prime Minister Ouattara , who had overwhelming support in much of the north . The events leading up to the second round and following it were characterized by serious tension and some incidents of violence , and the preliminary report of the Carter Center `` cautions against a rush to judgment regarding the overall credibility of the election '' , but most observers considered that the overall result was not compromised , and that the election was essentially free and fair . On 2 December 2010 , the Independent Electoral Commission ( IEC ) released provisional results showing that Ouattara had won the election in the second round with 54 % of the vote . However the President of the Constitutional Council immediately declared that the results were invalid and the next day , in accordance with article 94 of the Constitution , the Constitutional Council declared Gbagbo the winner . Both Gbagbo and Ouattara claimed victory and took the presidential oath of office . The ensuing events led to the 2010 -- 2011 Ivorian crisis . The international community , including the United Nations , the African Union , the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) , the European Union , the United States , and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara , who is `` almost universally acknowledged to have defeated -LSB- Gbagbo -RSB- at the ballot box , '' and have called for Gbagbo to step down , despite the fact that the body charged by the Constitution with determining electoral disputes had declared Gbagbo to be the winner . On 18 December , Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country . However , the UN has refused , and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Ivory Coast until 30 June 2011 . International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast . The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies . The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices , up to an increase of 10 percent . The Ivory Coast is the world 's largest producer of the crop . After fighting the Second Ivorian Civil War , Gbagbo was forcefully removed from office and Ouattara took office as the undisputed president on April 11 , 2012 . Afterward , Gbagbo was indicted and arrested by the International Criminal Court .",
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"text": "André Apaid André Apaid , Jr. , the leader of the Group of 184 in Haiti , the civil society movement which forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004 through a coup d'état . He is the head of Alpha Industries , one of the largest assembly factories in Haiti , and of Fondation Nouvelle Haiti , a member of the Initiative de la Societe Civile group . Numerous allegations have been made against Apaid : His father , Andre Apaid , Senior , a Haitian immigrant of Lebanese origin , had been a strong supporter of Jean-Claude Duvalier . The root of the Apaid family 's opposition to Aristide is believed to be Aristide 's doubling of the minimum wage in 1991 , which conflicted with Alpha Industries business practices . Alpha Industries had been described in international reports as a notorious sweatshop . Apaid has also been accused of tax evasion . Apaid is the head of the Group of 184 , a group that is seen by some as a legitimate political organization and by others as an instigator of violence . Apaid reportedly has close ties with Thomas `` Labanye '' Robinson , a violent and dangerous gang leader in Cité Soleil , a slum outside Port-au-Prince . The Center for the Study of Human Rights states that Apaid pays Labanye to kill supporters of the Lavalas party , the political party of Aristide . The switch to electronic voting in Haiti , though the majority of Haiti is without electricity , is being promoted by Claude Apaid , the brother of André Apaid and the owner of the computer company that has secured the government contract to supply voting machines .",
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"text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 861 United Nations Security Council resolution 861 , adopted unanimously on 27 August 1993 , after recalling Resolution 841 ( 1993 ) and welcoming an agreement between the President of Haiti and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti , the Council , acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter , suspended international sanctions against Haiti . At the same time , the sanctions would be reimposed if at any point the Council is informed by the Secretary-General that the parties to the agreement or any other authorities in Haiti had not complied in good faith with the agreement . All measures would be reviewed with a view to lifting them definitively when the Secretary-General , having regard for the views of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States , informed the Security Council that all parties have fully implemented the agreement . The agreement would not be fully implemented which led the Security Council to reimpose sanctions in Resolution 875 .",
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"text": "Non-Aligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ) is a group of states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc . , the movement has 120 members . The purpose of the organization has been enumerated as to ensure `` the national independence , sovereignty , territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries '' in their `` struggle against imperialism , colonialism , neo-colonialism , racism , and all forms of foreign aggression , occupation , domination , interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics , '' by Fidel Castro in the Havana Declaration of 1979 . The countries of the Non-Aligned Movement represent nearly two-thirds of the United Nations ' members and contain 55 % of the world population . Membership is particularly concentrated in countries considered to be developing or part of the Third World . Although many of the Non-Aligned Movement 's members were actually quite closely aligned with one or another of the superpowers , the movement still maintained cohesion throughout the Cold War , even despite several conflicts between members which also threatened the movement . In the years since the Cold War 's end , it has focused on developing multilateral ties and connections as well as unity among the developing nations of the world , especially those within the Global South .",
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"text": "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": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 , adopted unanimously on April 28 , 2011 , after recalling previous resolutions on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast ) , including resolutions 1880 ( 2009 ) , 1893 ( 2009 ) , 1911 ( 2010 ) , 1933 ( 2010 ) , 1946 ( 2010 ) , 1962 ( 2010 ) and 1975 ( 2011 ) , the Council extended an arms embargo , ban on the trade of diamonds and targeted financial and travel sanctions on Ivorian officials until April 30 , 2012 . Côte d'Ivoire 's ambassador to the United Nations welcomed the adoption of the resolution to bring about `` the end of the state of belligerence , from which Cote d'Ivoire has suffered over the past for months . ''",
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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": "Haiti at the Paralympics Haiti first participated in the Paralympic Games in 2008 , sending a single athlete , Nephtalie Jean-Louis , to compete in powerlifting . Due to unspecified `` problems with her weight '' , however , Jean-Louis was ultimately unable to compete , and was listed as a non-starter in her event ( powerlifting ) . Thus it was only at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London that Haitian athletes competed for the first time . The country was represented by two athletes : Nephtalie Jean-Louis , in the shot put and javelin rather than in powerlifting ; and Josue Cajuste , also in the shot put and javelin . Haiti 's participation in the Paralympics is overseen by the Comité National Paralympique d'Haïti .",
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"text": "List of populated places affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake This is a list of populated places and structures affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake , a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake which occurred on 12 January 2010 , with an epicentre approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince , Haiti , and affected an estimated three million people . The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died , 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the quake . The earthquake caused extensive damage to infrastructure in southwestern Haiti -- in February , Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged . The deputy mayor of Léogâne , at the epicentre of the earthquake , reported that 90 percent of buildings in the city were destroyed and Léogâne had `` to be totally rebuilt . '' As much as 90 percent of Grand-Goâve was devastated , including all public buildings . In Gressier , 40 -- 50 percent of buildings were destroyed ; the same in the worst-affected areas of Carrefour . Jacmel , the capital of Sud-Est Department , also was heavily affected ; 70 percent of homes in the city were damaged according to the mayor of Jacmel , as well as the airport , hospital and city hall building . Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed , including the Presidential Palace , the National Assembly building ( Palais Législatif ) , the Supreme Court building ( Palais de Justice ) and the Holy Trinity and Port-au-Prince Cathedrals . Port-au-Prince 's main port and airport , the Port international de Port-au-Prince and Toussaint Louverture International Airport also suffered severe damage , as did Killick , the Haitian Coast Guard 's base in the capital city . The Ciné Institute , Haiti 's only film school , `` lost two buildings '' .",
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"text": "Andean states The Andean States ( Estados Andinos ) are a group of nations in South America connected by the Andes mountain range . `` Andean States '' is sometimes used to refer to all seven countries that the Andes runs through , regions with a shared culture primarily spread during the times of the Inca Empire ( such as the Quechua language and Andean cuisine ) , or it can be used in a geopolitical sense to designate countries in the region that are members of the Andean Community trade group and have a local ( as opposed to European ) cultural orientation . The Andes extend through the western part of South America in following countries : ( not considered to be geopolitically an Andean State ) ( not considered to be geopolitically an Andean State ) When grouped as `` the Andean states '' , the emphasis is on the mountainous regions of these countries . For example , the Argentine pampas are not part of the Andean region , but western Argentina along with Chile is part of the Andean region , and has cultural continuities with its Andean neighbors . Venezuela , Colombia , Peru , Ecuador and Bolivia are part of the Andean Community ( a trade grouping ) , and each contains Amazon Rainforest and Amazonian indigenous people as well as Andean mountains .",
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"text": "Import substitution industrialization Import substitution industrialization ( ISI ) is a trade and economic policy which advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production . ISI is based on the premise that a country should attempt to reduce its foreign dependency through the local production of industrialized products . The term primarily refers to 20th-century development economics policies , although it has been advocated since the 18th century by economists such as Friedrich List and Alexander Hamilton . ISI policies were enacted by countries in the Global South with the intention of producing development and self-sufficiency through the creation of an internal market . ISI works by having the state lead economic development through nationalization , subsidization of vital industries ( including agriculture , power generation , etc. ) , increased taxation , and highly protectionist trade policies . Import substitution industrialization was gradually abandoned by developing countries in the 1980s and 1990s due to the insistence of the IMF and World Bank on their structural adjustment programs of global market-driven liberalization aimed at the Global South . In the context of Latin American development , the term `` Latin American structuralism '' refers to the era of import substitution industrialization in many Latin American countries from the 1950s until the 1980s . The theories behind Latin American structuralism and ISI were organized in the works of Raúl Prebisch , Hans Singer , Celso Furtado , and other structural economic thinkers , and gained prominence with the creation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( UNECLAC or CEPAL ) . While the theorists behind ISI or Latin American structuralism were not homogeneous and did not belong to one particular school of economic thought , ISI and Latin American structuralism and the theorists who developed its economic framework shared a basic common belief in a state-directed , centrally planned form of economic development . In promoting state-induced industrialization through governmental spending through the infant industry argument , ISI and Latin American structuralist approaches to development are largely influenced by a wide range of Keynesian , communitarian , and socialist economic thought . ISI is often associated and linked with dependency theory , although the latter has traditionally adopted a much broader Marxist sociological framework in addressing what are perceived to be the origins of underdevelopment through the historical effects of colonialism , Eurocentrism , and neoliberalism .",
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"text": "Unified Party of Haitian Communists The Unified Party of Haitian Communists ( Parti unifié des communistes haitiens ) was a political party in Haiti . PUCH was established in 1968 by the mergers the Popular Entente Party ( founded in 1959 ) and the Party of Union of Haitian Democrats ( founded in 1954 and was until 1965 called the People 's Party of National Liberation ) . The declaration of merger of the two parties stated : `` PUCH is the conscious and organized vanguard of the working class , fighting under the banner of the Marxist-Leninist ideology . The path of the Haitian revolution , as defined in the documents of PUCH - is the path of armed struggle , which must be carried out in response to the reactionary violence '' . PUCH was a clandestine party from its foundation . The party initiated a lot of work for agrarian reform amongst the peasantry in the villages . In 1969 the François Duvalier regime launched a crackdown on the party . Various urban and regional party organizations were dismantled . Hundreds of PUCH activists were jailed and tortured . The Central Committee secretaries Gérald Brisson and Raymond Jean Francois were killed , as were the members of the Port-au-Prince committee Jacques Jeannot and Adrien Sansarik . The party was however , able to rebuild illegal party organs and mass organizations . In June 1971 the party leadership put forward an action programme for unity of all progressive forces fighting against the Haitian regime . In the 1980s , the party leadership was exiled in France . The PUCH sent a delegation to the 1969 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties held in Moscow . The party endorsed the documents adopted at the meeting .",
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"text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 873 United Nations Security Council resolution 873 , adopted unanimously on 13 October 1993 , after recalling resolutions 841 ( 1993 ) , 861 ( 1993 ) , 862 ( 1993 ) and 867 ( 1993 ) , the Council noted the continued obstruction of the arrival of the United Nations Mission in Haiti ( UNMIH ) and the failure of the Armed Forces of Haiti to carry out their responsibilities and therefore reimposed international sanctions against Haiti that were previously suspended . The decision was taken under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter , after the Council learned of the failure of the military and police in not complying with the Governors Island Agreement and determined it to be a threat to international peace and security . The termination would come into effect at 23:59 Eastern Standard Time on 18 October 1993 unless the Council heard that the parties were implementing the agreements . Funds that were frozen could be released at the request of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide or Prime Minister Robert Malval , and that the Committee established in Resolution 841 would have the authority to grant exceptions to the prohibitions on a case-by-case basis . The resolution expressed the Council 's readiness to consider further measures if authorities and others in Haiti continue to impede UNMIH and its rights to freedom of movement and communication or others necessary to carry out its mandate .",
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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": "Marrakesh Agreement The Marrakesh Agreement , manifested by the Marrakesh Declaration , was an agreement signed in Marrakesh , Morocco , by 124 nations on 15 April 1994 , marking the culmination of the 12-year-long Uruguay Round and establishing the World Trade Organization , which officially came into being on January 1 , 1995 . The agreement developed out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) , supplemented by a number of other agreements on issues including trade in services , sanitary and phytosanitary measures , trade-related aspects of intellectual property and technical barriers to trade . It also established a new , more efficient and legally binding means of dispute resolution . The various agreements which make up the Marrakesh Agreement combine as an indivisible whole ; no entity can be party to any one agreement without being party to them all .",
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"text": "World Trade University World Trade University is a failed private university in British Columbia , Canada . Launched in 2001 , the university withdrew its application for degree-granting status in 2008 and `` has yet to open '' . The university was created via a private member 's bill of the British Columbia government -- an act that the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C. ( CUFABC ) is requesting be rescinded . The British Columbia government `` erroneously '' described the university as a `` United Nations mechanism '' , and the university web site removed logos of the World Bank and the United Nations after those institutions denied that there were partnerships with the university . The university is located in a former military base , CFB Chilliwack , renovated at a cost of $ 1 million paid by the city . An August 2008 article in the National Post concluded that the story of this institution `` reflected badly on the B.C. government . ''",
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"text": "Community of Latin American and Caribbean States The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States ( Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños , CELAC Comunidade de Estados Latino-Americanos e Caribenhos Communauté des États Latino-Américains et Caribéens Gemeenschap van Latijns-Amerikaanse en Caraïbische Staten ) is a regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean states thought out on February 23 , 2010 , at the Rio Group -- Caribbean Community Unity Summit , and created on December 3 , 2011 , in Caracas , Venezuela , with the signature of The Declaration of Caracas . It consists of 33 sovereign countries in the Americas representing roughly 600 million people . Due to the focus of the organization on Latin American and Caribbean countries , other countries and territories in the Americas , Canada and the United States , as well as the overseas territories in the Americas of France ( Overseas departments and territories of France ) , the Netherlands ( Dutch Caribbean ) , Denmark ( Greenland ) and the United Kingdom ( British Overseas Territories ) are not included . CELAC is an example of a decade-long push for deeper integration within Latin America . CELAC was created to deepen Latin American integration and by some to reduce the significant influence of the United States on the politics and economics of Latin America . It is seen as an alternative to the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , the regional body that was founded by United States and 21 other Latin American nations originally as a countermeasure to potential Soviet influence in the region . CELAC is the successor of the Rio Group and the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development ( CALC ) . In July 2010 , CELAC selected President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez and President of Chile Sebastián Piñera , as co-chairs of the forum to draft statutes for the organization .",
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"text": "Post-industrial economy A post-industrial economy refers to a period of growth within an industrialized economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing reduces and that of services , information , and research grows . Such economies are often marked by : A declining manufacturing sector , resulting in deindustrialization , a large service sector , and an increase in the amount of information technology , often leading to an `` information age '' . Information , knowledge , and creativity are the new raw materials of such an economy . The industry aspect of a post-industrial economy is sent into less developed nations which manufacture what is needed at lower costs ( see outsourcing ) . This occurrence is typical of nations that industrialized in the past such as the United States and most Western European countries .",
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"text": "Ceres (dwarf planet) Ceres ( -LSB- ˈsɪəriːz -RSB- minor-planet designation : 1 Ceres ) is the largest object in the asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . Its diameter is approximately 945 km , making it the largest of the minor planets within the orbit of Neptune . The 33rd-largest known body in the Solar System , it is the only dwarf planet within the orbit of Neptune.Due to its eccentric orbit , the dwarf planet Pluto was also within the orbit of Neptune from 1979 to 1999 , and will be again from approximately 2227 to 2247 . Composed of rock and ice , Ceres is estimated to compose approximately one third of the mass of the entire asteroid belt . Ceres is the only object in the asteroid belt known to be rounded by its own gravity ( though detailed analysis was required to exclude 4 Vesta ) . From Earth , the apparent magnitude of Ceres ranges from 6.7 to 9.3 , and hence even at its brightest it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye except under extremely dark skies . Ceres was the first asteroid to be discovered ( by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo on 1 January 1801 ) . It was originally considered a planet , but was reclassified as an asteroid in the 1850s after many other objects in similar orbits were discovered . Ceres appears to be differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle , and may have a remnant internal ocean of liquid water under the layer of ice . The surface is probably a mixture of water ice and various hydrated minerals such as carbonates and clay . In January 2014 , emissions of water vapor were detected from several regions of Ceres . This was unexpected because large bodies in the asteroid belt typically do not emit vapor , a hallmark of comets . The robotic NASA spacecraft Dawn entered orbit around Ceres on 6 March 2015 . Pictures with a resolution previously unattained were taken during imaging sessions starting in January 2015 as Dawn approached Ceres , showing a cratered surface . Two distinct bright spots ( or high-albedo features ) inside a crater ( different from the bright spots observed in earlier Hubble images ) were seen in a 19 February 2015 image , leading to speculation about a possible cryovolcanic origin or outgassing . On 3 March 2015 , a NASA spokesperson said the spots are consistent with highly reflective materials containing ice or salts , but that cryovolcanism is unlikely . However , on 2 September 2016 , NASA scientists released a paper in Science that claimed that a massive ice volcano called Ahuna Mons is the strongest evidence yet for the existence of these mysterious ice volcanoes . On 11 May 2015 , NASA released a higher-resolution image showing that , instead of one or two spots , there are actually several . On 9 December 2015 , NASA scientists reported that the bright spots on Ceres may be related to a type of salt , particularly a form of brine containing magnesium sulfate hexahydrite ( MgSO4 · 6H2O ) ; the spots were also found to be associated with ammonia-rich clays . In June 2016 , near-infrared spectra of these bright areas were found to be consistent with a large amount of sodium carbonate , implying that recent geologic activity was probably involved in the creation of the bright spots . In October 2015 , NASA released a true color portrait of Ceres made by Dawn . In February 2017 , organics were reported to have been detected on Ceres in Ernutet crater ( see image ) .",
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"text": "Mare Nectaris Mare Nectaris ( `` Sea of Nectar '' ) is a small lunar mare or sea ( a volcanic lava plain noticeably darker than the rest of the Moon 's surface ) located south of Mare Tranquillitatis southwest of Mare Fecunditatis , on the near side of the moon . Montes Pyrenaeus borders the mare to the east and Sinus Asperitatis fuses to its northwestern edge . It is 84,000 square kilometers in size . Several large craters are situated at the borders of Mare Nectaris . Biggest one is lava-filled Fracastorius ( 124 km ) , which fuses with southern coast of the Sea . A prominent trio of 100-km craters Theophilus , Cyrillus and Catharina is located near northwestern coast . Other notable feature is a `` ghost crater '' Daguerre , almost entirely covered with lava , in the northern part of Mare Nectaris . Mare Nectaris is located in the central part of 860-km-diameter impact basin , which was formed 3.8 -- 3.9 billions year ago . This event marks the beginning of Nectarian period of the lunar geologic timescale . Best-preserved ( southwestern ) part of the rim of this basin is called Rupes Altai . Lava filling of Mare Nectaris is younger than the basin itself . The mare material is approximately 1000m in depth , and mainly of the Nectarian period and the Lower Imbrian epoch , with the mare material of the Upper Imbrian epoch . The crater Theophilus on the northeastern side of the mare is of the Eratosthenian period . Thus , the crater is younger than the mare to its southeast . Enough subsidence has occurred to open a few arcuate grabens on the western margin of the mare . A mass concentration ( mascon ) , or gravitational high , was identified in the center of Mare Nectaris from Doppler tracking of the five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft in 1968 . The mascon was confirmed and mapped at higher resolution with later orbiters such as Lunar Prospector and GRAIL .",
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"text": "Transit of Mercury A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet , becoming visible against ( and hence obscuring a small portion of ) the solar disk . During a transit , Mercury appears as a tiny black dot moving across the disk of the Sun . Transits of Mercury with respect to Earth are much more frequent than transits of Venus , with about 13 or 14 per century , in part because Mercury is closer to the Sun and orbits it more rapidly . Transits of Mercury occur in May or November . The last four transits occurred on November 15 , 1999 ; May 7 , 2003 ; November 8 , 2006 ; and May 9 , 2016 . The next will occur on November 11 , 2019 , and then on November 13 , 2032 . A typical transit lasts several hours . On June 3 , 2014 , the Mars rover Curiosity observed the planet Mercury transiting the Sun , marking the first time a planetary transit has been observed from a celestial body besides Earth . More generally , transits can also occur for Venus and were investigated in the context of searching for the hypothetical inner planet Vulcan .",
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"text": "Aquarius (astrology) Aquarius ( Greek : Ὑδροχόος Hydrokhoös , Latin : Aquārius ) is the eleventh astrological sign in the Zodiac , originating from the constellation Aquarius . The water carrier represented by the zodiacal constellation Aquarius is Ganymede , a beautiful Phrygian youth . Ganymede was the son of Tros , king of Troy ( according to Lucian , he was also the son of Dardanus ) . While tending to his father 's flocks on Mount Ida , Ganymede was spotted by Jupiter . The king of gods became enamored of the boy and flew down to the mountain in the form of a large bird , whisking Ganymede away to the heavens . Ever since , the boy has served as cupbearer to the gods . Ovid has Orpheus sing the tale : `` The king of the gods was once fired with love for Phrygian Ganymede , and when that happened Jupiter found another shape preferable to his own . Wishing to turn himself into a bird , he none the less scorned to change into any save that which can carry his thunderbolts . Then without delay , beating the air on borrowed pinions , he snatched away the shepherd of Ilium , who even now mixes the winecups , and supplies Jove with nectar , to the annoyance of Juno '' ( Metamorphoses X 154-160 ) . Aquarius is a summer constellation in the northern hemisphere , found near Pisces and Cetus . It is especially notable as the radiant for four meteor showers , the largest of which is the Delta Aquarid meteor shower in late July and early August . Under the tropical zodiac , the sun is in Aquarius typically between January 20 and February 18 , while under the Sidereal Zodiac , the sun is in Aquarius from approximately February 15 to March 14 , depending on leap year .",
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"text": "CERES Community Environment Park The CERES Community Environment Park , or Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies , is a 10 acre urban environmental centre located in urban Brunswick East , Victoria , Australia . CERES is pronounced series , and the name is partially derived from Ceres the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology . Prior to CERES managing the land , it was a bluestone quarry and then a municipal tip . CERES is a charity with the principal purpose of `` protecting and enhancing the natural environment , including by providing information and education to increase understanding of human impacts on the natural environment '' . It aims to pursue this purpose by being a `` place for community-based learning and action '' to create the following ways of living together : environmentally beneficial socially just economically satisfying culturally enriching spiritually nurturing CERES received the 1996 Banksia Environmental Award for Education and Training , and has also received many other awards .",
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"text": "Nine Views Nine Views ( Devet pogleda ) is an ambiental installation in Zagreb , Croatia which , together with the sculpture Prizemljeno Sunce ( The Grounded Sun ) , makes up a consistent model of the Solar System . Prizemljeno Sunce by Ivan Kožarić was first displayed in 1971 by the building of the Croatian National Theatre , and since then changed location a few times . Since 1994 it has been situated in the Bogovićeva Street . It is simply a bronze sphere around 2 metres in diameter . In 2004 , artist Davor Preis had a two-week exhibition in the Josip Račić Exhibition Hall in Margaretska Street in Zagreb , and afterwards he placed 9 models of the planets of the Solar System around Zagreb , to complete a model of the entire solar system . The models ' sizes as well as their distances from the Prizemljeno Sunce are all in the same scale as the Prizemljeno Sunce itself . Preis did this installation with very little or no publicity , so his installation is n't well known among citizens of Zagreb . On a few occasions individuals or small groups of people , particularly physics students , `` discovered '' that there was a model of the solar system in Zagreb . One of the earliest efforts to find all of the planets was started in November 2004 on the web forum of the student section of Croatian Physics Society . The locations of the planets are as follows : Mercury - 3 Margaretska Street Venus - 3 Ban Josip Jelačić Square Earth - 9 Varšavska Street Mars - 21 Tkalčićeva Street Jupiter - 71 Voćarska Street Saturn - 1 Račićeva Street Uranus - 9 Siget ( not at the residential building but at the garage across the street ) Neptune - Kozari Way 48 Pluto - Bologna Alley ( underpass ) - included in the installation before being demoted to dwarf planet The system is at scale 1:680 000 000 . Earth 's model is about 1.9 cm in size and at 225 m distance from the sun 's model , while Pluto 's model is 7.7 km away from it .",
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"text": "Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history . Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery ( multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging , observation , and publication differ ) , identified through its various designations ( including temporary and permanent schemes ) , and the discoverer ( s ) listed . Historically the naming of moons did not always match the times of their discovery . Traditionally , the discoverer enjoys the privilege of naming the new object ; however , some neglected to do so ( E. E. Barnard stated he would `` defer any suggestions as to a name '' -LSB- for Amalthea -RSB- `` until a later paper '' but never got around to picking one from the numerous suggestions he received ) or actively declined ( S. B. Nicholson stated `` Many have asked what the new satellites '' -LSB- Lysithea and Carme -RSB- `` are to be named . They will be known only by the numbers X and XI , written in Roman numerals , and usually prefixed by the letter J to identify them with Jupiter . '' ) . The issue arose nearly as soon as planetary satellites were discovered : Galileo referred to the four main satellites of Jupiter using numbers while the names suggested by his rival Simon Marius gradually gained universal acceptance . The International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) eventually started cleaning up the naming business in the late 1970s .",
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"text": "HD 187123 c HD 187123 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 156 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus , orbiting the star HD 187123 . This planet was published in 2006 . The radius of the planet 's orbit is 4.80 AU , 113 times more distant from the star than first companion . This takes 10 years to orbit . As it is typical for very long-period planets , the orbit is eccentric , referring to as `` eccentric Jupiter '' . At periastron , the orbital distance is 3.60 AU and at apastron , the distance is 6.00 AU . The planet 's mass is nearly 2 times that of Jupiter , but is likely to be smaller in size than the inner planet .",
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"text": "Titius–Bode law The Titius -- Bode law ( sometimes termed just Bode 's law ) is a hypothesis that the bodies in some orbital systems , including the Sun 's , orbit at semi-major axes in a function of planetary sequence . The formula suggests that , extending outward , each planet would be approximately twice as far from the Sun as the one before . The hypothesis correctly anticipated the orbits of Ceres ( in the asteroid belt ) and Uranus , but failed as a predictor of Neptune 's orbit and has eventually been superseded as a theory of solar system formation . It is named for Johann Daniel Titius and Johann Elert Bode .",
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"text": "Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days . It has the longest rotation period ( 243 days ) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . It has no natural satellites . It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty . It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon , reaching an apparent magnitude of − 4.6 , bright enough to cast shadows at night and , though rare , occasionally be visible in broad daylight . Because Venus orbits within Earth 's orbit it is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun ; its maximum angular distance from the Sun ( elongation ) is 47.8 ° . Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth 's `` sister planet '' because of their similar size , mass , proximity to the Sun , and bulk composition . It is radically different from Earth in other respects . It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets , consisting of more than 96 % carbon dioxide . The atmospheric pressure at the planet 's surface is 92 times that of Earth , or roughly the pressure found 900 m underwater on Earth . Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System , with a mean surface temperature of 735 K , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun . Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid , preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light . It may have had water oceans in the past , but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect . The water has probably photodissociated , and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field . Venus 's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism . As one of the brightest objects in the sky , Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed . It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures , and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the `` morning star '' and `` evening star '' . Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky , as early as the second millennium BC . As the closest planet to Earth , Venus has been a prime target for early interplanetary exploration . It was the first planet beyond Earth visited by a spacecraft ( Mariner 2 in 1962 ) , and the first to be successfully landed on ( by Venera 7 in 1970 ) . Venus 's thick clouds render observation of its surface impossible in visible light , and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter in 1991 . Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions , but they are hindered by Venus 's hostile surface conditions .",
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"text": "9 Ceti 9 Ceti is the Flamsteed designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus . It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.39 , which is below the limit that can be seen with the naked eye by a typical observer . ( According to the Bortle scale , it is possible for some observers to see it from dark rural skies . ) Based upon measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft , this star is around 68 light years away from the Sun . There is a magnitude 12.57 optical companion at an angular separation of 214 arc seconds along a position angle of 294 ° ( as of 1999 ) , although the pair are not physically associated as they have different proper motions . This is a solar analog , which is defined as a `` Population I dwarf with gross properties not very different from those of the Sun '' . It is a G-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of G3 V , which means it is generating energy through the fusion of hydrogen into helium at its core . The mass and radius of the star are similar to the Sun , although the abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium is about 50 % greater . It is much younger than the Sun , being an estimated 850 million years of age . The effective temperature of the stellar atmosphere is around 5,807 K , giving it the yellow-hued glow of a G-type star . In 1980 , this was found to be a variable star with a periodicity of 7.655 days , and it was given variable star designation BE Cet . This variation in luminosity was interpreted to be the result of rotational modulation of star spot activity in the photosphere , and hence it is classified as a BY Draconis variable . There is considerable variation in the strength of the surface activity -- to the point where it has appeared inactive during some observation runs . The strength of the surface magnetic field was measured to be 450 G . The spectrum of this star includes lines of titanium oxide and calcium hydride , which , for a star of this class , is further evidence of star spot activity . Star spots cover an estimated 3 % of the surface . This star has been examined for evidence of a planetary companion or a debris disk , but as of 2015 none has been found . The age of the star and its motion through space suggest that it is a member of the Hyades stellar kinematic group .",
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"text": "HD 17156 b HD 17156 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 240 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia . The planet was discovered orbiting the yellow subgiant star HD 17156 in April 2007 . The planet is classified as a relatively cool hot Jupiter planet slightly smaller than Jupiter but slightly larger than Saturn in a so-called `` torched orbit '' . This highly-eccentric three-week orbit takes it approximately 0.0523 AU of the star at periastron before swinging out to approximately 0.2665 AU at apastron . Its eccentricity is about the same as 16 Cygni Bb , a so-called `` eccentric Jupiter '' . Until 2009 , HD 17156 b was the transiting planet with the longest orbital period . The planet was discovered on April 14 , 2007 by a team using the radial velocity method on the Keck and Subaru telescopes . The team made an initial , negative , transit search , but they were only able to cover 25 % of the search space . This left the possibility of a transit open . After the possibility of a transit was discussed on oklo.org , various groups performed a follow-on search . These searches confirmed a three-hour transit on October 2 , 2007 and a paper was published two days later . Careful radial velocity measurements have made it possible to detect the Rossiter -- McLaughlin effect , the shifting in photospheric spectral lines caused by the planet occulting a part of the rotating stellar surface . This effect allows the measurement of the angle between the planet 's orbital plane and the equatorial plane of the star . This planet 's spin-orbit angle was initially measured by Narita in 2007 as +62 ± 25 but has been remeasured by Cochran +9.4 ± 9.3 degrees . By analogy with HD 149026 b , a low angle would imply the formation of the planet was peaceful and probably involved interactions with the protoplanetary disc . A much larger angle suggests a violent interplay with other protoplanets . Given its eccentricity the latter is equally probable until the discrepancy of the Rossiter results is resolved . It is so distant from its star and eccentric , that it will never enter a secondary eclipse relative to Earth , of the planet behind the star . The star 's true temperature , and so the planet 's surface temperature , can not be measured with accuracy . Due to the high eccentricity the atmosphere of the planet undergoes a factor of 27 variation in stellar flux during each orbit .",
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"text": "Jupiter trojan The Jupiter trojans , commonly called Trojan asteroids or just Trojans , are a large group of asteroids that share the orbit of the planet Jupiter around the Sun . Relative to Jupiter , each Trojan librates around one of Jupiter 's two stable Lagrangian points , , lying 60 ° ahead of the planet in its orbit , and , 60 ° behind . Jupiter trojans are distributed in two elongated , curved regions around these Lagrangian points with an average semi-major axis of about 5.2 AU . The first Jupiter trojan discovered , 588 Achilles , was spotted in 1906 by German astronomer Max Wolf . A total of 6,178 Jupiter trojans have been found . By convention they are each named after a mythological figure from the Trojan War , hence the name `` Trojan '' . The total number of Jupiter trojans larger than 1 km in diameter is believed to be about , approximately equal to the number of asteroids larger than 1 km in the asteroid belt . Like main-belt asteroids , Jupiter trojans form families . Jupiter trojans are dark bodies with reddish , featureless spectra . No firm evidence of the presence of water , or any other specific compound on their surface has been obtained , but it is thought that they are coated in tholins , organic polymers formed by the Sun 's radiation . The Jupiter trojans ' densities ( as measured by studying binaries or rotational lightcurves ) vary from 0.8 to 2.5 g · cm − 3 . Jupiter trojans are thought to have been captured into their orbits during the early stages of the Solar System 's formation or slightly later , during the migration of giant planets . The term `` trojan '' has come to be used more generally to refer to other small Solar System bodies with similar relationships to larger bodies : for example , there are both Mars trojans and Neptune trojans , and Saturn has trojan moons . NASA has announced the discovery of an Earth trojan . The term `` Trojan asteroid '' is normally understood to specifically mean the Jupiter trojans because the first Trojans were discovered near Jupiter 's orbit and Jupiter currently has by far the most known Trojans .",
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"text": "Double planet In astronomy , a double planet ( also binary planet ) is a binary system where both objects are of planetary mass . The term is not recognized by the International Astronomical Union and is therefore not an official classification . At its 2006 General Assembly , the International Astronomical Union considered a proposal that Pluto and Charon be reclassified as a double planet , but the proposal was abandoned in favor of the current definition of planet . In promotional materials advertising the SMART-1 mission and pre-dating the IAU planet definition , the European Space Agency once referred to the Earth -- Moon system as a double planet . Some binary asteroids with components of roughly equal mass are sometimes informally referred to as double minor planets . These include binary asteroids 69230 Hermes and 90 Antiope and binary Kuiper belt objects ( KBOs ) 79360 Sila -- Nunam and .",
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"text": "Kruger 60 Kruger 60 ( DO Cephei ) is a binary star system located 13.15 light-years from the Sun . These red dwarf stars orbit each other every 44.6 years . The larger , primary star is designated component A , while the secondary , smaller star is labeled component B. Component A has about 27 % of the Sun 's mass and 35 % of the Sun 's radius . Component B has about 18 % of the Sun 's mass and 24 % of the Sun 's radius . Component B is a flare star and has been given the variable star designation `` DO Cephei '' . It is an irregular flare that typically doubles in brightness and then returns to normal over an 8-minute period . On average , the two stars are separated by 9.5 AUs , which is roughly the average distance of Saturn from the Sun . However , their eccentric mutual orbit causes their distance to vary between 5.5 AUs at periastron , to 13.5 at apastron . This system is orbiting through the Milky Way at a distance from the core that varies from 7 -- 9 kpc with an orbital eccentricity of 0.126 -- 0.130 . The closest approach to the Sun will occur in about 88,600 years when this system will come within 1.95 parsecs .",
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"text": "Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia is an astronomy website , founded in Paris , France at the Meudon Observatory by Jean Schneider in February 1995 , which maintains a database of all the currently known and candidate extrasolar planets , with individual `` note '' pages for each planet and a full list interactive catalog spreadsheet . The main catalogue comprises databases of all of the currently confirmed extrasolar planets as well as a database of unconfirmed planet detections . The databases are frequently updated with new data from peer-reviewed publications and conferences . In their respective pages , the Planets are listed along with their basic properties such as the year of planet 's discovery , mass , radius , orbital period , semi-major axis , eccentricity , inclination , longitude of periastron , time of periastron , maximum time variation , and time of transit , including all error range values . The individual planet data pages also contain the data on the parent star such as Name , Distance ( pc ) , Spectral Type , Effective Temperature , Apparent Magnitude V , Mass , Radius , Age , Right Asc . Coord. , Decl . Coord . Even when they are known , not all of these figures are listed in the interactive spreadsheet catalog . And many missing planet figures that would simply require the application of Kepler 's third law of motion are left blank . Most notably absent on all pages is the star 's luminosity . As of June 2011 , the catalog aims to include objects up to 25 Jupiter masses , an increase on the previous inclusion criteria of 20 Jupiter masses .",
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"text": "Phoebe (moon) Phoebe ( -LSB- ˈfiːbi -RSB- ; Greek : Φοίβη Phoíbē ) is an irregular satellite of Saturn with a mean diameter of 213 km . It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 17 March 1899 from photographic plates that had been taken starting on 16 August 1898 at the Boyden Observatory near Arequipa , Peru , by DeLisle Stewart . It was the first satellite to be discovered photographically . Phoebe was the first target encountered upon the arrival of the Cassini spacecraft in the Saturn system in 2004 , and is thus unusually well-studied for an irregular satellite of its size . Cassini '' 's trajectory to Saturn and time of arrival were specifically chosen to permit this flyby . After the encounter and its insertion into orbit , Cassini '' did not go much beyond the orbit of Iapetus . Phoebe is roughly spherical and has a differentiated interior . It was spherical and hot early in its history and was battered out of roundness by repeated impacts . It is believed to be a captured centaur that originated in the Kuiper belt .",
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"text": "Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable ( sometimes termed dwarf cepheid ) is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star 's surface . The variables are important standard candles and have been used to establish the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud , globular clusters , open clusters , and the Galactic center . The variables follow a period-luminosity relation in certain passbands like other standard candles such as Cepheids . SX Phoenicis variables are generally considered to be a subclass of Delta Scuti variables that contain old stars , and can be found in globular clusters . SX Phe variables also follow a period-luminosity relation . The recently discovered Rapidly oscillating Ap stars are also a subclass of Delta Scuti variables , found on the main sequence . One last sub-class are the pre-main sequence ( PMS ) Delta Scuti variables . The OGLE and MACHO surveys have detected nearly 3000 Delta Scuti variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud . Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours , although the amplitude and period of the fluctuations can vary greatly . The stars are usually A0 to F5 type giant or main sequence stars . The high-amplitude Delta Scuti variables are also called AI Velorum stars . They are the second most abundant variable source in the Milky Way after white dwarfs . Delta Scuti stars exhibit both radial and non-radial luminosity pulsations . Non-radial pulsations are when some parts of the surface move inwards and some outward at the same time . Radial pulsations are a special case , where the star expands and contracts around its equilibrium state by altering the radius to maintain its spherical shape . The variations are due to the swelling and shrinking of the star through the Eddington Valve ( or Kappa ) Mechanism . The stars have a helium rich atmosphere . As helium is heated it becomes more ionised , which is more opaque . So at the dimmest part in the cycle the star has highly ionised opaque helium in its atmosphere blocking part of the light from escaping . The energy from this `` blocked light '' causes the helium to heat up , expand , ionise , become more transparent and therefore allow more light through . As more light is let through the star appears brighter and , with the expansion , the helium begins to cool down . Hence the helium contracts and heats up again and the cyclical process continues . Throughout their lifetime Delta Scuti stars exhibit pulsation when they are situated on the classical Cepheid instability strip . They then move across from the main sequence into the giant branch . The prototype of these sorts of variable stars is Delta Scuti , which exhibits brightness fluctuations from +4.60 to +4.79 in apparent magnitude with a period of 4.65 hours . Other well known Delta Scuti variables include Altair , Denebola ( β Leonis ) and β Cassiopeiae . Vega ( α Lyrae ) is a suspected Delta Scuti variable , but this remains unconfirmed .",
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"text": "Temple of Neptune (Rome) The Temple of Neptune ( Latin : Aedes Neptuni ) was an ancient Roman temple dedicated to Neptune on the Campus Martius near the Circus Flaminius in Rome . It was built in 220 BC , though the earliest mention of a temple dedicated to Neptune dates to 206 BC , relating to its doors and altar . A new temple was built by consul Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus to commemorate his naval victory at Philippi over Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus - he may have vowed a temple to Neptune on the eve of battle in return for success in it . He began construction sometime after his arrival back in Rome in 32 BC and placed a sculptor by Scopas inside it showing Neptune , Thetis and Achilles surrounded by Nereids , Tritons and sea monsters A large frieze showing a lustratio of a Roman army and a sea thaisos probably comes from this temple - it is now split between the Louvre in Paris and the Glyptothek in Munich . The church of San Salvatore in Campo was long thought to be built on the temple 's foundations , but the church is probably too far from the Circus Flaminius for this to be correct .",
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"text": "Epsilon Aquilae Epsilon Aquilae ( ε Aql , ε Aquilae ) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Aquila . It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.02 and is visible to the naked eye . Based upon an annual parallax of 21.05 mas , Epsilon Aquilae lies at a distance of approximately 155 ly from Earth . This is a spectroscopic binary system . The pair orbit each other over a period of 1,271 days ( 3.5 years ) with an eccentricity of 0.27 . It has the traditional name Deneb el Okab , from an Arabic term ذنب العقاب ðanab al-cuqāb meaning `` the tail of the eagle '' , and the Mandarin names Woo and Yuë , derived from and represent the state Wu , an old state was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River , and Yue , an old state in Zhejiang province ( together with 19 Capricorni in Twelve States asterism ) . According to the R.H. Allen 's works , it shares names with ζ Aquilae . Epsilon Aquilae is more precisely called Deneb el Okab Borealis , because is situated to the north of Zeta Aquilae , which can therefore be called Deneb el Okab Australis . The primary component of this system is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K1 III . It has more than double the mass of the Sun and has expanded to ten times the Sun 's radius . It shines with 54 -- fold the Sun 's luminosity , which is being radiated from its outer envelope at an effective temperature of 4,760 K . At this heat , it glows with the orange-hue of a K-type star . This has been designated a barium star , meaning its atmosphere is extremely enriched with barium and other heavy elements . However , this is disputed , with astronomer Andrew McWilliam ( 1990 ) finding normal abundances from an s-process .",
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"text": "Kepler-10c Kepler-10c is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type star Kepler-10 , located around 568 light-years away in Draco . Its discovery was announced by Kepler in May 2011 , although it had been seen as a planetary candidate since January 2011 , when Kepler-10b was discovered . The team confirmed the observation using data from NASA 's Spitzer Space Telescope and a technique called Blender that ruled out most false positives . Kepler-10c was the third transiting planet to be confirmed statistically ( based on probability rather than actual observation ) , after Kepler-9d and Kepler-11g . The Kepler team considers the statistical method that led to the discovery of Kepler-10c as what will be necessary to confirm many planets in Kepler 's field of view . Kepler-10c orbits its host star every forty-five days at a quarter of the average distance between the Sun and Earth . It has a radius more than double that of Earth , but a higher density , suggesting a mainly rocky composition with around 5 -- 20 % ices by mass . For comparison , the Earth 's oceans represent only 0.02 % of our planet 's mass , with an additional amount potentially a few times this stored in the mantle .",
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"text": "John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon , ( born John Winston Lennon ; 9 October 19408 December 1980 ) was an English guitarist , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles , the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music . He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership . Born and raised in Liverpool , Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager ; his first band , the Quarrymen , first became the Silver Beatles , and finally , evolved into the Beatles in 1960 . When the group disbanded in 1970 , Lennon embarked on a sporadic solo career that produced albums including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine , and songs such as `` Give Peace a Chance '' , `` Working Class Hero '' , and `` Imagine '' . After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969 , he added `` Ono '' as one of his middle names . Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to raise his infant son Sean , but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy . He was murdered three weeks after its release . Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music , writing , drawings , on film and in interviews . Controversial through his political and peace activism , he moved to Manhattan in 1971 , where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon 's administration to deport him , while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture . By 2012 , Lennon 's solo album sales in the United States exceeded 14 million and , as writer , co-writer , or performer , he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart . In 2002 , a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth and , in 2008 , Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time . He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 , and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice , in 1988 as a member of the Beatles and in 1994 as a solo artist .",
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"text": "Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton , ( born 1945 ) , is an English rock and blues guitarist , singer , and songwriter . He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream . Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time . Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time '' and fourth in Gibson 's `` Top 50 Guitarists of All Time '' . He was also named number five in Time magazine 's list of `` The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players '' in 2009 . In the mid-1960s Clapton left the Yardbirds to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers . Immediately after leaving Mayall , Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce , in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and `` arty , blues-based psychedelic pop '' . Furthermore , he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker , Steve Winwood , and Ric Grech . For most of the 1970s Clapton 's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J. J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley . His version of Marley 's `` I Shot the Sheriff '' helped reggae reach a mass market . Two of his most popular recordings were `` Layla '' , recorded with Derek and the Dominos ; and Robert Johnson 's `` Crossroads '' , recorded with Cream . Following the death of his son Conor in 1991 , Clapton 's grief was expressed in the song `` Tears in Heaven '' , which was featured on his Unplugged album . Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards , and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music . In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music . In 1998 , Clapton , a recovering alcoholic and drug addict , founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua , a medical facility for recovering substance abusers .",
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"text": "Sony/ATV Music Publishing Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC is an American music publishing company owned by Sony through Sony Entertainment . The company was founded as a division of Associated Television ( ATV ) in 1955 by Lew Grade . In 1985 , Michael Jackson acquired ATV Music Publishing for $ 47.5 million . Paul McCartney , who had told Jackson about the importance of owning publishing , admitted he felt somewhat undercut by the purchase , because ATV Music Publishing owned the publishing rights to most of The Beatles ' songs , although he did not enter the bidding when it came up for sale in 1984 . In December 1995 , Michael Jackson agreed to merge ATV Music Publishing with Sony Music Publishing , a division of Sony Corporation , to form Sony/ATV Music Publishing . In 2012 an investor consortium led by Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquired EMI Music Publishing for approximately $ 2.2 billion . Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing now operate as one company , with the former entity administering the catalogue of the latter under a complex business structure . Following the acquisition , the company became the largest music publisher in the world , with a library of over two million songs under its administration . On March 14 , 2016 , Sony announced that it had reached a deal to acquire the Jackson estate 's stake in the company . The deal was completed on September 30 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Beatles and Rolling Stones rivalry",
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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": "Life Begins at 40 (song) `` Life Begins at 40 '' is a song by John Lennon . It was written in 1980 , the year that both Lennon and Ringo Starr turned 40 years of age . Lennon recorded a demo of the song at his home , but it was not recorded at any of the sessions for his comeback album , Double Fantasy . Instead , he intended to give the song to Starr to record on his own forthcoming album , Ca n't Fight Lightning . The song 's amiable country feel was well suited to Starr 's singing style . After Lennon 's murder in December 1980 , those plans were shelved . However , Lennon 's demo was eventually issued in 1998 on the John Lennon Anthology box set .",
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"text": "Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon Nowhere Man : The Final Days of John Lennon , first published in 2000 and written by New York journalist Robert Rosen , who in 1981 had access to John Lennon 's diaries , is a controversial account of the ex-Beatle 's last five years . The book disputes the official view of Lennon as a contented househusband raising his son Sean and baking bread while Yoko ran the family business . Instead , Nowhere Man portrays Lennon 's daily life at the Dakota as that of a `` tormented superstar , a prisoner of his fame , locked in his bedroom raving about Jesus Christ , while a retinue of servants tended to his every need . '' Rosen says that he used his memory of Lennon 's diaries as `` a roadmap to the truth . '' The final part of the book , The Coda , focuses on the mental disintegration of Lennon 's assassin , Mark David Chapman , and includes Chapter 27 , the so-called missing chapter of J.D. Salinger 's classic novel of disaffected youth , The Catcher in the Rye , that `` inspired '' Chapman to murder Lennon . It was Chapman 's goal , according to Rosen , to write Chapter 27 `` in Lennon 's blood . '' Originally written in 1982 , the manuscript remained unpublished for 18 years . Soft Skull Press acquired the rights to the book in 1999 and brought out the hardcover edition the following year . Quick American Archives then picked up the rights and published the paperback edition in 2002 . Nowhere Man was a bestseller in the United States ( Los Angeles Times , September 3 , 2000 ) , England ( Mojo , October 2000 ) , and Japan ( Amazon.co.jp , October 2000 ) . In 2003 , Random House Mondadori brought out a Spanish-language edition in Latin America . The book received extensive coverage and was excerpted in such publications as Proceso , La Jornada , El Universal , Reforma , Semana , Gatopardo , Soho , El Heraldo , El Mercurio , La Tercera , Las Últimas Noticias , and The Clinic . Nowhere Man appeared on bestseller lists in Mexico and Colombia . The other foreign editions were published by DHC ( Japan , 2000 ) , Fusion Press ( UK , 2000 ) , Hannibal ( Germany , 2001 ) . and Coniglio ( Italy 2011 ) . The title of the book refers to The Beatles ' song `` Nowhere Man '' ( which was written and sung primarily by Lennon ) .",
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"text": "The London Rock and Roll Show The London Rock and Roll Show was a concert held at Wembley Stadium in Wembley Park , London , England , on 5 August 1972 . It is often said to have been the first ever concert held at the stadium , but in fact the band Yes had performed in the Stadium on 13 July 1969 . From the late 1960s to the early 1970s , many rock and roll performers from the 1950s experienced major career revivals due to a temporary upswing of interest in their form of music . The Revival was marked by a series of major concerts in the United States , and also spread to Europe where events such as the Wembley concert attracted thousands of fans who came out to see the performers behind the music . The concert included performances by major stars including Bo Diddley , Jerry Lee Lewis , Little Richard , and Bill Haley and His Comets . The concert ended with an extended performance by Chuck Berry , who at the time was enjoying major chart success in Britain and the US with his `` My Ding-a-Ling '' . Originally billed rock and roll era acts The Platters , The Drifters and The Coasters were unable to perform due to work permit issues . The show was opened instead with sets from British rock and rollers The Houseshakers , Joe Brown , Emile Ford & the Checkmates , Screaming Lord Sutch , Heinz ( with Wilko Johnson on guitar ) and Billy Fury ; as well as songs from Jerry Lee Lewis 's sister Linda Gail Lewis . Roy Wood 's new band Wizzard , only formed a few weeks previously , also made their live debut at the show . Garage rockers MC5 were not over-popular with the crowd . Little Richard also got booed when he stopped singing rock and roll and jumped on top of his piano . As did a very new Gary Glitter , with The Glitter Band . Mick Jagger attended the concert , but did not perform . Future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren can be seen selling T-shirts from a stall in the film . The concert was filmed and released in 1973 as The London Rock and Roll Show , directed by Peter Clifton . Although no soundtrack release occurred at the time the film was made , one was finally issued in the early 2000s ( decade ) , followed by several different releases with different combinations of performances .",
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"text": "Double album A double album ( or double record ) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold , typically records and compact discs . A double album is usually though not always released as such , because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium . Recording artists often think of double albums as comprising a single piece artistically ; however , there are exceptions such as John Lennon 's Some Time in New York City and Pink Floyd 's Ummagumma ( both examples of one studio record and one live album packaged together ) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ( effectively two solo albums , one by each member of the duo ) . A classic example of this idea is Works ( Volume One ) by Emerson Lake and Palmer , where side one was Keith Emerson , two Greg Lake , three Carl Palmer while side four was by the entire group . Since the advent of the compact disc , albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album , with live tracks , studio out-takes , cut songs , or older unreleased material . One innovation is the accompaniment of a CD with a DVD of related material , such as video related to the album or DVD-Audio versions of the same recordings . These could be regarded as a new form of double album ; some such discs were also released on a two-sided format called DualDisc . Due to the limitations of the gramophone record , many albums primarily released on the format were under 40 minutes long . This has led to record labels re-releasing two of these albums on one CD , thus making a double album . The same principles apply to the triple album , which comprises three units . Packages with more units than three are often packaged as a box set .",
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"text": "Hey Jude `` Hey Jude '' is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon -- McCartney . The ballad evolved from `` Hey Jules '' , a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon 's son , Julian , during his parents ' divorce . `` Hey Jude '' begins with a verse-bridge structure incorporating McCartney 's vocal performance and piano accompaniment ; further instrumentation is added as the song progresses . After the fourth verse , the song shifts to a fade-out coda that lasts for more than four minutes . `` Hey Jude '' was released in August 1968 as the first single from the Beatles ' record label Apple Records . More than seven minutes in length , it was at the time the longest single ever to top the British charts . It also spent nine weeks at number one in the United States , the longest for any Beatles single . `` Hey Jude '' tied the `` all-time '' record , at the time , for the longest run at the top of the US charts . The single has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on professional critics ' lists of the greatest songs of all time . In 2013 , Billboard named it the 10th biggest song of all time .",
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"text": "A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day 's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles -- John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr -- during the height of Beatlemania . It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists . The film portrays several days in the lives of the group . The film was a financial and critical success . Time magazine rated it as one of the all-time great 100 films . British critic Leslie Halliwell described it as a `` comic fantasia with music ; an enormous commercial success with the director trying every cinematic gag in the book '' and awarded it a full four stars . The film is credited as being one of the most influential of all musical films , inspiring numerous spy films , the Monkees ' television show and pop music videos .",
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"text": "Tell Me Why (Beatles song) `` Tell Me Why '' is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their album A Hard Day 's Night . In North America , it was released on both the American version of A Hard Day 's Night and the album Something New . Credited to Lennon -- McCartney , it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York City and recorded in eight takes on 27 February 1964 .",
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"text": "Blue Jay Way `` Blue Jay Way '' is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles . Written by George Harrison , it was released in 1967 on the group 's Magical Mystery Tour EP and album . The song was named after a street in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles where Harrison stayed in August 1967 , shortly before visiting the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . The lyrics document Harrison 's wait for music publicist Derek Taylor to find his way to Blue Jay Way through the fog-ridden hills , while Harrison struggled to stay awake after the flight from London to Los Angeles . As with several of Harrison 's compositions from this period , `` Blue Jay Way '' incorporates aspects of Indian classical music , although the Beatles used only Western instrumentation on the track , including a drone-like Hammond organ part played by Harrison . Created during the group 's psychedelic period , the track makes extensive use of studio techniques such as flanging , Leslie rotary effect , and reversed tape sounds . The song appeared in the Beatles ' 1967 television film Magical Mystery Tour , in a sequence that visually re-creates the sense of haziness and dislocation evident on the recording . While some reviewers have dismissed the song as monotonous , many others have admired its yearning quality and dark musical mood . The website Consequence of Sound describes `` Blue Jay Way '' as `` a haunted house of a hit , adding an ethereal , creepy mythos to the City of Angels '' . Among its continued links with Los Angeles , the song was one of the first Beatles tracks that cult leader Charles Manson adopted as the foundation for his Helter Skelter theory of an American race-related countercultural revolution . Artists who have covered the song include Bud Shank , Colin Newman , Tracy Bonham , Siouxsie and the Banshees and Greg Hawkes .",
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"text": "Only a Northern Song `` Only a Northern Song '' is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Yellow Submarine . Written by George Harrison , it was recorded mainly in February 1967 during the sessions for Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band but the Beatles chose not to include it on that album . Instead , it was one of the four new songs that the band provided for the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine , to meet their contractual obligations to United Artists . Harrison wrote `` Only a Northern Song '' out of dissatisfaction with his status as a junior songwriter with the Beatles ' publishing company , Northern Songs . The lyrics and music convey his disenchantment at how the company retained the copyright for the songs it published , and at how , following its public listing in 1965 , the major shareholders profited more from his compositions than he did . The recording features Hammond organ , played by Harrison , and an overdubbed montage of assorted sounds including trumpet blasts and spoken voices , anticipating John Lennon 's 1968 sound collage `` Revolution 9 '' . Due to the difficulty in assembling the completed track from two tape sources , `` Only a Northern Song '' remained a rare song from the Beatles ' post-1963 catalogue that was unavailable in true stereo until 1999 . That year , it was remixed for inclusion on the album Yellow Submarine Songtrack . The song has received a varied response from reviewers ; while Ian MacDonald dismisses the track as a `` self-indulgent dirge '' , the website Ultimate Classic Rock identifies it as one of the Beatles ' best works in the psychedelic rock genre . A version of the song with a different vocal part , and omitting the sound collage overdubs , was issued on the Beatles ' 1996 outtakes compilation Anthology 2 . Gravenhurst and Yonder Mountain String Band are among the artists who have covered `` Only a Northern Song '' .",
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"text": "1988 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988 .",
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"text": "Rollercoaster Tour The Rollercoaster Tour was a 1992 co-headlining concert tour by the English Britpop band Blur , the American indie rock band Dinosaur Jr. , the Irish alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine and the Scottish noise pop band the Jesus and Mary Chain . A one-leg 11-date tour of the United Kingdom , the tour was in support of all four bands ' current releases : Blur 's debut album Leisure ( 1991 ) , Dinosaur Jr. s fourth album Green Mind ( 1991 ) , My Bloody Valentine 's second album Loveless ( 1991 ) and The Jesus and Mary Chain 's fourth album Honey 's Dead ( 1992 ) . The tour was curated by the Jesus and Mary Chain 's vocalist Jim Reid , who `` wanted to break the routine '' of performing in small , frequently played venues -- such as Nottinghams Rock City -- and `` cater to all strands of independent rock music '' . Reid was inspired by , and considered the Rollercoaster Tour a British equivalent to , the North American festival Lollapalooza , which the Jesus and Mary Chain performed at in 1991 and which he considered `` fairly disastrous '' . Each band performed a 45-minute set with no encore and the line-up changed each night of the tour , although the Jesus and Mary Chain performed as the final act on all 11 dates . My Bloody Valentine ceased live performances in the UK after the tour and did not play again until their 2008 reunion tour . The band 's set , which ended with a noise section of their song `` You Made Me Realise '' referred to as the `` holocaust section '' , reportedly caused attendees ' pint glasses to fall out of their hands due to excessive sound pressure levels . Reflecting on the tour , Jim Reid referred to it as `` a lot -LSB- like a -RSB- competition -- who could be the loudest ? Whose was the best film show ? And then there was , who could be most off their tits and still play a show ? '' The Rollercoaster EP , containing material from Blur , My Bloody Valentine , Dinosaur Jr. and the Jesus and Mary Chain , was issued in Melody Maker in March 1992 to promote the tour .",
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"text": "Juno Awards of 1994 The Juno Awards of 1994 , representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year , were awarded on 20 March 1994 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre . Roch Voisine was the host for the ceremonies , which were taped that afternoon for broadcast that evening on CBC Television . Nominations were announced 8 February 1994 . Starting in 1994 , the Best New Solo Artist combined the former Most Promising Male and Female Vocalist categories . Reggae also received its own category , after years of being included under banners such as `` world beat '' or mixed with calypso . A new category for aboriginal music was also introduced and was awarded by Robbie Robertson . The award faced controversy after nominee Sazacha Red Sky was accused of cultural appropriation by Leonard George son of Chief Dan George , the alleged writer of the song that has since been registered as Public Domain , because she was not personally a member of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation and according to Leonard George did not have the right to record it under their cultural traditions . His son Leonard George sought a legal injunction to prevent the award from being presented at the Juno Awards ceremony at all , and a final compromise revising Red Sky 's nomination to reflect the album instead of the song was announced on the morning of the ceremony . Around the time of the 1994 ceremonies , there were plans to host the 1995 ceremonies in Winnipeg . However , Juno organisers CARAS was demanding substantial funding from the Winnipeg committee attempting to host the awards . Atlantic group The Rankin Family was the major winner in 1994 , winning awards in four categories including Entertainer of the Year .",
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"text": "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary On May 14 , 1988 , the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden , New York . The event was dubbed `` It 's Only Rock And Roll '' . Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed , with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company 's existence . Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform , while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event . Some Atlantic signings , who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years , re-formed especially to perform at the concert . These artists included The Rascals , Iron Butterfly , and the former members of Led Zeppelin . Other notable performers included Yes , Genesis , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer ( representing Emerson , Lake & Palmer ) , Foreigner , Paul Rodgers , Bob Geldof , Booker T. Jones , Wilson Pickett , The Coasters , The Spinners , Peabo Bryson , The Blues Brothers ( featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore ) , Roberta Flack , The Manhattan Transfer , Bee Gees , Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge . There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam , but this idea was shelved . Instead , the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act . The concert was broadcast live in the US on FM radio and HBO television , commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend . HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network . In so doing , some of the artists ' sets were edited or omitted . An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays . Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans , but , to their dismay , were taken down before HBO went with their live feed . The Audio was recorded by David Hewitt and Stanley Johnston on the Record Plant Black Truck . In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2 , presented as hour-long episodes . Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary : It 's Only Rock 'n' Roll . The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances , as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives .",
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"text": "Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act . With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born . By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .",
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"text": "Liverpool Wall of Fame The Liverpool Wall of Fame on Mathew Street , Liverpool , England , in front of the Cavern Club is a litany of , and a tribute to , the groups which played at the original Cavern Club , including acts from the city which have reached number one in the UK Singles Chart . The wall also features a disc for every Liverpool musical act that had a number one hit . It was unveiled on 14 March 2001 by Lita Roza , whose song '' ( How Much Is ) That Doggie in the Window ? '' was the first Liverpool based act 's song to reach number one in the UK . It features 54 Liverpool number 1 UK chart hits since 1952 , and also incorporates an award winning musical themed seat . The wall is dominated by The Beatles , who have 17 discs thereon .",
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"text": "Sleeping with the Past Sleeping with the Past is the 22nd studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elton John , released on 29 August 1989 . It is his best-selling album in Denmark ( where it was recorded ) and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin . The album features his first solo number-one single , `` Sacrifice '' , in his home country of the UK , which helped the album also hit number one there , his first since 1974 's Elton John 's Greatest Hits . John and Taupin meant for the songs to reflect the style of 1960s R&B icons such as Marvin Gaye , Otis Redding and Sam Cooke , whom they admired . It also became his first platinum album in the UK since 1983 . In the US it was certified gold in October 1989 and platinum in April 1990 by the RIAA . Guy Babylon made his debut on this album and would continue to play keyboards with John for the next 20 years , while Fred Mandel left the band shortly after . John went into rehabilitation in 1990 .",
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"text": "Emily Browning Emily Jane Browning ( born 7 December 1988 ) is an Australian actress and singer . Browning made her film debut in the Australian television film The Echo of Thunder , subsequently , she played recurring roles in the Australian television shows Blue Heelers and Something in the Air . Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship , which introduced her to a wider audience . In 2005 , Browning won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events ( 2004 ) . Browning is also known for her roles in the horror film The Uninvited ( 2009 ) , the action film Sucker Punch ( 2011 ) , and the independent drama Sleeping Beauty ( 2011 ) . She was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by Hamptons International Film Festival in 2011 for her role in Sleeping Beauty . Her other films include The Host ( 2013 ) , Pompeii ( 2014 ) and Legend ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Hounds of Love (film) Hounds of Love ( also known as Love Hunters in some markets ) is a 2016 Australian crime-thriller film written and directed by Ben Young , as his feature film debut . It was entered in the Venice Days competition at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival , in which Ashleigh Cummings was awarded Fedeora Award for best actress .",
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"text": "Miranda Otto Miranda Otto ( born 16 December 1967 ) is an Australian actress . The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto , and the sister of actress Gracie Otto , Brisbane-born Miranda began her acting career at age 18 in 1986 , and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films . Otto made her major film debut in Emma 's War , in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia 's bush country during World War II . After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films , Otto gained Hollywood 's attention during the 1990s after appearing in supporting roles in the films The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath . She played Éowyn in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings ( film series ) '' The Lord of the Rings The two Towers and The return of the king .",
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"text": "The End Begins (film) The End Begins is a 1961 Australian TV play shot in ABC 's Melbourne studios .",
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"text": "Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett ( 15 January 1896 -- 14 June 1982 ) was an Australian-born television and film actress , who worked mainly in Britain and the United States . She began her acting career during the silent film era .",
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"text": "Trudy Hellier Trudy Hellier is an Australian actress , director and screenwriter with many television credits to her name . She was a main star in the Australian television programs Round the Twist and Frontline . She has also appeared on Blue Heelers , The Games , Neighbours , The Secret Life of Us , Guinevere Jones , State Coroner , Law of the Land and Driven Crazy . Trudy is currently appearing as Deb in the touring production of Furiously Fertile . In addition to her acting , Hellier has also written and directed in the Australian TV and film industries . She won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film for Break and Enter in 1999 .",
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"text": "Our Town (1940 film) Our Town is a 1940 American drama romance film adaptation of a play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb , and William Holden as George Gibbs . The cast also included Fay Bainter , Beulah Bondi , Thomas Mitchell , Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven . It was adapted by Harry Chandlee , Craven and Wilder , and directed by Sam Wood . The film was a faithful reproduction of the play except for two significant changes : the film used scenery , whereas the play had not ; the events of the third act , which in the play revolve around the death of one of the main characters , were turned into a dream from which Emily awakens -- she is then able to resume a normal life . Producer Sol Lesser worked with Wilder in creating these changes . A radio adaptation of the film on Lux Radio Theater on May 6 , 1940 , used the altered film ending . The U.S. copyright of the film was not renewed after its first term expired in 1968 . However , because it is a derivative work from a play that is still under U.S. copyright , it is not deemed to be in the public domain .",
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"text": "Burning Man (film) Burning Man is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky .",
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"text": "If It's a Rose If It 's a Rose is an Australian television movie , or rather a live television comedy play , which aired in 1958 on ABC . Broadcast live in Sydney on 26 March 1958 , it was shown in Melbourne at a later date via a kinescope recording ( `` telerecording '' ) . Duration was 60 minutes , in black-and-white . Archival status of the program is unknown .",
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"text": "Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage . Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .",
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"text": "Winter (TV series) Winter is an Australian mystery-drama-thriller television series which premiered on the Seven Network on 4 February 2015 , and concluded on 11 March 2015 . The series is a spin off of the 2014 telemovie , The Killing Field . It stars Rebecca Gibney and Peter O'Brien reprising their roles from the telemovie .",
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"text": "Emelia Burns Emelia Jane Burns ( born 18 February 1982 ) is an Australian actress , who has had roles in films and television series .",
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"text": "Waiting at the Royal Waiting at the Royal is a 2000 Australian drama film starring Catherine McClements , Noni Hazlehurst , Josephine Byrnes and Jo Kennedy . It is about four women from very different backgrounds sharing a maternity ward .",
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"text": "Barracuda (1988 film) Barracuda is a 1988 Australian TV film .",
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"text": "Browning Mummery Browning Mummery may refer to : Browning Mummery ( tenor ) ( 1888 -- 1974 ) , Australian tenor and actor of the 1920s and 1930s Browning Mummery ( Electronic sound works ) , a name adopted in 1983 by Australian electronic musician Andrew Lonsdale",
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"text": "Daisy Masterman Daisy Masterman ( born April 6 , 1990 in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia ) is an Australian actress .",
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"text": "Anzacs (TV series) Anzacs ( named for members of the all volunteer ANZAC army formations ) was a 1985 5-part Australian television miniseries set in World War I . The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion ( Australia ) of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914 , fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915 , and then on the Western Front for the remainder of the war . It follows in the wake of Australian New Wave war films such as Breaker Morant ( 1980 ) , Gallipoli ( 1981 ) , and precedes The Lighthorsemen ( 1987 ) . Recurring themes of these films include the Australian identity , such as mateship and larrikinism , the loss of innocence in war , and also the continued coming of age of the Australian nation and its soldiers ( the ANZAC spirit ) .",
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"text": "Susan Browning Susan Brown Browning ( February 25 , 1941 -- April 23 , 2006 ) was an American actress . Browning was born in Baldwin , New York . She attended Penn State University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta . She was nominated for two Tony Awards : for Best Actress in a Musical for Company in 1971 and for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Goodtime Charley in 1975 . She was also featured on Broadway in the musicals Big River and Shelter , as well as several plays . Browning played one of the nuns in the 1992 movie Sister Act , as well as its 1993 sequel Sister Act 2 : Back in the Habit . Her television work included appearances on Law & Order , One Life to Live , Mary Hartman , Mary Hartman , The Monkees , The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. , and The Wild Wild West .",
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"text": "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": "Backyard Ashes Backyard Ashes is a 2013 Australian comedy film about backyard cricket games .",
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"text": "The Code (2014 TV series) The Code is an Australian drama television program created and produced by Shelley Birse . Developed from a partnership between Playmaker Media and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , it premiered on ABC1 in Australia on 21 September 2014 . Season 2 of The Code premiered on 1 September 2016 . The first six-part series , set in both outback and metropolitan areas of Australia , interweaves several plot lines . The first follows brothers Ned ( Dan Spielman ) and Jesse Banks ( Ashley Zukerman ) , who publish a video of a mysterious outback accident , and Hani Parande ( Adele Perovic ) , who becomes involved with them . The second follows the accident , which sees teacher Alex Wisham ( Lucy Lawless ) and policeman Tim Simons ( Aaron Pedersen ) becoming involved in the personal affairs of accused teenager Clarence Boyd ( Aaron L. McGrath ) . The third covers Ned 's journalism office , managed by Perry Benson ( Adam Garcia ) . The fourth chronicles the intrigues of Deputy Prime Minister Ian Bradley ( David Wenham ) , and political staffers Randall Keats ( Aden Young ) and Sophie Walsh ( Chelsie Preston Crayford ) while the after-effects of the accident unfold . ABC in June 2015 renewed The Code for a second season , after receiving significant funding from the Australian Capital Territory 's film fund , Screen ACT . The new series that commenced screening in 2016 , deals with fictional brothers Ned and Jesse Banks facing deportation to the United States of America to face trial in connection with security breaches . Anthony LaPaglia , Sigrid Thornton , Robyn Malcolm , and others joined the cast for the second series .",
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Celeste and Jesse Forever features Rashida Jones.
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"text": "Celeste and Jesse Forever Celeste and Jesse Forever is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lee Toland Krieger . It stars Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg , and was written by Jones and Will McCormack , who also has a role in the film . It was released on August 3 , 2012 , in New York and Los Angeles .",
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"text": "Jesse Reeves Jessica `` Jesse '' Miriam Reeves is a fictional character in The Vampire Chronicles universe created by Anne Rice .",
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"text": "Saving Forever for You `` Saving Forever for You '' is a song performed by Shanice and written by Diane Warren . It was one of the singles released from the Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack . It became Shanice 's second and final single ( after 1991 's `` I Love Your Smile '' ) to hit the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at # 4 . However , it does not appear on Ultimate Collection . A music video was filmed , and features Brian Austin Green from Beverly Hills , 90210 .",
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"text": "Faithfull Forever Faithfull Forever is a studio album by Marianne Faithfull . It was released only in the United States . `` Some Other Spring '' , `` Lucky Girl '' and `` I 'm the Sky '' are unique to this album . The rest of the songs had been released as singles or would later be released on Love in a Mist , although the version of `` Counting '' is a different mix from its European release , and `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face , '' with choral overdubs , differs significantly from the one on North Country Maid . Mike Leander was the arranger ; Gus Dudgeon and Vic Smith were the engineers and Jean-Marie Perrier for the photography .",
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"text": "Hannah Free Hannah Free is a 2009 American lesbian romance film , adapted from Claudia Allen 's play of the same name . It is a story about living , loving , and letting go . Hannah and Rachel grew up as little girls in the same small Midwest town , where traditional gender expectations eventually challenged their deep love for one another . Hannah becomes an adventurous , unapologetic lesbian and Rachel a strong but quiet homemaker . Weaving back and forth between past and present , the film reveals how the women maintained their love affair despite a marriage , a world war , infidelities , and family denial . Hannah Free is a feature-length motion picture shot in HD for distribution in worldwide theatrical and ancillary markets . It stars Sharon Gless , Maureen Gallagher , Kelli Strickland , Ann Hagemann , Taylor Miller , and Jax Jackson . The film is produced by Ripe Fruit Films , LLC .",
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"text": "Jessa Rhodes Jessa Rhodes ( born June 29 , 1993 ) is an American pornographic actress .",
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"text": "Forever (Dune album) Forever is the fourth album by German band Dune . It was released in 1997 on the label Orbit Records . The album is very different from the other albums released , because the style is classical . It contains covers of famous pop songs and was recorded with the London Session Orchestra at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London . The singer , although not credited , is Verena von Strenge , Dune 's lead singer at the time .",
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"text": "Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney ( born April 9 , 1987 ) is an American actor , singer and songwriter . McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler . He later joined boy band Dream Street , and eventually branched out into a solo musical career . Additionally , McCartney has appeared on shows such as Law & Order : SVU , Summerland , and Greek . McCartney also is known for lending his voice as Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks and its sequels , as well as voicing Robin/Nightwing in Young Justice and Roxas and Ventus in the video game series Kingdom Hearts developed by Square Enix .",
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"text": "Janice Lynde Janice Lynde ( born March 28 , 1948 ) is an American actress . The Houston , Texas-born , Lake Charles , Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career at ten years old , playing piano and singing solos with the Dallas Symphony . She attended college at Indiana University , studying music , and then the University of Pennsylvania . After she graduated from college , she moved to New York and began a career in acting . In 1973 , she moved to Los Angeles , where she got her big acting break when she was chosen to be one the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless , playing `` Leslie Brooks '' . She left the series in early 1977 . Two years later , she joined Another World as `` Tracy DeWitt '' ; she left the role in 1981 . In 1984 , she starred as `` Laurel Chapin Wolek '' in One Life to Live , which she left in 1986 . She appeared in several film and television programs , including a notable role in the episode `` A Hand For Sonny Blue '' of Quinn Martin 's Tales of the Unexpected ( 1977 ) .",
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"text": "Make It Last Forever (album) Make It Last Forever is the debut album of American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat . It was recorded at INS Recording and Power Play Studios in New York City . Released on November 24 , 1987 , the album went to # 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for three weeks ( and topped the Billboard Year-End R&B chart for 1988 ) , and # 5 on the Billboard 200 . Make It Last Forever was one of the earliest R&B albums to showcase the up-and-coming new jack swing sound , as it was mostly produced by Sweat himself and music producer Teddy Riley . The album 's biggest hit was `` I Want Her '' , a # 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first # 1 R&B hit for Sweat . The title track ( a duet with Jacci McGhee ) followed `` I Want Her '' , making the # 2 R&B spot , while `` Do n't Stop Your Love '' and `` Something Just Ai n't Right '' were also major top ten hits on the Billboard R&B charts . In addition , album tracks such as `` Right and a Wrong Way '' and `` How Deep is Your Love '' received substantial radio airplay and can still be heard on quiet storm format stations . On April 6 , 1994 , Make It Last Forever was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America , for shipments of three million copies in the United States . The single `` I Want Her '' was certified gold by the RIAA on June 13 , 1989 , for shipments of 500,000 copies in the US .",
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"text": "Erin Moriarty (actress) Erin Moriarty ( born June 24 , 1994 ) is an American actress . She has had recurring roles on the television series One Life to Live and True Detective , was a series regular on Red Widow and Jessica Jones , and has appeared in supporting roles in several films .",
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"text": "Tom Gurl Four TG4 ( Tomgirls Forever ) was an American R&B quartet . The group consisted of members Keisha Henry , Davida Williams , Amber ( Ambee ) Streeter aka Sevyn Streeter , and Ashley Gallo .",
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"text": "Tamara Dobson Tamara Janice Dobson ( May 14 , 1947 - October 2 , 2006 ) was an African-American actress and fashion model . Though she appeared in a few films in Hollywood , she became best known for her title roles in the 1973 Blaxploitation film Cleopatra Jones and its 1975 sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold .",
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"text": "Jesse Garcia Jesse Garcia ( born c. 1982 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister ; Jesse ( born December 31 , 1982 , as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke ) and Joy ( born June 20 , 1986 , as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke ) , from Mexico City . Introduced in 2005 by Argentine-Mexican duo Sin Bandera at the 2005 Mexican Teletón , Jesse & Joy released their debut album Esta Es Mi Vida in 2006 , through Warner Music Mexico . Their debut single , `` Espacio Sideral '' , was certified Gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas ( AMPROFON ) . The album reached the top twenty on the Mexican Album Chart , was certified Platinum by the AMPROFON , and helped the duo to win the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist the next year . In 2008 , Jesse & Joy released the Extended Play Esto Es Lo Que Soy , and next year their second studio album Electricidad . The album , which reached its peak position at number twenty-one on the Mexican Album Chart , was certified Gold by the AMPROFON . Electricidad included songs like `` Adiós '' , that peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart , and `` Chocolate '' . In 2011 , ¿ Con Quién Se Queda El Perro ? was launched as their third studio album . The album was certified 2 × Platinum by the AMPROFON , and includes songs like `` Me Voy '' , '' ¡ Corre ! '' and `` La de la Mala Suerte '' . At the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards , Jesse & Joy were nominated to four Grammy Awards , winning three of them : Best Contemporary Pop Album for ¿ Con Quién Se Queda El Perro ? , and Song and Record of the Year for '' ¡ Corre ! '' . Additionally , Carlos López Estrada received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video for `` Me Voy '' . On December 5 , 2012 , ¿ Con Quién Se Queda El Perro ? received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album .",
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"text": "Madea Goes to Jail (play) Madea Goes to Jail is an American musical play , touring from 2005 to 2006 , created , written , produced , and directed by Tyler Perry . It stars Tyler Perry as Mabel `` Madea '' Simmons , Cassi Davis as Ella , Cherly Pepsi Riley as Wanda , and Judy Peterson as Katie .",
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"text": "The Legend of Jesse James The Legend of Jesse James is a 1980 country music concept album by various artists singing songs by English songwriter Paul Kennerley , based on the story of American Old West outlaw Jesse James . The album features Levon Helm singing the role of Jesse James , Johnny Cash as Frank James , Charlie Daniels as Cole Younger and Emmylou Harris as Jesse James ' wife , Zerelda James . Other artists included Rosanne Cash , Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee . The album was re-released in 1999 in a two-for-one package with Kennerley 's 1978 concept album , White Mansions , about the Confederate States of America . The album art was painted by noted comic book artist Howard Chaykin .",
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"text": "Ramona (1988 TV series) Ramona is a Canadian children 's television series which followed the life of eight-year-old title character Ramona Quimby ( Sarah Polley ) . It was based on the Ramona book series by Beverly Cleary . The television series debuted on September 10 , 1988 , and its ten episodes spanned four months . It aired on CBC Television in Canada and on PBS in the United States . The TV series was released on video by Lorimar Home Video , but when Lorimar Home Video was acquired by Warner Communications , video releases were then released by Warner Home Video . Eight-year-old Ramona Quimby ( Sarah Polley ) feels that no one really understands her . She 's bright , imaginative , and according to her older sister , Beezus , a `` pest '' . Every day she tries to find out more about herself and her world , with an optimism that only children possess . The series follows Ramona 's adventures in school and at home as her family struggles with financial woes and the coming of a new baby .",
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"text": "Forever (Alesso album) Forever ( stylised as FOREVER ) is the debut studio album by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso . It was released on 22 May 2015 by Def Jam Recordings . Alesso has said of the album , `` It 's been an indescribable journey to get this album together . I 'm so proud of it , it 's very personal to me , it 's a dream to me that this has come together and I do what I love every single day . I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and all the memories and emotions that went into every song . Thank you to everyone who helped me on this incredible journey and this is just the beginning . ''",
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"text": "Alexandria Again and Forever Alexandria again and forever ( French : Alexandrie Encore et Toujours ) is the final entry in a trilogy of films by director Youssef Chahine . This 104-minute-long film is mainly in Arabic , with English-language subtitles . It was preceded by the films Alexandra ... Why ? ( 1978 ) and An Egyptian Story ( 1982 ) . The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . Following a violent outburst with Amr , his favorite actor , the director Yehia Eskandarany ( Youssef Chahine ) is forced to scrutinize his entire career under scrutiny . Nothing looks familiar any longer . His country and African cinema he loves so much , also looks strange . Little by little , while remembering his first film with Amr , Yehia traces the infiltration of the influential petro-dollar into the Egyptian cinema industry . But was it really money that caused the rift between him and Amr ? Or was it the strikingly beautiful Nadia ?",
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"text": "Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter Jesse and Angela `` Angie '' Hubbard are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC and The Online Network daytime drama All My Children . Jesse is portrayed by Darnell Williams and Angie is portrayed by Debbi Morgan.From 1990 to 1991 , Angie was portrayed by Saundra Quarterman , who would later become a regular on the ABC sitcom Hangin ' with Mr. Cooper . Jesse first appeared in Pine Valley , Pennsylvania in 1981 as the nephew of Dr. Frank Grant , who assumed custody after the death of his sister ( Jesse 's mother ) . Angie first appeared in 1982 , as the daughter of a well-to-do Pine Valley couple . Shortly after Angie 's first appearance on the show , they were paired with one another . Jesse and Angie were best friends to fellow supercouple Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner . They are daytime television 's first African American supercouple , and arguably the two most popular African American characters in soap opera history . Angie also appeared on Loving and The City.Consequently , Debbi Morgan is the first actor to portray the same character as a regular cast member on three different soap operas . Along with her son Frankie Hubbard and former heiress Skye Chandler , she is one of only three individuals who have been regular characters on three ABC soap operas.Frankie Hubbard has been featured on All My Children , Loving and The City ; while Skye Chandler was featured on All My Children , One Life to Live and General Hospital .",
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Richmond, Virginia is a village.
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"text": "Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( -LSB- ˈrɪtʃmənd -RSB- ) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States . It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) and the Greater Richmond Region . It was incorporated in 1742 , and has been an independent city since 1871 . As of the 2010 census , the population was 204,214 ; in 2016 , the population was estimated to be 223,170 , the fourth-most populous city in Virginia . The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029 , the third-most populous metro in the state . Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River , 44 mi west of Williamsburg , 66 mi east of Charlottesville , and 98 mi south of Washington , D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties , the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 , and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288 . Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest , Glen Allen to the north and west , Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast . The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy , and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609 , and in 1610 -- 1611 . The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737 . It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780 . During the Revolutionary War period , several notable events occurred in the city , including Patrick Henry 's `` Give me liberty or give me death '' speech in 1775 at St. John 's Church , and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson . During the American Civil War , Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America . The city entered the 20th century with one of the world 's first successful electric streetcar systems . The Jackson Ward neighborhood is a national hub of African-American commerce and culture . Richmond 's economy is primarily driven by law , finance , and government , with federal , state , and local governmental agencies , as well as notable legal and banking firms , located in the downtown area . The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit , one of 13 United States courts of appeals , and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond , one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks . Dominion Resources and MeadWestvaco , Fortune 500 companies , are headquartered in the city , with others in the metropolitan area .",
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"text": "Waterford, Virginia Waterford is an unincorporated village in the Catoctin Valley of Loudoun County , Virginia , located along Catoctin Creek . Waterford is 47 mi northwest of Washington , D.C. , and 7 mi northwest of Leesburg . The entire village and surrounding countryside is a National Historic Landmark District , noted for its well-preserved 18th and 19th-century character . In the 1810 United States Census , the population center of the United States was recorded as being just northwest of the village .",
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"text": "U.S. Route 33 in Virginia U.S. Route 33 ( US 33 ) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Elkhart , Indiana to Richmond , Virginia . In Virginia , the U.S. Highway runs 135.60 mi from the West Virginia state line near Rawley Springs east to its eastern terminus at SR 33 in Richmond . US 33 is the primary east -- west highway of Rockingham County , which lies in the Shenandoah Valley . The highway connects the independent city of Harrisonburg ( which also serves as the seat of Rockingham County ) , the town of Elkton , and an entrance to Shenandoah National Park . East of the Blue Ridge Mountains , US 33 connects the Piedmont communities of Stanardsville , Gordonsville , and Louisa . The U.S. Highway is a major suburban and urban route in the Richmond metropolitan area . Within Richmond , US 33 runs concurrently with US 250 . SR 33 continues from US 33 's eastern terminus as a state-numbered extension of the U.S. Highway that connects Richmond with Virginia 's Middle Peninsula .",
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"text": "Wyndham, Virginia Wyndham is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Henrico County , Virginia , United States , in the West End area outside of Richmond . The population was 9,785 at the 2010 census . The CDP is named for Wyndham , a planned community there .",
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"text": "Richmond, Prince Edward Island Richmond is a Canadian rural community in Prince County , Prince Edward Island . Located in a farming area west of Summerside , the community is situated on Route 2 and until 1989 was served by CN Rail . The community is home to several businesses including the Richmond Dairy Bar , a Wilson 's Esso convenience store , and an auto salvage company . Category : Communities in Prince County , Prince Edward Island",
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"text": "Battle Mountain, Virginia",
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"text": "Richmond, Maine Richmond is a town in Sagadahoc County , Maine , United States . The population was 3,411 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Portland -- South Portland -- Biddeford , Maine metropolitan statistical area . Richmond is the departure point for state boat service to Swan Island , site of the Steve Powell Refuge and Wildlife Management Area .",
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"text": "Virginia Department of Education The Virginia Department of Education is the state education agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia . It is headquartered in the James Monroe Building in Richmond . The department is headed by the Secretary of Education , who is a member of the Virginia Governor 's Cabinet , and the Superintendent of Public Instruction , a position that is also appointed by the Governor of Virginia . The State Superintendent is responsible for heading the department and for overseeing Virginia 's 16 public colleges and universities , the Virginia Community College System , the commonwealth 's five higher education centers , and Virginia 's public museums .",
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"text": "James River Park System The James River Parks System ( also known as James River Park or simply JRPS ) is a 550 acre municipal park in Richmond , Virginia . It consists of multiple sections along the James River between the Huguenot Memorial Bridge in the west to a half mile ( 0.8 km ) beyond the I-95 Bridge over the James in the east . It is a part of the city 's Department of Parks , Recreation and Community Facilities .",
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"text": "Merchants Square Merchants Square is a 20th-century interpretation of an 18th-century-style retail village in Colonial Williamsburg , Virginia , United States . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .",
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"text": "Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike The Richmond -- Petersburg Turnpike was a toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia , United States . After World War II , major traffic congestion occurred in the area around Richmond and Petersburg along U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 . This was particularly true where these two major routes shared the same roadway for much of the distance between the two cities , as well as bridges across the James River and Appomattox River . To help alleviate the problems , in 1955 the Virginia General Assembly created a political subdivision , the Richmond Petersburg Turnpike Authority . The authority was administered by a board of directors . Its members were appointed by the local governing bodies of the jurisdictions through which the turnpike passed , one member from each locality . It was given the mission to sell toll revenue bonds to build and operate a new toll highway parallel to the existing Routes 1 and 301 between Henrico County just north of Richmond and Dinwiddie County just south of Petersburg , with new bridges over the two major rivers . Opened in 1958 , and funded through toll revenue bonds , it was conceived prior to the creation of the Interstate Highway System . Tolls were removed completely in 1992 . Today , the former Richmond -- Petersburg Turnpike forms 30 mi of Interstate 95 in central Virginia as well as the northernmost 5 mi of Interstate 85 in Petersburg and Dinwiddie County and 4 mi of Interstate 64 in Richmond .",
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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": "Ocean View (Norfolk) Ocean View is a coastal region in the independent city of Norfolk , Virginia in the United States . It has several miles of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay to the north , starting with Willoughby Spit to the west and the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in the independent city of Virginia Beach on the east .",
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"text": "Warwick Acres, Virginia Warwick Acres is an unincorporated community in Richmond County , in the U.S. state of Virginia .",
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"text": "List of cities and counties in Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties , along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes . Note that the map in this article , taken from the official United States Census Bureau site , includes Clifton Forge and Bedford as independent cities . This reflected the political reality at the time of the 2000 Census . However , both have since chosen to revert to town status . In Virginia , cities are co-equal levels of government to counties , but towns are part of counties . For some counties , for statistical purposes , the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of ( before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871 ) . Many county seats are politically not a part of the counties they serve ; under Virginia law , all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent cities and are not part of any county . Some of the cities in the Hampton Roads area ( Virginia Beach , Chesapeake , Newport News , Hampton , and Suffolk ) were formed from an entire county . These cities are no longer county seats , since the counties ceased to exist once the cities were completely formed , but are functionally equivalent to counties . It is also worthy of note that there are several counties and cities which have the same name , but are separate politically . These currently include Fairfax , Franklin , Richmond , and Roanoke . In the past they also included Norfolk and Alexandria , whose counties changed their names , ostensibly to end some of the confusion ; as well as Bedford , where a city was surrounded by a county of the same name from 1968 until 2013 , when the city reverted to town status . A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography . For example , Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond , and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin . More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state . Virginia 's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51 . List of the 95 counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia ( links shown under FIPS County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county ) :",
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"text": "Moores Mill, Virginia Moores Mill is an unincorporated community in Richmond County , in the U.S. state of Virginia .",
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"text": "Monroe Park Monroe Park is a 7.5 acre landscaped park located 1 mi northwest of the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond , Virginia . It is named after James Monroe , the fifth President of the United States ( 1817 -- 1825 ) . The park unofficially demarcates the eastern `` point '' of the Fan District and is considered to be Richmond 's oldest park . Monroe Park is pentagonal in shape , with an arrangement of paved paths among lawns and mature deciduous trees , intersecting at a cast iron fountain in the center of the area . This Victorian park is currently in the planning process of a historically sensitive , extensive renovation . The `` Monroe Park Advisory Council '' , an organization constituted by Richmond City Councilman William Pantele in 2003 , in partnership with the Richmond Department of Parks , Recreation and Commununity Facilities and Richmond 's Department of Community Development are leading the renovation initiative .",
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"docid": "7ba017e50845374ac16abdf884b68fd0",
"text": "Mason Neck, Virginia Mason Neck is a peninsula jutting into the Potomac River to the south of Washington , D.C. , in the U.S. state of Virginia . It is surrounded by Belmont Bay to the west , the Potomac River to the south and east , Gunston Cove to the northeast , and Pohick Bay to the north-northeast . The census-designated place ( CDP ) of Mason Neck forms the southernmost section of Fairfax County , in northern Virginia , and comprises an area of 51.8 sqkm , two-thirds of which is preserved as parkland by regional , state , and national authorities . The population of the Mason Neck CDP was 2,005 as of the 2010 census .",
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"text": "University of Richmond The University of Richmond ( UR or U of R ) is a private , nonsectarian , liberal arts college located in the city of Richmond , Virginia , with small portions of the campus extending into surrounding Henrico County . University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate , residential university with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools : the School of Arts and Sciences , the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business , the Jepson School of Leadership Studies , the University of Richmond School of Law and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies .",
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"text": "Richmond, Queensland (Mackay Region) Richmond is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region , Queensland , Australia . In the 2011 census , Richmond had a population of 505 people .",
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"text": "Richmond Public Schools This school division contains public schools serving the independent city of Richmond , Virginia . It is occasionally described locally as Richmond City Public Schools to emphasize its connection to the independent city rather than the Richmond-Petersburg region at large or the rural Richmond County which is located in a different region northeast of the city .",
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Cristiano Ronaldo plays for Portugal.
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"text": "Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro , ( -LSB- kɾiʃ ` tjɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu -RSB- , born 5 February 1985 ) is a Portuguese professional footballer for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team . He primarily plays as a forward , but has also been deployed as a winger and serves as captain for Portugal . In 2008 , he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards . Ronaldo then won the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014 . In 2016 , he received his fourth Ballon d'Or , the most for a European player in the history of the award , and the inaugural Best FIFA Men 's Player . In 2015 , Ronaldo scored his 500th senior career goal for club and country . Two years later , he surpassed Jimmy Greaves as the all-time top-scorer in the top five European leagues . Often ranked the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time , Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation , during its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2015 . He was the first player to win four European Golden Shoe awards . One of the most marketable athletes in sport , in 2016 Forbes named Ronaldo the world 's best paid athlete . ESPN ranked him the world 's most famous athlete in 2016 and 2017 . Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP , before signing with Manchester United at age 18 in 2003 . After winning his first trophy , the FA Cup , during his first season in England , he helped United win three successive Premier League titles , a UEFA Champions League title , and a FIFA Club World Cup . By age 23 , he had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations . He was the subject of the most expensive association football transfer when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth $ 94 million ( $ 132 million ) . In Spain , he has won two La Liga titles , two Copas del Rey , two Champions League titles , and two Club World Cups . Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season , having scored 17 goals in the 2013 -- 14 season . In 2014 , Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga , which he achieved in his 178th La Liga game . He is the only player in the history of football to score more than 50 goals in a season on six consecutive occasions . In 2015 , Ronaldo became the all-time top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League , and he also became Real Madrid 's all-time leading goalscorer . In 2017 , he became the first player to reach 100 goals in European club competitions , as well as in the UEFA Champions League . He is the second highest goalscorer in La Liga history behind Lionel Messi , his perceived career rival . Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in August 2003 , at the age of 18 . He is Portugal 's most capped player of all time with over 130 caps , and has participated in seven major tournaments : four UEFA European Championships ( 2004 , 2008 , 2012 and 2016 ) and three FIFA World Cups ( 2006 , 2010 and 2014 ) . He is the first Portuguese player to reach 50 international goals , making him Portugal 's all-time top goalscorer . He scored his first international goal in Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final . He took over full captaincy in July 2008 , and he led Portugal to the semi-finals at Euro 2012 , finishing the competition as joint-top scorer . In November 2014 , Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in the UEFA European Championship ( including qualifying ) with 23 goals . At Euro 2016 , he became the most capped player of all-time in the tournament , the first player to score at four consecutive European Championship finals , and also equalled Michel Platini 's all-time record for most goals scored in the competition . Ronaldo lifted the trophy after Portugal defeated France in the final , and he received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament .",
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"text": "2008–09 S.L. Benfica season The 2008 -- 09 European football season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's 105th season and their 75th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football . The season ran from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 , with Benfica competing domestically in the Primeira Liga , Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga . The club also participated in the UEFA Cup , since they finished fourth in the Primeira Liga the previous season . After José Antonio Camacho 's March 2008 resignation , Benfica did not have a permanent manager . The club inquired about Quique Sánchez Flores , Sven-Göran Eriksson and others , ultimately choosing Flores . Rui Costa led the transfer activity as Benfica continued to invest heavily , spending nearly $ 19 million on Javier Balboa , Carlos Martins , Pablo Aimar and Sidnei and bringing in José Antonio Reyes and David Suazo on loan . Major departures included Rui Costa , Cristian Rodríguez , Petit and Nélson . Benfica 's season began inauspiciously but they quickly recovered , gaining momentum domestically and eliminating Napoli to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Cup . Until January , club performance fluctuated in their European campaign and the domestic league . Although they finished last in the former , they reached first place in the Primeira Liga for the first time since 2005 . In the new year , Benfica suffered their first league loss , falling to second place and beginning their erratic spell . Despite a sterling League Cup ( where they earned their first honour in four seasons ) , the club 's league play was not as impressive . They battled Porto for first place until March , when they had another costly loss and were passed by Sporting CP . Benfica tried to retake second place in the remaining eight matches , but in early May , the club dropped five points , sealing their fate ; they finished third , missing the UEFA Champions League for a second consecutive season .",
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"text": "2000–01 S.L. Benfica season The 2000 -- 01 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's 97th season in existence , and the club 's 67th consecutive season in the Primeira Liga . It ran from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 . Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal . The club also participated in the UEFA Cup , by virtue of finishing third in that tournament the previous season . The season is the worst in Benfica history since the start of the Primeira Liga during 1934 -- 35 . The club switched managers two times . Jupp Heynckes was replaced by José Mourinho in September . Toni , who previously guided the club to a league title , took the reins in December . In the transfer market , young players like Marchena and Fernando Meira were brought in , and mixed with the experience of 31 year-old , Pierre van Hooijdonk , who arrived to replace Nuno Gomes , were meant to improve the team competitiveness . However , the biggest event of the pre-season was the release of João Pinto , the longest-serving player on the club , and the incumbent captain . This decision was poorly received by the fans , who criticized Heynckes and the president for the move . Both would leave the club in the following months . In the league campaign , the team lacked balance year-round and only briefly entered the league race , spending all but three weeks out the top three . Even the successful partnership of Pierre van Hooijdonk and João Tomás , with 36 goals between them , did not prevent the club from finishing in sixth place , 23 points behind winner Boavista . Consequently , Benfica missed out on UEFA competitions for the first time in 51 years ( since the 1959 -- 60 season ) .",
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"text": "1986 Taça de Portugal Final The 1986 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1985 -- 86 Taça de Portugal , which was the 46th season of the Taça de Portugal , the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation ( FPF ) . The match was played on 27 April 1986 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras , and opposed two Primeira Liga sides : Belenenses and Benfica . Benfica defeated Belenenses 2 -- 0 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twentieth time . In Portugal , the final was televised live on RTP . As a result of Benfica winning the Taça de Portugal , the Águias qualified for the 1986 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1985 -- 86 Primeira Divisão winners Porto .",
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"text": "Caio Ribeiro Caio Ribeiro Decoussau ( born 16 August 1975 ) is a Brazilian former professional footballer nicknamed Caio , who played as a forward in Brazil with São Paulo , Santos , Flamengo , Fluminense , Gremio and Botafogo , in Italy with Internazionale joining for a world record fee of # 6.6 m for a teenager at the time and Napoli , and in Germany with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen , as well as with the Brazil national team . He participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship , winning the Golden Ball . He holds dual Brazilian and Italian nationality . Since January 2008 , Caio works as a sportscaster for Brazilian network Rede Globo television .",
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"text": "2014 UEFA Europa League Final The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2013 -- 14 UEFA Europa League , the 43rd season of Europe 's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the fifth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League . It was played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin , Italy on 14 May 2014 , between Spanish side Sevilla and Portuguese side Benfica . Sevilla won the match 4 -- 2 on penalties , following a 0 -- 0 draw after extra time . Sevilla secured their third title in eight years , after winning the competition in 2006 and 2007 . With this triumph , they joined Juventus ( 1977 , 1990 , 1993 ) , Internazionale ( 1991 , 1994 , 1998 ) and Liverpool ( 1973 , 1976 , 2001 ) as the teams with the most wins . Benfica lost their second consecutive UEFA Europa League final , following their defeat against Chelsea in the 2013 final . Including their runner-up finish in 1983 , Benfica are the team with the most lost finals in the competition . As the winners , Sevilla earned the right to play against 2013 -- 14 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup .",
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"text": "Portugal International The Portugal Open in badminton is an international open held annually in Portugal since 1965 . It is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit .",
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"text": "Luís Manuel Pereira Luís Manuel Mendes Pereira ( born 25 June 1981 ) , known as Luís Manuel , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Brito SC as a midfielder .",
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"text": "1987–88 S.L. Benfica season The 1987 -- 88 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's 84th season in existence and the club 's 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football , covering the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988 . Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão , Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira , and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league . Despite a league and cup double , John Mortimore was replaced with Ebbe Skovdahl , who failed to meet expectations , being sacked before the end of November . With the league out of reach , Benfica focused on their European campaign , now with Toni at the helm . Eliminating Partizani Tirana , Aarhus , Anderlecht and Steaua București , Benfica met PSV Eindhoven in the European Cup Final . Without a key player like Diamantino , Benfica employed a cautious tactic , with the final being decided on the penalty-spot , where they lost , after van Breukelen defended a shot from Veloso . Domestically , Benfica came second behind Porto , and was knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup by the same team .",
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"text": "Cristiano da Silva Santos Cristiano da Silva Santos or simply Cristiano ( born May 16 , 1987 in Pedro Leopoldo-MG ) , is a Brazilian striker . He currently plays for Al Shorta in Iraq .",
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"text": "UEFA Euro 2016 The 2016 UEFA European Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016 , was the 15th UEFA European Championship , the quadrennial international men 's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA . It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016 . Spain were the two-time defending champions , having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments , but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy . Portugal won the tournament for the first time , following a 1 -- 0 victory after extra time over the host team , France , in the final played at the Stade de France . For the first time , the European Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams , having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1996 . Under the new format , the finalists contested a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams , followed by a knockout phase including three rounds and the final . Nineteen teams -- the top two from each of the nine qualifying groups and the best third-placed team -- joined France in the final tournament , who qualified automatically as hosts ; a series of two-legged play-off ties between the remaining third-placed teams in November 2015 decided the last four finalist spots . France was chosen as the host nation on 28 May 2010 , after a bidding process in which they beat Italy and Turkey for the right to host the 2016 finals . The matches were played in ten stadiums in ten cities : Bordeaux , Lens , Lille Métropole , Décines-Charpieu , Marseille , Nice , Paris , Saint-Denis , Saint-Étienne , and Toulouse . It was the third time that France hosted the finals , after the inaugural tournament in 1960 and the 1984 finals . As the winners , Portugal earned the right to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia .",
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"text": "Afonso Celso Garcia Reis For other Brazilian footballer named Afonsinho , see Afonso Guimarães da Silva . Afonso Celso Garcia Reis , best known as Afonsinho ( born in Marília , 3 September 1947 ) was an association footballer . Started career in 1962 for XV de Jaú , and in 1965 for Botafogo . Four decades after Fausto , in the zenith of Military dictatorship in Brazil in 1971 he succeed to be the first Brazilian footballer to obtain in practice in Brazil the affirmation of one basic labor law : the right to negotiate his own services in order to change employer/team when and if he wants , with no need for interference of agents or approval of any former employer , and without suffering professional reprisals . A movie documentary called `` Passe Livre '' : pt : Passe livre ( documentário ) was did by movie maker Oswaldo Caldeira about the subject in 1974 . He also played by Olaria , Santos , América Mineiro , Madureira , Flamengo and Fluminense .",
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"text": "Rio Ave F.C. Rio Ave Futebol Clube , commonly known as Rio Ave -LSB- ˈʁi.u ˈa.vɨ -RSB- , is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde , northern Portugal . The club is named after the Ave River , which flows through the town and into the Atlantic Ocean . Founded in 1939 , Rio Ave currently play in the Primeira Liga , Portugal 's top-tier division of professional football . They play their home games at Estádio do Rio Ave , also known as Estádio dos Arcos . Built in 1985 , the current stadium seats approximately 12,815 people and is a multi-sports venue , although it is used mainly for Rio Ave 's football matches . The club 's home colours are green and white striped shirts with white shorts and socks , whilst their away kit consists of a red and white striped shirt and white shorts with yellow socks . Portuguese internationals Alfredo , Paulinho Santos , Quim , Rui Jorge and Fábio Coentrão started their careers at the club . The Vilacondenses ' best top-tier league finish was fifth in the 1981 -- 82 season . They reached the 1984 Taça de Portugal Final , where they lost to Porto 4 -- 1 , and the 2014 Taça de Portugal Final where they lost to Benfica 1 -- 0 . With this result , Rio Ave qualified for the 2014 -- 15 UEFA Europa League , their first participation in a major European competition .",
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"text": "Thierry Moutinho Thierry Rua Moutinho ( born 26 February 1991 ) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Mallorca as a midfielder .",
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"text": "1979 Taça de Portugal Final The 1979 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1978 -- 79 Taça de Portugal , the 39th season of the Taça de Portugal , the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation ( FPF ) . The final was played at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras , and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Boavista and Sporting CP . As the inaugural final match finished 1 -- 1 , the final was replayed a day later at the same venue with Os Axadrezados defeating the Leões 1 -- 0 to claim a third Taça de Portugal . In Portugal , the final was televised live on RTP . As a result of Boavista winning the Taça de Portugal , Os Axadrezados qualified for the 1979 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1978 -- 79 Primeira Divisão winners Porto .",
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"text": "1995–96 S.L. Benfica season The 1995 -- 96 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's 92nd season in existence and the club 's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football , covering the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 . It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal . Benfica qualified for the UEFA Cup by coming third in previous League . After failing to renew the title in the past season , the club brought in several players during the transfer market , with Ricardo Gomes , Valdo , Calado and Marcelo assuming regular starter roles . However , the club lost all of his more historic players as the case of Neno , Vítor Paneira , Isaías and César Brito . With the animosity around Artur Jorge increasing , poor results in September caused his departure . Despite an irregular season in the league , various winning streaks helped the team reach their second-place finish by 23 March , after a home win against Porto . In the Portuguese Cup , a strong performance from Marcelo throughout the competition , who finish as the tournament top scorer , guided the team to the final , where João Pinto delivered the trophy after scoring a double .",
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"text": "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima ( -LSB- ʁoˈnawðu ˈlwiʒ nɐˈzaɾju dʒ ˈɫĩmɐ -RSB- ; born 18 September 1976 ) , commonly known as Ronaldo , is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker . Popularly dubbed `` The Phenomenon , '' he is widely considered to be one of the greatest football players of all time . A three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time Ballon d'Or recipient , Ronaldo , in his 1990s prime , was known for his dribbling at speed , feints and clinical finishing . He was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004 , and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and the Italian Football Hall of Fame . Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches , scoring 62 goals , and is the second-highest goalscorer for his national team , trailing only Pelé . At age 17 , Ronaldo was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup . At the 1998 World Cup , he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament in helping Brazil reach the final where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before the defeat to France . He won a second World Cup in 2002 where he starred in a front three with Ronaldinho and Rivaldo . Ronaldo scored twice in the final , and received the Golden Boot as tournament 's top goalscorer . During the 2006 FIFA World Cup , Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal , which was a World Cup record at the time . At his physical peak in the 1990s , Ronaldo starred at club level for Cruzeiro , PSV , Barcelona and Inter Milan . His moves to Spain and Italy made him only the second player , after Diego Maradona , to break the world transfer record twice , all before his 21st birthday . At age 23 , he had scored over 200 goals for club and country . After almost three years of inactivity due to serious knee injuries and recuperation , Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 , which was followed by spells at A.C. Milan and Corinthians . Having suffered further injuries , Ronaldo retired from professional football in 2011 . Post-retirement , he has continued his work as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador , a position to which he was appointed in 2000 . He served as an ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup .",
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"text": "Fla–Flu Fla -- Flu ( truncation of Flamengo-Fluminense ) is an association football match between cross-town rivals Flamengo and Fluminense . Matches take place in the 78,000-seat Maracanã Stadium , located near downtown Rio de Janeiro , in the city 's Maracanã district . The world record football match attendance between clubs is a Fla 0-0 Flu with 194,603 ( 177,656 paid ) in 1963 . The moniker Fla -- Flu was coined by the journalist Mário Filho during the professionalization of Rio de Janeiro 's football . Flamengo is the most successful team in Rio State Championship by one championship . Flamengo has won it 33 times while Fluminense has won 31 . Flamengo has won 6 Brazilian National Championships , as defined by the CBF , the 1987 Copa União ( an independent league organised by the Club of 13 ) and 3 Brazilian Cups . Fluminense has won 4 Brazilian National Championships and 1 Brazilian Cup . Fluminense has won the Copa Rio , which it claims to be equivalent to an intercontinental club tournament . Flamengo has won one Libertadores Cup and one Intercontinental Cup , both in 1981 . Fluminense is the only team in the world that holds the IOC 's Olympic Cup ( `` Coupe Olympique '' or `` Taça Olímpica '' ) , a non-competitive award for distinguished service in upholding the ideals of the Olympic Movement and to recognise the particular merits of institutions or associations and their services rendered to sport , conquered in 1949 . The rivalry between these two clubs began in October 1911 , when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense left the club , and went to Flamengo , which at the time had no football department . The first Fla -- Flu ever was played the following year , on July 7 , 1912 at Laranjeiras stadium . Fluminense won this match 3-2 , with 800 people in attendance . The Fla -- Flu matches are mentioned in Lamartine Babo 's unofficial , but very popular , Flamengo anthem composed in 1942 .",
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"text": "José Fonte José Miguel da Rocha Fonte ComM ( -LSB- ʒuˈzɛ ˈfõⁿtɨ -RSB- ; born 22 December 1983 ) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for English club West Ham United and the Portugal national team . He started his professional career with Sporting B , moving to England with Crystal Palace in 2007 . In 2010 he signed with Southampton , where he made 288 appearances in all competitions , until he joined West Ham in January 2017 . A Portuguese international since age 30 , Fonte was part of the squad at Euro 2016 , winning the tournament .",
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"text": "1986–87 S.L. Benfica season The 1986 -- 87 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's 83rd season in existence and the club 's 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football , covering the period from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1987 . Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão , Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira , and participated in the Cup Winners ' Cup after winning the Taça de Portugal in the previous season . Following a close-call title race in the past season , Benfica sought to win the title that escaped since 1984 . Only small adjustments were made to the squad , a new forward , Chiquinho Carlos , and two new centre-backs , Dito and Edmundo , countered the loss of Nené . Despite a slow start , by early November , Benfica was leading the league by two points after six consecutive wins . A shocking 7 -- 1 defeat to Sporting saw Porto match them in first place , but the team reacted with a 3 -- 1 win against their challengers , bringing back first place isolated . A draw and five wins in a row followed , with Benfica finally securing the title on 24 May , after three consecutive draws that threatened the lead . The season closed with another Taça de Portugal win , the third in a row and the sixth in eight years , therefore completing the double , a feat the club would have to wait nearly 30 years to repeat .",
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"text": "Battles of Saratoga The Battles of Saratoga ( September 19 and October 7 , 1777 ) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War . British General John Burgoyne led a large invasion army southward in the Champlain Valley from Canada , hoping to meet a similar force marching northward from New York City , and another force marching eastward from Lake Ontario ; the southern and western forces never arrived , and Burgoyne was surrounded by American forces in upstate New York . Burgoyne fought two small battles to break out . They took place eighteen days apart on the same ground , 9 mi south of Saratoga , New York . They both failed . Trapped by superior American forces , and with no relief in sight , Burgoyne retreated to Saratoga ( now Schuylerville ) and surrendered his entire army there on October 17 . His surrender , says historian Edmund Morgan , `` was a great turning point of the war because it won for Americans the foreign assistance which was the last element needed for victory . Burgoyne 's strategy to divide New England from the southern colonies had started well but slowed due to logistical problems . He won a small tactical victory over General Horatio Gates and the Continental Army in the September 19 Battle of Freeman 's Farm at the cost of significant casualties . His gains were erased when he again attacked the Americans in the October 7 Battle of Bemis Heights and the Americans captured a portion of the British defenses . Burgoyne was therefore compelled to retreat , and his army was surrounded by the much larger American force at Saratoga , forcing him to surrender on October 17 . News of Burgoyne 's surrender was instrumental in formally bringing France into the war as an American ally , although it had previously given supplies , ammunition , and guns , notably the de Valliere cannon , which played an important role in Saratoga . This battle also resulted in Spain joining France in the war against Britain . The first battle , on September 19 , began when Burgoyne moved some of his troops in an attempt to flank the entrenched American position on Bemis Heights . Benedict Arnold , anticipating the maneuver , placed significant forces in his way . While Burgoyne did gain control of Freeman 's Farm , it came at the cost of significant casualties . Skirmishing continued in the days following the battle , while Burgoyne waited in the hope that reinforcements would arrive from New York City . Militia forces continued to arrive , swelling the size of the American army . Disputes within the American camp led Gates to strip Arnold of his command . British General Sir Henry Clinton , moving up from New York City , attempted to divert American attention by capturing two forts in the Hudson River highlands on October 6 ; his efforts were too late to help Burgoyne . Burgoyne attacked Bemis Heights again on October 7 after it became apparent he would not receive relieving aid in time . In heavy fighting , marked by Arnold 's spirited rallying of the American troops , Burgoyne 's forces were thrown back to the positions they held before the September 19 battle and the Americans captured a portion of the entrenched British defenses .",
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"text": "George Washington George Washington ( -LSB- ˈdʒɔɹdʒ_ˈwɒʃɪŋtən -RSB- -- , 1799 ) was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War , and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution . He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation 's establishment and came to be known as the `` father of the country , '' both during his lifetime and to this day . Washington was widely admired for his strong leadership qualities and was unanimously elected president by the Electoral College in the first two national elections . He oversaw the creation of a strong , well-financed national government that maintained neutrality in the French Revolutionary Wars , suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion , and won acceptance among Americans of all types . Washington 's incumbency established many precedents still in use today , such as the cabinet system , the inaugural address , and the title Mr. President . His retirement from office after two terms established a tradition that lasted until 1940 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term . The 22nd Amendment ( 1951 ) now limits the president to two elected terms . He was born into the provincial gentry of Colonial Virginia to a family of wealthy planters who owned tobacco plantations and slaves , which he inherited . In his youth , he became a senior officer in the colonial militia during the first stages of the French and Indian War . In 1775 , the Second Continental Congress commissioned him as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution . In that command , Washington forced the British out of Boston in 1776 but was defeated and nearly captured later that year when he lost New York City . After crossing the Delaware River in the middle of winter , he defeated the British in two battles ( Trenton and Princeton ) , retook New Jersey , and restored momentum to the Patriot cause . His strategy enabled Continental forces to capture two major British armies at Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781 . Historians laud Washington for the selection and supervision of his generals ; preservation and command of the army ; coordination with the Congress , state governors , and their militia ; and attention to supplies , logistics , and training . In battle , however , Washington was repeatedly outmaneuvered by British generals with larger armies . After victory had been finalized in 1783 , Washington resigned as commander-in-chief rather than seize power , proving his opposition to dictatorship and his commitment to American republicanism . Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787 , which devised a new form of federal government for the United States . Following his election as president in 1789 , he worked to unify rival factions in the fledgling nation . He supported Alexander Hamilton 's programs to satisfy all debts , federal and state , established a permanent seat of government , implemented an effective tax system , and created a national bank . In avoiding war with Great Britain , he guaranteed a decade of peace and profitable trade by securing the Jay Treaty in 1795 , despite intense opposition from the Jeffersonians . He remained non-partisan , never joining the Federalist Party , although he largely supported its policies . Washington 's Farewell Address was an influential primer on civic virtue , warning against partisanship , sectionalism , and involvement in foreign wars . He retired from the presidency in 1797 , returning to his home and plantation at Mount Vernon . Upon his death , Washington was eulogized as `` first in war , first in peace , and first in the hearts of his countrymen '' by Representative Henry Lee III of Virginia . He was revered in life and in death ; scholarly and public polling consistently ranks him among the top three presidents in American history . He has been depicted and remembered in monuments , public works , currency , and other dedications to the present day .",
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"text": "Siege of Boston The Siege of Boston ( April 19 , 1775 -- March 17 , 1776 ) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War . New England militiamen prevented the movement by land of the British Army garrisoned in what was then the peninsular city of Boston , Massachusetts . Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege . British resupply and reinforcement activities were limited to sea access . After eleven months of the siege , the British abandoned Boston by sailing to Nova Scotia . The siege began on April 19 after the Battles of Lexington and Concord , when the militia from surrounding Massachusetts communities blocked land access to Boston . The Continental Congress formed the Continental Army from the militia , with George Washington as its Commander in Chief . In June 1775 , the British seized Bunker and Breed 's Hills , from which the Continentals were preparing to bombard the city , but their casualties were heavy and their gains were insufficient to break the Continental Army 's hold on land access to Boston . Military actions during the remainder of the siege were limited to occasional raids , minor skirmishes , and sniper fire . In November 1775 , Washington sent the 25-year-old bookseller-turned-soldier Henry Knox to bring to Boston the heavy artillery that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga . In a technically complex and demanding operation , Knox brought many cannons to the Boston area by January 1776 . In March 1776 , these artillery fortified Dorchester Heights ( which overlooked Boston and its harbor ) , thereby threatening the British supply lifeline . The British commander William Howe saw the British position as indefensible and withdrew the British forces in Boston to the British stronghold at Halifax , Nova Scotia , on March 17 ( celebrated today as Evacuation Day ) .",
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"text": "George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River George Washington 's crossing of the Delaware River , which occurred on the night of December 25 -- 26 , 1776 , during the American Revolutionary War , was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton , New Jersey , on the morning of December 26 . Planned in partial secrecy , Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River in a logistically challenging and dangerous operation . Other planned crossings in support of the operation were either called off or ineffective , but this did not prevent Washington from surprising and defeating the troops of Johann Rall quartered in Trenton . The army crossed the river back to Pennsylvania , this time laden with prisoners and military stores taken as a result of the battle . Washington 's army then crossed the river a third time at the end of the year , under conditions made more difficult by the uncertain thickness of the ice on the river . They defeated British reinforcements under Lord Cornwallis at Trenton on January 2 , 1777 , and defeated his rear guard at Princeton on January 3 , before retreating to winter quarters in Morristown , New Jersey . The unincorporated communities of Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania , and Washington Crossing , New Jersey , are named in honor of this event .",
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"text": "George Washington (miniseries) George Washington is a 1984 television miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik . The miniseries , released in three parts , chronicles the life of George Washington , the 1st President of the United States , from age 11 to age 51 . George Washington is based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner . The miniseries was shot mainly on location near Washington , D.C. and was aired on April 8 , 10 and 11 , 1984 . Washington 's life in the French and Indian War , the second part shows the coming and commencement of the Revolutionary War and the final part describes the victory of the Independence from England . It was nominated for six Primetime Emmys .",
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"text": "Invasion of Quebec (1775) The Invasion of Quebec in 1775 was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . The objective of the campaign was to gain military control of the British Province of Quebec ( modern day Canada ) , and convince the French-speaking Canadiens to join the revolution on the side of the Thirteen Colonies . One expedition left Fort Ticonderoga under Richard Montgomery , besieged and captured Fort St. Johns , and very nearly captured British General Guy Carleton when taking Montreal . The other expedition left Cambridge , Massachusetts under Benedict Arnold , and traveled with great difficulty through the wilderness of Maine to Quebec City . The two forces joined there , but were defeated at the Battle of Quebec in December 1775 . Montgomery 's expedition set out from Fort Ticonderoga in late August , and began besieging Fort St. Johns , the main defensive point south of Montreal , in mid-September . After the fort was captured in November , Carleton abandoned Montreal , fleeing to Quebec City , and Montgomery took control of the city before heading for Quebec with an army much reduced in size by expiring enlistments . There he joined Arnold , who had left Cambridge in early September on an arduous trek through the wilderness that left his surviving troops starving and lacking in many supplies and equipment . These forces joined before Quebec City in December , where they assaulted the city in a snowstorm on the last day of the year . The battle was a disastrous defeat for the Americans ; Montgomery was killed and Arnold wounded , while the city 's defenders suffered few casualties . Arnold then conducted an ineffectual siege on the city , during which Loyalist sentiments were boosted by successful propaganda campaigns , and General David Wooster 's blunt administration of Montreal served to annoy both supporters and detractors of the Americans . The British sent several thousand troops , including General John Burgoyne and Hessian allies , to reinforce those in the province in May 1776 . General Carleton then launched a counter-offensive , ultimately driving the smallpox-weakened and disorganized American forces back to Fort Ticonderoga . The Americans , under Arnold 's command , were able to hinder the British advance sufficiently that an attack could not be mounted on Fort Ticonderoga in 1776 . The end of the campaign set the stage for Burgoyne 's campaign of 1777 to gain control of the Hudson River valley .",
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"text": "America's Critical Period The term America 's Critical Period , popularized by John Fiske in 1888 with his book The Critical Period of American History , refers to the period of United States history in the 1780s , right after the American Revolution , where the future of the newly formed nation was in the balance . More specifically , the `` Critical Period '' refers to the period of time following the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 to the inauguration of George Washington as President in 1789 . The phrase was first used to describe this era ( unbeknownst to Fiske ) by William Henry Trescot in his 1857 book The Diplomatic History of the Administrations of Washington and Adams . During the 1780s , the loose confederation of states was beset with a wide array of foreign and domestic problems . Some historians believe it was a bleak , terrible time for Americans , while others such as Merrill Jensen believe the term `` Critical Period '' is exaggerated , and that , while the decade a time of dispute and change , they were also a time of economic growth and political maturation .",
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"text": "George Washington in the French and Indian War George Washington ( February 22 , 1732 -- December 14 , 1799 ) commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 -- 1783 ) , and was the first President of the United States , serving from 1789 to 1797 . Because of his central role in the founding of the United States , Washington is often called the `` Father of his Country '' . His devotion to republicanism and civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians . Washington 's military experience began in the French and Indian War with a commission as a major in the militia of the British Province of Virginia . In 1753 Washington was sent as an ambassador from the British crown to the French officials and Indians as far north as present-day Erie , Pennsylvania . The following year he led another expedition to the area to assist in the construction of a fort at present-day Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Before reaching that point , he and some of his men , accompanied by Indian allies , ambushed a French scouting party . Its leader was killed , although the exact circumstances of his death were disputed . This peacetime act of aggression is seen as one of the first military steps leading to the global Seven Years ' War . The French responded by attacking fortifications Washington erected following the ambush , forcing his surrender . Released on parole , Washington and his troops returned to Virginia . In 1755 he participated as a volunteer aide in the ill-fated expedition of General Edward Braddock , where he distinguished himself in the retreat following the climactic Battle of Monongahela . He served from 1755 until 1758 as colonel and commander of the Virginia Regiment , directing the provincial defenses against French and Indian raids and building the regiment into one of the best-trained provincial militias of the time . He led the regiment as part of the 1758 expedition of General John Forbes that successfully drove the French from Fort Duquesne , during which he and some of his companies were involved in a friendly fire incident . Unable to get a commission in the British Army , Washington then resigned from the provincial militia , married , and took up the life of a Virginia plantation owner . Washington gained valuable military skills during the war , acquiring tactical , strategic , and logistical military experience . He also acquired important political skills in his dealings with the British military establishment and the provincial government . His military exploits , although they included some notable failures , made his military reputation in the colonies such that he became a natural selection as the commander in chief of the Continental Army following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 . His successes in military and political spheres during that conflict led to his election as the first President of the United States of America .",
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"text": "Washington Irving Washington Irving ( April 3 , 1783 -- November 28 , 1859 ) was an American short story writer , essayist , biographer , historian , and diplomat of the early 19th century . He is best known for his short stories `` Rip Van Winkle '' ( 1819 ) and `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' ( 1820 ) , both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . His historical works include biographies of George Washington , Oliver Goldsmith , and Muhammad , and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus , the Moors and the Alhambra . Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846 . He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle , written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle . After moving to England for the family business in 1815 , he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . in 1819 -- 20 . He continued to publish regularly -- and almost always successfully -- throughout his life , and just eight months before his death ( at age 76 , in Tarrytown , New York ) , completed a five-volume biography of George Washington . Irving , along with James Fenimore Cooper , was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe , and Irving encouraged American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne , Herman Melville , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , and Edgar Allan Poe . Irving was also admired by some European writers , including Walter Scott , Lord Byron , Thomas Campbell , Francis Jeffrey , and Charles Dickens . As America 's first genuine internationally best-selling author , Irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement .",
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"text": "1776 The year is dominated by events of the American Revolutionary War .",
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"text": "George Washington (Houdon) George Washington is a statue by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon from the late 18th century . Based on a life mask and other measurements of George Washington taken by Houdon , it is considered one of the most accurate depictions of the subject . The original sculpture is located in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond , Virginia , and has been copied extensively . The date given for the sculpture varies . It was commissioned by the Virginia General Assembly in 1784 , begun in 1785 , signed `` 1788 '' , completed in 1791 or 1792 , and delivered in 1796 .",
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"text": "18th century The 18th century lasted from January 1 , 1701 to December 31 , 1800 in the Gregorian calendar . During the 18th century , the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions . Philosophy and science increased in prominence . Philosophers dreamed of a brighter age . This dream turned into a reality with the French Revolution of 1789 - , though later compromised by the excesses of the Reign of Terror ( 1793-1794 ) under Maximilien Robespierre . At first , many monarchies of Europe embraced Enlightenment ideals , but with the French Revolution they feared losing their power and formed broad coalitions for the counter-revolution . The Ottoman Empire experienced an unprecedented period of peace and economic expansion , taking part in no European wars from 1740 to 1768 . As a consequence the empire did not share in Europe 's military improvements during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756-1763 ) , causing its military to fall behind and suffer defeats against Russia in the second half of the century . The 18th century also marked the end of the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth as an independent state . The once-powerful and vast kingdom , which had once conquered Moscow and defeated great Ottoman armies , collapsed under numerous invasions . Its semi-democratic government system was not robust enough to rival the neighboring monarchies of the Kingdom of Prussia , the Russian Empire and the Archduchy of Austria which divided the Commonwealth territories between themselves , changing the landscape of Central European politics for the next hundred years . European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as the Age of Sail continued . Great Britain became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in North America in the 1760s and the conquest of large parts of India . However , Britain lost many of its North American colonies after the American Revolution , which resulted in the formation of the newly independent United States of America . The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1770s with the production of the improved steam engine . Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century , steam-powered machinery would radically change human society and the environment . Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work . For example , the `` short '' 18th century may be defined as 1715 -- 1789 , denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution , with an emphasis on directly interconnected events . To historians who expand the century to include larger historical movements , the `` long '' 18th century may run from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 or even later .",
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"text": "Theodosia Bartow Prevost Theodosia Bartow Prevost ( November 1746 -- May 28 , 1794 ) , also known as Theodosia Bartow Burr , was an American patriot . Raised by a single mother , she married a British Army officer at seventeen . After the American Revolution began , her own Patriot leanings led her to offer the use of her house , the Hermitage , as a meeting - and resting-place for revolutionaries , including Alexander Hamilton , the Marquis de Lafayette , and Aaron Burr : it was briefly used as the headquarters of George Washington , who counted her amongst his friends . Burr 's visit to the Hermitage began a secret romance that , following the death of Prevost 's first husband , led to marriage . The couple moved to New York City due to Burr 's legal practice , and she acted as a crucial ally and confidante as he began his political career . She was known for her wit , unusually deep education and intellectual acuity ; her partnership with Aaron Burr , her second husband , was responsible for much of his success due to her keen observational skills and adept handling of people , and her death in 1794 left him without `` his best ally in the political wars to come '' .",
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"text": "William Colfax William Colfax was a revolutionary war figure who served as Captain of George Washington 's Life Guard beginning on March 18 , 1778 . William was the fifth child born to George Colfax ( born : December 25 , 1727 ) and Lucy Avery ( married April 13 , 1749 ) , who had a total of ten children . Colfax was about 5 ' -10 '' tall and weighed about 190-200 lbs . He had blue eyes , dark hair , and was clean shaven . His hair was powdered and worn in a cue , tied with a black ribbon , till his later years . He was married to Hester Schuyler , cousin of Philip Schuyler , of Pompton on August 27 , 1783 , together they had six children . Together they lived in Hester 's inherited Schuyler-Colfax House in Wayne , New Jersey , which today is a museum . Their grandson was Schuyler Colfax , the 17th Vice President of the United States .",
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"text": "United States elections, 1794 The 1794 United States elections occurred in the middle of President George Washington 's second term . Members of the 4th United States Congress were chosen in this election . Tennessee was admitted as a state during the 4th Congress . The election took place at the beginning of the First Party System , with the Democratic-Republican Party and Federalist Party emerging as political parties , succeeding the anti-administration faction and the pro-administration faction . In the House , the Democratic-Republicans picked up a small number of seats , increasing their majority . However , Federalist Jonathan Dayton was elected Speaker of the House , defeating Frederick Muhlenberg , who had a less clear partisan affiliation . In the Senate , the Federalists picked up a moderate number of seats , increasing their majority . Washington remained unaffiliated with any political faction or party throughout his presidency .",
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"text": "Philadelphia campaign The Philadelphia campaign ( 1777 -- 1778 ) was a British initiative in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia , which was then the seat of the Second Continental Congress . British General William Howe , after unsuccessfully attempting to draw the Continental Army under General George Washington into a battle in northern New Jersey , embarked his army on transports , and landed them at the northern end of Chesapeake Bay . From there , he advanced northward toward Philadelphia . Washington prepared defenses against Howe 's movements at Brandywine Creek , but was flanked and beaten back in the Battle of Brandywine on September 11 , 1777 . After further skirmishes and maneuvers , Howe was able to enter and occupy Philadelphia . Washington then unsuccessfully attacked one of Howe 's garrisons at Germantown before retreating to Valley Forge for the winter . Howe 's campaign was controversial because , although he successfully captured the American capital of Philadelphia , he proceeded slowly and did not aid the concurrent campaign of John Burgoyne further north , which ended in disaster at Saratoga for the British , and brought France into the war . General Howe resigned during the occupation of Philadelphia and was replaced by his second-in-command , General Sir Henry Clinton . Clinton evacuated the troops from Philadelphia back to New York City in 1778 in order to increase that city 's defenses against a possible Franco-American attack . Washington harried the British army all the way across New Jersey , and successfully forced a battle at Monmouth Court House that was one of the largest battles of the war . At the end of the campaign the two armies were roughly in the same positions they were at its beginning .",
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"text": "Gaspee Days Committee The Gaspee Days Committee is a civic-minded , nonprofit organization that operates many community events in and around Pawtuxet Village , including the famous Gaspee Days Parade each June . These events are all designed to commemorate the 1772 burning of the hated British revenue schooner , , by Rhode Island patriots as America 's ` First Blow for Freedom ' TM . The first recorded celebration of the Gaspee Affair was in 1774 near Williamsburg , Virginia where George Washington himself related in his diary that he spent 3s .9 d. to see the fireworks in celebration of the second anniversary of the burning of the Gaspee . Participants in the raid on the Gaspee were fêted annually in parades throughout Rhode Island until all had died by the year 1841 . Large celebrations took place in Rhode Island for several years surrounding the 100th anniversary of the burning of the Gaspee . The trademarked motto of the Gaspee Days Committee , America 's `` First Blow for Freedom '' TM is taken from teacup and saucer sets sold at these events . Sporadic observances of the Gaspee burning have formed a hit-or-miss pattern , the last known parade previous to the formation of the modern Gaspee Days Committee took place around 1907 . The present Gaspee Days Committee was formed in 1965 to ensure a fitting commemoration to the 200th anniversary of the Gaspee Affair . Among the founding members were local historians and community activists , such as David Stackhouse and Hazel Wade Kennedy , both of whom were also involved in the establishment of Pawtuxet Village as a historic district . The Gaspee Days Parade and celebrations have been a continuous , annual event since 1966 , and in the year 2012 mark the 47th such observance . Generations of Rhode Island citizens crowd Pawtuxet Village for the Parade and other Gaspee Days festivities each year . Every effort has been made to provide a schedule that is both entertaining and informative to all ages . Foremost is the desire to acquaint the public with an event that is as much a part of our national heritage as Paul Revere 's ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord . The burning of the Gaspee was the first link in the chain of events that led directly to America 's Declaration of Independence . The Committee has been the recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation , and the first Certificate of Merit from the Rhode Island Bicentennial Commission . Gaspee Days has been listed by Discover America as one of the top twenty tourist attractions in the United States . In 2003 The Gaspee Days Committee was the subject of a front page feature in the Wall Street Journal . Each annual Gaspee Days Parade is the result of a year-long planning process by many dedicated volunteers of the Gaspee Days Committee . Current projected cost of production for the Gaspee Days Parade is $ 40,000 . Necessary funds for the Parade are raised throughout the year with fee revenue generated by the Memorial Weekend Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts Festival , other fundraising events , and public and private donations . The mission of the Gaspee Days Committee is not solely found in the celebrations it is best known for . The Committee also helps to acknowledge the importance of the Gaspee Affair in the independence movement that led to the American Revolutionary War . The Gaspee Days Committee operates the Gaspee Virtual Archives , an extensive on-line resource for historical research regarding the burning of the Gaspee .",
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"text": "A Summary View of the Rights of British America A Summary View of the Rights of British America was a tract written by Thomas Jefferson in 1774 , before the U.S. Declaration of Independence , in which he laid out for delegates to the First Continental Congress a set of grievances against King George III , especially against the King 's and Parliament 's response to the Boston Tea Party . Jefferson declares that the British Parliament did not have the right to govern the Thirteen Colonies . He argues that since the individual colonies were founded they were independent of British rule . Jefferson , in this work , held that allodial title , not feudal title , was held to American lands , and thus the people did not owe fees and rents for that land to the British crown . The work was presented to , and debated by , the First Continental Congress . When this took place , Jefferson did not attend . Despite his attempts , Congress agreed to a more moderate decision than Jefferson 's proposed concept . Despite not being able to completely convince Congress , friends of Jefferson printed the Summary in a pamphlet form . It was distributed throughout London , New York and Philadelphia . Research states that the document `` helped establish Jefferson 's reputation as a skillful , if radical , political writer . ''",
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"text": "Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington , D.C. , dedicated to Thomas Jefferson ( 1743 -- 1826 ) , one of the most important of the American Founding Fathers as the main drafter and writer of the Declaration of Independence , member of the Continental Congress , governor of the newly independent Commonwealth of Virginia , American minister to King Louis XVI and the Kingdom of France , first U.S. Secretary of State under the first President George Washington , the second Vice President of the United States under second President John Adams , and also the third President ( 1801 -- 1809 ) , as well as being the founder of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville , Virginia . The neoclassical Memorial building on the Tidal Basin off the Washington Channel of the Potomac River was designed by the architect John Russell Pope and built by the Philadelphia contractor John McShain . Construction of the building began in 1939 and was completed in 1943 . The bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947 . The Jefferson Memorial is managed by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior under its National Mall and Memorial Parks division . In 2007 , it was ranked fourth on the `` List of America 's Favorite Architecture '' by the American Institute of Architects .",
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"text": "Battle of Groton Heights The Battle of Groton Heights ( also known as the Battle of Fort Griswold , and occasionally called the Fort Griswold massacre ) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 6 , 1781 between a small Connecticut militia force led by Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard and the more numerous British forces led by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold and Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Eyre . Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton ordered General Arnold to raid the Connecticut port of New London in an unsuccessful attempt to divert General George Washington from marching against Lord Cornwallis 's army in Virginia . The raid was a success , but the Connecticut militia stubbornly resisted British attempts to capture Fort Griswold , across the Thames River in Groton . New London was burned , along with several ships , but many more escaped upriver . Originally , there was thought to be little resistance on the New London side , but it has been discovered through first-hand reports that resistance was stiff as the regulars landed , similar to that at Lexington and Concord in 1775 . More than 400 militia organized during the raid on the New London side from as far as Lyme and Stonington , but they had no leadership , as Col. Harris reportedly felt ill and rode off . Several leaders of the attacking British force were killed or seriously wounded , and much of the defending garrison was killed , mortally wounded , or captured when the fort was stormed . High British casualties led to criticism of General Arnold by some of his superiors . The battle was the last major military encounter of the war in the northern United States , preceding and being overshadowed by the decisive Franco-American victory at Yorktown , Virginia about six weeks later . At the battle of Yorktown , the Marquis de Lafayette reportedly yelled `` Remember Ft. Griswold ! '' as US and French forces stormed the redoubts . Many received land grants in New York and Ohio after the battle , as they lost property .",
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"text": "Minutemen Minutemen were civilian colonists who independently organized to form well-prepared militia companies self-trained in weaponry , tactics , and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War . They were also known for being ready at a minute 's notice , hence the name . They provided a highly mobile , rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to war threats . The minutemen were among the first to fight in the American Revolution . Their teams constituted about a quarter of the entire militia . They were generally younger and more mobile , and served as part of a network for early response . Minuteman and Sons of Liberty member Paul Revere was among those who spread the news that the British Regulars ( soldiers ) were coming out from Boston . Revere was captured before completing his mission when the British marched toward the arsenal in Concord to confiscate the weapons and ammunition that were stored there . The term has also been applied to various later United States civilian-based paramilitary forces to recall the success and patriotism of the originals .",
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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": "Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It succeeded the First Continental Congress , which met between September 5 , 1774 and October 26 , 1774 , also in Philadelphia . The second Congress managed the colonial war effort , and moved incrementally towards independence , adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4 , 1776 . By raising armies , directing strategy , appointing diplomats , and making formal treaties such as the Olive Branch Petition , the Congress acted as the de facto national government of what became the United States . When the Second Continental Congress came together on May 10 , 1775 it was , in effect , a reconvening of the First Continental Congress . Many of the same 56 delegates who attended the first meeting were in attendance at the second , and the delegates appointed the same president ( Peyton Randolph ) and secretary ( Charles Thomson ) . Notable new arrivals included Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and John Hancock of Massachusetts . Within two weeks , Randolph was summoned back to Virginia to preside over the House of Burgesses ; he was replaced in the Virginia delegation by Thomas Jefferson , who arrived several weeks later . Henry Middleton was elected as president to replace Randolph , but he declined . Hancock was elected president on May 24 . Delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies were present when the Second Continental Congress convened . Georgia had not participated in the First Continental Congress and did not initially send delegates to the Second Continental Congress . On May 13 , 1775 , Lyman Hall was admitted as a delegate from the Parish of St. John 's in the Colony of Georgia , not as a delegate from the colony itself . On July 4 , 1775 , revolutionary Georgians held a Provincial Congress to decide how to respond to the American Revolution , and that congress decided on July 8 to send delegates to the Continental Congress . They arrived on July 20 .",
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"text": "George Washington and slavery George Washington , the first President of the United States , held people in slavery for virtually all of his life . His will provided for freeing the enslaved people he held upon the death of his widow Martha Washington . In January 1801 Martha freed her husband 's slaves , just over a year after his death . However , while she lived , Martha did not emancipate any of the people she held , because she held only the lifetime use of them . When she died , on May 22 , 1802 , at the age of 70 , all of those enslaved people went to the descendants of her first husband , Daniel Parke Custis .",
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"text": "Novel A novel is any relatively long piece of written narrative fiction , normally in prose , and typically published as a book . The genre has also been described as possessing , `` a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years '' . This view sees the novel 's origins in Classical Greece and Rome , medieval , early modern romance , and the tradition of the novella . The latter , an Italian word used to describe short stories , supplied the present generic English term in the 18th century . Ian Watt , however , in The Rise of the Novel ( 1957 ) suggests that the novel first came into being in the early 18th century , Miguel de Cervantes , author of Don Quixote , is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era ; the first part of Don Quixote was published in 1605 . The romance is a closely related long prose narrative . Walter Scott defined it as `` a fictitious narrative in prose or verse ; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents '' , whereas in the novel `` the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events and the modern state of society '' . However , many romances , including the historical romances of Scott , Emily Brontë 's Wuthering Heights and Herman Melville 's Moby-Dick , are also frequently called novels , and Scott describes romance as a `` kindred term '' . Romance , as defined here , should not be confused with the genre fiction love romance or romance novel . Other European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel : `` a novel is le roman , der Roman , il romanzo . ''",
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"text": "Wishful Drinking Wishful Drinking is an autobiographical humor book by American actress and author Carrie Fisher , published by Simon & Schuster in 2008 . Fisher 's book was based on her one-woman stage show , which she developed with writer/director Joshua Ravetch . The show debuted at The Geffen Playhouse with Ravetch directing . It enjoyed a successful Broadway run and then toured in other cities . In 2010 , HBO filmed a feature-length documentary of the stage play .",
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"text": "Burmese Days Burmese Days is a novel by British writer George Orwell . It was first published in the UK in 1934 . It is a tale from the waning days of British colonialism , when Burma was ruled from Delhi as a part of British India -- `` a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj . '' At its centre is John Flory , `` the lone and lacking individual trapped within a bigger system that is undermining the better side of human nature . '' Orwell 's first novel , it describes `` corruption and imperial bigotry '' in a society where , `` after all , natives were natives -- interesting , no doubt , but finally ... an inferior people '' . Because of concerns that the novel might be potentially libellous , that Katha was described too realistically , and that some of the characters might be based on real people , it was first published `` further afield '' , in the United States . A British edition , with altered names , appeared a year later . When it was published in the 1930s , Orwell 's harsh portrayal of colonial society was felt by `` some old Burma hands '' to have `` rather let the side down '' . In a letter from 1946 , Orwell said `` I dare say it 's unfair in some ways and inaccurate in some details , but much of it is simply reporting what I have seen '' .",
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"text": "Fool (novel) Fool is the eleventh novel by Christopher Moore , released on February 10 , 2009 . The novel takes its premise from the plot of Shakespeare 's play King Lear , narrated from the perspective of the character of the Fool , whose name is Pocket . In the course of the novel are references to other Shakespeare plays , ranging from short quotations to whole characters -- most notably the three witches from Macbeth . While the style of Fool is directed at an American audience , the author incorporates at times Shakespearean vocabulary , archaic syntax , and modern British slang , and obscure cultural terms relating to medieval life , which are explained in footnotes . In addition , Moore invents humorous British-style place-names for fictitious locations in the story . This novel was followed by a sequel , The Serpent of Venice , released in 2014 , which combines characters and plot elements from Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice and Othello , and Poe 's The Cask of Amontillado , while keeping the perspective of Pocket .",
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"text": "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": "Wishful Thinking (Australian band) Wishful Thinking ( or Wishful ) were an Australian three-piece pop-punk band which formed in Tasmania in 1998 and disbanded in 2006 . The line-up included Alistair Elkins on bass guitar , Carl Jackson on lead vocals and Leigh Thompson on drums . In 2002 Carlos Echeverria was replaced by Elkins on bass guitar . Carl 's brother Lachlan Jackson was the bassist in the original lineup ( along with a handful of drummers ) before they moved to Melbourne . They were one of Australia 's `` buzz '' punk/pop acts and were signed to Boomtown Records . Wishful Thinking 's musical style was pop punk and followed in the style of such bands like Blink 182 and New Found Glory . Wishful Thinking shared stages and toured with such bands , including Millencolin , MXPX , Kisschasy , Area-7 , Gyroscope , All Star United , Relient K , The O.C. Supertones , and Antiskeptic . Wishful Thinking also had rotation on the radio stations Triple M and Triple J , with their single ' I Do n't Need You ' which was released in 2003 and their single ` The Day You Went Away ' in 2004 . Tim Cashmere of Undercover News reviewed their debut album , Standing Still ( 2003 ) ; he described them as a `` Christian-punk act '' and felt the album was `` none-too-shabby , albeit none-too-original either ... The god-fearing punk beats of Wishful Thinking makes an interesting point of difference . '' Ben Seifu of vibewire.net noticed that `` the production is quite professional without being too smooth or processed . The drums in particular are captured reasonably well . But beyond that Standing Still is pretty standard pop punk stuff . '' Jasper Lee of Oz Music Project opined that it `` oozes of punk pop goodness that echoes heroes of said genre such as MXPX . The band 's strength lies in their combination of consistent punk power chords with a lyrical depth underpinning their spiritual beliefs . '' Steph Brincat of Oz Music Project reviewed the group 's second album , Kicking Goals , Banging Gongs & High Five All Round , rating it at four out of five due to the `` classic pop-punk sound that we have all come to know and love , without making it sound horrible and generic , and I assure you that I am not being sarcastic or ironic . The music is tight and although it does n't stray from the usual pop-punk recipe of repetitive yet catchy bass , guitar and drum explosion , there is variation in their tunes such as interesting little guitar licks and bass solos . '' The band reformed for a once-off show in August 2013 at the Adelaide Uni Bar with S.T.R.",
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"text": "James W. Hall James W. Hall ( born 1947 ) is an American author and professor from Florida . He has written eighteen novels , four books of poetry , a collection of short stories , and a collection of essays . His novels include Under Cover of Daylight , Hard Aground , Gone Wild , Buzz Cut , Red Sky at Night , Rough Draft , Off the Chart and Silencer . His writing includes the collection of personal essays Hot Damn , written for the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 's Sunshine Magazine , Washington Post and Miami Herald . His book Hit Lit is about common features of the twelve most commercially successful novels of the last hundred years . His two short story collections are Paper Products and Over Exposure . Over Exposure includes the short story `` The Carch '' , winner of an Edgar Award . He also won a John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction , presented by the JDM Bibliophile . Hall was born in Hopkinsville , Kentucky in 1947 . He has a master 's degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate in literature from the University of Utah . He was a Fulbright professor of literature in Spain . Hall began his career as a poet . He taught at Florida International University in Miami for 40 years and founded the school 's creative writing program in the early 1970s . His wife 's name is Evelyn and they have three dogs . They live in South Florida and western North Carolina ( in the mountains ) . Several of Hall 's novels center on a loner named Thorn who ties bonefish flies and partners with his private-eye friend Sugarman . They thwart a range of villains . Hall 's fiction often uses Florida settings as a backdrop , including setting such as the Everglades and Key West . Hall 's writing explores the contrast in South Florida between squalor and poverty coexisting with tremendous wealth and glamor .",
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"text": "If I Had One Wish If I Had One Wish is a young adult novel by Jackie French Koller , about a teenager named Alex Lansing , whose little brother Stevie is always getting him in trouble . The book was first published in 1991 .",
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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": "Virginia (novel) Virginia ( 1913 ) is a novel by Ellen Glasgow about a wife and mother who in vain seeks happiness by serving her family . This novel , her eleventh , marked a clear departure from Glasgow 's previous work -- she had written a series of bestsellers before publishing Virginia -- in that it attacked , in a subtle yet unmistakable way , the very layer of society that constituted her readership . Also , as its heroine , though virtuous and god-fearing , is denied the happiness she is craving , its plot did not live up to readers ' expectations as far as poetic justice is concerned and was bound to upset some of them . Today , Virginia is seen by many as an outstanding achievement in Glasgow 's career , exactly because the author defied literary convention by questioning the foundations of American society around the dawn of the 20th century , be it capitalism , religion or racism .",
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"text": "Atlanta Nights Atlanta Nights is a collaborative novel created in 2004 by a group of science fiction and fantasy authors , with the express purpose of producing an unpublishably bad piece of work , so as to test whether publishing firm PublishAmerica would still accept it . It was accepted ; after the hoax was revealed , the publisher withdrew its offer . The primary purpose of the exercise was to test PublishAmerica 's claims to be a `` traditional publisher '' that would only accept high-quality manuscripts . Critics have long claimed that PublishAmerica is actually a vanity press that pays no special attention to the sales potential of the books they publish since most of their revenue comes from the authors rather than book buyers . PublishAmerica had previously made some highly derogatory public remarks about science fiction and fantasy writers , because many of their critics came from those communities ; those derogatory remarks influenced the decision to make such a public test of PublishAmerica 's claims .",
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"text": "Bonnie MacDougal Bonnie MacDougal is the author of four novels that draw extensively from her own life as a lawyer working in Philadelphia . She received her undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College , magna cum laude with Honors in English literature , and her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania . Her law career took her to Anchorage , Alaska , and Little Rock , Arkansas ( where she was one of the few lawyers ever to practice with Bill Clinton ) , then back to Philadelphia and the firms of Schnader , Harrison , Segal & Lewis , and Pepper Hamilton LLP , where she practices today . Her specialty is complex commercial litigation , including bankruptcy , securities fraud , and intellectual property disputes . She made her literary debut in 1996 with the publication of Breach of Trust , described as `` an extraordinarily accomplished first novel '' . Her second book was Angle of Impact , a thriller about an aviation disaster , which was described as `` a deliciously complicated puzzle '' and `` one hot read '' . Her third novel , Out of Order , is the story of a young woman with a secret past who is unwillingly thrust into the limelight when her husband runs for Congress . Out of Order was called `` much more than an ordinary legal thriller . It 's an ambitious , superbly crafted tale '' . Another critic wrote : `` MacDougal is no female Grisham . She 's more like Scott Turow , a much better lawyer-writer whose characters come loaded with plenty of history '' . Her fourth novel is Common Pleas , a story of young lovers on trial for the murder of the girl 's wealthy parents . Her books have been translated into eight foreign languages .",
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"text": "Mark Brennan Rosenberg Mark Brennan Rosenberg is an openly gay author and comedian based in New York City . He is the author of two books : Blackouts and Breakdowns - released on August 24 , 2011 , and Eating My Feelings : Tales of Overeating , Underperforming , and Coping with My Crazy Family - released on August 6 , 2013 through Crown Publishing . Rosenberg 's writings and commentary focus on the issues that affect the lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender community ; particularly alcohol addiction and substance abuse , which he discusses heavily in his first book . Rosenberg has been sober since 2008 . He is currently a contributor for The Huffington Post . Rosenberg toured the country promoting his first book Blackouts and Breakdowns in 2012 , and again promoting his second book , Eating My Feelings , in late 2013 . Rosenberg 's first novel This Made Me Think of You was released on April 5 , 2016 . It follows a couple 's breakup over the course of a year solely through their social media , text and email exchanges .",
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"text": "Many Waters Many Waters is a 1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle , part of the author 's Time Quartet ( also known as the Time Quintet ) . The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7 : `` Many waters can not quench love , neither can the floods drown it . If a man were to give all his wealth for love , it would be utterly scorned . '' The principal characters of the story are Sandy and Dennys Murry , twin brothers who are , ironically , somewhat out of place ( they are `` normal '' ) in the context of the multifarious and eccentric Murry family from A Wrinkle in Time . The action of the story follows that of A Wind in the Door but precedes the climactic , apocalyptic event in A Swiftly Tilting Planet .",
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"text": "Wishful Identification According to Feilitzen and Linne ( 1975 ) , wishful identification is the extension of identification , which refers to people 's desire to become or to act in the same way as a certain media character . The majority of research about wishful identification has focused on its impacts on media users ' intimate relationship with , attachment to , identification with , imitation of or interaction with media figures . From this perspective , investigations on effects of wishful identification are helpful to understand how mediated messages can be effectively conveyed , how mediated behaviors and figures can be shaped to positively influence social attitudes and behaviors . Participants in relevant research primarily consist of children and adolescents because they do not have enough life and social experience ( Bandura , 1977 ; Hoffner , 1996 ) . In other words , they have higher needs than adults for role models to develop and adjust their social behaviors . As is mentioned by Comstock ( 1993 ) , `` television is a catalogue of modes of behavior ; whether they affect what viewers do depends on their being taken as rewarding , acceptable , and applicable '' ( p. 128 ) .",
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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": "Saving Fish from Drowning Saving Fish From Drowning is a 2005 novel written by Amy Tan . It is Tan 's sixth work . The book is about twelve American tourists who travel to China and Burma . The novel was awarded an honorable mention from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature .",
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"text": "After (novel) After is a young adult novel written by Francine Prose . It was first published in 2003 , and the nearby school shooting is reminiscent of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 . After a school shooting 50 miles away , the new grief and crisis counselor ( Dr. Willner ) attempts to control the students ' lives , using the recent tragedy as an excuse for increasingly restricting their lives . The school gradually is controlled by the grip of the administration , and students who do not comply with the new rules disappear , never to be seen again . Its plot is reminiscent of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell . Similarities include the normalization of propaganda and surveillance with the telescreens in 1984 and the TVs on school buses spouting so called educational content that turns out to be blatantly false . These novels also touch on brainwashing , with the nightly emails sent to parents that convince them to send their children away to reform camps from which they never return . In contrast , After takes place during the reforms , showing how they were allowed to happen , while 1984 only shows the aftermath and its inevitability . The ending of After also shows the main character ( Tom Bishop ) escaping his town with his friends and family , a much lighter closing than 1984 . Described in the New York Times Book Review as a `` rich parable '' , this novel questions the line that must be drawn when freedom is more important than safety .",
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"text": "Heartburn (novel) Heartburn is an autobiographical novel based on Nora Ephron 's life story about her marriage to and divorce from Carl Bernstein , her second husband . Originally published in 1983 , the novel largely focuses on his affair with Margaret Jay , the daughter of former British Prime Minister James Callaghan . Ephron also wrote the screenplay for the film based on the novel starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson . The novel is a vivid depiction of the breakdown of a marriage . Its strong autobiographical content provides insight into one of the `` power couples '' of the late 1970s . It is Nora Ephron 's first published novel but in it she mentions subjects that she would go on to feature in future work such as When Harry Met Sally and Julie & Julia . The narrator of the novel is Rachel Samstat , a food writer who is married to Mark Feldman , a political journalist . Rachel is a Jewish New Yorker who has moved to Washington , D.C. , to support her husband 's career . They have one son and Rachel is pregnant with their second child as the book begins . The book wittily describes the life of an upper middle class intellectual couple replete with neuroses -- Rachel is in group therapy , Mark agonizes over the mystifying disappearance of his socks . Threaded through the whole are recipes and anecdotes which drive the story along and humanize Samstat . In a New Yorker piece on novels that include recipes , Adam Gopnik writes , `` in Heartburn , the recipes serve both as a joke about what a food writer writing a novel would write and as a joke on novel-writing itself by someone who anticipates that she will not be treated as a ` real ' novelist . '' Rachel 's self-esteem takes a huge battering as Mark has an affair with Thelma Rice ( Margaret Jay ) and she takes her revenge by telling the Washington grapevine that Thelma has a venereal disease . The diamond engagement ring that is stolen from Rachel when she is at group therapy is pivotal to the plot . Remarkably she gets it back when the police catch the robber . The stone is loose in its setting and she takes it back to the `` family '' jeweler to get it fixed . Here she discovers that while she had been in the hospital giving birth , Mark had bought an expensive necklace for his lover Thelma . She sells the ring and the money enables her to go back to New York and start afresh .",
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"text": "Rodge Glass Roger `` Rodge '' Paul H Glass ( born 17 January 1978 in Manchester ) is an English writer . Glass studied at Strathclyde University and Glasgow University , before returning to work for the programme at Strathclyde in which he himself studied . He is currently Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Edge Hill University and an Associate Editor at Freight Books . Glass 's first novel , No Fireworks , was nominated for four awards , the Saltire First Book Award , the Dylan Thomas Prize , the Authors ' Club First Novel Award , and the Glen Dimplex First Book Award . His biography of Alasdair Gray won a 2009 Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award . His next project was the hybrid graphic novel Dougie 's War , which was nominated for Best Publication and Best Illustration at the Scottish Creative Awards , also nominated for Best Graphic Novel at the Scottish Indie Comic Book Awards . Glass 's forthcoming novel Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs , will be published in April 2012 . Glass has also published a number of short stories . A Weekend of Freedom ( 2009 ) and ` Why Nothing Works No. 2 ' ( 2010 ) were published in Gutter magazine . I Know My Team and I Shall Not Be Moved was published in Roads Ahead ( Tindal Street Press , 2009 ) and Do All Things With Love appeared in the Edinburgh Review ( 2011 ) . He was also a contributor to Pax Edina : The One O ' Clock Gun Anthology ( Edinburgh , 2010 )",
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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": "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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Lion is a film based on a non-fiction book.
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"text": "Lion (2016 film) Lion is a 2016 biographical film directed by Garth Davis ( in his feature debut ) and written by Luke Davies , based on the non-fiction book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose . The film stars Dev Patel , Rooney Mara , David Wenham and Nicole Kidman . The film , which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10 , 2016 , was given a limited release on November 25 , 2016 , by the Weinstein Company before opening generally on January 6 , 2017 . It was released in Australia on January 19 , 2017 and in the United Kingdom on January 20 , 2017 .",
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"text": "The Acorn People The Acorn People is a non-fiction book for middle grade readers first published in 1976 . It is a memoir by author , educator and storyteller Ron Jones about a summer he spent at a camp for disabled children . It was adapted for television in 1981 .",
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"text": "To Walk with Lions To Walk with Lions is a 1999 film starring Richard Harris as George Adamson and John Michie as Tony Fitzjohn . It follows the later years of wild game preserver/naturalist Adamson . After his marriage to Joy Adamson , both of Born Free book and film fame , Adamson spent the latter part of his life protecting the lions and other wildlife in the Kora National Reserve , Kenya . He encounters poachers and government corruption blocking his quest for wildlife preservation .",
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"text": "Silent Cinema in India Silent Cinema in India - A Pictorial Journey is a 2012 Indian English language non-fiction book , written by B D Garga and published by Harper Collins India . It won the 2012 National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema",
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"text": "Lion vs. Lion Lion vs. Lion , also known as Roar of the Lion and Nan bei shi wang ( 南北獅王 , literally `` South North Lion King '' ) , is a 1981 Hong Kong kung fu film written and directed by Hsu Hsia and Chien Yuen Sheng . The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio , a major Hong Kong film production company at the time .",
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"text": "La Vermine du Lion La Vermine du Lion ( The Lion 's Parasites ) is a French science fiction novel by Francis Carsac , first published in paperback by Fleuve Noir in 1967 . It was reissued by Super-luxe in 1978 and Eons in 2004 . The first hardcover edition was issued after the author 's death by La page blanche in December 1982 with a new preface by Jacques Tixier . To date no English translation has been published . The novel was dedicated to Carsac 's American friends and science fiction writer colleagues Poul Anderson and L. Sprague de Camp , from whose works the author acknowledged borrowing some elements .",
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"text": "Chased by the Dogs Chased by the Dogs or The Thief and the Dogs ( اللص والكلاب , translit . El less wal kilab ) is a 1962 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh , based on the novel The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz . It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival . The film was also selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .",
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"text": "On Directing Film On Directing Film is a non-fiction book by American playwright and filmmaker David Mamet ( ISBN 0-670-83033-X ) published in 1991 .",
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"text": "Beneath the Lion's Gaze Beneath the Lion 's Gaze is a 2010 novel by Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste .",
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"text": "Black Dog Publishing Black Dog Publishing ( London UK ) is a British publishing company specialising in illustrated non-fiction books on contemporary culture . Topics covered by Black Dog include architecture , art , craft , design , environment , fashion , film , music and photography .",
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"text": "Science book A science book is a work of nonfiction , usually written by a scientist , researcher , or professor like Stephen Hawking ( A Brief History of Time ) , or sometimes by a non-scientist such as Bill Bryson ( A Short History of Nearly Everything ) . Usually these books are written for a wide audience presumed to have a general education rather than a specifically scientific training , as opposed to the very narrow audience that a scientific paper would have , and are therefore referred to as popular science . As such , they require considerable talent on the part of the author to sufficiently explain difficult topics to people who are totally new to the subject , and a good blend of storytelling and technical writing . In the UK , the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books are considered to be the most prestigious awards for science writing . In the US , the National Book Awards briefly had a category for science writing in the 1960s , but now they just have the broad categories of fiction and nonfiction . There are many disciplines that are well explained to lay people through science books . A few examples include Carl Sagan on astronomy , Jared Diamond on geography , Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Dawkins on evolutionary biology , David Eagleman on neuroscience , Donald Norman on usability and cognitive psychology , Steven Pinker , Noam Chomsky , and Robert Ornstein on linguistics and cognitive science , Donald Johanson and Robert Ardrey on paleoanthropology , and Desmond Morris on zoology and anthropology , and Fulvio Melia on black holes .",
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"text": "The Human Zoo (book) The Human Zoo is a book written by the British zoologist Desmond Morris , published in 1969 . It is a follow-up to his earlier book The Naked Ape ; both books examine how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world . The Human Zoo examines the nature of civilized society , especially in the cities . Morris compares the human inhabitants of a city to the animal inhabitants of a zoo , which have their survival needs provided for , but at the cost of living in an unnatural environment . Humans in their cities , and animals in their zoos , both have food and shelter provided for them , and have considerable free time on their hands . But they have to live in an unnatural environment , and are both likely to have problems in developing healthy social relationships , both are liable to suffer from isolation and boredom , and both live in a limited amount of physical space . The book explains how the inhabitants of cities and zoos have invented ways to deal with these problems , and the consequences that follow when they fail at dealing with them . From this point of view , Morris examines why civilized society is the way it is . He offers explanations of the best and the worst features of civilized society . He examines the magnificent achievements of civilized society , the sublime explorations that make up science and the humanities , as well as the horrible behaviors of this same society such as war , slavery , and rape . This book , and Morris 's earlier book The Naked Ape , are two of the early works in the field of sociobiology , which have both contributed much to contemporary understandings of society .",
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"text": "White Shark (novel) White Shark is a 1994 novel by author Peter Benchley , famous for Jaws , The Island , Beast and The Deep . It is similar to Jaws , but it does not feature a shark , despite what the title suggests . To avoid confusion and to capitalize on the movie adaptation , the book was republished as Creature in 1997 .",
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"text": "Profile Books Profile Books is a British independent book publishing firm founded in 1996 . It publishes non-fiction subjects including history , biography , memoir , politics , current affairs , travel and popular science . Profile Books is distributed in the UK by Random House and sold by Faber & Faber , and is part of the Independent Alliance .",
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"text": "An Experiment in Criticism An Experiment in Criticism is a 1961 book by C. S. Lewis in which he proposes that the quality of books should be measured not by how they are written , but by how they are read . To do this , the author describes two kinds of readers . One is what he calls the `` unliterary '' , and the other the `` literary '' . He proceeds to outline some of the differences between these two types of readers . For example , one characterization of an unliterary reader is that the argument `` I 've read it before '' is a conclusive reason not to read a book . In contrast , literary readers reread books many times , savoring certain passages , and attempting to glean more from subsequent readings . Lewis also argued that judging books by whether they are `` lowbrow '' or `` highbrow '' is not necessarily fruitful ; many `` lowbrow '' books prove to be valuable to a literary reader willing to approach without prejudgment . He noted that books classified as `` lowbrow '' , such as science fiction , are also capable of inducing a passion to re-read and imparting experience which changes reader 's worldview . Lewis suggests that books which are capable of doing this may prove to have enduring merit regardless of their genre of origin . He suggested that attempting to judge the literary merit of books based on traditional criteria may not prove fruitful . Thus , Lewis suggests that a quality book is one that someone , anyone will re-read . A highbrow view that such a book is poor quality has failed to appreciate whatever qualities merit re-reading by someone .",
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"text": "The Tiger in the Well The Tiger in the Well ( 1990 ) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman .",
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"text": "Lamb (2015 American film) Lamb is an American drama film , written and directed by Ross Partridge . The film was adapted by the novel of the same name , by Bonnie Nadzam . The film stars Ross Partridge , Oona Laurence , Jess Weixler and Tom Bower . The film had its world premiere at the SXSW film festival on March 14 , 2015 . The film was released in a limited release on January 8 , 2016 , before being released through video on demand on January 12 , 2016 by The Orchard .",
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"text": "Burger's Daughter Burger 's Daughter is a political and historical novel by the South African Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Nadine Gordimer , first published in the United Kingdom in June 1979 by Jonathan Cape . The book was expected to be banned in South Africa , and a month after publication in London the import and sale of the book in South Africa was prohibited by the Publications Control Board . Three months later , the Publications Appeal Board overturned the banning and the restrictions were lifted . Burger 's Daughter details a group of white anti-apartheid activists in South Africa seeking to overthrow the South African government . It is set in the mid-1970s , and follows the life of Rosa , the title character , as she comes to terms with her father Lionel Burger 's legacy as an activist in the South African Communist Party ( SACP ) . The perspective shifts between Rosa 's internal monologue ( often directed towards her father or her lover Conrad ) , and the omniscient narrator . The novel is rooted in the history of the anti-apartheid struggle and references to actual events and people from that period , including Nelson Mandela and the 1976 Soweto uprising . Gordimer herself was involved in South African struggle politics , and she knew many of the activists , including Bram Fischer , Mandela 's treason trial defence lawyer . She modelled the Burger family in the novel loosely on Fischer 's family , and described Burger 's Daughter as `` a coded homage '' to Fischer . While banned in South Africa , a copy of the book was smuggled into Mandela 's prison cell on Robben Island , and he reported that he `` thought well of it '' . The novel was generally well-received by critics . A reviewer for The New York Times said that Burger 's Daughter is Gordimer 's `` most political and most moving novel '' , and a review in The New York Review of Books described the style of writing as `` elegant '' , `` fastidious '' and belonging to a `` cultivated upper class '' . A critic in The Hudson Review had mixed feelings about the book , saying that it `` gives scarcely any pleasure in the reading but which one is pleased to have read nonetheless '' . Burger 's Daughter won the Central News Agency Literary Award in 1980 .",
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"text": "Out of the Shelter Out of the Shelter ( 1970 ) is a novel by British author David Lodge .",
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"text": "BBC Books BBC Books ( also formerly known as BBC Publishing ) is an imprint majority owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division . The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide , the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The imprint has been active since the 1980s . BBC Books publishes a range of books connected to BBC radio and television programming , including cookery , natural history , lifestyle , and behind the scenes `` making-of '' books . There are also some non-programme related biographies and autobiographies of various well-known personalities in its list . Amongst BBC Books ' best known titles are cookery books by former TV cook Delia Smith , wildlife titles by Sir David Attenborough and gardening titles by Alan Titchmarsh . In the BBC Publishing days , it turned down The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy , a book which has now sold over 14,000,000 copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Factual film Factual film may refer to : Historical film Biographical film , a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people Film based on a true story Documentary film , a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality , primarily for the purposes of instruction , education , or maintaining a historical record",
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Ray Milland has only ever won bowling trophies.
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"text": "Ray Milland Ray Milland ( 3 January 1907 -- 10 March 1986 ) was a Welsh actor and director . His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985 , and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend ( 1945 ) , a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind ( 1942 ) , the murder-plotting husband in Dial M for Murder ( 1954 ) , and as Oliver Barrett III in Love Story ( 1970 ) . Before becoming an actor , Milland served in the Household Cavalry of the British Army , becoming a proficient marksman , horse-rider and aeroplane pilot . He left the army to follow a career in acting and appeared as an extra in several British productions before getting his first major role in The Flying Scotsman ( 1929 ) . This led to a nine-month contract with MGM and he moved to the United States where he appeared as a stock actor . After being released by MGM , he was picked up by Paramount , who used Milland in a range of lesser speaking parts , normally as an English character . He was loaned out to Universal for a film called Three Smart Girls ( 1936 ) , and its success saw Milland given a lead role in The Jungle Princess ( also 1936 ) alongside new starlet Dorothy Lamour . The film was a big success and catapulted both to stardom . Milland remained with Paramount for almost 20 years , and as well as his Oscar-winning role in The Lost Weekend , he is remembered for the films The Major and the Minor ( 1942 ) , The Big Clock ( 1948 ) , and The Thief ( 1952 ) , the last of which saw him nominated for his second Golden Globe . After leaving Paramount , he began directing and ended his career moving into television . Milland , who was at one time Paramount Pictures ' highest paid actor , co-starred alongside many of the most popular actresses of the time including Gene Tierney , Grace Kelly , Lana Turner , Marlene Dietrich , Ginger Rogers , Jane Wyman , Loretta Young and Veronica Lake .",
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"text": "PBA Bowling Tour: 1995 Season This is a recap of the 1995 season for the Professional Bowlers Association ( PBA ) Tour . It was the tour 's 37th season , and consisted of 30 events . The `` semi-retired '' Dave Husted won his 12th title and second BPAA U.S. Open crown in front of the largest crowd to ever witness a PBA event . After the qualifying at Bowl One Lanes in Troy , Michigan , the TV finals moved to Detroit 's Joe Louis Arena , where a paid audience of 7,212 were in attendance . Bowling in his first TV finals , Scott Alexander was the surprise winner at the Chevrolet PBA National Championship . Mike Aulby captured the Brunswick World Tournament of Champions to complete his quest for the `` triple crown '' of PBA majors . He joined Billy Hardwick , Johnny Petraglia and Pete Weber as the PBA 's only triple crown winners to date . As the Tour 's leading money winner for 1995 , Aulby was also voted the PBA Player of the Year . At the Northwest Classic in July , John Handegard became the oldest PBA Tour champion . Handegard was 57 years , 55 days old . Hall of Famer Buzz Fazio was 56 years , 307 days old when he won a standard PBA tour event in December , 1964 . Another record was set late in the year at the AMF Dick Weber Classic , where David Ozio rolled a four-game total of 1,070 pins en route to the title . This broke the 11-year-old record of 1,050 pins set by Nelson Burton , Jr. .",
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"text": "1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1980 Men 's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the City of Frankston Bowling Club in Frankston , Melbourne , Australia , from 17 January - 2 February 1980 . The Australian government would not allow the South African team to compete because of the South African policy of apartheid . David Bryant won his second singles title following his triumph in the 1966 competition . Australia won the Pairs , England won the Triples and Hong Kong won the Fours . The Leonard Trophy went to England who beat Australia into first place by virtue of having a higher shot percentage .",
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"text": "Harry Vardon Trophy The Harry Vardon Trophy is awarded by the European Tour . Since 2009 it has been awarded to the winner of the Race to Dubai . Before then it was awarded to the winner of the `` Order of Merit '' . From 1975 to 2008 the Order of Merit was based on prize money but before that date a points system was used . From 1937 until the formation of the European Tour in 1972 the award was presented by the British P.G.A. . The trophy is named for the Jersey golfing great Harry Vardon , who died in 1937 . The Race to Dubai is calculated in euro , although many of the events have prize funds which are fixed in other currencies , mainly pounds sterling or U.S. dollars . In these instances , the amounts are converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament is played .",
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"text": "Wes Malott Wesley Clint `` Big Nasty '' Malott ( born October 26 , 1976 in Austin , Texas ) is an American professional ten-pin bowler who resides in Pflugerville , Texas . He has ten titles ( one major ) in ten-plus seasons on the PBA tour , having won at least one title in four straight seasons ( 2005 -- 06 through 2008 -- 09 ) . Malott also won the 2006 -- 07 Showplace Lanes Megabucks Shootout , which is not a PBA Tour event . He has finished runner-up in a PBA major tournament five times . Malott also owns 17 PBA Regional titles . As of the end of the 2016 season , his career PBA Tour earnings have topped $ 1.1 million ( U.S. ) . He has rolled 39 perfect 300 games in PBA Tour events through 2016 . Wes is a Pro Staff member for Roto Grip bowling balls , Dexter shoes and Vise grips . In a close race , Malott won the 2008 -- 09 PBA Player of the Year Award over Norm Duke ( 74 points to Duke 's 70 ) . In his finest season to date , Malott made nine TV finals appearances , won three times , and collected a career-high $ 174,680 . He won the PBA 's George Young High Average award with a season mark of 222.98 . He also won all five of his matches in winning ESPN2 's made-for-TV `` King of Bowling '' event , which was broadcast over five weeks on a tape-delay basis in April -- May , 2009 . Malott rolled 300 games in two of his five matches . At the 2009 PBA World Series of Bowling in Allen Park , MI , Malott made the TV finals in two of the seven events : the PBA Shark Championship and PBA World Championship , but failed to win either tournament . In the World Championship , he was denied his first major title when he was upset by newcomer Tom Smallwood , 244-228 . Smallwood is originally from Saginaw , Michigan , and had been laid off from his automotive plant job less than a year before defeating Malott for the championship . Although Malott failed to win a tournament in the 2009 -- 10 season ( the first time he had been shut out since 2004 -- 05 ) , he did finish second on the Tour in average ( 221.33 ) and fifth in points , while making five TV finals appearances . Malott won a title in the 2011 -- 12 season in the Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Exempt Doubles Championship with partner Norm Duke . In the 2012 -- 13 season , he finished runner-up in the USBC Masters to Jason Belmonte . Later in the season , he got his revenge on Belmonte , defeating him in the final match of Bowling 's U.S. Open in Columbus , Ohio for Wes ' first major championship . He won his ninth PBA title later in the 2012 -- 13 season , in the Cheetah Championship at the 2013 World Series of Bowling , marking the first time since 2008 -- 09 that he won multiple titles in a single season . He also posted a career-high 228.09 average in Tour events . Malott and partner Norm Duke won their second Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles Championship in 2015 . The win gave Malott ten PBA Tour titles , which qualifies him for PBA Hall of Fame consideration . On April 12 , 2017 , Malott won the PBA `` King of the Hill '' competition in Portland , Maine . This was a special , non-title event broadcast live on the PBA 's Xtra Frame webcast service , held in conjunction with the PBA League and Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles Championship during the same week in Portland .",
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"text": "Bowlplex Bowlplex Ltd was a bowling and leisure corporation that owned and operated 18 `` total entertainment centres '' across England , Wales and Scotland . Bowlplex was formed in 1976 to acquire the Branksome Bowl then known as Wessex Bowl , although it was not until 1984 that long-serving Managing Director Tracy Standish became involved with Bowlplex . Over 25 years Bowlplex grew into a national group at 18 locations across the UK offering late-night licensed bars , dance floors , American pool and amusement games in addition to ten-pin bowling . Final additions to the Bowlplex group are leisure and entertainment centres in Cwmbran , Wales , and Camberley , Surrey . Both centres were operated with the new style of operations , with Brunswick lane machinery , scoring system and Meriq online bookings package . The Stadium sports bar and Grill and Chill also had the addition of a new food and beverage operating system . Bowlplex Centres were found at Basingstoke , Birmingham , Blackburn , Braehead , Brighton , Bristol , Camberley , Castleford , Cwmbran , Dudley , Dunfermline , Nantgarw ( Nr Caerphilly ) , Oxford , Poole Branksome , Tower Park , Portsmouth : Gunwharf Quays , and Tunbridge Wells . Joining forces with Sega Amusements Europe , Bowlplex have had new arcade and gaming machines installed at all 18 centres . The exclusive partnership between SAE and Bowlplex have further enhanced the company 's brand identity and have injected a great portfolio of gaming technology into the Bowlplex concept . The Bowlplex unit at Yeovil was bought by 1st Bowl in 2012 and is now trading as MFAbowl . In late 2015 10 Bowlplex units were acquired by The Original Bowling Company who own the rival chain Hollywood Bowl and AMF bowling with most of the locations being rebranded under the `` Hollywood '' name . However to remedy with competition concerns , six Bowlplex sites were sold to Tenpin Limited in Bristol , Camberley , Castleford , Dudley , Glasgow and Nantgarw ( Nr Caerphilly ) .",
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"text": "1964 PGA Championship The 1964 PGA Championship was the 46th PGA Championship , played July 16 -- 19 at Columbus Country Club in Columbus , Ohio . Bobby Nichols won his only major title , three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer . Nichols led wire-to-wire after a first round 64 in the hometown of Nicklaus , who shot a 64 in the final round to gain his third runner-up finish in majors in 1964 . Ben Hogan , age 51 , competed at the PGA Championship for the first time since 1960 . Tied for fifth place after a third round 68 , he finished tied for ninth for his penultimate top ten in a major . His final top ten came at the 1967 Masters . Nichols ' winning score of 271 was the lowest to date at the PGA Championship , the seventh as a 72-hole stroke play championship . It stood as the record for thirty years , until Nick Price 's 269 in 1994 . The British Open was played the previous week in St Andrews , Scotland , one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July . The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 ( except 1971 , when it was played in late February ) .",
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"text": "Stuart Williams (ten-pin bowling) Stuart Williams , from Ellesmere Port , Cheshire , England , is one of the world 's leading Ten-pin bowlers . He is one of the most active tour players in the sport . Williams , along with the store owner father Dave , runs a Ten-pin Bowling Pro-Shop at Chester Megabowl , called MCS Bowling . He is known to his followers by the nickname `` Beef Stu '' . Williams has 6 ETBF titles to his name , the `` City of Barcelona '' trophy in 2003 ( This was his first ever European ranking event ) , the Brunswick Aalborg International in 2004 and the Ebonite Luxembourg Open in 2006 . Williams triumphed in the 2007 World Ranking Masters defeating Peter Ljung from Sweden 2-1 ( 233-236 , 235-224 , 269-240 ) in the best of 3 game final . Williams had qualified in 3rd position , and also eliminated David O'Sullivan ( U.S. ) in the quarter finals , and Thomas Gross ( Austria ) in the semi-finals . On May 31 , 2009 , Williams earned an exemption for the U.S. PBA Tour by finishing 6th at the PBA Tour Trials in Allen Park , MI ( USA ) . This made him the first bowler from the United Kingdom to compete full-time on the PBA Tour . On November 18 , 2011 , Williams won his first PBA title in the Bayer Viper Open . In doing so , he became the first player from England to win a title on the standard PBA Tour in North America.Observation article -LCB- http://above180.com/change-is-good -RCB-",
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"text": "Patrick Allen (bowler) Patrick Allen ( born September 23 , 1970 ) is a left-handed ten-pin bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association ( PBA ) Tour . He has won 13 PBA titles , including two majors ( 2005 Denny 's World Championship and 2009 H&R Block Tournament of Champions ) . A long-time resident of Tarrytown , New York , Allen relocated to Wesley Chapel , Florida for several years before returning to his home state . He now resides in Mount Kisco , New York . Allen joined the PBA in 1999 , and became a full-time member the following year . He won his first PBA title in 2002 at the Greater Detroit Open . His finest season as a pro came in 2004 -- 05 , when he earned PBA Player of the Year honors and led the Tour in points . That season , he made match play in 19 of 21 events , made five TV finals appearances , won three titles ( including his first major ) and cashed $ 350,740 in earnings . The earnings rank as the second-highest all-time in a PBA season , behind only the monster $ 419,700 season posted by Walter Ray Williams Jr. in 2002 -- 03 . Allen also made the top-five in all four major tournaments in 2004 -- 05 , the only time that has been accomplished since the ABC/USBC Masters became an official PBA event in 1998 . Allen added three titles in the 2008 -- 09 season , at the National Bowling Stadium Championship , Tournament of Champions and Dydo Japan Cup . He has not won a title since that season . Known to his fans and fellow pro bowlers as `` P.A. '' or `` Hoss , '' Allen became the PBA 's 36th career millionaire in 2007 . His career PBA Tour earnings through the end of the 2016 season stood at over $ 1.39 million , with total PBA earnings at over $ 1.44 million . He has 29 PBA Regional titles . He was ranked # 44 on the PBA 's 2008 list of `` 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years . '' Through the 2016 season , he has recorded 41 perfect 300 games in PBA events . Allen represented the PBA East Region and won the 2015 PBA Regional Challenge finals , a non-title event held at the PBA World Series of Bowling in Reno , NV . In the victory over defending PBA Regional Challenge champion Josh Blanchard , Allen rolled the first ten strikes of the game before leaving a 6-pin on the eleventh shot and settling for a 289 game .",
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"text": "Australian cricket team in Australia in 1958–59 The 1958-59 Australians defeated the touring England team 4-0 in the 1958-59 Ashes series . They were seen by the English press as having little chance of winning the series against the powerful England touring team . They had only one recognised great player , Neil Harvey and had lost the fast bowling combination of Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller and the other veterans of Don Bradman 's Invincible 1948 team . There were , however , signs of recovery to those who would see them and E.W. Swanton believed that on their home ground Australia would be a shade better than England . The best indication of the forthcoming series was the M.C.C. and Australian tours of South Africa in 1956-57 and 1957-58 . South Africa had a strong team in the 1950s , stunning the cricketing world by drawing 2-2 in Australia in 1953-54 , losing 3-2 in the closely fought 1955 series in England and fighting back from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 with Peter May 's England in 1956-57 . In 1957-58 Ian Craig led a team labelled as the weakest to leave Australia to a 3-0 victory over the Springboks with Richie Benaud , Alan Davidson , Wally Grout , Ken Mackay , Colin McDonald , Jim Burke and Lindsay Kline all in fine form . Norm O'Neill was not taken on tour , but struck innings of 175 in three hours and 233 in four hours in successive games against Victoria and was regarded as the `` New Bradman '' .",
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"text": "PBA Bowling Tour: 2003–04 season This is a recap of the 2003 -- 04 season for the Professional Bowlers Association ( PBA ) Tour . It was the tour 's 45th season and consisted of 21 events . Finland 's Mika Koivuniemi made seven TV finals , won twice on the season , and joined Venezuela 's Amleto Monacelli as the only international players to ever win the PBA Player of the Year award . Mika also rolled the PBA 's 16th televised 300 game this season . Patrick Healey Jr. ended the three-event run by Jason Couch at the Tournament of Champions , one of two titles that Healey won on the season . Walter Ray Williams , Jr. was victorious at the ABC Masters . After becoming just the fourth bowler to reach 30 career PBA titles earlier in the year , Pete Weber won his 31st at the 61st U.S. Open . It was Weber 's third career U.S. Open crown . The final major of the season , the PBA World Championship , was won by 49-year-old Tom Baker for his first win in seven years .",
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"text": "PBA Women's Series The PBA Women 's Series was a mini-tour for female professional bowlers . It was started in 2007 as a way to bring women 's bowling back to television after the Professional Women 's Bowling Association ( PWBA ) disbanded in 2003 . Sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress ( USBC ) and its website bowl.com , it ran concurrently with several stops on the Professional Bowlers Association 's men 's tour . After the PWBA folded , female bowlers have had very few national venues in which to bowl , other than the USBC Queens event . A few female bowlers , including Carolyn Dorin-Ballard , Liz Johnson and Kelly Kulick , began competing on the `` men 's '' PBA Tour with limited success . The U.S. Women 's Open was resurrected by the USBC in 2007 , and it also spawned the creation of the women 's series . The trial series featured four events in the early weeks of the 2007-08 PBA season . The 2007 winners were : Carolyn Dorin-Ballard - Motor City Classic Shannon Pluhowsky - Etonic Championship Joy Esterson - Lake County Indiana Classic Diandra Asbaty - Great Lakes Classic The series was expanded to eight events in each of the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons , but was not continued into the 2010-11 season .",
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"text": "Ray Strauss Raymond Bernard `` Ray '' Strauss ( 4 November 1927 -- 28 July 2013 ) was an Australian sportsman who played both cricket and field hockey at high levels . From Perth , Western Australia , Strauss attended Perth Modern School and later the University of Western Australia , playing for the university 's hockey club . Twice named captain of the all-Australian universities side , he was captain of the side on several occasions , including when the team shared the 1952 Syme Cup with the University of Adelaide . Strauss represented Western Australia on various occasions from 1949 to 1955 , and made his Test debut for the Australian national team in August 1954 , against New Zealand ( with cricket teammate Ian Dick captaining the side ) , though it is unclear if he played further matches for the national side . At both club and state levels , he had largely played as a defender , usually as a fullback , and was known for his `` interceptions and long clearances '' . Playing first for East Perth and then University at WACA district level , Strauss had played cricket matches for state colts teams as early as the 1950 -- 51 season , but did not make his debut for the state 's senior team until the end of the 1952 -- 53 season , playing for the state against the touring Australian and South African national teams . Opening the bowling with Harry Price against the South Africans , he took 7/75 in the side 's second innings , although Western Australia still lost the match by 175 runs . A regular in the side throughout the remainder of the 1950s , Strauss took 25 wickets in a season on three separate occasions ( 1956 -- 57 , 1958 -- 59 , and 1959 -- 60 ) , often partnering with Des Hoare and Ron Gaunt . His best bowling figures came during the 1956 -- 57 season in the opening Sheffield Shield match against South Australia , when he took 7/59 from 18 eight-ball overs . He finished that season with 33 wickets at an average of 22.48 , the most of any fast bowler and second only to Victoria 's Lindsay Kline ( 37 wickets ) overall . Having played his last matches for Western Australia during the 1959 -- 60 season , Strauss spent both the 1960 and 1961 English seasons as the professional player for the East Lancashire Cricket Club in the Lancashire League , playing 52 league and seven cup matches over the two seasons . East Lancashire made the final of the Worsley Cup ( the league 's knockout competition ) in both seasons , winning in 1961 . Strauss took five-wicket hauls in both years , as well as scoring a half-century in the 1960 loss . However , his performance in that match was largely overshadowed by that of Burnley 's professional , Indian Test player Dattu Phadkar , who took 8/54 and scored 68 not out . In league matches , Strauss took the most wickets for the club in both seasons , as well as leading the club 's runs aggregates in the 1960 season . His 104 wickets during that season was only bettered by West Indies international Roy Gilchrist . He finished his first-class career with 139 wickets from 37 matches . Strauss died in Perth in July 2013 , aged 85 .",
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"text": "Teata Semiz Teata Semiz ( born c. 1934 ) is a professional bowler who was inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1991 . A resident of River Edge , New Jersey , Semiz started bowling at the age of 13 in Bergenfield , New Jersey . After turning professional in 1961 , he joined the PBA Tour in 1968 . Semiz won 10 events on the PBA Tour , and also won both the Classic Singles and the All-Events titles at the 1972 ABC Open Championships . Competing in the ABC Masters , Semiz finished the 1973 event in fourth place . At the 1983 Masters , Semiz had a 300 game and finished in seventh place . At the 1997 Masters , he finished the tournament in fifth place . In 1997 , Semiz become the oldest player to win an event on the Senior PBA Tour .",
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"text": "Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year The Cricket Writers ' Club Young Cricketer of the Year is an annual cricket award , presented to the young player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English county cricket . The award has been presented since the 1950 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Cricket Writers ' Club . Only players that are qualified to represent the England cricket team , and are aged under 23 on 1 May of the awarding year , are eligible for the prize . With the exception of 1986 , when a joint award was made , the accolade has been presented to one individual each season . The award has been described by the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB ) as `` prestigious '' . Although not a firm rule , once a player has won the award , they are considered ineligible to receive it in the future . Archie Ledbrooke , a sports reporter for the Daily Mirror and the first treasurer of the Cricket Writers ' Club , came up with the idea for the award . It was first presented in 1950 , when Roy Tattersall of Lancashire was the recipient . In 1986 , the vote was tied , and the award was made jointly to Ashley Metcalfe of Nottinghamshire and James Whitaker of Leicestershire . The 1995 winner , Andrew Symonds , went on to make over 200 international appearances for Australia , but at the time of his award was eligible to play for England , as he was born in Birmingham . , representatives of seventeen of the eighteen first-class cricket counties have won the award ; no player from Worcestershire has ever won . Yorkshire players have collected the award most frequently , doing so on eleven occasions . Only eight winners have not gone on to play international cricket . On ten occasions , the Cricket Writers ' Club Young Cricketer of the Year has also been named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for that season . Since 1990 , 15 of the 26 winners have also collected the PCA Young Player of the Year award , selected by members of the players ' trade union , the Professional Cricketers ' Association .",
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"text": "Frank Brill Francis Hasbrouck `` Frank '' Brill ( born Briell ) ( March 30 , 1864 in Astoria , New York -- November 19 , 1944 in Flushing , New York ) was an American professional baseball player and hall-of-fame bowler . He appeared in one season in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines during the 1884 season . He played 12 games as a pitcher and one game as an outfielder . He later played several seasons of minor league baseball . During the 1900s he became a prominent bowler and won the first annual national championship held by the American Bowling Congress in 1901 with a score of 648 . He was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1996 .",
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"text": "Ron Sharpe Ronald Maxy Sharpe ( 11 March 1905 -- 24 October 1972 in Adelaide , South Australia ) is regarded as South Australia 's and Australia 's finest ever baseball player . Sharpe began his representative baseball career when he played his first interstate game for South Australia as a pitcher in 1921 at the age of 16 . He then went on to represent South Australia for more than 18 years , becoming vice-captain and selector in 1928 and again in 1930 before taking over the captaincy from 1932 . Sharpe was one of the first players in the Claxton Shield , helping South Australia to victory in the inaugural 1934 Claxton Shield as well as 1935 where he pitched 15 innings in the final against New South Wales and the 1936 Claxton Shield . He retired in 1946 , missing only 1926 and 1939 through illness and the war years . His most notable performance was striking out 19 batters while conceding only three hits and four walks against New South Wales in 1931 . He played , pitched and coached the Goodwood Baseball Club in the South Australian Baseball League competition from 1922 to 1946 , during which time the club won 16 premierships and was runner up four times . He won a number of league and club best-player awards in his time . His deeds also caused the Helms Foundation to present to the Australian Baseball Council ( now Federation ) a perpetual trophy to be awarded to the most valuable player in the Claxton Shield series each year . It is called the Ron Sharpe Trophy and was presented in his honour . Sharpe was also an Australian representative on two occasions when an Australian representative team played a visiting American fleet in 1925 and Stanford University in 1928 . Ron also represented South Australia in the Sheffield Shield cricket competition . He was a baseball reporter for the ` Adelaide News ' from 1923 to 1953 . After his long and successful career as a player and coach , Sharpe became a dedicated administrator at club , league and Australian level . He was made a life member of the South Australian Baseball League in 1949 . Sharpe was always a gentleman on and off the sporting field and was greatly admired . Sharpe was inducted in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986 an inaugural inductee into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Sports Museum in 2008 . He is also part of the Australia 75th Diamond Anniversary All-Star team as a pitcher . Elder brother Cy ( Cyril John Crutchfield Sharpe ) entered the film industry . After Hollywood experience , he and Jack Bruce established Commonwealth Film Laboratories in Sydney c. 1926 , a firm which eventually became Colorfilm . There was an associated film studio located in the Sydney Showground . Most of Cy 's life was spent in California .",
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"text": "MCCA Knockout Trophy The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket . At first it was known as the English Industrial Estates Cup , before being called the Minor Counties Knock Out Competition from 1986 to 1987 , the Holt Cup from 1988 to 1992 , the MCC Trophy from 1993 to 1998 , the ECB 38-County Cup from 1999 to 2002 , the MCCA Knockout Trophy from 2003 to 2005 . It has been called the MCCA Trophy since 2006 . From 1998 to 2002 , the competition was contested by 38 teams . The traditional Minor counties , plus Huntingdonshire and the `` cricket boards '' of the 18 first-class counties , as well as a Channel Islands team . The 2002 competition , which was won by the Warwickshire Cricket Board , remains the only time a non-Minor county has won the competition . This format was discontinued after 2002 and the competition is again a purely Minor counties affair . The most successful Counties are Devon and Norfolk , who have won the competition 5 times . The current champion is Herefordshire who defeated Staffordshire in the 2016 final by 56 runs at Wormsley Park , Ibstone .",
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"text": "Jack Manack Abdulhack Ahmed ` Jack ' Manack ( born 21 August 1967 in Vereeniging ) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Transvaal and Western Province in the Howa Bowl . Manack , one of the competition 's most outstanding bowlers , was the leading Howa Bowl wicket-taker in a record five seasons , including each of the last four . He was particularly consistent for Transvaal and averaged under 20 with the ball every season from 1985/86 to 1990/91 . He represented Western Province in just one season , helping them to the title in 1989/90 . His best bowling performance came that season when he took 7 for 17 to dismiss Eastern Province for just 50 runs , which prompted Western Province 's captain to make an unusual declaration when it was their turn to bat , calling the openers back after just one ball . Western Province went on to win by three wickets .",
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"text": "List of Cricket World Cup five-wicket hauls In cricket , a five-wicket haul ( also known as a `` five -- for '' or `` fifer '' ) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings . This is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement , and there have been only 54 instances of a bowler taking a five-wicket haul in World Cup tournaments . The Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International ( ODI ) cricket . The event is organised by the sport 's governing body , the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and is held once in every four years . Players from all the teams that have permanent ODI status -- with the exception of Bangladesh -- have picked up five-wicket hauls . In addition , players from four teams that are associate members of the ICC have taken fifers in World Cups . Starting with the inaugural edition in 1975 , a total of 49 bowlers have taken five-wicket haul in World Cup tournaments as of 2015 . Australian bowler Dennis Lillee was the first to take a fifer when he took 5 wickets for 34 runs against Pakistan during the third match of the world cup . His compatriot Gary Gilmour followed with two consecutive fifers in the semi-final and final of the tournament , doing so against England and West Indies respectively . His 6 wickets for 14 runs against the former was named the `` Best Bowling Performance '' in ODIs in an all-time list released by the Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack in 2002 . Joel Garner of West Indies became the second and last bowler to achieve a fifer in a final when he took 5 wickets for 38 runs against England in 1979 final . The performance ensured West Indies ' victory , and helped them earn their second title . The 1992 edition was the only tournament where no five-wicket hauls were taken , while the 2003 tournament had a record 12 five-wicket hauls taken by 11 different bowlers . Five bowlers -- Gilmour , Ashantha de Mel , Glenn McGrath , Vasbert Drakes and Shahid Afridi -- have performed this feat twice in the history of the tournament . McGrath was the only bowler to take a five-wicket haul in more than one World Cup . His 7 wickets for 15 runs against Namibia remains the best bowling figures by a bowler in the history of the tournament . The most recent five - wicket haul was taken by Australia cricketer Mitchell Starc in the 2015 World Cup ; he took 6 wickets for 28 runs against New Zealand .",
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"text": "International Bowling Hall of Fame The World Bowling Writers ( WBW ) International Bowling Hall of Fame was established in 1993 and is located in the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame , on the International Bowling Campus in Arlington , Texas .",
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"text": "Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood ( born September 7 , 1987 ) is an American actress and musician . She began acting in the 1990s , appearing in several television series , including American Gothic ( 1995 -- 96 ) and Once and Again ( 1999 -- 2002 ) . Wood made her debut as a leading film actress at the age of eleven in Digging to China ( 1998 ) and garnered acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated role as the troubled , drug-addicted teenager Tracy Freeland in the teen drama film Thirteen ( 2003 ) . Wood continued acting mostly in independent films , including Pretty Persuasion ( 2005 ) , Down in the Valley ( 2006 ) , Running with Scissors ( 2006 ) , and in the big studio production Across the Universe ( 2007 ) . Since 2008 , Wood has appeared in more mainstream films , including The Wrestler ( 2008 ) , Whatever Works ( 2009 ) and The Ides of March ( 2011 ) . She has also returned to television , playing the supporting role of Queen Sophie-Anne on True Blood from 2009 to 2011 and playing Kate Winslet 's character 's daughter in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce ( 2011 ) , a role for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress . As of 2016 , she plays the sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO television series Westworld , for which she won a Critics ' Choice Award and earned a Golden Globe nomination . Her personal life , particularly her relationship with Marilyn Manson , to whom she was previously engaged , has attracted press attention . In 2012 , she married English actor Jamie Bell , with whom she has one son . They separated in 2014 after two years of marriage .",
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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": "Leslie Andrews Leslie Andrews ( Phoenix , Arizona , United States , August 18 , 1981 ) is an American motion picture and television actress .",
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"text": "Ellie Cornell Ellie Cornell ( born December 15 , 1963 ) is an American actress and movie producer , known primarily for her roles in horror films . After her marriage to producer Mark Gottwald , she is sometimes credited as Ellie Gottwald .",
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"text": "Andrew Wood (singer) Andrew Patrick Wood ( January 8 , 1966 -- March 19 , 1990 ) was an American musician best known as the lead singer for alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone . Wood was also known for his flamboyance . Wood formed Malfunkshun in 1980 with his brother Kevin and Regan Hagar . The band used alter ego personas onstage , with Wood using the name Landrew the Love Child . Though the band only had two songs released , `` With Yo ' Heart ( Not Yo ' Hands ) '' and `` Stars-n-You '' , on the Deep Six compilation album , they are often cited as being among the `` founding fathers '' of the Seattle 's grunge movement . During his time in Malfunkshun , Wood started relying heavily on drugs , entering rehab in 1985 . By 1988 , Malfunkshun had disbanded and Wood began jamming with Green River members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament . They soon began writing original material and formed Mother Love Bone the same year , adding guitarist Bruce Fairweather ( also a former member of Green River ) and drummer Greg Gilmore to the lineup . The following year , the band signed a deal with PolyGram , issuing a six-song EP , Shine , before going on to tour , supporting The Dogs D'Amour . Towards the end of the year , the band recorded their debut album , Apple , which was scheduled for release in 1990 . Due to his struggle with drug addiction , Wood checked himself into rehab in 1989 , hoping to get clean for the release of Mother Love Bone 's debut album . On March 16 , 1990 , Wood was found in a comatose state by his girlfriend , Xana La Fuente , having overdosed on heroin . Wood was taken to the hospital and placed on life support . Wood 's condition had shown signs of improvement but he died three days later .",
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"text": "Knocking (film) Knocking is a 2006 documentary film directed by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard that focuses on the civil liberties fought for by Jehovah 's Witnesses . It focuses primarily on the stories of three Jehovah 's Witnesses , and how their lives demonstrate three fundamental Witness teachings that have affected society in general : Conscientious objection , and rejection of blood transfusions and saluting the flag . Knocking explored how the unpopular religion of Jehovah 's Witnesses played a major role in First Amendment history , setting Supreme Court precedents that expanded individual liberties for all Americans . In interviews , director Joel Engardio said Knocking is not about the theology of Jehovah 's Witnesses but instead uses the religion as a case study to examine how disparate and disagreeable groups can hold their unique beliefs without marginalizing or limiting the freedom of others . `` We may not be each others ' cup of tea , '' Engardio said on NPR , `` but tolerance allows a variety of kettles to peacefully share the stove . '' Knocking won several film festival awards including Best Documentary at the USA Film Festival and was covered in Newsweek , USA Today and newspapers across the United States . Entertainment Weekly named it `` What to Watch . '' Knocking was broadcast in the United States on PBS . It was also broadcast in Australia , Canada , Greece and Israel . Knocking was released on DVD in English , Spanish , Portuguese , Russian and Korean .",
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"text": "Evan Roe Evan Roe ( born February 9 , 2000 ) is an American television actor . Born in Seattle , he is best known for his role as Jason McCord on the CBS political drama television series Madam Secretary. , . He has also guest starred on Disney Channel 's Jessie , Fox Television 's Saint George and Nickelodeon 's Sam & Cat and Bella and the Bulldogs . At the age of four , he moved with his family ( father - Christopher , mother-Linnette and brother-Elliot ) from Seattle , Washington to San Diego , California , where he acted in school productions , as well as regional professional musical theater , including starring as The Artful Dodger in Lionel Bart 's Oliver ! , before starting work in television at the age of 12 . Released in May 2016 , he also starred in the feature film Time Toys . As a Boy Scout , he attained the rank of Eagle Scout in December 2015 . He currently attends The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and The Laurel Springs School and lives in New York City and Burbank , California .",
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"text": "Wood fibre Wood fibres ( also spelled wood fibers , see spelling differences ) are usually cellulosic elements that are extracted from trees and used to make materials including paper . The end paper product ( paper , paperboard , tissue , cardboard , etc. ) dictates the species , or species blend , that is best suited to provide the desirable sheet characteristics , and also dictates the required fibre processing ( chemical treatment , heat treatment , mechanical `` brushing '' or refining , etc. ) . In North America , virgin ( non-recycled ) wood fibre is primarily extracted from hardwood ( deciduous ) trees and softwood ( coniferous ) trees . The wood fibre can be extracted as a primary product , or collected during the milling of lumber . Wood fibres can also be recycled from used paper materials .",
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"text": "Aloha (film) Aloha is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written , produced and directed by Cameron Crowe . The film , starring Bradley Cooper , Emma Stone , Rachel McAdams , Bill Murray , John Krasinski , Danny McBride , and Alec Baldwin , was released on May 29 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews from critics , and has grossed only $ 26 million against a budget of $ 37 million , making the film a box office bomb .",
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"text": "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": "Naomi Clark Naomi Clark , played by AnnaLynne McCord , is a fictional character from the CW primetime drama 90210 , the fourth series of the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The character was created by Rob Thomas , Gabe Sachs , and Jeff Judah , with later developments by Rebecca Sinclair , and occasional input from McCord . During early stages of production , Naomi was largely described as a privileged and popular teenager . Prior to the series ' premiere , Sachs and Judah would further develop Naomi into an antiheroine with a number of flaws , virtues , and familial issues . In the second season , Sinclair , the new show-runner , maintained the previous developments but presented a more comedic take on the character . McCord has expressed fondness for the multi-faceted nature of the role , citing it as a factor in her decision to accept the part . Often regarded as the show 's central figure , Naomi has received critical acclaim from the Los Angeles Times , Entertainment Weekly , People magazine , and other media outlets . Reviews have praised AnnaLynne McCord 's performance and the complexity of the role . Conversely , Naomi has also been a recipient of criticism , particularly during the second season . For her work in the role , McCord was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2009 , and won a Breakthrough of the Year Award in 2010 .",
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"text": "Sarah Lancaster Sarah Lancaster is an American actress . She is known for her long-running roles as Rachel Meyers in the NBC series Saved by the Bell : The New Class and Ellie Bartowski in the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck , as well as playing Chloe Grefe in Lovers Lane , Madison Kellner on The WB 's Everwood and Marjorie in ABC 's TV series What About Brian .",
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"text": "Sharon Stone Sharon Yvonne Stone ( born March 10 , 1958 ) is an American actress , film producer , and former fashion model . Stone first came to attention for her role in the miniseries War and Remembrance ( 1989 ) and early mainstream prominence followed with her part in Paul Verhoeven 's Total Recall ( 1990 ) . She became a sex symbol and rose to international recognition with her starring role as Catherine Tramell in another Verhoeven film , the erotic thriller Basic Instinct ( 1992 ) , for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama . She won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Martin Scorsese 's Casino ( 1995 ) . She received another two Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in The Mighty ( 1998 ) and The Muse ( 1999 ) . Named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2005 , Stone 's other notable film roles include Sliver ( 1993 ) , The Specialist ( 1994 ) , The Quick and the Dead ( 1995 ) , If These Walls Could Talk 2 ( 2000 ) , Catwoman ( 2004 ) , Broken Flowers ( 2005 ) , Alpha Dog ( 2006 ) , Bobby ( 2006 ) , Lovelace ( 2013 ) , and Fading Gigolo ( 2013 ) . Stone has made guest-appearances in The Practice ( 2004 ) , winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series , and in Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( 2010 ) . She starred in the short-lived series Agent X ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Rachel Morrison Rachel Morrison ( born April 27 , 1978 ) is an American cinematographer . She is best known for the films Cake , Fruitvale Station , and Sound of My Voice .",
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"text": "Evan Williams (actor) Evan Williams is a Canadian actor and musician . He is known for his roles on Degrassi : The Next Generation , Awkward and Versailles",
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"text": "Barbara Wood Barbara Wood ( born January 30 , 1947 , in Warrington ( Lancashire , England ) is an American writer of historical romance novels . Her family moved to California , where she grew up .",
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"text": "Wood (song) `` Wood '' is a song by English post-trip hop band Second Person , which will be on the band 's second album : `` The Elements '' - the follow-up to their debut album `` Chromatography '' . Released on 9 August 2007 , this song has a music video created by a collaboration of artists , animators and the band . This video is the first chapter in a story spanning five videos that make up a short animated film also called `` The Elements '' . These video along with the album were created for `` believers '' in the band on Sellaband.com who helped the band raise $ 50,000 to record their album . These videos and songs can be download from their site .",
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"text": "Caitlin Dulany Caitlin Dulany is an American actress .",
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"text": "Emma Greenwell Emma Greenwell ( born January 14 , 1989 ) is an American actress who was born in the United States but was raised in London from a very young age .",
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"text": "Executive Women's Golf Association The Executive Women 's Golf Association ( EWGA ) is an organization that supports women in learning and playing the game of golf . The EWGA was founded by Nancy Oliver in 1991 and is now one of the largest women 's amateur golf associations in the United States . the EWGA has 120 chapters ; 114 throughout the United States , and 1 chapter each in Canada , Bermuda , South Africa , Ireland and Italy . The organization is entirely volunteer-run , from its national board to its local chapters . The national board of directors , composed of chapter leaders and representatives from the LPGA , United States Golf Association , PGA of America , and industry-specific specialists , governs the Association . The EWGA headquarters is in Palm Beach Gardens , Florida , and is a Florida not-for-profit 501 ( c ) ( 6 ) organization . Each EWGA chapter is an incorporated business entity that is affiliated with the Association .",
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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": "Miyu Irino is a Japanese voice actor and actor born in Tokyo . He voices the lead character Sora in the Kingdom Hearts video game series . His major anime voice roles include Todomatsu Matsuno in Osomatsu-san , Haku in Spirited Away , Daisuke Niwa in D.N.Angel , Syaoran Li in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle , Sena Kobayakawa in Eyeshield 21 , Astral in Yu-Gi-Oh ! Zexal , Jinta in Anohana : The Flower We Saw That Day , Yuichiro Hyakuya in Seraph of the End and Ishida Shouya in A Silent Voice . On June 26 , 2009 , he released his debut mini-album called Soleil , and in August 2009 , Irino played a leading role in the movie Monochrome Girl . His first single album , Faith , was released on November 25 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Machiko Soga was a Japanese voice actress and actress .",
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"text": "Michiko Neya is a Japanese voice actress . Prior to 1998 , she was affiliated with Arts Vision and is currently freelancing . Some of her major roles in anime include the title character in New Cutie Honey , Jun the Swan in Gatchaman 94 , Ritsuko Takahashi in Hell Teacher Nube , Melissa Mao in Full Metal Panic ! , Riza Hawkeye in Fullmetal Alchemist and Doll Izumi in Super Doll Licca-chan . In video games , she has voiced characters in many franchises , including Hsien-Ko/Lei-Lei in DarkStalkers , Sophitia in Soul Edge / Soulcalibur , Rose in Street Fighter Zero 3 , Leona in Popolocrois , Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear in Tales of the Abyss and Amy Burklight in Tales of Phantasia .",
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"text": "Wake Up, Girls! Wake Up , Girls ! is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto . A film titled opened in Japan on January 11 , 2014 , and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014 . The film was streamed online in 108 countries upon its release . A spin-off series , Wake Up , Girl ZOO ! , aired between September 2014 and February 2015 . Both the series and film are being streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll . A new anime series , titled Wake Up , Girls ! Shin Shō , has been announced for 2017 and is currently in production .",
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"text": "List of White Album episodes This is a list of episodes of the 2009 Japanese animated television series White Album , based on the visual novel White Album by Leaf . The episodes , produced by Seven Arcs , are directed by Akira Yoshimura , written by Hiroaki Satō , and features character design by Kō Yoshinari based on the original concept provided by Hisashi Kawata . The story follows Tōya Fujii , a college student , and his relationship with his romantic interest and idol singer Yuki Morikawa , as well as his interactions with Yuki 's senior , Rina Ogata . The first thirteen episodes began its broadcast on January 3 , 2009 on TV Kanagawa Japanese television network , and is set to conclude on March 28 , 2009 . A second set of thirteen episodes was broadcast in Fall 2009 . The episodes were also aired on later dates on TV Saitama , Chiba TV , KBS Kyoto , Nagoya Broadcasting Network , and the AT-X broadcasting networks . Nine pieces of theme music were used for the episodes ; two opening themes ( also used as special endings ) , two ending themes and five insert songs . The opening themes are , sung by Japanese singer Nana Mizuki ( eps 01-13 , also ending of ep 13 ) . and `` Mugen '' , also by Nana Mizuki ( eps 14 and after , also ending of ep 26 ) The ending themes are , sung by the Japanese singer Suara and `` Akai Ito '' , also by Suara ( eps 14-25 ) . The insert songs are : `` Garasu no Hana '' by Nana Mizuki ( ep 3 ) , `` Koiirozora '' by Aya Hirano ( ep 24 ) , `` POWDER SNOW '' by Nana Mizuki & Aya Hirano ( ep 26 ) , `` SOUND OF DESTINY '' by Nana Mizuki and `` WHITE ALBUM '' by Aya Hirano . A single for the first opening theme was released on January 21 , 2009 , and a single for the first ending theme was released on January 28 , 2009 . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Hidenori Tokuyama is a Japanese actor and singer . A fan of tokusatsu , Tokuyama has had a role in several series , most notably Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider KickHopper in Kamen Rider Kabuto and Hiroto Sutō / Go-on Gold in Engine Sentai Go-onger .",
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"text": "Seiyu's Life! is a comedy 4-panel dōjin manga series . The manga is written by the voice actress Masumi Asano , with art by Kenjiro Hata , and is released under the circle name Hajimemashite . The manga was launched at Comiket 81 in December 2011 , with further releases at each subsequent Comiket . An anime television series adaptation by Gonzo aired between July and September 2015 .",
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"text": "Cinzia Massironi Cinzia Massironi ( born October 28 , 1966 in Legnano ) is an Italian voice actress and actress . She is a cousin of the actress Marina Massironi . Massironi lent her voice to many Italian versions of cartoon or anime characters ( both female and male ) , such as Dan Kuso in Bakugan Battle Brawlers , Caska in Berserk , Daichi in Beyblade G-Revolution , Chun Lee in Beyblade : Metal Masters , Li Syaoran in Card Captor Sakura , Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya in Detective Conan , Comet in Princess Comet , Laura and Videl in Dragon Ball , Haku in Naruto , Clancy Kanuka in Patlabor : The TV Series , Lady Kale in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders , and Jaden Yuki in the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh ! GX . In the field of video games , Massironi has lent her voice to Catwoman and Talia al Ghul in Batman : Arkham City , Lana Lei in Death by Degrees , Emily in Dishonored , Lachesis in God of War II , Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 , Michelle Chiang in Jet Li : Rise to Honor , female version of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series , Wonder Woman and Kitana in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe , Luke and Flora in the series Professor Layton , Talwyn Apogee in Ratchet & Clank : Tools of Destruction , Ingrid Hunnigan in Resident Evil 6 , Lily in Vampire : The Masquerade - Redemption , and others . Among the live-action film roles that Massironi dubbed in Italian are these of Rebecca De Mornay in The Shining and Alex Murrel in Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County . Massironi is also a theatrical actress , and participated in the film Ask Me If I 'm Happy ( Chiedimi se sono felice ) in the role of Francesca in 2000 and starred in the first part of the episodic film Il Cosmo sul comò in 2008 .",
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"text": "Yūko Mizutani was a Japanese actress , voice actress , singer , and narrator from Ama District , Aichi . Throughout her life , she was attached to Production Baobab ; she was attached to Aoni Production at the time of her death . Mizutani was best known for her roles of Sakiko Sakura in Chibi Maruko-chan , Mihoshi Kuramitsu in Tenchi Muyo ! , Ikuko Tsukino in Sailor Moon Crystal , Soten in InuYasha , Sora Takenouchi in Digimon Adventure , Sarah Zabiarov and Cheimin Noa in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Pinoko in Black Jack . Mizutani was the official Japanese voice actress for Minnie Mouse from 1991 until her death ; she also voiced her in the Kingdom Hearts franchise . On May 17 , 2016 , Mizutani died as a result of breast cancer . She was 51 years old at the time of her death .",
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"text": "List of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom episodes This article is a list of the episodes of the Japanese anime series Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom ~ , which is animated by Bee Train and directed by Koichi Mashimo under the Project Phantom group . The series went on air on April 2 , 2009 on TV Tokyo . Subsequently the show also aired on AT-X , TV Aichi , and TV Osaka . Funimation Entertainment is streaming the series for its North American audience . The anime is based on the 2000 video game Phantom of Inferno . The series is about a Japanese national who gets kidnapped by an assassin syndicate called Inferno after he had personally witnessed an assassination while visiting the United States . Inferno is a criminal organization attempting to unite all known underworld mob gangs into one conglomerate . In order to achieve their goal , Inferno deploys its assassin operatives codenamed Phantom . Among them is an amnesiac girl named Ein and the Japanese national , who was given the name Zwei as his codename after being brainwashed of his previous memory . An announcement regarding the show was first announced in the January issue of Kadokawa Shoten 's Newtype magazine with Yoshimitsu Yamashita , Mutsumi Sasaki and Yoko Kikuchi being the main animators with Bee Train being in charge of animation . Soon afterwards , a promotional video of Phantom ~ Requiem of the Phantom ~ was broadcast on Biglobe . Music for the series is created under Masumi Itō , using the alias Hikaru Nanase . For the first 19 episodes , the opening song `` Karma '' is written and sung by Kokia and arranged by Hikaru Nanase , with the ending song is sung by Ali Project with CD singles released . From episode 20 onwards , a 2nd opening song is sung by Ali Project with a 2nd ending song `` Transparent '' written and sung by Kokia and also arranged by Nanase . In addition , the OST of the show with CD singles by Ayahi Takagaki and Miyu Irino have been released to the public on July 8 , 2009 . The Japanese DVD releases of Volume 1 came out on July 24 , 2009 with subsequent releases from Volumes 2 to 10 on August 25 , 2009 , September 25 , 2009 , October 23 , 2009 , November 25 , 2009 , December 22 , 2009 , January 22 , 2010 , February 25 , 2010 , March 25 , 2010 and April 23 , 2010 . FUNimation released the series on Blu-ray and DVD in 2011 . A manga adaptation of the show was published in tankōbon form on May 23 , 2009 by Media Factory and Nitroplus , with the manga being illustrated by Masaki Hiragi under Media Factory 's Monthly Comic Alive 's February issue .",
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"text": "Voice Over! Seiyu Academy is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami . The series started serialization in the 14th issue of the biweekly manga magazine Hana to Yume on June 20 , 2009 . In order to accurately present the voice acting business in the manga , the company 81 Produce and the professional Tokyo Animation Institute were involved in references and research .",
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"text": "List of Nodame Cantabile characters is a manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya , and has been serialized by Kodansha in the josei ( aimed at younger adult women ) manga magazine Kiss since 2001 and collected in 22 bound volumes as of August 2009 . The series is a best-seller in Japan , having sold more than 18 million copies as of February 2007 , with new volumes regularly entering the best-seller lists . It received the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for best shōjo manga . The series has been adapted as two separate television series . First , a live-action television was broadcast in 11 episodes on Fuji TV between 16 October and 25 December 2006 , followed by a two-episode sequel series in January 2008 . Two live-action movies , continuing the television drama with the same actors , have been announced with an anticipated release in 2010 . Second , an anime series was adapted by J.C.Staff , also produced and broadcast by Fuji TV in two seasons . The first season was broadcast in 24 episodes from 11 January to 28 June 2007 , and the second season began on 8 October 2008 with broadcasts on-going . A third season has been announced to be broadcast in the fall of 2009 . Nodame Cantabile centres around aspiring conductor Shinichi Chiaki and Megumi Noda , an extremely talented pianist . As students at the Momogaoka College of Music in Japan , they have many friends with their own musical ambitions , in particular Ryutaro Mine and Masumi Okuyama , and teachers like conductor Franz von Stresemann and piano instructor Kouzou Etoh to guide them . Early on , the series focuses on the S-Orchestra , a group of maverick students chosen specifically by Stresemann , who leaves them to be conducted by Chiaki . Several notable members go on to join the Rising Star Orchestra ( R ☆ S Orchestra ) partially founded and also conducted by Chiaki ; the formation of the new orchestra introduces several new colleagues for Chiaki , including violinist Kiyora Miki and oboe player Yasunori Kuroki . When Chiaki and Nodame move to Paris to launch Chiaki 's career as a professional conductor and for Nodame to continue her studies as a pianist , they find new friends and rivals , as well as remaining in contact with their friends from Japan . Along with the Conservatoire students , Tanya , Franck , and Yunlong , who share the same boarding house as Nodame and Chiaki , they meet famed musicians , like Son Rui , and conductor Jean Donnedieu .",
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"text": "List of Sora no Manimani episodes The Sora no Manimani animated television series is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara . The episodes , produced by Studio Comet , are directed and written by Shinji Takamatsu , and features character design by Hajime Watanabe who based the designs on Kashiwabara 's original concept . The story focuses on Saku Ōyagi , a quiet bookworm who moves back to his old town and meets his childhood friend Mihoshi Akeno , though Saku initially does not want to even see her . After they manage to repair their friendship , Saku joins the astronomy club that Mihoshi is a member of . Twelve episodes will be produced which began airing in Japan on July 7 , 2009 on AT-X . Six DVD compilation volumes will be released by Sony Pictures Entertainment between September 2 , 2009 and January 20 , 2010 . Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes ; one opening theme and one ending theme . The opening theme is `` Super Noisy Nova '' by Sphere , and the ending theme is by CooRie . __ TOC __",
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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": "Garo: The Animation Garo : The Animation is a Japanese anime series based on the Garo tokusatsu drama . The anime is set in the distant past compared to the contemporary settings of the live action series . The first series , titled in Japan as , premiered in October 2014 . It was licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation . A second anime series titled premiered in October 2015 . This second series , which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket , features character designs from Masakazu Katsura . A film sequel of the first series titled premiered in Japan on May 21 , 2016 . A third anime project was announced to be in production by Garo Project on November 23 , 2016 for an unspecified future release .",
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"text": "Kenichi Suzumura is a Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter who is the founder and head of the INTENTION , a voice acting company he founded in March 2012 . He was raised in Osaka Prefecture . He voiced Morley in Macross 7 , Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club , Masato Hijirikawa in Uta no Prince-sama , Atsushi Murasakibara in Kuroko 's Basketball , Momotaro Mikoshiba in Free ! , Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny , Leo Stenbuck in Zone of the Enders : The 2nd Runner , Sōgo Okita in Gin Tama , Rogue Cheney in Fairy Tail , Lavi in D.Gray-man , and Ryutaros in Kamen Rider Den-O . He is called Suzu and Muraken by Soichiro Hoshi and his fans and Suzuken by other voice actors and fans . He is part of the group with Junichi Suwabe , Daisuke Kishio , Hiroki Takahashi , Hiroyuki Yoshino , Makoto Yasumura , and Kosuke Toriumi . He is married to fellow voice actress Maaya Sakamoto .",
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"text": "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is an ongoing Japanese four-panel romantic comedy webcomic written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki . Its chapters are serialized in Gangan Online , have been published in both physical and digital releases of Shoujo Romance Girly and tankōbon volumes by Square Enix . An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo began airing in July 2014 .",
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"text": "List of Twin Spica characters is a Japanese manga , anime , and live-action television series which features a cast of six main characters and numerous other supporting characters .",
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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": "Rumi Kasahara is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Aoni Production . She voiced roles in a bunch of titles in the 1990s including Pretty Sammy OVA and TV series , Moeyo Ken , Hell Teacher Nube , Princess Nine , and Sakura Diaries . In video games , she provides the voice of Yue Ying in the Dynasty Warriors / Warriors Orochi franchise , Alia in Mega Man , and Futaba Taiga in Sakura Wars New York .",
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"text": "Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero is a Japanese light novel series written by Tetsuto Uesu and illustrated by Tamago no Kimi . A 12-episode anime adaptation by Arms aired between July and September 2012 . It has been licensed in North America by Funimation .",
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"text": "Natalie Portman Natalie Portman ( born Neta-Lee Hershlag , נטע-לי הרשלג June 9 , 1981 ) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship . Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon : The Professional , opposite Jean Reno . She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy ( released in 1999 , 2002 and 2005 ) . Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother , Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three . She studied dancing and acting in New York , and starred in Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island . In 1999 , Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology , alongside her work as an actress ; she completed a bachelor 's degree in 2003 . During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City 's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov 's The Seagull in 2001 . Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer , appeared in Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith the following year , and won a Constellation Award for Best Female Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the political thriller V for Vendetta ( 2006 ) . She played leading roles in the historical dramas Goya 's Ghosts ( 2006 ) and The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2008 ) , and also appeared in Thor ( 2011 ) and its 2013 sequel . In 2010 , Portman starred in the psychological thriller film Black Swan . Her performance received widespread critical acclaim and she earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress , her second Golden Globe Award , the SAG Award , the BAFTA Award and the BFCA Award in 2011 . In 2016 , she portrayed First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the biographical drama Jackie . She was nominated for an Academy Award , a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award and won the BFCA for Best Actress . In May 2008 , Portman served as the youngest member of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival jury . The same year she directed a segment of the collective film New York , I Love You . Her first feature film as a director , A Tale of Love and Darkness , was released in 2015 .",
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"text": "Kinemastik Kinemastik is a non governmental , non profit organisation responsible for a year-round cultural programme of screenings , talks , exhibitions , concerts and the Kinemastik International Short Film Festival which was started in 2004 . Kinemastik sees itself as an art collective , founded and based in Malta . Over1 years of its existence , Kinemastik has hosted many filmmakers , musicians , artists and film festival organisers . Kinemastik has hosted a number of film based workshops , guided by various professionals from all over the world . Some of the musicians that played at Kinemastik events were Patti Smith , Bonnie Prince Billy , Owen Pallett , Dark Horses etc. . Kinemastik Film Club holds screenings every Wednesday in Valletta . It was designed as a source for non-mainstream and off-beat movies , a step away from the pervasive and easily available Hollywood mainstream movies . Kinemastik invites various individuals from all sorts of backgrounds to program a month of films for the Kinemastik Film Club . Kinemastik collaborates with many film festivals such as Milano Film Festival , Next Film Festival , Cosmic Zoom , Clermond Ferrand Film Fest , London Short Film Festival and many others . Steph Von Reiswitz and Chris Bianchi from the London-based Le Gun collective oversee Kinemastik 's artwork",
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"text": "Potomanto Potomanto ( derived from the French word portmanteau ) is a 2013 Ghanaian Nigerian action thriller film directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso . It stars Olu Jacobs , Yvonne Okoro and Adjetey Anang . It premiered at Silverbird Cinemas , Accra , Ghana , on 20 December 2013 .",
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"text": "36th César Awards The 36th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma in Paris , France to honour its selection of the best French films of 2010 on 25 February 2011 . The ceremony was chaired by Jodie Foster and hosted by Antoine de Caunes . The audience gave a standing ovation to Olivia de Havilland , their `` special honored guest '' .",
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"text": "1975 Deauville American Film Festival The 1st Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville , France from September 3 to 7 , 1975 . It was created by French writer Lionel Chouchan and French journalist and television producer André Halimi , which they described as '' ( to ) show films that only a few privileged - amazed or astonished -- people had discovered , in New York or Los Angeles , to French audiences , without exclusion , barriers or bias '' . It occurs every year since its creation at the end of the summer . They received funding from French entrepreneur and businessman Lucien Barrière 's group and mayor of Deauville at that time , Michel d'Ornano . The festival was non-competitive in nature and remained so until 1995 . It screened 12 feature films at three different sites , International Centre ( 1,500 seats ) , the Casino ( 700 vehicles ) and the Cinéma Morny ( two rooms of 271 and 99 seats ) . Initially the festival was attended by locals but with passing years its popularity increased and attracted international attention . The festival also highlighted the best of American cinematography .",
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"text": "Without Pity (2014 film) Without Pity ( Senza nessuna pietà ) is a 2014 Italian crime-thriller film co-written and directed by Michele Alhaique . It was screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Marina de Van Marina de Van ( -LSB- də van -RSB- ; born 8 February 1971 ) is a French film director , screenwriter and actress . Her film , Do n't Look Back , was screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Paddington (film) Paddington is a 2014 British-French family comedy film directed by Paul King , written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman . Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond , the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character , along with Hugh Bonneville , Sally Hawkins , Julie Walters , Jim Broadbent , Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles . The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films . It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $ 265.3 million worldwide on a $ 38.5 million budget . Among several honours , King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film . A sequel , Paddington 2 , is scheduled to be released in 2017 .",
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"text": "73rd Venice International Film Festival The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016 . English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition . The opening night film was Damien Chazelle 's musical La La Land . The Golden Lion was awarded to Lav Diaz 's film The Woman Who Left .",
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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": "1956 Cannes Film Festival The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1956 . The Palme d'Or went to The Silent World by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle . The festival opened with Marie-Antoinette reine de France , directed by Jean Delannoy and closed with Il tetto by Vittorio De Sica .",
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"text": "1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 23 May 1969 . At this festival a new non-competitive section called `` Directors ' Fortnight '' is added , in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival . The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the If ... . by Lindsay Anderson . The festival opened with Sweet Charity , directed by Bob Fosse .",
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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": "2010 Sundance Film Festival The 26th annual Sundance Film Festival was held from January 21 , 2010 until January 31 , 2010 in Park City , Utah .",
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"text": "Aquarius (film) Aquarius is a 2016 Brazilian -- French drama film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Sonia Braga as Clara , the last resident of Aquarius building , who refuses to sell her apartment to a construction company that intends to replace it with a new edifice . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . The film generated uproar in Brazil due to its political connotations , especially because it was released at the apex of the country 's political crisis . The film 's cast and crew actively positioned itself against what they considered to be a coup d'état in Brazil , showing protest signs at Cannes . A number of controversies has been raised over the film , including its nonselection as the country 's entry to the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards by the Ministry of Culture 's committee , which has been seen as a supposed act of retaliation by Brazil 's new government .",
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"text": "Diversicon Diversicon is an annual speculative fiction ( science fiction and fantasy , or SF ) convention held the first weekend of August in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Minnesota area . Diversicon provides programming and social opportunities to encourage the multicultural , multimedia exploration and celebration of SF by those within and outside of the traditional SF community . Diversicon includes both live and posthumous guests . It is sponsored by SF Minnesota . Diversicon 24 will be July 29-31 , 2016 in Saint Paul , Minnesota . The guests of honor will be Jessica Amanda Salmonson and Naomi Kritzer . The posthumous honorees will be Orson Welles , Leonard Nimoy , and Shirley Jackson .",
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"text": "Rachel Portman Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman , OBE ( born 11 December 1960 ) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films .",
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"text": "Natalie Toro Natalie Toro is a New York City-born singer and stage , television , and film actor . She debuted at the Apollo Theater at the age of five . She studied piano and voice at the Manhattan School of Music and the High School of Music and Art until the age of 18 . She attended the Boston Conservatory of Music earning a BFA in Musical Theater . In 1999 , she began a long journey with A Tale of Two Cities , a musical by Jill Santoriello . Toro later left for a Broadway-aimed tour of Evita . The tour 's plans for Broadway were scrapped . In 2002 , she performed the role of Madame Defarge for the concept recording of Tale . In 2004 , she began to tour with Jesus Christ Superstar , both with Sebastian Bach was on the tour and after he left . In 2007 , she was cast in the Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities in Sarasota , Florida at the Asolo Repertory Theatre . She received a 2007 Sarasota Magazine Award for Best Supporting Theatre Actress and received good reviews . In March 2008 , the opening for previews on August 19 , 2008 was set at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York , with an official opening of September 18 . The show closed , after mainly negative critical notices , on November 9 , 2008 . On November 23 , 2008 , Toro released her second solo-CD , which was self-titled `` Natalie Toro '' .",
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"text": "Fantastic Voyage Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner , based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby . The film is about a submarine crew who shrink to microscopic size and venture into the body of an injured scientist to repair the damage to his brain . The original story took place in the 19th century and was meant to be a Jules Verne -- style adventure with a sense of wonder . Kleiner abandoned all but the concept of miniaturization and added a Cold War element . The film starred Stephen Boyd , Raquel Welch , Edmond O'Brien , and Donald Pleasence . Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it . Because the novelization was released six months before the movie , many people mistakenly believed the film was based on Asimov 's book . The movie inspired an animated television series .",
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"text": "A Woman's Life (film) A Women 's Life ( Une vie ) is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé . It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film in competition . It was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film in 2016 .",
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"text": "Forest Festival The Forest Festival or Festival of the Forests ( Festival des Forêts ) is a music festival created by Bruno Ory-Lavollée in 1992 held every year in June and July in Compiegne , northern France . The Forest Festival offers classical music in the natural scenery of the and the Forest of Compiègne . Four world premieres have been presented at the Festival e.g. Winter 's Night by Nicolas Bacri , who was composer in residence at the Forest Festival 2010-2012 . In 2014 , South Korean businessman Yoo Byung-eun had committed to a sponsorship of the gala concert at Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne on 4 July 2014 , where his photographs were to be projected during the world premiere in its entirety of Nicolas Bacri 's Les Quatre Saisons opus 80 . Following an open letter on 12 June from Korean expatriates in France to , among others , French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti and the president of the Forest Festival , and subsequent talks between the festival and the Ministry of Culture , French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on 30 June gave written notice to the festival suggesting the projection should be renounced `` out of sensitivity and respect for the Korean people mourning -LSB- following the sinking of Sewol -RSB- , in particular the families of the young victims , and in the interest of the Festival and of France '' ; the projection and the sponsorship was cancelled on 2 July .",
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There are no Western Romance Languages.
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"text": "Western Romance languages Western Romance languages are one of the two subdivisions of a proposed subdivision of the Romance languages based on the La Spezia -- Rimini line . They include the Gallo-Romance and Iberian-Romance branches as well as northern Italian . The subdivision is based solely on the use of the `` s '' for pluralization and the weakening of some consonants , but that makes the categorization highly problematic because there is much higher lexical similarity between all dialects of Italian and French than between French and Spanish . There is also much higher morphological similarity between Spanish and Italian dialects than between Italian and French . Based on mutual intelligibility , Dalby counts a dozen languages : Portuguese , Spanish , Asturian-Leonese , Aragonese , Catalan , Gascon , Provençal , Gallo-Wallon , French , Franco-Provençal , Romansh , and Ladin . This classification criterion is however problematic , due to the much higher levels of mutual intelligibility between Italic and Iberian languages than between either of these with Gallo-Romance languages . Some classifications include Italo-Dalmatian ; the resulting clade is generally called Italo-Western Romance . Other classifications place Italo-Dalmatian with Eastern Romance . Sardinian does not fit into either Western or Eastern Romance , and may have split off before either . Today the four most-widely spoken standardized Western Romance languages are Spanish ( c. 410 million native ) , Portuguese ( c. 220 million native , another 45 million or so second-language speakers , mainly in Lusophone Africa ) , French ( c. 75 million native speakers , another 70 million or so second-language speakers , mostly in Francophone Africa ) , and Catalan ( c. 7.2 million native ) . Many of these languages have large numbers of non-native speakers ; this is especially the case for French , in widespread use throughout West Africa as a lingua franca .",
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"text": "Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .",
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"text": "Borean languages Borean ( also Boreal or Boralean ) is a hypothetical linguistic macrofamily that encompasses almost all language families worldwide except those native to sub-Saharan Africa , New Guinea , Australia , and the Andaman Islands . Its supporters propose that the various languages spoken in Eurasia and adjacent regions have a genealogical relationship , and ultimately descend from languages spoken during the Upper Paleolithic in the millennia following the Last Glacial Maximum . The name Borean is based on the Greek βορέας , and means `` northern '' . This reflects the fact that the group is held to include most language families native to the northern hemisphere . Two distinct models of Borean exist : that of Harold C. Fleming and that of Sergei Starostin .",
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"text": "Ancient Belgian language Ancient Belgian is a hypothetical extinct Indo-European language , spoken in Belgica ( northern Gaul ) in late prehistory . It is often identified with the hypothetical Nordwestblock . While it remains a matter of controversy , the linguist Maurits Gysseling -- who himself attributed the term to SJ De Laet -- hypothesised a Belgian that was distinct from the later Celtic and Germanic languages . According to the theory , which was further elaborated by Hans Kuhn and others , traces of Belgian can be found in certain toponyms such as South-East-Flemish Bevere , Eine , Mater and Melden .",
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"text": "History of the Latin alphabet The Latin alphabet is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world . It is the standard script of the English language and is often referred to simply as `` the alphabet '' in English . It is a true alphabet which originated in the 7th century BC in Italy and has changed continually over the last 2500 years . It has roots in the Semitic alphabet and its offshoot alphabets , the Phoenician , Greek , and Etruscan . The phonetic values of some letters changed , some letters were lost and gained , and several writing styles ( `` hands '' ) developed . Two such styles , the minuscule and majuscule hands , were combined into one script with alternate forms for the lower and upper case letters . Due to classicism , modern uppercase letters differ only slightly from their classical counterparts . There are few regional variants .",
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"text": "Gallo-Roman culture This article covers the culture of Romanized areas of Gaul . For the political history of the brief `` Gallic Empire '' of the third century , see Gallic Empire . The term Gallo-Roman describes the Romanized culture of Gaul under the rule of the Roman Empire . This was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context . The well-studied meld of cultures in Gaul gives historians a model against which to compare and contrast parallel developments of Romanization in other , less-studied Roman provinces . Interpretatio romana offered Roman names for Gaulish deities such as the smith-god Gobannus , but of Celtic deities only the horse-patroness Epona penetrated Romanized cultures beyond the confines of Gaul . The barbarian invasions beginning in the early fifth century forced upon Gallo-Roman culture fundamental changes in politics , in the economic underpinning , in military organization . The Gothic settlement of 418 offered a double loyalty , as Western Roman authority disintegrated at Rome . The plight of the highly Romanized governing class is examined by R.W. Mathisen , the struggles of bishop Hilary of Arles by M. Heinzelmann . Into the seventh century , Gallo-Roman culture would persist particularly in the areas of Gallia Narbonensis that developed into Occitania , Cisalpine Gaul and to a lesser degree , Gallia Aquitania . The formerly Romanized north of Gaul , once it had been occupied by the Franks , would develop into Merovingian culture instead . Roman life , centered on the public events and cultural responsibilities of urban life in the res publica and the sometimes luxurious life of the self-sufficient rural villa system , took longer to collapse in the Gallo-Roman regions , where the Visigoths largely inherited the status quo in 418 . Gallo-Roman language persisted in the northeast into the Silva Carbonaria that formed an effective cultural barrier with the Franks to the north and east , and in the northwest to the lower valley of the Loire , where Gallo-Roman culture interfaced with Frankish culture in a city like Tours and in the person of that Gallo-Roman bishop confronted with Merovingian royals , Gregory of Tours . Based on mutual intelligibility , David Dalby counts seven languages descended from Gallo-Romance : Gallo-Wallon , French , Franco-Provençal ( Arpitan ) , Romansh , Ladin , Friulian , and Lombard . However , other definitions are far broader , variously encompassing the Rhaeto-Romance languages , Occitano-Romance languages , and Gallo-Italic languages .",
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"text": "Gallaecian language Northwestern Hispano-Celtic or Gallaecian is an extinct Celtic language , and was one of the Hispano-Celtic languages . It was spoken at the beginning of the 1st millennium in the northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula that became the Roman province of Gallaecia , and is now divided between the modern regions of Galicia , western Asturias , the Province of León and Norte Region , Portugal .",
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"text": "Tutonish Tutonish ( also called Teutonish , Teutonik , Allteutonish , Altutonish , Alteutonik , Nu Teutonish , Niu Teutonish , or Neuteutonish ) is a constructed language created by Elias Molee . He worked on it for several years before publishing it for the first time in 1901 . He reformed it twice , first in 1906 and under the name N ( i ) u teutonish and then in 1915 under the name Alteutonik . It is known to be the first Pan-Germanic language . In 1901 it first was proposed as an `` Anglo-German unifying language '' , for English and Germanic languages speaking areas , not as an international language in the full sense of the word . Furthermore , Molee 's work is only intended to be a zonal constructed language amongst English , Dutch , Scandinavian and German native speakers . In creating it , Molee was clearly influenced by Giuseppe Peano but chose to create a language for people based on Germanic roots instead of Romance ones . However , he created an `` inter-Romance '' version of his language to be used among Romance-speaking people as well .",
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"text": "Real Academia Española The Real Academia Española ( English : Royal Spanish Academy ) , generally abbreviated as RAE , is the official royal institution responsible for overseeing the Spanish language . It is based in Madrid , Spain , but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone ( Spanish-speaking ) nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies . The RAE 's emblem is a fiery crucible , and its motto is `` Limpia , fija y da esplendor '' ( '' -LSB- It -RSB- cleans , -LSB- it -RSB- fixes , and -LSB- it -RSB- casts splendour '' ) . The RAE dedicates itself to language planning by applying linguistic prescription aimed at promoting linguistic unity within and between the various territories , to ensure a common standard in accordance with Article 1 of its founding charter : '' ... to ensure the changes that the Spanish language undergoes -LSB- ... -RSB- do not break the essential unity it enjoys throughout the Spanish-speaking world . '' The proposed language guidelines are shown in a number of works . The priorities are the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española ( Dictionary of Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy or DRAE ) , edited periodically twenty-three times since 1780 , and its grammar , last edited in October 2014 . The Academy has a formal procedure for admitting words to its publications . The headquarters , opened in 1894 , is located at Calle Felipe IV , 4 , in the ward of Jerónimos , next to the Museo del Prado . The Center for the Studies of the Royal Spanish Academy , opened in 2007 , is located at Calle Serrano 187 -- 189 .",
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"text": "Luxembourgish Luxembourgish , Luxemburgish ( -LSB- ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːrɡᵻʃ -RSB- ) or Letzeburgesch ( -LSB- ˌlɛtsəbɜːrˈɡɛʃ , _ ˌlɛtsbɜːr - -RSB- or -LSB- ˈlɛtsəˌbɜːrɡᵻʃ , _ ˈlɛtsˌbɜːr - -RSB- ) ( Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuergesch ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg . Worldwide , about 390,000 people speak Luxembourgish . . While it could be considered a standardized variety ( i.e. , a dialect with a written form ) of German , its official use in the state of Luxembourg and the existence of a separate regulatory body has removed Luxembourgish , at least in part , from the domain of the Dachsprache Standard German . Despite the lack of a sharp boundary between Luxembourgish and the neighboring German dialects , this has led several linguists ( from Luxembourg as well as Germany ) to regard it as a separate , yet closely related language .",
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"text": "Sardinian language Sardinian ( sardu , limba sarda , lingua sarda ) or Sard is the primary indigenous Romance language spoken on most of the island of Sardinia ( Italy ) . Of the Romance languages , it is considered one of the closest , if not the closest , to Latin . However , it also incorporates a Pre-Latin ( Paleo-Sardinian , also known as Nuragic , and , to a much lesser degree , Punic ) substratum , and a Byzantine Greek , Catalan , Spanish and Italian superstratum due to the past political membership of the island , first gravitating towards the Hispanic sphere of influence and later towards the Italian one . Sardinian consists of two mutually intelligible varieties , each with its own literature : Campidanese and Logudorese , spoken respectively in the southern half and in the north-central part of Sardinia . Some attempts have been made to introduce a standardized writing system for administrative purposes by combining the two Sardinian varieties , like the LSU ( Limba Sarda Unificada , `` Unified Sardinian Language '' ) and LSC ( Limba Sarda Comuna , `` Common Sardinian Language '' ) , but they have not been generally acknowledged by native speakers . In 1997 Sardinian , along with all the other languages spoken by the Sardinians , was recognized by a regional law ; since 1999 , Sardinian is also one of the twelve `` historical language minorities '' of Italy and protected as such by the national Law no. 482/1999 . However , the language is in retreat and UNESCO classifies both main varieties as `` definitely endangered '' ; although an estimated 68.4 percent of the islanders have a good oral command of Sardinian . Italian is displacing it nonetheless in many cases , and language ability among children has been estimated to have dropped in fact to around 13 percent .",
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"text": "Osco-Umbrian languages Osco-Umbrian , Sabellian or Sabellic languages is a group of Italic languages , a group of Indo-European languages that were spoken in Central and Southern Italy before Latin replaced them as the power of Ancient Rome expanded . The languages are known almost exclusively from inscriptions , principally of Oscan and Umbrian , but there are also some Osco-Umbrian loanwords in Latin .",
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"text": "List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions The following is a list of adjectival forms of subcontinental regions in English and their demonymic equivalents , which denote the people or the inhabitants of these subcontinental regions . Note : Demonyms are given in plural forms . Singular forms simply remove the final 's ' or , in the case of - ese endings , are the same as the plural forms . The ending - men has feminine equivalent - women ( e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman ) . The French terminations - ois / ais serve as both the singular and plural masculine ; adding ` e ' ( - oise / aise ) makes them singular feminine ; ` es ' ( - oises / aises ) makes them plural feminine . The Spanish termination '' - o '' usually denotes the masculine and is normally changed to feminine by dropping the '' - o '' and adding '' - a '' . The plural forms are usually '' - os '' and '' - as '' respectively . Adjectives ending - ish can be used as collective demonyms ( e.g. the English , the Cornish ) . So can those ending in - ch / - tch ( e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a ` ch ' sound ( e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify ) . Where an adjective is a link , the link is to the language or dialect of the same name . ( Reference : Ethnologue , Languages of the World ) Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things , sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words . ( Sometimes , the use of one or more additional words is optional . ) Notable examples are cheeses , cat breeds , dog breeds , and horse breeds . ( See List of words derived from toponyms . ) Where an adjective is a link , the link is to the language or dialect of the same name .",
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"text": "Romanian language Romanian ( obsolete spellings Rumanian , Roumanian ; autonym : limba română , or лимба ромынэ in Moldovan Cyrillic , -LSB- ˈlimba roˈmɨnə -RSB- , `` the Romanian language '' , or românește , lit . `` in Romanian '' ) is a Romance language spoken by around 24 million people as a native language , primarily in Romania and Moldova , and by another 4 million people as a second language . It has official status in Romania and the Republic of Moldova . It is one of the official languages of the European Union and the Latin Union . Romanian is a part of the Balkan-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin separated from the Western Romance during the 5th -- 8th centuries . To distinguish it within that group in comparative linguistics it is called Daco-Romanian as opposed to its closest relatives , Aromanian , Megleno-Romanian , and Istro-Romanian . During Soviet times -- and to some extent even today -- Romanian was called Moldovan in the Republic of Moldova , although the Constitutional Court ruled in 2013 that `` the official language of the republic is Romanian '' . Romanian speakers are scattered across many other countries , notably Australia , Italy , Spain , Ukraine , Bulgaria , the United States , Canada , Brazil , Mexico , Argentina , Greece , Turkey , Russia , Portugal , the United Kingdom , Cyprus , France and Germany .",
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"text": "List of endangered languages in Africa An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use , generally because it has few surviving speakers . If it loses all of its native speakers , it becomes an extinct language . UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between `` safe '' ( not endangered ) and `` extinct '' : Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered Africa is the world 's second-largest and second most-populous continent . At about 30.2 million km ² ( 11.7 million sq mi ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of the Earth 's total surface area and 20.4 % of the total land area . With about 922 million people ( as of 2005 ) in 61 territories , it accounts for about 14.2 % of the world 's human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast , the Indian Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . There are 53 countries , including Madagascar and all the island groups .",
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"text": "Portuñol Portuñol ( Spanish spelling ) or Portunhol ( Portuguese spelling ) is the name often given to any unsystematic mixture of Portuguese with Spanish . The word is a portmanteau of the words Portugués / Português ( `` Portuguese '' ) and Español / Espanhol ( `` Spanish '' ) . Portuñol , or Portunhol , is a lingua franca , or simplified mixture of the two languages , that allows speakers of either Spanish or Portuguese who are not proficient in the other language to communicate with one another . When speakers of one of the languages attempt to speak the other language , there is often interference from the native language , which causes the phenomenon of code-switching to occur . It is possible to conduct a moderately fluent conversation in this way because Portuguese and Spanish are closely related Romance languages . They have almost identical syntactic structures , as well as overlapping lexicons due to cognates , which means that a single macro-grammar is produced when the two mix . The phrase en el hueco de la noite longa e langue illustrates a code-switch between the Spanish article la and the Portuguese noun noite . This example reveals the grammatical possibilities of code-switching between the two languages . Language contact between Spanish and Portuguese is the result of sustained contact between the two languages in border communities and multilingual trade environments . Such regions include the border regions between Portugal and Spain in the Iberian Peninsula , as well as the ones between Brazil , whose official language is Portuguese , and most of its neighboring countries , such as Uruguay and Paraguay , whose official languages are Spanish . Because Portuñol is a spontaneous register resulting from the occasional mixing of Spanish and Portuguese , it is highly diverse ; there is no one dialect or standard of Portuñol . There does , however , tend to be a stronger presence of Spanish in Portuñol . In recent years , Portuñol has begun to appear in realms other than everyday speech . It has become a literary medium , especially in Uruguay and Brazil . María Jesus Fernández García describes it as a linguistic recreation of the actual language . However , she goes on to say that the literature only occasionally provides a true representation of Portuñol , and that authors often choose to select only some of the features that are characteristic of Portuñol . One important literary work written in Portuñol is Mar paraguayo by Brazilian author Wilson Bueno . The following passage shows the mixing of Spanish and Portuguese in his novel . The appearance of Portuñol has prompted two opposing opinions or attitudes towards its existence . On the one hand , it is viewed as the product of laziness among speakers unwilling to learn a different language . On the other hand , it is seen as the logical product of globalization . As far as the future of Portuñol is concerned , according to Francisco A. Marcos-Marín , it is too difficult to evaluate possible repercussions that Portuñol could have on future linguistic maps because it is not easy to separate linguistic tendencies that are merely in style and those that are permanent .",
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"text": "List of endangered languages in Russia According to UNESCO 's 2010 edition of the Atlas of the World 's Languages in Danger , there are 148 endangered languages in the Russian Federation . The list does not include number of languages from bordering countries such as Belarusian and Ukrainian languages . An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use , generally because it has few surviving speakers . If it loses all of its native speakers , it becomes an extinct language . UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between `` safe '' ( not endangered ) and `` extinct '' : Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered",
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"text": "Latin Europe Latin Europe may refer to : Romance-speaking Europe , the areas of Europe where Romance languages are spoken Legacy of the Roman Empire , the cultural and religious legacy of the Roman Empire and its distribution Western Christianity , the areas of Europe where Latin was used as the liturgical language of the church during the Middle Ages",
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"text": "Lingua Franca Nova Lingua Franca Nova ( or Elefen ) is an auxiliary constructed language originally created by C. George Boeree of Shippensburg University , Pennsylvania . Its vocabulary is based on the Romance languages French , Italian , Portuguese , Spanish , and Catalan . The grammar is highly reduced and similar to the Romance creoles . The language has phonemic spelling , using 22 letters of either the Latin or Cyrillic scripts .",
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"text": "Cartularies of Valpuesta The Cartularies of Valpuesta are two medieval Spanish cartularies which belonged to a monastery in the locality of Valpuesta in what is now the province of Burgos , Castile and León , Spain . The cartularies are called the Gótico and the Galicano from the type of script used in each . They are housed in the National Archives of Spain . The Cartularies of Valpuesta are a series of 12th-century Visigothic documents which , in turn , are copies of earlier documents , some of which date back to the 9th century . These cartularies contain an abundance of words of a developing Romance dialect and a copious list of place names in the Valley of Gaubea and the surrounding area . Probably no other codex of that period offers so many tokens of an incipient Romance language with similarities with modern Spanish . The scribes did not write in pure , erudite Latin , but rather in a more evolved , Romance-like Latin , to be better understood by the common people . The transcription took place during the formative period of the Kingdom of Castile , and it might reflect the early evolution of the Castilian dialect , although a written standard had yet to be established . Although the authenticity of some of the texts is disputed , the cartularies are regarded as significant in the history of the Spanish language , and their status as manuscripts containing the earliest words written in Spanish has been promoted by the Spanish Royal Academy and other institutions , even though the documents are meant to be written in Latin . They are written in a very late form of Latin mixed with other elements of a Hispanic Romance dialect that corresponds in some traits with modern Spanish . The preamble of the Statue of Autonomy of Castile and León mentions the cartularies , along with the Nodicia de Kesos , as documents that contain the earliest traces of Spanish ( las huellas más primitivas del castellano ) . However , there have been other documents with a claim to being the earliest in Spanish , notably , the Glosas Emilianenses ( marginalia of circa 1000 ce from La Rioja ) . In November of 2010 , the Spanish Royal Academy endorsed the cartularies -- written in `` a Latin language assaulted by a living language '' ( `` una lengua latina asaltada por una lengua viva '' ) -- as the record of the earliest words written in Castilian , predating those of the Glosas Emilianenses .",
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"text": "Chivalric romance As a literary genre of high culture , romance or chivalric romance is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe . They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures , often of a knight-errant portrayed as having heroic qualities , who goes on a quest , yet it is `` the emphasis on love and courtly manners distinguishes it from the chanson de geste and other kinds of epic , in which masculine military heroism predominates . '' Popular literature also drew on themes of romance , but with ironic , satiric or burlesque intent . Romances reworked legends , fairy tales , and history to suit the readers ' and hearers ' tastes , but by c. 1600 they were out of fashion , and Miguel de Cervantes famously burlesqued them in his novel Don Quixote . Still , the modern image of `` medieval '' is more influenced by the romance than by any other medieval genre , and the word medieval evokes knights , distressed damsels , dragons , and other romantic tropes . Originally , romance literature was written in Old French , Anglo-Norman , Occitan , and Provençal , and later in Portuguese , in Castilian , in English , in Italian ( particularly with the Sicilian poetry ) and German . During the early 13th century , romances were increasingly written as prose . In later romances , particularly those of French origin , there is a marked tendency to emphasize themes of courtly love , such as faithfulness in adversity .",
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"text": "Morena Baccarin Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin ( -LSB- moˈɾenɐ ˈbakaɾĩ -RSB- ; born June 2 , 1979 ) is a Brazilian American actress . She is known for portraying Inara Serra in the series Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity , Adria in the series Stargate SG-1 and the follow-up film Stargate : The Ark of Truth , Anna in the 2009 version of the series V , Vanessa in the superhero comedy film Deadpool , and Jessica Brody in the Showtime series Homeland ( for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 ) . She plays the role of Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox television series Gotham .",
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"text": "2011 Emmy Awards 2011 Emmy Awards may refer to : 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored primetime programming during June 2010 -- May 2011 38th Daytime Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored daytime programming during 2010 32nd Sports Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored sports programming during 2010",
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"text": "36th Daytime Emmy Awards The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 2009 , and were televised live on The CW for the very first time . The nominees were announced on May 14 in the Orpheum Theatre , Los Angeles , California Vanessa L. Williams hosted the event . The event was directed by Jeff Margolis and Debbie Palacio .",
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"text": "The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec , based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith . The series premiered on The CW on September 10 , 2009 and concluded on March 10 , 2017 , airing 171 episodes over eight seasons . The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006 . The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers . It was the most-watched series on the network before being supplanted by Arrow . The show has received numerous award nominations , winning four People 's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards . On April 26 , 2013 , The CW officially announced that the spin-off The Originals , which focuses on the Original family of vampires , had been ordered to series , and the show began airing during the 2013 -- 14 American television season . On April 6 , 2015 , lead actress Nina Dobrev confirmed via Instagram that she and co-star Michael Trevino ( who plays Tyler Lockwood ) would be leaving the show after its sixth season . Dobrev returned to record a voiceover for the seventh-season finale . Trevino appeared as a guest star in season seven and returned for season 8 . On March 11 , 2016 , The CW renewed the series for an eighth season , but on July 23 , 2016 , announced that the eighth season , which would have 16 episodes , would be the show 's last . The final season began airing on October 21 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place . __ TOC __",
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"text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .",
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"text": "44th Primetime Emmy Awards The 44th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 1992 . The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena , California . It was hosted by Tim Allen , Kirstie Alley and Dennis Miller , and directed by Walter C. Miller . Presenters included Roseanne Barr , Tom Arnold , Scott Bakula , Candice Bergen , Corbin Bernsen , Beau Bridges , Lloyd Bridges , and Cindy Crawford . The program was written by Buddy Sheffield and Bruce Vilanch . Over 300 million people watched the ceremony in 30 countries . A rule change , instituted for this year only , stated that regular and guest performers would compete in the same category . There could be lead guest or supporting guest . On the comedy side , Murphy Brown won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time , winning three major awards on the night , the most for a comedy series . On the drama side , L.A. Laws strangle hold on Outstanding Drama Series came to an end , as Northern Exposure took home the award . Northern Exposure also won three major awards and received nine major nominations , which tied for the most in each category . For the first time in its run , The Golden Girls , then in its seventh and final season , was not nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series . After being on the air for thirty years , The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson finally heard its name called when its final season won for Outstanding Variety , Music , or Comedy Program . The show was first nominated for the category in 1964 and was 0/13 before this ceremony .",
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"text": "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": "17th Daytime Emmy Awards The 17th Daytime Emmy Awards were held on June 28 , 1990 , on ABC , to commemorate excellence in American daytime programming from the previous year ( 1989 ) . The event aired from 3-5 ( Eastern time ) live from the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City .",
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"text": "Deanna Lynne Deanna Lynne ( born December 22 , 1970 ) is a three-time Emmy Award winning American television producer , born in Daytona Beach , Florida , who is best known for producing children 's television programs in the 1990s . Category : American television producers Category :1970 births Category : Living people",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program The Primetime Emmy Award for Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program is awarded to one television documentary or nonfiction series each year . Prior to 2006 , nonfiction and reality programs competed together until the Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming category was created . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place . __ TOC __",
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"text": "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": "24th Primetime Emmy Awards The 24th Emmy Awards , later known as the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards , were handed out on May 6 , 1972 . The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson . Winners are listed in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . The top shows of the night were All in the Family and Elizabeth R. All in the Family set numerous records during the night , it became the first show to win six major awards , ( although one came in a tie , this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright ) . It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations . A milestone was set when All in the Family and Columbo each received every nomination in a major category , both for writing . This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six . Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R , rules changes have made this impossible in later ceremonies .",
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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": "Kerry Ehrin Kerry Anne Ehrin ( born October 8 , 1960 ) is an American screenwriter , showrunner , and producer . In 1990 , she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work on the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years . From 2006 until its ending in 2011 , she worked as a consulting producer on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights . She was a showrunner of the A&E drama series Bates Motel , which aired from 2013 to 2017 .",
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"text": "2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards The 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards , was the inaugural music award show presented by iHeartMedia 's platform iHeartRadio and NBC . The awards were held on May 1 , 2014 , at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . The awards show was announced on February 26 , 2014 . The nominations were compiled by the results of Mediabase charts , listener feedback and digital straming data from the iHeartRadio platform and announced on March 26 , 2014 . The awards recognized the biggest artists and songs of the year . The show was directed by Hamish Hamilton . The voting took place on iHeartRadio 's official webpage except for the `` Instagram Award '' , where voting took place on social network Instagram . Rihanna led the nominations with eight and also became the biggest winner of the night with four wins including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year . NBC 's telecast of the iHeartRadio Music Awards drew 5.4 million viewers overall and a rating of 1.7 in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic .",
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"text": "Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn ( born Sheryl Ann Fenn February 1 , 1965 ) is an American actress . She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks ( 1990 -- 1991 ) for which she was nominated a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award . She is also known for her roles in Of Mice and Men ( 1992 ) , Boxing Helena ( 1993 ) and the television sitcom Rude Awakening ( 1998 -- 2001 ) .",
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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": "Upper Midwest Emmy Awards The Upper Midwest Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . The Minnesota division was founded in 1973 . In addition to granting the Upper Midwest Emmy Awards , this division awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , conducts National Student Television Awards of Excellence , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .",
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"text": "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": "New York Emmy Awards The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State . The division was founded in 1955 and in addition to granting the New York Emmy Awards , the chapter also recognizes awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .",
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"text": "Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates ( born June 28 , 1948 ) is an American actress . Bates began her career on the stage , and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in ` night , Mother . She rose to prominence with her performance in Misery ( 1990 ) , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress . She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes ( 1991 ) and Dolores Claiborne ( 1995 ) , before playing a featured role as Molly Brown in Titanic ( 1997 ) , which was at the time the highest grossing film of all time . Bates ' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations , two of which were for her starring role on the television series Harry 's Law , and most recently a win for her highly praised appearance in the third season of FX horror-thriller series American Horror Story , where she portrayed the real life socialite Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie . She won another Emmy Award in 2012 for her portrayal as the ghost of Charlie Harper on CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men , a role formerly portrayed by Charlie Sheen .",
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"text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .",
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"text": "List of American films of 1999 A list of American films released in 1999 . American Beauty won the Academy Award for Best Picture .",
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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": "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": "15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . Best Picture honors went to the film Mrs. Miniver . The ceremony is most famous for the speech by the film 's Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson . Garson 's acceptance speech as Best Actress ran nearly 6 minutes and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony . Mrs. Miniver was the second film ( after My Man Godfrey in 1936 ) to receive nominations in all four acting categories , as well as the first film to garner five acting nominations . Also notable at the ceremony , Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song , which he ended up winning for `` White Christmas '' . Best Documentary had four winners , something that has not happened before or since . A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio .",
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"text": "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": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "List of actors nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has had occurrences of actors and actresses nominated for two different Academy Awards in acting categories in a single year , with the first instance in 1938 . Provided that they receive enough votes from the Academy in both categories to earn a nomination , there are no restrictions on actors being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or actresses being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in any given year . The sole rule with regard to multiple nominations is that an actor or actress can not receive multiple nominations for the same performance . This rule was introduced in 1944 after Barry Fitzgerald received a Best Actor nomination and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Going My Way . As of 2015 , 11 actors and actresses have been nominated for two different Academy Awards in the same year . The first of these actors and actresses was Fay Bainter , who received nominations for her performances in White Banners and Jezebel at the 11th Academy Awards . The most recent occurrence was during the 80th Academy Awards , in which Cate Blanchett received nominations for Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There . Seven of these actors and actresses received an Academy Award in one of the categories they were nominated in , and none have won two Academy Awards in the same year . Four did not receive an Academy Award in either category : Sigourney Weaver ( nominations for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl ) , Emma Thompson ( nominations for The Remains of the Day and In the Name of the Father ) , Julianne Moore ( nominations for Far from Heaven and The Hours ) , and Cate Blanchett ( nominations for Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There ) .",
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"text": "52nd Academy Awards The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14 , 1980 , at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson who , in noting the long duration of the production , joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their `` release '' from the ceremonies , a clear reference to the Iranian hostage crisis . Among the nominees for Best Supporting Actor were 8 year-old Justin Henry -- the youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever -- and 79-year-old Melvyn Douglas . This was the largest age difference between two competing actors in Oscar history until 2013 . Ironically , their age difference was partially the reason why Douglas did not attend the Oscars that night , despite winning the award . Henry was nominated for Kramer vs. Kramer , which out of its eight other nominations , finished with five awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Robert Benton , and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman .",
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"text": "California Film Awards The California Film Awards is a film awards ceremony that offers awards in the categories of Best Picture , Actor , Actress , Cinematography , Directing , First-Time Directors , Editing , Screenplay , Animation , Art Design , Music Videos , Short Films , Experimental Films , Student Films , California Films , Foreign Films , Documentaries and Feature Narratives . Only independent films are eligible .",
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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": "National Board of Review: Top Ten Films The following is a list of the Top 10 Films chosen annually by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures , beginning in 1929 . From 1968 till 2005 , 29 times the NBR chose the film that would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture as Best Film . Twelve of these times , the film selected was number one on the NBR 's list for that year .",
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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": "Love Liza Love Liza is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Todd Louiso and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman , Kathy Bates , Jack Kehler , Wayne Duvall , Sarah Koskoff and Stephen Tobolowsky .",
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"text": "Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards , or `` BRAs '' , is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film ( FAAAF ) to recognize excellence in African-American , as well as those of African diaspora 's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Black Reel Award . The awards , first presented in 2000 in Washington , DC , are overseen by FAAAF . The awards ceremony was initially awarded online their first two years before the first live show in 2002 . The awards have broadcast to radio since 2014 . Currently , the Black Reel Awards is the oldest cinema-exclusive awards ceremony for African-Americans . The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony was held on February 18 , 2016 . A total of 315 Black Reel Awards have been presented since the inception of the award through the 16th .",
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"text": "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": "My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical film adapted from the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1913 stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw . With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor , the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor , Henry Higgins , as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak `` proper '' English , thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London . The film stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison as Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins respectively , with Stanley Holloway , Gladys Cooper and Wilfrid Hyde-White in supporting roles . A critical and commercial success , it won eight Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Actor , and Best Director . In 1998 , the American Film Institute named it the 91st greatest American film of all time .",
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"text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .",
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"text": "Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles . Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems . Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .",
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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": "Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder ( born Edward Louis Severson ; December 23 , 1964 ) is an American musician , singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Pearl Jam , with whom he performs lead vocals and is one of three guitarists . He is known for his powerful baritone vocals . He is also involved in making music and contributes to albums by other artists . In 2007 , Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film Into the Wild ( 2007 ) . His second album Ukulele Songs and a live DVD titled Water on the Road were released in 2011 . Vedder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Solo (American band) Solo is an American R&B musical group from New York , New York . The original members were Robert Anderson , Darnell Chavis , Eunique Mack and Daniel Stokes . The group recorded their eponymous debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995 . Released on Perspective Records , the album featured production primarily by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis . The album produced four singles ( `` Heaven '' , `` Where Do U Want Me to Put It '' , `` He 's Not Good Enough '' and `` Blowin ' My Mind '' ) and was eventually certified gold . Solo released their second album , 4 Bruthas & a Bass , in 1998 . The album produced only one single , `` Touch Me '' , which peaked at # 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Van Halen This is a list of awards and nominations for awards received by the rock band Van Halen . Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena , California in 1972 and consisted of Eddie Van Halen on guitar , keyboards , and vocals , Alex Van Halen on drums and percussion , Michael Anthony on bass and vocals , and David Lee Roth on lead vocals . They enjoyed success from the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978 . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -RSB- and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart . During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band . According to the Recording Industry Association of America , Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States .",
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"text": "Eddie Lang (singer) Eddie Lee Langlois ( January 15 , 1936 -- March 10 , 1985 ) , known as Eddie Lang , was an American R&B and soul singer and guitarist . He was born in New Orleans , Louisiana . By the early 1950s , he was second guitarist in Eddie `` Guitar Slim '' Jones ' band . He made his own recordings , credited as Little Eddie , in the mid-1950s , for Bullet Records , and then recorded for the RPM label . In 1959 , as Eddie Lang , he recorded `` On My Own '' and `` Troubles Troubles '' , released by Ron Records . Under the pseudonym Sly Dell , he also recorded for the Seven B label . In 1965 , he made further recordings , releasing `` The Love I Have For You '' and `` The Sad One '' on the Seven B label owned by Joe Banashak . His Seven B recordings have been described as his finest recordings , `` outstanding '' , `` very forceful '' and `` superbly judged '' . He later recorded for the Superdome label , with `` Food Stamp Blues '' becoming one of his most successful recordings . Following a stroke in the late 1970s , he died in 1985 at his home in Slidell , Louisiana .",
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"text": "America: A Tribute to Heroes America : A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert created by the heads of the four major American broadcast networks ; Fox , ABC , NBC and CBS . Joel Gallen was selected by them to produce and run the show . Actor George Clooney organized celebrities to perform and to staff the telephone bank . The marketing and public relations was headed by Warner Bros. . EVP Corp Comm with assistance from the marketing and publicity departments of all four broadcast networks . It was broadcast live by the four major American television networks and all of the cable networks in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001 . Done in the style of a telethon , it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families , particularly the New York City firefighters and New York City police officers . It aired September 21 , 2001 , uninterrupted and commercial-free , for which it won a Peabody Award . It was released on December 4 , 2001 , on compact disc and DVD . On a dark stage illuminated by hundreds of candles , twenty-one artists performed songs of mourning and hope , while various actors and other celebrities delivered short spoken messages . The musical performances took place at three studios in Los Angeles ( CBS Television City ) , New York , and London , while the celebrity messages took place at Los Angeles . Some of the musicians including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder were heard working the phone banks taking pledges . The money raised amounted to over $ 200 million , and was given to the United Way 's September 11 Telethon Fund . In 2004 , Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert , along with the later The Concert for New York City , as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll . The show was also simulcast in Canada ; Young and another Canadian singer , Celine Dion , performed .",
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"text": "Eddie the Head Eddie , also known as Eddie the Head , is the mascot for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden . He is a perennial fixture of the group 's artwork , appearing in all of their album covers ( as well as most of their singles ) and in their merchandise , which includes T-shirts , posters and action figures . On top of this , Eddie features in all of the band 's concerts , as well as in the first-person shooter video game , Ed Hunter , and the role-playing game , Iron Maiden : Legacy of the Beast . Originally a papier-mâché mask used in Iron Maiden 's stage backdrop , the band transferred the name `` Eddie '' from the mask to an illustration by Derek Riggs , which was used as the band 's debut album cover . Although he is occasionally described as `` zombie-like '' in the press , Eddie assumes a different guise relating to the themes of individual albums and their corresponding world tours , and has appeared as a cyborg , an Egyptian mummy and a lobotomised mental patient amongst others .",
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"text": "Ed Ward (writer) Edmund `` Ed '' Ward ( born 1948 ) is an American writer and radio commenter known since 1986 as the `` rock-and-roll historian '' for NPR 's program Fresh Air and one of the original founders of Austin 's South by Southwest music festival . Ward grew up in Eastchester , New York . He attended Antioch College and began his music-writing career in 1965 . He has been on the staff of Crawdaddy ! ( 1967 ) , Rolling Stone ( 1970 ) , and Creem ( 1971 -- 1977 ) magazines and of the Austin American-Statesman and Austin Chronicle ( where he has been honored as part of their annual `` Restaurant Poll '' , lending his name to their `` Ed Ward Memorial Sandwich '' award ) . He was the co-author ( with Geoffrey Stokes and Ken Tucker ) of Rock of Ages : The Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll ( 1983 ) and wrote content with Rashod Ollison for the PBS website for the documentary series Get Up , Stand Up : The Story of Pop and Protest . He was based in Berlin , Germany , between 1993 and 2008 , when he moved to Montpellier , France . In 2013 he repatriated and is now living in Austin . In addition to his rock-and-roll history lessons on Fresh Air he contributes to the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , and various music magazines .",
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"text": "Nothingman `` Nothingman '' is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam . Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music by bassist Jeff Ament , `` Nothingman '' is the fifth track on the band 's third studio album , Vitalogy ( 1994 ) . The song was included on Pearl Jam 's 2004 greatest hits album , Rearviewmirror ( Greatest Hits 1991 -- 2003 ) .",
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"text": "Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll ( born May 13 , 1969 ) , known professionally as Buckethead , is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music . He has released 294 studio albums , four special releases and one EP . He has also performed on more than 50 other albums by other artists . His music spans many diverse areas such as progressive metal , funk , blues , Heavy Metal , bluegrass , ambient , and avant-garde music . Buckethead is famous for wearing a KFC bucket on his head , emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in capital black block letters , and an expressionless plain white mask , which , according to Buckethead , was inspired by his seeing Halloween 4 : The Return of Michael Myers . At one point , he changed to a plain white bucket that no longer bore the KFC logo , but subsequently reverted to his trademark KFC bucket . He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances . As an instrumentalist , Buckethead has received critical acclaim for his electric guitar playing , and is considered one of today 's more innovative guitarists . He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the `` Top 10 Fastest Guitar Shredders of All Time '' as well as being included in Guitar Worlds lists of the `` 25 all-time weirdest guitarists '' and the `` 50 fastest guitarists of all time '' . He performs primarily as a solo artist , though he has collaborated extensively with a wide variety of high-profile artists such as Bill Laswell , Bootsy Collins , Bernie Worrell , Iggy Pop , Les Claypool , Serj Tankian , Bill Moseley , Mike Patton , Viggo Mortensen , That 1 Guy , Bassnectar , and was a member of Guns N ' Roses from 2000 to 2004 . Buckethead has also written and performed music for major motion pictures , including : Saw II , Ghosts of Mars , Beverly Hills Ninja , Mortal Kombat , Mortal Kombat : Annihilation , Last Action Hero , and contributed lead guitar to the track `` Firebird '' featured on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers : The Movie soundtrack .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance was an award presented at the 2012 and 2013 Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it was designed for solo , duo/groups or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) hard rock or metal recordings and was limited to singles or tracks only . The award was first presented in 2012 , after a major restructuring of Grammy categories . It combined the previous categories Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance . The restructuring was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards . However , the Recording Academy announced in June 2013 that the category would split in 2014 , returning the Best Metal Performance category and recognizing quality hard rock performances in the Best Rock Performance category . According to the Academy , `` it was determined that metal has a very distinctive sound , and hard rock more closely aligns with rock and can exist comfortably as one end of the rock spectrum . ''",
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"text": "Porch (Pearl Jam song) `` Porch '' is the eighth track off Pearl Jam 's debut album Ten ( 1991 ) . The song was written by lead singer Eddie Vedder .",
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"text": "Eddie Money Edward Joseph Mahoney ( born March 21 , 1949 ) , known professionally as Eddie Money , is an American singer , songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums .",
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"text": "Solo Guitar (Earl Klugh album) Solo Guitar is the 13th studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1989 .",
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"text": "Clichés (album) Clichés is the fourth solo album to be released by the American pop-rock musician Alex Chilton . It was recorded and released in 1993 . Chilton recorded the album in New Orleans at Chez Flames , the studio of producer and recording engineer Keith Keller , who also wrote the song `` Lies '' , featured on Chilton 's album A Man Called Destruction . In January , 1992 , Chilton was one of eight singer-songwriters ( the others being Townes Van Zandt , Guy Clark , Eric Andersen , David Olney , Pat Mears , Paul K & Tom Pacheco ) who participated in a short tour of the Netherlands where each artist performed solo . For this series of concerts , Chilton performed much of the music that later became the album Clichés . He explained how the album came about to journalist Keith Spera in 1995 : It was something I really had n't done too much , but I sort of enjoy doing it . When I was putting together my repertoire for that , it seemed to me that the best thing I could do was to play these kind of jazzy things . Trying to be like a folk singer or sing country blues did n't feel as right as doing this kind of jazzy thing . So maybe a year later , the woman who had booked the tour over there was working with some record companies over there , and called me up and said she wanted me to make a solo record for this label she was working with . I thought about it for a couple of days , and thought about all of those tunes , and thought , `` Yeah , I can flesh that into an album . '' I ended up making it for this French company instead , New Rose , and then licensed it to Ardent after they had heard it and really dug it . It was proposed to me , and there was some money involved , and I said , `` Well , I can use that money , and I think I can do a good record . '' So that 's how it came about ... -LSB- Engineer and studio owner -RSB- Keith -LSB- Keller -RSB- was really kind of great about doing the record . I went in there thinking I was going to do it in one evening . But it 's so much harder to play on acoustic guitar than it is on electric . I was n't really in fighting form for that at all . I got in there , and after 45 minutes my hands were so fuckin ' sore , I could not go any further . He bore with me -- we probably did 14 recording sessions to get 12 songs . He hung in there with me about it . I 'm probably exaggerating about that , but it certainly was n't one evening like I envisioned .",
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"text": "I Wanna Go Back Infobox Single | Name = I Wan na Go Back | Cover = I Wan na Go Back ( Billy Satellite single cover ) . jpg | Artist = Billy Satellite | from Album = Billy Satellite | B-side = `` Rockin ' Down the Highway '' | Released = 1984 | Format = 7 '' single | Recorded = | Genre = Rock | Length = 3:52 | Label = CapitolCapitol 5409 | Writer = Danny Chauncey , Monty Byrom , Ira Walker | Producer = Don Gehman | Last single = `` Satisfy Me '' ( 1984 ) | This single = `` I Wan na Go Back '' ( 1984 ) | Next single = | Misc = `` I Wan na Go Back '' is a 1984 song by American rock band Billy Satellite , written by band members Monty Byrom , Danny Chauncey , and Ira Walker , that achieved major popularity when recorded by Eddie Money in 1986 . Another version was recorded by former Santana/Journey keyboardist/singer Gregg Rolie for his self-titled 1985 debut solo album .",
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"text": "Who You Are (Pearl Jam song) `` Who You Are '' is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam . Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by drummer Jack Irons and guitarist Stone Gossard , `` Who You Are '' was released on July 30 , 1996 as the first single from the band 's fourth studio album , No Code ( 1996 ) . The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . It peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was included on Pearl Jam 's 2004 greatest hits album , Rearviewmirror ( Greatest Hits 1991 -- 2003 ) . On Pearl Jam 's greatest hits album , `` Who You Are '' has a slight lyric change . Instead of `` circumstance , clapping hands '' , it 's `` avalanche , falling fast '' .",
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"text": "I Never Said Goodbye I Never Said Goodbye is the ninth solo album by Sammy Hagar . It is his only solo album released while he was a member of Van Halen . The album was recorded in ten days as a contractual obligation to Geffen Records as a condition of his leaving the label to join Van Halen and their record label , Warner Bros. . Records ( Geffen 's distributor at the time , and also Hagar 's home when he was part of Montrose ) . The album was originally titled Sammy Hagar , and included an untitled cover . The album was renamed I Never Said Goodbye , the name being chosen as part of an MTV promotional contest . Some pressings retain the title Sammy Hagar , not to be confused with the 1977 album Sammy Hagar . It features Eddie Van Halen on bass guitar , who said in an interview that he also played a very brief part on guitar uncredited . The songs `` Give to Live '' and `` Eagles Fly '' were also performed live by Van Halen together with Hagar . `` Give to Live '' also topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1987 , a first for Hagar as a solo artist . The former song was included on the album Live : Right Here , Right Now , the latter on the optional bonus disk as well as on the `` Jump '' single . `` Boys ' Night Out '' was performed live on the American TV show Late Night with David Letterman .",
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"text": "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": "Eddie Perez (guitarist) Edward Anthony Perez ( born June 26 , 1968 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American guitarist and singer . He currently tours and records with The Mavericks after a long time of being on tour with Dwight Yoakam . Perez joined the Grammy award-winning , multi-platinum band The Mavericks as a member in 2003 . He has also played with other notable artists such as James Intveld , Connie Smith , Jim Lauderdale , Miranda Lambert , Lee Ann Womack , Gary Allan and Kim Richey . In addition to his work with The Mavericks , he has worked with Mavericks ' lead singer , Raul Malo , on his solo projects , including the Peter Asher-produced record , You 're Only Lonely . He can be seen on the DVDs The Mavericks - Live in Austin , Texas , as well as the DVD Return to Sin City : A Tribute to Gram Parsons . He also appears in CMT 's 100 Greatest Love Songs and CMT 's 100 Greatest Duets . Born in Los Angeles , Perez grew up listening to rock guitarists of the 1970s and 1980s . `` My heroes were Jimmy Page , Jeff Beck , Van Halen and Ace Frehley , '' Perez told the Pittsburgh City Paper in June 2016 . `` Everything a big-eyed boy would find fascinating about rock 'n' roll , that was me . I was 12 years old and my father took me to see ZZ Top and it blew my mind . I was never the same after that . '' Perez began playing in bands at the age of 13 and discovered Honky Tonk music when he first heard `` Guitars and Cadillacs '' by Dwight Yoakam , with whom he would later perform . `` Hearing that really turned me around and it gave me a focus . From then on I started to learn everything I could about that music . But then I also had that rock 'n' roll background , too . '' In 2003 , Perez replaced Nick Kane in the Mavericks , just a short time before the band broke up . A consummate showman , Perez is known for his flair on stage both in his dress and in his stage movements . `` You would n't think that an influence of Jimmy Page or Angus Young of AC/DC would fit into the Mavericks , but somehow it does , '' Perez says of his stage presence . `` When I 'm on stage , I show up to give a performance because that 's what I would want to see . You dig what I 'm saying ? I 'm not so much thinking it as much as I 'm feeling it . I try to get to the most real , honest place that I can within each song . What I 'm doing on stage is a visual to what that sound feels like to me . ''",
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"text": "Solid Rock (The Temptations album) Solid Rock is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label , produced by Norman Whitfield . The LP was the first made primarily without founding members and original lead singers Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams . Frustrated by conflicts and fights with Temptations Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin , and producer Whitfield 's steadfast insistence on producing psychedelic soul for the group when they really wanted to sing ballads , Kendricks had quit the act and negotiated a solo deal with Motown 's Tamla label . Paul Williams , on the other hand , had fallen ill due to complications from sickle-cell disease and six years of untreated alcoholism . Physically incapable of performing any longer , Williams followed his doctor 's advice and retired from the act , although he remained on the Temptations ' payroll as a choreographer until committing suicide on August 17 , 1973 . Williams 's final Temptations recording , `` It 's Summer '' , is the only song on Solid Rock that includes his vocals .",
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"text": "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary On May 14 , 1988 , the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden , New York . The event was dubbed `` It 's Only Rock And Roll '' . Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed , with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company 's existence . Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform , while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event . Some Atlantic signings , who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years , re-formed especially to perform at the concert . These artists included The Rascals , Iron Butterfly , and the former members of Led Zeppelin . Other notable performers included Yes , Genesis , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer ( representing Emerson , Lake & Palmer ) , Foreigner , Paul Rodgers , Bob Geldof , Booker T. Jones , Wilson Pickett , The Coasters , The Spinners , Peabo Bryson , The Blues Brothers ( featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore ) , Roberta Flack , The Manhattan Transfer , Bee Gees , Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge . There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam , but this idea was shelved . Instead , the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act . The concert was broadcast live in the US on FM radio and HBO television , commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend . HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network . In so doing , some of the artists ' sets were edited or omitted . An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays . Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans , but , to their dismay , were taken down before HBO went with their live feed . The Audio was recorded by David Hewitt and Stanley Johnston on the Record Plant Black Truck . In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2 , presented as hour-long episodes . Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary : It 's Only Rock 'n' Roll . The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances , as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives .",
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"text": "Billy Ray Cyrus William Ray Cyrus ( born August 25 , 1961 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actor . Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992 , he is best known for his number one single `` Achy Breaky Heart '' , which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia . It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992 and was translated into more than 100 languages . Thanks to the video of this hit , the line dance catapulted into the mainstream , becoming a worldwide craze . Cyrus , a multi-platinum selling recording artist , has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Country Songs chart . His most successful album to date is his debut Some Gave All , which has been certified 9 × Multi-Platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist at number one on the Billboard 200 ( 17 consecutive weeks ) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era . It is the only album ( from any genre ) in the SoundScan era to log 17 consecutive weeks at number one and is also the top-ranking debut album by a male country artist . It ranked 43 weeks in the top 10 , a total topped by only one country album in history , Ropin ' the Wind by Garth Brooks . Some Gave All was also the first debut album to enter at number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart . The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist . Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies . In his career , he has released 35 charted singles , of which 16 charted in the top 40 . From 2001 to 2004 , Cyrus starred in the television show Doc . The show was about a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City . From 2006 to 2011 , he co-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus . As of 2016 , he stars as Vernon Brownmule on the CMT series Still the King .",
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"text": "Showboat A showboat , or show boat , was a floating theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States , especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers , to bring culture and entertainment to the inhabitants of river frontiers . Showboats were a special type of riverboat designed to carry passengers rather than cargo , and they had to be pushed by a small ( and misleadingly labeled ) towboat , also known as a pusher , which was attached to it . Showboats were rarely steam-powered because the steam engine had to be placed right in the auditorium for logistical reasons , therefore making it difficult to have a large theater .",
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"text": "Drag boat racing Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land . As with land-based drag racing , competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time ( low ET ) over a straight race course of a defined length . There are three standard drag race course lengths , 660 feet ( 1/8 mile ) , 1,320 foot ( 1/4 mile ) , and the most common length , used in professional drag boat racing , 1,000 feet ( 3/16 mile plus 10 feet ) . Unlike drag racing on land , which begins from a standing start , drag boat racing begins from a short rolling start to a point that can not be passed until the green `` start '' light illuminates . There are numerous categories of professional and sportsmen classes based on various engine configuration , fuel type , hull design and propulsion types . The premier category of drag boat racing being the Top Fuel Hydroplane class which is the water based equivalent to Top Fuel Dragsters capable of covering the liquid quarter mile in less than four seconds with a top speed of around 260 mph ( 400 km/h ) . The biggest event on the drag boat calendar is the LODBRS World Finals which takes place at Firebird Raceway Phoenix , Arizona .",
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"text": "River (2011 film) is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the 2008 Akihabara massacre incident . The film is written and directed by Ryūichi Hiroki . The film stars actress Misako Renbutsu , who will play the role of a person who lost her love interest in the attacks . River debuted at the 12th Tokyo Filmex as one of its special presentations . It will subsequently be released in Japanese cinemas on 10 March 2012 .",
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"text": "Ship's tender A ship 's tender , usually referred to as a tender , is a boat , or a larger ship used to service or support other boats or ships , generally by transporting people and/or supplies to and from shore or another ship . Smaller boats may also have tenders , usually called dinghies . For a variety of reasons , it is not always advisable to try to tie a ship up at a dock ; the weather or the sea might be rough , the time might be short , or the ship too large to fit . In such cases tenders provide the link from ship to shore , and may have a very busy schedule of back-and-forth trips while the ship is in port . On cruise ships , lifeboat tenders do double duty , serving as tenders in day-to-day activities , but fully equipped to act as lifeboats in an emergency . They are generally carried on davits just above the promenade deck , and may at first glance appear to be regular lifeboats ; but they are usually larger and better-equipped . Current lifeboat tender designs favor catamaran models , since they are less likely to roll in the calm to moderate conditions in which tenders are usually used . They typically carry up to 100 to 150 passengers and two to three crew members . Before these ships were mass-produced , the main way to board a larger ship ( mainly ocean liners ) was to board a passenger tender . Passenger tenders remained based at their ports of registry , and when a ship came through the area , the tender would tie up with the ship and embark passengers on an elevated walkway . These vessels were larger , had a greater passenger capacity , and a broader sense of individuality in their respective companies than the more modern tenders seen today . Because of their increased size , lifeboats and life preservers were commonplace on board these ships ( with two boats being the standard amount for an average tender ) .",
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"text": "Dive boat A dive boat is a boat that recreational divers or professional scuba divers use to reach a dive site which they could not conveniently reach by swimming from the shore . Dive boats may be propelled by wind or muscle , but are usually powered by internal combustion engines . Some feature , like convenient access to the water , are common to all dive boats , while others depend on the specific application or region where they are used . Dive boats may simply transport divers and their equipment to and from the dive site for a single dive , or may provide longer term support and shelter for day trips or periods of several consecutive days . Deployment of divers may be while moored , at anchor , or under way , ( also known as or live-boat diving ) . There are a range of specialised procedures for boat diving , which include water entry and exit , avoiding injury by the dive boat , and keeping the dive boat crew aware of the location of the divers in the water . There are also procedures used by the boat crew , to avoid injuring the divers in the water , keeping track of where they are during a dive , recalling the divers in an emergency , and ensuring that none are left behind .",
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"text": "The Boat (The Office) `` The Boat '' is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the 182nd episode overall . The episode originally aired on NBC on November 8 , 2012 . It guest stars Josh Groban as Andy 's brother Walter . The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In the episode , Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms ) must help his family when his dad loses all of their money , Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) is pranked into thinking he is a guest on a radio show , and Kevin Malone ( Brian Baumgartner ) learns of Oscar Martinez 's ( Oscar Nunez ) affair with Angela Martin 's husband . `` The Boat '' received positive reviews from television critics . The episode was also viewed by 4.83 million viewers and received a 2.4 / 6 percent rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 , ranking third in its timeslot , making it the highest rated episode of the season at the time of its airing . The episode ultimately ranked as the second-highest rated NBC series of the night , after The Voice .",
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"text": "American Queen American Queen is said to be the largest river steamboat ever built . The ship was built in 1995 and is a six-deck recreation of a classic Mississippi riverboat , built by McDermott Shipyard for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company . Although the American Queen 's stern paddlewheel is indeed powered by a steam plant , her secondary propulsion , in case of an emergency and for maneuverability around tight areas where the paddle wheel can not navigate , comes from a set of diesel-electric propellers known as Z-drives on either side of the sternwheel . She has 222 state rooms for a capacity of 436 guests and a crew of 160 . She is 418 ft long and 89 ft wide . The Str . American Queen was retired to the reserve fleet in Violet , Louisiana , on 20 November 2008 . Due to the failure of Majestic America Line ( her owner ) she was returned to the United States Maritime Administration ( MARAD ) who held her $ 30 million mortgage . The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration records the ship 's movement to the Beaumont Reserve Fleet on January 22 , 2009 . As of April 2011 American Queen is under contract for $ 15.5 million to HMS Global Maritime , based in New Albany , Indiana . Based on the August , 2011 U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration inventory , the ship was sold on August 2 , 2009 , and departed the Beaumont Reserve Fleet for Memphis , Tennessee . The new operator , The American Queen Steamboat Company announced plans to return her to Mississippi River service from a port in Memphis , Tennessee . She rejoined her fellow sternwheeler steamboats Natchez , Chautauqua Belle , Minne-Ha-Ha , and the Belle of Louisville . She is currently in service . In 2012 the American Queen participated for the first time in the Great Steamboat Race . It came in second place . The American Queen Steamboat is a member of Historic Hotels of America , the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation . In 2013 American Queen was fully refurbished and expansions were made to her dining areas and public venues .",
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"text": "Burning Man (film) Burning Man is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky .",
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"text": "Torpedo Boat (film) Torpedo Boat is a 1942 American drama film directed by John Rawlins and written by Maxwell Shane . The film stars Richard Arlen , Jean Parker , Mary Carlisle , Phillip Terry , Dick Purcell and Ralph Sanford . The film was released on January 24 , 1948 , by Paramount Pictures .",
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"text": "Gaylord Ravenal Gaylord Ravenal is the leading male character in Edna Ferber 's novel Show Boat , in the famous Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical play of the same name based on the novel , and in the films made from it . He is a compulsive riverboat gambler , and he becomes leading man of the show boat Cotton Blossom at the same time that Magnolia Hawks , the captain 's daughter , becomes the leading lady . In the novel , this happens after several of the company 's leading men and ladies have left , including the illegally married mulatto Julie Dozier ( to whom Magnolia was especially close ) and her white husband Steve Baker . In the musical , Magnolia and Ravenal become the leading players on the boat immediately after Julie and Steve are forced to leave the show , and not years later . In the musical , Magnolia and Ravenal meet in the first scene of the show , and before Julie and Steve ever leave ( this was done by Kern and Hammerstein in order to bring Ravenal into the story much earlier ) . In the novel the two meet right after Ravenal is hired as leading man , and long after Julie and Steve have left .",
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"text": "Sundance (charter vessel) Sundance is a charter vessel owned by Capital Pleasure Boats and operating on the River Thames . Former names are Gay Enterprise and Solent Enterprise .",
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"text": "Boot Düsseldorf The Düsseldorf International Boat Show ( Internationale Bootsausstellung Düsseldorf ) , more commonly known as boot Düsseldorf or just boot ( -LSB- boːt -RSB- ) is one of the world 's premier boat shows . With some 1,600 exhibitors from over 50 countries , boot Düsseldorf is considered a benchmark for the international boat and water sports industry . Unparalleled at other major boat shows , large vessels up to 180 grt can be looked on in their entirety , as the exhibition is a complete indoor event . Boot Düsseldorf is held annually at Messe Düsseldorf , Germany , for the duration of a week in the end of January .",
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"text": "Fish tug A fish tug ( sometimes called fishtug , fish tugboat , fishing tug , etc. ) is a type of boat that was used for commercial fishing in the first half of the 20th century , primarily on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway .",
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"text": "When the Boat Comes In When the Boat Comes In is a British television period-drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981 . The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford , a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken ( fictional ) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England . The series dramatises the political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and the people around him . The memorable traditional tune `` When The Boat Comes In '' was adapted by David Fanshawe and sung by Alex Glasgow for the title theme of the series . Fanshawe also composed the incidental music . The BBC revived the series in 1981 , with the fourth series telling the story of Jack Ford as he returns to Britain penniless , after six years spent bootlegging in the United States , and follows him as he sets up in London . The series ' creator James Mitchell also wrote three tie-in books to the T.V. show : When the Boat Comes In , When the Boat Comes In : The Hungry Years and When the Boat Comes In : Upwards and Onwards . The final book brings the reader up to date with the end of the second series of the TV show . The majority of episodes were written by creator Mitchell , but in Season 1 north-eastern writers Tom Hadaway , Sid Chaplin and Alex Glasgow contributed episodes , and in Season 3 Jeremy Burnham and Colin Morris shared writing duties with Mitchell .",
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"text": "Curtis Randolph (fireboat) The Curtis Randolph is a fireboat operated by the Detroit Fire Department . The 74.58 ft vessel was launched in 1979 , and is named after a young firefighter who died in the line of duty in 1977 . Mayor Coleman A. Young commissioned the vessel . According to the Detroit Public Safety Foundation it is the `` only Class A fireboat on the waterways between Chicago and Cleveland . '' The boat can pump 11,000 gallons per minute . The Curtis Randolph replaced the John Kendall , an older vessel that required a crew of ten , including five men whose sole responsibility was to stoke the steam engines . Detroit 's economic decline has eroded the Fire Department 's equipment maintenance budget . The Curtis Randolph was unavailable for much of 2006 due to delays in crucial repairs . On February 19 , 2015 , Fox News 's Detroit station reported that although in previous years the Coast Guard had moved the vessel from its mooring in the Detroit River in October to prevent ice damage , the board still had not been removed . On August 24 , 2016 , the Curtis Randolph was loaned to help fight a fire at a power plant in St Clair , Michigan , 60 miles away . It was the vessel 's most distant assignment . The boat 's pumps supplied water to four fire engines . It took the Curtis Randolph four hours to travel to the fire .",
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"text": "Busy Man `` Busy Man '' is a song written by Bob Regan and George Teren , and recorded by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus . It was released in August 1998 as the second single from his album Shot Full of Love . The song reached a peak of number 3 on the U.S. country singles charts in early 1999 , becoming his first Top 10 hit since `` Somebody New '' in 1993 and his last until `` Ready , Set , Do n't Go '' in 2008 .",
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"text": "Lakeboat Lakeboat is a semi-autobiographical play by David Mamet , written in 1970 and first produced in 1980 ( revised version ) . As he would later do with Glengarry Glen Ross , Mamet drew upon experiences from a past vocation to create high drama . In this case , he turned to his days as a cook aboard a cargo ship to frame this tale of Dale Katzman , a college student from an Ivy League school `` near Boston '' who takes a summer job as a cook in the galley of the T. Harrison , a lake freighter for a Chicago-based steel concern . Dale 's predecessor , Guigliani , endured a particularly violent end while on terra firma , the cause and nature of which is speculated by the other crew members . Dale , and the audience , gets to know each of them , including : Fireman , who reads voraciously when not `` watching the gauges '' ; Fred , who imparts his unique , politically incorrect philosophy regarding women on the young man ; and , especially , Joe Litko , a 23-year veteran of the seas , who sees much of himself in Dale . The dialogue is Mametspeak at its most raw , as secrets are shared , picayune matters are debated , and fantasies are laid out , vividly . The play 's world premiere was staged by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater on April 24 , 1980 ; subsequent major productions were mounted by the Long Wharf Theatre and the Goodman Theatre in 1982 . In 2000 , Mamet penned the screenplay for a film adaptation , which featured his half-brother Tony Mamet in the lead role of Dale . The ensemble cast also included Robert Forster as Joe Litko , Denis Leary as Fireman , and Jack Wallace , a veteran of Mamet productions , as Fred . Joe Mantegna , well-versed in the world of Mamet , made his directorial debut with the feature . The British Premiere of Lakeboat was at the Lyric Theatre , London in 1998 , and was directed by Aaron Mullen .",
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"text": "Country Strong Country Strong ( originally titled Love Do n't Let Me Down ) is a 2010 drama film starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Tim McGraw , Garrett Hedlund , and Leighton Meester . The film , about an emotionally unstable country music star who attempts to resurrect her career , was directed and written by American filmmaker Shana Feste . It premiered in Nashville , Tennessee on November 8 , 2010 , and had a wide release in the United States on January 7 , 2011 . This is the second film in which McGraw and Hedlund have worked together , the first being Friday Night Lights in 2004 .",
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"text": "Could've Been Me `` Could 've Been Me '' is a song written by Reed Nielsen and Monty Powell , and performed by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus . It was released in July 1992 as the second single from his multi-platinum selling debut album , Some Gave All . The song reached number 2 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart , behind `` Love 's Got a Hold on You '' by Alan Jackson and it also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart . It was the follow-up to the number 1 song , `` Achy Breaky Heart '' .",
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"text": "Stroker Ace Stroker Ace is a 1983 American action comedy film , directed by Hal Needham and filmed in North Carolina and Georgia . Burt Reynolds stars as the eponymous Stroker Ace , a NASCAR driver . The co-stars were Jim Nabors , Loni Anderson , Ned Beatty , Parker Stevenson , and Bubba Smith , with appearances by many NASCAR drivers , such as : Dale Earnhardt , Richard Petty , Neil Bonnett , Harry Gant , Terry Labonte , Kyle Petty , Benny Parsons , Tim Richmond , Ricky Rudd , Cale Yarborough , and announcers Ken Squier , David Hobbs , and Chris Economaki . The movie was filmed on location at Charlotte Motor Speedway , Talladega Superspeedway and the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton , Georgia . The theme song was performed by Charlie Daniels . Burt Reynolds turned down the role of astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment to do this film . The role went to Jack Nicholson , who went on to win an Academy Award . Reynolds said he made this decision because `` I felt I owed Hal more than I owed Jim '' but that it was a turning point in his career from which he never recovered . `` That 's where I lost them , '' he says of his fans . The movie was adapted from the 1974 novel Stand On It , an autobiography of fictional driver `` Stroker Ace . '' The novel 's joint authors , William Neely and Robert K. Ottum , based the book on actual events from the racing world but with their protagonist as the subject .",
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"text": "Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles ( born 17 January 1984 ) , known professionally as Calvin Harris , is a Scottish record producer , DJ , singer and songwriter . His debut studio album I Created Disco was released in June 2007 , and was the precursor to his UK top 10 singles `` Acceptable in the 80s '' and `` The Girls '' . In 2009 , Harris released his second studio album Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry within two months of its release . Its lead single `` I 'm Not Alone '' became his first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart . Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album 18 Months in October 2012 . Topping the UK charts , the album became his first to chart on the US Billboard 200 chart ( where it reached number 19 ) . All eight of the album 's singles , which were `` Bounce '' , `` Feel So Close '' , `` Let 's Go '' , `` We 'll Be Coming Back '' , `` Sweet Nothing '' , `` Drinking from the Bottle '' , `` I Need Your Love '' and `` Thinking About You '' reached the top 10 in the UK . Harris released his fourth studio album Motion in November 2014 . It debuted at number two in the UK and at number five in the US , and became Harris 's second consecutive number one album on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart . The album 's first three singles `` Under Control '' , `` Summer '' and `` Blame '' all topped the UK chart . Harris has collaborated with numerous other recording artists . His collaboration with Rihanna `` We Found Love '' became an international success , giving Harris his first US number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . The two later collaborated on the singles `` Where Have You Been '' ( 2012 ) and `` This Is What You Came For '' ( 2016 ) . Harris currently holds the record for the most top 10 songs from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with nine top 10 entries , surpassing Michael Jackson . In October 2014 , he became the first artist to place three songs simultaneously on the top 10 of Billboard 's Dance/Electronic Songs chart . He also became the first British solo artist to reach more than one billion streams on Spotify . Harris has received ten Brit Award nominations -- three for Best British Male , and four Grammy nominations , winning a Grammy for Best Music Video in 2013 . He received the British Academy 's Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year in 2013 and at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards was named Top Dance/Electronic Artist . Additionally , Harris topped Forbes ' list of the world 's highest-paid DJs for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015 . One of the most successful musicians in contemporary British popular culture , Harris appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom . Harris runs his own record label , Fly Eye Records .",
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"text": "Journeyman A `` journeyman '' is a skilled worker who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification in a building trade or craft . He is considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee . A journeyman earns his license through education , supervised experience , and examination . Although a journeyman has completed a trade certificate and is able to work as an employee , he is not yet able to work as a self-employed master craftsman . The term journeyman was originally used in the medieval trade guilds . Journeymen were paid each day , and this is where the word ` journey ' derived from - journée meaning ` a day ' in French . Each individual guild generally recognised three ranks of workers ; apprentices , journeymen , and masters . A journeyman , as a qualified tradesman could become a master , running his own business although most continued working as employees . Guidelines were put in place to promote responsible tradesmen who were held accountable for their own work , and to protect the individual trade and the general public from unskilled workers . To become a master , a journeyman has to submit a master piece of work to a guild for an evaluation . Only after evaluation can a journeyman be admitted to the guild as a master . Sometimes , a journeyman is required to accomplish a three-year working trip , which may be called the journeyman years .",
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"text": "Benjamin Gwinn Harris Benjamin Gwinn Harris ( December 13 , 1805 -- April 4 , 1895 ) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland . Born near Leonardtown , St. Mary 's County , Maryland , Harris attended Yale College in the late 1820s , and Harvard Law School from 1829 to 1830 . He served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1833 and 1836 , and was admitted to the bar in 1840 . Harris was removed from Yale after taking part in a student protest against the poor quality of the food in the campus housing . While serving in the Maryland House of Delegates , he opposed the Know-Nothing Party and championed religious freedom . Yet , he also sought to enforce slavery and the oppression of African-Americans including the re-enslavement of Maryland 's freedmen on the eve of the Civil War . Harris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses ( March 4 , 1863 -- March 3 , 1867 ) . He voted against every war appropriations measure brought to the House of Representatives . His vote on the Thirteenth Amendment is recorded as nay . He was censured by the House of Representatives on April 9 , 1864 , for treasonable utterances . In his defense of Congressman Alexander Long , Harris openly prayed for a southern victory on the floor of the House . He was tried by a military court in Washington , D.C. in May 1865 for harboring two paroled Confederate soldiers , and sentenced to three years imprisonment and forever disqualified from holding any office under the United States Government , but President Andrew Johnson subsequently remitted the sentence . He died on his estate , `` Ellenborough , '' near Leonardtown , Maryland , April 4 , 1895 . He was interred in the family burying ground on his estate .",
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"text": "Bob Harris (radio) Robert Brinley Joseph Harris , OBE ( born 11 April 1946 ) , known as '' ` Whispering Bob Harris '' , is an English music presenter known for being a host of the BBC2 music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test , and as a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out . Harris has been broadcasting on the BBC for over 40 years and has been recognised with the Americana Music Association of America Trailblazer Award , a UK Heritage Award , and a MOJO Medal , as well as his OBE for services to broadcasting . Harris was credited as the inspiration for The Fast Show character , Louis Balfour , whose catchphrase `` nice ! '' delivered in close up to camera followed universally dreadful modern jazz acts . This closely mirrors Harris ' trademark laconic enthusiasm on both Old Grey Whistle Test and his radio shows .",
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"text": "Rick Warren Richard Duane `` Rick '' Warren ( born January 28 , 1954 ) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author . He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church , an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest , California , that is the eighth-largest church in the United States ( including multi-site churches ) . He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books , including his guide to church ministry and evangelism , The Purpose Driven Church , which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism . He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book The Purpose Driven Life which has sold more than 30 million copies , making Warren a '' New York Times bestselling author . Warren holds conservative theological views and traditional evangelical views on social issues such as abortion , same-sex marriage , abstinence-only education over the use of condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS , and embryonic stem-cell research . During the 2008 United States presidential election , Warren hosted the Civil Forum on the Presidency at his church with both presidential candidates , John McCain and Barack Obama . Obama later sparked controversy when he asked Warren to give the invocation at the presidential inauguration in January 2009 .",
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"text": "Mark Harris (programmer) Mark J. Harris is the Chief Technologist for GPU Computing at NVIDIA . He received a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in 1999 . He received a Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . His dissertation and the first of his several papers on computer graphics , `` Real-Time Cloud Rendering and Simulation '' , proposed a real-time algorithm approximating Rayleigh scattering to realistically render clouds using 2-dimensional transparent billboards . Harris coined the term GPGPU , which stands for `` General-Purpose computation on Graphics Processing Units '' . He founded the website GPGPU.org in 2002 , and he continues to maintain the site as of February 2010 . Since being hired by Nvidia , Harris has published several works in the field of real-time rendering and parallel algorithms , including an article for GPU Gems 2 on GPU-based fluid simulation .",
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"text": "Polity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church The governance ( polity ) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is based on democratic representation , and therefore resembles the Presbyterian system of church organization . The organizational structure of the church consists of the following levels : The global church is called the `` General Conference '' , composed operatively of 13 `` Divisions '' . Each division is composed of `` Union Conferences '' and/or `` Union Missions '' ( 112 total ) . Union Conferences are self-supporting financially , while Union Missions are not . Each union conference is composed of -LSB- local -RSB- `` Conferences '' and/or `` Missions '' ( 572 total ) . Local Conferences are self-supporting financially , while Local Missions are not . Certain unions are composed of local congregations . They do not have local conferences/missions . Each local conference/mission is composed of local churches ( congregations ) . Often a number of local congregations are grouped operatively as a district , led by one senior pastor . In the United States , these numbers tend to be smaller ( 2-4 churches per district , perhaps ) , while in most of the worldwide church , the numbers tend to be larger ( 5 + per district and per pastor , sometimes as many as 15 or more ) . Each level of organization holds a `` general session '' at certain intervals , when elected representatives gather to vote on general decisions and church business . The president of the General Conference , for instance , is elected at the General Conference Session every five years . At the local churches , decisions are made by elected committees through vote of members . The day-to-day running of churches is governed by a church board formed by members of that church , together with the pastor of that congregation . In contrast to congregational polity , the conference corporation owns church property , employs and pays ministers , and receives tithes from members . In contrast to episcopal polity , the ministers or pastors are a single level of ordained clergy and there are no bishops ; elders and deacons are lay ministries . Moreover , it incorporates a hierarchical polity . A 2002 survey of Adventists worldwide showed three quarters `` affirm the structure , polity , and financial policies of the church . ''",
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"text": "Gordon Harris (urban planner) Gordon Harris is a Canadian urban planner and President and CEO of SFU Community Trust . In his role at the Trust he provides leadership in the development of UniverCity , an award-winning sustainable community adjacent to Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby , B.C. Under Harris ' leadership , UniverCity has received a number of major awards including : a 2012 City of Burnaby Environment Award , a 2012 Planning Institute of British Columbia Award of Excellence , a 2011 Canadian Institute of Planners Award for Planning Excellence , a 2011 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities Award , and a 2009 Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence . Harris , an independent planning consultant , was named to head SFU Community Trust in 2007 . His expertise in urban -- based economic analysis and land use planning and development earned him recognition by the Planning Institute of British Columbia , the Canadian Institute of Planners , the Economic Developers Association of Canada , and the International Council of Shopping Centres . His clients have included many of the most successful land developers , investors , and retailers in North America as well as some of Canada 's larger municipalities and senior government departments and agencies . His international work has included projects in the United Arab Emirates , Saudi Arabia , Bosnia , Montenegro , Guatemala and China . A longtime advocate of sustainable development , Harris was an early supporter of Smart Growth BC and Canadian Business for Social Responsibility . A popular lecturer on sustainable development , planning and economic analysis , Mr. Harris received a BA in Urban Geography from the University of Alberta in 1980 . In 2009 he was elected to the College of Fellows of the Canadian Institute of Planners in recognition of his leadership in all aspects of the planning profession . He serves on the board of the BC Arts Council and is a member of the Planning , Design and Realty advisory committee of Canada 's National Capital Commission .",
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"text": "Oral Roberts Granville Oral Roberts ( January 24 , 1918 -- December 15 , 2009 ) was an American Pentecostal-Methodist televangelist and a charismatic Christian . He founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University . As one of the best-known and controversial American religious leaders of the 20th century , Roberts 's preaching emphasized seed-faith . His ministries reached millions of followers worldwide spanning a period of over six decades . His healing ministry and bringing American Pentecostalism into the mainstream had the most impact , but he also pioneered televangelism and laid the foundations of the prosperity gospel and abundant life teachings . The breadth and style of his ministry , including his widely publicized funding appeals , made him a consistent subject of contention among critics and supporters .",
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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": "Calvin A. Johnson Jr. Calvin A. Johnson Jr. ( born November 21 , 1985 ) is an American saxophonist , bandleader , composer , producer , and actor from New Orleans , Louisiana , United States . A multi-instrumentalist , he is best known as a tenor and soprano saxophone player but also performs and records on alto and baritone saxophones , clarinet , and flute . Johnson has worked with many of the biggest names in New Orleans music , including Aaron Neville , Harry Connick , Jr. , the Dirty Dozen Brass Band , Mystikal , Irvin Mayfield , Mannie Fresh , and others . Johnson is the nephew of New Orleans clarinetist Ralph Johnson , a longtime member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band . Johnson began playing saxophone at the age of seven , and since 2008 has been playing with his own band , Calvin Johnson & Native Son . In 2015 , he started a new band with Dirty Dozen Brass Band founding member and sousaphone player , Kirk Joseph , called Chapter : SOUL .",
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"text": "Joe Harris (mathematician) Joseph Daniel Harris ( born August 17 , 1951 ) , known nearly universally as Joe Harris , is a mathematician at Harvard University working in the field of algebraic geometry . He attended college at and received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1978 under Phillip Griffiths . During the 1980s he was on the faculty of Brown University , moving to Harvard around 1988 . He served as chair of the department at Harvard from 2002 to 2005 . His work is characterized by its classical geometric flavor : he has claimed that nothing he thinks about could not have been imagined by the Italian geometers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries , and that if he has had greater success than them , it is because he has access to better tools . Harris is well known for several of his books on algebraic geometry , notable for their informal presentations : Principles of Algebraic Geometry ISBN 978-0-471-05059-9 , with Phillip Griffiths Geometry of Algebraic Curves , Vol . 1 ISBN 978-0-387-90997-4 , with Enrico Arbarello , Maurizio Cornalba , and Phillip Griffiths , with William Fulton , with David Eisenbud Moduli of Curves ISBN 978-0-387-98438-4 , with Ian Morrison . Harris has supervised 41 Ph.D. students ( as of 2012 ) , including James McKernan , Rahul Pandharipande , Zvezdelina Stankova and Ravi Vakil .",
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"text": "Licensure Licensure means a restricted practice or a restriction on the use of an occupational title , requiring a license . A license created under a `` practice act '' requires a license before performing a certain activity , such as driving a car on public roads . A license created under a `` title act '' restricts the use of a given occupational title to licensees , but anyone can perform the activity itself under a less restricted title . For example , in Oregon , anyone can practice counseling , but only licensees can call themselves a `` Licensed Professional Counselors . '' Licenses are usually justified to regulate an activity whose incompetent execution would be threat to the public , such as surgery . For some occupations and professions , licensing is often granted through a professional body or a licensing board composed of practitioners who oversee the applications for licenses . This often involves accredited training and examinations , but varies a great deal for different activities and in different countries . Practicing without a license may carry civil or criminal penalties or may be perfectly legal . Occupational licensing is inherently a form of restraint of trade . This can cause conflict with laws forbidding monopolistic practices if the licensing body favors its own licensees in ways that do not clearly protect the public . In the United States , state licensing boards have been successfully prosecuted by the Federal Trade Commission for monopolistic activities .",
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"text": "Joby Harris Joby Harris ( born February 21 , 1975 ) is a designer and director in Los Angeles , California . He is also the lead singer and guitar player for the American post-hardcore band Crash Rickshaw . He is currently a visual strategist for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena , California .",
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"text": "Organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ . An organist may play solo organ works , play with an ensemble or orchestra , or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists . In addition , an organist may accompany congregational hymn-singing and play liturgical music .",
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"text": "Drinking from the Bottle `` Drinking from the Bottle '' is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris from his third studio album , 18 Months . The song features English rapper Tinie Tempah . The song was released as a single on 27 January 2013 . It has peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart .",
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"text": "Gregg A. Mast Gregg Alan Mast is a Reformed clergyman , scholar , and seminary president . Mast is the author of six books on Christian practice and theology , and the editor of a collection of sermons by Reformed minister and theologian Howard G. Hageman Since 2006 , Mast has been the fourteenth president of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary located in New Brunswick , New Jersey in the United States -- one of two seminaries affiliated with the Reformed Church in America . Mast has overseen the seminary in a time of transition as it built a new , smaller , `` technologically smart and environmentally green '' campus on College Avenue and Seminary Place in New Brunswick that was completed in 2014 . This move -- part of a large-scale redevelopment of the College Avenue area of New Brunswick by New Brunswick Development Corporation ( DEVCO ) , Rutgers University and the seminary -- was made in response to the seminary 's declining enrollment , financial constraints and to replace an aging campus with a modern , environmentally-friendly campus . Mast was born in 1952 and grew up in Jenison , Michigan . In 1974 , Mast earned a Bachelor of Arts ( B.A. ) degree majoring in religion from Hope College in Holland , Michigan . Pursuing a vocation in the Christian ministry , he received a Master of Divinity ( M.Div . ) from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and was ordained as a clergyman in the Reformed Church in America in 1976 . He earned a Master of Philosophy ( M.Phil . ) in 1981 and Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D. ) in Liturgical Studies in 1985 from Drew University in Madison , New Jersey . His doctoral dissertation was titled The Eucharistic Service of the Catholic Apostolic Church and Its Influence on Reformed Liturgical Renewals of the Nineteenth Century ( 1985 ) which was later published as a book in 1999 . Mast has served congregations in Johannesburg , South Africa , in Newark and Irvington in New Jersey , and Albany , New York . In addition to New Brunswick Theological Seminary , Mast has taught on the faculties of Westminster Choir College , Siena College , St. Bernard 's Institute , and as a guest lecturer at the Nkhoma Theological Seminary in Malawi . He served as President of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America from 1999-2000 . He notably said , `` Worship leaders need to strive for a tone that is both relevant and dignified , personal without being private , expressive as well as evocative , and contemporary while embracing the eternal . '' He also said , `` Worship should never remain static . As the congregation changes , so do its needs . The actions of pastor and people working together are critical in creating dynamic worship . After all , the word liturgy means , quite simply , ` the work of the people . ' If our liturgy , and our worship , is to be corporately offered to God , then it is important that worship committees be at the forefront of its corporate creation . ''",
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"text": "Calvin Jackson (drummer) Calvin Jackson ( January 22 , 1961 , Holly Springs , Mississippi -- February 10 , 2015 , Senatobia , Mississippi ) was an American drummer from north Mississippi . He is considered an innovator in the Hill country blues style of drumming , having incorporated elements of the regional Fife and drum bands style in the blues band setting . As a young teen he sang in the choir , and then joined the Jubilee Hummingbirds . At age 16 , Jackson was drumming with bluesman R. L. Burnside . Burnside 's daughter Linda had Jackson 's son 1978 , Cedric Burnside , and they would later marry . Jackson appeared in recordings of Burnside 's band , sometimes called The Sound Machine , starting in 1979 . Beside the traditional influence , David Evans credited him with bringing in the modern funk , RnB and soul influences of the band . Later Jackson appeared on record with Junior Kimbrough ( including in the cult documentary , Deep Blues ) , Jessie Mae Hemphill , CeDell Davis , R. L. Boyce and Markus James He performed live with Lightnin ' Malcolm , Sean `` Bad '' Apple , and Little Joe Ayers . In the mid 1990s he moved to the Netherlands to continue his musical career His son Cedric would take his place at Burnside 's drums . In 1999 he released the only album under his own name , Calvin Jackson & Mississippi Bound 's Goin ' Down South . Participating were Cass Ian ( vocals , guitar ) , Caret De Neeve ( double bass ) and Ludo `` lazy lew '' Beckers ( harmonica ) . The album was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category of `` Best New Artist Debut '' .",
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"text": "Evangelical left Evangelical left or Progressive Evangelicals are Christians who identify with evangelicalism in the United States but generally function on the left wing of the movement theologically and/or politically . Typically , members of the evangelical left affirm the primary tenets of evangelical theology , such as the doctrines of the incarnation , atonement , and resurrection , and also see the Bible as the primary authority for the Church . Unlike many evangelicals , however , those on the evangelical left often support and utilize modern biblical criticism and are open to more progressive interpretations of Christian beliefs . They often support a more progressive political platform as well . Many , for example , are opposed to capital punishment and supportive of gun control and welfare programs . In many cases , they are also pacifists . While members of the evangelical left chiefly reside in mainline denominations , they are often heavily influenced by the anabaptist social tradition . While the evangelical left is related to the wider Christian left , those who are part of the latter category are not always viewed as evangelical .",
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"text": "I'm Not Alone `` I 'm Not Alone '' is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris , released as the lead single from his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend . The track was first played by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 as his `` essential new tune '' on 23 January 2009 and has been described as a slice of euphoric dance . On 12 April 2009 , the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart , earning Harris his first solo number-one single on the chart and second overall following his 2008 collaboration with Dizzee Rascal and Chrome , `` Dance wiv Me '' . In 2010 , Harris received a writing credit on Chris Brown 's hit single `` Yeah 3x '' , due to the perceived similarities between the two songs .",
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"text": "Protestant youth ministry A Protestant/Evangelical Youth ministry is a Christian ministry intended to instruct and disciple youths in what it means to be a Christian , how to mature as a Christian , and how to encourage others to claim Jesus as their Savior . This is accomplished through teaching , relationship building and/or mentoring . Youth ministries may vary widely depending on their denomination , size , liberal or conservative outlook and geographic location . The ministries themselves are almost always built on relationships between the youth minister and the student and their shared perception of their relationship to God . Youth have become an integral part of nearly every church 's ministry programming , and youth ministries continue to have a profound impact on the societies in which they exist .",
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"text": "American Gods (TV series) American Gods is an American television series based on the novel of the same name , written by Neil Gaiman and originally published in 2001 . The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz . Fuller and Green are the showrunners for the series . Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller , Green , Craig Cegielski , Stefanie Berk , and Thom Beers . The first episode premiered on the Starz network and through their streaming application on April 30 , 2017 . In May 2017 , the series was renewed for a second season .",
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"text": "Roman Gods (album) Roman Gods is the first album by The Fleshtones . Trouser Press called it a `` big leap forward '' from the band 's debut EP , Up-Front , noting that its adds `` new personality and passion to the beat '' . The album was largely recorded at Skyline Studios in New York City in June 1981 , with the exception of one track ( `` The World Has Changed '' ) , which was recorded at RKO Studios in London in February 1981 , and produced by Richard Mazda . The record sleeve was designed by lead singer Peter Zaremba .",
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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": "Lunar (series) is a series of role-playing video games , developed by Game Arts in Japan and published in the United States by Working Designs , Ubisoft , and Xseed Games . The original releases of The Silver Star and Eternal Blue , were published for Mega-CD in Japan and Sega CD in North America . They were later remade for the Japanese Sega Saturn with considerable story , graphical , and musical changes . These remakes were later ported to the PlayStation in Japan and North America . The first game was also ported to the Microsoft Windows computer platform in Japan and Korea , and was later remade for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable in Japan and North America . A side-story game , Lunar : Walking School for the Game Gear , was also remade for the Sega Saturn but has seen no North America release in any form . Backed by publisher Ubisoft , Game Arts created a new Lunar installment for the Nintendo DS , released in September 2005 in North America .",
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"text": "Holistic Design Holistic Design , Inc. ( HDI ) , is an American game company . It was founded in 1992 as Several Dudes Holistic Gaming . The company has developed many computer games in its history , including Battles of Destiny , Hammer of the Gods , Final Liberation , Machiavelli the Prince , Merchant Prince I & II , Emperor of the Fading Suns , and Mall Tycoon . HDI also has a number of miniatures games in its inventory , including Noble Armada , Carnage and Combat Zone . Their most famous product is perhaps its role-playing game Fading Suns , but they also have a number of other RPGs to their credit , such as Rapture : The Second Coming , and their Real-Life Roleplaying series covering Afghanistan , Colombia , Somalia , and the FBI . In 2011 , the company entered into an arrangement with RedBrick to continue the creation and publication of Fading Suns as a tabletop RPG . The company also announced a tablet game called Noble Armada which has not yet been released . In 2014 , the company made arrangements for FASA Games to continue the same arrangement , which has produced a new core rulebook with plans for reprinting old ones . Only one of the original partners is still with the company , Ken Lightner , though the other current partners bring a broad array of game design skills to the firm , most notably Bill Bridges , Andrew Greenberg and Chris Wiese .",
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"text": "Supreme Love Gods Supreme Love Gods were an alternative rock group from Fresno , California , active from 1990 to 1993 . They signed to Columbia/Sony Music in 1991 and released an EP in England entitled Righteous on One Little Indian later that year . Early the next year , the group was dropped from Columbia , and bassist Lance Carlos left the group , to be replaced by John Wilson . Their only full-length release was a self-titled album , issued on Def American in 1992 . `` Souled Out '' was released as a single and hit No. 16 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . The group toured with Ned 's Atomic Dustbin , 808 State , and Meat Beat Manifesto in 1993 . They began working on a new album in 1993 but broke up while recording it . Singer , Thomas Dew went on to form the band , A Million Seeds . Drummer Eric Dansby went on to play in The Shroud . In 2005 guitarist/keyboardist Tommy Joy formed Pusher and released the album ` Problems ' on indie label Oblivion Records . In 2008 Supreme Love Gods got together for a reunion show in their home town of Fresno , California .",
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"text": "American Dream (video game) is a Family Computer video game that was released in 1989 to an exclusively Japanese market .",
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"text": "Big Idea Entertainment Big Idea Entertainment ( simply known as Big Idea , formerly known as Big Idea Productions and Big Idea , Inc. ) is an American Christian animation studio best known for its computer-animated VeggieTales series of Christian-themed family home videos . It is a subsidiary of DreamWorks Classics , which in turn is owned by DreamWorks Animation , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal , a division of Comcast .",
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"text": "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": "Brent Ryan Green Brent Ryan Green ( born March 19 , 1984 ) is an American film director and producer .",
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"text": "Myth: The Fallen Lords Myth : The Fallen Lords is a 1997 real-time tactics video game developed by Bungie for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS . Released in November 1997 in North America and in February 1998 in Europe , the game was published by Bungie in North America and by Eidos Interactive in Europe . At the time , Bungie was known primarily as developers of Mac games , and The Fallen Lords was the first game they had developed and released simultaneously for both PC and Mac . It is the first game in the Myth series , which also includes a sequel , Myth II : Soulblighter , set sixty years after the events of the first game , and also developed by Bungie , and a prequel , Myth III : The Wolf Age , set one thousand years prior to the events depicted in The Fallen Lords , and developed by MumboJumbo . The game tells the story of the battle between the forces of the `` Light '' and those of the `` Dark '' for control of an unnamed mythical land . The Dark are led by Balor and a group of lieutenants ( the titular Fallen Lords ) , whilst the Light are led by `` The Nine '' ; powerful sorcerers known as `` Avatara , '' chief amongst whom is Alric . The game begins in the seventeenth year of the war in the West , some fifty years since the rise of Balor , with the forces of Light on the brink of defeat ; almost the entire land is under the dominion of the Dark , with only one major city and a few smaller towns remaining under the control of the Light . The plot follows the activities of `` The Legion '' , an elite unit in the army of the Light , as they attempt to turn back the tide and defeat Balor . The Fallen Lords received positive reviews from critics , and is credited as a defining title in the fledging real-time tactics genre . Reviewers praised its plot , graphics , gameplay , level design , online multiplayer mode , and differentiation from traditional real-time strategy games . The most often criticized aspects were the difficulty of the single-player campaign , which many reviewers felt was far too high , even on the lowest setting , and some awkwardness in controlling units . The game went on to win multiple awards , including `` Strategy Game of the Year '' from both PC Gamer and Computer Gaming World , and `` Game of the Year '' from both Computer Games Strategy Plus and Macworld . It was also a commercial success , selling over 350,000 units worldwide across both systems , earning back roughly seven times its budget . At the time , it was Bungie 's most successful game , and served to bring them to the attention of PC gamers and , more specifically , Microsoft , who would purchase the company in 2000 . The Myth series as a whole , and Soulblighter in particular , supported an active online community for over a decade after the official servers went offline . The first formally organized group of volunteer-programmers was MythDevelopers , who were given access to the game 's source code by Bungie . The most recently active Myth development group is Project Magma , an offshoot of MythDevelopers . These groups have worked to provide ongoing technical support for the games , update them to newer operating systems , fix bugs , release unofficial patches , create mods , and maintain online servers for multiplayer gaming .",
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"text": "American Vampire American Vampire is an American Eisner Award-winning comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque . The series imagines vampires as a population made up of many different secret species , and charts moments of vampire evolution and inter-species conflict throughout history . The focus of the series is a new American bloodline of vampires , born in the American West in the late 19th century . The first of this new species is a notorious outlaw named Skinner Sweet , who wakes from death , after being infected , to find he has become a new kind of vampire , something stronger and faster than what came before , impervious to sunlight , with a new set of strengths and weaknesses . The series goes on to track his movements through various decades of American history -- along with the movements of his first and only known progeny : Pearl Jones , a young woman working as a struggling actress in the 1920s silent film industry when she is attacked by a coven of European vampires hiding in Hollywood . Sweet saves her ( uncharacteristically ) by giving her his blood , thereby turning her into an American vampire like him , at which point she seeks revenge on the classic vampires who attacked her in life . The complicated and charged relationship Jones has with Sweet is another focus of the series . The first five issues featured two stories -- one by Snyder and the other by Stephen King , both drawn by Rafael Albuquerque . As of the sixth issue , Scott Snyder has taken over as sole writer . American Vampire has spun off two mini-series . The first , `` Survival of the Fittest '' , illustrated by Sean Murphy focuses on the cases files of the V.M.S. , the vampire hunting organization of the series . The second , `` Lord of Nightmares '' , illustrated by Dustin Nguyen further focuses on the mythology presented by Survival of the Fittest . In June 2013 , a one shot co-written by Snyder and Albuquerque ( who also illustrates the 64-page issue ) , entitled `` Long Road to Hell '' which features vampire hunter Travis Kidd , was released .",
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"text": "The God Species The God Species : Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans ( alternatively , The God Species : How the Planet Can Survive the Age of Humans ( U.S. ) or The God Species : How Humans Really Can Save the Planet ... ( paperback ) ) is a 2011 book by environmental writer Mark Lynas . It argues that since the Earth has entered an age where several of its systems are in the control of humanity -- the Anthropocene -- it is now up to humans to use this power wisely . The book challenges several beliefs usually held by environmentalists , arguing that technology like nuclear power and genetic engineering are useful and necessary tools to keep the Earth system within planetary boundaries , and that the Green movement 's insistence on lifestyle changes and opposition to economic growth are unlikely to work .",
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"text": "An American Prayer An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the Doors . In 1978 , seven years after lead singer Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up , Ray Manzarek , Robby Krieger , and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison 's poetry ( originally recorded in 1969 and 1970 ) . Other pieces of music and spoken word recorded by the Doors and Morrison were also used in the audio collage , such as dialogue from Morrison 's film HWY : An American Pastoral and snippets from jam sessions . Despite managing a RIAA platinum certification in the US , the album received mixed reviews and still divides critics . When the album was originally released , longtime Doors ' producer Paul A. Rothchild labeled the album a `` rape of Jim Morrison . '' Rothchild claimed that he had heard all of the reels of master tapes from both the 1969 and the 1970 poetry sessions , insisting that the three remaining Doors failed to realize Morrison 's original intent for an audio presentation of the poetry . Prior to leaving for Paris , Morrison had approached composer Lalo Schifrin as a possible contributor for the music tracks meant to accompany the poetry , with no participation from any of the other Doors members . Additionally , he had developed some conception of the album cover art work by January 1971 , and was in correspondence with artist T. E. Breitenbach to design this cover in the form of a triptych . However , John Haeny ( who recorded the original session tapes with Morrison in 1970 and safeguarded them before the project was resurrected as An American Prayer ) insisted that the album `` was made by those people who were closest to Jim , both personally and artistically '' and `` everyone had the best intentions , '' stating : `` Jim would be pleased . Jim would have understood our motivation and appreciated our dedication and heartfelt handling of his work . '' The album also includes a composite live version of `` Roadhouse Blues , '' splicing together performances at New York City 's Felt Forum and Detroit 's Cobo Hall , both captured during the Doors ' 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour . This version of the song later appeared on the In Concert compilation .",
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"text": "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": "The Gods Themselves The Gods Themselves is a 1972 science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov . It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1972 , and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1973 . The book is divided into three main parts , originally published in Galaxy Magazine and Worlds of If as three consecutive stories . The book opens at chapter 6 , segments of which appear between chapters as the narrative proceeds through chapters 1 to 5 . In effect , chapters 1 to 5 are flashbacks in the narrative of chapter 6 , giving the history leading up to the present time of chapter 6 . Chapter 6 then concludes , and the story proceeds with chapter 7 .",
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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": "Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers is a tactical role-playing game being developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei . The game is a spinoff to the Dynasty Warriors series of video games that focuses less on action , and more strategy , similar to prior spinoff Dynasty Tactics . The game will be released on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 video game consoles in the West , with a PlayStation 3 port existing only in Japan .",
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"text": "Michael Foster (writer) Michael Foster ( 1904-1956 ) was an American novelist , journalist , screenwriter and cartoonist . Foster , who was born August 29 , 1904 , in Hardy , Arkansas , was a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and became a reporter and cartoonist for newspapers in Salina , Kansas , Los Angeles , California , and , by 1937 , Seattle , Washington . His nickname was `` Gully . '' In 1926 , he was working on the Los Angeles Express , a daily newspaper . A friend , Charles Harris Garrigues , wrote that Foster <blockquote> writes , paints , and has been called the second most promising of the young poets in America by the Lit Dig -LSB- Literary Digest '' ' -RSB- -- does n't know one note of music from another and improvises the most beautiful piano music ... He roomed down at the house for a while until we had a fight over a novel he 's writing and then he moved out -- went on a three weeks ' drunk and only started back to work when I threatened to knock his block off if he did n't . </blockquote> Foster 's first novel , Forgive Adam , was published in 1935 by W. Morrow and Co. . Margaret Wallace of the New York Times said of the author : Michael Foster , a young newspaper man on the Pacific Coast , is the newest recruit to the ranks of the hard-boiled novelists . In the brief declarative sentences of his prose style , in his method of consistent understatement , in his attitude of weary and rather self-conscious disillusionment , he has aligned himself with the school of Hemingway and his imitators . The second novel , American Dream , came in 1937 . American Dream told the story of `` a disillusioned newspaperman who discovers through old family letters what America meant to the writers and what America should mean to him . Several scenes are reminiscent of the tawdry political atmosphere rendered in Ben Hecht 's and Charles MacArthur 's 1928 play , The Front Page . '' . Los Angeles Times reviewer Milton Merlin said that the work was : not an entirely satisfying novel , but it is an ambitious enterprise and an exceptionally compelling story told with feeling and facility ... . Foster , a Seattle reporter , chooses a member of his profession for his central figure . Shelby Thrall , a disillusioned idealist at 30 , reviews three generations of Thralls in an attempt to recapture the meaning of the `` American Dream . '' Shelby 's recollections , stirred by a pile of old , crumbling letters in the attic , cover a span of three generations ... Two books followed -- To Remember at Midnight ( 1938 ) and House Above the River ( 1946 ) . About his final book , The Dusty Godmother ( 1949 ) . reviewer A.C. Spectorsky wrote in the New York Times that Foster had expanded a slick-magazine short story into a light novel which disappoints largely because it has frequent and unfulfilled intimations and overtones of being far more than just that . Garrigues wrote in 1957 after Foster 's death that when Foster `` had done penance to his father by The American Dream , '' he had done all he had to do ... . he had written himself out when he made peace with his father , who was dead ; after that , he drank himself to death trying to find something that was not in him . '' Foster died on March 25 , 1956 , in California .",
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"text": "Gods (comics) Gods or God , in comics , may refer to : Gods ( DC Comics ) New Gods Olympian Gods ( comics ) Gods ( Marvel Comics ) Elder Gods ( Marvel Comics ) Young Gods ( comics ) God ( Image Comics )",
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"text": "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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Selena Gomez is British.
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"text": "Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( -LSB- səˈliːnə_məˈɹiː_ˈɡoʊmɛz -RSB- ; -LSB- seˈlena ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born July 22 , 1992 ) is an American actress and singer . Having appeared in the children 's television series Barney & Friends while growing up , she rose to fame playing the role of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place ( 2007 -- 2012 ) . In 2008 , she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records and formed her band Selena Gomez & the Scene . The band released three studio albums and produced four top 30 singles by 2011 . Gomez also formed her own production company in 2008 , July Moon Productions ; she serves as an executive producer on the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why , which released in March 2017 . Between 2009 and 2011 , Gomez starred in films such as Princess Protection Program , Ramona and Beezus , and Monte Carlo , and took on a more mature role in Spring Breakers ( 2013 ) . Gomez also took her singing career in a different direction , with the release of her first solo album Stars Dance ( 2013 ) ; the album debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the United States and included the top ten single `` Come & Get It . '' Gomez released a compilation album in 2014 as her fifth and final release through Hollywood Records , which was preceded by her second top ten single `` The Heart Wants What It Wants '' , and signed a new recording contract with Interscope Records . In 2015 , she released her second solo album , Revival , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , while the first three singles , `` Good for You , '' `` Same Old Love , '' and `` Hands to Myself , '' all topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States . Gomez has also starred in the films The Fundamentals of Caring ( 2016 ) , In Dubious Battle ( 2016 ) , and in the Hotel Transylvania films . Since the start of her singing career , she has gone on to sell over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide , according to Billboard . Gomez has earned a number of awards and nominations for her work as an actress and singer , and has won a Billboard Women in Music award , an MTV Video Music Award , an American Music Award , and fifteen Teen Choice Awards . As of November 2016 , Gomez is the most-followed Instagram user in the world .",
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"text": "Twenty Twenty (band) Twenty Twenty are a pop punk band based in London , Cambridge and Essex , UK . They are made up of lead vocalist/guitarist Sam Halliday , brother and bassist/vocalist Jack Halliday , and drummer/vocalist Sonny Watson-Lang . The band have supported acts such as The Wanted , The Saturdays , Avril Lavigne , Scouting For Girls , Big Time Rush and Selena Gomez . Festival appearances have included playing with JLS , Diversity , and McFly . July 2010 saw the band play at the O2 Arena with The Saturdays , and Tinchy Stryder . In early 2011 Twenty Twenty supported The Saturdays on a UK tour throughout February and March and supported The Wanted in March and April . 17 April 2011 saw the release of the band 's new single and their first release signed to a major label . Their debut album `` Small Talk '' was released on 2 May 2011 . On 10 January 2014 Sam and Jack officially announced the band 's split on the sugarscape website after drummer Sonny Watson-Lang 's departure from the band six months earlier .",
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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": "Mexican pop music Mexican pop is a music genre produced in Mexico , particularly intended for teenagers and young adults . Mexico is the country that exports the most entertainment in Spanish language . Mexican pop was limited to Latin America until the mid-1990s , when an interest towards this type of music increased after Luis Miguel 's , Lynda Thomas ' , Selena 's , Thalía 's , Gloria Trevi 's and Paulina Rubio 's debuts before the mainstream USA audience . During the 1960s and 1970s most of the pop music produced in Mexico consisted on Spanish-language versions of English-language rock-and-roll hits . Singers and musical groups like Angélica María , Johnny Laboriel , Alberto Vázquez , Enrique Guzmán or Los Teen Tops performed cover versions of songs by Elvis Presley , Paul Anka , Nancy Sinatra and others .",
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"text": "Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Dreams Can Come True , Greatest Hits Vol . 1 is a `` Greatest Hits '' album by British pop artist Gabrielle . It was released in 2001 . Featuring all of Gabrielle 's biggest hit singles , the album went on to become the fifth best selling album of 2001 , achieving 4xPlatinum . It was also the 76th biggest selling album of that decade in the UK .",
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"text": "2011 MuchMusic Video Awards The 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards was held in Toronto , Ontario , Canada at MuchMusic 's headquarters on June 19 , 2011 . The awards were aired on MuchMusic , CP24 , E! , MuchHD and Fuse . Along with the MuchMusic VJ 's , it was confirmed on the MuchMusic website that Selena Gomez will host the show . Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber tied for the most awards won with 2 each .",
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"text": "Amber Le Bon Amber Rose Tamara Le Bon ( born 25 August 1989 ) is an English fashion model . The eldest of the three daughters of Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon and model Yasmin Le Bon , she was born at the Humana Wellington Hospital in St. John 's Wood , London . She went to Newton Preparatory School in London in her early years before going to Heathfield School , Ascot , gaining A levels in Music , the History of Art and Photography . She also sings and plays the piano . She is best known for recently becoming the new face of the famous American department store Forever 21 . In July 2009 she was voted the ` World 's Hottest Celebrity Daughter ' by visitors to Zootoday.com . Brands she has modelled for to date include Moschino and River Island . She is currently the face of Myla swimwear and fronts a campaign for shampoo brand Pantene .",
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"text": "British Sequence Championships The British Sequence Championships are ballroom dancing championships for adults and children held annually in Blackpool , England . The championships for adults take place as part of the Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival and have been running since 1949 . They are held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool . Dancers compete in up to five sequence dances determined by the organiser each year for the titles . The British Championship is seen as the highlight of the year , not only because it is `` one of the country 's most prestigious titles '' , but also due to the grandeur of the location . The Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival incorporates a popular competition day for children on the Saturday , followed by inventive competitions for professionals and the British Sequence Championships for Professional , Amateur Classical Sequence ( previously `` Old Time '' ) , Amateur Modern Sequence , Senior Classical Sequence and Under 21s Classical Sequence . The championship events are granted by the British Dance Council and are run under their rules . The festival celebrated its 60th year in 2009 . Entrants to the Championships predominantly come from Great Britain , although many Irish dance schools have attended the festival over the years . Entrants have also come from as far away as Japan and Australia . The British Sequence Championships for children takes place as part of the Blackpool Junior Dance Festival , running since 1947 . They start on Easter Monday each year and run for a week . Until 2010 , when increasing numbers prompted a move to the Empress Ballroom , they had been held at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool Tower . The events incorporate the Juvenile Classical Sequence Championship , the Junior Classical Sequence Championship and the Junior Modern Sequence Championship . Famous entrants to the championships include a young Cheryl Cole and former World Amateur Ballroom Champion Jonathon Crossley with partner Kylie Jones .",
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"text": "Shine TV (UK) Shine TV ( formerly Shine Limited ) is a British media production company and part of the Shine Group with offices in London and Manchester . Shine Limited was founded in March 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch , daughter of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch . The company was 80 % owned by Elisabeth Murdoch , 15 % by Lord Alli , and 5 % by BSkyB , which signed a deal guaranteeing to buy an agreed amount of Shine programming for two years . Shine TV is also a supplier of franchise television to broadcasters around the globe including the BBC , Channel Five , Channel 4 , HBO , and the RTL Group . In 2006 Shine acquired Kudos Film and Television , Princess Productions and Dragonfly Film and Television Productions to create the Shine Group , although they still operate as four separate entities . In October 2014 , 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management announced the planned merger of Shine Group with Endemol and Core Media Group . This was finalised in 2015 .",
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"text": "The Heart Wants What It Wants `` The Heart Wants What It Wants '' is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her 2014 compilation album For You . It was released on November 6 , 2014 , through Hollywood Records . The song was written by Gomez , Antonina Armato and Tim James . Additional songwriting was provided by David Jost . Armato and James , who collectively form the production duo Rock Mafia , also produced the song . A mid-tempo pop and R&B track with a minimal electropop beat , its accompanying music video was premiered on November 6 , 2014 , alongside the premiere of the song itself . It is Gomez 's last release under the label . Music critics mostly commended the song 's lyrical content , production , vocals , and Gomez 's new direction . The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 . It also reached number six in Canada , and peaked in the top 40 in sixteen countries , including Australia , Belgium , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock , East Ayrshire , composed of Simon Neil ( guitar , lead vocals ) , James Johnston ( bass , vocals ) and Ben Johnston ( drums , vocals ) . Currently signed to 14th Floor Records , they have released seven studio albums , four of which ( Puzzle , Only Revolutions , Opposites and Ellipsis ) reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart , with their sixth studio album , Opposites claiming their first UK number-one album . After their first three albums , the band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth , Puzzle , creating more mainstream songs with simpler rhythms and distancing themselves from the more unusual dissonant style that was present in their previous three albums . Puzzle peaked at number 2 on the official UK album charts on 16 June 2007 . The album went Gold in the UK , selling over 100,000 units , and later in 2012 went Platinum in the UK , having sold over 300,000 copies . The band released Only Revolutions in 2009 which reached No. 3 in the UK chart and went gold within days of its release in 2009 , going platinum later in 2010 and receiving a Mercury Music Prize nomination . Only Revolutions included the UK hit singles `` Mountains '' , `` That Golden Rule '' and `` Many of Horror '' all of which reached the UK Top Ten . The latter reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart after The X Factor 2010 winner , Matt Cardle covered the song , and became the UK number one Christmas single for the year 2010 . In 2011 the band was nominated for the Brit Awards for Best British Group . At the 2013 NME Awards , they received the award for Best British Band . On 25 August 2013 Biffy Clyro headlined the main stage at Leeds & Reading Festival . Based on their album and single certifications , the band have sold in excess of 1,240,000 albums and 400,000 singles in the UK alone . As of 2016 , in total , the band have spent 155 weeks in the top seventy-five of the UK Album Charts , with two of those weeks being at the top position at number one and seventy weeks within the main top forty of the albums charts . The band 's singles have spent a total of seventy-nine weeks in the UK Singles Charts , with six weeks in the top ten and forty-two in the top forty .",
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"text": "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": "2014 Teen Choice Awards The 2014 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 10 , 2014 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . The event was originally scheduled to take place at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion , which was flooded by a broken water pipe on July 29 , 2014 near the campus . It was broadcast on Fox at 8:00 -- 10:00 pm ET live/PT tape-delayed . The awards celebrate the year 's achievements in music , film , television , sports , fashion , comedy , and the Internet , and were voted on by viewers aged 13 through 19 . Selena Gomez was awarded the Ultimate Choice Award during the show . One Direction were the biggest winners of the night , winning all ten awards they were nominated for ( including an award given out to Harry Styles and one dedicated to their fans ) . The Fault in Our Stars won all seven of its nominations as well , including four awards for Ansel Elgort .",
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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": "Argentina–United Kingdom relations Argentine -- United Kingdom relations refers to foreign relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom . Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1823 . Diplomatic relations were cut off before the Falklands War in 1982 and were reinstated in 1990 . Post-war relations between the two countries improved significantly up until the mid-2000s . During the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , relations became increasingly tense , with both countries reasserting their claims to the Falkland Islands . In 2016 , British Prime Minister David Cameron and Argentine President Mauricio Macri held a meeting where they agreed to begin a new stage of dialogue and friendship between the two countries and reaffirming the strong relationship the two countries have historically . Today it is estimated that Argentina is home to the largest British community in Latin America , where it is reflected in the strong British influence in sports , education and customs . Argentina has an embassy in London and the United Kingdom has an embassy in Buenos Aires . The current British Ambassador to Argentina is John Freeman and current Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom is Renato Carlos Sersale di Cerisano . Both states are members of the G-20 .",
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"text": "Ricky Vela Ricardo `` Ricky '' Vela is an American award-winning songwriter and keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos .",
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"text": "Miss Spain Miss Spain ( Spanish : Miss España ) is a national beauty pageant in Spain .",
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"text": "Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act . With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born . By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .",
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"text": "List of best-selling albums in Spain This is a list of the best-selling albums in Spain that have been certified by the Productores de Música de España ( PROMUSICAE ) . PROMUSICAE is in charge of certifying records in Spain . Until October 2005 , the certification levels for albums in Spain were 50,000 for Gold and 100,000 for Platinum . The current levels , however , are 20,000 for Gold and 40,000 for Platinum . Of the 20 best selling albums in Spain , Spanish artists dominate the list with fourteen entries . Two Italian artists and one artist each from the United Kingdom , United States , Cuba and Mexico complete the list . Three acts - Alejandro Sanz , Mecano , and David Bisbal - appear more than once in the list . Alejandro Sanz tops the list with `` Más '' , selling around 2.2 million copies in the country and being certified 22 times . The best-selling non-Spanish language album in Spain is Spice by Spice Girls , which sold 1 million copies .",
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"text": "List of British films of 2013 The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2013 . This article fully lists all non-pornographic films , including short films , that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom . It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2013 . Also included is an overview of the major events in British film , including film festivals and awards ceremonies , as well as lists of those films that were particularly well received , both critically and financially . The year was particularly notable for a number of low budget and independent horror films , such as In Fear , Devil 's Pass , Dementamania and Stalled .",
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"text": "Ruth Lorenzo Ruth Lorenzo Pascual ( -LSB- rut ˈloɾenθo -RSB- ; born 10 November 1982 ) , better known as Ruth Lorenzo , is a Spanish singer and composer , best known for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British TV talent show The X Factor in 2008 . Artists such as Auryn and Dannii Minogue have included compositions of hers in their albums . Her debut single `` Burn '' entered the Spanish Singles Charts and reached number 16 when she released the single on 27 June 2011 . She released her first UK single `` The Night '' on 15 June 2013 , featuring a club remix by Almighty . She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song `` Dancing In The Rain '' , which entered the Spanish Singles Chart at number 5 . She scored 74 points for Spain , finishing in 10th place . Her debut album Planeta Azul was released on 27 October 2014 ; one year later in October 2015 was released Planeta Azul : Edición Especial , becoming in only one week the number 3 selling album in Spain .",
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Sue Vertue produced a sitcom that premiered on May 12.
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"text": "Sue Vertue Susan `` Sue '' Nicola Vertue ( born 21 September 1960 in Surrey ) is an English television producer , mainly of comedy shows , including Mr. Bean and Coupling . She is the daughter of producer Beryl Vertue . Vertue worked for Tiger Aspect , a production company run by Peter Bennett-Jones , where Jones produced episodes of Mr. Bean , The Vicar of Dibley and Gim me Gim me Gim me . Vertue met writer Steven Moffat at the Edinburgh Television Festival in 1996 . A relationship blossomed and they left their respective production companies to join Hartswood Films , run by Beryl Vertue , Sue 's mother . When Vertue asked Moffat to write a sitcom for Hartswood , he decided to base it around the evolution of their own relationship . The series became Coupling , which was first broadcast on BBC2 in 2000 . The main two characters in the show were even named Steve and Susan , played by Jack Davenport and Sarah Alexander . In 1999 Vertue produced Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death , a two-episode special of Doctor Who , written by Steven Moffat , for the Red Nose Day charity telethon . Her other work includes Carrie and Barry , Supernova , Fear , Stress & Anger , The Cup and Sherlock .",
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"text": "Coupling (UK TV series) Coupling is a British television sitcom written by Steven Moffat that aired on BBC2 from 12 May 2000 to 14 June 2004 . Produced by Hartswood Films for the BBC , the show centres on the dating , sexual adventures , and mishaps of six friends in their late twenties and thirties , often depicting the three women and the three men each talking among themselves about the same events , but in entirely different terms . The series was inspired by Moffat 's relationship with producer Sue Vertue , to the extent that they gave their names to two of the characters . Coupling is an example of the `` group-genre '' , an ensemble show that had proven popular at the time . Critics compared the show to the American sitcoms Friends and Seinfeld . The critical reaction was largely positive , and the show was named `` Best TV Comedy '' at the 2003 British Comedy Awards . The show debuted to unimpressive ratings , but its popularity soon increased and by the end of the third series the show had achieved respectable ratings in the UK . The series began airing on PBS stations and on BBC America in the United States in late 2002 and quickly gained a devoted fanbase there as well . The show is syndicated around the world . Short-lived American and Greek adaptations were briefly produced in 2003 and 2007 respectively . In a 2004 poll to find Britain 's Best Sitcom , Coupling came 54th .",
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"text": "That '80s Show That '80s Show is an American sitcom that aired from January through May 2002 . Despite having a similar name , show structure , and many of the same writers and production staff , it is not considered a direct-sequel of the more successful That '70s Show . The characters and story lines from both shows never crossed paths . Although the main character , Corey Howard ( Glenn Howerton ) , is designed as Eric Forman 's ( Topher Grace ) cousin , the show itself was a separate decade-based show created because of That '70s Show '' 's popularity at the time . The show was set in 1984 and revolved around the lives of a group of friends living in San Diego , California . It debuted January 23 , 2002 , and the final episode aired May 29 , 2002 . Its regular time slot was on Wednesday nights at 8:00 / 7:00 Central on the Fox Network , although a few shows were aired on different nights . Its main time slot competitors were ABC 's My Wife and Kids , CBS 's 60 Minutes II , and NBC 's Ed '' . All 13 episodes , which were filmed at CBS Studio Center , aired at least once .",
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"text": "Shameless (season 6) The sixth season of Shameless , an American comedy-drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott , premiered on January 10 , 2016 , concluded April 3 , 2016 . Executive producers are John Wells , Andrew Stearn , Nancy M. Pimental , Davey Holmes , Christopher Chulack , Krista Vernoff and producers Terri Murphy and Princess Nash .",
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"text": "What's Happening!! What 's Happening !! is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5 , 1976 , to April 28 , 1979 . The show premiered as a summer series . With good ratings and reviews , and after the failure of several other shows on the network , What 's Happening !! returned in November 1976 as a weekly series . It remained a regular show until 1979 ; ratings were modest . What 's Happening !! was loosely based on the Eric Monte-penned film Cooley High . From 1985 to 1988 , a sequel series called What 's Happening Now !! aired in first-run syndication , with most of the major cast members reprising their roles . What 's Happening !! was Bud Yorkin 's second series after he ended his partnership with Norman Lear in Tandem Productions . The show was produced by TOY Productions , which was formed by Yorkin , Saul Turtletaub , and Bernie Orenstein after the split .",
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"text": "The Fosters (2013 TV series) The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg which first premiered in the United States on June 3 , 2013 on the Freeform ( previously named ABC Family ) television network . It follows the lives of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena , a cop and a school vice principal respectively , who raise a multi-ethnic blended family that consists of one biological and four adopted children in San Diego , California . The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes . It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award .",
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"text": "Good & Evil Good & Evil is an American sitcom which was broadcast in the United States on ABC from September 25 , 1991 until October 30 , 1991 . The series was created by Susan Harris , and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Touchstone Television .",
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"text": "The Looney Tunes Show The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom that ran from May 3 , 2011 , through August 31 , 2014 , on Cartoon Network . The show consist of two series , each containing 26 episodes , and features characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons updated for the 21st century . It is produced by Warner Bros. . Animation . On July 29 , 2014 , producer Tony Cervone confirmed that the series would not be renewed for a third season in light of Wabbit . Looney Tunes : Rabbits Run is an animated direct-to-video spin-off film released on August 4 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Husbands (TV series) Husbands is an American web series written and created by Brad Bell and Jane Espenson , which premiered September 13 , 2011 , via super syndication on streaming platforms such as Blip , YouTube and Roku . The series stars Brad Bell and Sean Hemeon as a newly married couple . Billed as the world 's first marriage equality comedy , Husbands is a modern look on the classic premise of the newlywed sitcom . The second season premiered August 15 , 2012 . After producing two seasons independently , it was announced that CW Seed had made a six-episode order for a third season of Husbands , which aired on August 15 , 2013 . No forthcoming seasons have since been announced .",
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"text": "That's Life (1998 TV series) That 's Life is an American television sitcom that premiered March 10 , 1998 , on ABC . The series is about a blue-collar family living in Queens .",
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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": "List of The Comeback episodes The Comeback is an American television comedy-drama series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles . It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King , a former executive producer of Sex and the City . Kudrow and King are also screenwriters and executive producers of the series , with King also serving as the director of some episodes . The series premiered on HBO on June 5 , 2005 and aired for a single , 13-episode season before being canceled . The series was revived nine years later and an eight-episode second season started airing on HBO on November 9 , 2014 . , 21 episodes of The Comeback have aired , concluding its second season .",
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"text": "Mad TV (season 12) The twelfth season of Mad TV , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 16 , 2006 , and May 19 , 2007 .",
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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": "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": "Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom starring Ray Romano , Patricia Heaton , Brad Garrett , Doris Roberts , Peter Boyle , Madylin Sweeten , and Monica Horan . It premiered on CBS on September 13 , 1996 , and concluded on May 16 , 2005 after nine seasons . Many of the situations from the show could be inspired by the real-life experiences of Romano , creator/producer Phil Rosenthal , and the show 's writing staff . The main characters on the series might possibly be loosely based on Romano and Rosenthal 's real-life family members .",
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"text": "The Carmichael Show The Carmichael Show is an American sitcom television series created by Nicholas Stoller , Jerrod Carmichael , Ari Katcher , and Willie Hunter that premiered on August 26 , 2015 , on NBC . Starring Carmichael , it follows a fictional version of his family . The multi-camera show is set in Charlotte , North Carolina . On May 15 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series for a 13-episode third season , which premiered with back-to-back episodes on May 31 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Imaginary Mary Imaginary Mary is an American live-action/CGI-animated fantasy sitcom television series that ran on ABC from March 29 to May 30 , 2017 . . Created and executive produced by Adam F. Goldberg , David Guarascio , and Patrick Osborne , the Sony Pictures Television/Happy Madison Productions/21 Laps Entertainment/ABC Studios co-production was greenlighted to series order on May 12 , 2016 . A first-look-trailer was released on the same day . ABC reduced the number of episodes from thirteen to nine on September 28 , 2016 . On May 11 , 2017 , ABC cancelled the series after one season .",
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"text": "In Case of Emergency (TV series) In Case of Emergency is an American half-hour sitcom television series shown on ABC in the United States . The series follows a group of high school acquaintances whose lives have not turned out as they hoped . It premiered on January 3 , 2007 , at 9:30 pm and ended on April 11 , 2007 . The pilot episode was directed by Jon Favreau and the cast included Jonathan Silverman , David Arquette , Lori Loughlin , Kelly Hu , and Greg Germann . ABC gave early renewal notices to several of its series on March 21 , 2007 but In Case of Emergency was not one of them . On April 12 , 2007 , ABC announced that the show had been officially cancelled , leaving one episode unaired , which has since been broadcast internationally .",
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"text": "Back to You Back to You is an American sitcom which aired on Fox from September 19 , 2007 to May 14 , 2008 . The creators and executive producers were Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan , and the director was James Burrows . The series starred Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as squabbling anchors of a news program .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 12) The twelfth season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 11 , 1986 , and May 23 , 1987 .",
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"text": "The Goldbergs (2013 TV series) The Goldbergs is an American sitcom that premiered on Tuesday , September 24 , 2013 on ABC . The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey , Jeff Garlin , Sean Giambrone , Troy Gentile , Hayley Orrantia and George Segal . The show is produced by Goldberg , Seth Gordon , and Doug Robinson . It is based on Goldberg 's childhood and family in the 1980s , complete with a childhood version of himself . The fourth season premiered on September 21 , 2016 . In May 2017 , ABC renewed the series for a fifth and sixth season .",
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"text": "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ( Luchthaven Schiphol , -LSB- ˈlʏxtˌɦaːvə ( n ) ˌsxɪpˈɦɔl -RSB- ) is the main international airport of the Netherlands , located 9 km southwest of Amsterdam , in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer , province of North Holland . It is the third busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers . The airport is built as a single-terminal concept : one large terminal split into three large departure halls . Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines , Martinair , Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands . The airport also serves as a European hub for Delta Air Lines and Jet Airways and as a base for EasyJet and Vueling . Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase . The end of the First World War also saw the beginning of civilian use of Schiphol Airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely . By 1940 , Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles . The airport was captured by the German military that same year and renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol . The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war the airfield was restored quickly . In 1949 , it was decided that Schiphol was to become the primary airport of the Netherlands . The airport 's official English name , Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , reflects the original Dutch word order ( Luchthaven Schiphol ) .",
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"text": "Lufthansa Flight Training Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH is a company owned by the airline group the Lufthansa Group , that trains Lufthansa pilots . The training locations are Bremen , Frankfurt , Berlin and Munich in Germany , Vienna in Austria , Zurich in Switzerland and a facility in Goodyear , Arizona , United States . The company has about 500 employees and has been in business for around 50 years . Lufthansa Aviation Training owns 9 subsidiaries : Lufthansa Aviation Training Crew Academy GmbH , Lufthansa Aviation Training Berlin GmbH , Lufthansa Aviation Training Operations Germany GmbH , Lufthansa Aviation Training Germany GmbH , Lufthansa Aviation Training Austria GmbH , Lufthansa Aviation Training USA Inc. , Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy GmbH and Aviation Quality Services ( AQS )",
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"text": "Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Soekarno -- Hatta International Airport ( Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno -- Hatta ) , abbreviated SHIA or Soetta , is the primary airport serving the Greater Jakarta area on the island of Java in Indonesia . Named after the first president and vice-president of Indonesia , Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta , the airport is located at Benda , Tangerang , approximately 20 km northwest of central Jakarta . Due to its proximity to the neighbourhood of Cengkareng in West Jakarta , the airport is also known as Cengkareng Airport , with the assigned three-letter IATA designator : `` CGK '' . The airport is the busiest and the largest airport in Indonesia , as well as being the busiest in the southern hemisphere . According to air travel intelligence company OAG , the airport ranked as the 7th most connected airport in the world & ranked 1st as ` megahub ' airport in Asia-Pacific region as per connectivity index , ahead of Japan 's Tokyo Haneda Airport and Australia 's Sydney Airport . The airport commenced domestic operations in 1985 replacing the old over capacity Kemayoran Airport . The airport was expanded by 1991 to replace Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport for international flights , with Halim only having been commissioned as a temporary solution until Soekarno -- Hatta was completed . Kemayoran Airport has since been demolished and is now a residential area . Halim still serves charter , VIP , and private flights , and re-opened as Jakarta 's second commercial airport for domestic flights to relieve Soekarno -- Hatta which is running over capacity , due to the rapid growth of airline travel in Indonesia . The airport often struggles to accommodate all flights at its current limit of 72 aircraft movements per hour . Although over capacity , after a survey from April 23 to May 3 the Airport Council International ( ACI ) stated on May 4 2012 that Soekarno -- Hatta International Airport is being operated safely . The two existing runways suffer from pavement and strength issues , which limits the airport 's capacity to serve large aircraft.To reduce congestion & to achieve a target to handle 100 flights/hour , works for a 3rd runway is currently going on , which is expected to open in 2018 . Upgrading of existing two runways are almost completed for safe operation & accommodation of wide-bodied aircraft at the airport .",
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"text": "Cargo airline Cargo airlines ( or airfreight carriers , and derivatives of these names ) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air . Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines .",
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"text": "Mannheim Harbour Mannheim Harbour is a river port on the Rhine in Mannheim and is one of the most important inland ports in Europe . The port covers 2.68 square kilometres of water and 8.63 km ² of dockland . In 2005 , 8.1 millions tonnes of freight were loaded and unloaded in the port and 2.4 millions tonnes of freight was railed to or from it . About 500 enterprises with 20,000 jobs are established on the dockland . In 1968 it opened the first container terminal in an inland port . It also has roll-on/roll-off berths . Since 1991 it has had a Kombinierter Ladungsverkehr ( `` combined freight transport '' ) terminal , which handles freight in various standardised units for carriage by rail , road and inland transport . harbour",
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"text": "Rhein-Main Air Base Rhein-Main Air Base ( located at ) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main , Germany . It was a United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE ) installation , occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport . Its military airport codes are discontinued . Established in 1945 , Rhein-Main Air Base was the primary airlift and passenger hub for United States forces in Europe . It was billed as the `` Gateway to Europe '' . It closed December 30 , 2005 . During its lifetime , the base 's host airlift wing operated C-130 Hercules and Douglas C-9 Nightingale aircraft , as well as supporting a large number of transient C-5 Galaxy , C-141 Starlifter , C-17 Globemaster III , KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender flight operations each day , as well as weekly or daily contract air passenger flights for United States personnel arriving in or leaving Europe .",
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"text": "Orly Airport Paris Orly Airport ( Aéroport de Paris-Orly ) is an international airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi , 7 NM south of Paris , France . It serves as a secondary hub for domestic and overseas territories flights of Air France and as the homebase for Transavia France and features flights to destinations in Europe , the Middle East , Africa , the Caribbean , North America and Southeast Asia . Prior to the construction of Charles de Gaulle Airport , Orly was the main airport of Paris . Even with the shift of most international traffic to Charles de Gaulle Airport , Orly remains the busiest French airport for domestic traffic and the second busiest French airport overall in passenger traffic , with 29,664,993 passengers in 2015 .",
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"text": "Airbus Airbus SAS ( -LSB- ˈɛərbʌs -RSB- , -LSB- ɛʁbys -RSB- , -LSB- ˈɛːɐbʊs -RSB- , -LSB- ˈeirβus -RSB- ) is a division of the multinational Airbus Group SE that manufactures civil aircraft . It is based in Blagnac , France , a suburb of Toulouse , with production and manufacturing facilities mainly in France , Germany , Spain , China , United Kingdom and the United States . The company employed 72,816 people in 2016 . Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers , Airbus Industrie . Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies in 1999 and 2000 allowed the establishment of a simplified joint-stock company in 2001 , owned by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company ( EADS ) ( 80 % ) and BAE Systems ( 20 % ) . After a protracted sales process BAE sold its shareholding to EADS on 13 October 2006 . Airbus has sixteen key sites in four countries : France , Germany , Spain and the United Kingdom . Final assembly production is based at Toulouse , France ; Hamburg , Germany ; Seville , Spain , Tianjin , China , and Mobile , United States . Airbus has subsidiaries in the United States , Japan and India . The company produces and markets the first commercially viable digital fly-by-wire airliner , the Airbus A320 , and the world 's largest passenger airliner , the A380 . The 10,000 th aircraft , an A350 , was delivered to Singapore Airlines on 14 October 2016 ; the global Airbus fleet having performed more than 110 million flights over 215 billion kilometres , carrying 12 billion passengers .",
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"text": "KLM Cityhopper KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary of KLM headquartered in Haarlemmermeer and based at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . It is an affiliate of SkyTeam and also a subsidiary of Air France-KLM and operates scheduled European feeder services on behalf of KLM .",
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"text": "Departure control system A Departure Control System ( DCS ) automates processing an airlines ' airport management operation . This includes managing the information required for airport check-in and printing boarding card , baggage acceptance , boarding , load control and aircraft checks . Today DCS mostly ( 98 % ) manage electronic tickets via interfaces from range of devices including check-in kiosks , online check-in , mobile boarding cards , and baggage handling . DCS are able to identify , capture and update reservations from an airlines Computer Reservation System for passengers stored in a so-called Passenger Name Record ( PNR ) . A DCS is used to update reservations , typically as checked-in , boarded , flown or another status . Additionally and increasingly a DCS for some city-pair sectors may also be connected with immigration control for visa , immigration and passenger no-fly watchlists . Historically systems developed in North America have incorporated DCS functions as part of the reservations systems with check-in being initiated directly from the PNR . Load control ( weight and balance ) is then provided by a standalone application . Systems developed by airlines outside North America have traditionally had a separate database for DCS , requiring passenger data to be transferred from the PNR into DCS records . These systems have an integrated weight and balance capability . So-called `` new generation '' DCSs are being developed and deployed by vendors such as Amadeus and SITA as part of the overall re-engineering of airline Passenger Services Systems . These new systems typically use a common database and a services oriented architecture that allows reservations , check-in and other services to maintain a consistent view of passenger information . Larger international airports will have a range of DCS or a single DCS which each particular airline carrier can integrate with for streamlined operations .",
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"text": "Air France–KLM Air France -- KLM is a Franco-Dutch airline holding company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France , near Paris . The group has offices in Montreuil , Seine-Saint-Denis , Paris , and in Amstelveen , Netherlands . Air France -- KLM is the result of the merger in 2004 between Air France and KLM . Both Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam airline alliance . The company 's namesake airlines rely on two major hubs , Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris -- Charles de Gaulle Airport . Air France -- KLM Airlines transported 87.3 million passengers in 2014 .",
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"text": "LSG Sky Chefs LSG Sky Chefs is the brand name of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG , which is the world 's largest provider of airline catering ( although Gate Gourmet claims the title of world 's largest `` independent '' provider ) and in-flight services . It is a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG . A part of the company was formerly owned by AMR Corporation , parent company of American Airlines . Its primary business function is to prepare and deliver meals , beverages and snacks to aircraft for domestic and international flights . In addition the company also provides extended services on all other aspects of in-flight service , including the design and sourcing of in-flight equipment , in-flight logistics , in-flight management , onboard retail management and the management of airport lounges to name but a few . The company 's world headquarters is located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt , Germany . Its North American headquarters is located in Irving , Texas , United States , where a part of the company was founded in 1942 .",
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"text": "Rotterdam Centraal station Rotterdam Centraal ( -LSB- rɔtərˈdɑm sɛnˈtraːl -RSB- ) is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands . The station received an average of 110,000 passengers daily in 2007 . The current station building , located at Station Square , was officially opened in March 2014 .",
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"text": "Port of Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe , located in the city of Rotterdam , Netherlands . From 1962 until 2004 it was the world 's busiest port , now overtaken first by Singapore and then Shanghai . In 2011 , Rotterdam was the world 's eleventh-largest container port in terms of twenty-foot equivalent units ( TEU ) handled ( 2009 : tenth ; 2008 : ninth , 2006 : sixth ) . In 2012 Rotterdam was the world 's sixth-largest port in terms of annual cargo tonnage . Covering 105 km2 , the port of Rotterdam now stretches over a distance of 40 km . It consists of the city centre 's historic harbour area , including Delfshaven ; the Maashaven/Rijnhaven/Feijenoord complex ; the harbours around Nieuw-Mathenesse ; Waalhaven ; Vondelingenplaat ; Eemhaven ; Botlek ; Europoort , situated along the Calandkanaal , Nieuwe Waterweg and Scheur ( the latter two being continuations of the Nieuwe Maas ) ; and the reclaimed Maasvlakte area , which projects into the North Sea . Rotterdam consists of five distinct port areas and three distribution parks that facilitate the needs of a hinterland with 40,000,000 consumers .",
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"text": "Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center ( ZID ) , ( radio communications , `` Indianapolis Center '' ) is one of 22 established FAA Area Control Centers , and is physically located at 1850 South Sigsbee Street , Indianapolis , Indiana , ( United States ) . The primary responsibility of Indianapolis Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights , arrivals , and departures in order to provide safe , orderly , and expeditious flow of aircraft filed under instrument flight rules ( IFR ) . Indianapolis Center is the 12th busiest ARTCC in the United States . Between January 1 , 2012 and December 31 , 2012 , Indianapolis Center handled 1,922,383 aircraft operations . Indianapolis Center covers approximately 73,000 square miles of the Midwestern United States , including parts of Indiana , Illinois , Kentucky , Ohio , West Virginia , Virginia and Tennessee . Indianapolis Center lies adjacent to six Air Route Traffic Control Centers : Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center , Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center , Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center , Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center , Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center , and Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center . ZID overlies or abuts many approach control facilities ( including Indianapolis , Louisville , Cincinnati , Dayton , Columbus , and Charleston ) .",
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"text": "Interjet ABC Aerolíneas , S.A. de C.V. , operating as Interjet , is a Mexican airline with its headquarters in Lomas de Chapultepec , Miguel Hidalgo , Mexico City , Mexico . The airline operates scheduled flights to Mexico , the Caribbean , Central America , North America and South America out of Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City . It is wholly owned by the Aleman Group . It is one of the first regular low-cost airlines of Mexico and claims to offer the most extensive domestic network compared to its competitors . The airline described itself as the `` JetBlue of Mexico '' . Interjet also operates several charter flights throughout the American continent , mainly in the Caribbean .",
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"text": "Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines AG ( short Swiss , stylized as SWISS ) is the national airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America , South America , Africa and Asia . Its main hub is Zurich Airport , with a focus city operation at Geneva Airport . The airline was formed after the 2001 bankruptcy of Swissair , Switzerland 's former flag carrier . Swiss is a member of the Star Alliance . It is a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group , with headquarters at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg near Basel , Switzerland , and an office at Zurich Airport in Kloten , Switzerland . The company 's registered office is in Basel . The airline uses the IATA code LX that it inherited from the Swiss regional airline Crossair ( Swissair 's code was SR ) . The ICAO code is SWR , inherited from Swissair ( Crossair 's was CRX ) , in order to keep international traffic rights .",
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"text": "List of aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavian Airlines ( SAS ) , previously known as Scandinavian Airlines System , is the national airline of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . Headquartered in Sigtuna outside Stockholm , Sweden , it operates out of three main hubs , Copenhagen Airport , Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Oslo Airport , Gardermoen . Owned by the eponymous SAS Group , the airline transported 22.9 million passengers to 90 destinations on an average 683 flights daily in 2011 . As of May 2017 , SAS utilize 160 aircraft -- jetliners and turboprops -- consisting of 78 Boeing 737 , 23 Bombardier CRJ900 operated by Cimber and Cityjet , 32 Airbus A319/A320/A321 , 16 Airbus A330/A340 and 11 ATR 72 's operated by Jettime and FlyBe . The airline has operated over 700 aircraft throughout its history . It was a loyal customer of Douglas Aircraft Company and its successor McDonnell Douglas , operating 290 aircraft and all major models from the DC-3 through the MD-90 , except the MD-11 . Boeing is the second-largest manufacturer with 127 aircraft , of which 105 were 737s . Other manufacturers have been Fokker ( 51 aircraft ) , Bombardier ( 40 ) , Airbus ( 29 ) , Convair ( 22 ) , Sud Aviation ( 21 ) , Saab ( 14 ) , Vickers ( 9 ) , ATR ( 6 ) , British Aerospace ( 3 ) , British Aircraft Corporation ( 2 ) , Junkers ( 2 ) and Shorts ( 2 ) . SAS has been the launch customer of the Saab Scandia , the Sud Aviation Caravelle , the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-20 and − 40 and the Boeing 737 -- 600 . SAS was the sole customer of the DC-9-20 ; the DC-9-40 served SAS for 34 years -- longer than any other model . Fourteen aircraft have been involved in hull-loss accidents , four of which were fatal . SAS started as a cooperation between Norwegian Air Lines ( DNL ) , Aerotransport ( ABA ) , Swedish Intercontinental Airlines ( SILA ) and Danish Air Lines ( DDL ) , who created Overseas Scandinavian Airlines System ( OSAS ) in 1946 and European Scandinavian Airlines System ( ESAS ) two years later . The airlines merged to create the SAS consortium in 1951 . In the early years , SAS would rapidly purchase the newest intercontinental aircraft and gradually relegate them to European and then domestic service . The Caravelle was introduced in 1959 as SAS ' first jetliner ; intercontinental jet services commenced with the DC-8 the following year . The consortium created Scanair as a charter sister company in 1961 . SAS Commuter was created in 1984 to operate regional airliners . The last such aircraft were retired in 2010 . SAS bought its main competitors Linjeflyg of Sweden in 1993 and Braathens of Norway in 2001 ; the latter was merged to operate as SAS Braathens in Norway between 2004 and 2007 .",
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"text": "European Air Transport Leipzig European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH , often shortened to EAT Leipzig or EAT-LEJ , is a German cargo airline with its head office and main hub on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz . It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post DHL and operates the group 's DHL-branded parcel and express services . It also provides ad hoc charter services including livestock transport .",
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"text": "Aviodrome The Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome ( short also Aviodrome ) is a large aerospace museum in the Netherlands that has been located on Lelystad Airport since 2003 . Previously the museum was located at Schiphol Airport .",
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"text": "Hamburg Airport station Hamburg Airport ( Flughafen ) is the newest station of the Hamburg S-Bahn , serving Hamburg Airport . It opened in 2008 . According to S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH -- owner and operator of the S-Bahn -- about 13,500 passengers per day used the Ohlsdorf -- Hamburg Airport line in 2009 . and this had increased to 20,000 by 2013 . The name of the station is `` Hamburg Airport ( Flughafen ) '' , with `` airport '' included in both English and German .",
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Ajay Devgan has received Filmfare awards.
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"text": "Ajay Devgn Ajay Devgan ( born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969 ) , also credited as Ajay Devgn , is an Indian film actor , director and producer . He is widely considered as one of the most popular actors of Hindi cinema , who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films . Devgan has won numerous accolades , including two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards . In 2016 , he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri , the fourth highest civilian honour of the country . Devgan began his professional career with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance . He then starred in successful films such as Jigar ( 1992 ) , Dilwale ( 1994 ) , Suhaag ( 1994 ) , Naajayaz ( 1995 ) , Diljale ( 1996 ) and Ishq ( 1997 ) . In 1998 , he appeared in a critically acclaimed performance in Mahesh Bhatt 's drama Zakhm and he received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie . In 1999 , his most-talked-about film was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in which he played Vanraj , a man who tries to unite his wife with her lover . In the early 2000s , he gave critically acclaimed performances in Ram Gopal Varma 's fictional expose of Mumbai underworld Company . He played the character of a gangster , for which he won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor . The same year he gave another critically acclaimed performance in Deewangee for which he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award . In 2003 , he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi 's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh . Throughout his career he has performed in many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat ( 2004 ) , '' Gangajal , ( 2004 ) , Yuva ( 2004 ) , Apaharan ( 2005 ) , Omkara ( 2006 ) , Golmaal : Fun Unlimited ( 2006 ) , Golmaal Returns ( 2008 ) , All the Best : Fun Begins ( 2009 ) , Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai ( 2010 ) , Golmaal 3 ( 2010 ) , Raajneeti ( 2010 ) , Singham ( 2011 ) , Bol Bachchan ( 2012 ) , Son of Sardaar ( 2012 ) , Singham Returns ( 2014 ) and Drishyam ( 2015 ) . He has starred in more than hundred Hindi films . Having done so , he established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema . In addition , Devgn owns a production company Ajay Devgn FFilms which was established in 2000 . In 2008 , he debuted as a film director with U Me Aur Hum . He is married to film actress , Kajol since 1999 and the couple have two children . In August 2009 , Devgn changed his surname from Devgan to Devgn on the request of his family .",
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"text": "Aegan Aegan is a 2008 Tamil action film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International based on the 2004 Shahrukh Khan starrer Main Hoon Na . It stars Ajith Kumar , Nayantara , Suman , Jayaram , Navdeep and Piaa Bajpai . The film opened to Indian audiences on 25 October 2008 , coinciding with the Diwali season . The film , upon release received mixed reviews and was hit at the box office .",
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"text": "Filmfare Award for Best Background Score The Filmfare Best Background Score is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . Although the awards started in 1954 , the Best Background Score category was not introduced until 1998 .",
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"text": "Jaan Ki Baazi Jaan Ki Baazi is a 1985 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Ajay Kashyap , starring Sanjay Dutt , Anita Raj , Anuradha Patel and Gulshan Grover in lead roles . The film was remade in Telugu as Mr. Hero with Dr. Rajasekhar .",
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"text": "Devaraagam Devaraagam is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language film starring Arvind Swamy , Sridevi , KPAC Lalitha , Kozhikode Narayanan Nair , Zeenath and Nedumudi Venu.The Tamil dubbed version of this movie was also released .",
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"text": "Zee Cine Award for Best Action It is the Zee Cine Award that is given to the best Action film of the year . In 2017 , Ajay Devgn ' Shivaay won the award for best action under the action director Raj Singh Nijjar . Category :2017 film awards Category : Zee Cine Awards",
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"text": "Jigar Jigar is a 1992 Bollywood martial arts action film directed by Farogh Siddique . It was inspired by the 1989 Hollywood movie Kickboxer . Jigar was released during Diwali weekend and proved to be successful . It was Ajay Devgn 's second success after Phool Aur Kaante and premiered at the Plaza cinema , Mumbai .",
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"text": "Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani is a 2015 Indian epic historical romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali , who also composed the music of the film . It is jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International . The film stars Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I and Deepika Padukone as Mastani , with Priyanka Chopra playing Bajirao 's first wife Kashibai . Tanvi Azmi , Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Milind Soman appear in supporting roles . Based on the Marathi novel Raau by Nagnath S. Inamdar , the film narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao ( 1700-1740 AD ) and his second wife Mastani . The film was in development for 15 years , with Bhansali wanting to make the film after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam . However , several times , the production was delayed due to the changing cast . Principal photography started in mid 2014 after the casting of principal roles was finalised . The film was released on 18 December 2015 to critical acclaim from critics , who praised the direction , cinematography , production design , costumes , music and performances , particularly of Chopra , and Singh . The film has grossed over at the box-office , emerging as a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time . The film received several accolades at various award ceremonies across India . At the 63rd National Film Awards , Bajirao Mastani received seven awards , including Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress for Tanvi Azmi . The film is featured among the 2016 Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India . The film received fourteen nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards , and won nine awards including Best Film , Best Director for Bhansali , Best Actor for Singh , and Best Supporting Actress for Chopra .",
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"text": "Filmfare Award for Best Special Effects The Filmfare Best Special Effects Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . It was first given in the year 2007 where Five films Don - The Chase Begins Again , Dhoom 2 , Krrish , Rang De Basanti and Jaan-E-Mann were nominated .",
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"text": "Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction The Filmfare Best Art Direction Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . Although the awards started in 1954 , awards for the best art direction category started only in 1956 .",
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"text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil ( Kollywood ) films . The awards were extended to `` Best Actress '' in 1972 . The year indicates the year of release of the film .",
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"text": "59th Filmfare Awards South The 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2011 was held on 7 July 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Chennai , India . For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories .",
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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": "Nannavanu Nannavanu is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film written and directed by Srinivas Raju and produced by Thulasi Gopal . The film stars Prajwal Devaraj along with Aindrita Ray and Avinash in pivotal roles . The film deals with the reincarnation revenge story as the backdrop . Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja scored the music and V. Nagendra Prasad wrote the lyrics for the songs . The film released on 28 May 2010 across Karnataka and set high expectations for its storyline , music and also some controversies . However upon release , the film generally met with negative reviews from the critics and audience .",
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"text": "Amar Akbar Anthony Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Indian action comedy film produced and directed by Manmohan Desai . The film , which is based on the lost and found theme , is about three brothers separated from their parents and each other in childhood , and raised in three different faiths , Hinduism , Islam and Christianity . They unite in their youth to fight a common villain . It was the biggest blockbuster of 1977 , and won several awards at 25th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor , Best Music Director and Best Editing . The film stars three actors : Amitabh Bachchan ( as Anthony Gonsalves ) , Vinod Khanna ( as Amar Khanna ) and Rishi Kapoor ( as Akbar Allahabadi ) . Each of the heroes had an affiliation with a heroine ; these women were played by Parveen Babi , Shabana Azmi and Neetu Singh . Nirupa Roy , Pran and Jeevan played supporting roles . The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal . Kishore Kumar sang for Bachchan and Mohammed Rafi sang for Kapoor . The soundtrack was one of Mukesh 's last soundtracks with Laxmikant-Pyarelal . Anand Bakshi was the lyricist . The film about religious tolerance became a landmark in Bollywood masala films . It also had a lasting impact of the pop culture , with its catchy songs , one-liners and the character of Anthony Gonsalves played by Amitabh Bachchan . It was later remade in Tamil as Shankar Salim Simon ( 1978 ) , in Telugu as Ram Robert Rahim ( 1980 ) and in Malayalam as John Jaffer Janardhanan ( 1982 ) .",
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"text": "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": "Vitti Dandu Vitti Dandu ( Marathi : विटी दांडू ) is a First Marathi language film Produced by Ajay Devgn . Film is directed by Ganesh Kadam and written by Vikas Kadam . The film stars Dilip Prabhavalkar , Ashok Samarth In lead roles . Trailer of the film was launched on YouTube on 14 August 2014 , one day before the Indian Independence Day .",
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"text": "Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth `` Maggie '' Gyllenhaal ( -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- born November 16 , 1977 in New York City ) is an American actress . Part of the Gyllenhaal family , she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal . She began her film career as a teenager with roles in her father 's films and appeared alongside her brother in the psychological horror film Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) . She garnered critical praise for starring as Lee Holloway in Secretary ( 2002 ) , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . For her performance in Sherrybaby ( 2006 ) , she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama . She also received recognition for starring as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) . For her performance in the musical-drama Crazy Heart ( 2009 ) , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She subsequently starred in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang ( 2010 ) , Wo n't Back Down ( 2012 ) and Frank ( 2014 ) , for which she was nominated for a BIFA Award . In 2014 , she made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing , and also starred in the television BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman . For her performance in the latter she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award .",
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"text": "Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- ; born December 19 , 1980 ) is an American actor . A member of the Gyllenhaal family and the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner , Gyllenhaal began acting as a child with a screen debut in City Slickers ( 1991 ) , followed by roles in A Dangerous Woman ( 1993 ) and Homegrown ( 1998 ) . His breakthrough performance was as Homer Hickam in October Sky ( 1999 ) and he garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for playing the title character in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) , in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister , Maggie Gyllenhaal . He subsequently appeared in another indie film , The Good Girl ( 2002 ) and the climate fiction-disaster film The Day After Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic climate event . In 2005 , Gyllenhaal portrayed Anthony `` Swoff '' Swofford in Jarhead , Gwyneth Paltrow 's love interest in Proof , and Jack Twist in Ang Lee 's Brokeback Mountain . For his performance in Brokeback Mountain , he received critical acclaim and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role , the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Gyllenhaal received further recognition for roles in Zodiac ( 2007 ) , Brothers ( 2009 ) , Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time ( 2010 ) , Love & Other Drugs ( 2010 ) , for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , Source Code ( 2011 ) , End of Watch ( 2012 ) , Prisoners , Enemy ( both 2013 ) , Nightcrawler ( 2014 ) , Southpaw ( 2015 ) and Nocturnal Animals ( 2016 ) . For Nightcrawler , his performance was widely acclaimed and received rave reviews from critics and he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role , and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role .",
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"text": "Jennifer James Jennifer James ( born Jennifer Marie Reynolds ; 3 December 1977 ) is an English actress born in Billinge Higher End , Wigan in Greater Manchester . She played the role of Geena Gregory in Coronation Street .",
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"text": "Anne Bloom Anne Bloom ( born January 1 ( New Year 's Day ) , 1947 , in Los Angeles ) is an American former film and television actress .",
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"text": "Brenda de Banzie Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie ( 28 July 1909 -- 5 March 1981 ) was a British actress of stage and screen . She was the daughter of Edward Thomas de Banzie , conductor and musical director , and his second wife Dorothy ( née Lancaster ) , whom he married in 1908 . In 1911 , the family lived in Salford , Lancashire . She appeared as Maggie Hobson in the David Lean film version of Hobson 's Choice ( 1954 ) with John Mills and Charles Laughton , set in Salford . Laughton allegedly did n't like de Banzie because she was n't getting ` her part right ' . De Banzie was also upstaging Laughton who was , by all accounts , a notorious upstager himself . Her most notable film role was as Phoebe Rice , the hapless wife of comedian Archie Rice ( played by Laurence Olivier ) , in the 1960 film version of John Osborne 's The Entertainer . She had also appeared on Broadway in the original play , for which she received a Tony Award nomination . Other memorable film roles included The Man Who Knew Too Much ( 1956 ) , directed by Alfred Hitchcock , and The Pink Panther ( 1963 ) , directed by Blake Edwards . She died at the age of 71 due to complications following brain surgery .",
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"text": "Maggie Gallagher Margaret Gallagher ( born September 14 , 1960 ) , better known by her working name Maggie Gallagher , is an American writer and socially conservative commentator . She wrote a syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate from 1995 to 2013 and has written books . She serves as president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy , a nonprofit organization which lobbies on issues of marriage law . She is an executive committee member , former president and former chairman of the board of the National Organization for Marriage , which opposes same-sex marriage and other legal recognition of same-sex partnerships .",
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"text": "ITV Sunday Night Theatre ITV Sunday Night Theatre , originally titled ITV Saturday Night Theatre , is a UK television anthology series screened on ITV , and produced by London Weekend Television ( LWT ) . Some episodes were produced with Kestrel Productions . Around 200 episodes aired on ITV from 1969-1974 , including productions of the plays Long Day 's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill , A Doll 's House by Henrik Ibsen , and Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw . Other episodes included adaptions of the works of William Shakespeare , James Joyce , Wilkie Collins , Simon Gray , Sam Shepard , Israel Horovitz , Arthur Miller , August Strindberg , J.B. Priestley , Lanford Wilson , and John Mortimer . Among its directors were Michael Lindsay-Hogg , Anthony Page , Mike Newell , Fielder Cook , Ted Kotcheff , Peter Wood , and Vivian Matalon . The actors involved included Helen Mirren , Laurence Olivier , Sean Connery , Anthony Hopkins , Michael Caine , Paul Scofield , George C. Scott , Laurence Harvey , Ralph Richardson , Diana Rigg , Trevor Howard , Glenda Jackson , Diane Cilento , Alec Guinness , Jane Asher , Martin Sheen , Colleen Dewhurst , Jean Marsh , Shelley Winters , Ian Holm , Richard Chamberlain , Edith Evans , John Gielgud , Shirley Knight , Ian McKellen , George Sanders and Margaret Whiting .",
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"text": "T with the Maggies T with the Maggies are an Irish traditional supergroup from County Donegal , Ireland . The group first performed together in 2007 at a tribute concert to folk singer and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill , older brother of Triona and Maighread , and released their debut album in October 2010 .",
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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": "Kerry Film Festival The Kerry Film Festival is an annual music film festival in County Kerry , Republic of Ireland , taking place in October . The Kerry Film Festival is funded by Kerry County Council , Fáilte Ireland , the Ireland Funds as well as having corporate sponsorship . Kerry Film Festival was established in 2000 but remained a small regional festival throughout its first years , with a mere 1,700 attendees at the 2006 festival . Then , in 2007 , the festival exploded becoming the fastest growing festival in all of Ireland , with audiences increasing by nearly 600 % from 2006 to 2011 when its audience topped 10,000 for the first time . The main feature of the festival is a short film competition which focuses on young filmmakers . Past adjudicators of the Kerry Film Festival Short Film Competition have included Jeremy Irons , Liam Neeson , Michael Fassbender and Gabriel Byrne . The festival also screens feature films . In 2008 Kerry Film Festival instigated the Maureen O'Hara Award for women that have excelled in film and Brenda Fricker was the inaugural recipient . The award was presented to her by Jim Sheridan , who directed her in the Oscar-winning My Left Foot ( 1989 ) . In 2009 the award was presented to Rebecca Miller who was in Kerry to pick up the award with her husband , Daniel Day-Lewis at a ceremony with Dave Fanning as MC . In 2010 Maureen O'Hara attended the festival and presented the award in person to Juliette Binoche Fionnula Flanagan picked up the award in 2011 while Saoirse Ronan won the award in 2012 . KFF has previously featured successful short films such as the Oscar short-listed animation Head over Heels in 2012 , the 2014 Oscar winner Mr. Hublot and in 2015 the highly acclaimed Academy Award winner S t u t t e r e r by Ben Cleary .",
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"text": "Maggie May `` Maggie May '' is a song written and performed by singer Rod Stewart from his album Every Picture Tells a Story , released in 1971 . In 2004 , Rolling Stone ranked the song number 131 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time .",
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"text": "Maggie Cassidy Maggie Cassidy is a novel by the American writer Jack Kerouac , first published in 1959 . It is a largely autobiographical work about Kerouac 's early life in Lowell , Massachusetts , from 1938 to 1939 , and chronicles his real-life relationship with his teenage sweetheart Mary Carney . It is unique for Kerouac for its high school setting and teenage characters . He wrote the novel in 1953 but it was not published until 1959 , after the success of On the Road ( 1957 ) . The original manuscript published by Avon Books in 1959 was almost immediately pulled from the shelves due to objections over profanity in one particular passage . The passage was rewritten and the book redistributed even though Kerouac reportedly objected to the changes . The original manuscript remained unpublished until 2015 when Devault-Graves Digital Editions restored the full uncut original manuscript for its print edition .",
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"text": "Emma Greenwell Emma Greenwell ( born January 14 , 1989 ) is an American actress who was born in the United States but was raised in London from a very young age .",
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"text": "Canberra Day Canberra Day is a public holiday held annually on the second Monday in March in the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ) to celebrate the official naming of Canberra . Canberra was named at a ceremony on 12 March 1913 by Lady Denman , the wife of the then Governor-General Lord Denman . On 3 March 2007 , the ACT Minister Andrew Barr ( now Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ) introduced a bill to change the day of Canberra Day to the second Monday in March so it falls closer more often to the actual birthday of Canberra . Previously it had been held on the third Monday in March . In 2012 Canberra Day fell on 12 March . In 2013 it fell on 11 March , for the Centenary of Canberra . Annual events associated with Canberra Day include the Canberra Festival , which runs from 11-20 March 2011 , the Chief Minister 's Canberra Day Awards Ceremony , and the Canberra Festival Balloon Spectacular .",
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"text": "Susan B. Anthony Day Susan B. Anthony Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women 's suffrage in the United States . The holiday is February 15 -- Anthony 's birthday .",
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"text": "Maggie Haberman Maggie Lindsy Haberman ( born October 30 , 1973 ) is a political correspondent for The New York Times , based in New York City , and a political analyst for CNN . Her former employers were Politico and before that New York Daily News , where she was a political reporter for both organizations .",
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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": "Emily Eavis Emily Eavis ( born 1979 ) is co-organiser of the annual Glastonbury Festival . She is the youngest daughter of the festival 's founder and organiser Michael Eavis and his second wife Jean . Eavis grew up on Worthy Farm , Somerset , the site of Glastonbury Festival . Throughout her childhood , she was driven by politics and supported CND . In 1985 , at the age of 5 , she performed Twinkle , Twinkle , Little Star on the Festival 's famous Pyramid Stage immediately before The Style Council headlined . Afer leaving Wells Cathedral school in 1997 , she began a teaching degree at Goldsmiths University , London . When her mother became ill with cancer , Eavis deferred her course and returned to Worthy Farm to care for her . Following Jean 's death in 1999 , Eavis began assisting her father in running the festival and soon became co-organiser of the event . She is now responsible for overseeing the line-up of the festival . In 2007 , Eavis created The Park area with her partner , the music manager Nick Dewey . Eavis married Dewey in August 2009 and they now have three children , George ( born 2011 ) , Noah ( born 2013 ) and Nelly ( born 2016 ) . The couple are responsible for booking all of Glastonbury 's main stages , with Dewey now the festival 's Head of Music Programming . Together , they booked the festival 's first hip hop headliner in 2008 , Jay Z , which created a media storm but was hailed a success . Other headliners Eavis and Dewey have booked include The Rolling Stones , Adele , Bruce Springsteen , Beyonce , Stevie Wonder , Dolly Parton , Kanye West , Neil Young , Lionel Richie , Blur , Paul Simon , Arctic Monkeys , Metallica , Florence & The Machine , ELO , Radiohead , Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran . Eavis has also championed African artists on the Pyramid Stage including Amadou & Mariam , Rokia Traore , Tinariwen , Femi Kuti , The Master Musicians of Joujouka , Bassekou Kouyate , Songhoy Blues , Baaba Maal and The Syrian National Orchestra . Eavis works with charities throughout the year , planning campaigns for Glastonbury . She has organised several fundraising concerts for Oxfam , including a Make Trade Fair concert at London 's Astoria in October 2002 with Coldplay , Noel Gallagher and Ms Dynamite and a show at the Hammersmith Apollo in September 2004 headlined by REM . Eavis also organised a concert opposing the Iraq war at the Shepherd 's Bush Empire in 2003 , featuring Coldplay , Paul Weller , Faithless and Ronan Keating . Eavis is an outspoken champion for female equality in music and equal representation across stages at Glastonbury . She is a campaigner in support of making birth safe for all mothers with The White Ribbon Alliance .",
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"text": "Glen Day Glen Edward Day ( born November 16 , 1965 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions . Day was born in Mobile , Alabama , and raised in Poplarville , Mississippi , by his mother Jeanne Bass Day . Jeanne was widowed at the age of 28 when Glen was approximately 2 years of age . His grandfather Glyndol Bass , was young Glen 's primary male role model . Bass , an avid golfer and member at Pearl River Valley Country Club just outside Poplarville , started Glen playing golf when he was 2 to 3 years of age . By the age of 10 , he held a 5 handicap and was able to regularly shoot par on 18 holes . He graduated from Poplarville High School in 1983 , attended the University of Oklahoma , then turned professional in 1988 . He has one sister , Danielle , and is married to the former Jennifer Ralston . They have two daughters , Whitney Elizabeth , born in 1994 and Francis Christina , born in 1996 . Day was the first golfer to win a professional tournament using the Nike Golf Ball by defeating Payne Stewart to win the 1999 MCI Classic played at the Sea Pines Plantation Harbor Town Golf Links , Hilton Head , South Carolina . In 2000 , the first of two top-10s came at the first event of the season with a T-8 in the Mercedes Championship . In 2001 , he came in 4th in the MasterCard Colonial , and tied for 6th in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am . In his forties , Day split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour . He later joined the PGA Tour Champions after turning 50 . Day is notorious for being an extremely deliberate player on the golf course . In fact , the moniker `` All Day , '' was hung on him by the legendary Jack Nicklaus . Day is also a golf course architect , forming Day-Blalock Golf Course Design with Alan Blalock in 1999 . He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings , peaking at 30th in 2000 . Day resides in Little Rock , Arkansas .",
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"text": "Gwyneth Powell Gwyneth Powell ( born 5 July 1946 ) is an English actress who is best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McClusky in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991 .",
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"text": "On This Day In History On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993 . It was devised by the programme 's presenter at the time , Simon Mayo . Mayo , a history graduate from University of Warwick , used the day 's date each morning to regurgitate historical anniversaries and events which had happened on that date in years passed . As a quirk , he would often add a mildly cynical punchline to each of the stories he recounted , and then would get his `` crew '' ( female co-host , newsreader and producer ) each to guess the age of living celebrities who were born on that day . A tie-in book of the same title was published in later years , with much advertisement by the BBC , initially just to give away on the show to a daily winner who rang in with the correct answer to a question posed by Mayo about a specific person or event of relevance to that date . Perhaps the most famous part of the feature was the music used to soundtrack it ; a looped instrumental version of the George Michael hit I Want Your Sex ; the full version of which had been banned from broadcast by Radio 1 when it was released in 1987 . The feature ended when Mayo left the breakfast show , although when he switched to the mid-morning programme , he revived it in part with a spot called Dead Or Alive ? , where he would ask listeners whether celebrities or known figures born on the date in question were still living or not . Mayo now works for BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Five Live and no longer does any features which show off his passion for history . However , the feature is a regular on Chris Evans ' Radio 2 breakfast show , with a celebrity guest reading events that happened on that particular day in history . The last fact is nearly always music related and directly links into the next song played on the show . The feature is also often heard in one form or another on many commercial radio stations . Category : BBC Radio 1 programmes",
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"text": "Seth Rogen Seth Aaron Rogen ( -LSB- ˈroʊɡən -RSB- born April 15 , 1982 ) is a Canadian-American actor , filmmaker , and comedian . He began his career performing stand-up comedy during his teenage years , winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998 . While still living in his native Vancouver , he landed a supporting role in the series Freaks and Geeks . Shortly after he moved to Portland , Oregon for his role , Freaks and Geeks was officially cancelled after one season due to low viewership . Rogen later got a part on sitcom Undeclared , which also hired him as a staff writer . After landing his job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show , for which he and the other writers received an Emmy Award nomination , he was guided by Judd Apatow toward a film career . Rogen made his first movie appearance in Donnie Darko with a minor role as a rebellious student in Donnie 's high school classes in 2001 . Rogen was cast in a major supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow 's directorial debut , The 40-Year-Old Virgin . After Rogen received critical praise for his performance , Universal Pictures agreed to cast him as the lead in Apatow 's films Knocked Up and Funny People . Rogen co-starred as Steve Wozniak in Universal 's Steve Jobs biopic in 2015 . In 2016 , he developed the AMC television series Preacher with his writing partner Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin . He also serves as a writer and executive producer , and directed the first two episodes of the series with Goldberg . Rogen and Goldberg co-wrote the films Superbad , Pineapple Express , The Green Hornet , This Is the End , and directed both This Is the End and The Interview ; all of which Rogen starred in . He has also done voice work for the films Horton Hears a Who ! , the Kung Fu Panda film series , The Spiderwick Chronicles , Monsters vs. Aliens , Paul , and Sausage Party .",
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"text": "Kōichi Yamadera is a Japanese actor , voice actor and narrator from Shiogama , Miyagi Prefecture . He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University 's economics school , and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment . Before that , he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor 's Consumer 's Cooperative Society . His nickname is . As a radio personality , he is known as among other things . He is best known for his roles in Ninja Scroll ( as Jūbei Kibagami ) , Cowboy Bebop ( as Spike Spiegel ) , Dragon Ball Super ( as Beerus ) , Ghost in the Shell ( as Togusa ) , Neon Genesis Evangelion ( as Ryoji Kaji ) , Anpanman ( as Cheese ) , Ranma 1/2 ( as Ryōga Hibiki/P-chan and the Jusenkyō Guide ) and the current voice of Koichi Zenigata ( Lupin III ) . He is known for voicing Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy in the Japanese language releases of their respective films .",
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"text": "Alex Hirsch Alexander Robert `` Alex '' Hirsch ( born June 18 , 1985 ) is an American animator , storyboard artist , voice actor , and television producer . He is best known as the creator of the Disney XD animated television series Gravity Falls , where he voices some of the characters . He has previously worked as a storyboard artist on the Cartoon Network series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and the Disney Channel series Fish Hooks .",
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"text": "Voice-over Voice-over ( also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary ) is a production technique where a voice -- that is not part of the narrative ( non-diegetic ) -- is used in a radio , television production , filmmaking , theatre , or other presentations . The voice-over is read from a script and may be spoken by someone who appears elsewhere in the production or by a specialist voice talent . It is usually pre-recorded and placed over the top of a film or video and commonly used in documentaries or news reports to explain information . Voiceover is used in video games and on-hold messages , as well as for announcements and information at events and tourist destinations . It may also be read live for events such as award presentations .",
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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": "Paddington (film) Paddington is a 2014 British-French family comedy film directed by Paul King , written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman . Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond , the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character , along with Hugh Bonneville , Sally Hawkins , Julie Walters , Jim Broadbent , Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles . The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films . It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $ 265.3 million worldwide on a $ 38.5 million budget . Among several honours , King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film . A sequel , Paddington 2 , is scheduled to be released in 2017 .",
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"text": "Alex Norton Alexander Hugh `` Alex '' Norton ( born 27 January 1950 ) is a Scottish television , film and voice actor . He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart , Eric Baird in BBC Two Sitcom Two Doors Down , DCS Wallace in Extremely Dangerous , Gerald Finlay in Waterloo Road and Eddie in the Renford Rejects . He has also had roles in internationally successful films including Braveheart , Local Hero and Les Misérables .",
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"text": "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ( often shortened to Ziggy Stardust ) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie , released on 16 June 1972 . It is a concept album telling the story of a fictional rock star named Ziggy Stardust . It peaked at No. 5 in the United Kingdom on the UK Albums Chart and No. 75 in the United States on the Billboard 200 , then improved to a No. 21 position in the wake of Bowie 's death . The album tells the story of Bowie 's alter ego Ziggy Stardust , a rock star who acts as a messenger for extraterrestrial beings . Bowie created Ziggy Stardust while in New York City promoting Hunky Dory and performed as him on a tour of the United Kingdom , Japan and North America . The album , and the character of Ziggy Stardust , was known for its glam rock influences and themes of sexual exploration and social commentary . These factors , coupled with the ambiguity surrounding Bowie 's sexuality and fuelled by a ground-breaking performance of `` Starman '' on Top of the Pops , led to the album being met with controversy and since hailed as a seminal work . The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars has received critical acclaim and has been consistently considered one of the greatest albums of all time , with Rolling Stone magazine ranking it the 35th greatest ever . It was ranked the 20th greatest album ever in a 1997 British survey , the 41st greatest of all time by Q magazine and one of the 100 greatest releases ever by Time magazine . In 2017 , the album was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry , being deemed `` culturally , historically , or artistically significant '' by the Library of Congress . A concert film of the same name , directed by D. A. Pennebaker , was recorded in 1973 and released a decade later in 1983 .",
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"text": "Seinfeld: A XXX Parody Seinfeld : A XXX Parody is a 2009 American pornographic situation comedy film that parodies the American television sitcom Seinfeld which ran from 1989 until 1998 . Like other porn parodies , it has the same characters , settings and other production elements of the original show but adds an explicitly sexual element that was not present in the series . Written by A.J. Slater and directed by Lee Roy Myers , the plot is based on the episode `` The Soup Nazi '' . The film stars James Deen , Kristina Rose , Eric John , Steve Pomerantz , Evan Stone , Ashlynn Brooke , London Keyes , Natalie Horton , Tony Disergio , Sasha Grey , Sadie West and Cassandra Calogera . Released to DVD on June 29 , 2009 , the movie received positive reviews from critics , who enjoyed the acting , casting , sexual content and comedy . In addition to the positive reception , it also earned ten nominations at the 27th AVN Awards .",
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"text": "Freaky Stories Freaky Stories is a Canadian television series , which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille ( now VRAK.TV ) in French ( 5-minute versions using the French title Frissons ) . It is an animated show about urban legends hosted by two animatronic puppets , Larry de Bug , a cockroach , ( voiced by James Rankin ) and his gooey sidekick , Maurice the maggot ( voiced by Dan Redican ) in Ted 's Diner - a 1940s era diner setting staffed by Rosie the waitress ( voiced by Jayne Eastwood , but never seen - Season One only ) . It was often part of The Three Friends and Jerry when it aired on Fox Family . This series , described as `` a Twilight Zone for kids , '' centers on the kind of myths and legends that are told as scary campfire or bedtime stories . Every episode always starts with and finishes with the phrase : `` This is a true story , and it happened to a friend of a friend of mine . '' and by the words of Larry , `` Just because they never happened , does n't mean they ai n't true . '' Animation styles and musical scoring varied within each half-hour episode , incorporating 20 different looks in the first season alone . The short stories and changing styles were specifically designed to keep viewers ' attention span . Series creator Steve Schnier successfully pitched his concept of modern urban legends to YTV in 1991 . In 1994 , Steve teamed with executive producer John Delmage . The resulting Freaky Stories pilot premiered during YTV 's `` Dark Night 3 '' Halloween block on October 28 , 1995 , and the series itself premiered as a one-hour special as part of `` Dark Night 5 '' on October 24 , 1997 . While most episodes were finished on digibeta , the pilot was shot on film using traditional animation techniques but completed on video . The subsequent series was digitally inked , painted and composited . Some famous episodes of Freaky Stories tell the story of : a family goes to Mexico and brings home a pet thinking it is a chihuahua , but is really a sewer rat . a man with a telescope calls the police to look at something horrible he found through his telescope across the street . a pizza delivery man enters a house to eat pizza with a lady and finds out she is going to kill him . a teenage girl who is obsessed with horror films babysits three boys and is later visited by a lady who says she is the mother 's sister , but soon finds out from the mother that her sister was killed in an auto accident one year earlier . a boy from Mexico sees into the future , only to discover that the world is going to end in 2016 . The only person who can save the world is a man from South Africa who will die in 2015 . ( part of the pilot , titled `` Who will save Leron ? '' ) a woman buys a new mysterious diet pill in preparation for a beauty contest , on the condition that she must not drink water for the duration of the diet . The diet pill was actually filled with several tiny sponges , and when she breaks and drinks gallons of water , they cause her to bloat uncontrollably . a woman has a beehive hairdo for so long that she gets a headache ; they surgically cut open the beehive and she has tons of spiders living in her hair . ( part of the pilot , titled `` Spider in the Hairdo '' ) . a man goes on a camping trip has a bug crawl into his ear , which starts bothering him , so he goes to see a witch doctor who pulls it out of the other ear , but in the process announces that the bug was a female and it laid eggs in his brain . a group of people on an airplane get stuck when the cockpit somehow would n't open , leaving it up to a boy ( using his braces ) to save them . a phone keeps ringing at a home mysteriously , leaving a family puzzled , until they realize the line is broken and keeps phoning the house . a boy eats a bunch of peanuts , which were chocolate covered peanuts that an old woman previously sucked on . The Hook , done as a musical . a nosy hotel maid uses a mysterious spray to set her hair , only to find that she was using industrial shellac ; thus , her hair cracked and she became bald . a boy photographs a mysterious waiter at a downtown restaurant and finds out that the waiter really is a vampire because he does not appear in the photo . the greedy owner of an airline tries to save money by not emptying the waste tanks on his planes ; a plane flies over his house party and covers his party with waste . a young man at a supermarket is duped by an elderly woman into paying for her groceries . a young vacationing couple tries to take a photo with a kangaroo which they believe to be dead ; the kangaroo comes back to life and steals their camera . a mischievous boy makes faces while riding in a car ; a trick wind comes along and his face is stuck in that pose . a teenage boy finds that his girlfriend always sucks on a lock of her hair ; one day , she coughs up a hairball . a nerdy boy creates a concoction to help him grow facial hair ; he accidentally uses too much and becomes a werewolf . a young girl learns kung-fu so she can confront bullies at school ; after beating a girl up for supposedly stealing her lunch , she comes home to find that she left her lunch on the kitchen counter that morning . a farmer treats a heroic pig who saved the entire farm from a fire by giving him many luxuries ; however , the pig uses a wheelchair because the farmer could not resist cutting its legs off to eat . two cheating college students ask to make up an exam on the excuse of a flat tire ; after being confined to different rooms , the majority of their exam asks them to identify which tire was flat . an elderly millionaire spends all his money commissioning research for a potion that will make him live forever ; he gets the potion , but it does n't stop him from aging and eventually his bones collapse . a rejected football player spreads bird seed on the football field every day for a summer ; at the first game of the new school year , the stadium is bombarded with pigeons . a boy who sneaks into the female dorms in college must hide under the bed when girls enter ; he mistakenly drinks a glass containing a girl 's contact lenses . a prisoner collects utensils to dig himself out of his cell ; he emerges into the courtroom where his trial is being held . a woman enters a funeral home to use the washroom and signs the guestbook ; she later finds that the deceased , a very rich connoisseur , has left a fortune of money and valuable art to the only person who signed his guestbook . a deceased man 's business partner visits the deceased man 's grave every year , dressed as his widowed lover , leaving a rose on his gravestone to churn up business for his local shop . a girl left home alone hears noises in the night but does n't go downstairs to investigate because she feels her dog lick her feet under the bed ; when she wakes up in the morning , the intruder has left a note saying `` humans can lick too '' . a creepy unpopular girl invites a few girls from school to her party ; they think the creepy girl is knocking ominously at the door as a prank , but they later find out that the creepy girl could not have been the one knocking outside . a nerdy girl brings snacks for a boy in the school cafeteria every day for a week ; on the last day , she reveals that she made the snack using a contraption she built to make food out of dead cockroaches . a boy falls asleep watching horror movies ; he dreams that he is attacked by mummies wielding toilet paper outside his house ; he wakes up but finds his house covered with toilet paper . man picks up a hitchhiking girl on the road ; she disappears during the drive but leaves her jacket . The man goes to her house to return the jacket , but is greeted by a woman saying the girl died several years ago , wearing that same jacket . identical twins get engaged to the same girl by pretending to be one person ; on the wedding day , both twins forget to show up by accident , so a long lost identical triplet marries the girl a woman tricks her boyfriend into thinking he has won the lottery ; he reveals several incriminating secrets and walks out on her , only to find out that the lottery drawing was yesterday 's . a man stores his fancy futuristic car under high-tech security ; only day , he finds that the car has been turned around 180 degrees in the garage , and the thieves have left a note saying `` if we want it , we 'll take it '' . a family 's car is stolen , but returned later with a note explaining that someone needed the car for an emergency and has left opera tickets for the family as a thanks . The family goes to the opera that night and comes home to find their house completely looted . a man and his friend stumble upon a landed UFO , go inside to find an alien party with severed heads on the walls . a woman comes home to find her dog choking on a finger that turns out to be the finger of a burglar , her lover , hiding in the closet . a man who steals car from parking garage finds top-secret fuel injection device in the trunk , travels across the country to deliver the device to a gas company for a large sum of money but is thwarted by the man who was originally hired to transport the device . a real estate agent stays in an old house for a night to prove it is not haunted ; during the night , creepy disturbances happen like the necks of people in the paintings bleed , but it turns out to be the homeowners ' son playing tricks because he does n't want to move . an escaped convict hides in a wax museum by posing as a wax figure , but he is discovered when the guard notices the figure has the convict 's trademark six fingers on one hand . a young boy flushes his pet baby alligator down the toilet because his parents wo n't let him keep it ; when he grows up and is working in the sewers , he sees the now-adult alligator . a vacationing man in an RV is abandoned at a gas station when the RV drives away on cruise control . a little leaguer finds out that he 's a robot and that he 's about to be replaced by a newer model . a sitter is repeatedly phoned by a stranger to `` check on the children '' and the phone operator is asked to trace the next call , the sitter is then informed that the caller is in the house ( an adaptation of The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs story ) . The sitter evacuates the house with the two boys and disappears with them into a downtown city . a sheriff chasing bank robbers pushes their car off rail tracks but gets his car stuck and gets hit by a train . When his grandson and his friends get in the same situation , they narrowly escape getting hit , and find a sheriff 's badge on the ground and hand prints on the truck 's bumper . a businessman , tired from a long drive , pulls into a motel to rest . He sleeps on a bed with an automatic massage setting , calling it the best sleep he 's ever had . He attempts to find out what the mechanism is from the hotel manager , who refuses to divulge the secret of the bed . The businessman sees a small hole in the mattress and hopes to get a peek at the bed 's mechanism ; he 's horrified to discover the mattress is filled with thousands of bugs . an English professor pairs two of his students together for an assignment in order to get them together . He instructs them to write a story , with each partner taking a certain amount of time to write their part . The Original Spanish Kitchen urban legend , as a musical , like the Hookman episode . while preparing for a blind date , a girl consumes a bowl of leftover chilli and begins to feel queasy afterwards . As soon as she enters her date 's car , she opens a window and passes gas , unaware that there were passengers in the back seat . a nervous boy meets a girl who helps him gain more confidence with talking to other girls ; he later tries to thank her , only to discover that she had died twenty years ago , but still returns on the anniversary of her death to help one person in need . a nerdy boy is set up on a date by two bullies , one of whom related to an unattractive girl ; the couple later fall in love once they see each other 's faces . a prison inmate starves himself to protest against the food served at the prison . After escaping during a lightning storm , the inmate makes his way towards a bio-tech building and accidentally consumes all of the refrigerator 's contents . a woman and her party guests believe they have been poisoned when they learn that the fish they ate was bitten by the woman 's cat , who later died ; she later learns that her elderly neighbor had run her cat over with her car . a man tries to convince his daughter to eat his favorite brand of hog dog wieners by taking her to a themed amusement park , where they learn that the company had been making the wieners out of garbage . a woman 's life changes when she adopts an abandoned kitten she finds on the street ; but when the kitten gets stuck in a tree , it is accidentally catapulted to another woman 's lawn , who also decides to take it in . a carpenter hired by an elderly woman accidentally traps her pet bird beneath the newly carpeted floor , and had also pounded the bird flat , mistaking it for an air pocket . while babysitting for a family , a girl is horrified when she sees the family 's dog chewing on the body of their rabbit ; after grooming it , she places it back in its cage , only to learn that the rabbit had actually died one week before and had been buried in the backyard . a futuristic family leaves their dog in the hands of the kitchen staff at an alien restaurant ; when the son finds a collar in his soup , the family believes they had consumed their dog , unaware that their pet was still alive in the kitchen . a journalist sneaks into a room on Area 51 and begins to take various pictures , believing he had found a hidden UFO ; after the photos were revealed to be duds , he loses his job and later finds the real UFO and alien at a local museum . two rivals attempt to out-dress each other when a fashion TV program arrives at their school ; when both girls are seen in the same outfit , they each tug a loose thread on each other 's dresses , causing their dresses to unravel right in front of their peers . a man obsesses over a building 's missing thirteenth floor when he realizes that the building actually has one that the elevator skips over ; he discovers that it is actually a trap for obsessive people like him . a man who regularly steals gasoline from car fuel tanks by siphoning them with a hose , sucking on the hose to start the fuel moving , runs out of gasoline and must siphon fuel from an RV , accidentally swallowing the contents of the tank ; after actually asking the RV 's owner for help , he is allowed to siphon some fuel but is told that what he thought was the fuel tank was actually the septic tank . a man in a futuristic sci-fi setting is drugged and wakes up to discover that his head has been hooked up to a life support system and his entire body below the neck has been stolen ( a variation on rumors surrounding stolen organs such as kidneys ) .",
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"text": "Darkstar: The Interactive Movie Darkstar : The Interactive Movie is an interactive movie video game written , produced , edited , animated , and directed by J. Allen Williams , owner of the American animation studio Parallax Studio . It starred the actor Clive Robertson and the original cast of the comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( Trace Beaulieu , Frank Conniff , Joel Hodgson , Mary Jo Pehl , and J. Elvis Weinstein ) . The game also featured animations by the comic book artist Richard Corben and was the final work of actor Peter Graves , who narrated the game . Darkstar was released online on November 5 , 2010 through the company website and as a downloadable through Strategy First . It was re-released in stores December 9 , 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland through Lace Mamba Global .",
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"text": "Suzanne Savoy Suzanne Savoy is an American actress and voice actress . Best known for playing Victoria Robertson in Steven Soderbergh 's Cinemax series The Knick and DNC Chairwoman Patricia Whittaker in House of Cards with Kevin Spacey . She appears in and does voice-overs for many commercials , and has roles ranging from minor to starring in both film , and television .",
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"text": "Robotech (novels) In 1987 , the Robotech animated series was adapted into novel form by authors James Luceno and Brian Daley and published by Del Rey Books . Having previously collaborated on the animated series Galaxy Rangers , the pair 's Robotech novels were released under the unified pseudonym of `` Jack McKinney '' . Using fictitious epigraphs in the style of Dune , McKinney 's novels escaped the limitations inherent in the dubbed cartoon and fleshed out its chronology in greater detail ; most significantly , by adapting the storyline of the aborted sequel project , `` The Sentinels '' . The entire series lasted for twenty-one books , the first fifteen of which were later collected into five three-book omnibus compilations in the early 1990s . The original twelve novels were written to a tight twelve-month deadline , so that the books could be released one per month . Under this deadline , Daley and Luceno divided the Robotech timeline into twelve segments and worked on different segments simultaneously ( i.e. Daley wrote Book 1 while Luceno wrote Book 2 ) , then traded completed manuscripts for revision and style adjustments . As part of the research project , they watched the TV series many times , and consulted heavily with Carl Macek . The first two omnibus collections , comprising the entirety of the `` Macross Saga '' , were reissued in 2003 to tie in with the release of the Robotech : Battlecry video game . Then , in 2007 , the next two omnibus collections , covering the remainder of the television series , were re-released as tie-ins to the animated movie , Robotech : The Shadow Chronicles . However , a revision of the Robotech timeline made by Harmony Gold alongside the release of the movie caused some continuity clashes with the McKinney novels , which were relegated to a `` secondary '' position in Robotech canon . To work around this , the Southern Cross and Invid Invasion collections contain new appendices written by Robotech fan Jonathan L. Switzer correcting any newborn mistakes .",
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"text": "Robert Smigel Robert Smigel ( born February 7 , 1960 ) is an American actor , humorist , comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live `` TV Funhouse '' cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph , the Insult Comic Dog . He also co-wrote both Hotel Transylvania films and You Do n't Mess with the Zohan , all starring Adam Sandler .",
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"text": "Alex Doduk Alex Doduk ( born as Alexander Doduk ) is an American voice actor who is well known for his roles in the films : Barbie in the Nutcracker ( 2001 ) , Scary Godmother ( 2003 ) , The incredible Elephant ( 1998 ) and in the Animated series Brain Powered . He was the first voice of Lan Hikari for 14 episodes ( 1-5 , 9-17 ) on the English version of Megaman NT Warrior before Brad Swaile became the voice for Lan . Doduk has voiced in other English dubs of anime , such as InuYasha and the Ocean dub of Escaflowne . He was also José on Cybersix . He provided the voice of Vega Obscura in the English version of Zoids : New Century Zero . In 2000 , Doduk voiced Jake Spankenheimer in Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer .",
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"text": "Rodger Parsons Rodger Parsons is an American voice actor , who has appeared in various films and is known in New York voice over circles as a versatile vocal character performer . He continues to enjoy a successful career as a writer ( both rewrite and polish as well as original scripts ) and voice person and has narrated many documentaries , does extensive corporate work and has many radio and TV commercials to his credit . He teaches voice-over technique and has a home studio that allows him to send his work anywhere in the world . `` Putting truth and character in voice makes the difference between just talking and creating vocal roles that seize attention and fascinate the listener . '' ( From the Introduction to Rodger Parsons ' Voice Over course )",
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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": "Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture Ziggy Stardust : The Motion Picture is a live album by David Bowie , corresponding to the film of the same name . The music was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on , although the album was not issued by RCA Records until 1983 . Prior to that it had existed in bootleg form , notably His Masters Voice -- Bowie and the Spiders From Mars ' Last Stand . The album documents the final show which Bowie performed in his Ziggy Stardust persona . Just before the final track , he announces , `` Of all the shows on this tour , this particular show will remain with us the longest , because not only is it the last show of the tour , but it 's the last show that we 'll ever do . Thank you . '' Many in the audience believed that Bowie himself was retiring .",
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"text": "Joshua Gomez Joshua Eli Gomez ( born November 20 , 1975 ) is an American actor best known for his role as Morgan Grimes on Chuck . He is the younger brother of actor Rick Gomez . Gomez appeared in a recurring role in the CBS series Without a Trace as computer tech James Mackeroy . He appeared in a series of IBM commercials , a series of Wendy 's commercials ( Ranch Tooth ) , and a commercial for Garmin . He also made a cameo on Freddy 's Nightmares . He played Sammy Stinger in Bring It On Again , 2004 . As a voice actor , Gomez played Baralai in the video game Final Fantasy X-2 , opposite his brother Rick 's character , Gippal , and as Parker in Turok . He also had a small part at the beginning of BioShock as Johnny . In September 2007 , he began starring in the NBC series Chuck as the title character 's friend , Morgan Grimes . Gomez is friends with Chuck co-star , Zachary Levi , in real life . Joshua was nominated for Outstanding Male Performance in the Comedy Television Series at the 2008 ALMA Awards .",
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"text": "Screen Novelties Screen Novelties is a collective of film directors , specializing in stop motion animation . It was formed in 2003 by Mark Caballero , Seamus Walsh , and Chris Finnegan . Their work fuses classic cartoon sensibilities with mixed-media elements such as puppetry and miniature model photography . They were among the first stop motion artists to adopt an entirely digital capture system and workflow , beginning in 1999 with the pilot films that would eventually become Robot Chicken . Screen Novelties was integral in the launch of both Robot Chicken and Moral Orel for Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim programming block . Notable past work includes : Creating a stop motion animation version of the Flintstones for a dream sequence in The Flintstones : On the Rocks . Working with Ray Harryhausen , helping him complete his film The Tortoise & the Hare . Contributing whimsical puppet and special effects sequences for Cartoon Network shows Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack . Performing the restoration of the original Rudolph & Santa Puppets from the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Their offbeat short films enjoy a small cult following , especially `` Mysterious Mose '' which was made in their garage in 1997-98 , using a hand-wound bolex camera and an old 78rpm record as the soundtrack . The film mixes rod puppetry , stop motion animation , and silhouette animation .",
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"text": "This Is the End This Is the End is a 2013 American disaster comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and stars Rogen , James Franco , Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel , Danny McBride , Craig Robinson , Michael Cera and Emma Watson . The story features real life actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global biblical apocalypse . The film premiered at the Fox Village Theater on June 3 , 2013 and was released in the United States on June 14 , 2013 by Columbia Pictures , before being re-released on September 6 , 2013 . The film grossed $ 126 million on a $ 32 million budget . The film makes references to the past movies of the cast , including Spider-Man , Million Dollar Baby , Forrest Gump , Superbad , Pineapple Express , Moneyball , Your Highness , The Green Hornet , 127 Hours and the Harry Potter film series .",
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"text": "Sunburn (film) Sunburn is a 1979 British-American comedy film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by James Booth , John Daly and Stephen Oliver . It is based on the novel The Bind by Stanley Ellin . The film stars Farrah Fawcett , Charles Grodin , Art Carney , Joan Collins , William Daniels and John Hillerman . The film was released on August 10 , 1979 , by Paramount Pictures .",
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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": "Sunstruck Sunstruck is a 1972 British-Australian comedy film directed by James Gilbert and starring Harry Secombe , Maggie Fitzgibbon and John Meillon .",
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"text": "Sunchaser Sunchaser ( titled on-screen as The Sunchaser ) is a 1996 film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Woody Harrelson , Jon Seda and Anne Bancroft . It was director Cimino 's last feature-length film .",
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"text": "Hill & Wang Hill & Wang is an American book publishing company focused on American history , world history , and politics . It is a division of Farrar , Straus and Giroux . Hill & Wang was founded as an independent publishing house in 1956 by Arthur Wang ( 1917/18 -- 2005 ) and Lawrence Hill , who were both working at A. A. Wyn . They bought backlist books from Wyn and started Dramabooks , publishing plays in trade paperback , then a new format . The series included Jean Cocteau , Arthur L. Kopit and Lanford Wilson . In 1959 , Arthur Wang acquired Elie Wiesel 's Holocaust memoir , Night , which had been turned down by several English-language publishers , publishing it in 1960 . They continued to build the Hill & Wang list to include such authors as Roland Barthes , Langston Hughes , and American historians Stanley Kutler and William Cronon . In 1971 , the two sold Hill & Wang to Farrar , Straus and Giroux , and the imprint continues to be recognized for its high quality nonfiction . More recently , it has published authors such as Cass Sunstein , Philip Gura , John Allen Paulos , Melvyn Leffler , Thomas Bender , William Poundstone , Woody Holton , and Eric Rauchway . The imprint also launched a graphic line , `` Novel Graphics , '' when it published a graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón . It has since published several graphic biographies and works of graphic journalism , and a graphic adaptation of the United States Constitution .",
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"text": "Run for the Sun Run for the Sun is a 1956 Technicolor thriller adventure film released by United Artists , the third film to officially be based on Richard Connell 's classic suspense story , `` The Most Dangerous Game '' , after both RKO 's The Most Dangerous Game ( 1932 ) , and their remake , A Game of Death ( 1945 ) . This version stars Richard Widmark , Trevor Howard , and Jane Greer , and was directed by Ray Boulting from a script written by Boulting and Dudley Nichols . Connell was credited for his short story . Howard is the wealthy reclusive man who enjoys hunting down human beings like wild game . In this adaptation , the expatriate Russian general is transformed into a British traitor hiding in the Mexican jungle with a fellow Nazi war criminal played by Peter van Eyck . Their prey are Widmark , portraying a Hemingway-like but reclusive novelist , and Greer , playing a journalist for a periodical resembling Life Magazine who has tracked down the novelist 's whereabouts .",
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"text": "Dorjee Sun Dorjee Sun ( born 1977 ) is a social entrepreneur and LGBT rights activist based in Singapore . His work for Carbon Conservation was the subject of the international feature documentary The Burning Season in 2008 . He currently serves as Director of Who Gives , Carbon Agro , and Carbon Conservation . Sun was born to a Chinese father and a Tibetan mother from Darjeeling in Sydney , Australia . He grew up in northern Sydney and attended North Sydney Boys High School . He graduated from a combined Bachelor of Commerce , Bachelor of Law , and Dip . Asian Studies ( Mandarin ) in 2001 from the University of New South Wales . During his studies he spent two years on scholarship in Beijing , China , studying Chinese language and law at Peking University . Sun is the founder of a recruitment software company , as well as an award-winning education company that has mentored more than 25,000 students in Sydney and Melbourne . With an interest in marketing and social media software , Sun started VirtualVillager.com , a software company that builds virtual villages for businesses and governments . He has served as a University of Melbourne Asialink Asia Australia Leader , Youth Chair of the Ethnic Communities Council at both national and state levels , University Law Society President , and as a member of the Education Technology Advisory Board . The Burning Season looks at the problems of deforestation in Indonesia , issues and challenges from the farmer 's perspective , the plight of the orangutans , and Sun on his quest to find a business solution . It follows him as he tries to convince potential investors from eBay , Starbucks , and Merrill Lynch to invest in a carbon trading solution that will help avoid deforestation in Indonesia while at the same time provide a living for locals . In 2009 , the African Rainforest Conservancy named a newly discovered species of blue spotted chameleon from the rainforests of Tanzania after Sun . The species was named Kinyongia dorjeesuni . This species , however , is not recognized by taxonomic authorities and critics consider the species a nomen nudum , as it fails to conform by Article 13 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature , which requires a formal species description stating those characteristics that are purported to differentiate the taxon . Time Magazine recognised Sun as one of the Heroes of the Environment ( 2009 ) for his work as a carbon-trade broker . In addition , Sun won Environmental Finance 's `` Carbon Finance Deal of the Year '' award in 2008 , and in April 2009 he was honored by the African Rainforest Conservancy for his work . In May of the same year , Sun was named as one of ten young leaders who have demonstrated the ability to come up with fresh ideas , directions , and solutions in the Weekend Australian Magazine 's Next 100 .",
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"text": "John Kruth John Kruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist best known for his highly energetic `` Banshee Mandolin '' style of playing . He is also proficient on guitar , banjo , harmonica and various flutes . Kruth is co-founder and the main songwriter of New York-based world music ensemble TriBeCaStan , and also a music journalist and author . Kruth 's first biography , Bright Moments -- The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk was first published in the U.S. and England in 2000 by Welcome Rain Books . Bright Moments was translated into Japanese and published by Kawade Shobo in 2005 . His most recent biography is Rhapsody In Black - The Life and Music of Roy Orbison from Hal Leonard Books , NYC . He is also the author of To Live 's To Fly - the Ballad of Townes Van Zandt , was published by Da Capo Books in March 2007 , winner of 2008 Deems Taylor ASCAP Award for Best Musical Biography . John has nine solo albums to his credit . His latest CD , Splitsville , was released in the fall of 2008 by Smiling Fez Records . In November 1997 Kruth performed at Carnegie Hall as a soloist for composer John Corigliano on the Moroccan folk oboe called the ghaita , commonly played by the Master Musicians of Jajouka . He has also performed with playwright Sam Shepard , poet Allen Ginsberg , Patti Smith , performance artist Laurie Anderson , producer Hal Willner , folksinger John Prine , as well as Violent Femmes , the Meat Puppets , King Missile , Peter Stampfel , Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , James Belushi , Steve Buscemi , Eric von Schmidt , Stan Ridgeway , Bob Neuwirth , Die Kreuzen , Cyberchump and members of Camper Van Beethoven . In 2006 , John traveled to India where he studied mandolin and performed with Carnatic mandolin virtuoso U. Rajesh . Kruth is currently a Professor of Music at the College of Mount St. Vincent . In the past , his writing has appeared in the New York Times , Rolling Stone , The Progressive , Frets , and Signal to Noise . He is currently a regular contributor to Rave ( India ) , Sing Out ! , Wax Poetics and Fretboard Journal . He spent much of his early career in Milwaukee , but now lives in New York City .",
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"text": "John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp ( born October 7 , 1951 ) , also known as John Cougar Mellencamp , is an American musician , singer-songwriter , painter , and actor . He is known for his catchy , populist brand of heartland rock , which emphasizes traditional instrumentation . Mellencamp rose to superstardom in the 1980s while `` honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that , starting in 1982 , yielded a string of Top 10 singles , '' including `` Hurts So Good , '' `` Jack & Diane , '' `` Crumblin ' Down , '' `` Pink Houses , '' `` Lonely Ol' Night , '' `` Small Town , '' `` R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. , '' `` Paper in Fire , '' and `` Cherry Bomb . '' He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States . In addition , he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , with seven , and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards , winning one . Mellencamp released his latest album , Sad Clowns & Hillbillies , on April 28 , 2017 , to widespread critical acclaim . Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid , an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign , Illinois , to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land . Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 32 years , and as of 2017 the organization has raised over $ 50 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture . Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10 , 2008 . His biggest musical influences are Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie , James Brown , Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones . Said longtime Rolling Stone contributor Anthony DeCurtis : `` Mellencamp has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical regard and an enormous audience . His songs document the joys and struggles of ordinary people seeking to make their way , and he has consistently brought the fresh air of common experience to the typically glamour-addled world of popular music . '' The late Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Timothy White said in 2001 : Johnny Cash called Mellencamp `` one of the 10 best songwriters '' in music .",
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"text": "Summer Love (1958 film) Summer Love is a 1958 comedy film directed by Charles F. Haas , written by William Raynor , starring John Saxon , Jill St. John , Judi Meredith and Molly Bee . It is rated 6.4 / 10 on the IMDb . It is a sequel to the 1956 film Rock , Pretty Baby .",
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"text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .",
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"text": "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": "Hill and Barlow Hill & Barlow was a law firm in Boston , Massachusetts that was dissolved in 2002 . Founded in 1895 , the firm had been one of the city 's oldest and most elite firms , and was also the 12th largest in Boston at the time of its dissolution , employing 145 lawyers . The firm was founded by Arthur Hill , known for defending the anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti . Hill & Barlow was dissolved when approximately one third of the firm , mostly the real estate group , left , eventually joining Piper Rudnick ( now DLA Piper ) in 2003 . ( A group representing authors and movie producers were the first to leave for Fish & Richardson . ) Remaining attorneys reported feeling `` blindsided '' by the unexpected upheaval , but those departing felt that the planned restructuring was coming too late . Notable former employees include : Robert Mueller , director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ; Michael S. Greco , President of the American Bar Association , the Massachusetts Bar Association , the New England Bar Association , and the New England Bar Foundation ; former Massachusetts governors Endicott Peabody , Michael Dukakis and William Weld ; Deval Patrick , the first African American Governor of Massachusetts and former U.S. assistant attorney general for Civil Rights under Bill Clinton ; former Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios ; Joseph D. Steinfield , Prince Lobel Tye LLP Gael , Mahony , Holland & Knight Federal Judge Reginald C. Lindsay , U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ( 1993 ) ; Jane Schacter , currently a professor at Stanford Law School and former assistant attorney general , Massachusetts ; Paul R. McDaniel , professor of law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law ; James R. Repetti , professor of law at Boston College Law School ; John A. E. Pottow , professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School . Michael Weisman , adjunct professor of law at Yale Law School and attorney for Marie Evans in Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco which resulted in an $ 152 million jury verdict . Robert Bone , professor of law at The University of Texas School of Law . David A. Hoffman , Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and founder of Boston Law Collaborative , LLC John C. P. Goldberg , professor of law at Harvard Law School Huyen Pham , professor of law at Texas A&M Law School Thomas Main , professor of law at UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law",
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"text": "Burning Man (film) Burning Man is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky .",
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"text": "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film) The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a 1962 film based on the short story of the same name . The screenplay , like the story , was written by Alan Sillitoe . The film was directed by Tony Richardson , one of the new young directors emerging from documentary films , a series of 1950s filmmakers known as the Free Cinema movement . It tells the story of a rebellious youth ( played by Tom Courtenay ) , sentenced to a borstal ( ` Approved School ' ) for burgling a bakery , who gains privileges in the institution through his prowess as a long-distance runner . During his solitary runs reveries of important events before his incarceration lead him to re-evaluate his status as the Governor 's ( played by Michael Redgrave ) prize athlete , eventually prizing a rebellious act of personal autonomy notwithstanding an immediate loss in privileges . The film poster 's byline is `` you can play by the rules ... or you can play it by ear - WHAT COUNTS is you play it right by YOU ... '' . . The notion is echoed by other contemporary films such as a rapid series of three contemporary Lone Ranger films . Depicting a bleak , elitist Britain in the late 1950s to early 1960s for the working to middle class , the writer was one of the angry young men producing media vaunting or depicting the plight of rebellious youths . The film has characters entrenched in their social context . Class consciousness abounds throughout : the `` them '' and `` us '' notions which Richardson stresses reflect the very basis of British society at the time , so that Redgrave 's `` proper gentleman '' of a Governor is in contrast to many of the young working class inmates . Much of the screenplay takes place in and around Ruxley Towers , Claygate , Surrey -- a Victorian mock castle built by Lord Foley ( ` Ruxton Towers ' ) . The building had been used as a NAAFI base in the war , giving it a military atmosphere . The original trumpet theme to the film was performed by Fred Muscroft ( the Scots Guards Principal Cornet at the time ) . The film 's words were heavily sampled in the 1980s Chumbawamba track `` Alright Now '' and text monologues from the book upon which the film is based was printed on the record/cassette covers of their single `` Just Look at Me Now '' .",
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"text": "Heartburn (novel) Heartburn is an autobiographical novel based on Nora Ephron 's life story about her marriage to and divorce from Carl Bernstein , her second husband . Originally published in 1983 , the novel largely focuses on his affair with Margaret Jay , the daughter of former British Prime Minister James Callaghan . Ephron also wrote the screenplay for the film based on the novel starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson . The novel is a vivid depiction of the breakdown of a marriage . Its strong autobiographical content provides insight into one of the `` power couples '' of the late 1970s . It is Nora Ephron 's first published novel but in it she mentions subjects that she would go on to feature in future work such as When Harry Met Sally and Julie & Julia . The narrator of the novel is Rachel Samstat , a food writer who is married to Mark Feldman , a political journalist . Rachel is a Jewish New Yorker who has moved to Washington , D.C. , to support her husband 's career . They have one son and Rachel is pregnant with their second child as the book begins . The book wittily describes the life of an upper middle class intellectual couple replete with neuroses -- Rachel is in group therapy , Mark agonizes over the mystifying disappearance of his socks . Threaded through the whole are recipes and anecdotes which drive the story along and humanize Samstat . In a New Yorker piece on novels that include recipes , Adam Gopnik writes , `` in Heartburn , the recipes serve both as a joke about what a food writer writing a novel would write and as a joke on novel-writing itself by someone who anticipates that she will not be treated as a ` real ' novelist . '' Rachel 's self-esteem takes a huge battering as Mark has an affair with Thelma Rice ( Margaret Jay ) and she takes her revenge by telling the Washington grapevine that Thelma has a venereal disease . The diamond engagement ring that is stolen from Rachel when she is at group therapy is pivotal to the plot . Remarkably she gets it back when the police catch the robber . The stone is loose in its setting and she takes it back to the `` family '' jeweler to get it fixed . Here she discovers that while she had been in the hospital giving birth , Mark had bought an expensive necklace for his lover Thelma . She sells the ring and the money enables her to go back to New York and start afresh .",
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"text": "John Justin John Justin ( 24 November 1917 -- 29 November 2002 ) was a British stage and film actor . John Justinian de Ledesma was born in London , England , the son of a well-off Argentine rancher . Though he grew up on his father 's ranch , he was educated at Bryanston School in Bryanston , Dorset . He developed an interest in flying and became a qualified pilot at the age of 12 , though he was not allowed to fly solo at the time because of his age . He became interested in acting at a young age . By the age of 16 , he had joined the Plymouth Repertory . In 1937 , he briefly trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , but did not like it and soon joined the repertory company of John Gielgud . In 1938 , he auditioned for and won the role for which he is perhaps best remembered , Ahmad in the 1940 version of The Thief of Bagdad , opposite Sabu . The Second World War broke out during the film 's production . After completing the picture , Justin joined the Royal Air Force , serving as a test pilot and flying instructor . He also worked on two films , The Gentle Sex ( 1943 ) with Leslie Howard , and Journey Together ( 1944 ) , an RAF feature film with a cast led by Richard Attenborough , Jack Watling and David Tomlinson ; with a special appearance by the American film star , Edward G. Robinson . Legendary silent film star Bessie Love also appeared in the cast . With the war 's end , Justin returned to acting . He made more films , such as David Lean 's The Sound Barrier ( 1952 ) , Island in the Sun ( 1957 ) and Lisztomania ( 1975 ) , but his strong preference was for the stage . He became a member of the Old Vic company in 1959 . He made his Broadway debut in 1960 in the play Little Moon of Alban . In 1979 , he played the ghoulish lover in the BBC 's dramatisation of Le Fanu 's Strange Incident in the Life of Schalcken the Painter , one of its Christmas ghost stories . In 1968 , he played Thorin Oakenshield in the BBC Radio adaptation of The Hobbit . Justin was married three times , first to dancer and choreographer Pola Nirenska . His second marriage , to actress Barbara Murray , lasted from 1952 to 1964 ; they had three daughters . From 1970 to his death in 2002 , he was married to Alison McMurdo .",
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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": "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": "Clayton Hill Clayton Hill ( May 7 , 1931 -- July 26 , 2009 ) was an American actor who appeared in many films , but was best known for his role as the `` sweater zombie '' in the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead by director George A. Romero . He was an assistant director on Romero 's 1981 Knightriders and had casting responsibilities for several films . Shortly before his death he played a major role as `` Father Clayton '' in wrestling star Kurt Angle 's film End Game , and was to play a lead with Angle in the 2010 film River of Darkness .",
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"text": "Bobby Joe Hill Tyrone Bobby Joe Hill ( June 12 , 1943 -- December 8 , 2002 ) was an American basketball player and was the leading scorer of the 1965 -- 66 Texas Western College ( now the University of Texas at El Paso ) team , helping the Miners win the 1966 NCAA basketball championship . The victory is considered one of the most important wins in sports history -- Texas Western started an all-black starting lineup , against the all-white University of Kentucky . Bobby Joe Hill was the 5 '10 point guard from Highland Park , Michigan on the Texas Western college basketball team that won the national title in 1966 . Texas Western 's win over the top-ranked Kentucky team , nicknamed `` Rupp 's Runts , '' in the title game in College Park , Maryland , is considered one of the most historic games in the annals of college basketball . The school 's all-black starting five defeated a white Kentucky team , 72 -- 65 . Bobby Joe Hill was one of the most prominent players on the court . In the first half , he stole the ball from both Louie Dampier and Tommy Kron twice within the span of a minute and converted both steals into easy layups . He led all scorers with twenty points , and his plays were complemented by talented teammates Harry Flournoy , Nevil Shed , David Lattin , and Willie Worsley . Don Haskins coached Texas Western , and Adolph Rupp directed Kentucky . The Miners ' victory over the Kentucky Wildcats was a landmark event in the history of civil right and sports desegregation , comparable to Jackie Robinson 's baseball tenure with the Brooklyn Dodgers , decisively proving that color of skin has no bearing on talent and ability . Of note is that Don Haskins and the entire Texas Western squad rose above racial threats , insults , vandalism , and violence throughout the 1965 -- 1966 season to their against-all-odds triumph . Bobby Joe Hill stayed in El Paso after his Texas Western career , married his college sweetheart , and retired as an executive with El Paso Natural Gas . He died in 2002 of a heart attack at age 59 , the first player from the starting lineup to die . Bobby Joe Hill is interred at Restlawn Memorial Park in El Paso , Texas . The story of Bobby Joe Hill and the 1966 Texas Western national championship has been immortalized in the film Glory Road , which was released in the U.S. in January , 2006 , forty years after the `` fabulous five '' forever altered the landscape of college basketball . Derek Luke was cast to play Bobby Joe in the movie .",
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"text": "Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character is a founding member of the Justice League , demigoddess , warrior princess , and Ambassador-at-Large of the Amazonian people . In her homeland , she is Princess Diana of Themyscira , and outside of her homeland , she is known by her civilian identity Diana Prince . Wonder Woman was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston , and artist Harry G. Peter . Marston and his wife Elizabeth 's cohabitant , Olive Byrne , is credited as being his inspiration for the character 's appearance . Marston drew a great deal of inspiration from early feminists , and especially from birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger . The character first appeared in All Star Comics # 8 in October 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics # 1 , January 1942 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986 . Wonder Woman 's origin story relates that she was sculpted from clay by her mother Queen Hippolyta and given life by Aphrodite , along with superhuman powers as gifts by the Greek Gods . However , in recent years artists updated her profile : she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus , and jointly raised by her mother Hippolyta and her aunts Antiope and Menalippe ; artists George Perez gave her a muscular look and emphasized her Amazonian heritage ; artist Jim Lee redesigned Diana 's costume to include pants ; she inherits Ares 's divine abilities , becoming the personified `` God of War '' ; and writer Greg Rucka clarified her sexual orientation as bisexual , giving her a backstory that includes positive relationships with women . Her Amazonian training helped to develop a wide range of extraordinary skills in strategy , hunting , and combat . She possesses an arsenal of advanced technology , including the Lasso of Truth , a pair of indestructible bracelets , a tiara which serves as a projectile , and , in older stories , a range of devices based on Amazon technology . Wonder Woman was created during World War II ; the character was initially depicted fighting Axis military forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains , although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters , deities , and monsters from Greek mythology . Many stories depicted Wonder Woman rescuing herself from bondage , which defeated the `` damsels in distress '' trope that was common in comics during the 1940s . In the decades since her debut , Wonder Woman has gained a formidable cast of enemies bent on eliminating the Amazon , including classic villains such as Ares , Cheetah , Doctor Poison , Circe , Doctor Psycho , and Giganta , along with more recent adversaries such as Veronica Cale . Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring the superhero teams Justice Society ( from 1941 ) and Justice League ( from 1960 ) . Notable depictions of the character in other media include Gloria Steinem placing the character on the cover of Ms. magazine in 1971 ; the 1975 -- 1979 Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter ; as well as animated series such as the Super Friends and Justice League . Since Carter 's television series , studios struggled to introduce a new live-action Wonder Woman to audiences , although the character continued to feature in a variety of toys and merchandise , as well as animated adaptations of DC properties , including a direct-to-DVD animated feature . Attempts to return Wonder Woman to television have included a television pilot for NBC in 2011 , closely followed by another stalled production for The CW . Gal Gadot portrays Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe , starting with the 2016 film Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , marking the character 's feature film debut after over 70 years of history . Gadot will also star in the character 's first solo live-action film Wonder Woman , set to be released on June 2 , 2017 . On October 21 , 2016 , the United Nations sparked controversy by naming Wonder Woman a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in a ceremony attended by Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Cristina Gallach and by actors Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot . Critics regard the character as not being a worthy role model for women , deeming the scantily clad `` large breasted , white woman of impossible proportions '' as being overtly sexualized and not culturally sensitive . Two months later she was dropped from her role as a UN Ambassador following a petition .",
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"text": "Titans of Myth (comics) The Titans of Myth are mythological deities who appear in the Teen Titans and Wonder Woman comic book series by DC Comics .",
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"text": "Wonder Woman: Amazonia Wonder Woman : Amazonia is a comic book one-shot , written by William Messner-Loebs , illustrated by Phil Winslade , and published by DC Comics under its Elseworlds imprint . As with all Elseworlds it tells a non-canon story of a DC hero , this time Wonder Woman , outside regular continuity . The story is set between 1888 and 1928 in an alternate history with steampunk overtones , previously considered `` Earth-34 '' in the post-Infinite Crisis DC multiverse , now considered `` Earth-19 '' in the The New 52 ( post - `` Flashpoint '' ) universe .",
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"text": "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Wonder Women ! The Untold Story of American Superheroines is a 2012 documentary film exploring the concept of heroic women from the birth of the superhero in the 1940s to the TV and big screen action blockbusters of today .",
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"text": "Maya (comics) Maya is a fictional Indian comic book superheroine in the DC Universe . She first appeared in Justice League Europe # 47 ( 1993 ) , and was created by Gerard Jones and Ron Randall .",
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"text": "Gladiatrix (comics) Gladiatrix ( Robin Braxton ) is a fictional heroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .",
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"text": "Emerald Empress The Emerald Empress is a fictional character in DC Comics . A supervillain that is an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes and a member of the Fatal Five , she was created by Jim Shooter and Curt Swan , and first appeared in Adventure Comics # 352 ( January 1967 ) . The character was ranked 38th in Comics Buyer 's Guide 's `` 100 Sexiest Women in Comics '' list .",
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"text": "Miraclewoman Miraclewoman is a fictional superheroine appearing in the Eclipse Comics comic book Miracleman . In the Miracleman comic , Miraclewoman is the analog of other feminine super heroines such as Wonder Woman and Mary Marvel . Her given name is Avril Lear , but she also uses the alias of Dr. McCarthy .",
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"text": "Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) Captain Marvel ( Mar-Vell ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by artist Gene Colan and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes # 12 ( December 1967 ) . The character debuted during the Silver Age of comic books and has made many appearances since then , including a self-titled series and the second volume of the Marvel Spotlight series . Captain Marvel was ranked 24th in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' and has appeared in television series and video games .",
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"text": "Superman/Fantastic Four Superman/Fantastic Four , subtitled `` The Infinite Destruction , '' is an intercompany comic book jointly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics in July 1999 . The tale unites DC 's first superhero Superman and Marvel 's first superhero team , the Fantastic Four -- pitting them against the Cyborg Superman ( who gained notoriety in 1993 during DC 's `` Reign of the Supermen '' story arc ) and the longtime FF foe Galactus . It was written by Dan Jurgens , with art by Jurgens and Art Thibert . The cover features painted art by Alex Ross , based on a layout by Jurgens .",
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"text": "Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) Captain Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Most of these versions exist in Marvel 's main shared universe , known as the Marvel Universe .",
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"text": "Action Comics Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman , one of the first major superhero characters as the term is popularly defined . The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications , and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications , before taking on its current name of DC Comics . Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues . A second volume of Action Comics with issue # 1 ran from 2011 to 2016 . Action Comics returned to its original numbering beginning with issue # 957 ( Aug. 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Multiverse (Marvel Comics) Within Marvel Comics , most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe , which in turn is part of a larger multiverse . Starting with issues of Captain Britain , the main continuity in which most Marvel storylines take place was designated Earth-616 , and the multiverse was established as being protected by Merlyn . Each universe has a Captain Britain designated to protect its version of the British Isles . These protectors are collectively known as the Captain Britain Corps . This numerical notation was continued in the series Excalibur and other titles . Each universe of the Multiverse in Marvel also appears to be defended by a Sorcerer Supreme at nearly all times , appointed by the mystic trinity of Vishanti to defend the world against threats primarily magical in nature from within and beyond and bearing the Eye of Agamotto . Later on , many writers would utilize and reshape the multiverse in titles such as Exiles , X-Men , and Ultimate Fantastic Four . New universes would also spin out of storylines involving time traveling characters such as Rachel Summers , Cable , and Bishop , as their actions rendered their home times alternate timelines .",
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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": "Mala (Amazon) Mala is the name of two fictional characters who first appeared in the DC Comics ' universe as two members of Wonder Woman 's fellow Amazons .",
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"text": "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": "Vertigo (Salem's Seven) Vertigo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She first appeared in Fantastic Four # 186 .",
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"text": "Wonder Woman in literature Wonder Woman in literature .",
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"text": "Golden Girl Golden Girl is the name of two fictional superheroine characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , the first of them during the 1930-1940s period known to historians and collectors as the Golden Age of Comic Books .",
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"text": "Features of the Marvel Universe The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters , such as unique places and artifacts . There follows a list of those features .",
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"text": "Krypton (comics) Krypton , a planet appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The planet is the native world of Superman and is named after the element krypton , which is abundant in its atmosphere . The planet was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster , and was first referred to in Action Comics # 1 ( June 1938 ) . The planet made its first full appearance in Superman # 1 ( Summer 1939 ) . Krypton is also the native world of Supergirl , Krypto the Superdog , and Power Girl ( in her case , an alternate-universe version designated `` Krypton-Two '' ) . It has been consistently described as having been destroyed shortly after Superman 's flight from the planet , although the exact details of its destruction vary by time period and writers . Kryptonians were the dominant species on Krypton .",
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"text": "Ryan Phillippe Matthew Ryan Phillippe ( -LSB- ˈfɪlᵻpi -RSB- born September 10 , 1974 ) is an American actor , director , and writer . After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera One Life to Live , he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in a string of films , including I Know What You Did Last Summer , Cruel Intentions , and 54 . In the 2000s , he appeared in several films , including Gosford Park ( 2001 ) , Crash ( 2004 ) , and war drama Flags of Our Fathers ( 2006 ) , Breach ( 2007 ) , and Stop-Loss ( 2008 ) . In 2010 , Phillippe starred as Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Greg Marinovich in The Bang-Bang Club . Currently , he stars in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network thriller drama Shooter . He was married to actress Reese Witherspoon from 1999 to 2007 ; together , they have a daughter and a son . He also has a daughter from a relationship with actress Alexis Knapp .",
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"text": "Rewind (Paolo Nutini song) `` Rewind '' is the third single from Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini , which was released on 4 December 2006 . It was taken from his debut album , These Streets , and was the follow-up to his hits `` Last Request '' and `` Jenny Do n't Be Hasty '' . The single missed the top 20 but gave him his third consecutive top 30 hit single on the UK Singles Chart , peaking at number 27 . On 1 June 2008 , it returned to the UK Singles Chart at number 98 . The song was covered by fellow Scottish act The View on Radio 1 's Live Lounge on 17 January 2007 . It has been used on the television series , CSI : Miami , The Hills , and Eli Stone , and featured on the soundtrack to the film , P.S. I Love You .",
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"text": "Married... with Children (season 2) This is a list of episodes for the second season ( 1987 -- 88 ) of the television series Married ... with Children . At the beginning of this season , Kelly is portrayed as a girl of reasonable intelligence ( though she is often teased by Bud for her promiscuity and bleached hair ) . By the end , however , her character obtains her trademark stupidity that will become both a plot device and comic focus for the rest of the series . This season also contains the first use of the `` Bundy Cheer '' and the first instance of the Bundys leaving Chicago . Although Buck is portrayed in later seasons as having been with the Bundys since he was a pup , it 's implied by Peg that they 've had him for only three years and Al states that he 's actually Bud 's pet ; he even `` speaks '' once ( `` Buck Can Do It '' ) , something that becomes a regular feature beginning in the fourth season . Michael Faustino ( David 's younger brother ) , makes the first of five guest appearances during the course of the series .",
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"text": "Nahau Rooney Nahau Rooney is a former Papua New Guinean politician . She was one of three women elected to the 109-member National Parliament of Papua New Guinea during the country 's first post-independence general election , in 1977 . She was re-elected in 1982 , becoming the only female Member of Parliament at that time , but was never subsequently returned to Parliament . She represented the Manus Regional constituency in Manus Province . She was still an active politician in the 1990s , standing unsuccessfully for Parliament in the 1997 general election . Following her election to Parliament in 1977 , Rooney served as Minister of Justice in Prime Minister Michael Somare 's Cabinet . In 1979 , during her term as Minister , she wrote to director of Public Prosecutions Kevin Egan , `` urging intervention '' in reaction to politician and businessman John Kaputin being charged with failing to file company returns . As a result , Egan had her sentenced to a nine-month jail term for contempt . She was immediately released on licence by Somare . She later served as Civil Aviation Minister . Rooney was married to Wes Rooney , an Australian who was later murdered ( shot dead ) on her home island of Manus . In the 2000s ( decade ) , having mostly retired from politics , she was running a guest lodge on Manus Island . She was also , however , President of the National Council of Women , and , in 2004 , stood unsuccessfully for the position of Governor General . In 2006 , she was honoured with the title Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia .",
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"text": "Brittany Shane Brittany Shane is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Austin , Texas . The Wisconsin-born and raised songstress blends rock and pop with poetry . She got her start performing at The Fillmore in San Francisco , California in 2000 , playing acoustic in the Poster Room before acts such as The Wallflowers , Aimee Mann , Chris Isaak and Liz Phair graced the mainstage . After the release of her album , Have Heart Live Young ( 2010 ) , she opened for Heart , Foreigner and Peter Frampton as well as headlining her own local shows around the Bay Area . Her first San Francisco released CD , Decked Out ( 2005 ) , was selected by Aidin Vaziri , of the San Francisco Chronicle , as one of his top local CDs of 2005 . Her first two recordings , Out of the Everywhere ( 1999 ) and Moravian Star ( 2000 ) were released under her maiden name Brittany Safranek ( Shane is her middle name ) while attending the University of Wisconsin -- Madison . Shane released her new CD Have Heart Live Young on her own ` Painted Lady Records ' in September 2010 . Shane has worked with top-notch music makers , including Grammy-nominated mix engineer , Joe Chiccarelli and producer Zack Smith ( who founded the 1980s band Scandal ) . Her music suggests Brit cult group The Sundays , The Bangles , Beth Orton or Mazzy Star . Several of the songs on Decked Out and Have Heart Live Young provide much of the score to the multi-award winning indie film , The Village Barbershop , starring John Ratzenberger ( Cliff Clavin from Cheers ) and Shelly Cole . The film , called `` warm , humorous and ingratiating '' by Variety , was released nationally in cinemas in March 2009 by -LSB- Monterey Media -RSB- . Shane 's songs TV placements include : A national Hyundai commercial ( 2008 ) , Bad Girls Club ( Oxygen Channel ) ( 2008 ) , Living Lohan ( Oxygen Channel ) ( 2008 ) and Parking Wars ( A&E ) ( 2009 ) , Daytripper ( PBS ) ( 2013 ) , After Happily Ever After ( PBS ) ( 2013 ) , Rizzoli & Isles ( TNT ) ( 2014 ) . She was a KFOG Radio Spotlight Artist in the fall of 2008 and the San Francisco Chronicle '' 's Fresh Artist in May 2008 . Shane promoted her album Have Heart Live Young on her first US Tour from November 2009-August 2010 with 80 dates across the U.S. Aidin Vaziri featured her tour as a main music article in the Pink Pages of the San Francisco Chronicle . She released her fifth album , Loud Nights On A Short String '' ( 2012 ) which was produced by Austin music greats Scrappy Jud Newcomb and George Reiff , who also played guitar and bass on the CD , along with Dony Wynn playing drums and Johnny Goudie on keyboards . Her new album is currently in rotation on radio KOOP .",
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"text": "Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love ( born Courtney Michelle Harrison ; born July 9 , 1964 ) is an American singer , actress , writer , and visual artist . Prolific in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s , Love has enjoyed a career that spans four decades . She rose to prominence as the frontwoman of the alternative rock band Hole , which she formed in 1989 . Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics , as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Kurt Cobain . The daughter of Hank Harrison and psychotherapist Linda Carroll , Love had an itinerant early life . She spent her formative years in San Francisco and Portland , Oregon , where she was in a series of short-lived bands before being cast in two films by British director Alex Cox . After forming Hole in 1989 , she received substantial attention from underground rock press for the group 's debut album , produced by Kim Gordon . Hole 's second release , Live Through This ( 1994 ) , gave her high-profile renown with critical accolades and multi-platinum sales . In 1995 , Love returned to acting , earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Althea Leasure in Miloš Forman 's The People vs. Larry Flynt ( 1996 ) , which established her as a mainstream actress . The following year , she saw further mainstream success with the release of Hole 's third album , Celebrity Skin ( 1998 ) , which was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards . Love continued to work as an actress into the early 2000s , appearing in big-budget pictures such as Man on the Moon ( 1999 ) and Trapped ( 2002 ) , before releasing her first solo album , America 's Sweetheart , in 2004 . The next few years were marked by publicity surrounding Love 's legal troubles and drug addiction , which resulted in a mandatory lockdown rehabilitation sentence in 2005 while she was in the process of writing a second planned solo album . That project became Nobody 's Daughter , which was released in 2010 as a Hole album but without any other members of the original lineup . Between 2014 and 2015 , she released two solo singles and returned to acting in the network series Sons of Anarchy and Empire . Love has also had endeavors in writing , co-creating and co-authoring three volumes of a manga , Princess Ai , between 2004 and 2006 , as well as a memoir , Dirty Blonde : The Diaries of Courtney Love ( 2006 ) . In 2012 , she premiered an exhibit of mixed media visual art titled And She 's Not Even Pretty .",
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"text": "Ryan Kelly (singer) Ryan John Kelly is an Irish singer .",
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"text": "Christopher Dunn (computer programmer) Christopher Dunn is a computer enthusiast noted for his involvement with CompuServe , and for the first high-profile online courtship leading to marriage in the United States .",
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"text": "Kevin Jonas Paul Kevin Jonas II ( born November 5 , 1987 ) is an American musician and actor . He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers , a pop rock band created by the youngest brother Nick ( although Kevin is often credited with creating the band ) . In 2008 , he appeared on People magazine 's list of the Sexiest Men Alive by being a member of the 21 club . On December 19 , 2009 , he married Danielle Deleasa , whom he met in the Bahamas during the summer of 2007 . Jonas and his wife later starred in their own E! reality series , Married to Jonas , in 2012 . In early May 2014 , he announced a small 5-month tour around the United States with younger brother Joe .",
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"text": "Supporting Healthy Marriage Project The Supporting Healthy Marriage Project , SHM , is part of the Healthy Marriage Initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Administration for Children and Families , that was launched in 2003 as `` the first large-scale , multisite , multiyear , rigorous test of marriage education programs for low-income married couples . '' The project is motivated by research that `` indicates that married adults and children raised by both parents in stable , low-conflict households do better on a host of outcomes . '' The evaluation is led by MDRC , in collaboration with Abt Associates and other partners . USASpending.gov reports payments of more than $ 30 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to MDRC for work on the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project from 2009 to 2012 . Major study questions of the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project include : What are the experiences , issues and challenges in designing , implementing and operating healthy marriage education and related services for lower-income couples with children ? What are the net impacts of the programs on : marital stability and relationship quality ; attitudes and expectations regarding their marriage ; parenting attitudes and behaviors ; measures of adult well-being and child well-being and development ( e.g. , cognitive , social , emotional , health ) , and economic outcomes for families ? Limited federal funding for a Healthy Marriage Initiative began in 2001 to `` help couples who choose to get married gain greater access to marriage education services that will enable them to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain a healthy marriage . '' In 2005 , Wade Horn , Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families , highlighted plans for a significant expansion of funding in testimony before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness , House Committee on Education and the Workforce : `` Although I have focused on the areas of primary interest to your committee , I would be remiss if I did not briefly highlight other key areas of our proposal that play a critical role in the well-being of children , teenagers , and families . Indeed , we establish improving the well-being of children as the overarching purpose of TANF ... . In support of that overarching purpose , our proposal seeks to improve child well-being through programs aimed at encouraging responsible fatherhood and healthy marriages . By discontinuing the Out of Wedlock Birth Reduction Bonus and redirecting part of the High Performance Bonus Funding , we provide $ 200 million for programs aimed at promoting family formation and healthy marriages . We also provide $ 40 million in funding for the support of responsible fatherhood and healthy marriage programs to reverse the rise in father absence and its subsequent impact on children . ''",
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"text": "Henry Hynoski Henry Philip Hynoski Jr. ( born December 30 , 1988 ) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent . Hynoski played college football at the University of Pittsburgh . On June 25 , 2016 Henry married police detective Laura Sorto ( now Laura Hynoski ) .",
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"text": "Census family In the Canadian Census such families consisting of a married couple and children are referred to as Census Families . The US Census Bureau refers to such household structures as `` Married couple families . '' This demographic features the highest median household income in the United States . In the definition in Statistics Canada 's Census Dictionary , the term `` census family '' Refers to a married couple ( with or without children of either and/or both spouses ) , a common-law couple ( with or without children of either and/or both partners ) or a lone parent of any marital status , with at least one child . A couple may be of opposite sex or same sex . A couple family with children may be further classified as either an intact family in which all children are the biological and/or adopted children of both married spouses or of both common-law partners or a stepfamily with at least one biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner and whose birth or adoption preceded the current relationship . Stepfamilies , in turn may be classified as simple or complex . A simple stepfamily is a couple family in which all children are biological or adopted children of one , and only one , married spouse or common-law partner whose birth or adoption preceded the current relationship . A complex stepfamily is a couple family which contains at least one biological or adopted child whose birth or adoption preceded the current relationship . These families contain children from : each married spouse or common-law partner and no other children one married spouse or common-law partner and at least one other biological or adopted child of the couple each married spouse or common-law partner and at least one other biological or adopted child of the couple . - Statistics Canada",
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"text": "Ryan Yip Ryan Yip ( born December 7 , 1984 ) is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Canada .",
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"text": "Patricia Potter Patricia Caroline Potter ( born 3 March 1975 ) is an English actress . Best known for her role as Diane Lloyd in the popular BBC medical drama Holby City , Potter has acted on stage , television , and in film . She married her partner , doctor Jim Down , in May 2007 .",
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"text": "Black Tie Nights Black Tie Nights was a softcore drama anthology series which aired on Cinemax in the United States from 2004 to 2005 . This anthology show revolved around the adventures of Olivia Hartley and Cooper Snow who ran Black Tie dating service . They were assisted by their geeky sidekick , Ryan Lundy . Each week they would encounter new or returning customers and try to play matchmaker . The first season had two main subplots that continued in each episode . The first was the budding romance between Ryan and Cooper . The second was Olivia getting over the loss of her husband and dating again . In the second season , the show was retooled . The anthology series was renamed Hollywood Sexcapades and the characters of Olivia and Cooper were said to be out of the country opening a new branch . Candi Hicks , a recurring customer in the first season , became the new employee of Black Tie dating service . She and Ryan ( who was no longer nerdish ) partnered to run the company , and the continuing subplot was the budding romance between these two characters . Each week they would continue to try to play matchmaker to that episode 's guest stars .",
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"text": "Spice Williams-Crosby Spice Williams-Crosby ( born Marceline Ann Williams , April 26 , 1952 ) is an American actress and stunt performer , with a career in film and television which spans over twenty years . Williams-Crosby was born in North Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . Her more notable roles include the Klingon officer Vixis in Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , and the assassin Patrice in Buffy the Vampire Slayer story `` What 's My Line '' . Originally involved in music and dance , she switched to acting , focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork , making use of her martial arts and athletic skills . She has also worked as a stunt coordinator , choreographing fight scenes for television and film , including Miller Lite 's controversial 2002 commercial `` Catfight '' . Williams-Crosby took up personal fitness at the age of 26 , including bodybuilding and nutrition . She is a PhD , third-degree blackbelt , a noted vegan , and has written a book and several articles on the subject . She is married to screenwriter/film producer Gregory Crosby ( `` Hacksaw Ridge '' ) , grandson of Bing Crosby ; the couple have one son , Luke Gregory .",
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"text": "Reclaim (film) Reclaim is a drama-thriller directed by Alan White , and starring Ryan Phillippe and Rachelle Lefevre . The film was released on video on demand , with a simultaneous limited theatrical release in the United States , on September 19 , 2014 . Phillippe and Lefevre play an American couple who travel to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan ( Briana Roy ) , and become entangled in a deadly scam .",
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"text": "Frank Morgan (Home and Away) Frank Jonathan Morgan is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away , played by Alex Papps . Frank debuted on-screen in the serial 's pilot episode and was the first character to appear . Frank is one of the five foster children of Pippa ( Vanessa Downing ) and Tom Fletcher ( Roger Oakley ) who move to Summer Bay to begin a new life . The serial 's creator Alan Bateman thought of the idea while observing the locals of a rural town in New South Wales opposing the idea of foster children living in the area . Papps was cast into the role and immediately began receiving fan mail . Frank has been played by actors Bradley Pilato and Michael Scilusa during flashback sequences . Frank fills the role of the serial 's first heart-throb and he sports a `` trademark Mullet '' . With a backstory consisting of an alcoholic mother and a criminal father , Frank became wayward by the age of eight . However , Pippa and Tom helped him to change his ways . Frank 's main narrative is themed with romance -- during his tenure his main love interests are Roo Stewart ( Justine Clarke ) and Bobby Simpson ( Nicolle Dickson ) . Roo becomes pregnant by Brett Macklin ( Gerry Sont ) and she deceives Frank into believing that he is the father . Frank decides to marry Roo and their ceremony was dubbed a `` shot-gun wedding '' by the media . Roo jilts Frank at the altar and reveals the truth -- which results in Frank having a car accident . Frank and Bobby then start a relationship and soon marry ; but both Papps and Dickson felt that their characters were too young . Papps left the series in May 1989 to join the cast of The Flying Doctors . Frank 's departure storyline soon aired with his marriage to Bobby failing and him leaving her to be with Roo . Papps returned to the series in 1991 for the annual cliff-hanger episode . Frank fails to win Bobby back from her new love Greg Marshall ( Ross Newton ) . He returned again for guest stints in 2000 and 2002 . The character became known for his `` hunky '' appearance and was often labelled a heartthrob . While Frank and Roo 's wedding became infamous -- Sinead O'Neil from The Sun named it a classic soap cliff-hanger . While a writer from Inside Soap said that it was one of the greatest moments in the genre . A columnist from TV Life said that Frank lead a troubled life . While Matt Buchanan from The Sydney Morning Herald said that he could not even remember the character . Off-screen the role had propelled Papps into fame and he was a firm favourite with viewers . The actor was never comfortable with the attention he received from the public . He has spoke of dismay of the `` hype '' surrounding the role as he believed it to be misplaced . However , Papps was still being recognised as the character twenty years later .",
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"text": "Shooter (TV series) Shooter is an American television drama series based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter and the 2007 film of the same name . The show stars Ryan Phillippe in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president . USA Network picked up the pilot in August 2015 and ordered the pilot to series in February 2016 . The series was originally set to premiere on July 19 , 2016 but was postponed a week to July 26 , due to the July 7 Dallas shootings . Following the Baton Rouge police officer shootings on July 17 , the series was pulled from USA 's summer schedule entirely . On October 3 , 2016 , USA announced a new premiere date for Shooter , which premiered on November 15 , 2016 . On December 19 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a second season and will return in summer 2017 .",
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"text": "Unstoppable Marriage Unstoppable Marriage is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film . It stars veteran actors Kim Soo-mi and Im Chae-moo alongside popstar and television actress Eugene and Ha Seok-jin . The film is Eugene 's big screen debut , and is also the directorial debut of Kim Seong-wook , who previously worked as an assistant director on other films such as Fun Movie ( 2002 ) , My Teacher , Mr. Kim ( 2003 ) and Lovely Rivals ( 2004 ) . The film was released in South Korea on May 10 , 2007 , and had a total of 1,304,431 admissions .",
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"text": "My Husband, the Pig `` My Husband , the Pig '' is the 63rd episode of the ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It was also the sixteenth episode of the show 's third season . It was written by Brian A. Alexander and directed by Larry Shaw . It originally aired March 4 , 2007 .",
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Caroline, Princess of Hanover is married to an heir.
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"text": "Caroline, Princess of Hanover Caroline , Princess of Hanover ( Caroline Louise Marguerite ; born 23 January 1957 ) , is the eldest child of Rainier III , Prince of Monaco , and American actress Grace Kelly . She is the elder sister of Prince Albert II and Princess Stéphanie . Until the births of her niece and nephew Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques of Monaco in December 2014 she had been heir presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005 , a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958 . Caroline is married to Ernst August , Prince of Hanover ( born 1954 ) , the heir to the former throne of the Kingdom of Hanover , as well as the heir male of George III of the United Kingdom .",
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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": "George IV of the United Kingdom George IV ( George Augustus Frederick ; 12 August 1762 -- 26 June 1830 ) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover following the death of his father , George III , on 29 January 1820 , until his own death ten years later . From 1811 until his accession , he served as Prince Regent during his father 's final mental illness . George IV led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era . He was a patron of new forms of leisure , style and taste . He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace , and Sir Jeffry Wyattville to rebuild Windsor Castle . His charm and culture earned him the title `` the first gentleman of England '' , but his poor relationship with both his father and his wife , Caroline of Brunswick , and his dissolute way of life , earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy . He even forbade Caroline to attend his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in a desperate , unsuccessful attempt to divorce her . For most of George 's regency and reign , Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister , with little help from George . His ministers found his behaviour selfish , unreliable and irresponsible . At all times he was much under the influence of favourites . Taxpayers were angry at his wasteful spending at a time when Britons were fighting in the Napoleonic Wars . He did not provide national leadership in time of crisis , nor act as a role model for his people . Liverpool 's government presided over Britain 's ultimate victory , negotiated the peace settlement , and attempted to deal with the social and economic malaise that followed . After Liverpool 's retirement , George was forced to accept Catholic emancipation despite opposing it . His only child , Princess Charlotte , died before him in 1817 and so he was succeeded by his younger brother , William .",
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"docid": "3ceb227d302255618593723959da7d11",
"text": "Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais Maria Anna of Savoy ( Maria Anna Carlota Gabriela ; 17 December 1757 -- 11 October 1824 ) was a Princess of Savoy by birth and Duchess of Chablais by her marriage to her uncle . Born at the Royal Palace of Turin , she was the sixth child of Prince Victor Amadeus , Duke of Savoy and , since 1773 , King of Sardinia , by his wife , Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain , as daughter of Philip V. Maria Anna was the fourth but third surviving daughter of her parents . Her two older sisters were the future `` grand daughters in law '' of Louis XV of France , Princess Maria Giuseppina , who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa , who married the future Charles X of France in 1773 . Their younger surviving sister , Maria Carolina , married Anthony of Saxony . Three of her brothers were the last three Kings of Sardinia from the senior line of the House of Savoy : the future Charles Emmanuel IV , Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix . After the death of the last one in 1831 without issue , the throne passed to Charles Albert , Prince of Carignano and next legitimate male heir .",
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"text": "Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse Hermann II of Hesse ( 1341 -- 24 May 1413 ) was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413 . Hermann II , called `` the Scholar '' , was born in 1345 in Grebenstein castle , the son of Louis the Junker . Louis the Junker was a son of Otto I , Landgrave of Hesse . Hermann studied in Paris and in Prague . After the death of Otto , the son and heir apparent of Henry II , the latter appointed his nephew Hermann as co-ruler and heir in 1367 . Hermann was married twice . The first marriage on 3 February 1377 was to Johanna , countess of Nassau-Weilburg -LSB- -1383 -RSB- but produced no children . The second was on 15 October 1383 to Margaret of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg -LSB- -1406 -RSB- , daughter of Frederick V , Burgrave of Nuremberg . They had the following children : Anna ( 1385 -- 1386 ) Henry ( 1387 -- 1394 ) Elisabeth ( 1388 -- 1394 ) . Margarete ( 1389 -- 1446 ) , married to Henry I of Brunswick-Lüneburg Agnes ( 1391 -- 1471 ) , married to Otto II of Brunswick-Göttingen Hermann ( 1396 -- 1406 ) Frederick ( 1398 -- 1402 ) Louis ( 1402 -- 1458 ) , succeeded as Landgrave of Hesse",
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"text": "King in Prussia King in Prussia was a title used by the Electors of Brandenburg from 1701 to 1772 . Subsequently , they used the title King of Prussia . The House of Hohenzollern ruled Brandenburg as Prince-Electors , and were subjects of the Holy Roman Emperor . Since 1618 , the Electors of Brandenburg had also ruled the Duchy of Prussia , which lay outside of the empire , in a personal union . The dual state was known as Brandenburg-Prussia . The Duchy of Prussia was originally a fief that the dukes held of the King of Poland , of whom they were vassals , until the Treaties of Labiau ( 1656 ) and Bromberg ( 1657 ) , with which Frederick William , the Great Elector , had achieved full sovereignty from the Polish Crown . In 1701 Elector Frederick III wanted to show his greatness by adopting the title king . In return for Hohenzollern assistance in the War of the Spanish Succession and support for the Habsburg candidate in the subsequent election , Emperor Leopold I allowed Frederick to crown himself `` King in Prussia '' . Legally , Frederick was only an elector in his domains within the borders of the empire ; he was only king in his former duchy . Even though Brandenburg was still legally part of the empire and ruled in personal union with Prussia , it soon came to be treated as a de facto part of Prussia . On 17 January 1701 , Frederick dedicated the royal coat of arms , the Prussian black eagle with the motto `` suum cuique '' imprinted . On 18 January , he crowned himself and his wife Sophie Charlotte in a baroque ceremony in Königsberg Castle . Even so , Frederick 's move was controversial , and only became widely accepted after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 . The title `` King of Prussia '' implied lordship over the entire Prussian region , not simply the former Duchy of Prussia , now Kingdom of Prussia , and the assumption of such a title by the Hohenzollern margraves would have threatened neighboring Poland ; because the province of Royal Prussia was part of the Kingdom of Poland , the Kings of Poland titled themselves Kings of Prussia until 1742 . Throughout the 18th century the power of the Kings in Prussia continued to increase . They were victorious over the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy in the three Silesian Wars , greatly increasing their power through the acquisition of Silesia . King Frederick II adopted the title King of Prussia in 1772 , the same year he annexed most of Royal Prussia in the First Partition of Poland . The kings of Prussia continued to be Electors of Brandenburg until the empire 's dissolution in 1806 . Brandenburg was then made a province of the Kingdom of Prussia , Berlin officially gaining the status of capital of the Kingdom .",
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"text": "Princess Elizabeth of Sweden Princess Elizabeth of Sweden ( also Elisabet Gustavsdotter Vasa ; 5 April 1549 Kungsör , Sweden - 20 November 1597 Stockholm ) , was a Swedish princess , and a duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch by marriage to Christopher , Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch . She was a daughter of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden and his second spouse , Queen Margaret .",
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"text": "FitzClarence Fitzclarence or FitzClarence is a pseudo-Anglo-Norman name meaning `` son of Clarence '' -- it usually refers to a bastard son of a Duke of Clarence , or a descendant thereof , and was used by them as a surname . The FitzClarence family was an illegitimate branch of the House of Hanover . Prince William , Duke of Clarence , and future king William IV of the United Kingdom , had at least ten children with his mistress Dorothea Jordan , all of whom took the surname FitzClarence . All of them were also granted by their father the rank of a marquess ' younger sons or daughters . The Duke of Clarence 's eldest surviving illegitimate child , George FitzClarence ( 1794 -- 1842 ) , was created Earl of Munster in 1831 and his male-line was continued until the death of Anthony FitzClarence , 7th Earl of Munster in 2000 . Two of Lord Munster 's brothers , Frederick and Augustus ( a priest ) , had issue that were also part of the family . Five daughters of William IV and Dorothy Jordan were married to nobles or prominent military figures , including William Hay , 18th Earl of Erroll , Lucius Cary , 10th Viscount Falkland , and Admiral Lord John Hallyburton . Only one , Mary , had no children . The 10 children of Prince William , Duke of Clarence , future King of Great Britain and his mistress , Dorothy Jordan , and their descendants : George FitzClarence ( 1794 -- 1842 ) and his grandson : Charles FitzClarence ( 1865 -- 1914 ) Henry FitzClarence ( 1795 -- 1817 ) Sophia FitzClarence ( 1796 -- 1837 ) Mary FitzClarence ( 1798 -- 1864 ) Frederick FitzClarence ( 1799 -- 1854 ) Elizabeth FitzClarence ( 1801 -- 1856 ) Adolphus FitzClarence ( rear admiral ) ( 1802 -- 1856 ) ( no issue ) Augusta FitzClarence ( 1803 -- 1865 ) Augustus FitzClarence ( 1805 -- 1854 ) Amelia FitzClarence ( 1807 -- 1858 ) William FitzClarence , 2nd Earl of Munster ( 1824 -- 1901 ) Geoffrey FitzClarence , 3rd Earl of Munster ( 1859 -- 1902 ) Aubrey FitzClarence , 4th Earl of Munster ( 1862 -- 1928 ) Geoffrey FitzClarence , 5th Earl of Munster ( 1906 -- 1975 ) Edward FitzClarence , 6th Earl of Munster ( 1899 -- 1983 ) Anthony FitzClarence , 7th Earl of Munster ( 1926 -- 2000 ) Category : House of Hanover Category : Noble families of the United Kingdom Category : William IV of the United Kingdom Category : Norman-language surnames !",
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"text": "Dauphin of France The Dauphin of France ( -LSB- pronˈdɔːfᵻn -RSB- , also -LSB- ˈdəufæn -RSB- and -LSB- douˈfæn -RSB- Dauphin de France , -LSB- dofɛ̃ -RSB- ) -- strictly The Dauphin of Viennois ( Dauphin de Viennois ) -- was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830 . The word is French for dolphin , as a reference to the depiction of the animal on their coat of arms .",
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"text": "Crown Prince of Jordan The Crown Prince of Jordan is the heir to the throne of Jordan .",
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"text": "Prince Christian of Denmark Prince Christian of Denmark , Count of Monpezat ( Christian Valdemar Henri John ; born 15 October 2005 ) is the elder son and eldest child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary . He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II and her husband Prince Henrik . He is second in the Danish line of succession , after his father . His sister Isabella is immediately after him in the line of succession .",
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"text": "Imperial Highness His/Her Imperial Highness ( abbreviation HIH ) is a style used by members of an imperial family to denote imperial -- as opposed to royal -- status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King ( compare His/Her Royal Highness ) . The first dynasty to use the style on the generic basis were the Romanovs in the eighteenth century ; the archdukes and archduchess of the House of Habsburg were only styled as Royal Highness given the officially elective nature of the Holy Roman Empire . With the establishment of the Austrian Empire in 1804 their style was changed to that of Imperial and Royal Highness . Today , the style has mainly fallen from use with the exception of the . In the past , the style has been applied to more senior members of imperial dynasties , including the French , Turkish , Russian , and Ethiopian imperial houses , among many others . Archdukes of Austria from the Habsburg dynasty held the style of Imperial and Royal Highness ( Kaiserliche und königliche Hoheit ) , with the `` Royal '' signifying their status as Princes of Hungary and Bohemia . They were also addressed as `` Imperial Highness '' ( Kaiserliche Hoheit ) . Members of the British royal family , theoretically , as the imperial family of India could have used the title , but did not . Category : Styles ( manners of address ) es : Tratamientos protocolares de la monarquía",
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"text": "Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe ( Harald Christian Leopold Gustav ; b. 27 March 1948 , in Schloss Hagenburg , Niedersachsen ) is the third son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark and the great-grandson of Frederick VIII of Denmark , a member of the Danish Royal Family . He married Petra Wera Kirstein on 22 July 1976 ; they divorced in 1980 . He married Gabrielle Hagermann on 23 September 1988 . Under Danish law he is not in line to inherit the throne , as he is not descended from Christian X . He is however in line of succession to the British throne as a descendant of George II of Great Britain , through his daughter Queen Louisa of Denmark and Norway .",
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"text": "Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne ( 6 February 1665 -- 1 August 1714 ) became Queen of England , Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 . On 1 May 1707 , under the Acts of Union , two of her realms , the kingdoms of England and Scotland , united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain . She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death . Anne was born in the reign of her uncle Charles II , who had no legitimate children . Her father , James , was first in line to the throne . His suspected Roman Catholicism was unpopular in England , and on Charles 's instructions Anne was raised as an Anglican . Three years after he succeeded Charles , James was deposed in the `` Glorious Revolution '' of 1688 . Anne 's Dutch Protestant brother-in-law and cousin William III became joint monarch with his wife , Anne 's elder sister Mary II . Although the sisters had been close , disagreements over Anne 's finances , status and choice of acquaintances arose shortly after Mary 's accession and they became estranged . William and Mary had no children . After Mary 's death in 1694 , William continued as sole monarch until he was succeeded by Anne upon his death in 1702 . As queen , Anne favoured moderate Tory politicians , who were more likely to share her Anglican religious views than their opponents , the Whigs . The Whigs grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession , until in 1710 Anne dismissed many of them from office . Her close friendship with Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough , turned sour as the result of political differences . Anne was plagued by ill health throughout her life . From her thirties onwards , she grew increasingly lame and obese . Despite seventeen pregnancies by her husband , Prince George of Denmark , she died without any surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart . Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701 , she was succeeded by her second cousin George I of the House of Hanover , who was a descendant of the Stuarts through his maternal grandmother , Elizabeth , a daughter of James VI and I.",
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"text": "Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ( Antoinette Ernestine Amalie ; 28 August 1779 -- 14 March 1824 ) was a German princess of the House of Wettin . By marriage , she was a Duchess of Württemberg . Through her eldest surviving son , she is the ancestress of today 's ( Catholic ) House of Württemberg . Born in Coburg , she was the second daughter of Francis , Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Countess Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf . She was also the elder sister of King Leopold I of Belgium and the aunt of both Queen Victoria and her husband , Prince Albert . Her maternal grandparents were Heinrich XXIV , Count Reuß-Ebersdorf and Karoline Ernestine von Erbach-Schönberg , and her paternal grandparents were Ernst Friedrich and Antoinette of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel .",
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"text": "Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau Countess Caroline Amalie of Erbach-Fürstenau ( born : 29 September 1700 at Fürstenau Castle , Michelstadt -- died : 7 May 1758 in Hildburghausen ) , was a countess of Erbach-Furstenau and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen . From 1745 to 1748 , she was also Regent of Saxe-Hildburghausen .",
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"text": "List of monarchs of Prussia The monarchs of Prussia were members of the House of Hohenzollern who were the hereditary rulers of the former German state of Prussia from its founding in 1525 as the Duchy of Prussia . The Duchy had evolved out of the Teutonic Order , a Roman Catholic crusader state and theocracy located along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea . The Teutonic Knights were under the leadership of a Grand Master , the last of whom , Albert , converted to Protestantism and secularized the lands , which then became the Duchy of Prussia . The Duchy was initially a vassal of the Kingdom of Poland , as a result of the terms of the Prussian Homage whereby Albert was granted the Duchy as part of the terms of peace following the Prussian War . When the main line of Prussian Hohenzollerns died out in 1618 , the Duchy passed to a different branch of the family , who also reigned as Electors of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire . While still nominally two different territories , Prussia under the suzerainty of Poland and Brandenburg under the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empire , the two states are known together historiographically as Brandenburg-Prussia . Following the Second Northern War , a series of treaties freed the Duchy of Prussia from any vassalage to any other state , making it a fully sovereign Duchy in its own right . This complex situation ( where the Hohenzollern ruler of the independent Duchy of Prussia was also a subject of the Holy Roman Emperor as Elector of Brandenburg ) laid the eventual groundwork for the establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 . For diplomatic reasons , the rulers of the state were known as the King in Prussia from 1701 to 1772 ; largely because they still owed fealty to the Emperor as Electors of Brandenburg , the `` King in Prussia '' title ( as opposed to `` King of Prussia '' ) avoided offending the Emperor . As the Prussian state grew through several wars and diplomatic moves throughout the 18th century , it became apparent that Prussia had become a Great Power that did not need to submit meekly to the Holy Roman Empire . By 1772 , the pretense was dropped , and the style `` King of Prussia '' was adopted . Thus it remained until 1871 , when in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War , the King of Prussia Wilhelm I was crowned German Emperor . From that point forward , though the Kingdom of Prussia retained its status as a constituent state of the German Empire , all remaining Kings of Prussia also served as German Emperor , and that title took precedence .",
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"text": "Caroline of Sweden Caroline of Sweden - Swedish : Karolina and Charlotta , also Carola - may refer to : Charlotte , Queen consort of Sweden 1809 Carola of Vasa , Swedish princess ( claimant ) 1833",
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"docid": "38cc9c218f1ae3106393c7fef7a16903",
"text": "Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein ( Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton ; 14 April 1867 -- 29 October 1900 ) was the eldest son of Princess Helena , third daughter of Queen Victoria .",
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"text": "Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg Landgravine Christiane Amalie of Hesse-Homburg , full German name : Christiane Amalie , Landgräfin von Hessen-Homburg ( 29 June 1774 , Bad Homburg vor der Höhe , Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg , Holy Roman Empire -- 3 February 1846 , Dessau , Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau ) was a member of the House of Hesse-Homburg and a Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg by birth . Through her marriage to Frederick , Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau , Amalie was also a member of the House of Ascania and Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau .",
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"text": "Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1831–1855) Princess Frederica Louise Wilhelmina Marianne Charlotte of Prussia ( 21 June 1831 -- 30 March 1855 ) , was by birth a Princess of Prussia and member of the House of Hohenzollern and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen . She was the eldest child and daughter of Prince Albert of Prussia ( younger son of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ) and his first wife Princess Marianne of the Netherlands ( daughter of William I of the Netherlands and Wilhelmine of Prussia ) .",
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"text": "Gabon Gabon ( -LSB- ɡəˈbɒn -RSB- -LSB- ɡabɔ̃ -RSB- ) , officially the Gabonese Republic ( République gabonaise ) , is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa . Located on the equator , Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest , Cameroon to the north , the Republic of the Congo on the east and south , and the Gulf of Guinea to the west . It has an area of nearly 270000 sqkm and its population is estimated at 1.5 million people . Its capital and largest city is Libreville . Since its independence from France in 1960 , Gabon has had three presidents . In the early 1990s , Gabon introduced a multi-party system and a new democratic constitution that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed many governmental institutions . Gabon was also a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2010 -- 2011 term . Abundant petroleum and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa , with the 4th highest HDI and the third highest GDP per capita ( PPP ) ( after Equatorial Guinea and Botswana ) in the region . GDP grew by more than 6 % per year from 2010 to 2012 . However , because of inequality in income distribution , a significant proportion of the population remains poor .",
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"docid": "173a60bd3e1b5d1e69f27c39fdda10d3",
"text": "Republic of Cabinda The Republic of Cabinda ( Ibinda : Kilansi kia cabinda ; República de Cabinda ) is an unrecognized state in southern Africa . The Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda-Exercito de Cabinda ( FLEC ) claims sovereignty from Angola and proclaimed the Republic of Cabinda as an independent country in 1975 . The government of this ( internationally not recognized ) entity operates in exile , with offices located in Paris , France and Pointe Noire , Congo-Brazzaville . The 1885 Treaty of Simulambuco designated Cabinda a Portuguese protectorate known as the Portuguese Congo , which was administratively separate from Portuguese West Africa ( Angola ) . In the 20th century , Portugal decided to integrate Cabinda into Angola , giving it the status of a district of that `` overseas province '' . During the Portuguese Colonial War , FLEC fought for the independence of Cabinda from the Portuguese . Independence was proclaimed on 1 August 1975 , and FLEC formed a provisional government led by Henriques Tiago . Luiz Branque Franque was elected president . In January 1975 , Angola 's three national liberation movements ( People 's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA ) , National Liberation Front of Angola ( FNLA ) and National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( UNITA ) ) met with the colonial power in Alvor , Portugal , to establish the modalities of the transition to independence . FLEC was not invited . The Alvor Agreement was signed , establishing Angolan independence and confirming Cabinda as part of Angola . After Angolan independence was declared in November 1975 , Cabinda was occupied by the forces of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA ) , which had been present in Cabinda since the mid-1960s , sustaining an anti-colonial guerrilla war that was rather more efficient than the one run by FLEC . For much of the 1970s and 1980s , FLEC fought a low-intensity guerrilla war , attacking the troops of what was by then the People 's Republic of Angola , led by the MPLA . FLEC 's tactics included attacking economic targets and kidnapping foreign employees working in the province 's oil and construction businesses . In July 2006 , after ceasefire negotiations , António Bento Bembe -- as president of the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue and Peace , vice-president and executive secretary of FLEC -- announced that the Cabindan separatist forces were ready to declare a ceasefire . A peace treaty was signed . FLEC-FAC from Paris contends Bembe had no authority or mandate to negotiate with the Angolans and that the only acceptable solution is total independence .",
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"text": "United Nations Operation in the Congo Organisation des Nations Unies au Congo , abbreviated ONUC ( English : United Nations Organization in the Congo ) , was a United Nations peacekeeping force in Congo that was established after United Nations Security Council Resolution 143 of 14 July 1960 . In 1963 the name changed to Opération des Nations Unies au Congo , retaining the same abbreviation . To generalise , the mission was a response to the Congo Crisis . ONUC was the UN 's first peacekeeping mission with a significant military force , but has been described as a `` pyrrhic victory at best . '' Following Security Council actions , the United Nations Organization in the Congo ( ONUC ) was established . To carry out these tasks , the Secretary-General set up a United Nations Force -- at its peak strength numbering nearly 20,000 . The UN Force stayed in the Congo between 1960 and 1964 , and underwent a transition from a peacekeeping presence to a military force . ONUC 's main goals stayed consistent from the first to fifth resolution . It featured the double purpose of withdrawing Belgian military personnel ( later expanding to mercenaries ) and providing military assistance to ensure internal stability . The successive Security Council resolutions added to and elaborated on the initial mandate but did not fundamentally change the operation 's objectives . These were especially significant because Belgium 's invasion violated the norm of sovereignty , and the second objective was set to prevent the country from becoming a Cold War client state . The first troops reached Congo on 15 July 1960 , many airlifted in by the United States Air Force as part of Operation New Tape . Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba , dissatisfied with Dag Hammarskjöld 's refusal to use UN troops to subdue the insurrection in Katanga , decided to attempt an invasion of Katanga on his own and turned to the Soviet Union for help . The invasion attempt never reached Katanga but led to dissension within the Central Government , the collapse of the Central Government , and eventually to Lumumba 's arrest in December and execution in Katanga in February 1961 . Only then did the United Nations Security Council explicitly authorize the use of force for purposes beyond self-defense .",
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"text": "Ekata Ekata is a small village in the north-eastern region of Gabon in the province of Ogooué-Ivindo near the Congo border .",
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"text": "France–Gabon relations Franco-Gabonese relations refer to the current and historical relations between France and Gabon . Relations have been characterized by `` an extreme case ... of neo-colonialism '' by France .",
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"docid": "915117ec0e6ab16733afe88e49942098",
"text": "Société Nationale Petrolière Gabonaise Société Nationale Petrolière Gabonaise is the national petroleum company of Gabon . The government of Gabon controls petroleum and mineral rights within the state .",
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"text": "List of African Great Lakes kingdoms The African Great Lakes kingdoms refers to the numerous historic kingdoms in the African Great Lakes region . These polities existed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries , and had similar and yet sometimes distinct cultures , values and traditions . The Great Lakes kingdoms were found in Southeast Africa and some parts of Central Africa , in what is present-day northwest Tanzania , south Uganda , some parts of Rwanda , and Eastern Congo . Buganda Bunyoro Burundi Busoga Buvinza Buyungu Buzinza Gisaka Heru Igara Ihangiro Karagwe Kimwani Kiziba Kyamutwara Kyania Mpororo Mubari Muhambwe Nkore Rwanda Ruguru Rusubi Toro",
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"text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Uganda This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Uganda . Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa . It is bordered on the east by Kenya , on the north by South Sudan , on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo , on the southwest by Rwanda , and on the south by Tanzania . The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria , which is also bordered by Kenya and Tanzania .",
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"text": "Postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Congo This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Congo , a former French colony known as Middle Congo or French Congo , and now often known simply as The Congo . The Republic of the Congo is a country in central Africa bordered by Gabon , Cameroon , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( formerly known as Zaire ) , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda , and the Gulf of Guinea .",
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"text": "North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) . The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region . North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since . The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world . Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .",
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"text": "Eteke Eteke is a place in the region of Province de la Ngounie in Gabon at 1 ° 30 ' 0 '' south of the equator and 11 ° 28 ' 48 '' east of the Greenwich Prime Meridian . Facts on Eteke : Name : Eteke Status : Place Region : Province de la Ngounie Country : Gabon Continent : Africa Population : n/k Latitude/Breadth : 1 ° 30 ' 0 `` S ( -1.4977900 ° ) Longitude/Length : 11 ° 28 ' 48 `` E ( 11.4796000 ° ) Timezone : Africa/Libreville ( UTC +1.0 ) Current time : 12:02 pm ( Wednesday , 7 Dec 2011 ) Distance as the crow flies between Eteke and Gabon 's capital Libreville is approximately 307 km ( 191 mi . ) . Category : Populated places in Ngounié Province Category : Cameroon -- Gabon border crossings",
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"text": "List of companies of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa . It is bordered by Gabon , Cameroon , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda . In the early 1980s , rapidly rising oil revenues enabled the government to finance large-scale development projects with GDP growth averaging 5 % annually , one of the highest rates in Africa . The government has mortgaged a substantial portion of its petroleum earnings , contributing to a shortage of revenues . The January 12 , 1994 devaluation of Franc Zone currencies by 50 % resulted in inflation of 46 % in 1994 , but inflation has subsided since .",
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"text": "Central Corridor (Africa) The Central Corridor is a transport and trading route located in East and Central Africa . Its end point is the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam , where it connects to the rest of the world via shipping . From Dar es Salaam , the corridor runs inland , serving the Tanzanian interior including its capital Dodoma and second city of Mwanza , as well as landlocked Rwanda and Burundi , and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The Central Corridor provides an alternative route to the ocean from Rwandan , Burundi and the DRC from the higher traffic Northern Corridor , which runs through Uganda and Kenya to the port of Mombasa .",
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"text": "List of companies of Mozambique Mozambique , officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest . The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War ( 1977 -- 1992 ) , but the country is still one of the world 's poorest and most underdeveloped . The resettlement of civil war refugees and successful economic reform have led to a high growth rate : the country enjoyed a remarkable recovery , achieving an average annual rate of economic growth of 8 % between 1996 and 2006 and between 6 % -- 7 % from 2006 to 2011 . Also , more than 1,200 state-owned enterprises ( mostly small ) have been privatised . Preparations for privatisation and/or sector liberalisation are underway for the remaining parastatal enterprises , including telecommunications , energy , ports , and railways.done",
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"text": "Benin Empire The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial empire located in what is now southern Nigeria . Its capital was Edo , now known as Benin City , Edo . It should not be confused with the modern-day country called Benin , formerly called Dahomey . The Benin Empire was `` one of the oldest and most highly developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa , dating perhaps to the eleventh century CE '' , until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897 . The original people and founders of the Benin Empire , the Edo people , were initially ruled by the Ogiso ( Kings of the Sky ) dynasty who called their land Igodomigodo . The rulers or kings were commonly known as Ogiso . Igodo , the first Ogiso , wielded much influence and gained popularity as a good ruler . He died after a long reign and was succeeded by Ere , his eldest son . In the 12th century , a great palace intrigue and battle for power erupted between the warrior crown prince Ekaladerhan son of the last Ogiso and his young paternal uncle . In anger over an oracle , Prince Ekaladerhan left the royal court with his warriors . When his old father the Ogiso died , the Ogiso dynasty was ended as the people and royal kingmakers preferred their king 's son as natural next in line to rule . The exiled Prince Ekaladerhan later became Izoduwa or Oduduwa the first Oni in uhe ( ile ife ) . Oranmiyan , grand son of Oduduwa took up his abode in the palace built for him at Usama by the elders ( now a coronation shrine ) . Soon after his arrival he married a beautiful lady , Erinmwinde , daughter of Osa-nego , was the ninth Enogie ( Duke ) of Ego , by whom he had a son . After some years residence here he called a meeting of the people and renounced his office , remarking that the country was a land of vexation , Ile-Ibinu ( by which name the country was afterward known ) and that only a child born , trained and educated in the arts and mysteries of the land could reign over the people . He caused his son born to him by Erinmwinde to be made King in his place , and returned to Yoruba land Ile-Ife . After some years in Ife , he left for Oyo , where he also left a son behind on leaving the place , and his son Ajaka ultimately became the first Alafin of Oyo of the present line , while Oranmiyan himself was reigning as Oni of Ife . Therefore , Oranmiyan of Ife , the father of Eweka I , the Oba of Benin , was also the father of Ajaka , the first Alafin of Oyo . Oni of Ife and Alafe of Oyo . By the 15th century , Edo as a system of protected settlements expanded into a thriving city-state . In the 15th century , the twelfth Oba in line , Oba Ewuare the Great ( 1440 -- 1473 ) would expand the city-state to an empire . It was not until the 15th century during the reign of Oba Ewuare the Great that the kingdom 's administrative centre , the city Ubinu , began to be known as Benin City by the Portuguese , and would later be adopted by the locals as well . Before then , due to the pronounced ethnic diversity at the kingdom 's headquarters during the 15th century from the successes of Oba Ewuare , the earlier name ( ` Ubinu ' ) by a tribe of the Edos was colloquially spoken as `` Bini '' by the mix of Itsekhiri , Esan , Ika , Ijaw Edo , Urhobo living together in the royal administrative centre of the kingdom . The Portuguese would write this down as Benin City . Though , farther Edo clans , such as the Itsekiris and the Urhobos still referred to the city as Ubini up till the late 19th century , as evidence implies . Aside from Benin City , the system of rule of the Oba in his kingdom , even through the golden age of the kingdom , was still loosely based after the Ogiso dynasty , which was military and royal protection in exchange of use of resources and implementation of taxes paid to the royal administrative centre . Language and culture was not enforced but remained heterogeneous and localized according to each group within the kingdom , though a local `` Enogie '' ( duke ) was often appointed by the Oba for specified ethnic areas .",
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"text": "Comoros The Comoros ( -LSB- ˈkɒməroʊz -RSB- جزر القمر , ) , officially the Union of the Comoros ( Comorian : Udzima wa Komori , Union des Comores , الاتحاد القمري ) , is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar . Other countries near the Comoros are Tanzania to the northwest and the Seychelles to the northeast . Its capital is Moroni , on Grande Comore . The Union of the Comoros has three official languages -- Comorian , Arabic and French . The religion of the majority of the population is Islam . At 1660 km2 , excluding the contested island of Mayotte , the Comoros is the third-smallest African nation by area . The population , excluding Mayotte , is estimated at 798,000 . As a nation formed at a crossroads of different civilisations , the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history . The archipelago was first inhabited by Bantu speakers who came from East Africa , supplemented by Arab and Austronesian immigration . The country consists of three major islands and numerous smaller islands , all in the volcanic Comoros archipelago . The major islands are commonly known by their French names : northwestern-most Grande Comore ( Ngazidja ) ; Mohéli ( Mwali ) ; and Anjouan ( Nzwani ) . In addition , the country has a claim on a fourth major island , southeastern-most Mayotte ( Maore ) , though Mayotte voted against independence from France in 1974 , has never been administered by an independent Comoros government , and continues to be administered by France ( currently as an overseas department ) . France has vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions that would affirm Comorian sovereignty over the island . In addition , Mayotte became an overseas department and a region of France in 2011 following a referendum passed overwhelmingly . It became part of the French colonial empire in the 19th century before becoming independent in 1975 . Since declaring independence , the country has experienced more than 20 coups d'état or attempted coups , with various heads of state assassinated . Along with this constant political instability , the population of the Comoros lives with the worst income inequality of any nation , with a Gini coefficient over 60 % , while also ranking in the worst quartile on the Human Development Index . about half the population lived below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day . The Comoros is a member state of the African Union , Francophonie , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Arab League ( of which it is the southernmost state , being the only member state of the Arab League with a tropical climate and also entirely within the Southern Hemisphere ) and the Indian Ocean Commission .",
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"text": "Radio Télévision Gabonaise The Radio Télévision Gabonaise is the national broadcaster of the Central African state of Gabon . Radio Télévision Gabonaise is headquartered in Gabon 's capital city , Libreville .",
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"text": "Woleu Department Woleu is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon . The capital lies at Oyem . It borders Equatorial Guinea to the west .",
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"text": "Art of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a small , landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger . Economically , it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world . Culturally , it is extremely rich . In part this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian . Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits , and the spirits of nature . In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures . Many of the countries to the north of Burkina Faso had become predominantly Muslim , while many of the countries to the south of Burkina Faso are heavily Christian . In contrast many of the people of Burkina Faso continue to offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits of nature and to the spirits of their ancestors . The result is that they continue to use the sorts of art that we see in museums in Europe and America . One of the principal obstacles to understanding the art of Burkina Faso , including that of the Bwa , has been a confusion between the styles of the Bwa , `` gurunsi '' , and Mossi , and a confusion of the Bwa people with their neighbors to the west the Bobo people . This confusion was the result of the use by French colonial officers of Jula interpreters at the turn of the century . These interpreters considered the two peoples to be the same and so referred to the Bobo as `` Bobo-Fing '' and to the Bwa as `` Bobo-Oule . '' In fact , these two peoples are not related at all . Their languages are quite different , their social systems are quite different , and certainly their art is quite different . In terms of artistic styles the confusion stems from the fact that the Bwa , `` gurunsi ' '' and Mossi make masks that are covered with red white and black geometric graphic patterns . This is simply the style of the Voltaic or Gur peoples , and also includes the Dogon and other peoples who speak Voltaic languages .",
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"text": "Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ( -LSB- usbər ` kiːnə _ , fɑːsoʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- buʁkina faso -RSB- ) is a landlocked country located in West Africa . It covers an area of around 274200 km2 and is surrounded by six countries : Mali to the north ; Niger to the east ; Benin to the southeast ; Togo and Ghana to the south ; and Ivory Coast to the southwest . Its capital is Ouagadougou . In 2014 its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million . Burkina Faso is a francophone country and French is an official language of government and business . Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta , the country was renamed `` Burkina Faso '' on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara . The citizens of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé ( -LSB- bərˈkiːnəbeɪ -RSB- ) . The northwestern part of present-day Burkina Faso was populated by hunter-gatherers from 14,000 BC to 5,000 BC . From the 3rd to the 13th centuries AD , the Iron-Age Bura culture was situated in the territory of present-day southeastern Burkina Faso and southwestern Niger . Various ethnic groups of present-day Burkina Faso , such as the Mossi , Fula and Dyula , arrived in successive waves between the 8th and 15th centuries . From the 11th century the Mossi people established several separate kingdoms . In the 1890s during the European Scramble for Africa , the territory of Burkina Faso was invaded by France , and colonial control was established following a war of conquest between 1896 to 1904 . The territory was made part of French West Africa in 1904 , and the colony of French Upper Volta was established on 1 March 1919 . The colony was named for its location on the upper courses of the Volta River ( the Black , Red and White Volta ) . The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the French Community , and on 5 August 1960 it gained full independence , with Maurice Yaméogo as President . After protests by students and labour unions , Yaméogo was deposed in the 1966 coup d'état led by Sangoulé Lamizana , who became President . His rule coincided with the Sahel drought and famine , and facing problems from the country 's traditionally powerful trade unions , he was deposed in the 1980 coup d'état led by Saye Zerbo . Encountering resistance from trade unions once again , Zerbo 's government was overthrown in the 1982 coup d'état led by Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo . The leader of the leftist faction of Ouédraogo 's government , Thomas Sankara , became Prime Minister but was imprisoned . Efforts to free him led to the popularly-supported 1983 coup d'état , in which he became President . Sankara renamed the country to Burkina Faso and launched an ambitious socioeconomic programme which included a nationwide literacy campaign , land redistribution to peasants , railway and road construction and the outlawing of female genital mutilation , forced marriages and polygamy . Sankara was overthrown and killed in the 1987 coup d'état led by Blaise Compaoré -- deteriorating relations with the former coloniser France and its ally the Ivory Coast was the reason given for the coup . In 1987 Blaise Compaoré became President and , after an alleged 1989 coup attempt , was later elected in 1991 and 1998 , elections which were boycotted by the opposition and received a considerably low turnout , and in 2005 . He remained head of state until he was ousted from power by the popular youth upheaval of 31 October 2014 . He then fled to the Ivory Coast . Michel Kafando subsequently became the transitional President of the country . On 16 September 2015 a military coup d'état against the Kafando government was carried out by the Regiment of Presidential Security . On 24 September 2015 , after pressure from the African Union , ECOWAS and the armed forces , the military junta agreed to step down , and Michel Kafando was reinstated as Acting President . In the general election held on 29 November 2015 , Roch Marc Christian Kaboré won in the first round with 53.5 % of the vote and was sworn in as President on 29 December 2015 .",
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"text": "Kwango River The Cuango or Kwango ( Rio Cuango ) is a transboundary river of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo . It is the largest left bank tributary of the Kasai River in the Congo River basin . It flows through Malanje town in Angola . The Kwango River basin has large resources of diamonds in the Chitamba-Lulo Kimberlite Cluster in Lunda Norte Province , discovered in the main river channel and on flats and terraces in its flood plains .",
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"text": "Sepsis Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body 's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs . Common signs and symptoms include fever , increased heart rate , increased breathing rate , and confusion . There also may be symptoms related to a specific infection , such as a cough with pneumonia , or painful urination with a kidney infection . In the very young , old , and people with a weakened immune system , there may be no symptoms of a specific infection and the body temperature may be low or normal , rather than high . Severe sepsis is sepsis causing poor organ function or insufficient blood flow . Insufficient blood flow may be evident by low blood pressure , high blood lactate , or low urine output . Septic shock is low blood pressure due to sepsis that does not improve after reasonable amounts of intravenous fluids are given . Sepsis is caused by an immune response triggered by an infection . Most commonly , the infection is bacterial , but it may also be from fungi , viruses , or parasites . Common locations for the primary infection include lungs , brain , urinary tract , skin , and abdominal organs . Risk factors include young or old age , a weakened immune system from conditions such as cancer or diabetes , major trauma , or burns . An older method of diagnosis was based on meeting at least two systemic inflammatory response syndrome ( SIRS ) criteria due to a presumed infection . In 2016 , SIRS was replaced with qSOFA which is two of the following three : increased breathing rate , change in level of consciousness , and low blood pressure . Blood cultures are recommended preferably before antibiotics are started , however , infection of the blood is not required for the diagnosis . Medical imaging should be used to look for the possible location of infection . Other potential causes of similar signs and symptoms include anaphylaxis , adrenal insufficiency , low blood volume , heart failure , and pulmonary embolism , among others . Sepsis usually is treated with intravenous fluids and antibiotics . Typically , antibiotics are given as soon as possible . Often , ongoing care is performed in an intensive care unit . If fluid replacement is not enough to maintain blood pressure , medications that raise blood pressure may be used . Mechanical ventilation and dialysis may be needed to support the function of the lungs and kidneys , respectively . To guide treatment , a central venous catheter and an arterial catheter may be placed for access to the bloodstream . Other measurements such as cardiac output and superior vena cava oxygen saturation may be used . People with sepsis need preventive measures for deep vein thrombosis , stress ulcers and pressure ulcers , unless other conditions prevent such interventions . Some might benefit from tight control of blood sugar levels with insulin . The use of corticosteroids is controversial . Activated drotrecogin alfa , originally marketed for severe sepsis , has not been found to be helpful , and was withdrawn from sale in 2011 . Disease severity partly determines the outcome . The risk of death from sepsis is as high as 30 % , from severe sepsis as high as 50 % , and from septic shock as high as 80 % . The number of cases worldwide is unknown as there is little data from the developing world . Estimates suggest sepsis affects millions of people a year . In the developed world approximately 0.2 to 3 people per 1000 are affected by sepsis yearly , resulting in about a million cases per year in the United States . Rates of disease have been increasing . Sepsis is more common among males than females . The medical condition has been described since the time of Hippocrates . Septicemia and blood poisoning are terms that referred to the microorganisms or their toxins in the blood and are no longer commonly used .",
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"text": "Child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse or child molestation is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation . Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child ( whether by asking or pressuring , or by other means ) , indecent exposure ( of the genitals , female nipples , etc. ) , child grooming , or using a child to produce child pornography . Child sexual abuse can occur in a variety of settings , including home , school , or work ( in places where child labor is common ) . Child marriage is one of the main forms of child sexual abuse ; UNICEF has stated that child marriage `` represents perhaps the most prevalent form of sexual abuse and exploitation of girls '' . The effects of child sexual abuse can include depression , post-traumatic stress disorder , anxiety , complex post-traumatic stress disorder , propensity to further victimization in adulthood , and physical injury to the child , among other problems . Sexual abuse by a family member is a form of incest and can result in more serious and long-term psychological trauma , especially in the case of parental incest . The global prevalence of child sexual abuse has been estimated at 19.7 % for females and 7.9 % for males . Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with their victims ; approximately 30 % are relatives of the child , most often brothers , fathers , uncles , or cousins ; around 60 % are other acquaintances , such as `` friends '' of the family , babysitters , or neighbors ; strangers are the offenders in approximately 10 % of child sexual abuse cases . Most child sexual abuse is committed by men ; studies on female child molesters show that women commit 14 % to 40 % of offenses reported against boys and 6 % of offenses reported against girls . The word pedophile is commonly applied indiscriminately to anyone who sexually abuses a child , but child sexual offenders are not pedophiles unless they have a strong sexual interest in prepubescent children . Under the law , child sexual abuse is often used as an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification . The American Psychological Association states that `` children can not consent to sexual activity with adults '' , and condemns any such action by an adult : `` An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act which never can be considered normal or socially acceptable behavior . ''",
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"text": "Rape of males A significant proportion of victims of rape or other sexual violence incidents are male . Generally , rape is still thought to be a crime against women specifically ( and historically has been defined this way ) , although many cases of male-victim rape have become subject of public discussion . Rape of males is still taboo , and has a negative connotation among both heterosexual and homosexual men . Community and service providers often react to the sexual orientation of male victims and the gender of their perpetrators . Mostly , male victims try to hide and deny their victimization , similar to female victims , unless they have serious physical injuries . Eventually , the male victims may be very vague in explaining their injuries when they are seeking medical or mental health services . It is difficult for a male victim , heterosexual or gay , to report the sexual assault that was experienced by him , especially in a society with a strong masculine custom . They are afraid that people will doubt their sexual orientation and label them as gay . A perception of being gay is also a motive in many cases .",
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"text": "Haemophilia Haemophilia , also spelled hemophilia , is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body 's ability to make blood clots , a process needed to stop bleeding . This results in people bleeding longer after an injury , easy bruising , and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain . Those with a mild case of the disease , may only have symptoms after an accident or during surgery . Bleeding into a joint can result in permanent damage while bleeding in the brain can result in long term headaches , seizures , or a decreased level of consciousness . There are two main types of haemophilia : haemophilia A , which occurs due to not enough clotting factor VIII , and haemophilia B , which occurs due to not enough clotting factor IX . They are typically inherited from one 's parents through an X chromosome with a nonfunctional gene . Rarely a new mutation may occur during early development or haemophilia may develop later in life due to antibodies forming against a clotting factor . Other types include haemophilia C , which occurs due to not enough factor XI , and parahaemophilia , which occurs due to not enough factor V. Acquired haemophilia is associated with cancers , autoimmune disorders , and pregnancy . Diagnosis is by testing the blood for its ability to clot and its levels of clotting factors . Prevention may occur by removing an egg , fertilizing it , and testing the embryo before transferring it to the uterus . Treatment is by replacing the missing blood clotting factors . This may be done on a regular basis or during bleeding episodes . Replacement may take place at home or in hospital . The clotting factors are made either from human blood or by recombinant methods . Up to 20 % of people develop antibodies to the clotting factors which makes treatment more difficult . The medication desmopressin may be used in those with mild haemophilia A. Studies of gene therapy are in early human trials . Haemophilia A affects about 1 in 5,000 -- 10,000 , while haemophilia B affects about 1 in 40,000 , males at birth . As haemophilia A and B are X-linked recessive disorders females are very rarely severely affected . Some females with a nonfunctional gene on one of the X chromosomes may be mildly symptomatic . Haemophilia C occurs equally in both sexes and is mostly found in Ashkenazi Jews . In the 1800s haemophilia was common within the royal families of Europe . The difference between haemophilia A and B was determined in 1952 . The word is from the Greek haima αἷμα meaning blood and philia φιλία meaning love .",
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"text": "Salmonellosis Salmonellosis is a symptomatic infection caused by bacteria of the Salmonella type . The most common symptoms are diarrhea , fever , abdominal cramps , and vomiting . This typically occurs half to three days after exposure with symptoms lasts four to seven days . Occasionally more significant disease can result in dehydration . The old , young , and others with a weak immune systems are more likely to develop severe disease . Specific types of Salmonella can result in typhoid fever or paratyphoid fever . There are two species of Salmonella : Salmonella bongori and Salmonella enterica with many subtypes . Infection is usually spread via contaminated meat , eggs , or milk . Other foods may spread the disease if they have come into contact with manure . A number of pets may also carry the infection and spread the infection including , cats , dogs , and reptiles . Diagnosis is by a stool test . Efforts to prevent the disease include proper preparation and cooking of food . Mild disease typically does not require specific treatment . More significant cases may need the treatment of electrolyte problems and the replacement of fluids by intravenous . In those at high risk or in whom the disease has spread outside the intestines , antibiotics are recommended . Salmonellosis is one of the most common causes of diarrhea globally . In 2015 , 90,300 deaths occurred from non-typhoidal and 178,000 deaths from typhoidal salmonellosis . In the United States about 1.2 million cases and 450 deaths occur from non -- typhoidal salmonellosis a year . In Europe it is the second most common foodborne disease after campylobacteriosis .",
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"text": "PEPPADEP PEPPADEP is the acronym for Programme pour l'éradication de la peste porcine africaine et pour le développement de l'élevage porcin or the African Swine Fever Eradication and Swine Industry Development Project , a development project launched in 1981 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; the Interamericano Institute de Ciencias Agricola ( IICA ) , a branch of the Organization of American States ; the International Development Bank ; the governments of Mexico , Canada , the United States ; and the government of Haiti to `` eliminate the debilitating effects of ASF African Swine Fever in Haiti and to begin development of a productive swine industry '' . African Swine Fever , though it endangers neither humans nor other animals , decimates swine populations because it has neither vaccinations nor medications to stymie the spread of the fever . When AFS first made its appearance in the Dominican Republic , the Haitian government ordered the extermination of all Haitian swine on the border within a radius of 15 kilometers-100 ,000 pigs were slaughtered . The peasants received no compensation for the losses they suffered and the preventive measure failed to stop the disease from spreading . In late 1978 ASF spread to Haiti and the peasantry was devastated . Haiti 's northern neighbors watched the spread with apprehension . Studies indicated that if African Swine Fever ever came to the United States it could wreak $ 150 million to $ 5 billion worth of damage . This fear lead the American , Canadian , and Mexican governments , through IICA , imposed a Swine Fever eradication plan on the Haitian government . This plan , PEPPADEP , was simple : kill all the swine in Haiti and restock the swine population with foreign pigs-either from the United States , Canada , or Mexico . ASF is a highly contagious viral disease infecting domestic pigs , warthogs and bush pigs , as well as soft ticks . The virus causes a lethal haemorraghic disease in domestic pigs ; some strains can cause death of animals within as little as a week after infection . The disease was first recorded in Kenya in 1921 and is found in most sub-Saharan African countries . It spread to southern Europe in 1957 and the Caribbean in the 1970s . ASF made its way from Europe or Africa to the Dominican Republic , and spread to Haiti in the late 1970s . The eradication efforts were nearly complete when it was discovered that populations of feral swine existed throughout the rural countryside . The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study ( SCWDS ) worked in concert with the USDA to identify and eliminate feral swine populations which harbored the ASF virus in Haiti . Numerous feral populations were identified and one particular population north of Gonaives tested positive for the virus . SCWDS enlisted the use of American and Haitian hog-hunting dogs to reduce the populations . Wildlife Biologist and seasoned hog hunter Mark W. Hall lead the effort for SCWDS with able Wildlife Technician Matthew Knox . Dozens of feral swine were eliminated in the areas of Jacmel , Gonaives , Petit tru de Nips , and Cap-Haitien . Hall and Knox sampled a dead boar known as the `` Voodoo Hog '' that was killed by a hoard of brave Haitiens armed with machetes in a cane field west of Cap-Haitien . Fortunately , the boar tested negative and eventually the country was re-populated with domestic swine . Biologist Peter K. Swiderek wrapped up the feral swine disease investigation for SCWDS .",
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"text": "Menstrual taboo A menstrual taboo is any social taboo concerned with menstruation . In some societies it involves menstruation being perceived as unclean or embarrassing , extending even to the mention of menstruation both in public ( in the media and advertising ) and in private ( amongst the friends , in the household , and with men ) . Many traditional religions consider menstruation ritually unclean . Different cultures view menstruation differently . Studies in the early 1980s showed that nearly all girls in the United States believed that girls should not talk about menstruation with boys , and more than one-third of girls did not believe that it was appropriate to discuss menstruation with their fathers . The basis of many conduct norms and communication about menstruation in western industrial societies is the belief that menstruation should remain hidden . In other societies certain menstrual taboos may be practised without the connotation of uncleanness . According to the anthropologists Buckley and Gottlieb cross-cultural study shows that , while taboos about menstruation are nearly universal , a wide range of distinct rules for conduct during menstruation `` bespeak quite different , even opposite , purposes and meanings '' with meanings that are `` ambiguous and often multivalent '' .",
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"docid": "ecb543c259e0b0f5b3469faef6a76a44",
"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": "Danger zone (food safety) The temperature range in which food-borne bacteria can grow is known as the danger zone . Food safety agencies , such as the United States ' Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS ) , define the danger zone as roughly 4 to . The FSIS stipulates that potentially hazardous food should not be stored at temperatures in this range in order to prevent foodborne illness ( for example , a refrigerator 's temperature must be kept below 40 F ) , and that food that remains in this zone for more than two hours should not be consumed . Foodborne microorganisms grow much faster in the middle of the zone , at temperatures between 21 and . Food-borne bacteria , in large enough numbers , may cause food poisoning , symptoms similar to gastroenteritis or `` stomach flu '' ( a misnomer , as true influenza primarily affects the respiratory system ) . Some of the symptoms include stomach cramps , nausea , vomiting , diarrhea , and fever . Food-borne illness becomes more dangerous in certain populations , such as people with weakened immune systems , young children , the elderly , and pregnant women . In Canada , there are approximately 11 million cases of food-borne disease per year . These symptoms can begin as early as shortly after and as late as weeks after consumption of the contaminated food . Time and temperature control plays a critical role in food safety . To prevent time-temperature abuse , the amount of time food spends in the danger zone must be minimized . A logarithmic relationship exists between microbial cell death and temperature : a significantly large number of cells may survive slightly lower temperatures . In addition to reducing the time spent in the danger zone , foods should be moved through the danger zone as few times as possible when reheating or cooling . Foods that are potentially hazardous inside the danger zone : Meat : beef , poultry , pork , seafood Eggs and other protein-rich foods Dairy products Cut or peeled fresh produce Cooked vegetables , beans , rice , pasta Sauces , such as gravy Sprouts Any foods containing the above , e.g. casseroles , salads , quiches",
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"text": "Pertussis Pertussis ( also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough ) is a highly contagious bacterial disease . Initially , symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose , fever , and mild cough . This is then followed by weeks of severe coughing fits . Following a fit of coughing , a high-pitched whoop sound or gasp may occur as the person breathes in . The coughing may last for 10 or more weeks , hence the phrase `` 100-day cough '' . A person may cough so hard that they vomit , break ribs , or become very tired from the effort . Children less than one year old may have little or no cough and instead have periods where they do not breathe . The time between infection and the onset of symptoms is usually seven to ten days . Disease may occur in those who have been vaccinated , but symptoms are typically milder . Pertussis is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis . It is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of an infected person . People are infectious to others from the start of symptoms until about three weeks into the coughing fits . Those treated with antibiotics are no longer infectious after five days . Diagnosis is by collecting a sample from the back of the nose and throat . This sample can then be tested by either culture or by polymerase chain reaction . Prevention is mainly by vaccination with the pertussis vaccine . Initial immunization is recommended between six and eight weeks of age , with four doses to be given in the first two years of life . The vaccine becomes less effective over time , with additional doses often recommended for older children and adults . Antibiotics may be used to prevent the disease in those who have been exposed and are at risk of severe disease . In those with the disease , antibiotics are useful if started within three weeks of the initial symptoms , but otherwise have little effect in most people . In children less than one year old and among those who are pregnant , they are recommended within six weeks of symptom onset . Antibiotics used include erythromycin , azithromycin , clarithromycin , or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole . Evidence to support interventions , other than antibiotics , for the cough is poor . Many children less than a year of age require hospitalization . An estimated 16.3 million people worldwide were infected in 2015 . Most cases occur in the developing world , and people of all ages may be affected . In 2015 , it resulted in 58,700 deaths -- down from 138,000 deaths in 1990 . Nearly 0.5 % of infected children less than one year of age die . Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century . The bacterium that causes the infection was discovered in 1906 . The pertussis vaccine became available in the 1940s .",
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"text": "Testosterone and the cardiovascular system The predominant androgen in men , testosterone , has shown to substantially decline throughout the aging process . The decline in both serum and total testosterone with age have been linked to several disease states in men . In particular , cardiac failure and ischemic heart disease have been linked to this natural biochemical decline in testosterone . Previously , the higher cardiovascular risk in men has been attributed in part to the negative effects of systemic testosterone , however , more recent research has highlighted the protective nature of testosterone against cardiovascular disease . The magnitude and mechanism of action by which low testosterone in men is influential in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular risk and the potential benefits of testosterone therapy has yet to be fully determined .",
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"text": "Xerotic eczema Xerotic eczema ( also known as `` Eczema craquelé '' , `` Pruritus hiemalis '' , `` Asteatotic eczema '' , `` Winter itch '' , `` Desiccation dermatitis , '' and `` Winter eczema '' ) is a form of eczema that is characterized by changes that occur when skin becomes abnormally dry , itchy , and cracked . Lower legs tend to be especially affected , although it can appear in the underarm area as well . Xerotic eczema is common in elderly people , though it is not uncommon for people in their 20s . It can appear in red , bumpy , pimple-like irritations . Shaving can cause it to become inflamed .",
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"text": "Synactive Theory of Newborn Behavioral Organization and Development The Synactive Theory of Newborn Behavioral Organization and Development ( Synaction n. , or Synactive adj. -LSB- from the Greek syn `` together '' and the Latin actio `` action , '' resulting in : `` together in action '' -RSB- ) suggests that development of the human fetus , and later newborn , proceeds through the constant balancing of approach and avoidance behaviors , leading to : 1 ) a continuous interaction of the subsystems ( i.e. , Autonomic , Motor , State and Attention/Interaction , and Regulatory ) and their increasingly defined delineations within the organism , that is the infant , and 2 ) the organism 's interaction with the environment at large . This process is aimed at bringing about the increasingly well-defined species-unique developmental agenda . Figure 1 ( below ) , provides a graphic representation of the Synactive Theory of development , as applied to both fetal and newborn stages . It focuses upon the infant 's within-organism , four subsystems of functioning , and their continuous interaction with each other and with the environment across time ( i.e. , `` together in action , '' or synaction ) . The four subsystems include the : Autonomic Subsystem : Expressed in the pattern of respiration ( e.g. , fast , slow , pauses ) color changes ( e.g. , pink , pale , red ) , neurological indicators ( e.g. , seizures , tremulousness ) , and visceral or gut signals such as bowel movements , gagging , and hiccoughing ; Motor Subsystem : Observable through the tone , posture and movement patterns of the infant ; State and Attention/Interaction Subsystem : Expressed via : 1 ) the range of states available to the infant ( i.e. , deep sleep , light sleep , drowsy , alert , hyperalert , and cry ) , 2 ) how clearly it is to observably differentiate one state from the other , and 3 ) the patterns of transitions from one state to another ( e.g. , smooth well-differentiated state transitions versus abrupt unorganized state transitions ) . The attention/interaction system is set within this state continuum ( i.e. , from deep sleep to cry ) and represented by the infant 's ability to adjust the robustness and increasing refinement of an alert , attentive state . The infant uses this state to take in cognitive and social information from the environment as well as to bring forth and modify inputs from the surrounding world ; and Regulatory Subsystem : Behaviorally represented via the observable strategies the infant uses ( Self-Regulation ) in maintaining a balanced , relatively stable and relaxed state of subsystem of functioning or in returning to this a state of subsystem functioning if imbalance , or stress has occurred within the subsystems . An additional component of the regulatory subsystem is observable in the kind and amount of support offered by the caregiver ( e.g. , supporting a soft , tucked , flexed position of the infant 's arms and legs ) or by the environment ( e.g. , dimming the lights in the nursery ) . This Co-Regulation may be necessary to help the infant 's return to balance in situations when his/her own self-regulatory capacities are exceeded . Reproduced with permission from Als , H. Toward a synactive theory of development : Promise for the assessment of infant individuality . Infant Mental Health Journal . 1982 : ( 3 ) : 229-243 ; p. 234 . The graphic representation of the Synactive Theory above depicts the developing organism , that is , the infant , in constant interaction with the environment from within the womb to the newborn intensive care unit ( NICU ) , and the caregiving family 's support in the NICU , to the family in their home . Newborn infants are actively striving for their next steps in development , while depending upon `` good enough '' environments and care to assure progress along their developmental agenda . The Synactive Theory of Development continues to be instrumental in guiding clinicians ( e.g. , neonatologist , nurses , psychologists , developmental specialists , physical/occupational therapists , etc. ) and researchers in their understanding of the often very small steps in development that prematurely born and other high risk newborns attempt to accomplish ( which are major steps for their immature or injured brain ) . This theory gives professionals the framework and tools with which to identify the infant 's strengths , challenges and accomplishments . Such accomplishments may include breathing , sucking and swallowing in a coordinated sequence ; moving food down into and through the stomach and intestinal track instead of upwards , leading to reflux and vomiting ; looking at the caregiver and breathing at the same time , as well as many others . The Synactive Theory is the foundation of both : 1 ) the Assessment of Preterm Infants ' Behavior ( APIB ) , a standardized comprehensive newborn test , and 2 ) the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program ( NIDCAP ) , which is the care and intervention approach , that focuses on each infant 's behavioral cues ( e.g. , hand ( s ) to mouth , bracing with feet against a supporting surface ) in order to support the infant 's strengths and reduce the infant 's vulnerabilities . The infant 's family is viewed as the infant 's most important nurturer and is integrated in all care from the infant 's birth on throughout the infant 's hospitalization .",
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"text": "Eschar An eschar ( -LSB- ˈɛskɑr -RSB- Greek : eschara ) is a slough or piece of dead tissue that is cast off from the surface of the skin , particularly after a burn injury , but also seen in gangrene , ulcer , fungal infections , necrotizing spider bite wounds , spotted fevers and exposure to cutaneous anthrax . The term `` eschar '' is not interchangeable with `` scab '' . An eschar contains necrotic tissue , whereas a scab is composed of dried blood and exudate . Black eschars are most commonly attributed to anthrax , which may be contracted through herd animal exposure , but can also be obtained from Pasteurella multocida exposure in cats and rabbits . A newly identified human rickettsial infection , R. parkeri rickettsiosis , can be differentiated from Rocky Mountain spotted fever by the presence of an eschar at the site of inoculation . Eschar is sometimes called a black wound because the wound is covered with thick , dry , black necrotic tissue . Eschar may be allowed to slough off naturally , or it may require surgical removal ( debridement ) to prevent infection , especially in immunocompromised patients ( e.g. if a skin graft is to be conducted ) . If eschar is on a limb , it is important to assess peripheral pulses of the affected limb to make sure blood and lymphatic circulation is not compromised . If circulation is compromised , an escharotomy , or surgical incision through the eschar , may be indicated .",
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"text": "History of male circumcision The oldest documentary evidence of male circumcision comes from ancient Egypt . Circumcision was common , although not universal , among ancient Semitic peoples . In the aftermath of the conquests of Alexander the Great , however , Greek dislike of circumcision ( they regarded a man as truly `` naked '' only if his prepuce was retracted ) led to a decline in its incidence among many peoples that had previously practiced it . Circumcision has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa , and is still performed on adolescent boys to symbolize their transition to warrior status or adulthood . Male circumcision and/or subincision , often as part of an intricate coming of age ritual , was a common practice among Australian Aborigines and Pacific islanders at first contact with Western travellers . It is still practiced in the traditional way by a proportion of the population .",
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"text": "Zoonosis Zoonoses ( -LSB- ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊsᵻs -RSB- , plural - -LSB- ˈnoʊsiːz -RSB- , also spelled zoönoses ; singular zoonosis ( or zoönosis ) ; from Greek : ζῷον zoon `` animal '' and νόσος nosos `` sickness '' ) are infectious diseases of animals ( usually vertebrates ) that can naturally be transmitted to humans . Major modern diseases such as Ebola virus disease and salmonellosis are zoonoses . HIV was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in the early part of the 20th century , though it has now evolved to a separate human-only disease . Most strains of influenza that infect humans are human diseases , although many strains of swine and bird flu are zoonoses ; these viruses occasionally recombine with human strains of the flu and can cause pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish flu or the 2009 swine flu . Taenia solium infection is one of the neglected tropical diseases with public health and veterinary concern in endemic regions . Zoonoses can be caused by a range of disease pathogens such as viruses , bacteria , fungi and parasites ; of 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans , 61 % were zoonotic . Most human diseases originated in animals ; however , only diseases that routinely involve animal to human transmission , like rabies , are considered direct zoonosis . Zoonoses have different modes of transmission . In direct zoonosis the disease is directly transmitted from animals to humans through media such as air ( influenza ) or through bites and saliva ( rabies ) . In contrast , transmission can also occur via an intermediate species ( referred to as a vector ) , which carry the disease pathogen without getting infected . When humans infect animals , it is called reverse zoonosis or anthroponosis .",
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"text": "Female infanticide Female infanticide is the deliberate killing of newborn female children . In countries with a history of female infanticide , the modern practice of sex-selective abortion is often discussed as a closely related issue . Female infanticide is a major cause of concern in several nations such as China and India . It has been argued that the `` low status '' in which women are viewed in patriarchal societies creates a bias against females . In 1978 , anthropologist Laila Williamson , in a summary of data she had collated on how widespread infanticide was among both tribal and developed , or `` civilized '' nations , found that infanticide had occurred on every continent and was carried out by groups ranging from hunter gatherers to highly developed societies and that rather than this practice being an exception , it has been commonplace . The practice has been well documented among the indigenous peoples of Australia , Northern Alaska and South Asia , and Barbara Miller argues the practice to be `` almost universal '' , even in the West . Miller contends that in regions where women are not employed in agriculture and regions in which dowries are the norm then female infanticide is commonplace , and in 1871 in The Descent of Man , and Selection in Relation to Sex , Charles Darwin wrote that the practice was commonplace among the aboriginal tribes of Australia . In 1990 , Amartya Sen writing in the New York Review of Books estimated that there were 100 million fewer women in Asia than would be expected , and that this amount of `` missing '' women `` tell -LSB- s -RSB- us , quietly , a terrible story of inequality and neglect leading to the excess mortality of women . '' Initially Sen 's suggestion of gender bias was contested and it was suggested that hepatitis B was the cause of the alteration in the natural sex ratio . However it is now widely accepted that the numerical worldwide deficit in women , is due to gender specific abortions , infanticide and neglect . In seventh-century Arabia , before Islamic culture became established , female infanticide was widely practiced . This is attributed by scholars to the fact that women were deemed `` property '' within those societies . Others have speculated that to prevent their daughters from a life of misery , the mothers would kill the child . With the arrival of Islamic rule the practice was made illegal .",
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"text": "Human pathogen A human pathogen is a pathogen ( microbe or microorganism such as a virus , bacterium , prion , or fungus ) that causes disease in humans . The human physiological defense against common pathogens ( such as Pneumocystis ) is mainly the responsibility of the immune system with help by some of the body 's normal flora and fauna . However , if the immune system or `` good '' microbiota are damaged in any way ( such as by chemotherapy , human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) , or antibiotics being taken to kill other pathogens ) , pathogenic bacteria that were being held at bay can proliferate and cause harm to the host . Such cases are called opportunistic infections . Some pathogens ( such as the bacterium Yersinia pestis , which may have caused the Black Plague , the Variola virus , and the malaria protozoa ) have been responsible for massive numbers of casualties and have had numerous effects on afflicted groups . Of particular note in modern times is HIV , which is known to have infected several million humans globally , along with the influenza virus . Today , while many medical advances have been made to safeguard against infection by pathogens , through the use of vaccination , antibiotics , and fungicide , pathogens continue to threaten human life . Social advances such as food safety , hygiene , and water treatment have reduced the threat from some pathogens .",
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"text": "Squamous cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma ( SCC or SqCC ) , also known as squamous cell cancer , is one of the main types of skin cancer that begins from squamous cells in the skin . Cancers that involve the anus , cervix , head and neck , and vagina are also most often squamous cell cancers . The esophagus , urinary bladder , prostate , and lung are other possible sites . Frequent exposure to direct , strong sunlight without adequate sunscreen protection is a risk factor for skin cancer . Despite sharing the name squamous cell carcinoma , the SCCs of different body sites can show differences in their presenting symptoms , natural history , prognosis , and response to treatment . SCC typically occurs in people older than 50 years . As of 2014 an increasing number of people in their 20s and 30s are being affected . It is twice as common in men as in women . People with darker skin and eyes have a lower risk than individuals with lighter colored skin . People with fair skin , light hair and eyes are at highest risk of developing the disease .",
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"text": "Vital statistics (government records) Vital statistics are statistics on live births , deaths , foetal deaths , marriages and divorces . The most common way of collecting information on these events is through civil registration , an administrative system used by governments to record vital events which occur in their populations ( see Box 1 ) . Efforts to improve the quality of vital statistics will therefore be closely related to the development of civil registration systems in countries . Box 1 . United Nations Definitions of Vital Statistics and Civil Registration Systems A vital statistics system is defined by the United Nations `` as the total process of ( a ) collecting information by civil registration or enumeration on the frequency or occurrence of specified and defined vital events , as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and the person or persons concerned , and ( b ) compiling , processing , analyzing , evaluating , presenting , and disseminating these data in statistical form '' ( UN , 2001 ) . Civil registration , as defined by the United Nations , is the '' continuous , permanent , compulsory , and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events ( livebirths , deaths , fetal deaths , marriages , and divorces ) and other civil status events pertaining to the population as provided by decree , law or regulation , in accordance with the legal requirements in each country . '' The origin of vital statistics begins as early as 1869 and death by social class was recorded in England beginning in 1921 . While the number of births and deaths can be obtained by enumeration at certain points in time ( e.g. censuses and surveys ) , civil registration collects this information on a continuous basis and is the only source that provides individuals with a legal document . For instance , the importance of birth registration as the first legal recognition of the child is emphasized in Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that `` the child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name , the right to acquire a nationality and , as far as possible , the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents '' . United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) and a number of non-governmental organizations ( Plan International , Save the Children Fund , World Vision , etc. ) have particularly promoted the human rights aspects of registration , while the United Nations Statistics Division ( UNSD ) , United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) and World Health Organization ( WHO ) have focused more on the statistical aspects of civil registration . Countries which are signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are therefore expected to set up systems to register the births of all children . Non-registration of a child can have negative consequences on the wider enjoyment of a child 's fundamental rights to benefits such as identity , inheritance , education , health and other social services . Birth registration is also part of a broader strategy to ensure that children are less vulnerable to abuse and exploitation , especially if separated from their parents . In the absence of a functioning birth registration system , it is difficult to see how a country can enforce age-related legal concerns such as schooling , child labour , juvenile justice , early marriage , sexual exploitation and military recruitment . Recent natural disasters and calamities have also demonstrated the utility of a birth certificate for reuniting lost children with their families . Many civil registration systems also collect information on causes of death . Statistics based on these death records are of particular importance in public health for identifying the magnitude and distribution of major disease problems , and are essential for the design , implementation , monitoring , and assessment of health programmes and policies . Toronto scientist , professor Prabhat Jha argues that inexpensive recording of vital statistics in developing countries is the most effective means to improve global health and has outlined 5 options for expanding Cause of Death reporting . `` Despite the importance of tracking causes of death and the tradition since 1893 of standardisation of definitions and coding for causes of death in the International Classification of Diseases and Injuries ( ICD ) , global assessments of causes of death are a major analytical challenge . Vital registration systems that include medical certification of the cause of death captured about 18.8 million deaths of an estimated annual total of 51.7 million deaths in 2005 , which is the latest year for which the largest number of countries reported deaths from a vital registration system . Even for these deaths , the comparability of findings on the leading causes of death is affected by variation in certification skills among physicians , the diagnostic and pathological data available at the time of completing a death certificate , variations in medical culture in choosing the underlying cause , and legal and institutional frameworks for governing mortality reporting . For the remaining deaths that are not medically certified , many different data sources and diagnostic approaches must be used from surveillance systems , demographic research sites , surveys , censuses , disease registries , and police records to construct a consolidated picture of causes of death in various populations . Because of the variety of data sources and their associated biases , causes of death assessments are inherently uncertain and subject to vigorous debate . '' Lozano et all . Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 . The Lancet , V. 380 , Dec 2012 `` www.thelancet.com Vol 380 December 15/22/29 , 2012 '' . The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United States is the National Center for Health Statistics , a division of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) . Vital statistics for the US can be found here The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United Kingdom is the Office for National Statistics . Vital statistics for the UK can be found here",
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"text": "Sepsis Alliance Sepsis Alliance is a voluntary health organization dedicated to raising awareness of sepsis by educating patients , families , and healthcare professionals to treat sepsis as a medical emergency . The organization is recognized as a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charity by the Internal Revenue Service .",
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"text": "Lightning Point Lightning Point is an Australian television teen drama set in the modern day with fantasy elements . It was filmed on location at the Gold Coast in 2011 . The half-hour series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff for Network Ten in association with Nickelodeon and German public broadcaster ZDF . It was re-broadcast on Network Ten in Australia on 22 June 2012 , and again on the same network from 5 July 2014 . The series premiered on TeenNick in the United States under its international title of Alien Surf Girls on 29 May 2012 , and aired on Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom from 23 July 2012 also as Alien Surf Girls . It was announced by co-star Jessica Green that the series will not return for a second season .",
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"text": "Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland , approximately 66 km south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales . With a census-estimated 2016 population of 638,090 , The Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia , making it the largest non-capital city , and the second-largest city in Queensland . The first settlement in what is now South East Queensland was as a penal colony at Redcliffe . The Gold Coast region remained largely uninhabited by Europeans until 1823 when explorer John Oxley landed at Mermaid Beach . The hinterland 's red cedar supply attracted people to the area in the mid-19th century . Later in 1875 , Southport was surveyed and established and grew a reputation as a secluded holiday destination for wealthy Brisbane residents . The Gold Coast region grew significantly after the establishment of the Surfers Paradise hotel in the late 1920s . The area boomed in the 1980s as a leading tourist destination and in 1994 , the City of Gold Coast local government area was expanded to encompass the majority of Gold Coast 's metropolitan area , becoming the second most populous local government area in Australia after the City of Brisbane . Today it is a major tourist destination with its sunny subtropical climate and has become widely known for its surfing beaches , high-rise dominated skyline , theme parks , nightlife , and rainforest hinterland . It is also the major film production hub for Queensland . Gold Coast will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games .",
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"text": "Cania Gorge National Park Cania Gorge is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 373 km northwest of Brisbane . The nearest town is Monto . Three Moon Creek is the name of the waterway that runs along the length of the gorge . The park 's most dominant features are the 70 m sandstone cliffs . Wildlife native to the park include rock wallabys , bettong , platypus , geckos and over 90 bird species . Aboriginal rock art on the cliff walls is an indication of indigenous settlement of at least 19,000 years . A picnic area is located alongside the main road into the park , 8 km from the Burnett Highway . Facilities here include covered picnic tables , toilets and gas-powered barbecues . The majority of the park 's walking tracks lead from this picnic area , including the 1.1 km trail to Dripping Rock , 1.6 km trail to The Overhang , and the 1.3 km trail to Bloodwood Cave . The longest track in the park leads from a small car park 500 metres south of the picnic area . This 5.6 km circuit takes in Giants Chair Lookout , with views across the gorge ; and Fern Tree Pool , a permanent waterhole . Only walkers with moderate levels of fitness should attempt this track . Another walk leads visitors to a former mine site .",
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"text": "Precipice National Park Precipice is a national park in Queensland , Australia , 377 km northwest of Brisbane .",
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"text": "Mount Carbine Tableland The Mount Carbine Tableland is a plateau in Far North Queensland , Australia . Part of the Great Dividing Range , it lies in the Shire of Mareeba 15 km west of Mossman , and 1,460 km north-west of Brisbane , reaching an altitude of 1,383 m above sea level . It is largely covered with tropical rainforest and receives an annual rainfall total of 2,000 mm . The tablelands are part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area . Mountains associated with the tableland include Mount Spurgeon ( 1,317 m ) , Roots Mount ( 1,313 m ) , Devils Thumb ( 1,258 m ) and Black Mountain ( 1,311 m ) . The plateau 's highest point is unnamed , and is the fourth tallest mountain in Queensland .",
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"text": "Queensland Ambulance Service The Queensland Ambulance Service ( QAS ) is the chief provider of out-of-hospital emergency care and ambulance transport in the state of Queensland , Australia . It falls under the control of the Government of Queensland and is one of the largest ambulance services in the world . The service provides a high level of emergency care and transport services to the entirety of Queensland ( typical population 4.3 million people , covering an area of 1.77 million square kilometres . The Queensland Ambulance Service provides emergency response services , pre-hospital patient care , specialised transport services , coordination of aero-medical services and inter-hospital transfers . Approximately 4000 FTE staff are employed by QAS , with approximately 87 % as front-line operatives , who together deliver their services from 290 response locations across the state . In the 2015/16 financial year , the service handled over 946,000 cases , answered 737,803 triple zero calls and had an overall patient satisfaction rating of 98 % .",
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"text": "Quamby, Queensland Quamby is a tiny settlement in Northwest Queensland , 44 kilometres from the town of Cloncurry . The town rests on the eastern side of the Burke Developmental Road and these days consists of a solitary hotel , fifteen ` dongas ' ( single workers accommodation ) and a handful of sheds , watertanks and memorabilia from nearby stations . The historic feel extends to the interior of the hotel where old timber and floorboards have been used to make tables while donated saddles , horse shoes and old railway lights add decoration . Quamby is attached to the Parish of Corella in the County of Beaconsfield . The town is in the jurisdiction of the Cloncurry Shire Council . The Quamby hotel was originally built as a Customs House in the 1860s and converted to a hotel somewhere around 1921 . It was also used as a staging post for Cobb & Co stagecoaches who required fresh teams of horses every 10 -- 30 miles . The Quamby State School operated from 1924 until 1969 . In the 1930s the town is reputed to have had 40 homes but the demise of the railway saw most of the existing buildings relocated as is common with the stumped , timber frame houses of north Queensland . In 1934 Quamby was also the scene of what was described at the time as a ` Shooting Affray ' . Mr Charles Cameron , a schoolteacher , shot Mr James Croke after a dispute in Mr Croke 's home . Croke was taken to hospital in a critical condition while Charles Cameron was later found dead in his hotel room at The Quamby Hotel . The police noted a pea rifle was nearby . Cattle grazing and mining are the significant industries in the region . Local pastoral holdings include ` Dipvale ' , ` Carsland ' , ` Malakoff ' and ` Bannock Burn ' . Mining interests in the region have been predominantly gold and copper with many small operations existing since settlement . A major mine expansion is currently underway just north of Quamby at Dugald River . Project capital expenditure is expected to be in the range of US$ 1 -- 1.25 billion . Quamby is a popular inclusion on the Queensland Rodeo Circuit with novelty events such as the ` Donkey Ride ' and ` Calf Scruffing ' proving popular with competitors and spectators . It 's held in July and attracts up to 1300 spectators and 280 competitors .",
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"text": "Curtis Island National Park Curtis Island is an island that contains Curtis Island National Park . It is in Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia , 474 kilometres northwest of Brisbane and 40 km southeast of Rockhampton . The island features coastal heaths , littoral rainforest , sand dunes and beach ridges and salt flats . The national park encompasses the Cape Capricorn headland . No facilities are provided for campers . Bush camping is permitted in three camp grounds . Southern parts of the island are being heavily developed for multiple coal seam gas export facilities including natural gas liquefaction plants .",
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"text": "Teviotville, Queensland Teviotville is a locality in the Scenic Rim of South East Queensland , Australia . At the 2011 Australian Census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 273 . The Teviotville Tree is located on private property in Teviotville . The tree was used in the filming of the 2010 film The Tree .",
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"text": "Barney View, Queensland Barney View is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region , Queensland , Australia . Mount Maroon rises to 966 m above sea level in the west of Barney View . This western section is protected within Mount Barney National Park . The upper Logan River passes through the west of the locality and marks a portion of the western border . In the south the terrain rises to more than 500 m along the northern slopes of Mount Giles . The privately operated Flanagan Reserve Bush Camping allows visitors to camp at a 12 ha site along the river .",
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"text": "The Echo of Thunder The Echo of Thunder is an Australian family drama movie , released for television in 1998 . It is based on the novel Thunderwith by Australian children 's author Libby Hathorn . It was aired on CBS in the United States as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation . The movie is a story of a man Larry Ritchie , who lives with his second wife and three kids on an Australian farm in the Wallingat Forest NSW . He learns about fatal illness of his first wife which leaves his eldest daughter , Lara , alone in the world . Larry decides to take the girl into his home , but his new family does n't like the idea . The mother Gladwyn is possessive of Larry and their three children , Pearl , Opal and Jasper . Lara seeks solace with a mysterious dog she names Thunderwith that appears from time to time on the property . The dog seems to the girl to be a link to her beloved mother and an important companion . The story concentrates on the relationship between mother Gladwyn and stepdaughter , as Lara is slowly accepted into the family . The movie was shot in Mount Beauty , Victoria and directed by Simon Wincer . Hallmark Channel produced the movie and the story undertook several changes for example the four Ritchie children became only three on the set . Judy Davis , who played the mother Gladwyn was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the movie .",
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"text": "Kennedy Miller Mitchell Kennedy Miller Mitchell ( before 2009 known as Kennedy Miller ) is an Australian film , television and video game production house in Potts Point , Sydney , that has been producing television and film since 1978 . It is responsible for some of Australia 's most well known and successful films , including the four Mad Max films , the two Babe films , and the two Happy Feet films . Kennedy Miller Mitchell is one of Australia 's oldest existing film production companies , and the internationally most successful . Many of the films are directed by the co-founder , George Miller , though he sometimes takes an organisational role and prefers to use someone else to direct , as with Babe , which was directed by Chris Noonan . The company 's most recent project was the fourth Mad Max film , titled Mad Max : Fury Road . After being `` in development hell for 25 years '' , the film was released to critical acclaim on May 15 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Queensland Cultural Centre The Queensland Cultural Centre is a multi-venue centre located at South Bank , Brisbane , capital city of Queensland . It consists of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre ( QPAC ) , the Queensland Museum , the State Library of Queensland ( SLQ ) , the Queensland Art Gallery ( QAG ) and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art ( GOMA ) . The cultural centre was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 June 2015 . The original part was designed by Brisbane architects Robin Gibson and Partners and opened in 1985 . In 2010 , Robin Gibson and Partners were granted a `` 25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture '' by the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects ( AIA ) . The GOMA building designed by Kerry and Lindsay Clare , directors of the Australasian firm Architectus , was added to the complex in 2006 . In 2007 , the building received three awards : a Brisbane Commendation and a Public Architecture Award from the Queensland Chapter of AIA ; and a National Award for Public Architecture , again from AIA . Then in 2010 , the Clares received the AIA 's Gold Medal for their work . In the same year , an extension of the SLQ building designed by the Brisbane architects Donovan Hill and Peddle Thorp was opened . For their design , the architects were awarded the prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture by AIA in 2007 . The centre is surrounded by sub-tropical gardens which are professionally maintained and developed by The Plant Management Company and are open to the public . There are several cafés , restaurants , bookshops and other public facilities located throughout the site . In the immediate South Bank area there are restaurants , bars , parklands , walking paths , and swimming pools , the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's new radio and television headquarters which also house the Queensland Symphony Orchestra , and the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre . With South Brisbane Railway Station directly opposite QPAC , many major bus routes running past the centre , and water transport available along the Brisbane River , the public has ready access to the centre . In 2009 , a pedestrian and bicycle bridge called the Kurilpa Bridge was opened . It connects the Roma Street Railway Station area of Brisbane City with the centre , reaching South Bank next to GOMA and close to SLQ , QAG and the Museum .",
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"text": "Malanda Falls The Malanda Falls is a cascade waterfall on the North Johnstone River , located in the Tablelands Region in the Far North of Queensland , Australia .",
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"text": "Giles Weather Station Giles Weather Station ( also referred to as Giles Meteorological Station or Giles ) is located in Western Australia near the Northern Territory border , about 750 km west-south-west of Alice Springs and 330 km west of Uluru . It is the only staffed weather station within an area of about 2500000 km2 and is situated mid-continent and near the core of the subtropical jetstream . This means it plays an important role as a weather and climate observatory for the country , particularly eastern and southeastern Australia , and particularly for rainfall predictions . The station is on the Great Central Road and the nearest township is the Warakurna aboriginal settlement ( population 180 ) , 5 km North . Giles is within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku and is in the foothills of the Rawlinson Ranges . A staff of three ( reduced from four at the end of 2010 ) operate the remote station on six-monthly tours . A 1600 m airstrip services the station and the Warakurna community . Tourists are invited to watch the daily release of weather balloons and browse through the Visitor 's Centre . Station tours are no longer conducted on a regular basis .",
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"text": "Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sunshine Coast is a peri-urban area and the third most populated area in the Australian state of Queensland . Located 100 km north of the state capital Brisbane in South East Queensland on the Pacific Ocean coastline , its urban area spans approximately 60 km of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters to Tewantin . The estimated urban population of Sunshine Coast as at June 2015 was 302,122 , making it the 9th most populous in the country . The area was first settled by Europeans in the 19th century with development progressing slowly until tourism became an important industry . The area has several coastal hubs at Caloundra , Kawana Waters , Maroochydore and Noosa Heads . Nambour and Maleny have developed as primary commercial centres for the hinterland , although Maleny falls outside the urban area defined by the ABS that this article refers to .",
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"text": "Bunya Mountains National Park Bunya Mountains is a national park in Queensland , Australia . The park includes much of the mountain range called the Bunya Mountains . The park are encompasses the most westerly area of subtropical rainforest in southern Queensland and the largest population of bunya pines remaining in the world . It is situated 63 km northeast of Dalby or 58 km southwest of Kingaroy . The park is known for its abundant wildlife , permanent waterfalls and spectacular views . The mild climate of the range means morning and evening temperatures are low . The park is accessed by a steep and winding roads and is well serviced with camping grounds , an extensive network of walking tracks and several picnic grounds .",
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"text": "Blanchview, Queensland Blanchview is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region , Queensland , Australia . It had a population of 229 in . The southern half of Blanchview features two mountains . In the west the elevations rise to 600 metres surrounding the peak of Mount Tabletop which is located in the adjacent suburb of Rangeville . Across a narrow valley to the east , Mount Davidson rises to similar heights . The steep slopes of both mountains have remained naturally vegetated .",
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"text": "Lee Point, Northern Territory Lee Point is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin , Northern Territory , Australia .",
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"text": "Mount Blackwood Mount Blackwood is a mountain located within the boundaries of the Mackay Regional Council in Central Queensland , Australia and has an elevation of 639m . It is covered in dense tropical rainforest and is home to the Mount Blackwood Holly ( Graptophyllum ilicifolium ) , a species of shrub endemic to the area . It also has the Pioneer Valley close to the region . Also nearby mountains are Mt Jukes , Mt Ossa and Mt Brampton . Mount Blackwood is used for commercial television transmission , such as ABC Queensland , and other communications in the Mackay district . It is also used for transmission of VHF Automatic En Route Information Service ( AERIS ) broadcasts for civil aviation .",
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"text": "Lightning Entertainment Lightning Entertainment is an American film distributor , sales agent , and production company based in Santa Monica , California . It was founded in 2002 by Richard Guardian , Rich Goldberg , and Marc Greenberg , focusing on sales and distribution of independent films . It began offering film production services in 2012 , which it stated were designed to help domestic films better target international markets .",
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"text": "Belli Park, Queensland Belli Park is a suburb on the Sunshine Coast , Queensland , Australia . The suburb is part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council local government area . Kenilworth Road is the main thorough fair ( and also a popular tourist drive ) that connects Belli Park to its nearest townships , being Eumundi ( to the east ) and Kenilworth ( to the west ) . Belli Park has a community hall and a Rural Fire Brigade . The Belli Creek and the Belli Park area is a part of the Mary River catchment .",
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"text": "Diane Ruggiero Diane Ruggiero-Wright -LSB- ˈruːʒɪəroʊ -RSB- is an American television writer and producer . Her credits include That 's Life , Veronica Mars , Free Agents , Dirty Sexy Money , Big Shots , the Mythological X remake The Ex List and iZombie , which she co-created with Rob Thomas . With Thomas , she also co-wrote the script for the Veronica Mars film . Ruggiero is a native of Old Bridge Township , New Jersey . While she was living in North Arlington , New Jersey , Ruggiero 's writing talent was discovered by Mark St. Germain while she worked as a waitress at the Park and Orchard restaurant in East Rutherford , New Jersey . She is close friends with Jed Seidel and Rob Thomas .",
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"text": "Melissa Salmons Melissa Salmons is an American writer known for her work on television soap operas .",
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"text": "Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless . The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley , who debuted in 1982 . Diane was initially a two-day bit role , but was developed into a long-term character . Donnelley left the role two years later ; returning briefly in 1986 before returning to the role fully in 1996 . In 2001 , Donnelley left again in what was supposed to be a storyline dictated departure , however , the role was later recast with Susan Walters . After three years in the role , Walters chose to drop to recurring status in 2004 , but was n't seen again until a brief guest appearance in February 2010 . Seven months later , the role was recast a second time with Maura West , who took over in October . Diane has had relationships with business tycoons Jack Abbott ( Peter Bergman ) and Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden ) . Diane has a son with Jack , Kyle Abbott ( Lachlan Buchanan ) , who was initially supposed to be Victor 's son before his sperm sample was switched . Donnelley described Diane as `` taking herself much too seriously '' , while Walters criticized the character for existing solely to advance another character 's storyline . Former head writer Maria Arena Bell was heavily criticized for the writing for West ; Zap2it said Bell missed an opportunity to focus on Diane 's rivalry with Jack . In 2011 , within eight months of joining the cast , West was let go and the character was killed off two months later in a whodunit murder storyline . The storyline was also harshly criticized for progressing too slowly , as it was a six-month period before the revelation that Nikki Newman ( Melody Thomas Scott ) murdered Diane in self-defense .",
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"text": "Dexter (season 1) The first season of Dexter is an adaptation of Jeff Lindsay 's first novel in the Dexter series , Darkly Dreaming Dexter . Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines . This season aired from October 1 , 2006 to December 17 , 2006 , and follows Dexter 's investigation of `` The Ice Truck Killer '' . Introduced in the first episode , `` Dexter '' , this serial killer targets prostitutes and leaves their bodies severed and bloodless . At the same time , Dexter 's foster sister , Debra Morgan ( Jennifer Carpenter ) , a vice squad officer , aspires to work in the homicide department , and Dexter 's girlfriend , Rita Bennett ( Julie Benz ) , wants their relationship to be more intimate . Christian Camargo appears as Rudy Cooper and is a recurring character until the end of the season . The show 's first season received generally favorable reviews from critics ; it was praised as `` bold , different and exciting , with a central character and performance that take your breath away '' by the New York Daily News . The Wall Street Journal saw `` the grotesqueries of Dexter '' as `` not something that can easily be dismissed with the old '' ` you do n't have to watch ' line '' , and concluded that `` We do have to live among the viewers who will be desensitized , or aroused , by this show '' . The aggregate site Metacritic scored the show 's first season at 77 out of 100 based on 27 critics reviews . The season received high ratings for Showtime ; the pilot episode attracted more than a million viewers , giving the channel its highest ratings in nearly two years , while the finale `` Born Free '' drew an audience of 1.1 million viewers in the U.S. On average , the season was watched by two million viewers per episode during its original run when factoring in DVR viewers . Due to the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild strike and encouraged by the show 's critical success and high ratings on Showtime , CBS , a national terrestrial broadcast network , announced in December 2007 that it was considering airing an edited version of the first season of Dexter for free-to-air broadcast . It began to broadcast it on February 17 , 2008 , and thus , Dexter became the first program in 20 years to air on a broadcast network after being shown on a premium cable channel . During the show 's rerun on the CBS network in 2008 , the ratings were much higher , reaching 8.2 million viewers during its premiere February , giving the network its best rating in the 10 p.m. timeslot since December the previous year . During its 12-week run , it dropped to 7.1 million in early April , and to 6.6 million during the season 's finale on May 6 .",
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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": "Karen Sisco Karen Sisco is an American crime drama television series starring Carla Gugino in the title role . The series was created by novelist Elmore Leonard , based on a character who had appeared in several of his written works , as well as one film adaptation , 1998 's Out of Sight . The series debuted on October 1 , 2003 on ABC , and was canceled after seven episodes . As a U.S. Deputy Marshal , based on Miami , Florida 's Gold Coast , Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives . She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers . Karen occasionally gets advice from her father , a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator , who is Karen 's confidant , counselor , and confessor . The show faced stiff competition from NBC 's Law & Order . TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were `` Canceled Too Soon '' .",
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"text": "Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24 , 1997 , to April 30 , 2002 . The show starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery , a couple who married on their first date despite being polar opposites . The series was co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions , More-Medavoy Productions and 4 to 6 Foot Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC . The show 's theme song was written and performed by composer Dennis C. Brown . Created by executive producers Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre , the comedy took much of its inspiration from culture-clash `` fish out of water '' situations . The show earned eight Golden Globe nominations , six Emmy Award nominations , and six Satellite Awards nominations . Elfman earned a Golden Globe in 1999 for Best Actress .",
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"text": "Gail Parent Gail Parent ( born August 12 , 1940 ) is an American television screenwriter , television producer , and author .",
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"text": "Mrs. California `` Mrs. California '' is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office , and the show 's 161st episode overall . `` Mrs. California '' aired on NBC in the United States on December 1 , 2011 . The episode was written by consulting producer Dan Greaney , marking his first writing credit for the series , and was directed by Charlie Grandy . The series -- presented as if it were a real documentary -- depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania , branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In the episode , Robert California ( James Spader ) brings his wife ( Maura Tierney ) into the office for a job , and tells Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms ) behind her back not to give her one . Meanwhile , Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) opens a gym in the building and tries to get Darryl Philbin ( Craig Robinson ) to join it . Tierney was brought in to play the role of California 's wife because showrunner Paul Lieberstein stated that he was `` a big fan of hers '' . `` Mrs. California '' received mixed responses from television critics . According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode received 5.74 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7 % share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 , staying even with the ratings from the previous episode , `` Gettysburg '' . The episode also ranked at first in its time slot .",
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"text": "Betty and Veronica (Veronica Mars) `` Betty and Veronica '' is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars . Written by Diane Ruggiero and directed by Michael Fields , the episode premiered on UPN on March 29 , 2005 . The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars ( Kristen Bell ) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective . In this episode , Veronica investigates the mysterious disappearance of Neptune High 's mascot , a parrot named Polly , and eventually goes undercover at Neptune High 's rival , Pan High . Meanwhile , in flashbacks , Veronica deals with the aftermath of finding her mother ( Corinne Bohrer ) .",
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"text": "Greg Daniels Gregory Martin `` Greg '' Daniels ( born June 13 , 1963 ) is an American television comedy writer , producer , and director . He is known for his work on several television series , including Saturday Night Live , The Simpsons , King of the Hill and The Office . All four shows were named among Times James Poniewozik 's All Time 100 TV Shows . Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien . Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News , before they were laid off due to budget cuts . He eventually became a writer for two long-running series : Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons . He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season , and he wrote several classic episodes including `` Lisa 's Wedding , '' `` Bart Sells His Soul '' and `` 22 Short Films About Springfield . '' He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series , King of the Hill , with Mike Judge . The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009 . During the series run , he worked on several other series , including the American version of The Office and Parks and Recreation . As of 2016 , he is an executive producer on the TBS series People of Earth . ''",
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"text": "Television criticism Television criticism is the act of writing or speaking about television programming with a view to evaluating its worth , meaning and other aspects . Such criticism can be found in daily newspapers , on culture discussion shows ( on TV and radio ) , and in specialist books and periodicals , all of which are in direct competition for audience from television .",
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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": "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": "Give Me a Ring Sometime `` Give Me a Ring Sometime '' is the first episode of the American situation comedy Cheers . Written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows , the episode first aired September 30 , 1982 on NBC . The pilot episode introduces the employees of bar Cheers : Sam Malone , Diane Chambers , Coach Ernie Pantusso , and Carla Tortelli ; and regular customers Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin . In this episode , Diane , brought in by fiancé Sumner Sloan , meets the employees and patrons of the bar . When she realizes that her fiancé has left her alone in the bar , Diane accepts Sam 's offer to be the bar 's waitress to start over . In the original script the employees were the principal characters , and Norm and Cliff were not included . Later revisions added Norm and Cliff , and scenes were restructured and rewritten . Originally , Cheers set would be a hotel , but it was ultimatelly changed to a bar . Ratings were low when the episode first aired , but were moderately successful in reruns . It has been critically praised over the years , and earned its writers awards for Best Writing in 1983 .",
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"text": "Television Writers Vault The Television Writers Vault is an online marketplace within the television industry used for scouting and selling original TV formats , concepts , and intellectual properties to produce as new television shows . It is the first website to deliver new show ideas from people outside of the industry , resulting in successful productions by major networks . 2012 saw the global broadcast of two reality television concepts discovered from the site ; Saw Dogs ( aired on Discovery Channel , TV4 Sweden , and OLN ) and Deals From The Darkside ( aired on SyFy , A&E Australia , OLN , UKTV ) . 2014 saw the premiere of Kim of Queens on Lifetime TV , whose star , Kim Gravel , was discovered pitching her own concepts at the TV Writers Vault . The service was created and developed by former Merv Griffin Entertainment development executive Scott Manville . In addition to providing a showcase for programming ideas , it also offers educational content for new TV writers and creators on the subjects of creating and pitching new TV show ideas .",
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"text": "Dee Caruso Dee Caruso ( April 7 , 1929 -- May 27 , 2012 ) was an American television and film screenwriter and television producer , whose credits included Get Smart , The Monkees and The Smothers Brothers Show . Caruso and his longtime writing partner , Gerald Gardner , frequently collaborated on projects . The writing duo were the head writers for the 1960s television comedy series , Get Smart . Caruso began his career by writing for stand-up comedians at nightclubs , including Don Adams and Allen & Rossi , the comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi . Caruso and writing partner , Gerald Gardner , were head writers for Get Smart . They duo continued to collaborate on projects throughout their career . Caruso and Gardner wrote 22 episodes of The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968 . In 1965 , Caruso and Gardner were part of the writing staff which won an Emmy for their work on David Frost 's That Was The Week That Was . They co-produced The Red Skelton Show . Together , they wrote other episodes of The Smothers Brothers Show , What 's Happening !! , The Ghost & Mrs. Muir , Happy Days and The Bill Cosby Show . Caruso and Gardner co-wrote a 1966 episode of Gilligan 's Island , `` The Producer , '' which guest starred Phil Silvers . Caruso and Gardner co-wrote television specials for Jerry Lewis , Bill Cosby , Robin Williams , Debbie Reynolds , Don Rickles and Jack Benny . Additionally , the pair wrote several television films , including Break Up , which starred Bernadette Peters in 1973 ; and How to Break Up a Happy Divorce , a 1976 NBC television movie starring Barbara Eden , which the duo also produced . Dee Caruso and Gardner also worked on several feature film projects . They co-wrote Which Way to the Front ? , a 1970 satirical war flick starring Jerry Lewis ; The World 's Greatest Athlete , a 1973 Walt Disney production starring John Amos and Jan-Michael Vincent ; and Doin ' Time , a 1985 Warner Brothers film . Caruso and his wife , Sandra Caruso , co-taught a class , called `` What 's Funny , What 's Not , '' for ten years at the UCLA Extension Writers ' Program . Caruso then became a screenwriting professor at the UCLA School of Theater , Film and Television , where he taught for more than twenty years . Dee Caruso died of pneumonia at his home in Brentwood , Los Angeles , on May 27 , 2012 , at the age of 83 . He was survived by his wife of 47 years , Sandra Caruso . His memorial service was held at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles .",
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"text": "The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS for nine seasons , from September 26 , 1962 , to March 23 , 1971 . The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen , Irene Ryan , Donna Douglas , and Max Baer Jr. as a poor backwoods family who move to Beverly Hills , California , after striking oil on their land . The show was produced by Filmways and was created by writer Paul Henning . It was followed by two other Henning-inspired country-cousin series on CBS : Petticoat Junction , and its spin-off Green Acres , which reversed the rags-to-riches , country-to-city model of The Beverly Hillbillies . The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons , twice ranking as the number one series of the year , with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history . It accumulated seven Emmy nominations during its run . The series remains in syndication on MeTV , and its ongoing popularity spawned a 1993 film remake by 20th Century Fox .",
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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": "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": "Fans4Writers Fans4Writers is a fan activist movement which supported the striking writers of the WGA during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike . The organization was not associated with the WGA , and indeed was notable for its unprecedented show of solidarity by individuals who were neither directly involved in contract negotiations , nor had a financial stake in the outcome . While the group was first proposed by fans of Joss Whedon , it came to embrace more than 40 self-identified fandoms . They called themselves `` fans of TV shows and movies , fans of actors , fans of directors , fans of producers , crew and everyone involved in the team effort of crafting wonder . But most of all we are fans of writers , because they are where the wonder begins . They write the words we remember , they create the characters we love , they think up the lines that stay with us forever . As supporters of the people behind the scenes , who develop and write the stories that have meant so much to so many , we wanted to do something tangible to show them that we support the Writers Guild of America strike . '' Fans4Writers solicitied financial support for its activities , which included bringing food to picket lines and skywriting messages of support at the Rose Bowl . Money left over after the strike was contributed to the WGA Strike Fund . The organization stated its support for `` the writers in their fight for fair treatment and equitable pay ... with our thoughts , with food deliveries , with money , and we will pick up signs and march with them until a resolution is found . We do it in appreciation , and because it 's right . '' The Internet-based fan movement received some online press coverage ancillary to the strike itself , and Brenda Lawhorn , Fans4writers ' Campaign Coordinator , was interviewed on Public Radio International 's Fair Game . However , WGA member and Battlestar Galactica writer Jane Espenson was quoted on fan involvement : `` I 'm not sure that -LSB- fan involvement -RSB- , which is so clear on the Internet , is being made as clear as it could be in the mainstream press ... it 's the stuff with the mainstream , grassroots fans who come out in amazing numbers and send us food on the picket lines every day ... that 's a bigger part of our everyday strike experience than the involvement of the movie stars . '' The organization 's existence and activities highlighted one of the main sticking points in the contract negotiations -- the significance of the Internet and other `` new media '' distribution channels . The fan involvement in the strike could also be seen as an outgrowth of trends in which the audience had become more vocal as consumers of entertainment . Striking writers closed the circle by soliciting fan action on their behalf and specifically referring those upset at the loss of their favorite programs to the Fans4writers website , alongside the WGA 's own strike site , in order to register their sentiments and become involved . Successful use of the internet to organize `` save our show '' campaigns had garnered significant attention , as when supporters of Jericho inundated CBS with grievances in protest of the program 's cancellation . This and other similar fan-organized publicity stunts on behalf of television shows appeared to have inspired WGA strikers themselves to undertake a similar campaign of sending pencils to the CEOs of the media conglomerates in a position to influence the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers . Fans4Writers received designation as Yahoo.com 's Site of the Day on November 21 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie ( born 14 April 1940 ) is an English actress . An icon of the `` swinging London '' era of the 1960s , she has won the Academy , Golden Globe , BAFTA , and Screen Actors Guild Awards , and in 1997 she received the BAFTA Fellowship . Christie 's breakthrough film role was in Billy Liar ( 1963 ) . She came to international attention in 1965 for her performances in Darling , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress , and Doctor Zhivago , the eighth highest-grossing film of all time after adjustment for inflation . In the following years , she starred in Fahrenheit 451 ( 1966 ) , Far from the Madding Crowd ( 1967 ) , Petulia ( 1968 ) , The Go-Between ( 1971 ) , McCabe & Mrs. Miller ( 1971 ) , for which she received her second Oscar nomination , Do n't Look Now ( 1973 ) , Shampoo ( 1975 ) , and Heaven Can Wait ( 1978 ) . From the early 1980s her appearances in mainstream films reduced , though she held roles as Thetis in Wolfgang Petersen 's historical epic Troy and in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( both 2004 ) . She has continued to receive significant critical recognition for her work , including Oscar nominations for the independent films Afterglow ( 1997 ) and Away from Her ( 2007 ) .",
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"text": "Away from Her Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Gordon Pinsent , Julie Christie and Olympia Dukakis . The feature-length directorial debut of Polley , the film is based on Alice Munro 's short story `` The Bear Came Over the Mountain '' , from the 2001 collection Hateship , Friendship , Courtship , Loveship , Marriage . Executive produced by Atom Egoyan and shot in Ontario , it debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival . The story centers on a couple whose marriage is tested when Christie 's character begins to suffer from Alzheimer 's and moves into a nursing home , where she loses virtually all memory of her husband and begins to develop a close relationship with another nursing home resident . The cast also includes Michael Murphy , Wendy Crewson , Alberta Watson , Lili Francks and Kristen Thomson . It was nominated for two Academy Awards , Christie for Best Actress and Polley for Best Adapted Screenplay . It also won seven Genie Awards , including Best Motion Picture .",
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"text": "Julie Ann Emery Julie Ann Emery ( born January 16 , 1975 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "John and Julie John and Julie ( 1955 ) is a British comedy film , featuring Peter Sellers and Sid James in early screen roles .",
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"text": "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Cirque du Soleil : Worlds Away is a 2012 American 3D family fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson . The film premiered on October 20 , 2012 at the Tokyo International Film Festival , and was released theatrically in the United States on December 21 , 2012 . Distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures on December 21 , 2012 , the film tells the story of a girl named Mia going to a traveling circus and falling in love with its main attraction , the Aerialist . After the Aerialist falls during his act , he and Mia are transported to another world where each encounter the different worlds of Cirque du Soleil through O , Mystère , Kà , Love , Zumanity , Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe . It stars Erica Linz and Igor Zaripov as the main characters and incorporates acts from some of the Cirque du Soleil shows that were running in Las Vegas in 2011 including O , Mystère , Kà , Love , and Viva Elvis . The 3D used in the film was highly admired by critics on its Tokyo premiere . The Eels performed a song titled `` Calling for Your Love '' for the movie . The film incorporates acts from the seven Cirque du Soleil shows running in Las Vegasin 2011 : O , Mystère , Kà , Love , Zumanity , Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe . Each of the acts/performances was filmed on the stage of the theater in Las Vegas where the show is/was running : the acts from `` O '' at the `` O '' Theatre at the Bellagio , those from `` Ka '' at the Ka Theater at the MGM Grand , those from `` Love '' at the Love Theater at the Mirage , the act from `` Mystere '' at the Mystere Theater at Treasure Island , the act from `` Zumanity '' at the Zumanity Theater at the New York New York and the act from `` Viva Elvis '' at the Aria Theater . It was Reel FX 's first and only live action film .",
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"text": "Blast from the Past Blast from the Past may refer to : Blast from the Past ( film ) , a 1999 romantic comedy film Blast from the Past ( novel ) , a 1998 suspense novel by Ben Elton `` Blast from the Past '' , a 1997 James Bond short story by Raymond Benson `` Blast from the Past '' , a 2001 song by Quiet Riot from Guilty Pleasures Blast from the Past ( album ) , a 2000 album by Gamma Ray `` Blast from the Past '' ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode ) , 1989 `` Blast from the Past '' ( Veronica Mars ) , 2005 `` A Blast From the Past '' ( Diagnosis : Murder ) , 1995 `` Blast from the Past '' , a segment in the Hamish & Andy Show `` Blast from the Past '' ( column ) , a column that is published every Sunday in The Hindu `` Blast From the Past '' , an episode of NCIS",
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"text": "Divorce His, Divorce Hers Divorce His , Divorce Hers is a 1973 television film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton . The film examines the conflicted emotions felt by a couple whose 18-year marriage has frayed beyond repair . The first half of the film details the story from the husband 's view , and the second half takes the wife 's perspective . The film , which was directed by Waris Hussein , from a script by John Hopkins , was originally presented in a two-part broadcast on U.S. television on February 6-7 , 1973 ( appearing on the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of ABC Movie of the Week ) , although it was theatrically released in France in 1974 . The critic Clive James wrote after the television screening in Britain : `` After movies as monumentally lousy as Bluebeard and Hammersmith is Out it was good to see Burton chipping some of the rust off his technique . ''",
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"text": "Julie Wilson Julie May Wilson ( October 21 , 1924 -- April 5 , 2015 ) was an American singer and actress `` widely regarded as the queen of cabaret '' . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in Legs Diamond .",
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"text": "Julie Laipply Julie Laipply ( born 1978 ) also known as Julie Marie Carrier or Julie Carrier is an award winning speaker , author and role model who is especially recognized for her work promoting youth leadership and self-esteem in young women . Laipply won the Miss Virginia USA 2002 title in a state pageant held in late 2001 . She represented Virginia in the Miss USA 2002 pageant broadcast live from Gary , Indiana in March 2002 . Laipply graduated from the Ohio State University Honors Program with a degree in Leadership Studies in 2000 . She competed in the Miss Ohio system prior to competing at Miss Virginia USA , placing in the top ten in 2001 , and used the scholarship money she received to pay for college . She moved to Virginia to become a consultant for a training firm contracted by The Pentagon where she served as a Senior Management Consultant in leadership training and development . In addition to being a professional speaker who has traveled the country , Laipply is a New York Emmy-nominated television personality for NYC TV in New York City . Her current television projects include `` $ 9.99 '' and '' What 's Cooking at Gracie '' .",
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"text": "ITV Sunday Night Theatre ITV Sunday Night Theatre , originally titled ITV Saturday Night Theatre , is a UK television anthology series screened on ITV , and produced by London Weekend Television ( LWT ) . Some episodes were produced with Kestrel Productions . Around 200 episodes aired on ITV from 1969-1974 , including productions of the plays Long Day 's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill , A Doll 's House by Henrik Ibsen , and Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw . Other episodes included adaptions of the works of William Shakespeare , James Joyce , Wilkie Collins , Simon Gray , Sam Shepard , Israel Horovitz , Arthur Miller , August Strindberg , J.B. Priestley , Lanford Wilson , and John Mortimer . Among its directors were Michael Lindsay-Hogg , Anthony Page , Mike Newell , Fielder Cook , Ted Kotcheff , Peter Wood , and Vivian Matalon . The actors involved included Helen Mirren , Laurence Olivier , Sean Connery , Anthony Hopkins , Michael Caine , Paul Scofield , George C. Scott , Laurence Harvey , Ralph Richardson , Diana Rigg , Trevor Howard , Glenda Jackson , Diane Cilento , Alec Guinness , Jane Asher , Martin Sheen , Colleen Dewhurst , Jean Marsh , Shelley Winters , Ian Holm , Richard Chamberlain , Edith Evans , John Gielgud , Shirley Knight , Ian McKellen , George Sanders and Margaret Whiting .",
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"text": "Julie Delpy Julie Delpy ( -LSB- ʒyli dɛlpi -RSB- ; born 21 December 1969 ) is a French-American actress , film director , screenwriter , and singer-songwriter . She studied filmmaking at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed , written , or acted in more than 30 films , including Europa Europa ( 1990 ) , Voyager ( 1991 ) , Three Colors : White ( 1993 ) , Before Sunrise ( 1995 ) , An American Werewolf in Paris ( 1997 ) , Before Sunset ( 2004 ) , 2 Days in Paris ( 2007 ) , and Before Midnight ( 2013 ) . She has been nominated for three César Awards , two Online Film Critics Society Awards , and two Academy Awards . After moving to the United States in 1990 , she became an American citizen in 2001 .",
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"text": "Mabel Poulton Mabel Lilian Poulton ( 29 July 1901 -- 21 December 1994 ) was an English film actress , popular in Britain during the era of silent films . Born in Bethnal Green , London , England , Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by chance . Her first role in George Pearson 's Nothing Else Matters ( 1920 ) was opposite Betty Balfour , who was also making her debut , and the film was a success . Over the next several years , Poulton was cast in a succession of roles , and usually played feisty or mischievous characters . A petite blonde , she also became well regarded for her fashion style , and was a highly recognisable celebrity . In 1928 , she starred in The Constant Nymph by Adrian Brunel and received excellent reviews for her performance . By the end of the decade she was considered to be one of Britain 's leading screen actresses along with Balfour , and was described by critics as Balfour 's only serious rival . The advent of sound film brought a premature end to Poulton 's film career . The addition of the microphone revealed Poulton 's broad Cockney accent , which was at odds with the characters she had become identified with . Like Clara Bow who faced the same problem as a result of her Brooklyn accent , Poulton struggled to maintain her status . Also like Bow , she attempted to mount a comeback in the mid-1930s , which was well publicised but unsuccessful . She made her final film appearance in 1938 . She spent her last years writing and re-writing a typescript about a young British starlet who is raped by a film director and who then descends into alcoholism . In biro , at some point of the writing process , she wrote in real names . Thomas Bentley is the director she accuses . She died in Merton , Surrey in 1994 aged 93 .",
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"text": "Jackson Gillis Jackson Clark Gillis ( August 21 , 1916 -- August 19 , 2010 ) was an American radio and television scriptwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years and encompassed a wide range of genres . Gillis was born in Kalama , Washington to a highway engineer and a piano teacher . His family moved to California when he was a teenager . He attended California State University , Fresno , but transferred to Stanford University , where he earned his undergraduate degree in English in 1938 . He worked in England after graduating from college . After returning to the United States , he performed with the Barter Theatre in Virginia , together with Gregory Peck . George Bernard Shaw attended a performance of one of his plays , in which Gillis acted . Gillis received a note from Shaw that critiqued his exit , a postcard Gillis retained for decades . He enlisted in the United States Army and worked as an intelligence officer during World War II in the Pacific Theater . After completing his military service , Gillis moved to Los Angeles and took a job writing for radio shows , including the dramas The Whistler and Let George Do It . He moved into television scriptwriting and earned his first credit -- for an episode of Racket Squad , a series that starred Reed Hadley -- in 1952 . He wrote for The Adventures of Superman from 1953 to 1957 and also spent several years writing for Perry Mason and Lassie . His scriptwriting was prolific and varied , and over the years , he worked on shows such as Lost in Space , Hawaii Five-O , and Knight Rider . He wrote for the series Columbo , starring Peter Falk , from 1971 to 1992 . He also wrote a pair of detective novels , The Killers of Starfish and Chainsaw . After retiring from Hollywood in the 1990s , Gillis and his wife moved to Moscow , Idaho , to be near their daughter . Gillis was married to the former Patricia Cassidy , a fellow actor whom he met during his brief acting career at the Barter Theatre , until her death in 2003 . He died at age 93 on August 19 , 2010 , of pneumonia in Moscow , Idaho . His daughter recalled that her father watched little on television other than football , as `` he thought most of what was on TV was junk '' .",
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"text": "Selling away Selling away in the U.S. securities brokerage industry is the inappropriate practice of an investment professional ( such as a registered representative , stockbroker , or financial adviser ) who sells , or solicits the sale of , securities not held or offered by the brokerage firm with which he is associated ( affiliated ) . An example of the term expressed in a sentence is , `` The broker was selling investments away from the firm . '' Brokers marketing securities must have obtained the appropriate securities licenses for various types of investments . Brokers in the U.S. may be `` associated '' with only one Brokerage firm and they obtain such licenses or `` series '' by passing standardized Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( FINRA ) exams such as the Series 6 or Series 7 exam . See List of Securities Examinations for types of securities licenses in the U.S. More specifically , selling away describes the situation where the transaction or securities in question are not approved for sale by the firm , they are not on the firm 's approved product list . The approved product list identifies the types of securities and investments that are approved for brokers to sell after the securities have been subjected to the brokerage firm 's due diligence process which includes receiving the necessary risk and compliance department reviews and approvals , and so forth . Selling away often involves investment securities that are in the form of a private placement or other non-public investment , though not always . Sometimes a transaction may not be an obvious or apparent ` investment ' or security . Selling away may not always be deliberate or intentional or with even intent to deceive an investor , but in many cases , the broker knew what he or she was doing . Selling away is often associated with a broker 's other ( `` outside '' ) business activities ( those other businesses or activities that a broker conducts outside or separate from his/her securities brokerage activities . ) Selling away situations result from a broker 's desire to not pass up on earning a commission on an investment his client is willing to buy , and further , to not have to share any of the commission with his/her associated firm . Selling away schemes are particularly dangerous for investors because they usually end up becoming victims of theft , securities fraud , or some other loss related to the investment . These schemes also often involve the sale of promissory notes which are essentially loan investments wherein the borrower promises to pay investors high interest rates in exchange for the loan amount from the investor . Once the investor ( client ) pays the money , the borrower sooner or later stops ( or never begins ) paying interest payments and the client 's investment vanishes .",
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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": "Sheila Kennelly Sheila Kennelly ( 28th December , Marine Square , Brighton , Sussex ) , also credited as Sheila Kenneally , is an English-born Australian character actress of theatre , television and film , with a vast repertoire spanning over 50 years in the industry , she came to Australia with her family , attending North Sydney Girls ' High School and trained at the Independent theatre . She has played several television soap opera and comedy relief roles starting in the 1970s . Sheila appeared in plays starting her career on the stage , appearing at such venues as Old Tote Theatre and Nimrod Theatre Company before a lengthy Arts Council tour of `` A View from the Bridge '' ( playing Beatrice ) as well as many roles at Neutral Bay Music Hall and worked on plays at the ABC , before becoming a household name in soap opera Number 96 in Australia as bubbly barmaid Norma Whittaker along with her on-screen husband Les Whittaker ( Gordon McDougall ) the duo were comedy characters added to the cast of the series a few months after it premiered in 1972 , she remained with 96 for 4 and half years , and featured in the series film version in 1974 . In 1988 she became an original cast member on the seven network series Home and Away , as retired carnival entertainer and tarot reader Floss McPhee , until 1990 , and was one of 16 original characters but has returned in numerous guest appearances reprising the role , the most recent in 2008 .",
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"text": "Julie Hébert Julie Hébert ( sometimes credited as Julie Hebert ) is an award-winning writer/director of theater , film and television .",
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"text": "Diana Franco Diana Franco was born in Cali , Colombia and in 1982 moved to New York City , where she lived and studied . In 1988 , in a nationwide televised competition , Franco was crowned Miss Colombia USA . Franco became a TV commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of Cosmopolitan en Español . In Peru , La Modelo Latina Pageant 1991 awarded her La Silueta Diet-Coke title . In 1992 , Franco was approached to participate in Buscando Estrellas Con Budweiser , the Spanish-version of Star Search , where - once again -- won first place . Later that same year , Cover Girl Make-Up chose her to be one of the faces for their TV campaigns for the Hispanic market alongside of Barbara Palacios ( Miss Universe 1986 ) . After traveling and working around the world , including places such as Taipei , Istanbul and Hong Kong , Franco decided to stay in the U.S. to pursue her acting career in her native language.In 1992 Salvese Quien Pueda ( SQP ) , a weekly comedy show that aired on the Telemundo Network made her part of their regular cast . In SQP she developed and often played Vicky Bikini , a girl who always did her errands wearing only a bikini , high hills and a handbag so she would never have to make a line . Vicky Bikini soon became one of the shows most requested characters . In 1995 , Univision Network hired Franco as the female VJ for Caliente , one of its most widely seen weekend TV shows . Caliente gave Franco the opportunity to interact with her young Latino audience while traveling to exotic beaches around the world . Two years later , Franco was asked to be part of Edición Especial ( Telemundo Network ) , which earned her the anchor star status in the Spanish market . She was also in charged of hosting most of Telemundo 's specials for the network . In 1998 she landed the role of Sylvia La Rosen in Safe Harbor ( Aaron Spelling ) which aired in WB Network . Glamour en Español magazine recognized her with the Most Glamorous Woman Award 1998 and in 1999 People en Español places Franco as one of the `` 25 Most Beautiful People '' along with faces such as Salma Hayek and Ricky Martin . In 2002 , Franco traveled back to her native Colombia to portray Sandra , a cocaine manufacturer in the soap opera El Precio del Silencio ( Telefutura Network ) . In October 2006 , Franco had the opportunity to be part of the very-selected cast of the short film : Marrying God ( AFI ) where she played Maricela , the single mother of Lola played by Ashlyn Sanchez ( Crash ) and Ivy played by Alexa Vega ( Spy Kids ) . Franco has also developed the `` Life Style Specialist '' title , and is often featured in US Spanish TV station across the nation . In Pecados Ajenos , a Telemundo Studios production , Franco played Lola , the cellmate of Natalia - played by Lorena Rojas - and later , Oficial Joyer , in El Rostro de Analía alongside of Elizabeth Gutiérrez . At the end of 2009 , Franco was called to play Berta , a lonely bitter architect designer in the new version of Perro Amor , but due to a skiing accident , where she suffered several fractures , her role was eventually withdrawn . It took her several months to recuperate from her injuries . In 2010 , Franco became part of the selected cast of the new version of the Chilean soap opera , Alguien Te Mira ( 2010 ) , produced this time by Telemundo Television Studios in the USA . Franco portrays Dolores `` Lola '' Morandé , a housewife that has everything under control , except a couple of pounds of over weight , until she meets a very troubled woman that is determined to make her life miserable and hopes one day to take her place as the wife of her perfect husband .",
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"text": "Claire Foy Claire Foy ( born 16 April 1984 ) is an English actress . She studied drama and screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University and trained at the Oxford School of Drama , where she appeared in four plays , including Watership Down . She made her screen debut in the pilot episode of Being Human ( 2008 ) and in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2008 ) . Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre , she played the title role in the BBC One production of Little Dorrit , ( 2008 ) , and made her film debut as Anna in Season of the Witch ( 2011 ) . She had main roles as Erin Matthews in the Channel 4 series The Promise ( 2011 ) and several other television films and miniseries , including as Kate Balfour in the NBC series Crossbones ( 2014 ) . She received unanimous praise for her performance as Anne Boleyn in BBC2 's Wolf Hall ( 2015 ) , for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries . Since 2016 , she has portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series The Crown , a role for which she has received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress .",
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"text": "Julie Farr, M.D. Julie Farr , M.D. ( Having Babies ) is an American television show that aired on the ABC network in 1978 . It followed three television movies called Having Babies which aired from 1976 -- 78 , and was not renewed after its initial run of episodes aired in March -- April 1978 . The show began airing as Having Babies but was renamed Julie Farr , M.D. during its run after its lead character .",
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"text": "Duet Acting Duet Acting ( often shortened to `` Duet '' or abbreviated as `` DA '' in tournament schedules and results ) is an event in competitive high school forensics . Similar to Duo Interpretation , Duet Acting varies in two major respects : first , Duet is not an official National Forensic League event although some state organizations , such as the Texas Forensic Association , the Louisiana High School Speech League , and ( formerly ) the Ohio High School Speech League practice the event . Secondly , unlike Duo , in which the actors are not permitted to make eye contact with each other or touch each other , Duet incorporates an element of acting . Cuttings must be made from scripts . Duet Acting involves two people , two chairs , and ( in some jurisdictions ) a table ; the furniture is supplied in each room of competition . Time limits vary , but generally each acting pair performs an eight - to twelve-minute scene , typically using only two characters . Occasionally the performers change roles , but can only play one character per scene in the manner of dramatic or humorous interpretation . The pieces may be either serious or funny , and the extensive use of movement is permitted ( i.e. , interaction between both characters , as well as with the table and chairs ) . Duet Acting has been removed from the Ohio High School Speech League . Category : Debating",
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"text": "Julie Hagerty Julie Beth Hagerty ( born June 15 , 1955 ) is an American actress and former model . She starred as Elaine in the films Airplane ! ( 1980 ) and Airplane II : The Sequel ( 1982 ) . Her other film roles include A Midsummer Night 's Sex Comedy ( 1982 ) , Lost in America ( 1985 ) , and A Master Builder ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland , California . The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Western Conference Pacific Division . The team was established in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , a founding member of the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) . In 1962 , the franchise relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors . In 1971 , the team changed its geographic moniker to Golden State , California 's state nickname . Since 1971 , the team 's home court has been the Oracle Arena in Oakland . The team is nicknamed the `` Dubs . '' The Warriors have reached nine NBA Finals , winning four NBA championships in 1947 , 1956 , 1975 and most recently in 2015 when they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers . Golden State 's four NBA championships are the fifth most in history behind only the Boston Celtics ( 17 ) , Los Angeles Lakers ( 16 ) , Chicago Bulls ( 6 ) and San Antonio Spurs ( 5 ) . Wilt Chamberlain and Stephen Curry have both been named the NBA 's Most Valuable Player while playing for the Warriors , for a total of three MVP awards . Golden State holds the NBA record for best regular season with 73 -- 9 and most combined wins in a season ( regular season and postseason ) with 88 wins .",
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"text": "Joe Smith (basketball) Joseph Leynard Smith ( born July 26 , 1975 ) is an American former professional basketball player who played at power forward position for 12 teams of the NBA during his 16-year career . Born and raised in Norfolk , Virginia , Smith was the College Player of the Year at Maryland in 1995 and the No. 1 pick of that season 's NBA draft , picked by the Golden State Warriors . He was named to the 1995 -- 96 All-Rookie team . Smith was mobile throughout his career , the NBA indicated that he was one of the most traded players . In 1998 , Smith was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers ; he then played for the Minnesota Timberwolves ( with a mid-way pitstop for the Detroit Pistons ) until 2003 . He later played for the Milwaukee Bucks , the Denver Nuggets , the 76ers again , the Chicago Bulls , the Oklahoma City Thunder , the Cleveland Cavaliers , the Atlanta Hawks , the New Jersey Nets , and the Los Angeles Lakers .",
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"text": "Grand Rapids Hoops The Grand Rapids Hoops was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association , based in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Their first season was in 1989 , and their final season was in 2003 . Now defunct , professional basketball had been replaced in Grand Rapids by the no longer active Grand Rapids Flight . The Detroit Pistons ' minor league affiliate , the Grand Rapids Drive , currently serves as the city 's professional basketball team , playing their games at the DeltaPlex Arena .",
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"text": "List of career achievements by Kevin Durant This page details the records , statistics and career achievements of American basketball player Kevin Durant . Durant is an American basketball small forward who plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association .",
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"text": "1947 BAA Playoffs The 1947 BAA Playoffs was the postseason tournament that followed the inaugural Basketball Association of America 1946 -- 47 season . ( After its 1948 -- 49 season , the BAA merged with the older National Basketball League to create the National Basketball Association or NBA . ) The tournament concluded with the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Chicago Stags , 4 games to 1 , in the BAA Finals . The six qualified teams all began tournament play on Wednesday , April 2 , and the Finals concluded on Tuesday , April 22 . Philadelphia and Chicago played 10 and 11 games in the span of 21 days but their final series was compact , five games in seven days .",
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"text": "2003–04 Sacramento Kings season The 2003 -- 04 NBA season was the Kings ' 55th season in the NBA and 19th in Sacramento . The season was best remembered for the team making a move in the offseason , acquiring Brad Miller from the Indiana Pacers and signing free agent Anthony Peeler . Superstar forward Chris Webber , who spent most of the season recovering from microfracture knee surgery , then serving a suspension due to the Ed Martin scandal , returned for the final 23 games of the season in which they played mediocre basketball the rest of the way . Still , the Kings finished the season second in the Pacific Division with a 55 -- 27 record . In the first round of the playoffs , the Kings got the last laugh as they defeated their archrivals the Dallas Mavericks in five games , before falling to Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round as Webber missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in Game 7 . This ended the Kings ' attempt at a championship as their core would be dismantled the following season , which included Vlade Divac re-signing as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers , and Gerald Wallace leaving for the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft .",
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"text": "Damian Jones (basketball) Damian William Jones ( born June 30 , 1995 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played college basketball for Vanderbilt .",
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"text": "Anthony Miller (basketball) Anthony Miller ( born October 22 , 1971 ) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round ( 39th overall ) of the 1994 NBA Draft . He was born and raised in Benton Harbor , Michigan . A 6 ' 9 '' forward from Michigan State University , Miller played in eight NBA seasons for 4 different teams . He played for the Los Angeles Lakers , Atlanta Hawks , Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers . He has also been under contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors . The last time Miller played in the NBA was during the 2004-05 season , appearing in 2 games for the Hawks . In his NBA career , Miller played in 181 games and scored a total of 510 points . Miller played in the CBA for the Yakima Sun Kings but signed with the American Basketball Association 's Las Vegas Aces on August 27 , 2008 . Miller appeared in the 1996 movie Space Jam along with Laker teammates Cedric Ceballos and Vlade Divac and then-coach Del Harris .",
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"text": "Wayne Cooper (basketball) Artis Wayne Cooper ( born November 16 , 1956 ) is a retired American professional basketball player . He was born in Milan , Georgia . Cooper was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round ( 40th overall ) of the 1978 NBA draft . A 6 ft 10 in ( 2.1 m ) forward-center from the University of New Orleans , Cooper played in 14 NBA seasons from 1978 to 1992 . He played for the Warriors , Utah Jazz , Dallas Mavericks , Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets . In his NBA career , Cooper played in 984 games and scored a total of 7,777 points . His best season as a professional came during the 1985-86 NBA season as a member of the Nuggets , appearing in 78 games and averaging 13.1 ppg .",
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"text": "2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season The 2016 -- 17 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . For the first time in franchise history , the Cavaliers entered the season as the defending NBA champions . The Cavaliers also broke the record of most made three-pointers in a regular season game with 25 against the Atlanta Hawks . The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 51 -- 31 record , securing the 2nd seed . In the playoffs , the Cavaliers defeated and swept the Indiana Pacers in four games in the First Round , advancing to the Semifinals . They then defeated and swept the Toronto Raptors in four games , advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals . They defeated the Boston Celtics in five games to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight season . In the 2017 NBA Finals , the Cavaliers will face the Golden State Warriors for the third straight year .",
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"text": "Maurice Baker Maurice Baker ( born July 28 , 1979 ) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League . He played college basketball for Dixie State College and Oklahoma State University , and has spent time in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail Blazers . He has also played professionally in Russia , Syria , Mexico , Lithuania , France , Puerto Rico , Philippines , Venezuela , and the Dominican Republic . Baker has been one of the Santa Cruz Warriors ' greatest club servants , dating back to their Dakota Wizards days , having played every season since 2004 in the Continental Basketball Association and the NBA Development League . Baker has appeared in the second-most D-League games ( 356 ) in league history , and is the Warriors ' franchise all-time leader in points , minutes played , rebounds , assists , steals , and field goals made .",
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"text": "2014–15 Houston Rockets season The 2014 -- 15 Houston Rockets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , and the 44th in the Houston area . The Rockets finished the regular season with a 56 -- 26 record , the third best in franchise history . They also won their first ever Southwest Division title and first Division crown since 1994 . The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 4 -- 1 in the first round , advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2009 . They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after trailing the series 1 -- 3 , advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1997 . They became just the ninth team in NBA history to come back from such a deficit -- and currently the only franchise to do so twice . The Rockets ' season ended with a 1 -- 4 loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors .",
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"text": "Columbus Clippers The Columbus Clippers are a minor league baseball team based in Columbus , Ohio . The team plays in the International League and is the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians . The team is owned by the government of Franklin County , Ohio . From to , the Clippers played in Cooper Stadium , which was known as Franklin County Stadium until 1984 . The final game at `` The Coop '' was played on September 1 , 2008 in front of a sellout crowd of 16,777 . It was the third largest audience in stadium history . In 2009 , the Clippers began playing in Huntington Park , located at the corner of Neil Ave. and Nationwide Blvd. in the Arena District of Columbus . The Clippers began play in as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates , changing its affiliation to the New York Yankees in , beginning a 28-year relationship that ended in . An affiliation with the Washington Nationals lasted from to . A four-year affiliation with the Cleveland Indians was announced on September 18 , 2008 . In September 2010 that working agreement with the Indians was extended through 2014 . The agreement has since been extended through the 2016 season . Coincidentally , the major/minor league sports connection between Cleveland and Columbus is duplicated , but with reverse roles , in ice hockey , as the Cleveland Monsters are the top-level minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League 's Columbus Blue Jackets . In 2011 , the team won back-to-back Governors ' Cup championships for the first time since 1992 by defeating the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3 games to 1 in the best-of-five series . They went on to defeat the Omaha Storm Chasers in the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game to win their second consecutive Triple-A baseball title . The 1992 Clippers were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time . In 2016 , Forbes listed the Clippers as the fifth-most valuable Minor League Baseball team with a value of $ 41 million .",
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"text": "New York State League The New York State League was an independent baseball league that played six seasons between 2007 and 2012 in the New York City metro area . Over 500 NYSL players have been signed by professional teams . Players from forty-eight states and eleven countries have competed in the league . The NYSL was the developmental league for the Can-Am League . Its level of play was self-described as being on par with the lowest level of minor league baseball , the complex-based `` rookie '' leagues ( it explicitly compared its format to that of the Gulf Coast League ) .",
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"text": "Adonal Foyle Adonal David Foyle ( born March 9 , 1975 ) is a retired Vincentian-American professional basketball center . He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the eighth overall selection of the 1997 NBA Draft . He played ten seasons with the team until the team bought out his contract on August 13 , 2007 . At the time , he had been the Warriors ' longest-tenured player . He then played two seasons with the Orlando Magic and part of the season with the Memphis Grizzlies , sat out the next season due to knee surgery , and retired .",
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"text": "2017–18 Golden State Warriors season The 2017 -- 18 Golden State Warriors season will be the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , and its 56th in the San Francisco Bay Area .",
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"text": "1991 NBA Playoffs The 1991 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 1990 -- 91 season . The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals . Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP . After the Pistons had ended their season the last three years , the Bulls got revenge in the Eastern Conference Finals by sweeping the two-time defending NBA champions . It was the first time the Bulls won a playoff series over the Pistons since 1974 , when both teams were still part of the Western Conference . Game 4 ended with some of the Pistons walking off the court before time expired , refusing to shake the Bulls ' hands . In the 1989 NBA Finals , the Pistons themselves had swept the two-time defending champion Lakers . Detroit did not reach the conference finals again until 2003 . The seventh seeded Golden State Warriors stunned the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs , defeating them 3 games to 1 . It would be Golden State 's last playoff series win until 2007 . The 76ers and the Bucks met in the first round of the playoffs where the 76ers swept the series . It would be both teams last playoff appearance until 1999 . Game 4 of the Blazers -- Jazz series was the last game ever played at the Salt Palace . This was the first year that NBC aired the NBA Playoffs .",
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"text": "Western Baseball League The Western Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in the Western United States and Western Canada . Its member teams were not associated with any Major League Baseball teams . It operated from 1995 to 2002 . The league was founded in 1994 by Portland , Oregon businessman Bruce L. Engel . It began play in 1995 , with the following teams : Northern Division : Bend Bandits Grays Harbor Gulls Surrey Glaciers Tri-City Posse Southern Division : Long Beach Barracuda Palm Springs Suns Salinas Peppers Sonoma County Crushers Long Beach won the inaugural league championship , defeating Tri-City , 3 games to 1 . In 1996 , Surrey folded , then the Reno Chukars were added . Long Beach won its second consecutive title , again 3 games to 1 over Tri-City . In 1997 , the league added the Chico Heat , while Palm Springs took the year off and Long Beach became the Mission Viejo Vigilantes . Chico won the league championship in its first season in the league , defeating Reno , 3-2 . In 1998 , Salinas disbanded , while dormant Palm Springs moved to Oxnard , California and became the Pacific Suns . Grays Harbor suspended operations halfway through the season , and the league took over management of the team , which continued as the Western Warriors and went on an extended 68-game road trip with no home stadium . Despite the lack of a home stadium , the Warriors made it to the league championship series before being swept by Sonoma County , 3-0 . In 1999 , the league disbanded the Western Warriors , while Mission Viejo , Bend , and Pacific also folded . The Sacramento Steelheads and Zion Pioneerzz were added , making the WBL a six-team league . Tri-City won the league championship for the year , 3 games to 1 over Chico . For the 2000 season , Reno called it quits after four years in the league , while Sacramento moved to Vacaville , California and became the Solano Steelheads . The WBL was back at eight teams , however , as the Yuma ( AZ ) Bullfrogs , Feather River ( Marysville , CA ) Mudcats and Valley ( Scottsdale , AZ ) Vipers were added . The Zion Pioneerzz won the league championship , defeating Chico 3 games to 1 . For the 2001 season , Valley and Feather River folded , while league stalwart Tri-City defected to the Northwest League . The league returned to a market it previously served , adding the Long Beach Breakers to bring the loop back to six teams . The Zion Pioneerzz were renamed the St. George Pioneerzz . The expansion Breakers won the league championship , defeating Chico 3 games to 2 . In its final year of 2002 , the Western Baseball League again operated with six teams . St. George folded , while Marysville , Calif. , re-entered the league to take the Pioneerzz ' place , playing the season as the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox . The Chico Heat won the league championship in the league 's final season , defeating Long Beach 3 games to 1 . After the league folded , the western United States were without independent baseball until 2005 , when former WBL cities Chico , Long Beach , and Yuma were awarded franchises in the upstart Golden Baseball League . Three of the 8 current GBL cities are former Western League markets , as Reno was added to the circuit in 2006 , while St. George became a member of the league in 2007 . On September 9 , 2014 , it was reported that former WBL team , the Grays Harbor Gulls , would be reborn as a member of the new Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League in 2015 and would play their home games at Olympic Stadium once again . It is also mentioned that the `` new '' Gulls will have no ties to the original team .",
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"text": "Valley Jr. Warriors The Valley Jr. . Warriors are an American Tier III junior ice hockey organization playing in Haverhill , Massachusetts . They have two Tier III teams that play in the Eastern Hockey League Premier and 19U Elite Divisions . The organization also fields a number of youth hockey teams at the Bantam , Peewee , and Squirt other various levels . The youth hockey teams compete in the Elite 9 Hockey League and the Mass State Select League . The teams play home games at the Haverhill Valley Forum in Haverhill , Massachusetts .",
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"text": "1994–95 Minnesota Timberwolves season The 1994 -- 95 NBA season was the Timberwolves ' 6th season in the National Basketball Association . During the offseason , the Timberwolves acquired Sean Rooks from the Dallas Mavericks . Under new head coach Bill Blair , the Timberwolves continued to struggle losing 13 of their first 14 games , as Michael Williams missed all but one game of the season due to a left heel injury . Midway through the season , top draft pick Donyell Marshall was traded to the Golden State Warriors for Tom Gugliotta . Despite a stellar season from second-year star Isaiah Rider leading the team in scoring with 20.4 points per game , the Timberwolves lost nine of their final ten games . They finished last place in the Midwest Division with a 21 -- 61 record , setting a dubious record in becoming the first team ever to lose 60 or more games in four consecutive seasons .",
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"text": "Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles . The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as a member of the league 's Western Conference Pacific Division . The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center , an arena shared with the NBA 's Los Angeles Clippers , the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women 's National Basketball Association , and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA , and have won 16 NBA championships , their last being in 2010 . As of 2015 , the Lakers are the second most valuable franchise in the NBA according to Forbes , having an estimated value of $ 2.7 billion . The franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team , the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League ( NBL ) . The new team began playing in Minneapolis , calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers in honor of the state 's nickname , `` Land of 10,000 Lakes '' . Initially a member of the NBL , the Lakers won the 1948 NBL championship before joining the rival Basketball Association of America and winning five of the next six BAA and NBA championships in Minneapolis after the NBA formed in 1949 . The team was propelled by center George Mikan , who is described by the NBA 's official website as the league 's `` first superstar '' . After struggling financially in the late 1950s following Mikan 's retirement , they relocated to Los Angeles before the 1960 -- 61 season . Led by Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Jerry West , Los Angeles made the NBA Finals six times in the 1960s , but lost each series to the Boston Celtics , beginning their long and storied rivalry . In 1968 , the Lakers acquired four-time NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Wilt Chamberlain to play center , and after losing in the Finals in 1969 and 1970 , they won their sixth NBA title -- and first in Los Angeles -- in 1972 , led by new head coach Bill Sharman . After the retirement of West and Chamberlain , the team acquired another center , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , who had won multiple MVP awards , but was unable to make the Finals in the late 1970s . The 1980s Lakers were nicknamed `` Showtime '' due to their Magic Johnson-led fast break-offense , and won five championships in a 9-year span , including their first ever Finals championship against the Celtics in 1985 . This team featured Hall of Famers in Johnson , Abdul-Jabbar , and James Worthy , and a Hall of Fame coach , Pat Riley . After Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson 's retirement , the team struggled in the early 1990s before acquiring Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in 1996 . Led by O'Neal , Bryant , and another Hall of Fame coach , Phil Jackson , Los Angeles won three consecutive titles between 2000 to 2002 , securing the franchise its second `` three-peat '' . After losing both the 2004 and 2008 NBA Finals , the Lakers won two more championships by defeating the Orlando Magic in 2009 and Boston in 2010 . The Lakers hold the record for NBA 's longest winning streak , 33 straight games , set during the 1971 -- 72 season . 21 Hall of Famers have played for Los Angeles , while four have coached the team . Four Lakers -- Abdul-Jabbar , Johnson , O'Neal , and Bryant -- have won the NBA MVP Award for a total of eight awards .",
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"text": "Charles Marie de La Condamine Charles Marie de La Condamine ( 28 January 1701 -- 13 February 1774 ) was a French explorer , geographer , and mathematician . He spent ten years in present-day Ecuador measuring the length of a degree latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon region based on astronomical observations . Furthermore he was a contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences , des arts et des métiers .",
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"text": "Comte de Gabalis Comte de Gabalis is a 17th-century French text by Abbé Nicolas-Pierre-Henri de Montfaucon de Villars ( 1635-1673 ) . The titular `` Comte de Gabalis '' ( `` Count of Cabala '' ) is an occultist who explains the mysteries of the world to the author . It first appeared in Paris in 1670 , anonymously , though the identity of the author came to be known . The original title as published by Claude Barbin was Le comte de Gabalis , ou entretiens sur les sciences secrètes , `` The Count of Cabala , Or Dialogs on the Secret Sciences '' . The book was widely read in France and abroad , and is a source for many of the `` marvelous beings '' that populate later European literature . French readers include Charles Baudelaire and Anatole France -- it was the main source for his At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque ( 1892 ) . In English literature , it influenced Alexander Pope , who borrowed from it to create the sylphs in The Rape of the Lock ( 1714 ) , and in German , it is a likely source for Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 's Undine . In recent times it has been considered by some to have been intended as a satire of occult philosophy , though in its time it was taken seriously by many readers . Many later authors have also taken it to be a serious source , including Edward Bulwer-Lytton and prominent occult writers such as Eliphas Levi , Helena Blavatsky , and M.P Hall .",
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"text": "William-Louis Ternaux William-Louis Ternaux ( 1763-1833 ) , the eldest son of Charles-Louis Ternaux ( 1738-1814 ) , took over the direction of his family 's small woolen cloth business at Sedan ( Department of Ardennes ) in 1781 and rose to become the leading woolens manufacturer in France under Napoleon and during the Restoration . At the height of his success and fame in 1823 , he challenged anyone to provide evidence to the contrary . If anyone , he wrote , could prove `` ... the existence of a manufacturer , not only in France , but in Europe , who has , at the same time , manufactured a greater amount and a greater value of woolen stuffs , created more new stuffs , experimented more with the use of raw materials and with the texture of fabrics , added more to the value of common woolen cloths , than I have done in the course of my life , I stand ready to pay this researcher the sum of 100,000 francs for his efforts . '' Ternaux was indeed one of the great ` lanceurs d'affaires ' of the early Industrial Revolution in France . During 1781-1789 he very capably expanded the family woolens business at Sedan from 8 to 150 looms , giving work to over 3,000 men , women and children . The politics of the Revolution interrupted his achievement and led to his exile from France during 1792-98 , but he used these years to advantage by studying the woolens industry in England , Germany and Switzerland . He formulated an ambitious business plan for when he would return to France . By the time of the `` Exposition of the Products of French Industry '' in Paris in 1823 , when he composed his daring challenge cited above , he had created and was orchestrating a giant mechanized woolens industry employing overall some 20,000 people . Every requirement , from the raising of sheep to the marketing of finished products , was provided for and integrated . His main factories ( usines de fabrication ) at Sedan , Reims , Louviers and Verviers ( Belgium ) employed a total of about 800 looms . He had experimental model factories for new fabrics ( ateliers d'essais ) at his summer estate at Saint-Ouen , near Paris . In Paris , there were workshops on the rue Mouffetard for constructing and testing new textiles machines and a chain of ten retail shops for displaying his wares , the most important of which was the Cachemire Français at No. 3 Place des Victoires . His main offices and private bank were at the same address . He built a dyeworks at Ternes and a Spanish-style wool washing plant at Auteuil . He had commerce houses in cities throughout Europe as well as in New York , Mexico , Valparaiso and Calcutta . His ship , named ` Ternaux ' , carried his goods to ports around the world . Ternaux contributed significantly to the introduction and perfection of merino sheep from Spain and , most famously , in 1818-19 he brought Tibetan cashmere goats to France and experimented with their fine down for his famous luxury shawls ( cachemires , also named ` Ternauxs ' ) . His private herd of about 150 goats at Saint-Ouen supplied the fine wool for his factories at Reims that specialized in high quality fabrics -- '' étoffes de goût et de fantasie en laine . '' In private societies and the councils of Napoleon , as well as in the legislative assemblies of the Restoration , Ternaux was a key spokesman for economic and educational policies for the advancement of French industry . He was a principal founder of the Society for the Encouragement of National Industry ( 1801 ) and the first manufacturer appointed to the Ministry of Interior 's advisory Conseil Général des Fabriques et Manufactures ( 1810 ) . He was a respected member of the important Chamber of Commerce of Paris . In the Chamber of Deputies of the Restoration ( 1818-1824 , 1827-1831 ) , Ternaux spoke out in favor of `` liberal '' measures for the freedom of commerce and industry . He advocated government support for expanding French overseas markets , especially in South America . He opposed strongly the policies of the Comte de Saint-Cricq ( Director General of Customs ) establishing high tariffs for the protection of French industry and agriculture . Ternaux 's speech ( `` In the name of industry ... '' ) in the Chamber of Deputies at the time of the 1829 depression in France was a biting , summary attack on Restoration economic policies . Ternaux was a close friend of Jean Baptiste Say , the French proponent of laissez faire economics , and he supported Henri Saint-Simon 's concept of an industrial-scientific society headed by the captains of industry . Ternaux 's contributions over 50 years to the advancement of the woolens industry in France were truly remarkable . By the late 1820s , however , he was in trouble financially and forced to withdraw gradually from the field . He found it increasingly difficult to compete with less expensive English woolens , and there was growing consumer demand by then for cheaper machine-made cotton goods . In addition , he was having growing problems acquiring fine wools for the production of his luxury goods . His efforts to increase and improve French sheep herds had only limited success , and agricultural interests in France had succeeded in having a high tariff placed on imports of foreign wools . Ternaux decided to shift his energies and available investment capital to the manufacture of linens and canvas . He researched the cultivation of flax in France and experimented at Saint-Ouen with machines for the manufacture of linens . Finally , in 1829 , he organized a joint stock company for the construction of a large , up-to-date linens and canvas factory at the small village of Boubers-sur-Canche , near Arras ( Department of Pas-de-Calais ) . Unfortunately , just as the Boubers factory was about to begin production , the Revolution of July 1830 in France scared off his investors . The fate of the Boubers venture was still in question when Ternaux died accidentally ( 2 April 1833 ) at his home in Saint-Ouen . William Ternaux 's impressive woolens empire did not endure after his sudden and tragic death . His only brother , Etienne-Nicolas , who contributed importantly to the success of ` Ternaux frères ' from 1795 to 1816 , died in 1830 . Etienne had liquidated his business relationship with his brother earlier in 1816 . Ternaux 's two sons , Charles-Louis ( 1791-1835 ) and Édouard-Louis ( 1792-1836 ) , were unwilling to carry on the family enterprise . They refused their inheritance which was encumbered with their father 's debts . Charles , in 1826 , was a partner in a commercial bank in Paris , named Charles Ternaux , J. Gandolphe & Company , No. 2 rue des Fossés-Montmartre . Édouard had been a partner with his father 's associates at Reims , Jobert-Lucas & Company . This company was dissolved in 1829 . Ternaux was unmarried in 1833 . He divorced his first wife , Françoise Lecomte , in 1795 ; a second marriage in 1800 , to Sabine de Gonzenbach , was annulled in 1811 .",
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"text": "Auguste-Charles Marie Auguste-Charles Marie ( 26 July 1864 -- 29 March 1935 ) was a French microbiologist born in Bayeux , department Calvados . He served as interne des hôpitaux in Paris , earning his medical doctorate in 1895 with a thesis on cancer titled Recherches sur la question du cancer . From 1894 to 1899 he focused on physico-pathological studies of microbial poisoning at the Pasteur Institute in Paris . In 1899 -- 1900 he served under Maurice Nicolle ( 1862 -- 1932 ) as chief of anti-rabies services at the institute of microbiology in Constantinople . Afterwards he was associated with research done at the Pasteur Institute in Paris . Following the death of Emile Roux ( 1853 -- 1933 ) , he was appointed manager of anti-rabies services . Marie is known for his research involving the action of tetanus toxin on the nervous system , as well as studies of tuberculosis and rabies . In the 1910s he demonstrated that natural and synthetic suprarenin had the ability to neutralize diphtheria and tetanus toxins . His investigations of rabies led to the development of new vaccination processes . With Jean Cantacuzène ( 1863-1934 ) , he published two articles on gastrointestinal cholera . In 1903 he was co-founder of the Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur . In 1934 , with Paul Remlinger ( 1871 -- 1964 ) , he was recipient of the `` Prix Dagnan-Bouveret '' by the Académie des sciences for work involving rage expérimentale ( experimental rabies ) . He died on 29 March 1935 in his laboratory at the Pasteur Institute .",
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"text": "Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais Maria Anna of Savoy ( Maria Anna Carlota Gabriela ; 17 December 1757 -- 11 October 1824 ) was a Princess of Savoy by birth and Duchess of Chablais by her marriage to her uncle . Born at the Royal Palace of Turin , she was the sixth child of Prince Victor Amadeus , Duke of Savoy and , since 1773 , King of Sardinia , by his wife , Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain , as daughter of Philip V. Maria Anna was the fourth but third surviving daughter of her parents . Her two older sisters were the future `` grand daughters in law '' of Louis XV of France , Princess Maria Giuseppina , who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa , who married the future Charles X of France in 1773 . Their younger surviving sister , Maria Carolina , married Anthony of Saxony . Three of her brothers were the last three Kings of Sardinia from the senior line of the House of Savoy : the future Charles Emmanuel IV , Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix . After the death of the last one in 1831 without issue , the throne passed to Charles Albert , Prince of Carignano and next legitimate male heir .",
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"text": "France France ( -LSB- fʁɑ̃s -RSB- ) , officially the French Republic ( -LSB- ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans 643801 km2 and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome , which held Gaul until 486 , when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France . France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , with its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 to 1453 ) strengthening state-building and political centralisation . During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world . The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots ) . France became Europe 's dominant cultural , political , and military power under Louis XIV . In the late 18th century , the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy , established one of modern history 's earliest republics , and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , which expresses the nation 's ideals to this day . In the 19th century Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire , whose subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe . Following the collapse of the Empire , France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870 . France was a major participant in the First World War , from which it emerged victorious , and was one of the Allied Powers in the Second World War , but came under occupation by the Axis Powers in 1940 . Following liberation in 1944 , a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War . The Fifth Republic , led by Charles de Gaulle , was formed in 1958 and remains to this day . Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France . France has long been a global centre of art , science , and philosophy . It hosts Europe 's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually , the most of any country in the world . France is a developed country with the world 's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity . In terms of aggregate household wealth , it ranks fourth in the world . France performs well in international rankings of education , health care , life expectancy , and human development . France remains a great power in the world , being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state . It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie .",
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"text": "Notre-Dame, une fin d'après-midi Notre-Dame , une fin d'après-midi ( `` A Glimpse of Notre-Dame in the Late Afternoon '' ) is a painting by Henri Matisse from 1902 . Its somber coloration is typical of Matisse 's works executed between the end of 1901 and the end of 1903 , a period of personal difficulties for the artist . This episode has been called Matisse 's Dark Period . Between 1896 and 1901 , Matisse 's painting had progressed from the subdued tones of his earliest works to an intense colorism that prefigured the Fauvism to come . In 1896 and 1897 he had traveled to Brittany , where the Australian painter John Peter Russell encouraged him to paint en plein air . Through Russell he met Camille Pissarro , whose influence was decisive in making a colorist of Matisse . In 1898 he traveled to London , where he studied the works of J. M. W. Turner ; then , after a year spent in Corsica and Toulouse , he returned to Paris , where the startling boldness of his work was admired by other young artists . His paintings found few buyers , however , and his wife , Amélie , had to open a dress shop to support their household . In May 1902 a major financial scandal , the Humbert Affair , unexpectedly ensnared Amélie 's family . Her mother was the Humbert family 's housekeeper , and both she and her husband became scapegoats in the scandal . As a result , Matisse was forced to spend much of his time during the next year dealing with lawyers and journalists . His studio was searched by detectives , and his wife 's family was menaced by angry mobs of fraud victims . According to art historian Hilary Spurling , `` their public exposure , followed by the arrest of his father-in-law , left Matisse as the sole breadwinner for an extended family of seven . This is why he switched to painting canvases that were at least potentially saleable '' . Inspired by Rodin and Barye , Matisse struggled to master volume in sculpture as well as in painting . He darkened his palette , with the results seen in the present work , and in such paintings as Carmelina ( 1903 , in the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston ) . The medium is oil on paper mounted on canvas and it measures 72.5 × 54.5 cm ( 28 1/2 × 21 1/2 in ) . The painting is in the Albright -- Knox Art Gallery , Buffalo , New York .",
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"text": "Palais de la Cité The Palais de la Cité , located on the Île de la Cité in the Seine River in the center of Paris , was the residence of the Kings of France from the sixth century until the 14th century . From the 14th century until the French Revolution , it was the headquarters of the French treasury , judicial system and the Parlement of Paris , an assembly of nobles . During the Revolution it served as a courthouse and prison , where Marie Antoinette and other prisoners were held and tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal . The palace was built and rebuilt over the course of six centuries ; the site is now largely occupied by the buildings of the 19th century Palais de Justice , but a few important vestiges remain ; the medieval lower hall of the Conciergerie , four towers along the Seine , and , mostly important , Sainte-Chapelle , the former chapel of the Palace , masterpiece of Gothic architecture . Both parts of the Conciergerie and Saint-Chapelle are classified as national historical monuments and can be visited , though most of the Palais de Justice is closed to the public .",
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"text": "Charles de La Fosse Charles de La Fosse ( or Lafosse ) ( June 15 , 1636 -- December 13 , 1716 ) , French painter , was born in Paris .",
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"text": "Charles V of France Charles V ( 21 January 1338 -- 16 September 1380 ) , called the Wise ( French : `` le Sage '' ) , was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1364 to his death . In 1349 , as a young prince , Charles received from his grandfather King Philip VI the province of Dauphiné to rule . This allowed him to bear the title `` Dauphin '' until his coronation , which led to the integration of the Dauphiné into the crown lands of France . After 1350 , all heirs apparent of France bore the title of Dauphin until their coronation . Charles became regent of France when his father John II was captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 . To pay the ransom , Charles raised taxes . As a result , he faced hostility from the nobility , led by Charles the Bad , King of Navarre ; the opposition of the French bourgeoisie , which was channeled through the Estates-General led by Etienne Marcel ; and with peasant revolts known as Jacqueries . Charles overcame all of these rebellions , but in order to liberate his father , he had to conclude the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360 , in which he abandoned large portions of south-western France to Edward III of England and agreed to pay a huge ransom . Charles became king in 1364 . With the help of talented advisers known as the Marmousets , his skillful management of the kingdom allowed him to replenish the royal treasury and to restore the prestige of the House of Valois . He established the first permanent army paid with regular wages , which liberated the French populace from the companies of routiers who regularly plundered the country when not employed . Led by Bertrand du Guesclin , the French Army was able to turn the tide of the Hundred Years ' War to Charles ' advantage , and by the end of Charles ' reign , they had reconquered almost all the territories ceded to the English in 1360 . Furthermore , the French Navy , led by Jean de Vienne , managed to attack the English coast for the first time since the beginning of the Hundred Years ' War . Charles V died in 1380 . He was succeeded by his son Charles VI the Mad , whose disastrous reign allowed the English to regain control of large parts of France .",
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"text": "Order of Good Cheer The Order of Good Cheers ( French : L'Ordre de Bon Temps ) , was originally a French Colonial Order founded by suggestion of Samuel de Champlain upon arrival in New France , present day Canada . The Order of Good Cheer , was founded at Port-Royal , Nova Scotia and was originally chartered under the Royal auspices of the Baron de Poutrincourt and Pierre Dugua , Sieur de Mons . The Order 's practices were established by the first Chief Steward Marc Lescarbot . On May 11 , 2001 , the Speaker of the House in Nova Scotia , Canada , the Hon. Murray Scott reaffirmed official recognition of the Order in Canada as grant of the Province under the custodianship of the Nova Scotia Ministry of Heritage . According to resolution 1111 , the minimum condition of membership to the Order is that a pledge to visit Nova Scotia must be made . The Order is generally presented in recognition of individuals valued by the Province of Nova Scotia or in honour of the Acadian tradition in Canada . One becomes a member of the Order of Good Cheer by receiving an invitation from the Province of Nova Scotia or by a Chevalier / Member of the Order . It was after an impossible winter at Ste. Croix Island where many of the first French settlers in North America died of scurvy that the French fur trading colony relocated across the Baie Française ( Bay of Fundy ) , settling the following year in a location they named Port-Royal . At the time it was believed that `` land sickness '' ( now known as scurvy ) was caused by idleness , so Champlain organized the Order to include not just food , but also entertainment . The first meeting , which took place on November 14 , 1606 , included a theatrical performance called `` Le Theatre de Neptune en la Nouvelle-France '' . The play told the story of sailors travelling to the New World , only to encounter Neptune , god of the sea on the way . The Baron de Poutrincourt , Intendant to the King of France in North America , had been on an expedition on the Atlantic coast to the coast of present-day Maine , and , on the occasion of his return to the fort at Port-Royal , the Order was founded at a glorious reception , the preparations for which reportedly involved all those remaining at Port-Royal . His return on the 14th of November , 1606 , is a date to remember in the annals of the New World , as the establishment of the first North American order of chivalry and the birth of the Nouveau Noblesse of New France . The feasting of the Order occurred weekly and continued throughout the winter until the last of March , only to recommence annually in the Fall . The first toast of the Order made by the Baron de Poutrincourt : Quoting Lescarbot , the French historian François-Edme Rameau de Saint-Père writes : Poutrincourt returned from his excursion on the 14th November , 1606 ; Lescarbot , who was always full of ideas , and who knew , no doubt , the useful part to be obtained by exterior demonstrations , foresaw to prepare for his honor a quasi - triumphal return from his voyage ; Nature itself has already furnished the principle -LSB- sic -RSB- initiative , and advantage of it had been taken , everywhere were decorations and garlands of natural green ; a magnificent forest hid the rusticity of wooden buildings and huts ; even a theatre was built where allegoric scenes were represented ; there was a feast , a discharge of musketry , and as much noise as could be made by some fifty men , joined by a few Indians , whose families served as spectators . In 1606 , there were less than 70 men at Port-Royal . Lescarbot states that , in total , about 50 Frenchmen , joined by Indians , participated in the welcoming home of Poutrincourt and the first gathering of the Order . However only fifteen men of birth are recognized as founding the Order . These would have been the only men present at the time of sufficient social standing with whom Champlain and the Baron de Poutrincourt would care to dine . The guests of the Order likely sat at other tables , probably getting equally good dinners as the rest , but without being recognized as official members of the Order . Likely everyone at the settlement took part in the staging of `` Le Théâtre de Neptune en la Nouvelle-France , '' written by Lescarbot and performed at the first celebration Order , which was the first theatrical performance in North America .",
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"text": "Conseil du Roi The Conseil du Roi ( -LSB- kɔ̃sɛj dy ʁwa -RSB- ; French for `` The King 's Council '' ) , also known as the is a general term for the administrative and governmental apparatus around the king of France during the Ancien Régime designed to prepare his decisions and give him advice . It should not be confused with the role and title of a `` Conseil du Roi '' , a type of public prosecutor in the French legal system at the same period . One of the established principles of the French monarchy was that the king could not act without the advice of his council . Under Charles V , it was put forward that the king made decisions only after `` good and careful deliberation '' ( bonne et mûre délibération ) , and this principle was maintained by his successors ; the closing formula of royal acts `` le roi en son conseil '' expressed this deliberative aspect . Even during the period of French absolutism , the expression `` car tel est notre bon plaisir '' ( `` because such is our pleasure '' ) applied to royal decisions made with consultation . The administration of the French state in the early modern period went through a long evolution , as a truly administrative apparatus -- relying on old nobility , newer chancellor nobility ( `` noblesse de robe '' ) and administrative professionals -- substituted the feudal clientel system . The exact divisions and names of these councils varied over time .",
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"text": "Joséphine de Beauharnais Joséphine de Beauharnais ( -LSB- ʒo.ze.fin də ‿ bo.aʁ.nɛ -RSB- ; née Tascher de la Pagerie ; 23 June 1763 -- 29 May 1814 ) was the first wife of Napoleon I , and thus the first Empress of the French ( commonly called Empress Joséphine or just Joséphine ) . Her marriage to Napoleon I was her second ; her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror , and she herself was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until five days after Alexandre 's execution . Her two children by Alexandre became significant to royal lineage . Through her daughter , Hortense , she was the maternal grandmother of Napoléon III . Through her son , Eugène , she was the great-grandmother of later Swedish and Danish kings and queens . The reigning houses of Belgium , Norway and Luxembourg also descend from her . She did not bear Napoleon any children ; as a result , he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria . Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon , many of which still exist . Her Château de Malmaison was noted for its magnificent rose garden , which she supervised closely , owing to her passionate interest in roses , collected from all over the world .",
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"text": "Dauphin of France The Dauphin of France ( -LSB- pronˈdɔːfᵻn -RSB- , also -LSB- ˈdəufæn -RSB- and -LSB- douˈfæn -RSB- Dauphin de France , -LSB- dofɛ̃ -RSB- ) -- strictly The Dauphin of Viennois ( Dauphin de Viennois ) -- was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830 . The word is French for dolphin , as a reference to the depiction of the animal on their coat of arms .",
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"text": "Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years ' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet , rulers of the Kingdom of England , against the House of Valois , rulers of the Kingdom of France , over the succession of the French throne . Each side drew many allies into the war . It was one of the most notable conflicts of the Middle Ages , in which five generations of kings from two rival dynasties fought for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe . The war marked both the height of chivalry and its subsequent decline , and the development of strong national identities in both countries . After the Norman Conquest , the kings of England were vassals of the kings of France for their possessions in France . The French kings had endeavored , over the centuries , to reduce these possessions , to the effect that only Gascony was left to the English . The confiscation or threat of confiscating this duchy had been part of French policy to check the growth of English power , particularly whenever the English were at war with the Kingdom of Scotland , an ally of France . Through his mother , Isabella of France , Edward III of England was the grandson of Philip IV of France and nephew of Charles IV of France , the last king of the senior line of the House of Capet . In 1316 , a principle was established denying women succession to the French throne . When Charles IV died in 1328 , Isabella , unable to claim the French throne for herself , claimed it for her son . The French rejected the claim , maintaining that Isabella could not transmit a right that she did not possess . For about nine years ( 1328 -- 1337 ) , the English had accepted the Valois succession to the French throne , but the interference of the French king , Philip VI , in Edward III 's war against Scotland permitted Edward III to reassert his claim to the French throne . Several overwhelming English victories in the war -- especially at Crecy , Poitiers , and Agincourt -- raised the prospects of an ultimate English triumph . However , the greater resources of the French monarchy precluded a complete conquest . Starting in 1429 , decisive French victories at Orléans , Patay , Formigny , and Castillon concluded the war in favour of France , with England permanently losing most of its major possessions on the continent . Historians commonly divide the war into three phases separated by truces : the Edwardian Era War ( 1337 -- 1360 ) ; the Caroline War ( 1369 -- 1389 ) ; and the Lancastrian War ( 1415 -- 1453 ) . Local conflicts in neighbouring areas , which were contemporarily related to the war , including the War of the Breton Succession ( 1341 -- 1364 ) , the Castilian Civil War ( 1366 -- 1369 ) , the War of the Two Peters ( 1356 -- 1375 ) in Aragon , and the 1383 -- 85 Crisis in Portugal , were availed by the parties to advance their agendas . Later historians adopted the term `` Hundred Years ' War '' as a historiography periodization to encompass all of these events , thus constructing the longest military conflict in European history . The war owes its historical significance to multiple factors . By its end , feudal armies had been largely replaced by professional troops , and aristocratic dominance had yielded to a democratisation of the manpower and weapons of armies . Although primarily a dynastic conflict , the war gave impetus to ideas of French and English nationalism . The wider introduction of weapons and tactics supplanted the feudal armies where heavy cavalry had dominated , and artillery became important . The war precipitated the creation of the first standing armies in Western Europe since the time of the Western Roman Empire and thus helping to change their role in warfare . With respect to the belligerents , in France , civil wars , deadly epidemics , famines , and bandit free-companies of mercenaries reduced the population drastically . English political forces over time came to oppose the costly venture . The dissatisfaction of English nobles , resulting from the loss of their continental landholdings , became a factor leading to the civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses ( 1455 -- 1487 ) .",
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"text": "Les Liaisons dangereuses Les Liaisons dangereuses ( -LSB- le ljɛ.zɔ̃ dɑ̃.ʒə.ʁøz -RSB- ; Dangerous Liaisons ) is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos , first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23 , 1782 . It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont , two rivals ( and ex-lovers ) who use seduction as a weapon to humiliate and degrade others , all the while enjoying their cruel games and boasting about their manipulative talents . It has been claimed to depict the decadence of the French aristocracy shortly before the French Revolution , thereby exposing the perversions of the so-called Ancien Régime . However , it has also been described as an amoral story . As an epistolary novel , the book is composed entirely of letters written by the various characters to each other . In particular , the letters between Valmont and the Marquise drive the plot , with those of their victims and other characters serving as contrasting figures to give the story its depth . It is often claimed to be the source of the saying `` Revenge is a dish best served cold '' , a paraphrased translation of `` La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid '' ( more literally , `` Revenge is a dish that is eaten cold '' ) . However , the expression does not actually occur in the original novel in any form .",
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"text": "Paris Commune (French Revolution) The Paris Commune during the French Revolution was the government of Paris from 1792 until 1795 . Established in the Hôtel de Ville just after the storming of the Bastille , it consisted of 144 delegates elected by the 48 divisions of the city . The Paris Commune became insurrectionary in the summer of 1792 , essentially refusing to take orders from the central French government . It took charge of routine civic functions but is best known for mobilizing extreme views and actions among the people and for its campaign to dechristianize the churches and the people . It lost much power in 1794 and was replaced in 1795 . The first mayor was Jean Sylvain Bailly ; he was succeeded on November 1791 by Pétion de Villeneuve after Bailly 's unpopular use of the National Guard to disperse a riotous assembly in the Champ de Mars ( 17 July 1791 ) . In 1792 , the Commune was dominated by those Jacobins who were not in the Legislative Assembly due to the Self-Denying Ordinance . On the night of 9 August 1792 a new revolutionary Commune , led by Georges Danton , Camille Desmoulins and Jacques Hébert took possession of the Hôtel de Ville ; the next day insurgents assailed the Tuileries , where the royal family resided . During the ensuing constitutional crisis , the collapsing Legislative Assembly of France was heavily dependent on the Commune for the effective power that allowed it to continue to function as a legislature . The all-powerful Commune demanded custody of the royal family , imprisoning them in the Temple fortress . A list of `` opponents of the Revolution '' was drawn up , the gates to the city were sealed , and on 28 August the citizens were subjected to domiciliary visits , ostensibly in a search for muskets . It was not until 1792 that the government had a formal cabinet in place , with the appointment of the Ministers of the French National Convention and the decision of the Commissioners of the Committee of Public Safety in 1794 to take charge of administrative departments . The government of the republic was succeeded by the French Directory in November 1795 .",
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"text": "History of fashion design The history of fashion design refers to the development of the fashion industry which designs clothing and accessories . The modern industry , based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers , started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first designer to have his label sewn into the garments that he created . Couture beginnings . Rose Bertin ( July 2 , 1747 -- September 22 , 1813 ) was the dressmaker named bill to Marie Antoinette , Queen of France , and a high public profile . Sometimes called sarcastically the `` Minister of Fashion '' , she opened a shop in Paris and had a considerable influence on Parisian style , until this was drastically changed by the French Revolution , from which she fled into exile in London for some years . An outsider to the French Court , Marie Antoinette relied on Bertin 's meticulous designs to help her `` to combat her enemies with style '' . -LSB- 1 -RSB- Marie Antoinette 's unique fashion preferences such as masculine riding breeches or simple muslin shift dressed , contrasted sharply with her elaborate gowns as the Queen attempted to create a persona that would allow the citizens of France to connect with her and her lifestyle . Although Marie Antoinette 's attempts were largely unsuccessful , the ways Bertin helped the Queen articulate herself through fashion were groundbreaking and set a precedent for monarchs who followed . -LSB- 2 -RSB- An Englishman living in Paris , Charles Frederick Worth ( 1825 - 1905 ) is usually seen as the first designer in something like the modern sense , with a large business employing many largely anonymous tailors and seamstresses . A former draper , Worth 's success was such that he was able to dictate what they should wear to his customers . Launched into the spotlight as the Empress Eugénie 's primary designer , Worth used his royal connections to gain recognition and clients . The proclamation on February 1 , 1853 by Napolón III that no visitors would be received to his court without formal dress meant that the popularity of Worth-style gowns was overwhelming . Ornately decorated and constructed from the finest materials , Worth 's gowns are well known for their crinolines ( cage-like metal structures that held the dress out in a stylish shape . Throughout the early 20th century , practically all high fashion originated in Paris and to a lesser extent London . Fashion magazines from other countries sent editors to the Paris fashion shows . Department stores sent buyers to the Paris shows , where they purchased garments to copy ( and openly stole the style lines and trim details of others ) . Both made-to-measure salons and ready-to-wear departments featured the latest Paris trends , adapted to the stores ' assumptions about the lifestyles and pocket books of their targeted customers . At this time in history the division between haute couture and ready-to-wear was not sharply defined . The two separate modes of production were still far from being competitors and they often co-existed in houses where the seamstresses moved freely between made-to-measure and ready-made . Around the start of the 20th century fashion magazines began to include photographs and became even more influential . Throughout the world these magazines were greatly sought-after and had a profound effect on public taste . Talented illustrators - among them Paul Iribe , Georges Lepape , Erté , and George Barbier - drew attractive fashion plates for these publications , which covered the most recent developments in fashion and beauty . Perhaps the most famous of these magazines was La Gazette du Bon Ton which was founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel and regularly published until 1925 .",
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"text": "Martin le Franc Martin le Franc ( c. 1410 -- 1461 ) was a French poet of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance . He was born in Normandy , and studied in Paris . He entered clerical orders , becoming an apostolic prothonotary , and later becoming secretary to both Antipope Felix V and Pope Nicholas V. He was named provost at Lausanne in 1443 , became canon of the Church of Geneva in 1447 . In 1451 he was employed by the Duke of Savoy , and he became administrator of the abbey of Novalèse in 1459 . Le Franc 's most famous work was his huge , 24,000-verse composition Le Champion des Dames ( The Champion of Women ) , dedicated to Philip the Good and dating from 1440 or 1442 ( first printed in Lyon in 1485 and again in Paris in 1530 ) . It recounts the nobility and deeds of many women throughout history , including Joan of Arc , and also fiercely attacks corruption in government as well as the hedonistic luxury of the aristocratic class . It was illuminated by Peronet Lamy . Martin le Franc is famous in music history for penning the phrase `` la contenance angloise '' , the English countenance , a much-debated phrase referring to a characteristically English sound found in the music of composers such as John Dunstaple . The `` countenance '' -- probably consonant , sweet intervals ( 3rds and 6ths ) which were predominant in the music of contemporary English composers -- was massively influential on the music of the Burgundian School during the period that Burgundy was allied with England . Another long poem by Le Franc is L'Estrif de Fortune et Vertu ( 1447-1448 ) , which was also moralistic and didactic , presenting a debate between Fortune and Virtue .",
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"text": "Siege of Paris (845) The Siege of Paris and the Sack of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of the kingdom of the West Franks . The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named `` Reginherus '' , or Ragnar , who traditionally has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok . Ragnar 's fleet of 120 Viking ships , carrying thousands of men , entered the Seine in March and proceeded to sail up the river . The West Frankish king Charles the Bald assembled a smaller army in response , but as the Vikings defeated one division , comprising half of the army , the remaining forces retreated . The Vikings reached Paris at the end of the month , during Easter . After plundering and occupying the city , the Vikings withdrew when they had been paid a ransom of 7,000 French livres ( 2570 kg ) of silver and gold from Charles the Bald .",
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"text": "Louis Marie Fontan Louis Marie Fontan ( November 4 , 1801 -- October 10 , 1839 ) , a French man of letters , was born in Lorient and died in Thiais . He began his career as a clerk in a government office , but was dismissed for taking part in a political banquet . At the age of nineteen he went to Paris and began to contribute to the Tablettes and the Album . He was brought to trial for political articles written for the latter paper , but defended himself so energetically that he secured indefinite postponement of his trial . The offending paper was suppressed for a time , and Fontan produced a collection of political poems , Odes et epîtres , and a number of plays , of which Perkins Warbec ( 1828 ) , written in collaboration with MM . Halévy and Drouineau , was the most successful . In 1828 the Album was revived , and in it Fontan published a virulent but witty attack on Charles X , entitled Le Mouton enrage ( June 10 , 1829 ) . To escape the inevitable prosecution Fontan fled over the frontier , but , finding no safe asylum , he returned to Paris to give himself up to the authorities , and was sentenced to five years ' imprisonment and a heavy fine . He was liberated by the revolution of 1830 , and his Jeanne la folle , performed in the same year , gained a success due perhaps more to sympathy with the author 's political principles than to the merits of the piece itself , a somewhat crude and violent picture of Breton history . A drama representing the trial of Marshal Ney , which he wrote in collaboration with Charles Dupeuty , Le Proces d'un maréchal de France ( printed 1831 ) , was suppressed on the night of its production . Fontan died in Thiais on 10 October 1839 . A sympathetic portrait of Fontan as a prisoner , and an analysis of his principal works , are to be found in Jules Janin 's Histoire de la littérature dramatique , vol . i and also in Eugène Briffault 's biographical portrait `` Fontan '' in the collection Nouvelles parisiennes ( 1843 ) . Category :19 th-century French dramatists and playwrights Category :19 th-century male writers Category : People from Lorient Category :1801 births Category :1839 deaths",
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"text": "British Fantasy Award The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society ( BFS ) and were first awarded in 1976 . Prior to that they were known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards ( see August Derleth Award ) . First awarded in 1972 ( The Knight of Swords by Michael Moorcock ) only for novels , the number of award categories increased and in 1976 the BFS renamed them collectively the British Fantasy Awards . The current award categories are Best Fantasy Novel ( the Robert Holdstock Award ) , Best Horror Novel ( the August Derleth Award ) , Best Novella , Best Short Story , Best Independent Press , Best Artist , Best Anthology , Best Collection , Best Comic/Graphic Novel , Best Non-Fiction , and Best Newcomer ( the Sydney J. Bounds Award ) , while the Karl Edward Wagner Award for `` important contribution to the genre or the Society '' is given at the discretion of the BFS committee . The membership of the BFS vote to determine the shortlists of the awards , the winners being decided by juries .",
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"text": "Nightmares (novel series) Nightmares was a novel series of young adult horror fiction that began in 1992 and published until 1996 , running alongside other well-known young adult horror series such as Point Horror and Fear Street . The series was published by HarperCollins ( UK ) under their `` Lions '' imprint , and these books are often listed under either as publisher . Many of these books were published in other formats , either before or after their appearance in this series .",
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"text": "Ghost Story Society The Ghost Story Society was a not-for-profit literary society whose members shared an interest in supernatural fiction . Founded in Britain in 1988 by Rosemary Pardoe , Jeffrey Dempsey , David Cowperthwaite and Mark Valentine , it had an international membership and was later administered by joint organizers Christopher Roden and Barbara Roden , owners of Ash-Tree Press , with the assistance of David G. Rowlands , Richard Dalby , Jan Arter , and Roger Dobson . It has not been active since 2007 . The society produced the journal All Hallows , which featured new ghostly fiction , along with studies of the works and lives of such authors of classic ghost stories as M. R. James , J. Sheridan Le Fanu , Algernon Blackwood , H. Russell Wakefield , E. F. Benson , A. N. L. Munby , and R. R. Ryan , as well as more recent authors such as Robert Aickman , Elizabeth Jane Howard , Terry Lamsley , and Jonathan Aycliffe . It also included detailed reviews and notices of recent ghostly publications and films , letters from members , and a column by Ramsey Campbell . All Hallows received the 2003 International Horror Guild Award for best periodical .",
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"text": "Faery in Shadow Faery in Shadow is a fantasy novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh . It was first published in the United Kingdom by Legend Books in August 1993 in trade paperback , and the first United States edition was published by Ballantine Books under its Del Rey Books imprint in November 1993 in hardcover . It was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1994 . Faery in Shadow is a sequel to Cherryh 's novella `` The Brothers '' , which was first published in her 1986 collection of short fiction , Visible Light , and is based in part on Celtic Mythology , featuring such creatures as the fay race of the Sídhe , including pooka . Its setting is suffused with magical forces and supernatural beings , marking it as an example of the high fantasy literary subgenre . Cherryh also borrows elements from Horror Fiction for the book . A major revision of Faery in Shadow entitled Faery Moon , with a new copyright , was self-published by Cherryh as an e-book in December 2009 .",
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"text": "Speculative fiction Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements . This includes the genres science fiction , fantasy , horror and supernatural fiction , as well as their combinations . The broader usage of the term is attributed to Robert Heinlein , who referenced it in 1947 in an editorial essay , although there are prior mentions of speculative fiction or its variant `` speculative literature '' .",
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"text": "The Ritual (novel) The Ritual is a 2011 British horror novel by Adam Nevill . The book was first released in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2011 through Pan Macmillan and was released in the United States on 14 February 2012 through Macmillan imprint St. Martin 's Griffin . It is Nevill 's third published novel and was followed by his 2012 work Last Days . The Ritual is the winner of the 2012 August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel . Film rights were optioned by Stillking Films , before the option was passed to Imaginarium , who currently holds the film and TV rights .",
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"text": "Dark Adventure Radio Theatre Dark Adventure Radio Theatre is a series of radio dramas produced by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society . They are produced in the style of 1930s radio drama , and the `` Dark Adventure Radio Theatre '' resembles a Mercury Theatre production hosted by the fictional `` Chester Langfield '' and `` sponsored '' by `` Fleur-de-Lys Cigarettes '' . However , the character `` died '' of emphysema after the fourth production ( The Shadow Over Innsmouth ) and was replaced by the equally fictional `` Erskine Blackwell , '' the new `` sponsor '' being `` Forhan 's Toothpaste . '' In the latest production , The Dreams in the Witch House , the sponsor became `` Bub-L-Pep '' , a lithium-based drink . The series features casts of professional actors and original music . The CD releases include four prop documents , such as newspaper clippings , etc. , from the show . Currently released productions : Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : At the Mountains of Madness ( 2007 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Dunwich Horror ( 2008 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Shadow Out of Time ( 2008-10-01 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Shadow Over Innsmouth ( 2008-12 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Call of Cthulhu ( 2012-11 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Case of Charles Dexter Ward ( 2013-03 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Color Out of Space ( 2013 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : Herbert West - Reanimator ( 2013 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Dreams in the Witch House ( 2014 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : Imprisoned with the Pharaohs ( 2014 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Horror at Red Hook ( 2015 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : Dagon : War of Worlds ( 2015 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : A Solstice Carol ( 2015 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The White Tree ( 2016 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Thing on the Doorstep ( 2016 ) Dark Adventure Radio Theatre : The Brotherhood of the Beast ( 2016 )",
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"text": "The Tain (novella) The Tain is a fantasy novella by British author China Miéville .",
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"text": "Nebula Awards Showcase 2015 Nebula Awards Showcase 2015 is an anthology of award winning science fiction short works edited by Greg Bear . It was first published in trade paperback by Pyr in December 2015 . The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for best novel , novella , novelette and short story for the year 2014 , as well as the piece that won the Andre Norton Award for that year , a tribute to 2014 grand master winner Samuel R. Delany and a representative early story by him , nonfiction pieces related to the awards , and the three Rhysling Award and Dwarf Stars Award-winning poems for 2013 , together with an introduction by the editor . The pieces winning the Best Novel and Andre Norton awards are represented by excerpts ; the non-winning pieces nominated for these awards and for Best Novella are omitted .",
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"text": "Aurealis Award for best young adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to `` recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction , fantasy , horror writers '' . To qualify , a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year ; the presentation ceremony is held the following year . It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people . Since their creation in 1995 , awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction . Categories currently include science fiction , fantasy , horror , speculative young adult fiction -- with separate awards for novels and short fiction -- collections , anthologies , illustrative works or graphic novels , children 's books , and an award for excellence in speculative fiction . The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy . The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has added weight to the honour of the award . The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees ; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists . Ties can occur if the panel decides that both entries show equal merit , however they are encouraged to choose a single winner . The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award 's management team . This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best young-adult novel category , as well as novels that have been highly commended . Three people have won the award twice -- Isobelle Carmody , Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld . Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with eight , and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning , having been a losing finalist five times .",
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"text": "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": "The Dark Half The Dark Half is a horror novel by Stephen King , published in 1989 . Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy 's Clear and Present Danger . The novel was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1993 . Stephen King wrote several books under a pseudonym , Richard Bachman , during the 1970s and 1980s . Most of the Bachman novels were darker and more cynical in nature , featuring a far more visceral sense of horror than the psychological , gothic style common to many of King 's most famous works . When King was identified as Bachman , he wrote The Dark Half -- about an author with a sinister parasitic twin -- in response to his outing .",
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"text": "The Monsters of Morley Manor The Monsters of Morley Manor ( sometimes subtitled A Madcap Adventure ) is a children 's fantasy/sci-fi/horror novel written by Bruce Coville , published in 2001 . While it combines many different genres in an unconventional manner , its premise is reminiscent of classic spooky haunted-house stories for children . It was originally serialized in Bruce Coville 's series of short story anthologies . For example , one chapter of the story introduces aliens into the plot , and that chapter was published in Bruce Coville 's Book of Aliens II . Another chapter features ghosts and was published in Bruce Coville 's Book of Ghosts II . An article in Horn Book Magazine mentioned the book as part of a `` developing undercurrent of fantastical humor '' following the success of Harry Potter . The story follows that of sixth-grader Anthony and his little sister Sarah . They discover some small figurines of monsters ( such as a werewolf , a medusa , and other familiar creatures ) in an old abandoned house . But when the figures get wet , they come to life , and later grow to life-size . The boy and other children join them on a quest involving aliens , angels , and ghosts . The book won a WMLA Sasquatch Reading Award .",
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"text": "The Rats (novel) The Rats ( 1974 ) is a horror novel written by British writer James Herbert . This was Herbert 's first novel and included graphic depictions of death and mutilation . A film adaptation was made in 1982 , called Deadly Eyes . A 1985 adventure game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum based on the book was published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd and produced by GXT ( Five Ways Software ) . The Rats was followed by two sequels , Lair and Domain .",
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"text": "Witches' Sabbath (novel) Witches ' Sabbath is a contemporary gothic romance novel by Paula Allardyce , published in 1961 by Hodder & Stoughton . The novel won the 1961 's Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists ' Association .",
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"text": "The Servants (novel) The Servants is a young adult contemporary fantasy novel by British author M. M. Smith . It tells the story of an eleven-year-old boy named Mark who , against his wishes , moves away from his home town of London to the wintry Brighton seaside , and the resulting misadventures . It was nominated in 2008 for a World Fantasy Award in the Best Novel category .",
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"text": "Breakthrough Performance Award The Breakthrough Performance Award is presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films , in conjunction with their annual Saturn Award ceremony .",
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"text": "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work concerning fantasy fiction , edited by John Clute and John Grant . Other contributors include Mike Ashley , Neil Gaiman , Diana Wynne Jones , David Langford , Sam J. Lundwall , Michael Scott Rohan , Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle . The book was well-received on publication . During 1998 , it received the Hugo Award , World Fantasy Award , and Locus Award . The industry publication Library Journal described The Encyclopedia of Fantasy as `` the first of its kind '' . Since November 2012 , the full text of The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is available on-line , as a companion to the on-line Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . However , the editors of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction have stated that there are not any plans to update the Encyclopedia of Fantasy , at least for the foreseeable future .",
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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": "Brimstone Press Brimstone Press was an Australian independent publisher of dark fiction ( horror and dark fantasy ) . Brimstone Press was established in 2004 by Angela Challis and Shane Jiraiya Cummings and was based in Western Australia . The first publication from Brimstone Press was Shadowed Realms , an online flash fiction horror magazine that was active from 2004 to 2007 . Authors published in Shadowed Realms include Terry Dowling , Richard Harland , Robert Hood , Poppy Z Brite , Stephen Dedman , Kurt Newton , Martin Livings , Lee Battersby , Paul Haines , Steven Cavanagh and Kaaron Warren . Shadowed Realms gained professional status from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ( SFWA ) in 2005 and was nominated for the Best Collected Work Ditmar Award in 2006 . Brimstone Press also published HorrorScope : The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log , a news and review webzine . In December 2006 , Brimstone Press moved into book publication . Among their published anthologies are Shadow Box and the Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror series . Brimstone Press produced a newsstand-quality horror magazine , Black : Australia 's Dark Culture magazine which ran for three issues in 2008 . Many of Australia 's best-known horror writers including Rob Hood , Leigh Blackmore and others appeared in its pages . Several stories and projects published by Brimstone Press have won , or been nominated for , Australian and international literary awards .",
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"text": "The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four The Best Horror of the Year : Volume Four is a horror fiction anthology edited by Ellen Datlow that was published on May 1 , 2012 . It is the fourth in The Best Horror of the Year series .",
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"text": "A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . It was released on September 8 , 2010 , by Warner Bros. . Records . The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin , who worked together to produce the band 's previous studio album Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) . Recording sessions for A Thousand Suns took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood , California from 2008 until early 2010 . A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare . The band has said the album is a drastic departure from their previous work ; they experimented on different and new sounds . Shinoda told MTV the album references numerous social issues and blends human ideas with technology . The title is a reference to Hindu Sanskrit scripture , a line of which was first popularized in 1945 by J. Robert Oppenheimer , who described the atomic bomb as being `` as bright as a thousand suns '' . It also appears in a line from the first single of the album , `` The Catalyst '' . `` The Catalyst '' was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2 , 2010 . `` The Catalyst '' peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts . Three more singles were released to promote the album : `` Waiting for the End '' , `` Burning in the Skies '' and `` Iridescent '' . `` The Catalyst '' and `` Waiting for the End '' were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Linkin Park promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011 . Upon release , the album polarized critics and fans . The band 's fanbase divided over their new sound , splitting them into `` love-it versus hate-it groups '' according to one reviewer . Despite this , the album has been a commercial success , debuting at number one on over ten charts . It was certified gold by the RIAA in February 2011 . By June 2014 , it had sold over 960,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan .",
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"text": "Election Special Election Special is the 2012 fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder . After his 2011 album Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down , Cooder continued writing topical and storyline-inspired songs . Displeased with the Republican Party and its financial supporters , he also wanted to write an album that would address listeners during the United States presidential election of 2012 , which he believed to be a critical event in the country 's history . Election Special was recorded mostly at Drive-By Studios in North Hollywood and produced by Cooder . Election Special is an American roots and blues rock album of protest songs with music characterized by upbeat melodies , simple instrumentation , and sparse arrangements . Cooder played all of the instruments , including bass , guitar , and mandolin , with the exception of drums by his son Joachim . A deeply political album , it expands on the socio-political musings and current event topics of Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down with forthright , satirical lyrics and song-form vignettes . Cooder 's songwriting exhibits liberal and populist sentiments and draws on older musical sources such as broadside ballads and country blues . Election Special was released by Perro Verde Records and Nonesuch Records on August 16 , 2012 , one week before the 2012 Republican National Convention . It received generally positive reviews from critics , who complimented its topical protest songs and Cooder 's musicianship . The album peaked at number 164 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US , but charted significantly higher in other countries . Cooder did not tour in promotion of the album , citing a lost interest in both playing large concert venues and the commercial aspect of releasing records .",
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"text": "A Thousand Miles `` A Thousand Miles '' ( originally titled `` Interlude '' ) is the debut single written and recorded by American pop singer Vanessa Carlton . Produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair , the song was released as the lead single for Carlton 's album Be Not Nobody ( 2002 ) . Her signature song , it became Carlton 's breakthrough hit and one of the most popular songs of the year . To date , it remains Carlton 's biggest hit in the United States , and her only single to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 . Due to its success , it was featured on the 2002 US compilation album Now That 's What I Call Music ! 10 . The song had widespread success worldwide , reaching number one in Australia , where it was most successful , the top five in the United States and Ireland , and the top ten in the United Kingdom , France , Italy and the Netherlands . It has been covered by numerous artists including Icarus the Owl , Victoria Justice , David Archuleta , Terry Crews and the Glee Cast , and has been sampled by T.I. and Cheryl Cole .",
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"text": "Sun Ra Sun Ra ( born Herman Poole Blount , legal name Le Sony ' r Ra ; May 22 , 1914 -- May 30 , 1993 ) was an American jazz composer , bandleader , piano and synthesizer player , poet and philosopher known for his experimental music , `` cosmic '' philosophy , prolific output , and theatrical performances . For much of his career , Ra led `` The Arkestra , '' an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up . Born and raised in Alabama , Blount eventually became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the 1940s . He soon abandoned his birth name , taking the name Sun Ra ( after Ra , the Egyptian God of the Sun ) and developing a complex persona and mythology that would make him a pioneer of Afrofuturism : he claimed he was an alien from Saturn on a mission to preach peace , and throughout his life he consistently denied any ties to his prior identity . His widely eclectic and avant-garde music would eventually touch on virtually the entire history of jazz , ranging from swing music and bebop to free jazz and fusion , and his compositions ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians . From the mid-1950s until his death , Ra led the musical collective The Arkestra ( which featured artists such as Marshall Allen , John Gilmore , June Tyson throughout its various iterations ) . Its performances often included dancers and musicians dressed in elaborate , futuristic costumes inspired by ancient Egyptian attire and the space age . Though his mainstream success was limited , Sun Ra was a prolific recording artist and frequent live performer , and remained both influential and controversial throughout his life for his music and persona . He is now widely considered an innovator ; among his distinctions are his pioneering work in free improvisation and modal jazz and his early use of electronic keyboards . Over the course of his career , he recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums , comprising well over 1000 songs , and making him one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century . Following Sun Ra 's death in 1993 , the Arkestra continues to perform .",
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"text": "Sounds of the 20th Century Sounds of the 20th Century is a BBC Radio 2 documentary series originally broadcast in the UK between April 2011 and April 2012 . Each 60-minute programme is dedicated to one year from 1951 to 2000 and features a montage of audio relating to that year . Featuring nothing that was n't heard , seen or read at the time , other than brief introduction to each episode by Jeremy Vine , the series does not feature any explanations , reminiscenses or reflections upon the clips . Instead , the series ' website provided a list and description of the audio items , which was also supplied in real time by the show 's Twitter feed . It is described as an ` audio journey through five decades of triumph , tragedy and trivia . ' The first part of the series was first broadcast at 10pm on Thursday 7 April . Focussing upon 1951 , it featured the real King 's Speech ( as he opens the Festival of Britain ) , a General Election victory for the Conservatives and their Liberal allies , the first hit single with multi-tracking ( Les Paul 's `` How High The Moon '' ) , the first rock 'n' roll record ( Jackie Brentson 's `` Rocket 88 '' ) , screen heroes from Marlon Brando to The Lone Ranger . The series was produced by Trevor Dann 's Company , and there is a series blog available at sottc.wordpress.com . The critical reception was generally positive . Comparing the show to BBC One 's The Rock 'n' Roll Years , The Independents Chris Maume asked if `` commissioning Sounds of the 20th Century -LSB- was -RSB- the first thing the 6 Music/Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan has got right in his short but deeply unsatisfactory tenure ? '' . More critically , The Guardians Elisabeth Mahoney identified parallels between the archive clips and the contemporary world , but was frustrated at the lack of a narrative , arguing that `` the jaunty mix is frustratingly hard-going . ''",
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"text": "New Crown New Crown is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band Wolfmother . Recorded at Mates Rehearsal Studio in Los Angeles , California and The Shed in Byron Bay , New South Wales , it was produced by the band 's frontman Andrew Stockdale and self-released on 23 March 2014 , initially as a digital download only available on Bandcamp . It was later reissued physically . After Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale released the band 's planned third album Keep Moving under his own name in 2013 , the band returned with a lineup featuring Stockdale , bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres , and drummer Vin Steele later in the year . New Crown was recorded throughout the second half of the year , with Peres and Kevin Garcia Fernandez engineering the release . New Crown received mixed reviews from critics . The musical styles exhibited on the songs , all of which were written by Stockdale , were praised on their own merit , but the album was criticised for its low production values and poor audio fidelity . Despite having no label support and little promotion , New Crown reached number 160 on the US Billboard 200 chart .",
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"text": "List of songs recorded by Thirty Seconds to Mars American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars has recorded material for four studio albums . The band was formed in Los Angeles , California , in 1998 by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto . The duo later expanded to a four-piece when they added guitarist Solon Bixler and bassist Matt Wachter to the line-up . After signing a contract with record label Immortal Records in 1998 , the band began to work with producers Bob Ezrin and Brian Virtue on their debut album , 30 Seconds to Mars , which was released in August 2002 . The album produced two singles , `` Capricorn ( A Brand New Name ) '' and `` Edge of the Earth '' . In early 2003 , Bixler left the band due to issues primarily related to touring and was replaced by Tomo Miličević . Thirty Seconds to Mars released their second studio album , A Beautiful Lie , in August 2005 . The record , produced by Josh Abraham , was preceded by the single `` Attack '' and spawned two Kerrang ! Award-winning singles , `` The Kill '' and `` From Yesterday '' . The album 's title track , `` A Beautiful Lie '' , was released as the fourth single in selected territories . `` Hunter '' , a song originally performed by Björk , was covered by the band and added to the track listing of the album . In March 2007 , Wachter left the group to spend more time with his family and was replaced by Tim Kelleher , performing live only . Thirty Seconds to Mars returned to the studio in August 2008 to begin work on their third album This Is War ( 2009 ) , with Flood and Steve Lillywhite producing . `` Kings and Queens '' , the album 's lead single , was written by Jared Leto across the United States and South Africa . `` This Is War '' became the band 's third number one single on the US Alternative Songs . `` Closer to the Edge '' was released as the album 's third single . Thirty Seconds to Mars collaborated with rapper Kanye West on the song `` Hurricane '' , which was released on the deluxe edition of This Is War and became the album 's fourth single in some territories . Drummer Shannon Leto wrote the instrumental track `` L490 '' and played every instrument on it , including all guitars and a singing bowl . This Is War moved away from the band 's typical sound to experiment with different musical genres ; a trend which became much more pronounced on the 2013 album Love , Lust , Faith and Dreams , produced by Jared Leto with previous collaborator Steve Lillywhite . The first single released from the album was `` Up in the Air '' , which was followed by `` Do or Die '' and `` City of Angels '' .",
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"text": "A Thousand Hearts A Thousands Hearts is the fifth solo album by Irish folksinger Cara Dillon . A Thousand Hearts features more traditional production and arrangements than her first three albums . The album contains traditional songs ( including two sung in Irish Gaelic ) as well as two modern covers , `` Shotgun Down the Avalanche '' by Shawn Colvin and `` River Run '' . The album was produced by Sam Lakeman , Dillon 's musical partner and husband . `` Shotgun Down the Avalanche '' and `` Bright Morning Star '' were recorded for the Transatlantic Sessions 6 in 2013 . In August 2014 , `` Bright Morning Star '' became the first folk track to be included on a NOW That 's What I Call Chill compilation ; it appeared with songs by Maroon 5 , Ed Sheeran , Coldplay , and Ellie Goulding .",
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"text": "Third (Cait Brennan album) Third is the second full-length album by Cait Brennan , released by Omnivore on April 21 , 2017 . The follow-up to 2016 's critically lauded Debutante , Third was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis , TN , in the same studio and on much of the same recording gear as Big Star used during its Ardent heyday . The album was co-produced and performed entirely by Brennan and Fernando Perdomo , a producer and rock artist who also co-produced Linda Perhacs ' widely acclaimed 2014 album The Soul of All Natural Things for Asthmatic Kitty records . Perdomo and Brennan met as fellow artists on the International Pop Overthrow festival in 2012 , and quickly became friends ; Brennan appears in Perdomo 's `` Smile '' music video , and Perdomo has played in Brennan 's touring band . The duo produced Brennan 's 2016 debut , as well as an unreleased second album and a set of demos for Sire Records founder Seymour Stein before ultimately signing with Omnivore Recordings in January 2017 . During the recording of Brennan 's Sire Records demo sessions , Brennan and Perdomo attended a Grammy Museum presentation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Ardent Studios . At the event , Brennan and Perdomo encountered Big Star drummer and Ardent president Jody Stephens , who invited the pair to record their third album at Ardent in Memphis . When the Sire deal did not materialize , the duo traveled to Memphis and recorded 13 songs in three days , with Brennan and Perdomo producing and playing all the instruments , and Ardent 's Adam Hill engineering the sessions . During the sessions , the pair used many of the same instruments and amplifiers used by Big Star during their heyday , including Alex Chilton 's Hi-Watt amps , Mellotron and Chris Bell 's cherry red Gibson guitar . As with Brennan 's debut album Debutante , Brennan and Perdomo played all of the instruments , with the exception of two guest appearances by longtime Memphis power pop legend Van Duren and former Continental Drifters guitarist Robert Mache . The album was mastered by Grammy-winning audio engineer Michael Graves ; Cheryl Pawelski of Omnivore Recordings , who had a long history working with Ardent and Big Star , signed Brennan to Omnivore in January 2017 , slating Brennan 's Third for an April 2017 release to coincide with Record Store Day .",
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"text": "Nighthawk Records Nighthawk Records was an American independent record label , founded by Robert Schoenfeld who began operations in 1976 with the release of four vintage post-war blues reissue albums . This series consists of nine volumes of post-war blues recordings from Chicago , Detroit , Memphis and the Delta , New Orleans and the Southwest . In 1979 , Nighthawk expanded by launching the 200 series of blues productions with Mule , an album by Henry Townsend . Townsend made his first recordings for Columbia Records in 1929 . Since then he recorded and performed on a variety of labels including RCA/Bluebird , as well as Paramount , Bullet and Prestige/Bluesville . The 300 series began in 1980 with Wiser Dread , an anthology of Rastafarian roots-music recorded between 1972 and 1978 . Steven Davis , author of Reggae Bloodlines , has called `` Wiser Dread '' the '' ... best reggae anthology since The Harder They Come ten years ago . '' Since then Nighthawk have released a self-produced album by The Morwells of some of their singles and three volumes of Nighthawk 's own Jamaican productions : `` Brutal Out Deh '' by the Itals , `` Symbol of Reality '' by the Gladiators and `` Calling Rastafari '' featuring Culture , the Itals , the Gladiators , Wailing Souls and Mighty Diamonds .",
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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": "SugarHill Recording Studios SugarHill Recording Studios is a recording studio in Houston , Texas . The studio was important in launching the careers of such artists as Lightnin ' Hopkins , The Big Bopper , George Jones , the Sir Douglas Quintet , Roy Head , and Freddy Fender . It is renowned for its collection of vintage recording equipment , reverb chamber rooms , EMT plates and a long history of music . A landmark in the Houston music community , SugarHill celebrated its 69th year of operation in October 2011 . Founded in October 1941 by Bill Quinn under the name Quinn Recording , it is the oldest continuously operating studio in the southeastern United States . In 1950 Quinn changed the name of the studio to Gold Star Studios . Huey P Meaux took control in the early 1970s , and gave the studio its current name .",
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"text": "Same Girl (Na Yoon-sun album) Same Girl is the seventh studio album by a Korean jazz vocalist , Na Yoon-Sun , released on 17 August 2010 in Germany . The album contains eleven songs by Na Yoon-Sun . The styles of the album are Korean , North/East Asian Traditions . The album is her second release as a leader of ACT Music , after spending a decade with a French band . The materials from sources are as diverse as Randy Newman , Sergio Mendes , and Metallica . She kept the same ensemble as she worked on `` Voyage '' - guitarist Ulf Wakenius , bassist Lars Danielsson and percussionist Xavier Desandre Navarre . With her talents in treating each syllable in acrobatics and other vocal techniques recorded in `` Same Girl '' reinforces her reputation . Na shows her sense of humor in many of the tracks . In her song , `` Pancake '' , she talks about how much she likes to consume her favorite fast foods like ice cream , donuts and milkshake . Her interpretation of Randy Newman 's `` Same Girl '' is a solo performance that carries a genuine emotion . Na arranges a Korean traditional folk song in this album , and create a mass version of Kangwondo Arirang . Then she does again in her next album , Lento , with a title , Arirang , which she performs in a closing ceremony Sochi Winter Olympic in 2014 . Na sings in her `` Song of No Regrets '' with Lars Danielsson 's cello . The song `` Moondog '' by Terry Cox contains Na 's kazoo solo , Ulf Wakenius 's guitar and Xavier Desandre Navarre 's drum . She also shows her scat style in her song , `` Breakfast in Bagdhad '' .",
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"text": "Solar Trance Solar Trance was a rock band based in St. Louis , Missouri , and included guitarist and founding member Matt Lindstrom , lead singer Jason Hart , bassist Mark Zschiegner and drummer Bradley Neil . Earlier incarnations of the group included drummer James Young and vocalist/guitarist Ryan Nute . The band was active in the years 2000 and 2001 . The band released its self-titled debut CD on Wednesday , August 15 , 2001 . The album featured the upbeat `` There 's a Life Somewhere '' ( track 6 ) , brooding `` Pleasing You '' ( track 2 ) , and the bittersweet anthem `` On My Own '' ( track 3 ) . Other songs included `` Cope '' ( track 1 ) , `` I Go On '' ( track 4 ) , `` Lost Time '' ( track 5 ) , `` Next to Nowhere '' ( track 7 ) , `` Soaring Higher '' ( track 8 ) , and `` Place in Time '' ( track 9 ) . Promotion for the release included a live television performance of `` On My Own '' on KTVI 's Fox 2 In The Morning show the previous morning , a CD-release party and concert at Sally T 's in St. Peters , Missouri , on the day of the release , and an in-store appearance at Vintage Vinyl in University City , Missouri , the following day . During 2000 and 2001 , the band played live shows for audiences in Missouri , Illinois , Tennessee , Minnesota and South Dakota , at world famous venues like Mississippi Nights and the Hard Rock Cafe in St. Louis , Pop 's in Sauget , Illinois , the Blue Note in Columbia , Missouri , and both Gallery Cabaret and Lyon 's Den in Chicago , Illinois . The group disbanded in the fall of 2001 .",
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"text": "The Trouble with the Truth (album) The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless . It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts , and number 86 on the Pop charts . It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. . The singles `` Lonely Too Long '' and `` You Can Feel Bad '' both made number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts ; `` She Drew a Broken Heart '' hit number 4 . `` A Thousand Times a Day '' and the Title Track both made Top 20 hitting number 13 and 15 respectively . `` Tear-Stained Letter '' is a cover of a song which was originally recorded by British singer Richard Thompson , and again in 1988 by country singer Jo-El Sonnier , whose version was a Top Ten country hit . Additionally , `` A Thousand Times a Day '' was previously cut by George Jones on his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck .",
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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": "Hookend Recording Studios Hook End Recording Studios is a recording studio located in Hook End Manor , near Checkendon , Oxfordshire , England . Marillion 's Steve Hogarth has called it `` probably England 's most luxurious recording studio '' .",
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"text": "Field recording Field recording is the term used for an audio recording produced outside a recording studio , and the term applies to recordings of both natural and human-produced sounds . Field recording of natural sounds , also called phonography ( a term chosen to illustrate its similarities to photography ) , was originally developed as a documentary adjunct to research work in the field , and foley work for film . With the introduction of high-quality , portable recording equipment , it has subsequently become an evocative artform in itself . In the 1970s , both processed and natural phonographic recordings , ( pioneered by Irv Teibel 's Environments series ) , became popular . `` Field recordings '' may also refer to simple monaural or stereo recordings taken of musicians in familiar and casual surroundings , such as the ethnomusicology recordings pioneered by John Lomax , Nonesuch Records , and Vanguard Records .",
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"text": "Twilight Time (song) `` Twilight Time '' is a popular song with lyrics by Buck Ram , and the music by The Three Suns ( Morty Nevins , Al Nevins , and Artie Dunn ) . Ram said that he originally wrote it as a poem , without music , while in college . Original instrumental recordings of `` Twilight Time '' included those made respectively by the Three Suns ( 1944 ) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown ( 1945 ) . Les Brown 's version of `` Twilight Time '' was recorded in November 1944 and released in early 1945 as the B-side of `` Sentimental Journey , '' the first recording of that song . While the A-side featured Doris Day 's vocals , `` Twilight Time '' was an instrumental . The first vocal version of the song on record was released , also in 1945 , by bandleader Jimmy Dorsey with Teddy Walters on vocals . It has been recorded by numerous groups over the years . However , the best-known version of the song was recorded by the Platters and became a number one hit on both the pop singles and R&B Best Sellers charts in 1958 in the United States . The song also reached number three in the United Kingdom . In 1963 , the Platters recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled `` La Hora del Crepúsculo '' , sung in a rhumba-style tempo .",
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"text": "Hard NRG Hard NRG , NRG , Nu NRG , Filthy Hard House , or more recently just Filth , is an electronic music genre similar in structure ( with regard to sequencing & programming ) to UK hard house . The main difference is in the musical/thematic content of each style . Where UK hard house has uplifting , playfully fun and tough elements , NRG is ominous , dark , aggressive and relentless with its distressed , menacing and gritty sounds on a slightly faster BPM ( 155 -- 165 average ) than UK hard house ( 150 -- 155 average ) . In regard to the mechanics of the scene , many of the labels have made a shift from purely vinyl releases to CD single releases and digital downloads . Record labels which produce the genre include Vicious Circle , Flashpoint , Tidy Trax , Kaktai , Tonka Trax , Tinrib Digital , Noir Records and Noir Digital .",
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"text": "Global Oscillations Network Group The Global Oscillation Network Group ( GONG ) is a community-based program to study solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology . Six solar observatories are involved , with the intention of achieving almost unbroken observation of the Sun . The six observatories are the Teide Observatory ( Canary Islands ) , the Learmonth Solar Observatory ( Western Australia ) , the Big Bear Solar Observatory ( California ) , the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory ( Hawaii ) , the Udaipur Solar Observatory ( India ) and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ( Chile ) . In 2001 , the original GONG detectors were upgraded to 1000 x 1000 pixels and continuous magnetograms were implemented , and the new system is known as GONG + + . More recently ( c. 2010 ) , improvements to GONG observatory instrumentation have been made to enable imaging of the Hα ( `` H-alpha '' ) spectral line of hydrogen in the solar atmosphere . The GONG Program is managed by the National Solar Observatory , which is operated by AURA , Inc. under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation",
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As the World Turns is set in Illinois.
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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": "The Illinois Not to be confused with Jeddah Tower , previously known as Mile-High Tower The Mile High Illinois , Illinois Sky-City , or simply The Illinois is a visionary skyscraper that is over 1 mi high , conceived and described by noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in his 1957 book , A Testament . The design , intended to be built in Chicago , included 528 stories , with a gross area of 18460000 sqft . Wright stated that there would have been parking for 15,000 cars and 150 helicopters . If built , it would top the list of the tallest building in the world by far , being more than four times the height of the Empire State Building , and twice as tall as the world 's current tallest building , the Burj Khalifa , the design of which is said to have been inspired by that of The Illinois .",
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"text": "Illinois Illinois ( -LSB- ɪlᵻˈnɔɪ -RSB- ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 6th-most populous state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area , and is noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word `` Illinois '' comes from a French rendering of a native Algonquin word . With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway . For decades , O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . Although today the state 's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state , the state 's European population grew first in the west , with French Canadian colonists who settled along the Mississippi River in the 17th and 18th century , and gave the area the name , `` Pays des Illinois '' or Illinois Country a region that was known as part of New France . After the American Revolutionary War established the United States , American settlers began arriving crossing the Appalachians barrier range in the 1810s via the gaps of the Allegheny to boat building centers in Pittsburgh , from Cumberland , Maryland via the Cumberland Narrows pass to outfit in Brownsville , Pennsylvania , from North Carolina and Virginia via the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky and Tennessee , all on the Ohio River . With the War of 1812 , the growth of Illinois slowed as both Native Americans and Canadian forces often raided the American Frontier . After the war 's end , the federal government re-established forts such as Fort Dearborn ( in 1816 -- now the site is within Chicago ) and army patrols west of the Mississippi diminished the threat from Amerindian raids , so settlers were able to move into all of Illinois from the eastern and southern emigrant trails . Mineral finds and timber stands also had spurred immigration -- by the 1810s , the Eastern U.S. had exhausted most timber stands close to the established cities creating a hard felt first energy crisis by the late-1790s , and after 1818 , the industrial revolution was being fueled by new canals such as the Lehigh Canal feeding the furnaces of the rapidly industrializing east coast . Also in 1818 , Illinois achieved statehood and its growth , as yet untroubled by the speed of as yet unrefined railway technology , would be fueled by the new religion of industrialized forward thinking . After construction of the Erie Canal with increasing traffic and trade through the Great Lakes , Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River , at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan . John Deere 's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois ' rich prairie into some of the world 's most productive and valuable farmlands , attracting new immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden . Railroads arose and matured in the 1840s , and soon carried immigrants to new homes in Illinois , as well as being a resource to ship their commodity crops out to markets . Railroads freed most of the land of Illinois and other mid-western states from the tyranny of water transport ; no longer was a location near a river or canal a need to ship bulk goods . By 1900 , the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted a new group of immigrants , from Eastern and Southern Europe . Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars . The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in Chicago , who created the city 's famous jazz and blues cultures . Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois : Abraham Lincoln , Ulysses S. Grant , and most recently Barack Obama . Additionally , Ronald Reagan , whose political career was based in California , was the only U.S. president born and raised in Illinois . Today , Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state nickname `` The Land of Lincoln , '' which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954 . The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is located in the state capital of Springfield , and the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be completed in Chicago by 2020 .",
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"text": "Illinois Executive Mansion The Illinois Executive Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Illinois . It is located at 410 E. Jackson Street in Springfield , Illinois and is open to tours on Wednesdays and Saturday mornings , free of charge . The Georgian style Mansion was designed by Chicago architect John M. Van Osdel . The Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . The 16-room manor was completed in 1855 and was first occupied by governor Joel Matteson , who held the official grand opening on January 10 , 1856 . It is one of the oldest historic residences in the state of Illinois and one of the three oldest continuously occupied governor 's mansions in the United States . The governor 's mansion is constructed in an `` H '' shaped configuration . During the Christmas season the mansion is decorated lavishly with Christmas decorations , including over a dozen Christmas trees . Although sometimes used for state functions such as state dinners and the like , the mansion proper is , for the most part , a historic site . The libraries , bedrooms , parlors , sitting rooms , etc. are maintained as they may have looked in the 19th century . The governor and his family are not expected to actually reside in the main mansion itself . Rather , a 7-room private apartment on the second floor of the mansion is provided for the governor and his family . Former Illinois Governor George Ryan and First Lady Lura Lynn Ryan refurbished much of the mansion 's furniture during their tenure using private donations . In 2011 , a multimillion-dollar renovation was planned because the last repairs to the mansion were in 1971 . In 2009 , newly elevated Governor Pat Quinn announced that he was looking forward to living in the mansion , calling it `` the people 's house . '' His predecessor Rod Blagojevich had continued to live in his Ravenswood Manor , Chicago home while commuting via state plane to Springfield and preferred to execute his gubernatorial duties from within his home and , less commonly , the Governor 's office in Chicago 's Thompson Center . The 2014 polar vortex led to significant water damage to the mansion , and Governor Quinn , who chose to live in the mansion part-time , allocated about $ 40,000 in emergency repairs . Shortly after his election as governor , Bruce Rauner announced that he and his wife would invest some of their money into repairing the mansion so they could live in it during his term . On July 18 , 2016 , Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner announced a $ 15 million renovation project for the mansion , with the funding being raised privately . The work is planned to be completed by the Illinois bicentennial in 2018 .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Illinois, 1984 The 1984 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6 , 1984 . All 50 states and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1984 United States presidential election . Illinois voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the President and Vice President of the United States . Illinois was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California , who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota . Reagan ran for a second time with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas , and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York , the first major female candidate for the Vice-Presidency .",
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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": "Illinois State Lottery The Illinois State Lottery ( known simply as the Illinois Lottery ) is an American lottery for the U.S. state of Illinois that is operated by the Northstar Lottery Group .",
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"text": "Ukrainian Village, Chicago Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the near west side of Chicago . Its boundaries are Division Street to the north , Grand Avenue to the south , Western Avenue to the west , and Damen Avenue to the east . It is one of the neighborhoods in the West Town community area . By the 1930s , there were five Ukrainian parishes dotting Chicago 's neighborhoods , reflecting a wave of immigration of Ukrainian Catholics . Some churches are built in the Byzantine-Slavonic style of St. Nicholas Cathedral . Built between November 1913 and January 1915 , St. Nicholas is in the heart of the Ukrainian neighborhood south of Wicker Park and along Chicago Avenue , referred to by locals as Ukrainian Village . This neighborhood , northwest of the Loop , was first settled by Polish and Slovak immigrants . With the rise of Ukrainian nationalism and the influx of political refugees during World War I , new immigrants gave it a Ukrainian cultural identity , which it retains .",
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"text": "Illinois (Brett Eldredge album) Illinois is the second studio album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge . It was released on September 11 , 2015 via Atlantic Records Nashville . Its lead single , `` Lose My Mind '' , was released to country radio on May 4 , 2015 . The album 's second single , `` Drunk on Your Love '' was released to country radio on November 9 , 2015 . The album 's third single , `` Wan na Be That Song '' released to country radio on May 23 , 2016 . Eldredge co-wrote every song , and produced the album with Ross Copperman and Brad Crisler .",
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"text": "Scott Bryce Scott Macalister Bryce ( born January 6 , 1958 ) , sometimes credited as Scott M. Bryce , is an American film and television actor . Bryce is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Craig Montgomery on As the World Turns .",
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"text": "U.S. Route 14 in Illinois In the U.S. state of Illinois , U.S. Route 14 is a major arterial that runs southeast from the Wisconsin state line north of Harvard , Illinois to the north side of Chicago at U.S. Route 41 .",
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"text": "Interstate 64 in Illinois Interstate 64 ( I-64 ) in the U.S. state of Illinois is a major east -- west Interstate highway that runs from the St. Louis , Missouri , metropolitan area east to the Indiana state line near Grayville , Illinois . It travels a distance of 130.4 mi .",
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"text": "Cycling in Illinois Cycling in Illinois encompasses recreation , bikeways , laws and rules , and advocacy . The director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources , Joel Brunsvold , explained Illinois cycling opportunities : `` Bicycle riding is one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities in Illinois , enjoyed by young and old alike ... Illinois has a variety of trails for the public to enjoy . The terrain includes flat prairie land to rolling hills , towering bluffs to breathtaking river and lakefront views . '' Many communities across the state are updating bicycle infrastructure in order to accommodate the increased number of cyclists on the roads in recent years . Illinois has very few roadways with paved shoulders and almost no bicycle lanes except in urban areas . Keyhole bike lanes ( between through traffic lanes and right turn lanes ) are virtually non-existent .",
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"text": "Alton Junction The Alton Junction , more commonly known as the 21st Street Crossing , is a historically significant rail location in Chicago , Illinois . The junction can be found just east of Canal Street and north of Cermak Road near Chicago 's Chinatown . It is located just south of a massive vertical lift bridge that spans the South Branch of the Chicago River and `` guards '' the entrance to Chicago 's Union Station . While a significant amount of rail traffic still traverses this interlock every day , it has been greatly reduced from using 26 diamonds to control over 150 trains using the crossing . The north-south line is the former Pennsylvania Railroad ( Pittsburgh , Fort Wayne & Chicago ) mainline , which is now owned and operated by Amtrak as the southern gateway to the Union Station complex . The Norfolk Southern 's Chicago Line terminates at the southern entrance to the interlocking , but both NS and Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains have trackage rights over the bridge to access the BNSF east-west main line . All of Amtrak 's East Coast bound and Michigan trains use this track . The east-west line now belongs to the Canadian National Railway . It at one time was owned by Illinois Central and was the carrier 's route out of its Central Station to Iowa . Alton Junction was controlled by a manned interlocking tower until 2005 when Amtrak transferred control to its new Chicago Terminal control center . Known as 21st Street tower , its operators handled movements through the busy plant using a US&S Model 14 electro-pneumatic interlocking machine . In its final years 21st St took remote control of the closed Amtrak Clara St tower in New Orleans . In 2006 the closed brick tower was demolished .",
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"text": "Oak Lawn, Illinois Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County , Illinois , United States . The population was 56,690 at the 2010 census . Oak Lawn is a suburb of Chicago , located southwest of the city . It shares borders with the city in two areas , but is surrounded mostly by other suburbs .",
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"text": "Belleville, Illinois Belleville ( French : Belle ville , meaning `` Beautiful city '' ) is a city in St. Clair County , Illinois , United States , co-extensive with Belleville Township . The population was 42,034 according to the Census Bureau 's 2015 estimates . It is the eighth-most populated city outside the Chicago Metropolitan Area and the most populated city south of Springfield in the state of Illinois . It is the county seat of St. Clair County , and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows . Belleville is the most populated city in the Metro-East region of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area and in Southern Illinois . Due to its proximity to Scott Air Force Base , the population receives a boost from military and federal civilian personnel , defense contractors , and military retirees .",
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"text": "Ottawa, Illinois Ottawa is a city located at the confluence of the navigable Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County , Illinois , United States . The Illinois River is a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago , to the Mississippi River , and North America 's 25,000 mile river system . The population estimate was 18,562 as of 2013 . It is the county seat of LaSalle County and it is part of the Ottawa-Peru , IL Micropolitan Statistical Area .",
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"text": "As the Stomach Turns `` As the Stomach Turns '' is a series of comedy sketches parodying the soap opera As the World Turns featured on The Carol Burnett Show , with one installment airing on Carol Burnett & Company . The sketch was created by show writers Kenny Solms and Gail Parent . The Carol Burnett Show introduced the series during its first season in 1967 -- 68 and continued to air new installments for the remainder of its 11-season run , through its final season in 1977 -- 78 . However , the final installment of `` As the Stomach Turns '' would not air until September 8 , 1979 , on a different four-week summer series titled Carol Burnett & Company . This was the only installment of `` As the Stomach Turns '' that did not air on The Carol Burnett Show which had completed its run almost a year and a half earlier on March 29 , 1978 .",
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"text": "DeKalb County Courthouse (Illinois) The DeKalb County Courthouse is located in the county seat of DeKalb County , Illinois , U.S.A. , the city of Sycamore . The Classical Revival structure sits on a square facing Illinois Route 64 as it passes through the city . The current courthouse was constructed in 1905 amid controversy over where the courthouse and thus , ultimately , the county seat would be located . The current building is the third structure to bear the name `` DeKalb County Courthouse . '' DeKalb County 's Courthouse still serves as the county 's primary judicial center and is a contributing property to the Sycamore Historic District . The district joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 . As the county 's primary courthouse for over 100 years , the site has been host to many trials , including prominent murder cases . The building is cast in the Classical Revival architectural style and contains elements common to that style . Stained glass , columns and a pediment are among the more noticeable features at a glance . The rear facade of the building is designed to resemble a temple and also features stained glass windows . A stone porte-cochere covers the rear driveway . Inside the building 's third floor courtroom is more stained glass , in the form of a skylight . During the early 1980s a made for television movie had scenes filmed in the DeKalb County Courthouse 's courtroom .",
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"text": "Eureka, Illinois Eureka is a city in Olio Township , Woodford County , Illinois , United States . The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Woodford County . Eureka is part of the Peoria , Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area . Eureka is a small community centered on the intersection of what is now U.S. 24 and Illinois 117 . It is also one of the towns along the Ronald Reagan Trail , a series of roads that connect towns in central Illinois that were of importance to Reagan 's early life . President Reagan attended and graduated from Eureka College , whose campus is in Eureka .",
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"text": "Portage Park, Chicago Portage Park is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago , Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas . Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north , Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west , Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south . The area is notable for its Six Corners outdoor shopping district , centered at the intersection of Irving Park Road , Cicero Avenue and the diagonal Milwaukee Avenue , the Portage Theater and for its namesake - Portage Park . The name of the park was taken from the major portage linking the Des Plaines and Chicago rivers along what is today Irving Park Road . The area was so swampy that in wet weather , Native Americans and trappers were easily able to paddle through the area in either direction without leaving their canoes . In those days , the Des Plaines was perhaps the most significant way to the Illinois , and then on to the Mississippi ( and to return ) . Portage Park has the largest Polish community in the Chicago Metropolitan Area according to the 2000 census . Portage Park is home to the Polish American Association , the Polish Jesuit Millennium Center , the Polish Army Veterans Association in the beautiful building of the former Irving State bank , in addition to the multitude of Polish shops and businesses throughout the district . One of the area 's parks is named Chopin Park after Frédéric Chopin , Poland 's most famous pianist and composer .",
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Fences stars Mykelti Williamson.
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"text": "Fences (film) Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson , based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name ( Wilson died in 2005 , but completed a screenplay before his death ) . In addition to Washington , the film also stars Viola Davis , Stephen Henderson , Jovan Adepo , Russell Hornsby , Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney . Principal photography on the film began on April 25 , 2016 , in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , in the Hill District , and wrapped in mid-June 2016 . Fences was released in the United States on December 16 , 2016 , by Paramount Pictures , received positive reviews and grossed $ 64 million . The film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016 , and has been nominated for numerous awards , including four Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Actor ( Washington ) , Best Supporting Actress ( Davis ) , and Best Adapted Screenplay , with Davis winning for her performance . It also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for Washington and a Best Supporting Actress win for Davis .",
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"text": "Gardens of the Night Gardens of the Night is a 2008 drama film , starring Gillian Jacobs , John Malkovich , Ryan Simpkins and Tom Arnold ; and directed and written by Damian Harris .",
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"text": "Kat Williamson Kathryn Williamson ( born August 1 , 1989 ) is an American soccer defender who plays for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women 's Soccer League ( NWSL ) .",
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"text": "Hold Me Tight (1933 film) Hold Me Tight is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by David Butler and written by Gladys Lehman . The film stars James Dunn , Sally Eilers , Frank McHugh and June Clyde . The film was released on May 20 , 1933 , by Fox Film Corporation .",
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"text": "Youth in Oregon Youth in Oregon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Joel David Moore . The film stars Frank Langella , Billy Crudup , Christina Applegate , Nicola Peltz , Mary Kay Place , and Josh Lucas . The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 16 , 2016 . The film was released in theaters on February 3 , 2017 , by Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films .",
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"text": "Lemon Tree (film) Lemon Tree ( -LSB- עץ לימון , ` Etz Limon -RSB- شجرة ليمون ) is a 2008 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Riklis and co-directed by his cousin Ira Riklis . It stars Hiam Abbass , Ali Suliman , Danny Leshman , Rona Lipaz-Michael , Tarik Kopty , Amos Lavi , Lana Zreik and Amnon Wolf . The film describes the legal efforts of a Palestinian widow to stop the Israeli Defense Minister , her next door neighbor , from destroying the lemon trees in her family farm . At the same time , she develops a human bond with the minister 's wife . It was released in Israel on 27 March 2008 , and it received a tepid response from Israeli audiences . It was released internationally through IFC Films on 17 April 2009 . From there , the film has achieved critical success and it has received nominations for several awards such as Best Actress and Best Screenwriter at the 21st European Film Awards .",
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"text": "Susan Ursitti Susan Ursitti is an American actress .",
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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": "Just Another Day (2009 film) Just Another Day is a 2009 hip-hop drama film starring Wood Harris as A-Maze and Jamie Hector as Young Eastie . It premiered on BET in July , 2011 .",
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"text": "Richard's Wedding Richard 's Wedding is a 2012 comedy/drama film written , edited , and directed by Onur Tukel . Among the film 's ensemble cast are actors Josephine Decker , Randy Gambill , Lawrence Michael Levine , Jennifer Prediger , and Tukel himself .",
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"text": "Aaron Michael Metchik Aaron Michael Metchik ( born April 22 , 1980 ) , also credited as Aaron Metchik , is an American actor , writer , and director , known for his role as Steven Floyd Torkelson on The Torkelsons .",
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"text": "Kaya Scodelario Kaya Scodelario-Davis ( born Kaya Rose Humphrey ; March 13 , 1992 ) is an English actress . She made her acting debut as Effy Stonem on the E4 teen drama Skins ( 2007-2010 ) , for which she received recognition and critical praise , garnering two Golden Nymph Award nominations for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and two TV Quick Award nominations for Best Actress . Following her film debut in the science-fiction film Moon ( 2009 ) and a role in the fantasy adventure film Clash of the Titans ( 2010 ) , Scodelario was nominated for the Glamour Award for PANDORA Breakthrough for her portrayal of Catherine Earnshaw in the 2011 film adaptation of Emily Brontë 's novel Wuthering Heights . In 2013 , Scodelario reprised the role of Effy in Skins Fire , and gained the supporting role of Anna Salter in the Channel 4 television drama Southcliffe ( 2013 ) ; she was nominated for both for the UK TV Actress Award at the 2014 GLAMOUR Women of the Year Awards . She gained wider recognition for her starring role as Teresa Agnes in dystopian science-fiction thriller The Maze Runner ( 2014 ) , which garnered her a third Glamour Award nomination for NEXT Breakthrough and a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Movie Actress : Action . She reprised the role in Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials ( 2015 ) and will reprise it again in Maze Runner : The Death Cure ( 2018 ) . Scodelario starred as Carina Smyth in Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales , which was released May 26 , 2017 . Since 2015 , Scodelario has been married to American actor Benjamin Walker , with whom she has a son .",
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"text": "Fences (band) Fences is an American indie rock band from Seattle , Washington formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Christopher Mansfield , guitarist Benjamin Greenspan , bassist and vocalist Lindsey Starr and drummer Elliott Garm Chaffee . They released their debut studio album Fences in 2010 and Lesser Oceans in 2015 .",
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"text": "Country Strong Country Strong ( originally titled Love Do n't Let Me Down ) is a 2010 drama film starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Tim McGraw , Garrett Hedlund , and Leighton Meester . The film , about an emotionally unstable country music star who attempts to resurrect her career , was directed and written by American filmmaker Shana Feste . It premiered in Nashville , Tennessee on November 8 , 2010 , and had a wide release in the United States on January 7 , 2011 . This is the second film in which McGraw and Hedlund have worked together , the first being Friday Night Lights in 2004 .",
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"text": "Kathleen Noone Kathleen Noone ( born Kathleen O'Meara , January 8 , 1945 ) is an American actress . She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals in off-Broadway stage , before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera , As the World Turns ( 1975 -- 76 ) . From 1977 to 1989 , Noone played Ellen Shepherd Dalton on the ABC daytime soap opera , All My Children . For this role , she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1987 . In 1990 , Noone moved to prime time , starring as villainous Claudia Whittaker in the CBS series , Knots Landing ( 1990 -- 1993 ) . She returned to daytime television as Bette Katzenkazrahi on NBC 's Sunset Beach ( 1997 -- 1999 ) , for which she received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination . She also has had the recurring roles on L.A. Law , Party of Five , According to Jim , and Dexter .",
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"text": "Morgan Creek Productions Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits including Young Guns , Dead Ringers , Major League , True Romance , Ace Ventura : Pet Detective , The Crush , Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves and The Last of the Mochicans . The studio was co-founded in 1988 by James Robinson and Joe Roth . Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO . He has two sons Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson who run the day to day operations . In October 2014 , Morgan Creek sold the international distribution rights and copyrights to their films to Revolution Studios . In September 2015 , Morgan Creek began negotiating the sale of rights for the remaining territories , though they will retain remake and TV rights to the Ace Ventura , Major League , Young Guns , and Exorcist franchises . Miramax is currently the digital and television distributor for the pre-2012 Morgan Creek library , via Revolution Studios . The domestic rights to the Morgan Creek library ( with the exception of Young Guns , which still stand with Lionsgate/Vestron Video ) , have since been purchased by Westchester Films/Shout ! Factory .",
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"text": "Jay Pickett Jay Pickett ( born February 10 , 1961 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Teddy Dunn Edward Wilkes `` Teddy '' Dunn ( born June 19 , 1980 ) is an Australian-born American lawyer and former actor known for his portrayal of Duncan Kane in the Rob Thomas television series Veronica Mars .",
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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": "Stonewall (2015 film) Stonewall is a 2015 American drama film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Jon Robin Baitz . The film stars Jeremy Irvine , Ron Perlman , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Joey King , Caleb Landry Jones , Matt Craven , Atticus Mitchell , and Mark Camacho . The film was released on September 25 , 2015 , by Roadside Attractions . The drama is set in and around the 1969 Stonewall riots , the violent clash with police that kicked off the gay liberation movement in New York City .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Fences (film) Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson . Starring Washington , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson , the film focuses on a man and his life , family , and job . The film began a limited release on December 16 , 2016 , before opening wide on December 25 . The film was released to universal acclaim , with Rotten Tomatoes listing an approval rating of 93 % , based on 207 reviews , with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 , and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100 , based on 48 reviews . Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis . The film won Best Supporting Actress for Davis and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington , Best Acting Ensemble and Best Adapted Screenplay at Critics ' Choice Awards . The film won Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture for Davis and was nominated for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Washington at Golden Globe Awards . The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis .",
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"text": "Australia (continent) Australia , sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul , Australinea or Meganesia , to distinguish it from the Australian mainland , is a continent comprising mainland Australia , Tasmania , New Guinea , Seram , possibly Timor , and neighbouring islands . It is the smallest of the seven traditional continents in the English conception . The continent lies on a continental shelf overlain by shallow seas which divide it into several landmasses -- the Arafura Sea and Torres Strait between mainland Australia and New Guinea , and Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania . When sea levels were lower during the Pleistocene ice age , including the Last Glacial Maximum about 18,000 BC , they were connected by dry land . During the past 10,000 years , rising sea levels overflowed the lowlands and separated the continent into today 's low-lying arid to semi-arid mainland and the two mountainous islands of New Guinea and Tasmania . Geologically , a continent extends to the edge of its continental shelf , so the now-separate islands are considered part of the continent . Due to the spread of animals , fungi and plants across the single Pleistocene landmass the separate lands have a related biota . New Zealand is not part of the continent of Australia , but of the separate , submerged continent of Zealandia . New Zealand and Australia are both part of the wider regions known as Australasia and Oceania . The term Oceania is often used to denote the region encompassing the Australian continent and various islands in the Pacific Ocean that are not included in the seven-continent model .",
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"text": "Australia Australia ( -LSB- əˈstreɪliə -RSB- , -LSB- ɒ - -RSB- , -LSB- - ljə -RSB- ) , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world 's sixth-largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east ; and New Zealand to the south-east . Australia 's capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . For about 50,000 years before the first British settlement in the late 18th century , Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians , who spoke languages classifiable into roughly 250 groups . After the European discovery of the continent by Dutch explorers in 1606 , Australia 's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788 . The population grew steadily in subsequent decades , and by the 1850s most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established . On 1 January 1901 , the six colonies federated , forming the Commonwealth of Australia . Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy comprising six states and several territories . The population of 24 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard . Australia has the world 's 13th-largest economy and ninth-highest per capita income ( IMF ) . With the second-highest human development index globally , the country ranks highly in quality of life , health , education , economic freedom , and civil liberties and political rights . Australia is a member of the United Nations , G20 , Commonwealth of Nations , ANZUS , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , World Trade Organization , Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , and the Pacific Islands Forum .",
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"text": "South Passage South Passage may refer to : South Passage ( New South Wales ) , a stream ; South Passage ( Queensland ) , a channel ; South Passage ( Tasmania ) , a channel ; South Passage ( Cervantes ) , Western Australia , a channel ; South Passage ( Houtman Abrolhos ) , Western Australia , a channel ; South Passage ( Lancelin ) , Western Australia , a channel ; South Passage ( North West Cape ) , Western Australia , a channel ; South Passage ( Rottnest Island ) , Western Australia , a channel ; South Passage ( Shark Bay ) , Western Australia , a channel ; South Entrance , New South Wales , a channel , also known as `` South Passage '' and `` Man Of War '' ; South Passage ( schooner ) , a sail training ship based in Brisbane , Queensland",
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"text": "Oceania Cruises Oceania Cruises is a Miami , Florida , United States-based shipping company that operates six premium cruise ships on worldwide itineraries . The sixth ship , formerly `` Ocean Princess '' and renamed `` Sirena '' , joined the fleet in 2016 . Since September 2014 , Oceania Cruises has been owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings , LTD. which also owns Norwegian Cruise Line ( NCL ) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises . While it also offers cruises as short as ten days , the norm is 10 - to 14-days and the line is also known for its long cruises lasting up to 180 days . The line 's president and ceo is Bob Binder , he is vice-chairman and also a co-founder of the brand .",
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"text": "Austal Austal is an Australian-based global ship building company and defence prime contractor that specialises in the design , construction and support of defence and commercial vessels . Austal 's product range includes naval vessels , high-speed passenger and vehicle ferries and specialist utility vessels such as offshore windfarm and crew transfer vessels . Austal has three major ship building facilities . Defence vessels are designed and constructed in Henderson , Western Australia and Mobile , Alabama . Commercial vessels are constructed in Balamban , Cebu in the Philippines . Vessel support is provided through service centres located in Darwin , Cairns and Henderson in Australia , San Diego in California , Balamban in the Philippines and Muscat in Oman . Corporate headquarters are co-located at Austal 's Australian ship building facility in Henderson . Austal has designed and constructed over 260 vessels for numerous defence forces and commercial fleet operators . Customers include the Australian Border Force , Condor Ferries , Mols Linien of Denmark , the Royal Navy of Oman and the United States Navy .",
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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": "South Pacific Gyre __ NOTOC __ The Southern Pacific Gyre is part of the Earth 's system of rotating ocean currents , bounded by the Equator to the north , Australia to the west , the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to the south , and South America to the east . The center of the South Pacific Gyre is the site on Earth farthest from any continents and productive ocean regions and is regarded as Earth 's largest oceanic desert .",
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"text": "Bass Islands (French Polynesia) The Bass Islands ( Îles ( de ) Bass or Îlots ( de ) Bass ) consist primarily of Rapa Iti and Marotiri . They are usually considered to be the southernmost of the Austral Islands , although this classification is one of geographic and political expediency more so than because of similarities between them and the rest of the Austral Islands . The Bass Islands , lying several degrees outside the tropics , are the southernmost islands in French Polynesia . Geologically , the Bass Islands are distinguished from the Austral Islands in that their vulcanism appears to be much more recent . Culturally , the Bass Islands appear to have been colonized about the same time as Tahiti and the Marquesas , and the culture and language ( Rapan ) appear to have diverged about the same time as well , indicating that they developed in relative isolation almost from the time of first settlement . Rapa , sometimes called Rapa Iti ( Little Rapa , to distinguish it from `` Rapa Nui '' ( Big Rapa ) , a name for Easter Island ) , is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands . An older name for the island is Oparo . Its area is 40 km2 with a population of almost 500 and a max elevation of 650 m. Its main town is Ahuréi . Marotiri is a group of four uninhabited volcanic rocks protruding from the sea ( and several submerged rocks ) , forming the southeastern end of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia . Marotiri is also known as Bass Rocks ( Îlots de Bass in French ) , maybe according to the name of the European explorer George Bass . Marotiri is very isolated , located at , about 725 mi west-south-westward of Pitcairn Island . The closest island is Rapa Iti , 75 km further northwest , but separated from it by an ocean depth of more than 1,500 meters . The rocks are part of the municipality of Rapa and uninhabitable by people . They form an important bird sanctuary .",
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"text": "Sunda Straits Crisis The Sunda Straits Crisis was a two-week confrontation between the United Kingdom and Indonesia over the passage of the Illustrious-class aircraft carrier HMS Victorious through the Sunda Strait , a major waterway separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra , occurring between August and September 1964 . The incident was part of the larger Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation , an armed conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia ( with the military support of Britain ) over the formation of the latter as an independent state . On 27 August 1964 , the British aircraft carrier HMS Victorious and her two destroyer escorts sailed through the Sunda Strait , an international waterway claimed by Indonesia , en route for Australia . Upset by the casual warning the British had given of the ships ' impending passage through the Strait ( a telephone call made two days before ) , the lack of mention of the carrier in the warning , and wary of the possibility that the British were attempting to provoke them into a violent response , the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided two days later to attempt to bar the warships from making the return journey to Singapore , scheduled for the middle of September . Infuriated by what was perceived as yet another affront to British prestige after the recent landings at Pontian and Labis by Indonesian volunteers in southwestern Malaysia , members of the British Cabinet , particularly Peter Thorneycroft and Louis Mountbatten , favoured sending the carrier back through the Strait in spite of the Indonesian ban . Though British naval commanders in the Far East had grave concerns that the Victorious would be indefensible while in passage , the prevailing opinion was that not to send the ship would result in an immense political defeat on both a domestic and international scale as well as the loss of rights to an important waterway . Tension mounted as the British and Indonesians each refused to bend , and as the carrier 's time to sail came , war became extremely likely . However , the Indonesians offered on 10 September a way out : an alternative route through the Lombok Strait . The British took them up on this offer , to the relief of both parties , and the Victorious made a peaceful return through Indonesian territory . War was averted , and the climax of tensions during the Confrontation had been passed . Never again was the threat of all-out war a realistic possibility , despite some large land battles in northern Borneo the following spring , and the Confrontation wound down by late fall of 1965 without ever escalating into a major conflict , with a peace deal signed the following year .",
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"text": "Pacific Union The Pacific Union is a proposed development of the Pacific Islands Forum , suggested in 2003 by a committee of the Australian Senate , into a political and economic intergovernmental community . The union , if formed , will have a common charter , institutions and currency . Although former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard spoke of a Pacific Union whilst in office , his government 's emphasis was focused on bilateral relations and agreements with the individual states of the Forum .",
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"text": "Pacific Islander Pacific Islander is a term used to refer to the peoples of the Pacific Islands .",
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"text": "ISO 3166-2:AU ISO 3166-2 : AU is the entry for Australia in ISO 3166-2 , part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions ( e.g. , provinces or states ) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1 . Currently for Australia , ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 6 states and 2 territories . Lesser territories that are under the administration of the federal government , such as the Jervis Bay Territory , the Ashmore and Cartier Islands , and the Coral Sea Islands , are not listed . Each code consists of two parts , separated by a hyphen . The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Australia . The second part is two or three letters , which is the conventional abbreviation of the state or territory ( defined in Australian Standard AS 4212-1994 ) .",
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"text": "Archipelagic state An archipelagic state is any internationally recognized state or country that comprises a series of islands that form an archipelago . The term is defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in order to define what borders such states should be allowed to claim . In various conferences , Fiji , Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , the Bahamas , and the Philippines are the five sovereign states that obtained approval in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea signed in Montego Bay , Jamaica on December 10 , 1982 and qualified as archipelagic states . Archipelagic states are states that are composed of groups of islands forming a state as a single unit , with the islands and the waters within the baselines as internal waters . Under this concept ( `` archipelagic doctrine '' ) , an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit , so that the waters around , between , and connecting the islands of the archipelago , irrespective of their breadth and dimensions , form part of the internal waters of the state , and are subject to its exclusive sovereignty . The approval of the United Nations for the five sovereign states as archipelagic states respect existing agreements with other countries and shall recognize traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighboring countries in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters . The terms and conditions for the exercise of such rights and activities , including the nature , the extent and the areas to which they apply , shall , at the request of any of the countries concerned , be regulated by bilateral agreements between them . Such rights shall not be transferred to or shared with third countries or their nationals .",
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"text": "Australian Sailing Australian Sailing is recognised by the International Sailing Federation as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia . The Yachting Australia training department facilitates yachting national training schemes for the industry . Australian Sailing was previously named Yachting Australia . The name change occurred along with governance reforms that concluded in July 2016 .",
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"text": "Port Jackson Port Jackson , consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour , Middle Harbour , North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers , is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea ( part of the South Pacific Ocean ) . It is the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge . The location of the first European settlement in Australia , Port Jackson has continued to play a key role in the history and development of Sydney . Many recreational events are based on or around the harbour itself particularly the Sydney New Year 's Eve celebrations and the starting point of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race . The waterways of Port Jackson are managed by the Roads & Maritime Services . Sydney Harbour National Park protects a number of islands and foreshore areas , swimming spots , bushwalking tracks and picnic areas .",
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"text": "Pelsaert Island Pelsaert Island is one of the islands of the Pelsaert Group , which is the southernmost of the three groups of islands that make up the Houtman Abrolhos island chain in Western Australia . Nominally located at , it consists of a number of islands , the largest of which are Gun Island , Middle Island , and Pelsaert Island itself . The group and island is named after a Dutch `` opperkoopman '' who stranded nearby with the VOC-ship `` Batavia '' in 1629 . The island is a significant bird site The island and group contains the most southerly true coral reefs in the Indian Ocean . The Ben Ledi , was wrecked off Pelsaert Island in 1879 .",
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"text": "Australian Plate The Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate in the eastern and , largely , in the southern hemispheres . Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana , Australia remained connected to India and Antarctica until approximately when India broke away and began moving north . Australia and Antarctica began rifting and completely separated roughly The Australian plate later fused with the adjacent Indian Plate beneath the Indian Ocean to form a single Indo-Australian Plate . However , recent studies suggest that the two plates have once again split apart and have been separate plates for at least 3 million years and likely longer . The Australian plate includes the continent of Australia , including Tasmania , as well portions of New Guinea , New Zealand , and the Indian Ocean basin .",
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"text": "Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force . Following the Federation of Australia in 1901 , the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force : the Commonwealth Naval Forces . Originally intended for local defence , the navy was granted the title of ` Royal Australian Navy ' in 1911 , and became increasingly responsible for defence of the region . Britain 's Royal Navy continued to support the RAN and provided additional blue-water defence capability in the Pacific up to the early years of World War II . Then , rapid wartime expansion saw the acquisition of large surface vessels and the building of many smaller warships . In the decade following the war , the RAN acquired a small number of aircraft carriers , the last of these paying off in 1982 . Today , the RAN consists of 47 commissioned vessels , 3 non-commissioned vessels and over 16,000 personnel . The navy is one of the largest and most sophisticated naval forces in the South Pacific region , with a significant presence in the Indian Ocean and worldwide operations in support of military campaigns and peacekeeping missions . The current Chief of Navy is Vice Admiral Tim Barrett .",
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"text": "Hope Islands National Park Hope Islands National Park is a national park in Queensland ( Australia ) 1,521 km north-west of Brisbane . The park consists of four islands : East Hope and West Hope , Snapper Island and Struck Island . The Hope islands are situated approximately 37 km south-east of Cooktown and about 8 km offshore Struck Island is a rocky outcrop just off Thornton Beach and south of Cape Tribulation Snapper island is about two km long and is at the mouth of the Daintree River . It is about 20 km north of Port Douglas Access is via private vessel or by permitted commercial operators . The Hope islands were named by Lt James Cook in June 1770 , as his ship HMS Endeavour edged its way northward along the eastern Australian coastline during his first voyage in the Pacific . Cook had hoped to put ashore on the islands when they were first sighted 10 June 1770 , but found the surrounding water too shallow to bring Endeavour close . Later that night Endeavour struck a reef and narrowly avoided sinking ; Cook then stood her offshore while he searched for a point on the mainland upon which to beach her for repairs . Cook named them on 12 June as Endeavour headed further north , because `` we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands . ''",
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"text": "Antarctic Circumpolar Current The Antarctic Circumpolar Current ( ACC ) is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica . An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift . The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and has a mean transport of 100-150 Sverdrups ( Sv , million m ³ / s ) , making it the largest ocean current . More recent research even puts this number at over 173 Sv . The current is circumpolar due to the lack of any landmass connecting with Antarctica and this keeps warm ocean waters away from Antarctica , enabling that continent to maintain its huge ice sheet . Associated with the Circumpolar Current is the Antarctic Convergence , where the cold Antarctic waters meet the warmer waters of the subantarctic , creating a zone of upwelling nutrients . These nurture high levels of phytoplankton with associated copepods and krill , and resultant foodchains supporting fish , whales , seals , penguins , albatrosses and a wealth of other species . The ACC has been known to sailors for centuries ; it greatly speeds up any travel from west to east , but makes sailing extremely difficult from east to west ; though this is mostly due to the prevailing westerly winds . The circumstances preceding the mutiny on the Bounty and Jack London 's story `` Make Westing '' poignantly illustrated the difficulty it caused for mariners seeking to round Cape Horn on the clipper ship route between New York and California . The clipper route , which is the fastest sailing route around the world , follows the ACC around three continental capes -- Cape Agulhas ( Africa ) , South East Cape ( Australia ) and Cape Horn ( South America ) . The current creates the Ross and Weddell gyres .",
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"text": "New Guinea campaign The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945 . During the initial phase in early 1942 , the Empire of Japan invaded the Australian-administered territories of the New Guinea Mandate ( 23 January ) and Papua ( 8 March ) and overran western New Guinea ( beginning 29/30 March ) , which was a part of the Netherlands East Indies . During the second phase , lasting from late 1942 until the Japanese surrender , the Allies -- consisting primarily of Australian and US forces -- cleared the Japanese first from Papua , then the Mandate and finally from the Dutch colony . The campaign resulted in a crushing defeat and very heavy losses for Empire of Japan . As in most Pacific War campaigns , disease and starvation claimed more Japanese lives than enemy action . Most Japanese troops never even came into contact with Allied forces , and were instead simply cut off and subjected to an effective blockade by the US Navy . Garrisons were effectively besieged and denied shipments of food and medical supplies , and as a result , some claim that 97 % of Japanese deaths in this campaign were from non-combat causes . According to John Laffin , the campaign '' ... was arguably the most arduous fought by any Allied troops during World War II '' .",
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"text": "Australia–Italy relations Australia -- Italy relations are foreign relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Italian Republic . Australia has an embassy in Rome and a general consulate in Milan . Italy has an embassy in Canberra , 2 general consulates ( in Melbourne and Sydney ) and 3 consulates ( in Adelaide , Brisbane and Perth ) . Italy and Australia have for long years , sustained a sturdy and positively friendly relationship in the categories of immigration , political strategism , and commercial trade . As of 2011 there were around 916,000 people of Italian descent living in Australia .",
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Paul Walker died in the film Into the Blue.
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"text": "Paul Walker Paul William Walker IV ( September 12 , 1973 -- November 30 , 2013 ) was an American actor . Walker began his career guest-starring in several television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel . Walker gained prominence with breakout roles in coming of age and teen films such as She 's All That and Varsity Blues ( 1999 ) . In 2001 , Walker gained international fame for his portrayal of Brian O'Conner in the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) , and would reprise the role in five of the next six installments but died in the middle of the filming of Furious 7 ( 2015 ) . He also starred in films such as Joy Ride ( 2001 ) , Timeline ( 2003 ) , Into the Blue ( 2005 ) , Eight Below , and Running Scared ( 2006 ) . Besides acting , Walker was the face of The Coty Prestige fragrance brand Davidoff Cool Water for Men , and starred in the National Geographic Channel series , Expedition Great White . He also founded the charity `` Reach Out Worldwide '' ( ROWW ) , an organization providing relief efforts for areas affected by natural disasters . He was often praised for his off-screen charity work , and as a performer . Walker died in a single-vehicle collision on November 30 , 2013 , alongside friend Roger Rodas . Three films that he was involved in at the time were released posthumously : Hours ( 2013 ) , Brick Mansions ( 2014 ) , and Furious 7 ( 2015 , which he had not completed filming ) . The song `` See You Again '' by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth , which appeared on the Furious 7 soundtrack , is a tribute to Walker . The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards .",
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"text": "Into the Wild (book) Into the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer . It is an expansion of a 9,000-word article by Krakauer on Christopher McCandless titled `` Death of an Innocent '' , which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside . The book was adapted to film in 2007 , directed by Sean Penn with Emile Hirsch starring as McCandless . `` Into the Wild '' is an international bestseller which has been printed in 14 languages and 173 editions and formats . The book is widely used as high school and college reading curriculum . `` Into the Wild '' has been lauded by many reviewers but has also been described by Alaskan reporter , Craig Medred , as being `` something invented '' by its author .",
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"text": "Spiderweb (film) Spiderweb ( 1976 ) is a British short film directed by National Film and Television School graduate Paul Miller . It is a fairly faithful adaptation of `` Death and the Compass '' , a 1942 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges ( 1899-1986 ) . The site of the action , an unnamed city in the original story , is given as `` Borgesia '' at the beginning of the film . Spiderweb is available as an `` Extra '' on the DVD of Alex Cox 's 1996 Death and the Compass , a later adaptation of the same short-story .",
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"text": "John A. Walker (art critic) John Albert Walker ( born 1938 ) is a British art critic and historian who has written over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media . He has also written on design history methodology . Walker 's books include Art since Pop ( 1975 ) , Design History and the History of Design with Judy Attfield ( 1990 ) , John Latham : The Incidental Person - His Art and Ideas ( 1994 ) , Cultural Offensive : America 's Impact on British Art since 1945 ( 1998 ) , Art & Outrage ( 1999 ) , Supercollector : A Critique of Charles Saatchi with Rita Hatton ( 2000 ) , Left Shift : Radical Art in 1970s Britain ( 2001 ) , Art in the Age of Mass Media ( 3rd ed. : 2001 ) , Art and Celebrity ( 2003 ) , and Firefighters in Art and Media : A Pictorial History ( 2009 ) . Walker was a Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University near London until retiring in 1999 . He was trained as a painter at Newcastle upon Tyne . With regard to John Latham : The Incidental Person - His Art and Ideas ( 1994 ) , John A. Walker wrote a contentious article on Artnet.com after John Latham 's death . In it , Walker revealed that there was a legal conflict with Latham concerning the book . The article is titled `` The Perils of Publishing '' . He also released legal letters concerning the conflict , in which he is quoted : `` Latham acts as if he is the commissioner or patron of the book rather than its subject matter ... He tries to treat me like a slave whose function is to write down exactly what he dictates . This is not on ... '' . In Art in the Age of Mass Media ( 2001 ) , Walker writes thematic essays including how ` art uses mass culture ' , ` the mass media use art ' , for example , direct references to art in advertisements , ` art and new media technologies ' and ` art and mass media 1990-2000 ' . In this last-mentioned chapter , for example , he refers to ` the artist as media celebrity : Damien Hirst ' , and writes : `` During the 1990s , Damien Hirst -LSB- b. 1965 -RSB- became Britain 's most famous , young , living sculptor and painter , in part because of his own flair for self-promotion and the publicity skills of his primary patron Charles Saatchi ... Saatchi , of course , was an expert at expoiting the mass media because of his long career in advertising . '' In Art and Celebrity , Walker offers five thematic chapters including ` Celebrities as Art Collectors and Artists ' showing artworks by Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones , and actors Anthony Quinn and Dennis Hopper , and shows Madonna awarding artist Martin Creed the UK 's Turner Prize in 2001 . Other chapters include ` Artists depict Celebrities ' , ` Simulation and Celebrities ' , ` Alternative Heroes ' including the artwork The Dinner Party ( 1979 ) by Judy Chicago and Che ( 2000 ) depicting Che Guevara by Gavin Turk . The final chapter focuses on ` Art Stars ' about the cult of the artist and the celebrity artist . This refers back to artists in the Italian Renaissance , to Rembrandt , and van Gogh . Particular attention is given to 20th/21st century artists : Picasso , Salvador Dalí , Jackson Pollock , Francis Bacon , David Hockney , Yoko Ono , Andy Warhol , Joseph Beuys , Gilbert & George , Julian Schnabel , Jean-Michel Basquiat , Jeff Koons , Damien Hirst , and Tracey Emin . In the conclusion , Walker lists out his view of the advantages and disadvantages of becoming an art star . In June 2009 , Walker produced a limited edition Saatchi branding iron . Artnet.com reported that the iron is `` an actual implement that can be used to burn the collector 's name into wooden stretcher bars , if not into `` artist 's flesh , dead cows , sheep and sharks , etc. . . Promised soon are ` GOGO ' ( art gallerist Larry Gagosian ) and ` JAY JOP ' ( art gallerist Jay Jopling ) branding irons as well '' .",
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"text": "Monte Blue Monte Blue ( born Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather , January 11 , 1887 -- February 18 , 1963 ) was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era , and later progressed to character roles .",
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"text": "Broken Highway Broken Highway is a 1993 Australian drama film directed by Laurie McInnes . It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Blue Jay Way `` Blue Jay Way '' is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles . Written by George Harrison , it was released in 1967 on the group 's Magical Mystery Tour EP and album . The song was named after a street in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles where Harrison stayed in August 1967 , shortly before visiting the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . The lyrics document Harrison 's wait for music publicist Derek Taylor to find his way to Blue Jay Way through the fog-ridden hills , while Harrison struggled to stay awake after the flight from London to Los Angeles . As with several of Harrison 's compositions from this period , `` Blue Jay Way '' incorporates aspects of Indian classical music , although the Beatles used only Western instrumentation on the track , including a drone-like Hammond organ part played by Harrison . Created during the group 's psychedelic period , the track makes extensive use of studio techniques such as flanging , Leslie rotary effect , and reversed tape sounds . The song appeared in the Beatles ' 1967 television film Magical Mystery Tour , in a sequence that visually re-creates the sense of haziness and dislocation evident on the recording . While some reviewers have dismissed the song as monotonous , many others have admired its yearning quality and dark musical mood . The website Consequence of Sound describes `` Blue Jay Way '' as `` a haunted house of a hit , adding an ethereal , creepy mythos to the City of Angels '' . Among its continued links with Los Angeles , the song was one of the first Beatles tracks that cult leader Charles Manson adopted as the foundation for his Helter Skelter theory of an American race-related countercultural revolution . Artists who have covered the song include Bud Shank , Colin Newman , Tracy Bonham , Siouxsie and the Banshees and Greg Hawkes .",
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"text": "Paul Shepard Paul Howe Shepard , Jr. ( June 12 , 1925 -- July 27 , 1996 ) was an American environmentalist and author best known for introducing the `` Pleistocene paradigm '' to deep ecology . His works have attempted to establish a normative framework in terms of evolutionary theory and developmental psychology . He offers a critique of sedentism/civilization and advocates modeling human lifestyles on those of nomadic prehistoric humans . He explores the connections between domestication , language , and cognition . Based on his early study of modern ethnographic literature examining contemporary nature-based peoples , Shepard created a developmental model for understanding the role of sustained contact with nature in healthy human psychological development , positing that humans , having spent 99 % of their social history in hunting and gathering environments , are therefore evolutionarily dependent on nature for proper emotional and psychological growth and development . Drawing from ideas of neoteny , Shepard postulated that many humans in post-agricultural society are often not fully mature , but are trapped in infantilism or an adolescent state . He died of lung cancer on July 21 , 1996 in Salt Lake City .",
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"text": "Wisconsin Death Trip (film) Wisconsin Death Trip is a 1999 American black-and-white and color docudrama film written and directed by James Marsh , based on the 1973 book of the same name by Michael Lesy . Original music for the film was composed by DJ Shadow , with original piano music for the closing credits by John Cale . The film dramatizes the photographs by Charles Van Schaick found by in the early 1970s by Lesy , connected to a series of macabre incidents that took place in Black River Falls , Wisconsin in the late 19th century , and , in part , the film was shot on location there . Marsh makes use of silent black-and-white recreations with voice-over narration by Ian Holm contrasted with contemporary color footage of the area . The film 's visual style was intended to carry the content of the film ; as Marsh said : I wanted to convey in the film the real pathos contained in a four line newspaper report that simultaneously records and dismisses the end of someone 's life . Wisconsin Death Trip was presented on the BBC documentary series Arena in 2000 .",
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"text": "Paul Langton Paul Langton ( April 17 , 1913 , Salt Lake City , Utah - April 15 , 1980 , Burbank , California ) was an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Leslie Harrington on the television series Peyton Place . Making his movie bow in 1941 , Paul Langton became a contract player at MGM , frequently appearing in war films . Later , Langton was seen in character parts or supporting roles in such films as The Incredible Shrinking Man ( 1957 ) . Langton began appearing on television in 1951 in a series called The Web ; his first regular role being that of Walter Dennis on the daytime series The Brighter Day . He also made five guest appearances on Perry Mason from 1958-1962 , three of which were as prosecuting attorneys . But it was the role of Leslie Harrington on the prime time serial Peyton Place ( 1964 -- 68 ) that finally gave him a level of stardom . After he was written out of the series , he appeared in half a dozen other programs including It Takes a Thief ( 1968 ) , Ironside ( TV series ) and , in his final role , Emergency ! , before retiring due to ill health . He died in 1980 , two days before his 67th birthday .",
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"text": "Paul Michael Paul Michael ( August 15 , 1926 -- July 8 , 2011 ) was an American actor . He was a regular guest star on American television appearing in Kojak , Hill Street Blues , Alias , Gilmore Girls and Frasier among others . He played a cop in the Hollywood movie Batman . He also played King Johnny Romano on Dark Shadows . He was also in movies such as `` Mask of the Red Death '' and made for TV movie , `` Where There 's a Will '' . He did many plays with his sweetheart , Marion Ross . They traveled together doing plays like `` The Last Great Romance '' among others . He was best known for his appearances on Broadway where he frequently played Zorba , Tevia in `` Fiddler on the Roof '' and the barber in `` The Man of La Mancha '' . He danced in `` Bells are Ringing '' with Vivian Leigh .",
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"text": "Mr In-Between Mr In-Between ( also called The Killing Kind ) is a 2001 British crime drama film based on the novel of the same title by English novelist Neil Cross . The film was directed by cinematographer Paul Sarossy , his only directorial role to date , and the screenplay written by Peter Waddington , who also has a small role in the film .",
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"text": "2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash The 2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash occurred on April 21 , 2007 , when the Number 6 US Navy Blue Angels jet crashed during the final minutes of an air show at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in Beaufort , South Carolina . The sole fatality was confirmed and identified as the pilot , Lieutenant Commander Kevin `` Kojak '' Davis , by the Blue Angels on April 22 , 2007 . The body of the pilot and the flight recorder were later recovered and moved to the local coroner 's office . There were eight injuries reported on the ground . A report was released on January 15 , 2008 , ending the investigation by the Navy into the crash . The report states that when Lieutenant Commander Davis pulled back into a 6.8-g pull , he lost control of the aircraft due to G-force-induced Loss Of Consciousness ( G-LOC ) .",
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"text": "My Blue Heaven (1950 film) Not to be confused with the unrelated 1990 film . My Blue Heaven is a 1950 Technicolor musical drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey .",
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"text": "Behind Blue Eyes `` Behind Blue Eyes '' is a song by the English rock band The Who . It was released in October 1971 as the second single from their fifth album Who 's Next and was originally written by Pete Townshend for his Lifehouse project . The song is one of The Who 's best-known recordings and has been covered by many artists .",
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"text": "The Moviegoer (album) The Moviegoer is the seventh studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker . It was released in October 1972 but failed to chart . No singles were released from the album , though `` This Way Mary '' was later released as a b-side to Walker 's 1973 single `` The Me I Never Knew '' . The album consists solely of renditions of film theme songs originally performed by other artists . The album was the first of six studio albums ( the last two as The Walker Brothers ) in which Walker did not contribute original material . Having lost creative control of his music after the commercial failures of his previous two studio albums Scott 4 and 'Til the Band Comes In , Walker was tasked with recording `` inoffensive , middle-of-the-road material that could be easily processed , marketed and sold '' . By way of compromise Walker had some say in the song selection and drew together a selection of themes from some of his favourite films . The album was recorded quickly in the autumn of 1972 with Walker 's usual studio team consisting of producer Johnny Franz and engineer Peter J. Olliff . In a change from previous work , Robert Cornford was brought-in to produce the orchestral arrangements . Despite a push for commercial viability the album received negative reviews when released as an LP in October 1972 . The album was re-issued in 1975 by Contour record label with new sleeve art . The album has since been deleted and has not been reissued .",
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"text": "Bringing Out the Dead Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese , written by Paul Schrader , based on the novel by Joe Connelly and starring Nicolas Cage , Patricia Arquette , John Goodman , Ving Rhames , and Tom Sizemore . Though a flop at the box office , the film received very positive reviews from critics and was also the last North American title to be released on LaserDisc .",
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"text": "The Flame Within (film) The Flame Within is a 1935 American drama film written and directed by Edmund Goulding . The film stars Ann Harding , Herbert Marshall , Maureen O'Sullivan , Louis Hayward , Henry Stephenson and Margaret Seddon . The film was released on May 17 , 1935 , by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .",
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"text": "Paul Walker (American football) Paul Frederick Walker ( July 9 , 1925 -- October 20 , 1972 ) was an American football player who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the tenth round of the 1945 NFL Draft . Walker played college football at Yale University and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park , Illinois . He was a consensus All-American in 1944 .",
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"text": "Sammy Walker Sammy Walker ( born July 7 , 1952 near Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American singer-songwriter . Influenced by the folk and country sounds of Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams , Walker emerged in the mid-1970s with two albums for the Folkways label and two albums for Warner Brothers . While appearing on Bob Fass 's radio show in 1975 , he caught the ear of Phil Ochs , who was impressed by the young songwriter and agreed to produce his first album with Folkways . Walker recorded two albums for Warner Brothers under the tutelage of producer Nick Venet , and toured Europe in 1978 and again in 1986 . After recording an album of Woody Guthrie songs in 1979 , he did not record again until 1989 . Walker , who at least once downplayed his own success by claiming he has `` only 50 fans , one in each state '' , performed a memorable opening set for Ochs at Gerde 's Folk City in late 1975 , when Ochs drunkenly staged what Ochs billed as the final Phil Ochs concert and the first John Train performance . At midnight was when Ochs was supposedly changing his stage name to Train , but his inebriated behavior incurred the wrath of the Gerde 's staff to the point where the waitress was no longer serving Ochs , amid the soon-to-be-suicidal folksinger 's rambling tirades against , among other musings , `` Johnny Cash , BEFORE amphetamines '' . Having finished his formidably-rendered set including his signature tune `` Closing Time '' , Walker watched Ochs with apparent embarrassment from the wings . ( An uncirculated monochrome videotape exists memorializing the remarkable evening . ) Misfit Scarecrow - the first album released by Sammy Walker in over twelve years - was released on July 22 , 2008 . Brown Eyed Georgia Darlin ' - released in 2016 on Ramseur Records , features early demos from his 1976 release .",
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"text": "Gary Cooper filmography The filmography of Gary Cooper chronicles the film appearances of American actor Gary Cooper . After starting his career in 1925 as a film extra and stuntman , Cooper made his official cinematic debut in 1926 in the Samuel Goldwyn production The Winning of Barbara Worth . He went on to become a contract player with Paramount Pictures where he established himself as a popular leading man prior to the end of the silent film era . Cooper 's future in the sound era was assured with the release of The Virginian ( 1929 ) , his first all-talkie film . For the next 32 years , he would be one of cinema 's top money-making stars . From 1936 to 1957 , Cooper ranked 18 times among the top ten box office attractions -- a record when he died in 1961 , and later surpassed only by John Wayne , who ranked among the top ten 25 times , Clint Eastwood ( 21 times ) and Tom Cruise ( 20 times ) . Cooper was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award five times and won twice , for Sergeant York ( 1942 ) and High Noon ( 1952 ) . The latter film boosted his popularity , resulting in him being the number one box office attraction in 1953 . Cooper received a third Academy Award -- an honorary one -- just prior to his death in 1961 . His final film , The Naked Edge , was released shortly after his death . As of February 2008 , more than half of Gary Cooper 's feature films are available on DVD , while others not yet on home video are available for television broadcast . Unfortunately , at least two of his silent films -- Beau Sabreur ( 1928 ) and The Legion of the Condemned ( 1928 ) -- are now considered lost films . Another of his silent films , Wolf Song ( 1929 ) , was originally released as a part talkie , but survives only as a silent film . One of Cooper 's earliest talkies , Paramount on Parade ( 1930 ) , survives incomplete . The prints that are available for television are missing all but one of the film 's Technicolor scenes -- a partial restoration of these scenes was done by the UCLA Film Archives . This filmography contains sections for Cooper 's work as an extra in the earliest part of his film career , his feature film appearances , his occasional appearances in short films , and a section for a compilation film . Due to its length ( 92 films ) , the listing of his feature films is divided in four sections . Cooper 's film roles are listed , as well as the names of each film 's director and co-stars . Cooper 's awards and nominations are also listed . Except where noted , all of his films were shot in 35mm black and white . All films released prior to Lilac Time ( 1928 ) are silent films and all from The Virginian ( 1929 ) onward are sound films . The films made during the silent-to-sound transition are noted as being either silent or sound films . As an addendum , Cooper 's handful of television appearances are also listed .",
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"text": "Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( -LSB- mænˈdɛlə -RSB- 18 July 1918 -- 5 December 2013 ) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary , politician , and philanthropist , who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 . He was the country 's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election . His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation . Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist , he served as President of the African National Congress ( ANC ) party from 1991 to 1997 . A Xhosa , Mandela was born in Mvezo to the Thembu royal family . He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg . There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics , joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944 . After the National Party 's white-only government established apartheid -- a system of racial segregation that privileged whites -- he and the ANC committed themselves to its overthrow . Mandela was appointed President of the ANC 's Transvaal branch , rising to prominence for his involvement in the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People . He was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the 1956 Treason Trial . Influenced by Marxism , he secretly joined the banned South African Communist Party ( SACP ) . Although initially committed to non-violent protest , in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 and led a sabotage campaign against the government . In 1962 , he was arrested for conspiring to overthrow the state and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial . Mandela served 27 years in prison , initially on Robben Island , and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison . Amid growing domestic and international pressure , and with fears of a racial civil war , President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990 . Mandela and de Klerk negotiated an end to apartheid and organised the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became President . Leading a broad coalition government which promulgated a new constitution , Mandela emphasised reconciliation between the country 's racial groups and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses . Economically , Mandela 's administration retained its predecessor 's liberal framework despite his own socialist beliefs , also introducing measures to encourage land reform , combat poverty , and expand healthcare services . Internationally , he acted as mediator in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial and served as Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999 . He declined a second presidential term and in 1999 was succeeded by his deputy , Thabo Mbeki . Mandela became an elder statesman and focused on combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through the charitable Nelson Mandela Foundation . Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life . Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the radical left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid 's supporters , he gained international acclaim for his activism . Widely regarded as an icon of democracy and social justice , he received more than 250 honours -- including the Nobel Peace Prize -- and became the subject of a cult of personality . He is held in deep respect within South Africa , where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name , Madiba , and described as the `` Father of the Nation '' .",
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"text": "List of companies of Mozambique Mozambique , officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest . The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War ( 1977 -- 1992 ) , but the country is still one of the world 's poorest and most underdeveloped . The resettlement of civil war refugees and successful economic reform have led to a high growth rate : the country enjoyed a remarkable recovery , achieving an average annual rate of economic growth of 8 % between 1996 and 2006 and between 6 % -- 7 % from 2006 to 2011 . Also , more than 1,200 state-owned enterprises ( mostly small ) have been privatised . Preparations for privatisation and/or sector liberalisation are underway for the remaining parastatal enterprises , including telecommunications , energy , ports , and railways.done",
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"text": "52nd National Conference of the African National Congress The 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress ( ANC ) was held in Polokwane , Limpopo from 16 December -- 20 December 2007 . It elected Jacob Zuma and supporters to the party 's top leadership and National Executive Committee ( NEC ) , representing a significant defeat for Thabo Mbeki , then the party 's incumbent president and president of the country . The conference was significant as a precursor to the general election of 2009 , in which the newly elected leader of the ANC , the current majority party in the national parliament , became the next President of South Africa . ( Thabo Mbeki resigned on 20 September 2008 and was replaced by Kgalema Motlanthe on 25 September 2008 . ) It was also the first leadership contest between two candidates at the national level since the 38th National Conference of the African National Congress in 1949 , a watershed moment in the party 's history when the moderate leadership was displaced by such figures as Nelson Mandela , Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu .",
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"text": "List of schools in Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city and unitary authority in the South Island of New Zealand . It contains several city schools . In New Zealand schools , students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five . Year 13 is the final year of secondary education . State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students ( i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents , and Australian citizens ) can be charged , although a donation is commonly requested . A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system . State integrated schools charge `` attendance dues '' to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings , which are not owned by the government , but otherwise they like state schools can not charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation . Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition , as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students . The socioeconomic decile indicates the socioeconomic status of the school 's catchment area . A decile of 1 indicates the school draws from a poor area ; a decile of 10 indicates the school draws from a well-off area . The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references . The deciles of all schools were last revised using information from the 2006 Census , and may occasionally change for some schools between Censuses as schools open , close and merge . The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time , move between schools , and graduate . The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education are based on figures from The Ministry of Education institution number links to the Te Kete Ipurangi page for each school .",
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"text": "Malawi (Commonwealth realm) Malawi was a predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Malawi . It existed between 1964 and 1966 . When British rule ended in 1964 , by the Malawi Independence Act 1964 , the Nyasaland Protectorate , formerly a constituent of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland , became an independent Commonwealth realm . The British monarch was head of state . Malawi shared the sovereign , Queen Elizabeth II , with the other Commonwealth realms . The monarch 's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Malawi , Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones ( 6 July 1964 -- 6 July 1966 ) . The royal succession was governed by the same rules as the succession to the British throne . Elizabeth II did not reside in or visit Malawi in the 1960s but she did visit in 1979 ( 22 -- 25 July ) as Head of the Commonwealth . Hastings Banda held office as prime minister ( and head of government ) of Malawi during this period . Following the abolition of the monarchy , the Republic of Malawi came into existence on 6 July 1966 and Banda became the first President of Malawi .",
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"text": "Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ( -LSB- zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the west and southwest , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border Namibia , less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country of roughly 13 million people , Zimbabwe has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . Since the 11th century , present-day Zimbabwe has been the site of several organised states and kingdoms as well as a major route for migration and trade . The British South Africa Company of Cecil Rhodes first demarcated the present territory during the 1890s ; it became the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923 . In 1965 , the conservative white minority government unilaterally declared independence as Rhodesia . The state endured international isolation and a 15-year guerrilla war with black nationalist forces ; this culminated in a peace agreement that established universal enfranchisement and de jure sovereignty in April 1980 . Zimbabwe then rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations -- which it withdrew from in 2003 . It is a member of the United Nations , the Southern African Development Community ( SADC ) , the African Union ( AU ) , and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ( COMESA ) . Robert Mugabe became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in 1980 , when his ZANU-PF party won the elections following the end of white minority rule ; he has been the president of Zimbabwe since 1987 . Under Mugabe 's authoritarian regime , the state security apparatus has dominated the country and been responsible for widespread human rights violations . Mugabe has maintained the revolutionary socialist rhetoric from the Cold War era , blaming Zimbabwe 's economic woes on conspiring Western capitalist countries , while still executing conservative policies . Burnished by his anti-imperialist credentials , contemporary African political leaders have been reluctant to criticise Mugabe , though Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called him `` a cartoon figure of an archetypal African dictator '' .",
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"text": "Namaland Namaland was a bantustan in South West Africa ( present-day Namibia ) , intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Nama people . A centrally administered local government was created in 1980 . Namaland , like other homelands in South West Africa , was abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence .",
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"text": "Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Unilateral Declaration of Independence ( UDI ) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965 , announcing that Rhodesia , a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923 , now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state . The culmination of a protracted dispute between the British and Rhodesian governments regarding the terms under which the latter could become fully independent , it was the first unilateral break from the United Kingdom by one of its colonies since the United States Declaration of Independence nearly two centuries before . Britain , the Commonwealth and the United Nations all deemed Rhodesia 's UDI illegal , and economic sanctions , the first in the UN 's history , were imposed on the breakaway colony . Amid near-complete international isolation , Rhodesia continued as an unrecognised state with the assistance of South Africa and Portugal . The Rhodesian government , which mostly comprised members of the country 's white minority of about 5 % , was indignant when , amid decolonisation and the Wind of Change , less developed African colonies to the north without comparable experience of self-rule quickly advanced to independence during the early 1960s while Rhodesia was refused sovereignty under the newly ascendant principle of `` no independence before majority rule '' ( `` NIBMAR '' ) . Most white Rhodesians felt that they were due independence following four decades ' self-government , and that Britain was betraying them by withholding it . This combined with the colonial government 's acute reluctance to hand over power to black nationalists -- the manifestation of racial tensions , Cold War anti-communism and the fear that a dystopian Congo-style situation might result -- to create the impression that if Britain did not grant independence , Rhodesia might be justified in taking it unilaterally . Stalemate developed between the British and Rhodesian Prime Ministers , Harold Wilson and Ian Smith respectively , between 1964 and 1965 . Dispute largely surrounded the British condition that the terms for independence had to be acceptable `` to the people of the country as a whole '' ; Smith contended that this was met , while Britain and black nationalist leaders in Rhodesia held that it was not . After Wilson proposed in late October 1965 that Britain might safeguard future black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing some of the colonial government 's devolved powers , then presented terms for an investigatory Royal Commission that the Rhodesians found unacceptable , Smith and his Cabinet declared independence . Calling this treasonous , the British colonial Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs formally dismissed Smith and his government , but they ignored him and appointed an `` Officer Administering the Government '' to take his place . While no country recognised UDI , the Rhodesian High Court deemed the post-UDI government legal and de jure in 1968 . The Smith administration initially professed continued loyalty to Queen Elizabeth II , but abandoned this in 1970 when it declared a republic in an unsuccessful attempt to win foreign recognition . The Rhodesian Bush War , a guerrilla conflict between the government and two rival communist-backed black nationalist groups , began in earnest two years later , and after several attempts to end the war Smith agreed the Internal Settlement with non-militant nationalists in 1978 . Under these terms the country was reconstituted under black rule as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in June 1979 , but this new order was rejected by the guerrillas and the international community . The Bush War continued until Zimbabwe Rhodesia revoked UDI as part of the Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979 . Following a brief period of direct British rule , the country was granted internationally recognised independence under the name Zimbabwe in 1980 .",
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"text": "Statue of Nelson Mandela, Union Buildings The statue of Nelson Mandela in the Union Buildings grounds , Pretoria , is a bronze sculpture of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela . The statue was unveiled on the Day of Reconciliation ( 16 December 2013 ) , bringing the official mourning period of ten days to a close , after Mandela had died on 5 December .",
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"text": "Nelson Mandela: A Biography (1999) Nelson Mandela : A Biography is a biography written by Martin Meredith on Nelson Mandela . The book details Mandela 's early life and major influences on him , his moving to Johannesburg , joining the African National Congress , his imprisonment on Robben Island , and eventually , his Presidency . Also chronicled are the rise and fall of apartheid , the scandals involving Winnie Mandela ( Nelson 's wife ) , and Thabo Mbeki 's term as President . Martina Meredith is known for authoring many books and articles on Africa and the key people within it .",
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"text": "Suburbs of Nelson The Suburbs of Nelson is a former parliamentary electorate around the city of Nelson , New Zealand from 1861 to 1881 .",
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"text": "Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act , 1998 ( Act No. 120 of 1998 ) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law , including polygynous marriages , are recognized as legal marriages . It also reformed the law relating to the legal status of women in customary marriages , the financial consequences of a customary marriage and the dissolution of customary marriages , replacing the customary law with statutory provisions . The act was signed by President Nelson Mandela on 20 November 1998 but only came into force on 15 November 2000 .",
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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": "Vusi Mahlasela Vusi Sidney Mahlasela Ka Zwane ( born 1965 in Pretoria , South Africa ) is a Sotho South African singer-songwriter . His music is generally described as `` African folk '' and he is often dubbed as `` The Voice '' of South Africa . His work was an inspiration to many in the anti-apartheid movement . His themes include the struggle for freedom , and forgiveness and reconciliation with enemies . Vusi has released seven studio albums on Sony in South Africa and was signed to Dave Matthews ' ATO Records in 2003 . Vusi can also be heard performing on Warren Haynes ' Live at Bonnaroo release during the song `` Soulshine '' , and the Dave Matthews Band song , `` Everyday '' , from the album of the same name as well as a live version of the song with him which appears on the album The Best of What 's Around Vol . 1 . Vusi was also one of the performers at the Live 8 concerts and at Live Earth . Vusi performed at Nelson Mandela 's inauguration in 1994 and has subsequently performed at Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute in Hyde Park , London in 2008 , and at Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall in July 2009 . His song `` When You Come Back '' was used at ITV 's theme song for their World Cup coverage in 2010 and Vusi performed at the FIFA World Cup Kick Off concert at Orlando Stadium in Soweto , South Africa . In 2012 , the SAMA Awards honored Vusi with a lifetime achievement award .",
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"text": "Ennerdale, Gauteng Ennerdale is a suburb of Johannesburg , South Africa . Ennerdale was declared as a coloured group area under the Apartheid regime . Even though apartheid ended in 1994 , Ennerdale still remains a largely coloured community .",
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"text": "Southern Rhodesia Liberal Party The Southern Rhodesian Liberal Party was a political party in Southern Rhodesia , founded in 1939 by Jacob Smit ( 1881 -- 1959 ) , the former United Party ( UP ) minister of finance . It is thought that Smit split from the UP largely because Prime Minister Sir Godfrey Martin Huggins had failed to include him in the exclusive Second World War Defence Committee . In his A History of Rhodesia , Robert Blake writes that Smit 's party , `` in accordance with the Rhodesian tradition of adopting the most misleading political nomenclature possible , called themselves ` Liberals . ' '' The party was , in fact , pronouncedly illiberal , and attempted to unite conservative , non-trade union opposition to the UP while opposing government economic regulation and the advancement of black political interests . The Liberal Party did well in the 1946 election , winning 12 out of 30 seats in the Southern Rhodesia Legislative Assembly , but in 1948 it won only five seats and its support declined subsequently . It was to become one of the political precursors to the later Rhodesian Front ( RF ) party .",
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"text": "Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa Nelson Mandela : An International Tribute for a Free South Africa was a music concert that took place on 16 April 1990 at Wembley Stadium , Wembley Park , London , United Kingdom ( UK ) and was broadcast to more than 60 countries . It was held two months after the release of Nelson Mandela from a South African apartheid prison and was regarded by Mandela as an official international reception .",
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"text": "Mandla Mandela Zwelivelile `` Mandla '' Mandela ( born 1974 ) is the chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council and the grandson of Nelson Mandela . He graduated from Rhodes University with a degree in Politics in 2007 . His father , Makgatho Mandela , died in 2005 , which paved his way to the head of the tribe . As the tribe did not discuss electing a member from the Mandela family until 2007 , he was chosen as successor . Nelson Mandela had given up the right of Xhosa leader nearly 70 years ago to fight white rule in South Africa . As the tribe looked to Nelson Mandela to reclaim his clan , he suggested his grandson assume the role . When the younger Mandela became chief in 2007 , he was only 32 years old and most of his duties were said to involve tribal ceremonies , settling disputes among tribe members , and representing the tribe on political issues . Mandela has been a member of parliament for the African National Congress since the 2009 election . Mandela attended Waterford Kamhlaba a United World College in Swaziland until 1995 .",
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"text": "Meadowlands (song) `` Meadowlands '' was an anti-apartheid song composed in 1956 by Strike Vilakezi . It was written in reaction to the forced relocation of black South Africans from Sophiatown , to the new township of Meadowlands . The song was popularised by a number of musicians , including Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba , and became an anthem of the movement against apartheid .",
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"text": "White settlement in Zimbabwe before 1923 White people first came to the region in southern Africa today called Zimbabwe in the 16th century , when Portuguese colonials ventured inland from Mozambique and attacked the Kingdom of Mutapa , which then controlled an area roughly equivalent to eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique . Portuguese influence over Mutapa endured for about two centuries before fading away during the 1690s and early 1700s ( decade ) . During the 1880s and 1890s , the British South Africa Company initiated colonisation by whites , backed by a royal charter from Britain 's Queen Victoria : company rule over the country began in 1890 , when the Pioneer Column marched to Mashonaland , founded Fort Salisbury and settled in the area . The company domain was named `` Rhodesia '' after its founder , Cecil Rhodes , in 1895 ; the portion south of the Zambezi became officially called Southern Rhodesia in 1898 . Concurrently with the expiry of the company 's charter in 1923 , Southern Rhodesia was granted responsible government by Britain , and became a self-governing colony .",
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"text": "Township (South Africa) In South Africa , the terms township and location usually refer to the often underdeveloped urban living areas that , from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid , were reserved for non-white residents , namely Indians and black people ( Africans and `` Coloureds '' ) . Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities . The term township also has a distinct legal meaning in South Africa 's system of land title , which carries no racial connotations .",
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"text": "London London -LSB- ˈlʌndən -RSB- is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it Londinium . London 's ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its 1.12 sqmi medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , `` London '' has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , See also : Independent city § National capitals . governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.The London Mayor is not to be confused with the Lord Mayor of London who heads the City of London Corporation , which administers the City of London . London is a leading global city in the arts , commerce , education , entertainment , fashion , finance , healthcare , media , professional services , research and development , tourism , and transportation . It is crowned as the world 's largest financial centre and has the fifth - or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world.Rankings of cities by metropolitan area GDP can vary as a result of differences in the definition of the boundaries and population sizes of the areas compared , exchange rate fluctuations and the method used to calculate output . London and Paris are of broadly similar size in terms of total economic output which can result in third party sources varying as to which is the fifth-largest city GDP in the world . A report by the McKinsey Global Institute published in 2012 estimated that London had a city GDP of US$ 751.8 billion in 2010 , compared to US$ 764.2 billion for Paris , making them respectively the sixth - and fifth-largest in the world . A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers published in November 2009 estimated that London had a city GDP measured in purchasing power parity of US$ 565 billion in 2008 , compared to US$ 564 billion for Paris , making them respectively the fifth - and sixth-largest in the world . The McKinsey Global Institute study used a metropolitan area with a population of 14.9 million for London compared to 11.8 million for Paris , whilst the PricewaterhouseCoopers study used a metropolitan area with a population of 8.59 million for London compared to 9.92 million for Paris . London is a world cultural capital . It is the world 's most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the world 's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic . London is the world 's leading investment destination , hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city . London 's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe . In 2012 , London became the first city to have hosted the modern Summer Olympic Games three times . London has a diverse range of people and cultures , and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region . Its estimated mid-2015 municipal population ( corresponding to Greater London ) was 8,673,713 , the largest of any city in the European Union , and accounting for 12.5 % of the UK population . London 's urban area is the second most populous in the EU , after Paris , with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census . The city 's metropolitan area is the most populous in the EU with 13,879,757 inhabitants , while the Greater London Authority states the population of the city-region ( covering a large part of the south east ) as 22.7 million . London was the world 's most populous city from around 1831 to 1925 . London contains four World Heritage Sites : the Tower of London ; Kew Gardens ; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster , Westminster Abbey , and St Margaret 's Church ; and the historic settlement of Greenwich ( in which the Royal Observatory , Greenwich marks the Prime Meridian , 0 ° longitude , and GMT ) . Other famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace , the London Eye , Piccadilly Circus , St Paul 's Cathedral , Tower Bridge , Trafalgar Square , and The Shard . London is home to numerous museums , galleries , libraries , sporting events , and other cultural institutions , including the British Museum , National Gallery , Natural History Museum , Tate Modern , British Library , and West End theatres . The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world .",
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"text": "Fresh Wharf Fresh Wharf was a wharf located in the City of London close to London Bridge , on the north bank of the River Thames . The site was used as a quay in Roman times and later as an unloading place for Anglo-Saxon boats . A wharf was constructed there at some point in the medieval period and appears to have acquired its name from its customary usage as a landing place for fresh fish . In the 16th century , Fresh Wharf was made a `` Legal Quay '' authorised for the import of certain goods during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England . It expanded as London 's river-borne trade grew in the 18th and 19th centuries , with large warehouses being established immediately behind the wharf . In the 20th century , the wharf 's owners took over the adjoining wharves immediately upstream and downstream , built a new ten-storey warehouse and renamed the site New Fresh Wharf . By the end of the 1960s , however , London 's docks had fallen into disuse with the advent of containerization , for which they were not suited , and the wharf was closed down in 1970 . An office block was built on the site of the warehouse in 1977 and the former quayside is now part of a public footpath along the Thames .",
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"text": "St Paul's Cathedral St Paul 's Cathedral , London , is an Anglican cathedral , the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London . It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade 1 listed building . Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site , founded in AD 604 . The present cathedral , dating from the late 17th century , was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren . Its construction , completed in Wren 's lifetime , was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London . The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London . Its dome , framed by the spires of Wren 's City churches , dominated the skyline for 300 years . At 365 ft high , it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967 . The dome is among the highest in the world . St Paul 's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral . St Paul 's Cathedral occupies a significant place in the national identity . It is the central subject of much promotional material , as well as of images of the dome surrounded by the smoke and fire of the Blitz . Services held at St Paul 's have included the funerals of Lord Nelson , the Duke of Wellington , Sir Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher ; jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria ; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars ; the wedding of Charles , Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer ; the launch of the Festival of Britain ; and the thanksgiving services for the Silver , Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays of Elizabeth II . St Paul 's Cathedral is a working church with hourly prayer and daily services . The tourist entry fee at the door is # 18 for adults ( March 2017 , cheaper online ) , but no charge is made to worshippers .",
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"text": "London (novel) London is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 1997 , which charts the history of London from 54 B.C. to 1997 . The novel begins with the birth of the River Thames and moves to 54 B.C. , detailing the life of Segovax , a curious character with slightly webbed hands and a flash of white hair . Seqovax becomes the ancestor of the Ducket and Dogget families , prominent fictional families woven into the novel . Historical figures , such as Julius Caesar , Geoffrey Chaucer , William Shakespeare , and Pocahontas , make appearances alongside fictional characters and historical kings and queens of England .",
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"text": "Greek Cypriot diaspora The Greek-Cypriot diaspora refers to the Greek Cypriot population of Cyprus , or people who are of Greek Cypriot origins , who live abroad because of either economic reasons , or were part of the Greek population that was uprooted from their homes in Northern Cyprus by the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus when the island was divided , into the Greek-Cypriot controlled southern two-thirds and the Turkish-controlled northern one-third in 1974 . Many Greek Cypriots migrated to the UK in the 1950s and 1960s for economic reasons , but many also fled , leaving their island country behind after the Turkish invasion of 1974 . Today , the majority of Greek Cypriots living abroad are in the United Kingdom , and in particular North London , many around the Southgate neighbourhood but thousands more have also relocated to Australia , Canada , South Africa , the United States and other European countries . Many do often return to Cyprus and are a major force in advocating Cypriot issues around the world .",
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"text": "Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London , England , 9.5 mi south of Charing Cross . The principal settlement in the London Borough of Croydon , it is one of the largest commercial districts outside Central London , with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy . Its population of 52,104 at the 2011 census includes the wards of Addiscombe , Broad Green and Fairfield . Historically part of the hundred of Wallington in the county of Surrey , at the time of the Norman conquest of England Croydon had a church , a mill , and around 365 inhabitants , as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 . Croydon expanded in the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production , leather tanning and brewing . The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was the world 's first public railway . Later nineteenth century railway building facilitated Croydon 's growth as a commuter town for London . By the early 20th century , Croydon was an important industrial area , known for car manufacture , metal working and Croydon Airport . In the mid 20th century these sectors were replaced by retailing and the service economy , brought about by massive redevelopment which saw the rise of office blocks and the Whitgift Centre , the largest shopping centre in London until 2008 . Croydon was amalgamated into Greater London in 1965 . Croydon lies on a transport corridor between central London and the south coast of England , to the north of two gaps in the North Downs , one followed by the A23 Brighton Road through Purley and Merstham and the main railway line and the other by the A22 from Purley to the M25 Godstone interchange . Road traffic is diverted away from a largely pedestrianised town centre , mostly consisting of the North End . East Croydon is a major hub of the national railway transport system , with frequent fast services to central London , Brighton and the south coast . The town is unique in Greater London for its Tramlink light rail transport system .",
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"text": "Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951 . Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a `` triumphant success '' as people : flocked to the South Bank site , to wander around the Dome of Discovery , gaze at the Skylon , and generally enjoy a festival of national celebration . Up and down the land , lesser festivals enlisted much civic and voluntary enthusiasm . A people curbed by years of total war and half-crushed by austerity and gloom , showed that it had not lost the capacity for enjoying itself ... Above all , the Festival made a spectacular setting as a showpiece for the inventiveness and genius of British scientists and technologists . Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover ; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 . However it was not to be another World Fair , for international themes were absent , as was the British Commonwealth . Instead the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements ; it was funded chiefly by the government , with a budget of # 12 million . The Labour government was losing support and so the implicit goal of the festival was to give the people a feeling of successful recovery from the war 's devastation , as well as promoting British science , technology , industrial design , architecture and the arts . The Festival 's centrepiece was in London on the South Bank of the Thames . There were events in Poplar ( Architecture ) , Battersea ( The Festival Pleasure Gardens ) , South Kensington ( Science ) and Glasgow ( Industrial Power ) . Festival celebrations took place in Cardiff , Stratford-upon-Avon , Bath , Perth , Bournemouth , York , Aldeburgh , Inverness , Cheltenham , Oxford , Norwich , Canterbury and elsewhere and there were touring exhibitions by land and sea . The Festival became a `` beacon for change '' that proved immensely popular with thousands of elite visitors and millions of popular ones . It helped reshape British arts , crafts , designs and sports for a generation . Journalist Harry Hopkins highlights the widespread impact of the `` Festival style '' . They called it `` Contemporary '' . It was : clean , bright and new ... . It caught hold quickly and spread first across London and then across England ... In an island hitherto largely given up to gravy browns and dull greens , `` Contemporary '' boldly espoused strong primary colors .",
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"text": "The Greeks (book) The Greeks is a 1951 non-fiction book on classical Greece by University of Bristol professor and translator H. D. F. Kitto . The book was first published in hardback by Penguin Books , but has been republished in several formats since its initial publication . The Greeks serves as an introduction to the whole range of life in ancient Greece and established Kitto as one of the foremost Grecian scholars of his time . Kitto begins the book :",
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"text": "Geography of London London is the largest urban area and capital city of the United Kingdom , located in southeastern Great Britain . The London region covers an area of 1579 km2 , and had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of 4,542 people per square kilometre . A larger area , referred to as the London Metropolitan Region or the London Metropolitan Agglomeration covers an area of 8382 km2 , and had a population of 12,653,500 and a population density of 1,510 people per square kilometre . London is a port on the Thames ( see main article Port of London ) , a navigable river . The river has had a major influence on the development of the city . London began on the Thames ' north bank and for a long time the main focus of the city remained on the north side of the Thames . For many centuries London Bridge was the only bridge in or close to the city . When more bridges were built in the 18th century , the city expanded in all directions as the mostly flat or gently rolling countryside presented no obstacle to growth .",
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"text": "Paddington Street Paddington Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London that runs from the junction of Crawford Street and Baker Street in the east to Marylebone High Street in the west . Sherlock Mews , Chiltern Street , Luxborough Street , and Nottingham Place join Paddington Street on its north side . On the south side , Kenrick Place , Chiltern Street , and Ashland Place adjoin Paddington Street . The Hellenic Centre is located at 16-18 Paddington Street .",
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"text": "Hellenization Hellenization or Hellenisation is the historical spread of ancient Greek culture and , to a lesser extent , language , over foreign peoples conquered by Greeks or brought into their sphere of influence , particularly during the Hellenistic period following the campaigns of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC . The result of Hellenization was that elements of Greek origin combined in various forms and degrees with local elements ; these Greek influences spread from the Mediterranean basin as far east as modern-day Pakistan . In modern times , Hellenization has been associated with the adoption of modern Greek culture and the ethnic and cultural homogenization of Greece .",
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"text": "London Institution The London Institution was an educational institution founded in London in 1806 ( not to be confused with the British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom founded the previous year , with which it shared some founders ) . It preceded the University of London in making scientific education widely available in the capital to people such as the Dissenters who adhered to non-orthodox religious beliefs and were consequently barred from attending Oxford University or Cambridge University . The Institution moved into premises at Finsbury Circus in 1815 and was particularly noted for the teaching of chemistry . It closed in 1912 and the buildings were used for the University of London until their demolition in 1936 .",
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"text": "List of ancient Greek tribes The ancient Greek tribes were groups of Greek-speaking populations living in Greece , Cyprus , and the various Greek colonies . They were primarily divided by geographic , dialectal , political , and cultural criteria , as well as distinct traditions in mythology and religion . Some groups were of mixed origin , forming a syncretic culture through absorption and assimilation of previous and neighboring populations into the Greek language and customs . With the dominion of land passing on from one tribe to the other , cultural exchange through art and trade , and frequent alliances toward common goals , the ethnic character of the different tribes had become primarily political by the dawn of the Hellenistic period . The Roman conquest of Greece , the subsequent division of the Roman Empire into Greek East and Latin West , as well as the advent of Christianity , molded the common ethnic and political Greek identity once and for all to the subjects of the Greek world by the 3rd century AD .",
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"text": "London Wall London Wall was the defensive wall first built by the Romans around Londinium , their strategically important port town on the River Thames in what is now London , England , and subsequently maintained until the 18th century . It is now the name of a road in the City of London running along part of the course of the old wall between Wormwood Street and the Rotunda junction where St. Martin 's Le Grand meets Aldersgate Street . Until the later Middle Ages the wall defined the boundaries of the City of London .",
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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": "Coat of arms of the City of London The coat of arms of the City of London is the official coat of arms of the City of London , which is one of a number of cities and boroughs in Greater London . The Corporation of the City of London has a full achievement of armorial bearings consisting of a shield on which the arms are displayed , a crest displayed on a helmet above the shield , supporters on either side and a motto displayed on a scroll beneath the arms . The blazon of the arms is as follows : Arms : Argent a cross gules , in the first quarter a sword in pale point upwards of the last . Crest : On a wreath argent and gules a dragon 's sinister wing argent charged on the underside with a cross throughout gules . Supporters : On either side a dragon argent charged on the undersides of the wings with a cross throughout gules . The coat of arms is `` anciently recorded '' at the College of Arms . It was in use in 1381 , forming part of the design of a new mayoralty seal taken into use on 17 April of that year . The arms consist of a silver shield bearing a red cross with a red upright sword in the first quarter . They combine the emblems of the patron saints of England and London : the Cross of St George with the symbol of the martyrdom of Saint Paul . The 1381 arms replaced an earlier shield , found on a charter of 1319 , that depicted St Paul holding a sword . The sword is often erroneously supposed to commemorate the killing of Peasants ' Revolt leader Wat Tyler by Lord Mayor of London William Walworth . However the arms were in use some months before Tyler 's death , and the tradition that Walworth 's dagger is depicted may date from the late 17th century . The crest and supporters came into use in the 17th century , but were used without authority until 30 April 1957 , when they were confirmed and granted by letters patent from the College of Arms . The crest is a dragon 's wing bearing the cross of St George , borne upon a peer 's helmet . A primitive form of the crest first appeared in 1539 on the reverse of a new common seal . This showed a fan-like object bearing a cross . Over time this evolved into a dragon 's wing , and was shown as such in 1633 when it appeared above the city 's coat of arms in the frontispiece to the fourth edition of John Stow 's Survey of London . The wing is specified as a dragon 's left wing , i.e. its proper left wing ( which can be compared to heraldic left ) . It has been speculated that the use of a peer 's helmet ( rather than that of a gentleman , in other civic arms ) relates to the use of the honorific prefix `` The Right Honourable '' by the Lord Mayor . The helm was confirmed in 1957 . However , there are various representations of the arms being surmounted by a ` Muscovy Hat ' as worn by the City Swordbearer over the Stuart and Georgian period most notably as carved on the George Dance Porch of the Guildhall . On the seal of 1381 two lions were shown supporting the arms . However , by 1609 the present supporters , two silver dragons bearing red crosses upon their wings , had been adopted . The dragons were probably suggested by the legend of Saint George and the Dragon . The Latin motto of the City is `` Domine dirige nos '' , which translates as `` Lord , direct ( guide ) us '' . It appears to have been adopted in the 17th Century , as the earliest record of it is in 1633 . A banner of the arms ( the design on the shield ) is flown as a flag of the City .",
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"text": "London Borough of Croydon The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London , England and is part of Outer London . It covers an area of 87 km2 and is the largest London borough by population . It is the southernmost borough of London . At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name . Croydon is mentioned in Domesday Book , and from a small market town has expanded into one of the most populous areas on the fringe of London . Croydon is the civic centre of the borough . The borough is now one of London 's leading business , financial and cultural centres , and its influence in entertainment and the arts contribute to its status as a major metropolitan centre . Formed in 1965 from the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and the County Borough of Croydon , the local authority Croydon London Borough Council , is now part of the local government association for Greater London , London Councils . The economic strength of Croydon dates back mainly to Croydon Airport which was a major factor in the development of Croydon as a business centre . Once London 's main airport for all international flights to and from the capital , it was closed on 30 September 1959 due to the lack of expansion space needed for an airport to serve the growing city . It is now a Grade II listed building and tourist attraction . Croydon Council and its predecessor Croydon Corporation unsuccessfully applied for city status in 1954 , 2000 , 2002 and 2012 . The area is currently going through a large regeneration project called Croydon Vision 2020 which is predicted to attract more businesses and tourists to the area as well as backing Croydon 's bid to become London 's Third City ( after ` The City ' and Westminster ) . Croydon is mostly urban , though there are large suburban and rural uplands in the south . Since 2003 Croydon has been certified as a Fairtrade borough by the Fairtrade Foundation . It was the first London Borough to have Fairtrade status which is awarded on certain criteria . The area is one of the hearts of culture in London and the South East of England . Institutions such as the major arts and entertainment centre Fairfield Halls add to the vibrancy of the borough . However , its famous fringe theatre `` the Warehouse Theatre '' was put under administration in 2012 when the council withdrew its funding and the building itself was demolished in 2013 . The Croydon Clocktower was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 as an arts venue featuring a library , the independent David Lean Cinema ( closed by the council in 2011 after 16 years of operating , but now partially reopened on a part-time and volunteers basis ) and museum . From 2000 to 2010 , Croydon staged an annual summer festival celebrating the area 's black and Indian cultural diversity , with audiences reaching over 50,000 people . An internet radio station , Croydon Radio , is run by local people for the area . The borough is also home to its own local TV station , Croydon TV . Premier League football club Crystal Palace F.C. play at Selhurst Park in South Norwood , a stadium they have been based in since 1924 . Other landmarks in the borough include Addington Palace , an 18th-century mansion which became the official second residence of six archbishops , Shirley Windmill , one of the few surviving large windmills in Greater London built in the 1850s , and the BRIT School , a creative arts institute run by the BRIT Trust which has produced artists such as Adele , Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis .",
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"text": "Greek National Awakening The concept and term `` National Awakening '' ( in Greek Εθνική αφύπνιση ) is used by many historians , intellectuals and lay authors to refer to the revival of the Greek national self-conscious , or modern Greek nationalism , which paved the way to the Greek Revolution of 1821 . Whereas most authors do not define the exact time-frame of this period , it is generally agreed that this awakening ( or revival ) occurred in the 18th century . According to the Greek historian Nikos Svoronos ( 1911-1989 ) , the period of the Greek National Awakening is 1715-1821 . The periodization of exhibits in the National Historical Museum of Athens sets the beginning of the Awakening era at 1670 . Other authors put the onset of this period in the mid 18th century . For example , a series of historical presentations by academic historians in the Greek State Television ( ERT ) , defined as `` National Awakening '' period the years 1750-1821 . The Greek -- as well as other Balkan nations ' -- awakening was generated by internal and external forces . Opposition to the Ottomans was the main internal impetus . The main external factor was the assistance from Russia , on the ground of the common religion and long historical bonds . Since the fall of Constantinople to the Turks , the Greek national aspirations for liberation were expressed in the form of popular oracle and prophecies , some of them alleging to the intervention of fair-haired people ( xanthon genos ) to help Greeks . In 1656 a prominent Greek clergyman interpreted the `` fair-haired people '' as the Russians . With the emergence of Russia as a big power in Eastern Europe , the Greek-Russian ties assumed a military and political dimension . Beginning with the 1711 Pruth Campaign , Peter the Great called for the cooperation of all Orthodox people under the Russian leadership , to fight for `` the belief and the fatherland '' . After this campaign , the sultan appointed Greek Phanariots as governors of the Ottoman vassal territories of Wallachia and Moldavia . The Phanariots introduced an enlighted reform in their principalities , and produced a line of educated Greek and Balkan scholars who contributed to the national awakening of their respective countries . The Greek communities in Russia , as well as in the Western and Central Europe , were also a key factor to the Greek awakening . After the Treaty of Kutchuk-Kainardji ( 1774 ) Russia assumed the role of protector of the Orthodox people subjects of the Ottoman Empire . After Peter the Great , Catherine II envisaged a `` Greek Project '' which involved a revival of a Greek state with Constantinople as capital , to be ruled by her grandson Constantine . The Russian expansionist policy greatly facilitated the modern Greek awakening , catalyzing key components such as military resistance , political activism , commercial growth , educational and cultural progress . Russia 's wars against the Ottoman Empire in 18th early 19th century ( 1711 , 1737 -- 39 , 1768 -- 74 , 1787 -- 92 , 1806 -- 12 ) , as well as the short-lived Russian occupation of the Ionian islands after the Napoleonic wars , nourished the Greek tradition of armed resistance to the Ottomans and helped Greeks to receive fighting experience . The most important Russian influenced revolutionary activities of the Greeks in 18th c. were the failed Orlov expedition in 1769-1770 and the Lambros Katsonis ' flotilla raids against the Turks in 1778-1792 . Other independence movements of the 18th century , were those of the Souli and Souliotes . Counter to the `` national awakening '' historiographic view is the one that emphasizes the importance of the French Revolution and Napoleon in the Greek and other Balkan national movements . Among the eminent works of this school in the 20th century are those of the Romanian historian N. Iorga ( 1934 ) and the Greeks A. Daskalakis ( 1937 ) , N. Moschopoulos ( 1939 ) and other subsequent .",
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"text": "Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece (33–717) This is a timeline of the presence of Orthodoxy in Greece . The history of Greece traditionally encompasses the study of the Greek people , the areas they ruled historically , as well as the territory now composing the modern state of Greece . Christianity was first brought to the geographical area corresponding to modern Greece by the Apostle Paul , although the church 's apostolicity also rests upon St. Andrew who preached the gospel in Greece and suffered martyrdom in Patras , Titus , Paul 's companion who preached the gospel in Crete where he became bishop , Philip who , according to the tradition , visited and preached in Athens , Luke the Evangelist who was martyred in Thebes , Lazarus of Bethany , Bishop of Kition in Cyprus , and John the Theologian who was exiled on the island of Patmos where he received the Revelation recorded in the last book of the New Testament . In addition , the Theotokos is regarded as having visited the Holy Mountain in 49 AD according to tradition . Thus Greece became the first European area to accept the gospel of Christ . Towards the end of the 2nd century the early apostolic bishoprics had developed into metropolitan sees in the most important cities . Such were the sees of Thessaloniki , Corinth , Nicopolis , Philippi and Athens . By the 4th century almost the entire Balkan peninsula constituted the Exarchate of Illyricum which was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome . Illyricum was assigned to the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople by the emperor in 732 . From then on the Church in Greece remained under Constantinople till the fall of the Byzantine empire to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 . As an integral part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate , the church remained under its jurisdiction until Greek independence . Under Ottoman rule , up to `` 6,000 Greek clergymen , ca. 100 Bishops , and 11 Patriarchs knew the Ottoman sword '' . The Greek War of Independence of 1821 -- 28 created an independent southern Greece , but created anomalies in ecclesiastical relations since the Ecumenical Patriarch remained under Ottoman tutelage , and in 1850 the Endemousa Synod in Constantinople declared the Church of Greece autocephalous . The cultural roots of both Byzantine and modern Greece can not be separated from Orthodoxy . Therefore , it was natural that in all Greek Constitutions the Orthodox Church was accorded the status of the prevailing religion . In the 20th century , during much of the period of communism , the Church of Greece saw itself as a guardian of Orthodoxy . It cherishes its place as the cradle of the primitive church and the Greek clergy are still present in the historic places of Istanbul and Jerusalem , and Cyprus . The autocephalous Church of Greece is organised into 81 dioceses , however 35 of these -- known as the Metropolises of the New Lands -- are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople but are administered as part of the Church of Greece ; although the dioceses of Crete , the Dodecanese , and Mount Athos are under the direct jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople . `` Codified in the 1928 Patriarchal and Synodical Act , the `` New Lands '' were entrusted to the temporary stewardship of the Church of Greece , provided that the Church respected the terms of the Act . The Act subsequently has been incorporated into several pieces of Greek legislation ( Laws 3615/1928 , 5438/1932 , 599/1977 , and Article 3 , paragraph 1 of the current Greek Constitution ) , thereby recognizing the ecclesiastical agreement between the two sides . '' The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece presides over both a standing synod of twelve metropolitans ( six from the new territories and six from southern Greece ) , who participate in the synod in rotation and on an annual basis , and a synod of the hierarchy ( in which all ruling metropolitans participate ) , which meets once a year . The government observes several religious holidays as national holidays including Epiphany , Clean Monday ( the start of Great Lent ) , Good Friday , Easter Sunday , Easter Monday , Holy Spirit Day , the Dormition of the Theotokos and Christmas . Among the current concerns of the Church of Greece are the Christian response to globalization , to interreligious dialogue , and a common Christian voice within the framework of the European Union . The population of Greece is 11.4 million ( 2011 ) , of which 95 % to 98 % are Greek Orthodox .",
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"text": "Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .",
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"text": "City of London (disambiguation) The City of London is the historic centre and main financial district of London , England . City of London may also refer to : London , the capital city of England London , Ontario , Canada City of London Corporation , the governing body of the City of London , England",
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"text": "Nick Kroll Nicholas `` Nick '' Kroll ( born June 5 , 1978 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , and producer . He is best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin in the FX/FXX comedy series The League , and for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show . He has had supporting roles in films such as I Love You , Man , Date Night , Get Him to the Greek , Dinner for Shmucks , and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and more prominent roles in films such as Adult Beginners , Joshy , My Blind Brother , Sausage Party , and Loving .",
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"text": "RocknRolla RocknRolla is a 2008 British-American crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie , and starring Gerard Butler , Tom Wilkinson , Thandie Newton , Mark Strong , Idris Elba , Tom Hardy , Jimi Mistry and Toby Kebbell . It was released on 5 September 2008 in the UK , hitting No. 1 in the UK box office in its first week of release .",
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"text": "Watch the Birdie! Watch the Birdie ! is a 1964 comedy play by Norman Krasna .",
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"text": "Prop comedy Prop comedy is a comedy genre in which performers use humorous objects , or conventional objects in humorous ways . The stages and films term `` prop '' , an abbreviation of `` property '' , refers to any object an actor handles in the course of a performance . Though some form of prop comedy has likely existed as long as there have been comedians , the genre reached its zenith in the vaudeville era . The vaudeville team Olsen and Johnson used prop comedy extensively in their long running Broadway revue Hellzapoppin . A prop comic is a comedian who uses prop comedy . Prop comics are sometimes looked down upon by other comedians , and the term is sometimes used derisively . However , some , such as Tommy Cooper , rose to critical acclaim as their props revolved around a gimmick ( such as Cooper 's magic ) and the comedian 's character around that gimmick .",
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"text": "Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Ka-fai ( born 2 December 1964 ) is a Hong Kong actor and director . He is a former Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years , but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigation department was turned down . He then worked for Danny Lee 's film production company . His film debut is `` Thank you , Sir ! '' , as a student at the Royal Hong Kong Cadet School . From 1989 to 1994 , he worked at the television station ATV World . Later , he left ATV and joined another station , TVB . He left TVB in 2004 , and worked mainly on films . His fame was built on Wong Jing 's comedy at first , but he has changed his acting style for more sombre roles since 2003 . He was nominated for his first Hong Kong film award in 1999 , and won his first award in 2009 for his role in Beast Stalker . He has been nominated many times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and other Chinese film awards since then . Cheung has won seven awards for his role in Beast Stalker ( 2008 ) , including Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor , Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor , and Golden Horse Film Award for Best Actor . Cheung met Hong Kong actress Esther Kwan while he was still working at ATV . They married on 8 December 2003 in Australia . Their daughter , Brittany Cheung ( 張童 ; Cheung Tung ) , was born on 24 January 2006 . Cheung earned 75 million HKD in 2014 .",
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"text": "TripTank TripTank is an American adult animated television series which premiered April 2 , 2014 on Comedy Central . The show is made up of various sketches , portrayed by multiple animation styles and writers . Although no direct correlation exists between the different stories , a continued theme of dark satire prevails throughout . Voicing talent includes Carlos Alazraqui , Bill Oakley , Wayne Brady , Bob Odenkirk , Curtis Armstrong , Nat Faxon , Tom Kenny , Rachel Butera , Larry David , Yotam Perel , Rob Yulfo , Zach Galifianakis , Kumail Nanjiani , Brett Gelman , Kyle Kinane , John DiMaggio , Duncan Trussell , Joey Diaz , among others .",
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"text": "Backyard Ashes Backyard Ashes is a 2013 Australian comedy film about backyard cricket games .",
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"text": "Comedy rock Comedy rock is rock music mixed with comedy , often satire and parody .",
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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": "Bromantic comedy A bromantic comedy is a comedy film genre that takes the formula of the typical `` romantic comedy '' but focuses on close male friendships .",
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"text": "Sex Ed (film) Sex Ed is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Isaac Feder and written by Bill Kennedy . The film stars Haley Joel Osment , Lorenza Izzo , Laura Harring , Abby Elliott , Glen Powell , Retta , and Matt Walsh . Sex Ed premiered at the Portland Film Festival on August 29 , 2014 , and was released in theaters on November 7 , 2014 , by MarVista Entertainment .",
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"text": "Nick Thune Nicholas Ivan `` Nick '' Thune ( born December 8 , 1979 ) is an American actor , comedian , and musician . Thune was born in Seattle , Washington , to parents Erik and Cindy Thune . He has one sister and twin brothers . At age 24 , Thune moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in stand-up . He has performed on The Tonight Show eight times , and was featured in a Comedy Central Presents special in 2007 . Aside from numerous stand up gigs , he has also had roles in the movies Knocked Up and Unaccompanied Minors . In February 2009 , Thune performed at the DTD Reality concert at the University of Southern California . Thune 's debut album Thick Noon was released on February 23 , 2010 by Comedy Central Records . Thune was cast as a lead in the 2010 NBC pilot for Beach Lane starring opposite Matthew Broderick . However , the pilot was not picked up as a series . He has since made guest appearances on the comedy programs Traffic Light and Happy Endings in 2011 , and Do n't Trust the B -- in Apartment 23 in 2012 .",
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"text": "Brèves de comptoir Brèves de comptoir ( Counter brief ) is a 2014 French ensemble comedy directed by Jean-Michel Ribes .",
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"text": "The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel ( promoted on air as comedy ) is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel , Austar , and Optus Television .",
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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": "The Comedy The Comedy is a 2012 drama film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson , and starring Tim Heidecker . Supporting actors include Eric Wareheim ( Tim and Eric ) , James Murphy ( LCD Soundsystem ) , and Gregg Turkington ( better known as Neil Hamburger ) . The film was premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival 2012 . The film was distributed by Tribeca Film and was slated for theatrical release on November 9 , 2012 and nationwide On Demand starting October 24 , 2012 . Despite the title and use of comedians as actors , Sundance festival chief programmer Trevor Groth says that the film is not a comedy , but instead `` a provocation , a critique of a culture based at its core around irony and sarcasm and about ultimately how hollow that is . '' The first ten minutes of the film was purposely leaked onto various torrent websites with an anti-piracy statement at the end of the video . The resulting publicity made the actual film the most pirated independent film of the year .",
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"text": "You Instead You Instead ( alternate U.S. title Tonight You 're Mine ) is a 2011 British `` Rock 'n' roll romantic comedy '' written by Thomas Leveritt and directed by David Mackenzie . The film stars Luke Treadaway , Natalia Tena , Gavin Mitchell and Alastair Mackenzie . Set at T in the Park music festival and shot by Sigma Films , two feuding rock stars are handcuffed together at a festival where they are due to perform .",
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"text": "This Is the End This Is the End is a 2013 American disaster comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and stars Rogen , James Franco , Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel , Danny McBride , Craig Robinson , Michael Cera and Emma Watson . The story features real life actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global biblical apocalypse . The film premiered at the Fox Village Theater on June 3 , 2013 and was released in the United States on June 14 , 2013 by Columbia Pictures , before being re-released on September 6 , 2013 . The film grossed $ 126 million on a $ 32 million budget . The film makes references to the past movies of the cast , including Spider-Man , Million Dollar Baby , Forrest Gump , Superbad , Pineapple Express , Moneyball , Your Highness , The Green Hornet , 127 Hours and the Harry Potter film series .",
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"text": "Good Kids Good Kids is an American comedy film written and directed by Chris McCoy , the project McCoy 's first feature-length film . The film stars Nicholas Braun , Zoey Deutch , Mateo Arias , Dayo Okeniyi , Julia Garner , and Ashley Judd . The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 21 , 2016 , by Vertical Entertainment .",
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"text": "Slash (film) Slash is an American comedy film directed and written by Clay Liford . The film stars Michael Johnston , Hannah Marks , Michael Ian Black , Missi Pyle , Sarah Ramos , Peter Vack , Jessie Ennis , and Matt Peters .",
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"text": "Lurking in Suburbia Lurking in Suburbia is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Mitchell Altieri , produced by Altieri and Phil Flores , and stars Joe Egender , Samuel Child , Ari Zaragis , and Buffy Charlet .",
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"text": "A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . It was released on September 8 , 2010 , by Warner Bros. . Records . The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin , who worked together to produce the band 's previous studio album Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) . Recording sessions for A Thousand Suns took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood , California from 2008 until early 2010 . A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare . The band has said the album is a drastic departure from their previous work ; they experimented on different and new sounds . Shinoda told MTV the album references numerous social issues and blends human ideas with technology . The title is a reference to Hindu Sanskrit scripture , a line of which was first popularized in 1945 by J. Robert Oppenheimer , who described the atomic bomb as being `` as bright as a thousand suns '' . It also appears in a line from the first single of the album , `` The Catalyst '' . `` The Catalyst '' was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2 , 2010 . `` The Catalyst '' peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts . Three more singles were released to promote the album : `` Waiting for the End '' , `` Burning in the Skies '' and `` Iridescent '' . `` The Catalyst '' and `` Waiting for the End '' were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Linkin Park promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011 . Upon release , the album polarized critics and fans . The band 's fanbase divided over their new sound , splitting them into `` love-it versus hate-it groups '' according to one reviewer . Despite this , the album has been a commercial success , debuting at number one on over ten charts . It was certified gold by the RIAA in February 2011 . By June 2014 , it had sold over 960,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan .",
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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": "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": "Los Angeles (The Brilliant Green album) Los Angeles is the third album by Japanese rock band The Brilliant Green , released in 2001 . This album represented a shift in the band 's sound , from the 1960s-influenced jangle pop to a darker , heavier early 90 's shoegaze sound . When The Brilliant Green was featured on Time Magazine 's `` Ten Best Bands On Planet Earth '' article , it was Los Angeles that was listed as their key album .",
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"text": "Thousand Islands (disambiguation) Thousand Islands constitute an archipelago that straddles the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River . Thousand Islands may also refer to : Thousand Island dressing , a salad dressing Thousand Islands ( Indonesia ) , a chain of islands in Jakarta , Indonesia Thousand Islands , Cocoa Beach , a group of islands in Cocoa Beach , Florida , United States Thousand Islands ( Svalbard ) , a group of islands south of Edge Island , part of the Svalbard archipelago . Rivière des Mille Îles , a channel in Quebec , Canada Qiandao Lake , ( Thousand Islands Lake ) , in Zhejiang , China Thousand Island Lake , lake in Madera County , California , United States Kuril Islands , in Russia 's Sakhalin Oblast region",
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"text": "Sun Ra Sun Ra ( born Herman Poole Blount , legal name Le Sony ' r Ra ; May 22 , 1914 -- May 30 , 1993 ) was an American jazz composer , bandleader , piano and synthesizer player , poet and philosopher known for his experimental music , `` cosmic '' philosophy , prolific output , and theatrical performances . For much of his career , Ra led `` The Arkestra , '' an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up . Born and raised in Alabama , Blount eventually became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the 1940s . He soon abandoned his birth name , taking the name Sun Ra ( after Ra , the Egyptian God of the Sun ) and developing a complex persona and mythology that would make him a pioneer of Afrofuturism : he claimed he was an alien from Saturn on a mission to preach peace , and throughout his life he consistently denied any ties to his prior identity . His widely eclectic and avant-garde music would eventually touch on virtually the entire history of jazz , ranging from swing music and bebop to free jazz and fusion , and his compositions ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians . From the mid-1950s until his death , Ra led the musical collective The Arkestra ( which featured artists such as Marshall Allen , John Gilmore , June Tyson throughout its various iterations ) . Its performances often included dancers and musicians dressed in elaborate , futuristic costumes inspired by ancient Egyptian attire and the space age . Though his mainstream success was limited , Sun Ra was a prolific recording artist and frequent live performer , and remained both influential and controversial throughout his life for his music and persona . He is now widely considered an innovator ; among his distinctions are his pioneering work in free improvisation and modal jazz and his early use of electronic keyboards . Over the course of his career , he recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums , comprising well over 1000 songs , and making him one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century . Following Sun Ra 's death in 1993 , the Arkestra continues to perform .",
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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": "999 (song) `` 999 '' is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent from their tenth studio album Jag är inte rädd för mörkret ( I am not afraid of the dark ) . It was released as the album 's lead single on March 28 , 2012 . The song peaked at number ten in Sweden , becoming Kent 's sixteenth top ten single but their lowest-charting lead single in the band 's career . Kent could have performed the song on the Swedish-Norwegian TV talk show Skavlan SVT , but when SVT wanted Kent to use the shorter version , the band chose instead to not appear at all .",
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"text": "Music Inspired by Watership Down Music Inspired by Watership Down is a progressive rock album by Swedish musician Bo Hansson . The album is Hansson 's fourth solo album and is , as its name suggests , built around musical ideas inspired by Richard Adams ' heroic fantasy novel Watership Down . It was the second album of Hansson 's to have been based on a novel ; his first solo album , Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings , had likewise been based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings . Hansson had already composed and released a musical suite inspired by Watership Down on his previous album Attic Thoughts . However , beyond its title , the Music Inspired by Watership Down album contains few overt references to the novel and instead features excerpts from the works of various poets , such as John Keats and Alexander Pope . Music Inspired by Watership Down was originally released in Sweden as El-Ahrairah by YTF Records in 1977 . This title was taken directly from the pages of Watership Down , with El-Ahrairah being the name of a trickster , folk hero-deity rabbit , known as `` The Prince with a Thousand Enemies '' . The album was subsequently released with its English title by Charisma Records in the United Kingdom and Sire Records in the United States , but it failed to chart on either side of the Atlantic . Music Inspired by Watership Down was reissued on CD in 2004 by Virgin Records .",
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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": "Illuminate (Destine album) Illuminate is the second album by the Dutch rock band Destine . It was released March 30 , 2012 , and the same date on iTunes . Three of the songs were released before the album as singles ( Stay , Thousand Miles and Night Skies ) and music video of Stay and Thousand Miles is available on YouTube .",
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"text": "This Desert This Desert is the debut extended play ( EP ) by American electronic music duo The Hundred in the Hands . It was released on May 17 , 2010 by Warp . In an interview with Spinner , band member Jason Friedman said , `` As we finished the EP and album , we saw that we had two different sounds . The EP is more washed-out with reverb and delays , and the album is crisper and more immediate , like ` Dresden . ' '' Two songs from the EP , `` Tom Tom '' and `` Sleepwalkers '' , were included as bonus tracks on the iTunes edition of the duo 's eponymous debut album .",
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"text": "A Thousand Nights A Thousand Nights may refer to : A Thousand Nights ( novel ) , a 2015 novel by E.K. Johnston A Thousand Nights ( album ) , a 2008 album by Melanie Doane A Thousand Nights ( song ) , a song by Maria Arredondo",
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"text": "Thousand Lake Mountain Thousand Lake Mountain is in South-Central Utah , United States , just northwest of Capitol Reef National Park and north of Boulder Mountain . Thousand Lake Mountain is surrounded by several small towns ( Loa , Lyman , Fremont , Bicknell , Teasdale , and Torrey ) . The areas on and around Thousand Lake Mountain are used for farming , camping , hiking , horseback riding , hunting , and fishing . Thousand Lake Mountain is located in the easternmost section of Fishlake National Forest . A section of the Great Western Trail traverses the mountain from north to south . Thousand Lake Mountain is covered in boulders while Boulder Mountain has many lakes . There are several stories supposing to explain the mismatched names , most feasibly a cartographer writing the names he had been given on the wrong hills and not catching the mistake before maps were published .",
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"text": "Hundred Waters Hundred Waters is an American band formed in Gainesville , Florida in October 2011 . Both of their albums received much critical praise and reviewers often noted the group 's blend of electronic and organic sounds . The band is composed of Nicole Miglis ( vocals , piano , flute ) , Trayer Tryon ( production , electronics , bass ) and Zach Tetreault ( drums , percussion , trumpet ) . The group came to prominence in 2012 with the release of their first self-titled album and an unexpected partnership with Skrillex 's predominantly electronic OWSLA record label . Hundred Waters wrote and produced most of their second album , The Moon Rang Like a Bell , while on tour with Alt-J , The xx , Julia Holter and others ; it was released on May 27 , 2014 .",
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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": "Night Sun Night Sun were a German heavy prog/metal band consisting of Bruno Schaab ( vocals , bass ) , Walter Kirchgessner ( guitar ) , Knut Rossler ( organ , saxophon ) and Ulrich Staudt ( drums ) . Their one and only album , Mournin ' , was released in 1972 on Polydor 's Zebra label . Kirchgessner 's compositions and way of guitar playing reminds of Deep Purples 's Ritchie Blackmore , and Schaab 's vocals recalled the screams of Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin . The group played a loud , Deep Purple/Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin style rock , with a characteristic `` heavy progressive '' instrumentation of lead guitar , organ , bass and drums . The album was produced by Konrad Plank ( whose production credits include Kraftwerk 's early output and Ash Ra Tempel ) at the Windrose Studio , Hamburg . With their sudden shifts of rhythm structures , guitar-with-organ riffing style and some studio effects , particularly phasing , Night Sun never went too close to the ordinary boogie and rock 'n' roll trap . Their sound consisted of many elements , all of which will be of interest to fans of Thrash , Stoner , Doom , Power and Prog Metal , and their 1970s roots .",
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"text": "The Trouble with the Truth (album) The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless . It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts , and number 86 on the Pop charts . It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. . The singles `` Lonely Too Long '' and `` You Can Feel Bad '' both made number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts ; `` She Drew a Broken Heart '' hit number 4 . `` A Thousand Times a Day '' and the Title Track both made Top 20 hitting number 13 and 15 respectively . `` Tear-Stained Letter '' is a cover of a song which was originally recorded by British singer Richard Thompson , and again in 1988 by country singer Jo-El Sonnier , whose version was a Top Ten country hit . Additionally , `` A Thousand Times a Day '' was previously cut by George Jones on his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck .",
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"text": "Ten Thousand Bars Ten Thousand Bars is the eighth album , and the sixth studio album , by Ezio , released in 2006 .",
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"text": "A Thousand Beautiful Things `` A Thousand Beautiful Things '' is a song by Annie Lennox , released in 2004 as the second `` promotional-only '' single from her album Bare .",
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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": "Toy Story Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The directorial debut of John Lasseter , Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film and the first theatrical film produced by Pixar . Taking place in a world where anthropomorphic toys pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present , the film 's plot focuses on the relationship between Woody , an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll ( voiced by Tom Hanks ) , and Buzz Lightyear , an astronaut action figure ( voiced by Tim Allen ) , as they evolve from rivals competing for the affections of Andy , their owner , to friends who work together to be reunited with Andy as his family prepares to move to a new home . The screenplay was written by Joss Whedon , Andrew Stanton , Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow , based on a story by Lasseter , Pete Docter , Stanton and Joe Ranft . The film features music by Randy Newman , and was executive-produced by Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull . Pixar , which produced short animated films to promote their computers , was approached by Disney to produce a computer-animated feature after the success of their short film Tin Toy ( 1988 ) , which is told from a small toy 's perspective . Lasseter , Stanton and Docter wrote early story treatments which were thrown out by Disney , as they wanted the film to be edgier . After disastrous story reels , production was halted and the script was re-written , better reflecting the tone and theme Pixar desired : that `` toys deeply want children to play with them , and that this desire drives their hopes , fears , and actions '' . The studio , then consisting of a relatively small number of employees , produced the film under minor financial constraints . Released in theaters on November 22 , 1995 , Toy Story was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend and earned over $ 373 million worldwide . The film was widely acclaimed by critics , who praised the animation 's technical innovation , the wit and thematic sophistication of the screenplay , and the performances of Hanks and Allen . It is now considered by many critics to be one of the best animated films ever made . The film received three Academy Award nominations , including Best Original Screenplay , Best Original Score , and Best Original Song for `` You 've Got a Friend in Me '' , as well as winning a Special Achievement Academy Award . It was inducted into the National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' in 2005 , its first year of eligibility . In addition to home media releases and theatrical re-releases , Toy Story-inspired material has run the gamut from toys , video games , theme park attractions , spin-offs , merchandise , and two sequels -- Toy Story 2 ( 1999 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) -- both of which also garnered massive commercial success and critical acclaim , with a third sequel , Toy Story 4 , slated for a 2019 release .",
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"text": "Whisker Haven Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets ( also abbreviated as Whisker Haven Tales or simply Whisker Haven ) is an American animated short series animated and produced by Ghostbot Studios and Disney Publishing , created and developed by Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft . It is based on Disney 's Palace Pets toyline , which in turn , is a spinoff of the Disney Princess Franchise . The series is directed by Alan Lau and written by Shea Fontana . The series launched on the Disney Junior Watch App and then aired on Disney Junior . The animated shorts are now available through the accompanying app , `` Palace Pets in Whisker Haven '' which also includes activities and games featuring the Palace Pets .",
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"text": "Pixar Play Parade Pixar Play Parade was a parade at Disney California Adventure . The parade features floats and characters based on Disney · Pixar films such as Monsters , Inc. , The Incredibles , and Toy Story . In a first for Disney California Adventure , the floats feature small water jets that shoot water into the crowd of spectators ( this parade effect was first introduced in 1993 for `` Aladdin 's Royal Caravan '' at Disneyland . The music used in the parade is derived from Hong Kong Disneyland 's Mickey 's WaterWorks Parade , both having the same tunes with changes in lyrics . Due to the large construction phase in the park , the parade went on hiatus starting on January 4 , 2011 . It was originally set to return in November , however it did not as construction was still ongoing . During the hiatus , it was replaced by `` Pixar Pals '' , an interactive show that only featured characters from Monsters , Inc. and The Incredibles . Pixar Pals concluded in May 2012 and Pixar Play Parade returned on June 15 , 2012 to coincide with the grand reopening of Disney California Adventure . During the 2016 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival , the parade was put on hiatus and Pixar pals temporarily return to the park with `` The Incredibles '' , but `` The Monsters Inc '' float did not return this time . The parade later returned when the food and wine festival ended .",
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"text": "National Toy Hall of Fame The National Toy Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of toys and games that have sustained their popularity for many years . Criteria for induction include : icon status ( the toy is widely recognized , respected , and remembered ) ; longevity ( more than a passing fad ) ; discovery ( fosters learning , creativity , or discovery ) ; and innovation ( profoundly changed play or toy design ) . Established in 1998 under the direction of Ed Sobey , the National Toy Hall of Fame was originally housed at A. C. Gilbert 's Discovery Village in Salem , Oregon , United States , but was moved to the Strong National Museum of Play ( now The Strong ) in Rochester , New York , in 2002 after it outgrew its original home . Sixty-three toys have been enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame :",
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"text": "Innoventions (Epcot) Innoventions is a museum at Epcot in Walt Disney World , Florida . It focuses on technological advancements and their practical applications in everyday life . Innoventions is a portmanteau of the words `` innovation '' and `` invention '' . Innoventions first opened in 1994 which prominently displayed Sega Genesis , Sega Game Gear , Sega 32X , Sega CD , and Sega Pico games in an arcade style . There were some `` virtual reality '' displays ( which was basically more advanced video games at the time ) . Innoventions in Epcot replaced the original tenant of its two semi-circular buildings , CommuniCore . Epcot 's version is divided into two buildings known as Innoventions East and Innoventions West . In 1999 , Innoventions had a major renovation for the park 's Millennium Celebration , and added the subtitle `` The Road to Tomorrow '' . In 2007-2008 Innoventions underwent another major renovation , dropped the subtitle `` Road to Tomorrow , '' and changed its general aesthetic again while also launching the companion website innoventions.disney.com .",
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"text": "Warner Bros. Studio Store The Warner Bros. . Studio Store was a chain of retail stores selling Looney Tunes and other merchandise based on Warner Bros. films , similar in style to The Disney Store . They first opened in 1991 . In 1996 , Warner Bros. owner Time Warner merged with Turner Broadcasting , which owned Hanna-Barbera and the pre-1986 MGM library , and merchandise based on Turner properties were added to the product lines . In 2001 , all Warner Bros. . Studio Stores went out of business . In 2006 , Warner Bros. . Consumer Products partnered with PMW Retail and reopened the stores in China .",
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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": "Warner Bros. Cartoons Warner Bros. . Cartoons , Inc. was the in-house division of Warner Bros. . Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation . One of the most successful animation studios in American media history , Warner Bros. . Cartoons was primarily responsible for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short subjects . The characters featured in these cartoons , including Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Speedy Gonzales , Sylvester and Tweety , Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner , are among the most famous and recognizable characters in the world . Many of the creative staff members at the studio , including directors and animators such as Chuck Jones , Friz Freleng , Robert McKimson , Tex Avery , Robert Clampett and Frank Tashlin , are considered major figures in the art and history of traditional animation . The Warner animation division was founded in 1933 as Leon Schlesinger Productions , an independent company which produced the popular Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated short subjects for release by Warner Bros. . Pictures . In 1944 , Schlesinger sold the studio to Warner Bros. , who continued to operate it as Warner Bros. . Cartoons , Inc. until 1963 . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were briefly subcontracted to Freleng 's DePatie-Freleng Enterprises studio from 1964 until 1967 . The Warner Bros. . Cartoons studio briefly re-opened in 1967 before shutting its doors for good two years later . A successor company , Warner Bros. . Animation , was established in 1980 . That company continues to produce Looney Tunes-related works , in addition to television shows and feature films centering on other properties . The classic Warner Bros. animation studio is sometimes referred to as `` Termite Terrace '' , a name given to the temporary headquarters Tex Avery and his animators were assigned to during Avery 's first year as a Looney Tunes director .",
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"text": "Kid Albums Kid Albums ( formerly known as Top Kid Audio ) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children 's music albums in the United States . The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9 , 1995 . It originally began as a 15-position chart , but has now been expanded to 25 . Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen Soundscan data and from legal digital downloads from an all music digital retailers . The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or teenage audiences . Some of the genres can extend from baby music , like lullabies , to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to pop , teen pop and other subdivisions of it . Studio albums , EPs , compilation albums and soundtracks are also eligible for the chart . The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from Walt Disney Records titled , Classic Disney , Vol . 1 .",
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"text": "John Morris (actor) John Charles Morris ( born October 2 , 1984 ) is an American voice actor . He is best known for his role as Andy Davis in the Toy Story film trilogy . When auditioning for the role of Andy , he brought some of his X-Men action figures and made voices for them , the Pixar staff loved it and gave him the part . Morris was brought back on to Toy Story 3 by the request of the director Lee Unkrich . Unkrich described the process by which he went to get Morris on the Toy Story 3 Blu-ray/DVD detailing how he called him to ask him to reprise his role as Andy ( from the original Toy Story ) and after hearing Morris ' voicemail greeting , Unkrich knew immediately that Morris would again be playing Andy . He also has minor fame for voicing `` Pepper '' in the 1997 video game Lego Island . A 2007 graduate from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Theater , Film & Television , he currently resides in Northern California .",
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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": "Sheriff Woody Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise . He is voiced by Tom Hanks in all of the feature-length and short films and by Jim Hanks in video games and shorts . He is a stuffed cowboy character that leads the other toys in adventures in the movies . His facial features are based on Tone Thyne , an animator for Disney at the time .",
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"text": "Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians Disney 's Animated Storybook : 101 Dalmatians is the sixth entry in the Disney 's Animated Storybook point-and-click adventure interactive storybook PC game series , based on theatrical and home video releases . This game was based on the Disney franchise of One Hundred and One Dalmatians , which began with the 1961 film of the same name . Like that movie , the plot of the game sees villain and fashionista Cruella de Vil steal a series of dalmatian puppies from married couple Roger and Anita and their pets Pongo and Perdita , who then attempt to rescue them back . The game was developed by Media Station and published by Disney Interactive . It was released on March 18 , 1997 . The game is the only Animated Storybook title based on a Walt Disney Animation Studios film that was made before the Disney Renaissance ( ignoring the two Winnie the Pooh-based titles ) .",
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"text": "Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress Walt Disney 's Carousel of Progress is an attraction located at the Magic Kingdom park at the Walt Disney World Resort . Created by both Walt Disney and WED Enterprises as the prime feature of the General Electric ( GE ) Pavilion for the 1964 New York World 's Fair , the attraction was moved to Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim , California as Carousel of Progress , remaining there from 1967 until 1973 . It was replaced in Disneyland by America Sings in 1974 , and reopened in its present home in Walt Disney World Resort 's Magic Kingdom in 1975 . Steeped in both nostalgia and ( In the past ) futurism , the attraction 's premise is an exploration of the joys of living through the advent of electricity and other technological advances during the 20th century via a `` typical '' American family . To keep it up with the times , the attraction has been updated five times ( in 1967 , 1975 , 1981 , 1985 , and 1993 ) and has had two different theme songs , both written by the Sherman Brothers ( Disney 's Academy Award-winning songwriting team ) . Various sources say Walt Disney himself proclaimed that the Carousel of Progress was his favorite attraction and that it should never cease operation . This can be somewhat supported by family and friends , who knew of his constant work on the attraction . Of all the attractions he presented at the 1964 -- 1965 New York World 's Fair , Disney seemed especially devoted to the Carousel of Progress . The Carousel of Progress holds the record as the longest-running stage show , with the most performances , in the history of American theater . It is one of the oldest attractions in the whole Walt Disney World Resort . It is also one of the only attractions at Walt Disney World to have been touched by Walt Disney himself .",
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"text": "Beanie Babies Beanie Babies are a line of stuffed animals , made by Ty Warner Inc. , which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in November 1991 . Each toy is stuffed with plastic pellets ( or `` beans '' ) rather than conventional stuffing ( see PVC and PE ) , giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel . In a rare interview Warner said `` The whole idea was it looked real because it moved . '' During the later half of the 1990s the toy emerged as a major fad .",
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"text": "Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Tiny Toon Adventures : How I Spent My Vacation is a 1992 American direct-to-video animated comedy film from Warner Bros. . Animation and Amblin Entertainment . Featuring the regular characters from the animated program Tiny Toon Adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on Babs and Buster going downriver , Plucky and Hamton going to a world-famous amusement park , and Fifi in search of her favorite movie star . Steven Spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by Paul Dini , Nicholas Hollander , Tom Ruegger , and Sherri Stoner . Japanese studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha produced the animation . How I Spent My Vacation was released on VHS and LaserDisc formats on March 11 , 1992 . It was the first animated film to be released direct-to-video in the United States . The film was later aired on television as four separate Tiny Toon Adventures episodes . The film was one of the highest selling videos in the United States , listing on Billboard magazine 's 40 `` Top Video Sales '' for 16 weeks as of July 1992 . Points of praise by critics included the film 's jokes and celebrity caricatures , while points of criticism included the segmented plot . Themes of the film included parodies of pop culture and summer vacations .",
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"text": "Toy2R Toy2R ( abbreviation of Toy to Raymond ) is a designer toy company based in Hong Kong that was founded by Prof. Raymond Choy M.H.in 1995 .",
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"text": "Ash Brannon Ash Brannon ( born 1969 in Columbus , Georgia ) is an American animator , writer and director . He was a story artist and directing animator on Toy Story and co-director on Toy Story 2 . Besides working at Pixar he has also worked with DreamWorks Animation on Over the Hedge and Sony Pictures Animation on Surf 's Up . Brannon studied visual arts at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville , Florida for high school and went on to CalArts for further education . Studying in CalArts Character Animation program , Brannon likewise practiced his skills in animation as a trainee for Disney Animation 's 1989 film The Little Mermaid . From 1990-92 . In the meantime , Brannon served as an animator for such projects as Nike 's Hare Jordan Super Bowl ad in 1992 and the television series That 's Warner Bros. ! . He won an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production on Toy Story 2 . He was also nominated for an Oscar in 2007 on Surf 's Up . According to the Toy Story 2 DVD audio commentary , Al McWhiggin 's license plate `` LZTYBRN , '' is Brannon 's actual license plate .",
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"text": "Dollhouse A dollhouse or doll 's house is a toy home made in miniature . For the last century , dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults . The term dollhouse is used commonly in the United States and Canada . In the UK ( United Kingdom ) the term dolls ' house or dollshouse is used . Today 's dollhouses trace their history back about four hundred years to the baby house display cases of Europe , which showed idealized interiors . Smaller dollhouses with more realistic exteriors appeared in Europe in the 18th century . Early dollhouses were all handmade , but following the Industrial Revolution and World War II , they were increasingly mass-produced and became more standardized and affordable . Dollhouses can range from simple boxes stacked together used as rooms for play , up to multimillion-dollar structures displayed in museums . Contemporary children 's play dollhouses are mostly in 1:18 ( or 2/3 '' ) scale , while 1:12 ( or 1 '' ) scale is common for dollhouses made for adult collectors .",
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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": "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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"text": "X-Men: Days of Future Past X-Men : Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters that appear in Marvel Comics . Directed by Bryan Singer , it is the seventh installment of the X-Men film series and acts as a sequel to both 2006 's X-Men : The Last Stand and 2011 's X-Men : First Class . The story , inspired by the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline `` Days of Future Past '' by Chris Claremont and John Byrne , focuses on two time periods , with Wolverine traveling back in time to 1973 to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants . The film features an ensemble cast , including Hugh Jackman , James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence , Halle Berry , Anna Paquin , Ellen Page , Peter Dinklage , Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart . Simon Kinberg wrote the screenplay from a story conceived by Jane Goldman , himself , and Matthew Vaughn . Vaughn had directed First Class and was set to return in Days of Future Past before leaving for Kingsman : The Secret Service . Thus Singer , who had directed the first two X-Men films , made his return as a director , and brought along most of the crew from those productions . With a budget of $ 200 million , principal photography began in Montreal , Quebec in April 2013 and concluded in August the same year , with additional filming and pick-ups taking place in November 2013 and February 2014 . Twelve companies handled the visual effects . X-Men : Days of Future Past premiered in New York City on May 10 , 2014 , and was theatrically released on May 23 . It became the best-reviewed film in the X-Men film series released thus far ( surpassed only by Logan in 2017 ) , being praised for its story , visual effects , action scenes , acting and thematic elements . During its theatrical run , the film earned over $ 747 million worldwide , making it the 6th highest grossing film of 2014 , as well as the second highest-grossing film in the series behind Deadpool . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects , making it the first X-Men film to be nominated for an Oscar . A sequel , X-Men : Apocalypse , was released on May 27 , 2016 .",
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"text": "X-Men: Next Dimension X-Men : Next Dimension ( alternatively titled X-Men : Mutant Academy 3 ) is a fighting game , released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 , Xbox and GameCube video game consoles . It is the third and final installment in the X-Men : Mutant Academy fighting game series , following X-Men : Mutant Academy and X-Men : Mutant Academy 2 . Next Dimension expands upon the concept of the first two games by adding several new characters , 3-D maps , and a story mode , which allows the player to fight a series of battles in between short movies that move the plot along . The plot of the story mode is loosely based on the comic story `` Operation : Zero Tolerance '' .",
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"text": "Hellfire Club (comics) The Hellfire Club is a fictional society appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The Hellfire Club often comes into confrontation with the mutant superhero team , the X-Men . Although the Club appears to merely be an international social club for wealthy elites , its clandestine Inner Circle seeks to influence world events , in accordance with their own agenda . Created by the Uncanny X-Men writer/artist duo of Chris Claremont and John Byrne , they were heavily influenced by a 1966 episode of the British television series The Avengers ( `` A Touch of Brimstone '' ) . The name `` Hellfire Club '' in fact has a historical precedent , having been a popular name for gentlemen 's clubs in the 18th century . Additionally , the hierarchy of the Inner Circle is modeled on the pieces of a chess set , with Black and White sets of Kings , Queens , Bishops and Rooks . The Hellfire Club and its Inner Circle were introduced in `` The Dark Phoenix Saga '' , attempting to subvert the X-Men 's Jean Grey . This incarnation , composed most notably of Black King Sebastian Shaw and White Queen Emma Frost , would remain prominent for many years . After their initial confrontations , the Hellfire Club and the X-Men settled into an uneasy alliance . This eventually changed as endless power struggles perpetuated a series of upheavals within the Inner Circle . The club has appeared in two X-Men animated series ( X-Men : The Animated Series and Wolverine and the X-Men ) , both times being renamed as simply The Inner Circle , due to the hesitations to use the word Hellfire in animated children series . Members of the Hellfire Club appeared in 2011 's X-Men : First Class as the main villains , led by Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost .",
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"text": "X-Men: Legacy X-Men : Legacy is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring the mutant superhero team , the X-Men . The title began its publication in October 1991 as X-Men . From 2001 until 2004 it was published as New X-Men . It had reverted in issue # 157 to its original title , but changed again from issue # 208 to X-Men : Legacy . Prior to the name change , the series is usually referred to as X-Men , vol . 2 because the first series , currently Uncanny X-Men , was titled The X-Men prior to 1981 . In addition , a new unrelated ongoing series titled X-Men was later released starting in 2010 , and is generally referred to as X-Men , vol . 3 . X-Men : Legacy was relaunched in 2012 as part of Marvel NOW ! with a new issue # 1 . The new volume , written by Simon Spurrier , focuses on Legion , son of the recently deceased Professor X , and his mission to preemptively help mutantkind while attempting to get his many personalities under control . The volume ended its run after 25 issues in March 2014 , but not before reverting to its original numbering with the final issue , X-Men : Legacy # 300 .",
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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": "Krystalin Krystalin is a fictional character in Marvel Comics 's 2099 universe , a look at superheroes in the year 2099 . She was one of the founding members of a future incarnation of the X-Men called X-Men 2099 .",
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"text": "X-Treme Sanctions Executive The X-Treme Sanctions Executive is a fictional paramilitary police force appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , in particular those featuring the X-Men , and related spinoffs . The organization is charged with keeping the peace between mutants and humans in the Marvel Comics universe . The team was first mentioned in X-Treme X-Men # 40 , when Storm presents her team with an offer to join a new , government-backed squad , and debuts in Uncanny X-Men # 445 ( August 2004 ) .",
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"text": "Cyclops (comics) Cyclops ( Scott Summers ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in the comic book The X-Men # 1 ( September 1963 ) . Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . Cyclops can emit powerful beams of energy from his eyes . He can not control the beams without the aid of special eyewear which he must wear at all times . He is typically considered the first of the X-Men , a team of mutant heroes who fight for peace and equality between mutants and humans , and one of the team 's primary leaders . Cyclops is most often portrayed as the archetypal hero of traditional American popular culture -- the opposite of the tough , anti-authority antiheroes that emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War ( e.g. , Wolverine , his X-Men teammate ) . One of Marvel 's most prominent characters , Cyclops was rated # 1 on IGN.com 's list of Top 25 X-Men from the past forty years in 2006 , and the 39th in their 2011 list of Top 100 Comic Book Heroes . In 2008 , Wizard Magazine also ranked Cyclops the 106th in their list of the 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time . In a 2011 poll , readers of Comic Book Resources voted Cyclops as 9th in the ranking of 2011 Top Marvel Characters . James Marsden has portrayed Cyclops in the first three and the seventh X-Men films , while in the 2009 prequel film , X-Men Origins : Wolverine , he is portrayed as a teenager by actor Tim Pocock . In 2016 's X-Men : Apocalypse , he is portrayed by Tye Sheridan .",
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"text": "Man-Ape Man-Ape ( M'Baku ) is a fictional character , a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is depicted as a frequent enemy of the Black Panther .",
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"text": "X (comics) X , in comics , may refer to : X ( Dark Horse Comics ) , a character and series by Dark Horse Comics X ( manga ) , a Japanese manga , also known as X/1999 X ( Marvel Comics ) , a mutant character owned by Marvel Comics",
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"text": "Dark X-Men The Dark X-Men are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . They made their debut during the crossover between Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men written by Matt Fraction , as part of the broader Dark Reign storyline . Each member but Namor has been handpicked by then -- H.A.M.M.E.R. director Norman Osborn for his own criminal agenda . The team was never officially called the `` Dark X-Men '' ( which was the name of the comics series , not the team ) . Instead , they were simply called the `` X-Men '' and were a government-sponsored team trying to take advantage of the name recognition of Charles Xavier 's X-Men , to which they had no official connection ( much like Osborn 's Avengers team was pretending to be the real Avengers ) .",
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"text": "Fixx Fixx is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is depicted as originating from an alternate future . She is a member of X-Factor , X.S.E. , and X.U.E. . She first appeared in X-Factor ( 1st . series ) # 140 . Fixx was created by Howard Mackie and Duncan Rouleau .",
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"text": "Morgan Stark Morgan Stark is a Marvel Comics character .",
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"text": "Fantastic Five Fantastic Five is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The team exists in the MC2 Universe , an alternate future to the Marvel Universe . A continuation of the Fantastic Four , the team was originally composed of the Human Torch , his wife Ms. Fantastic/Lyja ( a Skrull ) , the Thing , Big Brain ( Reed Richards ' remote-controlled robotic body ) , and Psi-Lord ( Franklin Richards , Reed 's son ) .",
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"text": "Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books One of the key aspects of the Modern Age of Comic Books was that it was the beginning of big events . In 1984 , Marvel Comics debuted the first large crossover , Secret Wars , a storyline featuring the company 's most prolific superheroes , which overlapped into a 12-issue limited series and many monthly comic books . A year later , DC Comics introduced its first large scale crossover , Crisis on Infinite Earths , which had long-term effects on the `` DC Universe '' continuity . In the early and mid-1990s , big events were regularly published by Marvel and DC , often leading to extra publicity and sales . These events helped fend-off competition from Image Comics , and such events were more likely to become `` collector 's items . '' Some events , such as DC 's `` Zero Hour '' and Marvel 's `` Onslaught saga '' spanned a publisher 's entire line while others only affected a `` family '' of interrelated titles . The X-Men and Batman franchises featured crossovers almost annually . Some of the most significant mid-1990s events , such as Spider-Man 's `` Clone Saga , '' Batman 's `` Batman : Knightfall '' and particularly , `` The Death of Superman '' caused dramatic changes to long-running characters and received coverage in the mainstream media . These events led to significant sales boosts and publicity , but many fans began to criticize them as excessive and lacking compelling storytelling . They also complained that monthly series had become inaccessible because one had to follow a number of comics to understand the full storyline . By the end of the 1990s , the number of large crossovers decreased , but they were still launched sporadically .",
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"text": "X-Men: Mutant Wars X-Men : Mutant Wars is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game for Game Boy Color released in 2000 . It is the second X-Men titled released for the system . It was released to coincide with the release of the successful X-Men film on DVD .",
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"text": "Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch ( Wanda Maximoff ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in X-Men # 4 ( March 1964 ) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision , and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title The Avengers . Scarlet Witch has the superhuman ability to alter reality in unspecific ways . In most depictions , she is a mutant , a human born with natural superhuman powers . Originally revealed to be the daughter of the Golden Age superhero Whizzer , it was later established she and her twin brother Quicksilver were the children of X-Men villain Magneto , and the half-siblings of his daughter Polaris . This parentage was their status quo until 2014 , when a further retcon revealed that she and Quicksilver were in fact non-mutants who had been kidnapped and experimented on by the High Evolutionary , and then misled to believe that Magneto was their father . The character was ranked 97th in Wizard 's `` 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time '' list , 12th in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , and 14th in Comics Buyer 's Guide 's `` 100 Sexiest Women in Comics '' list . The character has appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films ; arcade and video games ; television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards . Elizabeth Olsen portrays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .",
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"text": "Here Comes Tomorrow `` Here Comes Tomorrow '' is the eighth and final story arc in Grant Morrison 's run on the Marvel Comics series New X-Men , which ran from issues # 151-154 ( 2005 ) . The storyline featured many controversial elements , such as Cyclops moving forward with his relationship with Emma Frost ( prompted by his dead wife ) , the Stepford Cuckoos being revealed as a development in the Weapon Plus Program , John Sublime being a sentient bacterium bent on bringing evolution to a halt and hints that the Xavier Institute student Ernst and Cassandra Nova are the same person . The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe : Alternate Universes has given the numerical designation of Earth-15104 to the Here Comes Tomorrow timeline .",
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"text": "X-Cell X-Cell is a terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe .",
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"text": "Wildboys (comics) The Wildboys are fictional characters in the Marvel Universe .",
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"text": "Infinite Comics Infinite Comics is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics , featuring original , made-for-digital stories about the company 's superhero characters , including Spider-Man , Wolverine , the Guardians of the Galaxy , the Silver Surfer , the X-Men and the Avengers . The imprint was launched in 2012 with the publication of Avengers vs. X-Men # 1 : Infinite featuring Nova . Infinite Comics are designed for horizontal , on-screen reading . Rather than telling a story over a series of static pages that are divided into panels , Infinite Comics present screens of content that `` take advantage of the digital format with techniques that would not be possible in a print comic , like dynamic panel transitions and captions or dialogue boxes that appear sequentially on an image at the prompting of the reader . '' The user retains control over the pace of the reading experience , advancing the story with each swipe -- sometimes staggering elements into the existing screen ( for example , a new word balloon ) and at other times revealing an entirely new screen . This narrative technique was inspired by the work of a French comic book artist , Yves Bigerel ( alias `` Balak '' ) , who was recruited by Marvel as artistic consultant , storyboarder and artist .",
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"text": "The Blacklist (TV series) The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23 , 2013 . Raymond `` Red '' Reddington ( James Spader ) , a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal , voluntarily surrenders to the FBI after eluding capture for decades . He tells the FBI that he has a list of the most dangerous criminals in the world that he has compiled over the years and is willing to inform on their operations in exchange for immunity from prosecution . However , he insists on working exclusively with a rookie FBI profiler by the name of Elizabeth Keen ( Megan Boone ) . The series also stars Diego Klattenhoff , Ryan Eggold , and Harry Lennix . The pilot episode was written by Jon Bokenkamp and directed by Joe Carnahan . Executive producers for the series include Bokenkamp , John Eisendrath , and John Davis for Sony Pictures Television , Universal Television , and Davis Entertainment . On October 4 , 2013 , NBC ordered nine additional episodes , filling out the series ' first season . On December 3 , 2013 , NBC renewed the series for a 22-episode second season . On May 11 , 2014 , owing to the series ' breakout success , NBC decided to air an episode in the coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot in 2015 . On December 5 , 2015 , the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on September 22 , 2016 . A spin-off series , The Blacklist : Redemption , premiered on February 23 , 2017 . On May 11 , 2017 , the series was renewed for a fifth season , while the spin-off was canceled the following day . The series has received positive reviews , with many critics praising Spader 's performance in particular .",
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"text": "Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order : Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City . It was the fourth series in Wolf 's successful Law & Order franchise . The show 's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused , showing both the prosecution 's and defense 's preparation for trial , as well as the trial itself . The series premiered on Thursday , March 3 , 2005 , and ended on January 21 , 2006 . Its regular time slot was Fridays 10/9 p.m. ET on NBC . The last episode aired on Court TV months after the series ' cancellation .",
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"text": "Law & Order (season 16) The 16th season of Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 21 , 2005 , and concluded on May 17 , 2006 .",
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"text": "Grey's Anatomy (season 4) The fourth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , commenced airing in the United States on September 27 , 2007 and concluded on May 22 , 2008 . The season continues the story of a group of surgeons and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital , describing their professional lives and the way they affect the personal background of each character . Season four had twelve series regulars with ten of them returning from the previous season , out of which eight are part of the original cast from the first season . The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 EST. . In addition to the regular seventeen episodes , a clip-show narrated by the editors of People recapped previous events of the show and made the transition from Grey 's Anatomy to Private Practice , a spin-off focusing of Dr. Addison Montgomery and aired on September 19 , 2007 , before the season premiere . The season was officially released on DVD as a five-disc boxset under the title of Grey 's Anatomy : Season Four -- Expanded on September 9 , 2008 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment . For the first time in the show 's history , many cast changes occur , seeing the first departure of two main cast members . Despite garnering several awards and nominations for the cast members and the production team , the season received a mixed response from critics and fans . Show creator Shonda Rhimes heavily contributed to the production of the season , writing five out of the seventeen episodes . The highest-rated episode was the season premiere , which was watched by 20.93 million viewers . The season was interrupted by the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike , which resulted in the production of only seventeen episodes , instead of twenty-three originally planned .",
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"text": "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": "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Criminal Minds : Suspect Behavior is an American police procedural drama starring Forest Whitaker and Janeane Garofalo that aired on CBS . The show debuted on February 16 , 2011 , as a spin-off of another series Criminal Minds aired on the same network , and is the second show in the Criminal Minds franchise . This edition 's profiling team also worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's Behavioral Analysis Unit ( BAU ) in Quantico , Virginia . In an April 2010 episode of Criminal Minds ( `` The Fight '' ) , during the show 's fifth season , the original team met the new team and worked with them to find a San Francisco serial killer , with the episode serving as the new series ' backdoor pilot . Just like the parent series , CBS owned the underlying North American rights , while ABC owned the international rights . The series premiered on February 16 , 2011 , and filled the Wednesday 10:00 pm time slot , airing after Criminal Minds . Due to low ratings , CBS canceled the series on May 17 , 2011 , and aired its final episode eight days later . On September 6 , 2011 , CBS released the complete series as a four-disc set , packaged as `` The DVD Edition . '' There are numerous special features and two episode commentaries with the cast and crew . The set includes the backdoor pilot from season five of the original show . The series is also carried in rerun form on Ion Television as part of their existing agreement to carry Criminal Minds .",
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"text": "Haven (season 4) The fourth season of the American television series Haven premiered on September 13 , 2013 and consisted a total of 13 episodes . The show stars Emily Rose , Lucas Bryant and Eric Balfour .",
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"text": "Revenge (season 4) The fourth and final season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge premiered on September 28 , 2014 . The show continues to air Sundays at 10:00 pm ( ET ) . This season sees several cast changes as both Barry Sloane and Henry Czerny 's characters , Aiden Mathis and Conrad Grayson , were killed off in the Season 3 finale . This is the first season not to feature Czerny 's character . James Tupper and Karine Vanasse who play David Clarke and Margaux LeMarchal respectively , have been upgraded to series regulars . The series stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp . Brian Hallisay was cast as Ben , Jack 's new police partner with hopes of becoming a detective . Elena Satine was cast as Louise , the daughter of a wealthy family . The season focuses on the revelation that David Clarke is alive and the continued feud between Emily and Victoria , who finally knows Emily 's true identity and seeks her own revenge . As David makes a return to the Hamptons the two women fight to position him against the other . On April 29 , 2015 , ABC canceled Revenge after four seasons .",
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"text": "General Ludd (The Blacklist) `` General Ludd '' is the eighth episode of the first season of the American crime drama The Blacklist . The episode premiered in the United States on NBC on November 11 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Big Little Lies (miniseries) Big Little Lies is an American black comedy-drama HBO miniseries created and written by David E. Kelley , based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty . The series began filming in January 2016 . The miniseries consists of seven episodes , all directed by Jean-Marc Vallée . It premiered on February 19 , 2017 and concluded on April 2 , 2017 .",
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"text": "List of The Fosters episodes The Fosters is an American drama series on Freeform ( then known as ABC Family ) that premiered on June 3 , 2013 . The series follows the lives of Lena Adams ( Sherri Saum ) and Stef Foster ( Teri Polo ) , the Fosters , who are an interracial , lesbian couple living in the Mission Bay area of San Diego , raising Stef 's biological son , Brandon ( David Lambert ) , along with adopted twins , Jesus ( Jake T. Austin/Noah Centineo ) and Mariana ( Cierra Ramirez ) . Lena is a charter school vice principal and Stef is a police officer . Lena decides to take in `` troubled '' teenager Callie ( Maia Mitchell ) and her younger brother Jude ( Hayden Byerly ) , who have endured a series of abusive foster homes . The show resumed its second season on January 19 , 2015 . The series was renewed for a third season on January 13 . The third season began on June 8 , 2015 , with the second half premiering on January 25 , 2016 on Freeform . On November 30 , 2015 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on June 20 , 2016 . The second half of the fourth season premiered on January 31 , 2017 , replacing the timeslot for Pretty Little Liars . On January 10 , 2017 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season , which will start airing on July 11 , 2017 . As of April 11 , 2017 , 82 episodes of The Fosters have aired , concluding the fourth season .",
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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": "Hillary Clinton email controversy In March 2015 , it became publicly known that Hillary Clinton , during her tenure as United States Secretary of State , had used her family 's private email server for official communications , rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers . Those official communications included thousands of emails that would retroactively be marked classified by the State Department . The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of Clinton 's 2016 presidential election campaign and hearings held by the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi . Some experts , officials , and members of Congress have contended that her use of private messaging system software and a private server violated State Department protocols and procedures , as well as federal laws and regulations governing recordkeeping . In response , Clinton has said that her use of personal email was in compliance with federal laws and State Department regulations , and that former secretaries of state had also maintained personal email accounts , though not their own private email servers . After allegations were raised that some of the emails in question contained classified information , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) initiated an investigation regarding the origin and handling of classified emails on Clinton 's server . The FBI Report found that some of the emails originated in five other intelligence agencies . The FBI found that all classified emails on Clinton 's server were stored and sent from `` unclassified systems '' , violating the same policies as those on Clinton 's personal server . FBI Director James Comey identified 110 emails as containing information that was classified at the time it was sent , including 65 emails deemed `` Secret '' and 22 deemed `` Top Secret '' . None of these had classification markings . However , as noted in Clinton 's non-disclosure agreement , unmarked classified information should be treated the same as marked classified information . An additional three email chains contained `` portion markings '' , simply a '' ( C ) '' indicating `` Confidential '' in front of one or more paragraphs . These were not included in Comey 's list of 110 because the State Department failed to confirm they were classified at the time they were sent . Clinton told the FBI she did not know the meaning of '' ( C ) '' . Nearly 2,100 emails on the server were retroactively marked as classified by the State Department . In May 2016 , the State Department 's Office of the Inspector General released an 83-page report about the State Department 's email practices , including Clinton 's . On July 5 , 2016 , Comey announced that the FBI 's investigation had concluded that Clinton was `` extremely careless '' in handling her email system but recommended that no charges be filed against her . On July 6 , 2016 , Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that no charges would be filed . On July 7 , the State Department reopened its probe into the email controversy . On October 28 , 2016 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had started looking into newly discovered emails that may be pertinent to the case . Law enforcement officials stated the emails were found on a laptop belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin 's husband , Anthony Weiner , during an investigation of his sexting scandals . On November 6 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had not changed its conclusion , reached in July , regarding Clinton 's emails .",
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"text": "List of White Collar episodes White Collar is a crime/mystery television series that premiered on October 23 , 2009 , on the USA Network . The series stars Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey , a former conman , forger and thief , and Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke . The pair form an unlikely partnership as they work together to apprehend white collar criminals . The series also stars Willie Garson as Mozzie , an old friend of Neal 's who occasionally aids the FBI in their investigations ; Tiffani Thiessen as Elizabeth Burke , Peter 's wife ; and Marsha Thomason and Sharif Atkins as agents Diana Berrigan and Clinton Jones , respectively . Natalie Morales appeared in the first season as agent Lauren Cruz . Hilarie Burton was introduced in the second season as Sara Ellis , a love interest for Neal . She joined the main cast at the beginning of the third season . White Collar aired its first season of 14 episodes in two parts , which premiered in 2009 and 2010 . This was followed by a second season , comprising 16 episodes . The first group of nine episodes aired in summer 2010 , while the remaining seven aired in spring 2011 . The third season began airing in 2011 and ended in 2012 . The first 10 episodes of the season aired in summer 2011 , while the remaining six began airing in winter 2012 . The series was renewed for a fourth season comprising 16 episodes , which began airing in July 2012 . A fifth season which was renewed for 16 episodes , later reduced to 13 , started airing in October 2013 . On March 2014 , the series was renewed for a sixth season , which was confirmed to be its final season the following September . The season premiered on November 6 , 2014 . On December 18 , after the airing of the last episode of the sixth season , White Collar ended its run . The first three seasons are available on DVD in regions 1 , 2 , and 4 , while the first season is also available on Blu-ray .",
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"text": "Grace Period (NCIS) `` Grace Period '' is the 19th episode in the fourth season , and the 89th overall episode , of the American crime drama television series NCIS . It first aired on CBS in the United States on April 3 , 2007 . The episode is written by John Kelly and directed by James Whitmore , Jr. , and was seen by 13.79 million viewers . An NCIS team , led by Special agent Paula Cassidy , receives a tip about terrorist activity but it turns out to be a trap , resulting in the death of two agents . Cassidy , grief-stricken , begins blaming herself for what happened . Gibbs and his team are sent to investigate the deaths with Cassidy joining them during the investigation . While Ducky is sure that the man who Cassidy received the tip from was dead at least one day before the explosion even happened , Cassidy and Abby insist otherwise . The episode marks the final appearance of NCIS Special agent Paula Cassidy , who is killed when she sacrifices herself to stop a suicide bomber .",
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"text": "Cold Case (season 4) Season four of Cold Case , an American television series , began airing on September 24 , 2006 and concluded on May 6 , 2007 . Season four regular cast members include Kathryn Morris , Danny Pino , John Finn , Thom Barry , Jeremy Ratchford and Tracie Thoms . This is the only season of the series to feature 24 episodes . During this season before the season finale `` Stalker '' , Danny Pino guest starred as his character Scotty Valens in an episode of CSI : NY , also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer .",
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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": "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": "Devils You Know `` Devils You Know '' is the fourth episode of the third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they work with a rival organization to hunt Inhumans . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Paul Zbyszewski , and directed by Ron Underwood . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , Adrianne Palicki , and Henry Simmons . The visual effects for guest star Chad Lindberg 's Inhuman character 's abilities were provided by FuseFX . `` Devils You Know '' originally aired on ABC on October 20 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 3.85 million viewers .",
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"text": "The Blacklist (season 1) The first season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on September 23 , 2013 . The season was produced by Davis Entertainment , Universal Television , and Sony Pictures Television , and the executive producers are Jon Bokenkamp , John Davis , John Eisendrath , John Fox , and Joe Carnahan .",
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"text": "Monk (season 4) The fourth season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 8 , 2005 , to March 17 , 2006 . It consisted of 16 episodes . Tony Shalhoub , Traylor Howard , Ted Levine , and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised their roles as the main characters . A DVD of the season was released on June 27 , 2006 .",
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The Fifth Element's plot involves taxicab driver Korben Dallas.
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"text": "The Fifth Element The Fifth Element ( Le Cinquième Élément ) is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film directed and co-written by Luc Besson . It stars Bruce Willis , Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich . Primarily set in the 23rd century , the film 's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth , which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas ( Willis ) , a taxicab driver and former special forces major , after a young woman ( Jovovich ) falls into his cab . Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defence of Earth against an impending attack . Besson started writing the story that became The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old ; he was 38 when the film opened in cinemas . Besson wanted to shoot the film in France , but suitable locations could not be found ; filming took place instead in London and Mauritania . Comics writers Jean `` Moebius '' Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières , whose comics provided inspiration for parts of the film , were hired for production design . Costume design was by Jean Paul Gaultier . The Fifth Element received mainly positive reviews , although it tended to polarize critics . It has been called both the best and worst summer blockbuster of all time . The film was a financial success , earning more than $ 263 million at the box office on a $ 90 million budget . At the time of its release it was the most expensive European film ever made , and it remained the highest-grossing French film at the international box office until the release of The Intouchables in 2011 .",
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"text": "The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film) The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American drama film starring James Stewart , produced and directed by Robert Aldrich , and based on the 1964 novel The Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor . The story describes several men struggling to survive their aircraft 's emergency landing in the Sahara Desert , and stars Richard Attenborough , Peter Finch , Hardy Krüger and Ernest Borgnine . The ensemble cast includes Ian Bannen , Ronald Fraser , Christian Marquand , Dan Duryea and George Kennedy as other passengers on the aircraft . Though the film was a failure at the box office , it has since gained a cult following .",
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"text": "Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is a Japanese-French animated adventure fantasy science fiction musical film released on 28 May 2003 . The film is the visual realization of Discovery , the second studio album by Daft Punk . Interstella 5555 tells the story of the abduction and rescue of an interstellar pop band . The film was produced by Daft Punk , Cédric Hervet and Emmanuel de Buretel with Toei Animation under the supervision of Leiji Matsumoto . The film has no dialogueAlthough no dialogue is featured in the film , some characters are depicted to be talking or singing . Some examples with main characters : Shep sings `` Digital Love '' ; Octave sings `` One More Time '' and appears to convey information in `` Short Circuit '' ; Earl talks to Stella during `` Crescendolls '' and in `` Veridis Quo '' , he reads from the eponymous book as part of the ritual . and uses minimal sound effects .",
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"text": "Five Style Five Style ( a name taken from a martial arts technique called `` Five Style Fist '' ) , also known as 5ive Style , is a Chicago-based funk/jam quartet . Their albums were released on the Subpop label in the 1990s . The group existed from about 1993-2000 in various incarnations , centered on the guitar work of Billy Dolan ( who has also played in Heroic Doses , and The Fire Theft which featured 3 members of Sunny Day Real Estate , among other projects ) . Other members were major players of the 1990s Chicago music scene and included bassist Leroy Bach ( of Chicago funk group Uptighty , the first Liz Phair studio band , and Wilco fame ) , drummer John Herndon ( aka `` Johnny Machine '' , who made his first appearances on record in `` Tool of the Man '' era Poster Children and became established as a longstanding drummer/percussionist in Tortoise ) , and keyboardist Jeremy Jacobsen ( also known as The Lonesome Organist and member of Euphone ) . Drummer Ryan Rapsys , also of Euphone and Gauge , filled in on drums on a January 2000 tour when they opened for Giant Sand and Vic Chesnutt . 5ive Style were the opening act in a brief May 1996 tour which also included The Sea and Cake and Tortoise ; by some accounts these dates were the best shows of the Chicago `` post-rock '' hey day .",
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"text": "Van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people . Depending on the type of van it can be bigger or smaller than a truck and SUV , and bigger than a common car . There is some varying in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries . The smallest vans , microvans , are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities . Mini MPVs , Compact MPVs , and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities . Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes , such as transporting students . Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes , to carry goods and equipment . Specially-equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios . Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages .",
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"text": "Players (DeLillo novel) Players is Don DeLillo 's fifth novel , published in 1977 . It follows Lyle and Pammy Wynant , a young and affluent Manhattan couple whose casual boredom is overturned by their willing participation in chaotic detours from the everyday .",
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"text": "Dallas Dispatch The Dallas Dispatch was a daily evening newspaper published in Dallas , Texas ( USA ) from 1906 until it was combined with the evening Dallas Journal in 1938 to create The Dallas Dispatch-Journal , the name of which was shortened to The Dallas Journal in 1939 and which ceased publication in 1942 . The Dispatch began publication on September 17 , 1906 with a four-page issue . ( It presumably was not related to an earlier Dallas Dispatch , which had gone out of business in July 1894 . ) The paper was owned by the Scripps-McRae Association . Alfred O. Andersson was its first editor and H. J. Richmond its first business manager . Andersson was its publisher for most of the newspaper 's existence , and Lewis W. Bailey was its editor for many years . Andersson retired as publisher in March 1937 without relinquishing his ownership interest , and in June 1938 he formed The Dispatch-Journal Publishing Company with Karl Hoblitzelle and John Moroney to acquire the Dispatch and another evening newspaper , The Dallas Journal , which had been a sister publication of The Dallas Morning News . The resulting Dallas Dispatch-Journal was published six evenings a week with no Sunday edition . The Dispatch lived on as part of the new publication 's name until December 1939 , when James M. West , Sr. of Houston acquired control and shortened the name to The Dallas Journal . The Dispatch campaigned for an emergency hospital , the cleaning up of criminal law enforcement , and new franchises for city utilities . It gave more attention to crime news than did its competition and `` probably set some kind of record with extra editions . '' It was said that it would `` print anything a reporter was big enough to sign his name to , '' and that that once included using `` ass '' ( referring to a donkey ) in a headline , turning that edition into a collector 's item . Dispatch employees included James F. Chambers , Jr. , a sports and crime reporter who became president and publisher of The Dallas Times-Herald , and Ralph Hall , who served in the Texas Senate and is now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives .",
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"text": "Harlan Coben Harlan Coben ( born January 4 , 1962 ) is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers . The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past , murders , fatal accidents , and have multiple twists . Among his novels are two series , each involving the same protagonist set in and around New York and New Jersey , and some characters appear in both . Coben is the creator of the British crime drama television show The Five , which first aired on April 2016 on the Sky 1 channel in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Dr5 chrome dr5 , or dr5 Chrome , is a reversal black-and-white process , through which most kinds of black-and-white negative films produce transparencies ( slides ) . It was developed by photographer turned photographic chemist David Wood , CEO and proprietor of dr5 Chrome Lab , whose name displayed on the lab website by December 2016 as `` dr5-film '' lab . The dr5 process is a chemical reversal process , rather than the standard , light-based reversal for B&W transparency ( black and white slide -RSB- . David Wood recently contributed to the acclaimed Darkroom Cookbook .",
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"text": "Barnes family The Barnes family is one of the main families of the American prime time soap opera Dallas and its 2012 sequel . The feud between the Barnes family and their rival Ewing family forms much of the core plot-line of the series .",
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"text": "Five Go Off in a Caravan Five Go Off In A Caravan is the fifth book in the Famous Five series by the British author , Enid Blyton and published by Hodder and Stoughton .",
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"text": "History of Dallas (1996–present) This article traces the history of Dallas , Texas ( USA ) during the city 's modern period from 1996 to the present .",
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"text": "Transportation theory (psychology) Narrative transportation theory proposes that when people lose themselves in a story , their attitudes and intentions change to reflect that story . The mental state of narrative transportation can explain the persuasive effect of stories on people , who may experience narrative transportation when certain contextual and personal preconditions are met , as Green and Brock postulate for the transportation-imagery model . As Van Laer , De Ruyter , Visconti , and Wetzels elaborate further , narrative transportation occurs whenever the story receiver experiences a feeling of entering a world evoked by the narrative because of empathy for the story characters and imagination of the story plot .",
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"text": "The Fifth Woman The Fifth Woman ( original : Den femte kvinnan ; 1996 ) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell , the sixth in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series .",
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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": "The Ambergris Element `` The Ambergris Element '' is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American animated science fiction television series Star Trek . It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on December 1 , 1973 , and was written by Margaret Armen.This story was expanded into a novelette by science-fiction author Alan Dean Foster as part of the collection , Star Trek Log Five ( 1975 ) ( ISBN 0-345-33351-9 ) . who wrote the earlier episode `` The Lorelei Signal '' and also worked on episodes for the Original Series . In this episode , Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock are mysteriously transformed into water-breathers .",
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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": "Dallas Buyers Club Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 American biographical drama film , co-written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack , and directed by Jean-Marc Vallée . The film tells the story of Ron Woodroof , an AIDS patient diagnosed in the mid 1980s when HIV/AIDS treatments were under-researched , while the disease was not understood and highly stigmatized . As part of the experimental AIDS treatment movement , he smuggled unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas for treating his symptoms , and distributed them to fellow people with AIDS by establishing the `` Dallas Buyers Club '' while facing opposition from the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) . Two fictional supporting characters , Dr. Eve Saks ( Jennifer Garner ) , and Rayon ( Jared Leto ) , were composite roles created from the writer 's interviews with transgender AIDS patients , activists , and doctors . Screenwriter Borten interviewed Woodroof in 1992 and wrote the script , which he polished with writer Wallack in 2000 , and then sold to producer Robbie Brenner . Several other actors , directors , and producers who were attached at various times to the development of the film left the project . Universal Pictures also tried to make the film , but did not . A couple of screenwriters wrote drafts that were rejected . In 2009 , producer Brenner involved Matthew McConaughey , because of his Texas origins , the same as Woodroof 's . Brenner selected the first draft , written by Borten and Wallack , for the film , and then Vallée was set to direct the film . Principal photography began on November 11 , 2012 , in New Orleans , Louisiana , continuing for 25 days of filming , which also included shooting in Baton Rouge . Brenner and Rachel Winter co-produced the film . The official soundtrack album was featured by various artists , and was released digitally on October 29 , 2013 , by the Relativity Music Group . Dallas Buyers Club premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on November 1 , 2013 , by Focus Features , strategically entering wide release on November 22 for award season . The film grossed over $ 27 million domestically and $ 27.9 million internationally , the box office revenue returned over $ 55 million against a budget of $ 5 million in 182-days of a theatrical run . It grossed over $ 4.5 million from DVD , and over $ 3 million from Blu-ray sales . The film received universal critical acclaim , resulting in numerous accolades . Most praised the performances of McConaughey and Leto , who received the Academy Award for Best Actor and for Best Supporting Actor , respectively , at the 86th Academy Awards , making this the first film since Mystic River ( 2003 ) , and only the fifth movie ever , to win both awards . The film also won the award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling , and garnered nominations for Best Picture , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Editing .",
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"text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .",
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"text": "Elogium `` Elogium '' is the fourth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : Voyager , the 20th episode overall . The episode first aired on the UPN network on February 18 , 1995 . The story was written by freelancers Jimmy Diggs and Steve J. Kay , based on Diggs ' experience while serving in the United States Navy . It was rewritten by executive producer Jeri Taylor and guest writer Kenneth Biller . Set in the 24th century , the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS Voyager after they were stranded in the Delta Quadrant far from the rest of the Federation . In this episode , Voyager encounters a swarm of space-borne lifeforms , which mistake the vessel for a member of their species . The presence of the aliens induce a premature mating cycle in Kes ( Jennifer Lien ) , causing her and Neelix ( Ethan Phillips ) to question whether or not they are ready to have children . Taylor incorporated Diggs ' suggestion to name a character `` Samantha Wildman '' after an organ donor who saved his wife 's life . The script was Biller 's first work for the series and earned him a permanent spot on the Voyager writing staff after impressing the producers . The episode received Nielsen ratings of 5.7 / 9 percent , placing it in 87th position for the week overall . The episode was praised by the cast , although director Winrich Kolbe was satisfied but felt that Kes could have been taken further in the episode . Critics gave the episode a mixed response , lauding Lien 's performance while criticizing the character dynamics and the message about women wanting to become a mother .",
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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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Ayn Rand was not an advocate of collectivist ideology.
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"text": "Ayn Rand Ayn Rand ( -LSB- ˈaɪn_ˈrænd -RSB- born Alisa Zinov ` yevna Rosenbaum , Али́са Зино́вьевна Розенба́ум -- March 6 , 1982 ) was a Russian-American novelist , philosopher , playwright , and screenwriter . She is known for her two best-selling novels , The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged , and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism . Educated in Russia , she moved to the United States in 1926 . She had a play produced on Broadway in 1935 -- 1936 . After two early novels that were initially unsuccessful in America , she achieved fame with her 1943 novel , The Fountainhead . In 1957 , Rand published her best-known work , the novel Atlas Shrugged . Afterward , she turned to non-fiction to promote her philosophy , publishing her own magazines and releasing several collections of essays until her death in 1982 . Rand advocated reason as the only means of acquiring knowledge , and rejected faith and religion . She supported rational and ethical egoism , and rejected altruism . In politics , she condemned the initiation of force as immoral , and opposed collectivism and statism as well as anarchism , and instead supported laissez-faire capitalism , which she defined as the system based on recognizing individual rights . In art , Rand promoted romantic realism . She was sharply critical of most philosophers and philosophical traditions known to her , except for Aristotle , Thomas Aquinas , and classical liberals . Literary critics received Rand 's fiction with mixed reviews , and academia generally ignored or rejected her philosophy , though academic interest has increased in recent decades . The Objectivist movement attempts to spread her ideas , both to the public and in academic settings . She has been a significant influence among libertarians and American conservatives .",
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"text": "The Fountainhead The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand and was her first major literary success . The novel 's protagonist , Howard Roark , is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success . The story follows his battle to practice modern architecture while opposed by an establishment centered on tradition . Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man , and his struggle reflects Rand 's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism . Roark is opposed by what Rand described as `` second-handers '' , who value conformity more than independence and integrity . These include Roark 's former classmate , Peter Keating , who succeeds by following popular styles , but turns to Roark for help with design problems . Ellsworth Toohey , a socialist architecture critic who uses his influence to promote his political and social agendas , tries to destroy Roark 's career . Newspaper publisher Gail Wynand seeks to shape popular opinion ; he befriends Roark , then betrays him when public opinion turns in a direction he can not control . The novel 's most controversial character is Roark 's lover , Dominique Francon . She believes that non-conformity has no chance of winning , so she alternates between helping Roark and working to undermine him . Their relationship begins with a sexual encounter that feminist critics have denounced as endorsing rape . Twelve publishers rejected the manuscript before an editor at the Bobbs-Merrill Company risked his job to get it published . Contemporary reviewers ' opinions were mixed . Some praised the novel as a powerful presentation of individualism , while others thought it was overlong and that it lacked sympathetic characters . Initial sales were slow , but the book gained a following by word of mouth and became a bestseller . Today , more than 6.5 million copies of The Fountainhead have been sold worldwide . It has been translated into more than 20 languages . The novel attracted a new following for Rand and has had ongoing influence , especially among political libertarians and in the field of architecture . The novel has been adapted to other media several times . An illustrated adaptation was syndicated to newspapers in 1945 . Warner Bros. produced a film version in 1949 . Rand wrote the screenplay , and Gary Cooper played Roark . The film was panned by critics and earned less than its production budget at the box office . Several filmmakers have considered doing a remake , but no new film adaptation has been done . In 2014 , Belgian theater director Ivo van Hove created a stage adaptation , which has received mostly positive reviews .",
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"text": "Criticism of postmodernism Criticisms of postmodernism are intellectually diverse , including the belief that postmodernism can be meaningless , promotes obscurantism and uses relativism ( in culture , morality , knowledge ) to the extent that it cripples most judgement calls . Criticism of postmodernism is usually not a comprehensive attack on the various diverse movements labelled postmodern . Criticism often refers to specific branches of postmodernism which may vary greatly such as postmodern philosophy , postmodern architecture and postmodern literature . It may also be limited to certain tendencies in postmodern thought such as post-structuralism , cultural relativism and `` theory '' . For example , a philosopher may criticize French postmodern thought yet still appreciate postmodern cinema . Conversely Ashbee criticises most creative postmodern works ( works of art , books , films etc. ) without broadly attacking the entire inventory of varied post-modern projects .",
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"text": "Cultural radicalism Cultural radicalism ( Danish : Kulturradikalisme ) was a movement in first Danish , but later also Norwegian culture . It was particular strong in the Interwar Period , but its philosophy has its origin in the 1870s and a great deal of modern social commentary still refer to it . At the time of the height of the cultural radical movement it was referred to as modern . The words cultural radical and cultural radicalism was first used in an essay by Elias Bredsdorff in the broadsheet newspaper , Politiken , in 1956 . Bredsdorff described cultural radicals as people who are socially responsible with an international outlook . Cultural radicalism has usually been described as the heritage of Georg Brandes 's Modern Breakthrough , the foundation and early editorials of the newspaper Politiken , the foundation of the political party Radikale Venstre , to the magazine Kritisk Revy by Poul Henningsen ( PH ) . By opponents of cultural radicalism though , it often simply refers to the liberal intellectual elite . The values most commonly associated with cultural radicalism are among others : criticism of religion , opposition to social norms , criticism of Victorian sexual morality , anti-militarism and an openness to new cultural input other than the classic western ( e.g. jazz , modern architecture , art , literature and theater ) .",
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"text": "Maternalist reform Maternalist Reforms in the United States were experiments in public policy beginning late 19th and early 20th century that took the form of laws providing for state assistance for mothers with young children that did not have the financial support of a male member of the household . This assistance took the form of financial reimbursements , as well as limits on the maximum working hours for women . These reforms arose from the belief that government has an obligation and interest in protecting and improving the living standards of women and children . Maternalism is defined by Koven and Michel as a variety of ideologies that `` exalted women 's capacities to mother and extended to society as a whole the values of care , nurturance and morality '' , and was intended to improve the quality of life of women and children . To improve the conditions of women and children these policies attempted to reconcile the conflicting roles placed on women during this time period . As single mothers were responsible for both supporting their families and raising children , government assistance would reduce the probability that they could be charged with neglecting their `` home duties '' .",
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"text": "Voluntary Socialism Voluntary Socialism is a work of nonfiction by the American mutualist Francis Dashwood Tandy ( 1867 -- 1913 ) . First published in 1896 , it has been favorably cited by many individualist anarchists , including Clarence Lee Swartz , minarchist Robert Nozick and left-libertarian Roderick T. Long , who has noted that `` many of the standard moves in market anarchist theory today are already in evidence in Tandy '' . Tandy was a member of the `` Denver Circle '' , a group of men who associated with Benjamin Tucker and contributed to the periodical Liberty . In the preface to Voluntary Socialism , he declares his intent to `` give a complete outline of -LSB- Voluntaryism -RSB- in its most important bearings '' . To that end , chapters one through four outline the foundation for Tandy 's anarchism , drawing heavily from Max Stirner and Herbert Spencer . Chapters five through fourteen cover specific areas of interest , including private defense agencies , the labor theory of value , mutual banking , transportation , and political strategy . The book is dedicated to Benjamin Tucker , `` whose lucid writings and scathing criticisms have done so much to dispel the clouds of economic superstition '' .",
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"text": "We Have Never Been Modern We Have Never Been Modern is a 1991 book by Bruno Latour , originally published in French as Nous n'avons jamais été modernes : Essai d'anthropologie symétrique ( English translation : 1993 ) . The book is an `` anthropology of science '' that explores the dualistic distinction modernity makes between nature and society . Pre-modern peoples , argues Latour , made no such division . Contemporary matters of public concern such as global warming , the HIV/AIDS pandemic and emerging biotechnologies mix politics , science , popular and specialist discourse to such a degree that a tidy nature/culture dualism is no longer possible . This inconsistency has given rise to post-modern and anti-modern movements . Latour attempts to reconnect the social and natural worlds by arguing that the modernist distinction between nature and culture never existed . He claims we must rework our thinking to conceive of a `` Parliament of Things '' wherein natural phenomena , social phenomena and the discourse about them are not seen as separate objects to be studied by specialists , but as hybrid made and scrutinized by the public interaction of people , things and concepts .",
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"text": "Libertarian science fiction Libertarian science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the politics and social order implied by libertarian philosophies with an emphasis on individualism and private ownership of the means of production -- and in some cases , no state whatsoever . As a category , libertarian fiction is unusual because the vast majority of its authors are self-identified as science fiction authors . This contrasts with the authors of much other social criticism who are largely academic or mainstream novelists who tend to dismiss any genre classification . The identification between libertarianism and science fiction is so strong that the U.S. Libertarian Party often has representatives at science fiction conventions and one of the highest profile authors currently in the subgenre of libertarian science fiction , L. Neil Smith , was the Arizona Libertarian Party 's 2000 candidate for the President of the United States . As a genre , it can be seen as growing out of the 1930s and 1940s when the science-fiction pulp magazines were reaching their peak at the same time as fascism and communism . While this environment gave rise to dystopian novels such as George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty-Four , in the pulps , this influence more often give rise to speculations about societies ( or sub-groups ) arising in direct opposition to `` totalitarianism . '' Ayn Rand 's novel Atlas Shrugged is a strong ( perhaps the strongest ) influence with an anti-socialist attitude and an individualist ethic that echoes throughout the genre . Of more direct relevance to the science fiction end of this genre is Robert A. Heinlein 's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress , which is highly regarded even by non-libertarian science fiction readers . An award for libertarian science fiction , the Prometheus Award , is given out every year . Some winners of the award identify as libertarians ( e.g. , L. Neil Smith , Victor Koman , Brad Linaweaver ) , while others do not ( Terry Pratchett , Charles Stross ) . Some other prominent libertarian science fiction authors include S. Andrew Swann and Michael Z. Williamson .",
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"text": "Romantic racism Romantic racism is a form of racism in which members of a dominant group project their fantasies onto members of oppressed groups . Feminist scholars have accused Norman Mailer , Jack Kerouac , and other Beatnik authors of the 1950s of romantic racism . They maintain that the dominant mainstream culture of the 1950s in the United States stressed conformity and held up middle-class suburban families as the cultural ideal , and that it was indifferent to art and literature , upheld racial segregation , and despised or ignored black achievements , such as jazz . Those , like the novelist Norman Mailer , who felt limited by or alienated from mainstream culture , sought out influences from other cultures as form of rebellion . Mailer , a great fan of jazz music , created his concept of what it meant to be `` hip , '' or a member of the white urban counterculture , largely on his perception of the culture of urban African-Americans ( with whom the expression `` hip '' , meaning `` in the know '' , originated ) and articulated his vision in his essay `` The White Negro . '' Mailer , who considered himself an opponent of Victorian sexual repression and regimentation , idealized what he saw as the sexual and other freedoms of minority and other counter-cultural groups , overlooking the fact that in these groups sexual exploitation of women sometimes occurred.These critics consider his depictions of what he imagines African-American life to be like as an instance of what they call `` romantic racism '' , contending that he implies that in urban ghettoes -- filled with sex , drugs , and violence -- life is somehow enriched , rather than hurt , by poverty and crime . Mailer 's essay has also been criticized for spreading the stereotype of African-American men as hypermasculine and hypersexual .",
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"text": "Mystical Anarchism Mystical Anarchism was a tendency within the Russian Symbolist movement after 1906 , especially between 1906 and late 1908 . It was created and popularized by Georgy Chulkov . In 1906 , Chulkov edited Fakely ( Torches ) , an anthology of Symbolist writing , which called on Russian writers to : abandon Symbolism and Decadence and move forward to `` new mystical experience '' . Later in the year Chulkov followed up with a `` Mystical Anarchism '' manifesto . The doctrine has been described as : a mish-mash of Nietzsche , Herzen , Bakunin , Merezhkovsky ( Chulkov was a former editor of New Path ) , Ibsen , Byron , utopian socialism , Tolstoy 's Christian anarchism , and Dostoyevsky 's rejection of necessity . Alexander Blok and especially Vyacheslav Ivanov were supportive of the new doctrine while Valery Bryusov , the editor of the leading Symbolist magazine The Balance , and Andrei Bely were opposed to it . The resulting controversy raged on the pages of Russian Symbolist magazines until late 1908 .",
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"text": "Intellectual freedom Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold , receive and disseminate ideas without restriction . Viewed as an integral component of a democratic society , intellectual freedom protects an individual 's right to access , explore , consider , and express ideas and information as the basis for a self-governing , well-informed citizenry . Intellectual freedom comprises the bedrock for freedoms of expression , speech , and the press and relates to freedoms of information and privacy . The United Nations upholds intellectual freedom as a basic human right through Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which asserts : Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression ; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek , receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers . The institution of libraries in particular values intellectual freedom as part of their mission to provide and protect access to information and ideas . The American Library Association ( ALA ) defines intellectual freedom as `` the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction . It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question , cause or movement can be explored . '' The modern concept of intellectual freedom developed out of an opposition to book censorship . It is promoted by several professions and movements . These entities include , among others , librarianship , education , and the Free Software Movement .",
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"text": "Political positions of Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky is a widely known intellectual , political activist , and critic of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments . Noam Chomsky describes himself as a libertarian socialist , a sympathizer of anarcho-syndicalism , and is considered to be a key intellectual figure within the left-wing of US politics .",
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"text": "Mohawk Valley formula The Mohawk Valley formula is a plan for strikebreaking purportedly written by the president of the Remington Rand company James Rand , Jr. around the time of the Remington Rand strike at Ilion , New York in 1936/37 . The plan includes discrediting union leaders , frightening the public with the threat of violence , using local police and vigilantes to intimidate strikers , forming puppet associations of `` loyal employees '' to influence public debate , fortifying workplaces , employing large numbers of replacement workers , and threatening to close the plant if work is not resumed . The authenticity of the written plan has never been clearly established . Although it was allegedly published in the National Association of Manufacturers Labor Relations Bulletin , no original copy has been found , nor does NAM list it among its pamphlets from that era . Parts of the plan use language sympathetic to the views of labor organizers . The Remington Rand company did indeed ruthlessly suppress the strikes , as documented in a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board , and the plan has been accepted as a guide to the methods that were used . At least one source names the strikebreaker Pearl Bergoff and his so-called `` Bergoff Technique '' as the origin of the formula . Rand and Bergoff were both indicted by the same federal grand jury for their roles in the Remington Rand strike . Noam Chomsky has described the formula as the result of business owners ' trend away from violent strikebreaking to a `` scientific '' approach based on propaganda . An essential feature of this approach is the identification of the management 's interests with `` Americanism , '' while labor activism is portrayed as the work of un-American outsiders . Workers are thus persuaded to turn against the activists and toward management to demonstrate their patriotism .",
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"text": "Postfeminism The term postfeminism ( alternatively rendered as post-feminism ) is used to describe reactions against contradictions and absences in feminism , especially second-wave feminism and third-wave feminism . The term postfeminism is sometimes confused with `` 4th wave-feminism '' , and `` women of color feminism '' ( e.g. hooks , 1996 ; Spivak , 1999 ) . However , by definition feminism strives for gender equality , whereas postfeminism must in some way move past or `` transcend '' the absolute need for gender equality -- something which neither theorists ' definition does . The ideology of postfeminism is often recognised by its contrast with a prevailing or preceding feminism . Postfeminism strives towards the next stage in gender-related societal progress , and as such is often conceived as in favor of a society that is no longer defined by gender binary and gender role . A postfeminist is a person who believes in , promotes , or embodies any of various ideologies springing from the feminism of the 1970s , whether supportive of or antagonistic towards classical feminism . Postfeminism can be considered a critical way of understanding the changed relations between feminism , popular culture and femininity . Postfeminism may also present a critique of second-wave feminism or third-wave feminism by questioning the second wave or third-wave 's binary thinking and essentialism , their vision of sexuality , and the perception of relationships between femininity and feminism . Second-wave feminism is often critiqued for being too ` white ' , too ` straight ' , and too ` liberal ' , and resulting in the needs of women from marginalized groups and cultures being ignored . However , since intersectionality is a product of third-wave feminism , the references to such as postfeminist are open to challenge and may be more properly considered feminist .",
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"text": "Marxist philosophy Marxist philosophy or Marxist theory are works in philosophy that are strongly influenced by Karl Marx 's materialist approach to theory , or works written by Marxists . Marxist philosophy may be broadly divided into Western Marxism , which drew out of various sources , and the official philosophy in the Soviet Union , which enforced a rigid reading of Marx called dialectical materialism , in particular during the 1930s . Marxist philosophy is not a strictly defined sub-field of philosophy , because the diverse influence of Marxist theory has extended into fields as varied as aesthetics , ethics , ontology , epistemology , theoretical psychology and philosophy of science , as well as its obvious influence on political philosophy and the philosophy of history . The key characteristics of Marxism in philosophy are its materialism and its commitment to political practice as the end goal of all thought . Marxist theorist Louis Althusser , for example , defined philosophy as `` class struggle in theory '' , thus radically separating himself from those who claimed philosophers could adopt a `` God 's eye view '' as a purely neutral judge .",
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"text": "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": "Anarchy Is What States Make of It Anarchy is What States Make of It ( full title : Anarchy is what states make of it : the social construction of power politics ) is a journal article by Alexander Wendt published in International Organization in 1992 that outlines a constructivist approach to international relations theory . He argues that anarchy is not inherent in the international system in the way in which other schools of international relations theory envision it , but rather it is a construct of the nation-states in the system . At the core of constructivist thought is the idea that many core aspects of international relations are socially constructed ( they are given their form by ongoing processes of social practice and interaction ) , rather than inherent , contrary to the assumptions of neorealism and neoliberalism . According to Wendt , the two basic tenets of constructivism are : The structures of human association are determined primarily by shared ideas rather than material forces The identities and interests of purposive actors are constructed by these shared ideas rather than given by nature The constructivist sentiment is summed up in the following extract from the article : `` I argue that self-help and power politics do not follow either logically or causally from anarchy and that if today we find ourselves in a self-help world , this is due to process , not structure . There is no ` logic ' of anarchy apart from the practices that create and instantiate one structure of identities and interests rather than another ; structure has no existence or causal powers apart from process . Self-help and power politics are institutions , not essential features , of anarchy . Anarchy is what states make of it '' .",
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"text": "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": "American poetry american ' poetry '' ' , the poetry of the United States , arose first as efforts by colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17th century , well before the constitutional unification of the thirteen colonies ( although before this unification , a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry existed among Native American societies ) . Unsurprisingly , most of the early colonists ' work relied on contemporary British models of poetic form , diction , and theme . However , in the 19th century , a distinctive American idiom began to emerge . By the later part of that century , when Walt Whitman was winning an enthusiastic audience abroad , poets from the United States had begun to take their place at the forefront of the English-language avant-garde '' . The history of American poetry is not easy to know . Much of the American poetry published between 1910 and 1945 remains lost in the pages of small circulation political periodicals , particularly the ones on the far left , destroyed by librarians during the 1950s McCarthy era . The received narrative of Modernism proposes that Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot were perhaps the most influential modernist English-language poets in the period during World War I . But this narrative leaves out African American and women poets who were published and read widely in the first half of the twentieth century . By the 1960s , the young poets of the British Poetry Revival looked to their American contemporaries and predecessors as models for the kind of poetry they wanted to write . Toward the end of the millennium , consideration of American poetry had diversified , as scholars placed an increased emphasis on poetry by women , African Americans , Hispanics , Chicanos and other cultural groupings .",
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"text": "Ecological self Ecological self is central to the school of Experiential Deep Ecology , which , based on the work of Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss , argues that through the process of self-actualisation , one transcends the nations of the individuated `` egoic '' self and arrives at a position of an ecological self . So long as one is working within the narrower concept of self , Næss argues , environmentally responsible behaviour is a form of altruism , a `` doing good for the other '' , which historically has been a precarious ethical basis , usually involved in exhorting others to `` be good '' . Næss argues that in his Ecosophy , the enlargement of the ego-self to the eco-self results in environmentally responsible behaviour as a form of self-interest . Warwick Fox argued that Næss 's philosophy was based upon a variety of `` transpersonal ecology '' in which self-interest was firmly embedded within the interest of the ecommunity ecosphere of which the self was eternally embedded As deep ecologist John Seed has stated , `` Deep ecology critiques the idea that we are the crown of creation , the measure of all being : that the world is a pyramid with humanity rightly on top , merely a resource , and that nature has instrumental value only '' . The concept of the Ecological Self goes beyond anthropocentrism , which , by contrast locates human concerns as the exclusive source of all value . It draws upon the Land Ethic of Aldo Leopold . Leopold argued that within conventional ethics , the land itself was considered only as property , occupying a role analogous to slavery in earlier societies that permitted the ownership of people . By comparison a land ethic enlarges the boundary of moral concern to include `` soils , waters , plants , and animals , or collectively : the land '' . The basis of such a non-anthropocentric ethic , according to Leopold was that `` A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity , stability , and beauty of the biotic community . It is wrong when it tends otherwise . '' Like Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme , ecological philosopher Freya Mathews argues that in considering the ecological self , we need to look beyond the present to the `` deep time '' of ages past , in the evolution of life and the creation of the cosmos , in order to consider the real roots of human consciousness . Experiential deep ecologist Joanna Macy speaks of the Ecological Self in her book `` World as Lover , World as Self '' , and uses the concept in her work on `` Deep Time '' .",
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"text": "Politics (magazine 1944–1949) politics was a journal founded and edited by Dwight Macdonald from 1944 to 1949 . Macdonald had previously been editor at Partisan Review from 1937 to 1943 , but after falling out with its publishers , quit to start politics as a rival publication , first on a monthly basis and then as a quarterly . politics published essays on politics and culture and included among its contributors James Agee , John Berryman , Bruno Bettelheim , Paul Goodman , C. Wright Mills , Mary McCarthy , Marianne Moore , Irving Howe , Daniel Bell , Hannah Arendt . The journal reflected Macdonald 's interest in European culture . He used politics to introduce US readers to the thinking of the French philosopher Simone Weil , publishing several articles by her , including `` A Poem of Force '' , her reflections on the Iliad . He also printed work by Albert Camus . Another European , the Italian political and literary critic Nicola Chiaromonte , was also given space in the journal . politics was also Macdonald 's vehicle for his repeated and energetic attacks against Henry Wallace and his Progressive Party campaign for President . In a letter to Philip Rahv at the end of December 1943 , George Orwell mentioned that Macdonald had written asking him to contribute to his forthcoming journal . Orwell had replied telling him he might `` do something ` cultural ' '' but not ` political ' as he was already writing his `` London Letters '' to Partisan Review . In his `` As I Please '' article for the 16 June 1944 issue of Tribune , George Orwell recommended politics . He stated that he disagreed with its policy but admired `` its combination of highbrow political analysis with intelligent literary criticism . '' He went on to add that there were no monthly or quarterly magazines in England `` to come up to '' the American ones , of which there were several . Macdonald , in an editorial comment for the November 1944 issue of politics referred to a letter from Orwell which cast interesting light on the ` russification ' of English political thought over the last two years . Orwell had read the May issue 's review of Harold Laski 's Faith , Reason and Civilisation and mentioned that the Manchester Evening News , the evening edition of the Manchester Guardian , had refused to print his own review because of its anti-Stalin implications . Despite considering the book `` pernicious tripe '' , Orwell had praised the author for being `` aware that the USSR is the real dynamo of the Socialist movement in this country and everywhere else . '' , but criticized him for shutting his eyes to `` purges , liquidations '' , etc. . Macdonald pointed out that the fact that such a review should be considered `` too hot '' shows how much the feats of the Red Army had misled the English public opinion about Russia . He added that the `` English liberal press had been far more honest about the Moscow Trials than our own liberal journals '' and that Trotsky had been able to write in the Guardian .",
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"text": "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": "Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ( -LSB- Рамза́н Ахма́тович Кады́ров , p = rɐˈmzan ɐxˈmadəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈdɨrəf -RSB- , Къадар Ахьмат-кIант Рамзан , Q̇adar Aẋmat-khant Ramzan born 5 October 1976 ) is the Head of the Chechen Republic and a former member of the Chechen independence movement . He is the son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov , who was assassinated in May 2004 . In February 2007 , Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as President , shortly after he had turned 30 , which is the minimum age for the post . He was engaged in violent power struggles with Chechen government warlords Sulim Yamadayev and Said-Magomed Kakiev for overall military authority , and with Alu Alkhanov for political authority . Ramzan Kadyrov is an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences . He founded the Akhmat Fight Club and established annual freestyle wrestling international tournament Ramzan Kadyrov & Adlan Varayev Cup . Since November 2015 he is a member of the Advisory Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation . In April 2017 , reports emerged that gay men in Chechnya were being arrested , detained in concentration camps , and tortured as part of a region-wide pogrom . Russian President Putin said on May 5 , that he would personally ask the Russian Prosecutor General and Interior Ministry to help Kremlin rights ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova check the reported abuse . It is reported that Kadyrov has promised to `` eliminate '' the gay population of deeply conservative , Muslim Chechnya before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts , at the end of May 2017 .",
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"text": "Mike Guzovsky Mike Guzovsky , also known as Mike Guzofsky and Yekutiel Ben-Ya ` acov , is an American-Israeli follower of the late Meir Kahane . According to the British Government , Guzovsky is a Jewish militant . He is a contact on Kahane.org , which is on the U.S. Treasury Department 's list of terrorist organizations . He lives in the settlement of Kfar Tapuach in the West Bank . The Anti-Defamation League report that during the mid-90s Guzovsky was the leader of Kahane Chai ( an offshoot of Kach ) in the United States , where he demonstrated against Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and for Baruch Goldstein , who killed 29 Muslims . When Rabin was assassinated in 1995 , Guzovsky stated that `` Rabin was bad for Jews '' and said of his murderer , Yigal Amir , that `` An intelligent man , one like this law student , had to act . '' He has organised peaceful resistance against the dismantlement of settlements . In 2005 , Guzovsky said in the PBS documentary `` Israel 's Next War '' that `` We have thousands of civilians with the military know-how to instigate a mega-attack against Arabs , unidentified people , like Rabin 's assassin , Yigal Amir , who can do such a deed . No matter how much the security service and the police harass us , it wo n't do them any good . '' The British government say that Guzovsky is actively involved with military training camps , and that he is `` considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment , justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts . '' Guzovsky is on the list of individuals banned from entering the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Nuclear weapons and Israel Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons and to be the sixth country in the world to have developed them , allegedly having built its first deliverable nuclear weapon in December 1966 based on scientific and industrial cooperation with pre-nuclear France . It is one of four nuclear-armed countries not recognized as a Nuclear Weapons State by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) ; the others being India , Pakistan , and North Korea . Israel maintains a policy known as `` nuclear ambiguity '' ( also known as `` nuclear opacity '' ) . Israel has never officially denied nor admitted to having nuclear weapons , instead repeating over the years that it would not be the first country to `` introduce '' nuclear weapons to the Middle East , leaving ambiguity as to whether it means it will not create , will not disclose , will not make first use of the weapons or possibly some other interpretation of the phrase . The `` not be the first '' formulation goes back to the Eshkol-Comer ( sic ) memorandum of understanding made between Israel and the United States on March 10 , 1965 , which contained Israel 's written assurance for the first time that it would not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons in the Middle East . Israel has refused to sign the NPT despite international pressure to do so , and has stated that signing the NPT would be contrary to its national security interests . Additionally , Israel has made extensive efforts to deny other regional actors the ability to acquire their own nuclear weapons . The counter-proliferation , preventive strike Begin Doctrine added another dimension to Israel 's existing nuclear policy . Israel remains the only country in the Middle East believed to possess them . Israel started investigating the nuclear field soon after its founding in 1948 and with French support secretly began building the Negev Nuclear Research Center , a facility near Dimona housing a nuclear reactor and reprocessing plant in the late 1950s . Israel is alleged to have built its first nuclear weapon in December 1966 , but it is not publicly confirmed . In 1986 , Mordechai Vanunu , a former Israeli nuclear technician , provided explicit details and photographs to The Sunday Times of a nuclear weapons program in which he had been employed for nine years , `` including equipment for extracting radioactive material for arms production and laboratory models of thermonuclear devices . '' In 1987 , an unclassified US DoD report ( released in February 2015 in response to a FOIA request ) stated that `` As far as nuclear technology is concerned , the Israelis are roughly where the U.S. -LSB- w -RSB- as in the fission weapon field in about 1955 to 1960 . It should be noted that the Israelis are developing the kind of codes which will enable them to make hydrogen bombs . '' Estimates as to the size of the Israeli nuclear arsenal vary between 75 and 400 nuclear warheads . It is estimated that the Israel nuclear deterrent force has the ability to deliver them by intermediate-range ballistic missile , intercontinental ballistic missile , aircraft , and submarine-launched cruise missile . The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates that Israel has approximately 80 intact nuclear weapons , of which 50 are for delivery by Jericho II medium-range ballistic missiles and 30 are gravity bombs for delivery by aircraft . Former U.S. officials Jimmy Carter and Colin Powell have stated that Israel has 200 ( Powell ) or more than 300 ( Carter ) nuclear warheads .",
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"text": "Mahalla (Uzbeks) A mahalla is an urban division in Uzbek communities which today exist in Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , and Tajikistan . Historically , mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals . Before the establishment of the Soviet rule in Uzbekistan , Mahallas fulfilled local self-government functions connecting private sphere with public sphere . Religious rituals , life-cycle crisis ceremonies , resource management , conflict resolution , and many other community activities were performed at mahalla , or ( neighbourhood ) level . An informal council of elders ( oqsoqol , or aksakal ) provided leadership . After the establishment of the Soviet Union , informal mahalla organizations were placed under the state control and served as local extensions of the Soviet government . Mahallas were thought to be `` eyes '' and `` ears '' of the Soviet government ; mahalla became a control mechanism of the state and the mahalla leaders were appointed by the government . However , mahalla level state-society relationships were more complex as mahalla leaders could serve as henchmen while also acting as buffers between the local community and the state . Due to intimate , face-to face relationships dominant at mahalla , mahalla organizations could shield the community from the incursions of the state . Since 1993 , Uzbek government reorganized mahalla councils as bearers of `` Uzbek nationhood '' and `` morality , '' effectively reproducing Soviet style state domination over the society . Thus , they are formal structures run by committees ( headed by chairs called `` oqsoqols '' ) and regulated by the government . Human rights groups have accused Islam Karimov 's government of using mahallas to control the population , repress dissent , force resettlement , and persecute religious minorities . Mahalla is a common unit not only in Uzbekistan , but in Tajikistani cities like Khujand and Kyrgyzstani cities like Osh .",
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"text": "Murodjon Akhmadaliev Murodjon Akhmadaliev ( born 2 November 1994 ) is a Uzbekistani boxer . He competed in the men 's bantamweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Mustafa Shalabi Mustafa Shalabi was a founder of several charities alleged to have links to terrorism who was found murdered on February 25 , 1991 . Shalabi was an early associate of Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman , after Abdel-Rahman 's arrival in the United States . Funds he raised are said to have been used to finance the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . Abdel-Rahman is said to have circulated a denunciation of Shalabi in early 1991 . Shalabi took this threat seriously enough to send his wife back to Egypt . Shalabi was found murdered a few days later . Abdel-Rahman denied knowledge of any plots to assassinate Shalabi , but the assassination is attributed to his followers . The Al Kifah Refugee Center that Shalabi founded has been described as of pivotal importance in Operation Cyclone -- America 's covert program to send radical , foreign , militant , fundamentalist , Islamists to Afghanistan , to strengthen the resistance against the Communists . Maktab al-Khadamat , the organization Osama bin Laden was to hijack and turn into al Qaeda was one of the main beneficiaries of the American aid funneled through questionable charities like al Kifah . According to Gerald Posner 's book Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11 : `` The center 's director was Emir Mustafa Shalabi , a young Egyptian immigrant with a shock of red hair . Shalabi was infused with the same religious fervor for the Afghan cause that roused many young Muslims who regarded it as a holy war to liberate an Islamic country from communist domination . Neighbors began calling Alkifah the `` jihad office . '' Shalabi invited Sergeant Ali Mohamed , a former Egyptian army officer and U.S. Army Green Beret , to the center 's basement offices under the al-Farooq mosque . Armed with official U.S. Army videotapes and military documents marked `` Top Secret , '' Mohamed conducted a series of weekend `` training '' classes and a two-week-long intensive seminar . Almost all the volunteers were Arab immigrants . They bought $ 600 one-way fares as a sign they were willing to give their lives for Islam . '' Other future terrorists whom Shalabi would have met at the al Kifah center include : Shalabi is said to have also founded the Brooklyn Jihad Center ' . Other sources say that `` the Jihad Center '' was merely another name for the al Kifah Refugee Center .",
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"text": "Gorets mutiny Gorets mutiny took place in Chechnya in 2006 . The Goretz ( Mountaineer ) detachment , once spetsnaz unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation ( FSB ) , was formally disbanded and its servicemen were to be reassigned to Chechen Interior Ministry but refused . Goretz was headed by Movladi Baisarov , formerly a close ally to Akhmad Kadyrov , but after the latter death became conflicted with his son Ramzan Kadyrov and was declared an outlaw . The Guardian in June 2006 detailed a showdown between Kadyrov 's and Baisarov 's forces that had taken place the previous month . The Kadyrovtsy ended up backing down in that confrontation when another Chechen warlord , Said-Magomed Kakiev , head of the Zapad ( West ) Spetsnaz GRU unit , came down on Baisarov 's side . While as for October 2006 , Baisarov was in Moscow , it was believed he still commanded 50 to little over 100 men based in Grozny . On November 18 , 2006 , Baisarov was killed in central Moscow by a detachment of Kadyrov 's police .",
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"text": "Razak Al-Hassan Razak Al-Hassan ( born May 14 , 1982 ) is an American mixed martial artist . He competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions .",
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"text": "Yuri Bessmertny Yuri Gorbachev ( Юрый Гарбачоў , born August 27 , 1987 ) , better known as Yuri Bessmertny , is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions . After taking up Muay Thai at thirteen years old , he began his career in 2004 and rose to prominence by becoming a five-time national champion at both amateur and professional levels . Having established himself domestically , he then went on to win numerous European , intercontinental and world titles while fighting mostly in the former Soviet Union . In 2011 , he won the Fight Code Dragon Series tournament featuring sixteen top 72.5 kg/160 lb fighters from around the world to break into the middleweight elite .",
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"text": "Ash Crimson is a video game character in The King of Fighters fighting game series developed by SNK Playmore . His first appearance was in The King of Fighters 2003 as leader of its Hero Team . Ash , a teenager , participates in the series ' fighting tournaments . He employs a personal fighting style that involves pyrokinesis with green flames . Despite being the series ' protagonist since its third story arc , Ash 's behavior is generally antagonistic and he tries to steal powers from several recurring characters , leaving them powerless . His identity and intentions are further explored in the 2011 title , The King of Fighters XIII , and he has been featured in print adaptations and a drama CD based on the games . SNK Playmore staff created Ash as an evil main character , in contrast to previous main characters . His moves have been reworked in every game in which he has appeared , gaining new techniques as a result of his actions or modified to balance the character roster . Critical response to Ash has been largely negative due to his androgynous appearance and his technique . In interviews and press releases , video game publisher UTV Ignition Entertainment noted that he was unpopular with Western gamers and his design was better suited to Japanese fans .",
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"text": "Astana Presidential Sports Club The Astana Presidential Sports Club ( Астана Президенттік спорт клубы full : Professional Presidential Sports Club Astana : Астана Президенттік профессионалды спорт клубы ) is a multi-sports club founded by Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2012 to develop the brand Astana and the capital of Kazakhstan , and to support sports teams and athletes that represent Kazakhstan in the international arena . The club is sponsored by national welfare fund Samruk-Kazyna . Bakhtiyar Artayev was appointed as a president of the club .",
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"text": "Hamazkayin Hamazkayin , short for Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society , is a major cultural organization of the Armenian Diaspora , with a presence in every significant Armenian community worldwide . In addition to organizing cultural events in local Armenian communities , the Hamazkayin runs three schools , publishes books through its printing press , maintains bookstores , publishes a monthly literary magazine , Pakin , and organizes the Hamazkayin Forum . Hamazkayin enjoys the support of a wide segment of the Armenian community and encourages active participation to the events sponsored by the community . Hamazkayin sponsors and organizes many cultural events , such as concerts by renowned artists , scientific seminars , film festivals , literary lectures and book reviews . In the United States , the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society was established as a non profit organization in 1970 .",
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"text": "Nikita Krylov Nikita Andreyvich Krylov ( Russian : Никита Андреевич Крылов ; Ukrainian : Микита Андрійович Крилов ; born March 7 , 1992 ) is an Ukrainian of Russian heritage mixed martial artist where he competes in the light heavyweight division . He was the first Ukrainian to sign with the UFC . A professional since 2012 , he has also competed for M-1 Global . None of his 25 fights have gone the distance . Having been ranked as high as # 8 in official UFC light heavyweight rankings , he was cut from the UFC roster on February 15 , 2017 . He was signed by EFN , Eurasian Fight Night , a Russian based promotion shortly after his UFC release in February 2017",
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"text": "Akhmed Avdorkhanov Akhmed Avdorkhanov ( 1973 -- 19 September 2005 ) was a former head of security for Ichkerian President Aslan Maskhadov . Officially the Russian state suggested he was killed by Shamil Basayev in a dispute over money or due to ideology , as he opposed the miltant Islam of Basayev and his followers , while the Chechen insurgents claim he was killed by Russian forces . President Vladimir Putin called Avdorkhanov 's death `` a turning point '' , since according to him Avdorkhanov was the last nationalist leader , and the remaining leaders of the Chechen resistance are radical Islamists who will not receive as much support among the local people . His younger brother Zaurbek served as a field commander in the Caucasus Emirate , and most notably was one of the leaders of the August 2010 raid on Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov 's home village of Tsentoroy . Zaurbek was killed in what is believed to be an accidental explosion in Galashki , Ingushetia on 31 July 2012 .",
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"text": "Maksud Ibragimov Maksud Muhidinovich Ibragimov ( born 3 November 1977 , Dushanbe , Tajikistan ) is a Tajikistan-born opposition politician , Chairman of the Russian-registered organization `` Youth for the Revival of Tajikistan '' and member of the governing board of the opposition coalition New Tajikistan , which includes Group 24 . Up until December 2014 , Maksud Ibragimov was a citizen of Russia who renounced his Tajikistan citizenship in 2004 . He had been living in Russia for 10 years before establishing the movement `` Youth for the Revival of Tajikistan '' in October 2014 . As part of the New Tajikistan coalition , the movement called for peaceful protests to be held on October 10 in Dushanbe . Reacting to this , Tajikistan announced the movement illegal on October 7 and requested an extradition of Ibragimov from Russia . Complying with the request , Russia 's authorities arrested Ibragimov on October 9 but the Russian court denied Tajikistan 's request and he was freed on October 11 , 2014 . A stream of threats followed this denial of extradition , including threats from Tajik law enforcement services . This was documented in Ibrahimov 's statement to the Russian police , which refused to register his complaints . On 26 November 2014 , Ibragimov was attacked in Moscow by two persons who left him with 6 knife wounds . His condition was severe but he survived . In December 2014 Ibragimov suddenly discovered that the Russian Federation stripped him of his Russian citizenship . On 20 January 2015 , Ibragimov was arrested by Russian authorities again and immediately extradited to Tajikistan . Ibragimov 's Russian lawyer Nikolay Nikolayev said the extradition was illegal and expressed his plans to appeal the case in the European Court of Human Rights .",
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"text": "Kazuma Kiryu is a fictional character and main protagonist in Sega 's 2005 action-adventure JRPG series , Yakuza . Kiryu is a yakuza who takes the blame for his boss ' death to protect his best friend , resulting in his expulsion from the clan and a ten-year stay in prison . After leaving prison , Kiryu realizes the crime world has changed and fights against the new threats in his life . Kiryu is the protagonist of the following Yakuza games which follow his attempts to aid his former family . He is voiced by Takaya Kuroda in Japanese and by Darryl Kurylo in the English version of the first game . Kiryu was created to appeal to a broad audience as a result of being the series ' only playable character during its first three games . Critical reception to Kiryu has been generally positive , and he is often recognized as a PlayStation mascot . Several have praised how despite him identifying as a yakuza , Kiryu stood out because of his kindness and character development across the series ' story . On the other hand , he has also been viewed as a somewhat typical gaming protagonist .",
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"text": "Kadyrzhan Batyrov Kadyrzhan Batyrov ( Qodirjon Botirov , Қодиржон Ботиров Кадыржан Батыров ) ( born March 9 , 1956 ) is an Uzbek businessman and politician from Kyrgyzstan . He was also head of the University of People 's Friendship and a parliamentary deputy . Currently he is now living in Sweden . He fled from Kyrgyzstan to Ukraine in 2010 . Batyrov received a life sentence in absentia for his alleged role in ethnic conflicts in southern Kyrgyzstan in summer 2010 . In September 2011 he applied for political asylum in Ukraine . In October 2011 Ukrainian prosecutors granted a request to extradite him to Kyrgyztan . Prosecutors eventually withdrew permission to extradite Batyrov after UNHCR helped him to receive an offer of asylum in Sweden .",
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"text": "Boxing in Armenia Boxing ( բռնցքամարտ břntsk ` amart , literally `` fist fight '' ) in Armenia is a popular sport , that existed in the Armenian Highland since ancient times . Amateur boxing schools in the country appeared in early 1900s , by the mid-1950s boxing became one of the traditional sports in Armenia . In 1956 Vladimir Yengibaryan won a gold medal at the Olympics for the Soviet team . In early 21st century professional and amateur boxing in Armenia reached another peak . Most notably Arthur Abraham and Vic Darchinyan won several professional world champion titles . Dozens of amateur boxer have been placed in the top 3 of the world and Europe in their weight categories . Vladimir Yengibarian was the first man who opened boxing schools in Armenia",
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"text": "Mishmeret Tzniyut In Israel , a mishmeret tzniyut ( Hebrew : משמרת צניעות ; also tzniyut patrol , modesty squad , chastity squad ) is the name given to vigilante gangs which act to enforce a code of modesty among the Haredi public through violence and intimidation . Such groups are said to operate in several predominantly Haredi communities in Israel . Alleged members of modesty patrols have been arrested by the Israel Police , and at least one has been sentenced to prison for assault . Within the Haredi public , both support for and opposition to modesty patrols has been reported . According to Haaretz , some violent incidents attributed to modesty patrols may be linked to the Committee for Preserving Our Camp 's Purity , a Haredi organization in Jerusalem headed by Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Shpernovitz . Shpernovitz himself has stated that modesty patrols are a journalistic myth and do not exist . During the trial of Nechemya Weberman in New York , on charges of child abuse , media sources reported on the communal role played by chasidic `` modesty committees '' in communities like Williamsburg , Borough Park and Kiryas Joel . These groups were said to have originated years previously , and were set up to guard the `` purity '' of the community by enforcing strict dress and behavior codes that characterize the insular chasidic lifestyle . But , according to The Jewish Week , ` insiders say , the tactics of these self-appointed , freelance modesty patrols have evolved from public shaming to extortion and threats . '",
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"text": "Dmitri Akimov Dmitri Sergeyevich Akimov ( Дмитрий Серге́евич Акимов born September 14 , 1980 in Leningrad ( now St. Petersburg ) ) is a Russian football player . He last played for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg . He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg . He was the top scorer in the Russian First Division in 2007 , scoring 34 goals . He was also the top scorer in the Russian Second Division , East Zone in 2002 ( 22 goals ) and 2004 ( 24 goals ) .",
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"text": "Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station ( RCWS ) , also known as Katlanit ( קטלנית in Hebrew : `` lethal '' , female inflection ) is a Remote Weapon System that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control , including 5.56 mm , 7.62 mm , and 12.7 mm .50 BMG machine guns , 40 mm automatic grenade launchers , anti-tank missiles and observation pods . There are a total of three variants of the Samson family : Samson Jr. . ROWS - for 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns , weighing 60 - . Mini Samson ROWS - for 12.7 mm and 14.5 mm machine guns , as well as 40 mm grenade launcher , weighing 140 - , similar to that of Mini Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS . Standard Samson - for guns with calibre ranging from 20 - , weighing 1.5 tonne , similar to that of standard Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS . For example , the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30 mm Cannon is designed to be mounted on lightly-armoured , high-mobility military vehicles and operated by a gunner or vehicle commander operating under-the-deck . It offers optional SPIKE guided missile , smoke grenade launcher , and embedded trainer . The RCWS 30 is a product of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems . Israel has also installed a variant of the Samson RCWS in pillboxes along the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier intended to prevent Palestinian militants from entering its territory . The Sentry Tech system , dubbed Roeh-Yoreh ( Sees-Fires ) in IDF service deployed on the Gaza fence , enables camera operators located in a rear-located intelligence base to engage border threats using the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and the SPIKE guided missile . Dozens of alleged terrorists have been shot with the Sentry Tech system . The first reported killing of an individual appears to have taken place during Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 .",
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"text": "Furious 7 Furious 7 ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Fast 7 ) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan . It is the seventh installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Dwayne Johnson , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris ` Ludacris ' Bridges , Jordana Brewster , Djimon Hounsou , Kurt Russell , and Jason Statham . Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) , Brian O'Conner ( Walker ) , and the rest of their team , who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in Fast & Furious 6 ( 2013 ) , until Deckard Shaw ( Statham ) , a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother , puts the team in danger once again . With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2 Furious ( 2003 ) and The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) , Furious 7 is the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift . The film also marks the final film appearance of Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 with filming only half-completed . Following Walker 's death , filming was delayed for script rewrites , and his brothers , Caleb and Cody , were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes . These script rewrites completed the story arcs for both Walker and Brewster 's characters ( Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto , respectively ) , causing both to be retired . As a result , it is also the final installment in the franchise to star Brewster . Plans for a seventh installment were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production on the film would begin after the completion of Fast & Furious 6 . In April 2013 , Wan , predominantly known for horror films , was announced to direct the film in place of Justin Lin , who left the franchise after directing the previous four installments . Casting began in the same month with the re-signing of Diesel and Walker , and an initial release date was set . Principal photography began in Atlanta , Georgia , in September 2013 , resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014 , with other filming locations including Los Angeles , Colorado , Abu Dhabi , and Tokyo . Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3 , 2015 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D , and 4DX internationally . Upon release , the film became a critical and commercial success , with praise being aimed at the film 's action sequences and its tribute to Walker . The film grossed $ 397.6 million worldwide during its opening weekend , which is the sixth highest-grossing opening of all time . The film has grossed over $ 1.5 billion worldwide -- more than the franchise 's first five installments combined -- making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise after just twelve days , the third highest-grossing film of 2015 and the sixth highest-grossing film of all time . A sequel , The Fate of the Furious , was released on April 14 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .",
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"text": "Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd. , later known as New World Animation Ltd. , was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation ( Fox Entertainment Group ) . Marvel Productions produced animated television series , motion pictures , and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony : The Movie , The Transformers : The Movie , and G.I. Joe : The Movie as well as the Transformers and G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero television series . Most of Marvel Productions ' back catalog ( mostly non-Hasbro related productions ) is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company .",
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"text": "Hip Hop Galsen Following an historical process of appropriation of American popular music by Senegal , For e.g. Jazz as well as Latin American music such as salsa or pachanga were popular in Senegalese cities from the 1940s and until recently . Hip Hop emerged in the Senegalese capital city in the early mid - 1980s . Although Hip Hop Galsen is now famous for its diverse musical productions , the movement there spread out from its dancing appeal rather than from its musical one . Indeed , Senegalese hip hop artists initially participated in this movement as smurfer , breakdancer , B-Boy in general performing during organised podiums . Schools , nightclubs and other temporary public stages thus played an essential role in amplifying this movement in Dakar . Besides , and in contrast to American Hip Hop , which grew from the youth in the inner city ghettos , Hip Hop in Dakar began among a somehow middle-class youth who was able to access and/or introduce in their home place new ideas and new cultural expressions coming from abroad . Indeed , Hip Hop became popular in the capital city through the intensive though informal circulation of VH7 cassettes and recorded videos , which were imported from USA ( Africa Bambaataa ) or France ( hip hop dance TV show ` HIPHOP ' animated by Sydney ) by diaspora people . Quickly , podiums enlarged their performances from dancers only to rappers as well . It was a time when soon-to-be hip hop artists were still mimicking American artists they actively used to listen to such Africa Bambaataa , Grandmaster Flash , Furious Five , Delight , Doug E. Fresh or Public Enemy for the most well-known . Indeed , rap , the MC performance , was still then a phonetic repetition , a copycatting of either American rappers or , with Hip Hop booming in France in the 1980s , of French hip hop artists such as Assassin , NTM , IAM or Mc Solaar . Without the real capacity for translating the movement and its expressions in Senegalese terms yet , the mid-1980s in Dakar were however definitively hip hop . And whenever the classical hip hop film Beat Street was circulating in local cinemas , young people were following the movie from showroom to showroom in order to view it again and again and to know by heart the famous lyrics of Grandmaster Flash .",
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"text": "Global Digital News Global Digital News ( GDN ) is a fake news venture group . GDN `` released '' a `` news story '' supposedly by a local news station involving a string of homicides that took place on several islands throughout the South Pacific . In the videos , GDN speculated that the killings were related , and the story was picked up by several media news outlets . The series of reports was referred to as `` perfect getaways gone wrong , '' referencing the fact that murder victims were vacationing couples . Four reports total have been completed on the series . As of August 4 , 2009 , the network 's YouTube channel was linked to from an ad on YouTube 's homepage for `` A Perfect Getaway '' , an upcoming movie , causing many people to suspect that the entire network is only a marketing scheme for the movie . Although these suspicions are confirmed by performing a whois search on the `` official site '' , they are the truth . The registered owner of globaldigitalnews.org is Universal City Studios , better known as Universal Studios , a wholly owned subsidiary of NBC Universal , a distributor and production company on the upcoming film under the subsidiary Rogue Pictures .",
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"text": "Midwest Independent Film Festival The Midwest Independent Film Festival is the nation 's only film festival solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker . Only films from the eight-state Midwest region of Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Ohio and Wisconsin are considered for screening . This film festival is also unique in that it is held throughout the year , presenting audiences with the finest independent films from the Midwest every first Tuesday of the month . The Midwest Independent Film Festival prides itself on showcasing emerging directors , powerful artistic visions , and strong cinematic stories . These exceptional films combine with an exciting social atmosphere and a state-of-the-art screening venue to create one of the premier festivals in the Midwest . The Midwest Independent Film Festival is hosted every first Tuesday of the month at Chicago 's Landmark Century Centre Cinema of Landmark Theatres . Sponsors include Resolution Digital Studios , Zacuto , Fletcher Chicago , Orbit Media Studios , O'Connor Casting , Flashpoint The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences , Zipcar , The Chicago Film Office , The Illinois Film Office , Zaroban Design , Crunch Fitness , Getty Images , Screen Magazine and Kodak . This festival is sometimes referred to as `` The Midwest Film Festival , '' `` The Midwest Indie , '' or simply `` The Midwest . ''",
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"text": "Motion picture content rating system A motion picture content rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex , violence , substance abuse , profanity , impudence or other types of mature content . A particular issued rating can be called a certification , classification , certificate or rating . Ratings typically carry age recommendations in an advisory or restrictive capacity , and are often given in lieu of censorship . In some jurisdictions the legal obligation of administering the rating may be imposed on movie theaters . In countries such as Australia and Singapore , an official government body decides on ratings ; in other countries , such as the United States , it is done by industry committees with little if any official government status . In most countries , however , films that are considered morally offensive have been censored , restricted , or banned . Even if the film rating system has no legal consequences , and a film has not explicitly been restricted or banned , there are usually laws forbidding certain films , or forbidding minors to view them . The influence of specific factors in deciding a rating varies from country to country . For example , in countries such as the U.S. , films with strong sexual content are often restricted to older viewers , whereas in countries such as France and Germany , sexual content is viewed much more leniently . On the other hand , films with violent content are often subject in countries such as Germany and Finland to high ratings and even censorship , whereas countries such as Australia offer more lenient ratings to violent movies . Other factors may or may not influence the classification process , such as being set within a non-fictional historical context , whether the film glorifies violence or drug use , whether said violence or drug use is carried out by the protagonist , with whom the viewer should empathize , or by the antagonist . In Germany , for example , films depicting explicit war violence in a real war context ( such as the Second World War ) are handled more leniently than films with purely fictional settings . A film may be produced with a particular rating in mind . It may be re-edited if the desired rating is not obtained , especially to avoid a higher rating than intended . A film may also be re-edited to produce an alternate version for other countries .",
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"text": "The New Americans The New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary , produced by Kartemquin Films , that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in late March 2004 . The observational documentary , which includes minimal voice-over narration and very little direct interviewing of its subjects ( and none in which the interviewer 's voice is heard ) , follows the lives of a series of immigrants to the United States over the course of four years . The series was filmed between 1998 and 2001 , although not all of its subjects were filmed during that entire length of time . The immigrants were filmed both in their countries of origin before immigrating as well as in the United States . The filming during this period was extensive and occurred in the subjects ' homes , at their places of work , in government offices , and in a number of other situations , many of them quite intimate . As a result , The New Americans offers an unusually personal and comprehensive look at the people it profiles . The immigrants profiled and filmed in The New Americans include a group of baseball players from the Dominican Republic hoping to secure a career in Major League Baseball ; a computer programmer from India and his wife ; a family with six children from a farming community in the state of Guanajuato , Mexico ; a family of Ogoni refugees from Nigeria ; and a woman from Palestine who moves to the United States to be with her new husband , a first-generation Palestinian-American who grew up in Chicago . The locations shown in the documentary include not only each of the immigrants ' countries of origin , but also many places in the United States where the immigrants settled or traveled , including Chicago ( the Palestinian and Nigerian immigrants ) , the Silicon Valley of California ( the Indian immigrants ) , Garden City , Kansas and Mecca , California ( the Mexican immigrants ) , and Florida , Georgia and Montana ( the Dominican immigrants ) . The New Americans was executive produced by Steve James ( who also produced the acclaimed 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams ) and Gordon Quinn , both of Kartemquin Films . It was broadcast on PBS as part of the series Independent Lens , in association with the Independent Television Service ( ITVS ) . The program was also broadcast in the United Kingdom on the cable network BBC Four in early April 2004 . Steve James on the making of the New Americans , `` From the beginning , we knew we wanted to tell multiple stories , because every immigrant I 've met has a very rich and varied story to tell about where they come from . We also were excited about the idea of telling these people 's stories before they left their countries so that we could begin to understand these people in their own country before they gave it all up to come here . They 're all facing different problems different dreams , so there 's that diversity too . They 're a nice collection of stories because their differences and similarities . '' Primary funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ) . Additional major funding was provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , the Annie E. Casey Foundation and PBS . Additional funding also came from the National Endowment of the Arts , BBC , Nick Fraser , SBS , TV Australia , and VPRO , The Netherlands . The New Americans is a presentation of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ( LPB ) and Asian Women United/National Asian American Telecommunications Association ( NAATA ) . The New Americans won a variety of awards including : The Chicago Award for Best Chicago or Illinois Production , Chicago International Television Competition ( 2004 ) ; Gold Hugo for Best Overall Production , Chicago International Television Competition 2004 -RSB- ; Best Limited Series , Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards , International Documentary Association ( IDA ) ( 2004 ) ; and the Christopher Award , TV/Cable Category , ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "Amerika (miniseries) Amerika is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on ABC . The miniseries inspired a novelization entitled Amerika : The Triumph of the American Spirit . Amerika starred Kris Kristofferson , Mariel Hemingway , Sam Neill , Robert Urich , and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role . Amerika was about life in the United States after a bloodless takeover engineered by the Soviet Union . Not wanting to depict the actual takeover , ABC Entertainment president Brandon Stoddard set the miniseries ten years after the event , focusing on the demoralized U.S. people a decade after the Soviet conquest . The intent , he later explained , was to explore the U.S. spirit under such conditions , not to portray the conflict of the Soviet coup . Described in promotional materials as `` the most ambitious American miniseries ever created , '' Amerika aired for 14 1/2 hours ( including commercials ) over seven nights ( beginning February 15 , 1987 ) , and reportedly cost US$ 40 million to produce . The miniseries was filmed in the Golden Horseshoe and southwestern Ontario Canadian cities of Toronto , London , and Hamilton , as well as various locations in the U.S. state of Nebraska -- most notably the small town of Tecumseh , which served as `` Milford , '' the fictional setting for most of the series . Donald Wrye was the executive producer , director , and writer of Amerika , while composer Basil Poledouris scored the miniseries , ultimately recording ( with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra ) eight hours of music -- the equivalent of four feature films .",
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"text": "Sahara International Film Festival The Sahara International Film Festival , also known as FiSahara , is an annual event which takes place in the Sahrawi refugee camps , at the South West corner of Algeria , near the border with Western Sahara . It is the only film festival in the world taking place in a refugee camp . The first three years the festival was held alternately in the Wilaya of Smara , Wilaya of Ausserd and Wilaya of El Aaiun , but since 2007 the FiSahara had stayed in the Wilaya of Dakhla . The event is backed by the Polisario Front , but largely organised and funded by donors from Spain , the former colonial power in Western Sahara , attracting support from Spanish film celebrities as Penélope Cruz , Javier Bardem and Pedro Almodóvar . This Festival is an initiative to bring film as an entertainment and cultural form to the thousands of Sahrawis whose community has lived for more than thirty years in relative isolation in the Algerian desert , being the only film festival in the world taking place in a refugee camp . The first festival was in large part organised by Peruvian film director Javier Corcuera . The festival has the two-fold aim of providing cultural entertainment and educational opportunities to refugees , and of raising awareness of the plight of the Sahrawi people , who have been exiled from their native Western Sahara for more than three decades . Western Sahara , `` Africa 's last colony , '' was given to Morocco and Mauritania by the Spanish when they withdrew in 1976 . The Moroccans subsequently annexed the entire territory in 1979 , in defiance of a ruling from the International Court of Justice . A sixteen-year war ensued between the Moroccans and the native Sahrawi independence movement , the Polisario Front . Under the terms of a 1991 UN ceasefire agreement , a referendum for self-determination was promised , but has been blocked by Morocco . In the meantime an estimated 165,000 refugees continue to live in four large camps in the inhospitable Algerian desert . Home to around 30,000 refugees , Dakhla is the most remote of the camps , located 175 km away from the nearest city , Tindouf . It has no electricity or paved roads and is dependent on outside supplies of food and water . Musicians like Fermín Muguruza , Manu Chao , Macaco , Iván Ferreiro , El Chojin or Tomasito had also performed in concerts during the festival . In 2010 , a twinning agreement was signed between the FiSahara and the San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival .",
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"text": "The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American-German action crime film directed by Rob Cohen , produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Gary Scott Thompson and David Ayer . It is the first installment in the The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Michelle Rodriguez , Jordana Brewster , Rick Yune , Chad Lindberg , Johnny Strong , and Matt Schulze . The film follows undercover cop Brian O'Conner , who is tasked with stopping a group of unknown hijackers using high-performance racecars to hijack 18-wheelers . Inspiration for the film was sought through a Vibe magazine article titled `` Racer X '' , which detailed the illegal street racing circuit operating within New York City . Filming locations include New York City and New England , with a majority of the film being shot in southern California . The Fast and the Furious was released on June 22 , 2001 , grossing over $ 207 million worldwide from an estimated $ 38 million budget . It was later re-released on June 22 , 2016 , to celebrate its 15th anniversary . It has a 53 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes , which called it `` sleek and shiny on the surface '' in its critical consensus . The Fast and the Furious launched a franchise of sequels , starting with 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 , followed by The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift in 2006 , Fast & Furious in 2009 , Fast Five in 2011 , Fast & Furious 6 in 2013 , Furious 7 in 2015 , and The Fate of the Furious in 2017 .",
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"text": "The Fast and the Furious (soundtrack) The Fast and the Furious is the first of two soundtracks based on the major motion picture The Fast and the Furious . The soundtrack reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Soundtracks . The album went platinum in 2002 in both the United States and Canada . The single released from the soundtrack is `` Put It on Me '' and `` Furious '' by Ja Rule , `` POV City Anthem '' by Cadillac Tah , Good Life ( Remix ) by Faith Evans and `` Justify My Love '' by Vita . The Limp Bizkit single `` Rollin ' ( Urban Assault Vehicle ) '' , which is the remix to `` Rollin ' ( Air Raid Vehicle ) '' , is also featured on the soundtrack . The song features DMX , Method Man and Redman and is produced by Swizz Beatz . The soundtrack exclusively featured artists from Irv Gotti 's label The Inc. . Records such as Ja Rule .",
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"text": "Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz ( born September 8 , 1987 ) , better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper , songwriter , and actor . He released his debut album , Show and Prove , in 2006 , and signed to Warner Bros. . Records in 2007 . His Eurodance-influenced single , `` Say Yeah '' , received urban radio airplay , charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008 . Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album , Deal or No Deal , in November 2009 . He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010 ; he then signed with Atlantic Records . He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic , `` Black and Yellow '' , which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . His debut album for the label , Rolling Papers , was released on March 29 , 2011 . He followed that album with O.N.I.F.C. on December 4 , 2012 , which was backed by the singles `` Work Hard , Play Hard '' and `` Remember You '' . Wiz released his fourth album Blacc Hollywood on August 18 , 2014 , backed by the lead single `` We Dem Boyz '' . In March 2015 , he released `` See You Again '' for the soundtrack of the film Furious 7 and the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks .",
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"text": "Film industry in Georgia (U.S. state) The film industry in Georgia was , in 2015 , the third largest among U.S. states , eclipsed only by California and New York State . The industry in Georgia was boosted substantially by tax incentives introduced in 2002 and strengthened in 2008 . The state government claims $ 770 million in economic impact to Georgia ( 2009 ) , while industry sources claim that the tax subsidy costs the state $ 141 million ( 2010 ) . Atlanta is the center of the film industry in Georgia with Turner , Tyler Perry and EUE/Screen Gems studios located there . There were 348 productions shot in the state in 2009 . Films shot in Georgia include Tyler Perry 's Meet the Browns ( 2008 ) , Life as We Know It ( 2010 ) , and Contagion ( 2011 ) . Atlanta has been called the `` Hollywood of the South '' .",
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"text": "Machinima Machinima ( -LSB- məˈʃiːnᵻmə -RSB- or -LSB- məˈʃɪnᵻmə -RSB- ) is the use of real-time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production . Most often video games are used to generate the computer animation . Machinima-based artists , sometimes called machinimists or machinimators , are often fan laborers , by virtue of their re-use of copyrighted materials ( see below ) . Machinima offers to provide an archive of gaming performance and access to the look and feel of software and hardware that may already have become unavailable or even obsolete ; for game studies , `` Machinima 's gestures grant access to gaming 's historical conditions of possibility and how machinima offers links to a comparative horizon that informs , changes , and fully participates in videogame culture . '' The practice of using graphics engines from video games arose from the animated software introductions of the 1980s demoscene , Disney Interactive Studios ' 1992 video game Stunt Island , and 1990s recordings of gameplay in first-person shooter ( FPS ) video games , such as id Software 's Doom and Quake . Originally , these recordings documented speedruns -- attempts to complete a level as quickly as possible -- and multiplayer matches . The addition of storylines to these films created `` Quake movies '' . The more general term machinima , a portmanteau of machine cinema , arose when the concept spread beyond the Quake series to other games and software . After this generalization , machinima appeared in mainstream media , including television series and advertisements . Machinima has advantages and disadvantages when compared to other styles of filmmaking . Its relative simplicity over traditional frame-based animation limits control and range of expression . Its real-time nature favors speed , cost saving , and flexibility over the higher quality of pre-rendered computer animation . Virtual acting is less expensive , dangerous , and physically restricted than live action . Machinima can be filmed by relying on in-game artificial intelligence ( AI ) or by controlling characters and cameras through digital puppetry . Scenes can be precisely scripted , and can be manipulated during post-production using video editing techniques . Editing , custom software , and creative cinematography may address technical limitations . Game companies have provided software for and have encouraged machinima , but the widespread use of digital assets from copyrighted games has resulted in complex , unresolved legal issues . Machinima productions can remain close to their gaming roots and feature stunts or other portrayals of gameplay . Popular genres include dance videos , comedy , and drama . Alternatively , some filmmakers attempt to stretch the boundaries of the rendering engines or to mask the original 3-D context . The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences ( AMAS ) , a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting machinima , recognizes exemplary productions through Mackie awards given at its annual Machinima Film Festival . Some general film festivals accept machinima , and game companies , such as Epic Games , Blizzard Entertainment and Jagex , have sponsored contests involving it .",
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"text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .",
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"text": "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": "ADNOC Headquarters ADNOC Headquarters is a skyscraper office complex located in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates and is the corporate headquarters of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ( ADNOC ) . The building incorporates energy efficiency and sustainable engineering technologies , such as a double skin façade , LED exterior lighting . Designed by HOK , the overall building complex consists of more than 65 floors with an office tower , corniche club , SPC and Crisis Management Centre , a heritage museum and other supporting facilities . The building and the Etihad towers next door , are featured in the new Fast and Furious movie .",
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"text": "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards recognize music supervisors in 14 categories , representing movies , television , games and trailers . Compton , Carol and Furious 7 were among the winners of the 2016 ceremony , while La la land of the 2017 ceremony . The seventh annual ceremony took place at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles .",
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"text": "Gran Torino Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood , who also starred in the film . The film co-stars Christopher Carley , Bee Vang and Ahney Her . This was Eastwood 's first starring role since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby . The film features a large Hmong American cast , as well as one of Eastwood 's younger sons , Scott . Eastwood 's oldest son , Kyle , provided the score . Gran Torino opened via a limited theatrical release in North America on December 12 , 2008 , and later to a worldwide release on January 9 , 2009 . Set in Detroit , Michigan , it is the first mainstream American film to feature Hmong Americans . Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975 . The story follows Walt Kowalski , a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world . Walt 's young neighbor , Thao Vang Lor , is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt 's prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino for his initiation into a gang . Walt thwarts the theft with his M1 Garand rifle and subsequently develops a relationship with the boy and his family . Gran Torino was a critical and commercial success , grossing nearly $ 270 million worldwide ( making it Eastwood 's second highest-grossing film to date ) . Within the Hmong community in the United States , the film received both praise and criticism .",
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"text": "Sevenload Sevenload was a German-based video-sharing website on which users can upload , share and view videos . Since its founding in April 2006 , the platform emerged on international markets to become a Social Media Network for photos , videos and web TV content . sevenload shows licensed content channels and allows users to upload their video and photo contents onto the site and then tag them , put them in albums and share them with other users , and is considered by some to be a counterpart to hulu in the US . Premium content and user generated videos at sevenload.com create an entertainment portal of editorial and professional web TV shows online . Selected content of sevenload 's entire program airs on next generation TVs , set-top-box technology and games consoles with partners such as Sony , Philips Net TV , T-Home Entertain , Medion and Nintendo Wii . sevenload is currently available in twelve languages and offers localized country portals in Germany , France , Italy , Spain , Sweden , Poland , Russia , Turkey , UK , USA , Netherlands , Malaysia , Singapore , Australia , Japan , Indonesia , South Korea , India , China , Colombia and Mexico .",
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"text": "Sonny with a Chance Sonny with a Chance is an American sitcom created by Steve Marmel which aired for two seasons on Disney Channel from February 8 , 2009 to January 2 , 2011 . The series follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe , portrayed by Demi Lovato , who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy television show , So Random ! . The series debuted on February 8 , 2009 , in the United States . This is the first Disney Channel Original Series to be shot and aired in high-definition from the beginning . Like most of Disney Channel 's sitcoms , it is shot on tape but uses a `` filmized '' appearance . The second season , some scenes are shot on location . The series is one of the three Disney Channel Original Series to feature a show-within-a-show , along with The Famous Jett Jackson and Shake It Up . On June 1 , 2009 , TV Guide reported that Disney Channel had renewed Sonny with a Chance for a second season , with Gary Marsh saying `` Sonny was a hit right out of the gate '' . The second season premiered on March 14 , 2010 to 6.3 million viewers , and was reportedly cancelled over a year later on April 19 , 2011 following Lovato 's official departure announcement and Disney Channel 's decision to rebrand the series . Disney Channel originally renewed the series for a third season on November 12 , 2010 , but Lovato 's role was at an uncertainty at the time after she checked into treatment two weeks prior . No word on whether Lovato would return to her role had been said , and production on the season carried out as planned in January 2011 without Lovato , focusing on the So Random ! aspect rather than behind the scenes . An official name change to So Random ! was announced on April 4 , 2011 , and later that month Lovato announced that she would not be returning to her role as Sonny Munroe , putting an end to Sonny with a Chance . So Random ! premiered on Disney Channel on June 5 , 2011 to an audience of 4.1 million viewers , but ratings soon dropped and the series was cancelled after a 26-episode first season .",
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"text": "List of Nostalgia Critic episodes (2009) The second year of comedy web series Nostalgia Critic began in 2009 , featuring episodes within `` Nickelodeon Month '' , in which he exclusively reviewed programs broadcast on Nickelodeon . The 47th episode is the first to be filmed in 16:9 widescreen , which became standard for all subsequent episodes , with the exception of Episode 49 , which was filmed and meant to air in 2008 , and was also the last episode to air in 4:3 . A new episode format was added with the 62nd episode , dubbed `` Old Vs. New '' , in which two versions of the same intellectual property are compared and rated against each other . The year 2009 introduced crossovers with other Channel Awesome video producers , starting with the 47th episode . Starting with episode 54 , each episode has illustration cover of what the episode will be online .",
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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": "List of the Fresh Beat Band episodes This article gives a list of the episodes for the Nick Jr. children 's television series The Fresh Beat Band , which premiered on August 24 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Rookie Blue Rookie Blue is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith . It was created by Morwyn Brebner , Tassie Cameron and Ellen Vanstone . The police drama premiered on June 24 , 2010 , at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8 :00 p.m. Central , and aired on Global in Canada and ABC in the United States . On July 17 , 2013 , ABC and Global announced that Rookie Blue was renewed for a fifth season . Originally intended to be a single season consisting of 22 episodes ( up from the usual 13 ) , the season was split in two , with ABC and ET Canada at first announcing that the first half would premiere on July 17 , and the other half `` at a later date '' . Season 5 premiered on May 19 on Global , on June 19 on ABC , and on July 20 on Universal Channel in the UK . Global 's early premiere marked the first time that the series aired on separate dates in Canada and the U.S. On October 16 , 2015 , it was announced that Rookie Blue had completed its run after six seasons and would not be returning .",
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"text": "List of The Middle episodes The Middle is a primetime American comedy series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for the ABC network . The Middle stars Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn as Frankie and Mike Heck , a used-car saleswoman and the manager of a small mining firm respectively , who struggle to raise their children in the fictional middle-class town of Orson , Indiana . Their three children include the athletic but underachieving , slow-witted Axl ( Charlie McDermott ) , cluelessly unpopular daughter Sue ( Eden Sher ) , and frustrated , odd child-genius Brick ( Atticus Shaffer ) . The Hecks find themselves embroiled in somewhat unusual events as they attempt to navigate their day-to-day lives . The series was met with a positive reception from television critics when it premiered on September 30 , 2009 , with a score of 70 on the aggregated reviews website Metacritic . On March 3 , 2016 , ABC renewed the series for an eighth season . On January 25 , 2017 , ABC renewed the series for a ninth season .",
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"text": "All That (season 10) The tenth season of All That aired from early 2005 until late 2005 . This is the 4th and final season of the relaunch era . The season aired 15 episodes , beginning with a special to celebrate the 10th anniversary . Approximately 6.2 million total viewers watched the special on both its April 23 and April 24 airings , making it the top cable or broadcast program for the 2-11 , 6-11 , and 9-14 age demographics . The intro was similar to Seasons 4 and 5 . It featured the cast on a red carpet , they come out of a limo and greet their fans . The show saw many changes before the start of the season . Shane Lyons and Giovonnie Samuels were both dropped from the show to make room for new cast members . Jamie Lynn Spears got her own show on Nickelodeon and left the show . Producers hired Kianna Underwood and Denzel Whitaker to replace them . After a five-year absence the art of the featured player was brought back to the show . Lil ' JJ was brought on as the feature player . Like the last season producers brought back Vital Information which had been absent since the 6th season . Producers got Lil ' JJ to anchor the sketch . However , he would only appear in the sketch and not take part in any other part of the show .",
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"text": "The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec , based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith . The series premiered on The CW on September 10 , 2009 and concluded on March 10 , 2017 , airing 171 episodes over eight seasons . The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006 . The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers . It was the most-watched series on the network before being supplanted by Arrow . The show has received numerous award nominations , winning four People 's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards . On April 26 , 2013 , The CW officially announced that the spin-off The Originals , which focuses on the Original family of vampires , had been ordered to series , and the show began airing during the 2013 -- 14 American television season . On April 6 , 2015 , lead actress Nina Dobrev confirmed via Instagram that she and co-star Michael Trevino ( who plays Tyler Lockwood ) would be leaving the show after its sixth season . Dobrev returned to record a voiceover for the seventh-season finale . Trevino appeared as a guest star in season seven and returned for season 8 . On March 11 , 2016 , The CW renewed the series for an eighth season , but on July 23 , 2016 , announced that the eighth season , which would have 16 episodes , would be the show 's last . The final season began airing on October 21 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Take My Life, Please `` Take My Life , Please '' is the tenth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 15 , 2009 . In the episode , Homer finds out that the class presidential election he lost in high school was rigged , and he gets the opportunity to find out what his life would have been like if he had become class president . The episode was written by Don Payne and directed by Steven Dean Moore . It was the first episode of The Simpsons to air in 16:9 720p high-definition television . It was also the first episode to use the new HD opening sequence . Since airing , the episode has received mixed reviews from television critics . 6.82 million people watched the episode , and coupled with an episode of King of the Hill , it won its hour in the 18-49 demographic .",
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"text": "Tonight's the Night (TV series) Tonight 's the Night is a BBC Saturday night entertainment television programme which started on BBC One since 18 April 2009 . It is presented by actor and singer John Barrowman .",
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"text": "America's Top 10 America 's Top 10 ( commonly abbreviated to AT10 ) was a television program of music hits based on the Billboard Hot 100 , with the exception of the last season in 1992 which used the Radio and Records chart . It aired in syndication by Gold Key Media from 1980 -- 1982 and by All American Television from 1982-1992 . The show was hosted by Casey Kasem , the host of American Top 40 and Casey 's Top 40 , until 1991 . After that point , the show was hosted by Siedah Garrett and then Tommy Puett ; Kasem later returned as host until he closed down the show in 1992 to focus on launching `` Casey 's Countdown , '' an adult contemporary music spinoff of Casey 's Top 40 . From around 1987 onwards , the show was also transmitted by various regions of ITV in the United Kingdom , where it was often broadcast as part of the network 's then-new overnight service . Charlie Tuna served as announcer , and Syd Vinnedge was producer .",
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"text": "The Window (How I Met Your Mother) `` The Window '' is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy How I Met Your Mother and 98th episode overall . It aired on Monday , December 7 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Here Come the Newlyweds Here Come the Newlyweds is a reality television series that first premiered on ABC on March 2 , 2008 . The series ' first season ran through April 6 , 2008 . A second season premiered on May 25 , 2009 and aired through July 13 , 2009 . The show is hosted by Pat Bullard . The title of the program came from the announcer 's introduction of the contestants on an earlier , more famous ABC game show , The Newlywed Game , which began with : From the Chuck Barris stages in Hollywood , California , here come the newlyweds !",
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"text": "Little Sonny Warner Little Sonny Warner ( October 30 , 1930 -- April 12 , 2007 ) was an American blues singer . Haywood S. Warner was born in 1930 in Falls Church , Virginia , and in the early 1950s , Warner sang as a backing vocalist for Van Walls on the Atlantic Records releases `` After Midnight '' and `` Open the Door '' . His career received a boost in 1957 , when he filled in for Lloyd Price at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem . Warner 's biggest hit was saxophonist Big Jay McNeely 's `` There 's Something On Your Mind '' , which became a gold record for Checker Records in 1959 . He performed with James Brown , Etta James and B.B. King . In his later years , Warner often performed at concerts and festivals in Falls Church . He died in his hometown in April 2007 , at the age of 76 .",
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"text": "2009–10 PBA season The 2009 -- 10 PBA Season was the 35th season of the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) . The season formally opened on October 11 , 2009 and ended on August 18 , 2010 . The league started the season with the Philippine Cup , or the traditional All-Filipino Conference , while finishing the season with the import-laiden Fiesta Conference . The 2009 PBA Draft was held on August 2 , 2009 at the Market ! Market ! , and Japeth Aguilar was selected first overall by the Air21 Express . The Puerto Princesa City Government hosted the 2010 PBA All-Star Weekend at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Palawan on April 25 , 2010 .",
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"text": "2009 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2009 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 85th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes . The race took place in Baltimore , Maryland on May 15 , 2009 , and was televised in the United States on the Bravo TV network owned by NBC . Ridden by jockey Terry Thompson , Payton d'Oro , won the race by one and one quarter lengths over runner-up Bon Jovi Girl . Approximate post time on the evening before the Preakness Stakes was 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time and the race was run for a purse of $ 150,000 . The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:49.75 . The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 23,892 .",
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"text": "The Big Bang Theory (season 8) The eighth season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory first aired on CBS with a one-hour premiere on Monday , September 22 , 2014 . It returned to its previous Thursday time slot on October 30 for the season 's seventh episode . It concluded on May 7 , 2015 . On March 12 , 2014 , The Big Bang Theory was renewed for an additional three years , extending it through the 2016 -- 17 season for a total of ten seasons . Mayim Bialik submitted the episode `` The Prom Equivalency '' for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards . Christine Baranski submitted the episode `` The Maternal Combustion '' for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Star-ving Star-ving was a web series of episodes running eight to ten minutes , based very loosely on the life of David Faustino from Married ... with Children . His co-star is Corin Nemec , who played the title character in Parker Lewis Ca n't Lose . The start date for the episodes was January 16 , 2009 . The series is a production of FNB Entertainment LLC in association with Sony Pictures Television , webcast on Crackle .",
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"text": "Pop Fiction Pop Fiction is an American practical joke television series that debuted on March 9 , 2008 on E! . The series is hosted by Peter Katona , and in the spirit of Punk 'd , the show creates fake gossip for the paparazzi .",
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"text": "Bo Burnham (album) Bo Burnham is the eponymous debut album by American comedian , Bo Burnham . Released on March 10 , 2009 by Comedy Central Records , the 2-disc album contains the Compact Disc musical album , and a DVD with Burnham 's Comedy Central Presents special , all of his YouTube videos , and other performances . In a 2009 interview with The A.V. Club , Burnham explained that most songs on the album were similar to his YouTube videos because `` I wanted it to still have this very small , homegrown , kid-in-his-bedroom feel . I wanted to show respect for the online community '' . The live portions of the album were performed and recorded at Burnham 's September 18 -- 21 , 2008 gig at the Tempe Improv in Tempe , Arizona .",
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"text": "Flop Starz `` Flop Starz '' is the first segment for the first official aired episode of the animated television series Phineas and Ferb . The episode was originally broadcast on Disney Channel on February 1 , 2008 . In the episode , Phineas and Ferb become one-hit wonders in the matter of a morning . This is much to the disappointment of Candace , who is trying out for super stardom on a competition show titled The Next American Pop Teen Idol Star ! Meanwhile , Doofenshmirtz converts his building into a giant robot to aid him in his attempt to conquer the tri-state area . The episode 's storyboard was written by Sherm Cohen and Antoine Guilbaud , though the story itself was made by the co-creators of the series . The song in the episode , `` Gitchee Gitchee Goo , '' was the first song the series had and caused for Disney to want one in every episode . Despite the actual pilot being `` Rollercoaster , '' the episode was broadcast to premiere the series , so a majority of the series ' standard humor and plot devices had yet to be established ( e.g. Perry and Doofenshmirtz have no involvement in the removal of the boys ' evidence -LSB- mainly instigated by the boys themselves -RSB- and Candace 's busting attempts in the A-plot are limited to two ) . `` Flop Starz '' carried several references to the music industry and several genres ( the title itself is as well a spoof of the phrase `` pop stars '' ) , as well as to the talent competition American Idol . The episode was well received by critics and fans alike , gaining 23.5 million viewers in its premiere . The song featured , `` Gitchee Gitchee Goo , '' was as well reviewed favorably by critics . `` Flop Starz '' has been featured in several pieces of merchandise , including a junior novelization by Lara Bergen in 2009 .",
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"text": "John Heard (actor) John Matthew Heard , Jr. ( born March 7 , 1945 ) is an American film and television actor . He is probably best known for his lead roles in several films , including Chilly Scenes of Winter , Heart Beat , Cutter 's Way , Cat People , and C.H.U.D. , as well as supporting roles in After Hours , Big , Beaches , Awakenings , Rambling Rose , The Pelican Brief , My Fellow Americans , Snake Eyes , and Animal Factory . He also played Peter McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York , as well as appearing in Sharknado . Heard won an Emmy Award for guest starring on The Sopranos .",
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"text": "Sharknado Sharknado is a 2013 made-for-television science fiction disaster horror comedy film about a waterspout that lifts sharks out of the ocean and deposits them in Los Angeles . It is the first installment in the Sharknado film series . It first aired on the Syfy channel on July 11 , 2013 , and stars Tara Reid , Ian Ziering , and John Heard . It was also given a one-night only special midnight theatrical screening via Regal Cinemas and NCM Fathom Events , where it took less than $ 200,000 in the box office across 200 screenings . The film is followed by four sequels : Sharknado 2 : The Second One , Sharknado 3 : Oh Hell No ! , Sharknado : The 4th Awakens and the upcoming Sharknado 5 , Earth 0 .",
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"text": "Seconds (1966 film) Seconds is a 1966 American science fiction drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Rock Hudson . The screenplay by Lewis John Carlino was based on Seconds , a novel by David Ely . The film was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and released by Paramount Pictures . The cinematography by James Wong Howe was nominated for an Academy Award . 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": "Skin Deep (1989 film) Skin Deep is a 1989 romantic comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards , and starring John Ritter .",
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"text": "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a 2011 American drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer , directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth . It stars Thomas Horn , Tom Hanks , Sandra Bullock , Max von Sydow , Viola Davis , John Goodman , Jeffrey Wright , and Zoe Caldwell . Production took place in New York City . The film had a limited release in the United States on December 25 , 2011 by Warner Bros. . Pictures , and a wide release on January 20 , 2012 . Despite mixed reviews , the film was nominated for two Academy Awards , Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for von Sydow . The film earned $ 55.2 million . The film was released in Blu-ray , DVD , and digital download formats in Region 1 on March 27 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Better Off Dead (film) Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen romantic comedy film starring John Cusack and written and directed by Savage Steve Holland . It tells the story of high school student Lane Myer who is suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him shortly before Christmas .",
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"text": "Lady Jennifer (film) Lady Jennifer is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by James Warry Vickers and starring Barbara Rutland and Harry Royston . The film was an adaptation of the novel of the same title by John Strange Winter .",
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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": "Hear the Silence Hear the Silence is a 2003 semi-fictional TV drama based on the MMR vaccine controversy , which started when Andrew Wakefield published a paper claiming a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism . It debuted on December 15 , 2003 at 9 PM on the British network Five . The film , produced at a cost of about 1 million pounds , stars Hugh Bonneville as Wakefield and Juliet Stevenson as Christine Shields , a fictional mother who discovers the possible MMR-autism link when her son is diagnosed as autistic . Stevenson 's character begins telling doctor after doctor that her son seemed to develop autism soon after he received the MMR vaccine , but she does not receive any sympathy from them , nor does she receive any from her boss , or even her husband . However , this all changes when she meets Dr. Wakefield , who believes her statements about the MMR vaccine causing her son 's autism . The film then shows fictional government officials `` plotting '' Wakefield 's `` demise '' , which they intend to bring about by portraying his research as flawed . Although never documented in reality , the film depicts Wakefield being targeted by the government : his phone is tapped and his files are stolen . The film attracted 1.2 million viewers on the first night it screened , considerably fewer than usual for Channel Five 's films that debut at 9 PM , which often get more than 2 million viewers .",
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"text": "Young Dillinger Young Dillinger is a 1965 gangster film . It stars Nick Adams as the notorious criminal John Dillinger , and co-stars Robert Conrad , John Ashley and Mary Ann Mobley .",
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"text": "The Latchkey The Latchkey is a 1910 American silent short comedy produced by the Thanhouser Company . The premise of the plot focuses on two businessmen who are friends Will ( or Bill in some publications ) and John . Will gives John the key to his apartment so he had stay there while Will goes on vacation . The landlady of the house leases the apartment to two ladies . John decides to go to Will 's apartment and lets himself in with the key and finds the two girls asleep . They awake and take him for a burglar and threaten to kill him and John pleads for mercy instead of addressing the misunderstanding . John is later revealed to be her employer after he is caught opening a safe in the office the next morning . The film was released on August 26 , 1910 and was met with positive reviews by the trade publications . The film is presumed lost .",
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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": "Maker of Men Maker of Men is a 1931 American Pre-Code melodrama directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Howard J. Green and Edward Sedgwick . The film starred Jack Holt , Richard Cromwell , and Joan Marsh , and featured John Wayne in a supporting role . The film was released by Columbia Pictures Corporation studio .",
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"text": "Mister John Mister John is a 2013 thriller film by Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy , their second feature film following their debut Helen . It stars Aidan Gillen , Zoe Tay , Michael Thomas , and Claire Keelan .",
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"text": "Paycheck (film) Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction thriller film based on the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick . The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck , Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart . Paul Giamatti , Michael C. Hall , Joe Morton and Colm Feore also appear .",
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"text": "Strange Alibi Strange Alibi is a 1941 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Kenneth Gamet , Leslie T. White and Fred Niblo Jr. . The film stars Arthur Kennedy , Joan Perry , Jonathan Hale , John Ridgely , Florence Bates and Charles Trowbridge . The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 19 , 1941 .",
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"text": "List of American films of 1965 A list of American films released in 1965 . The Sound of Music won the Academy Award for Best Picture .",
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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": "Summer Love (1958 film) Summer Love is a 1958 comedy film directed by Charles F. Haas , written by William Raynor , starring John Saxon , Jill St. John , Judi Meredith and Molly Bee . It is rated 6.4 / 10 on the IMDb . It is a sequel to the 1956 film Rock , Pretty Baby .",
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"text": "How I Spent My Summer Vacation (film) How I Spent My Summer Vacation is a 1997 romantic comedy film , directed by John Fisher . The film stars Deanna Davis and RonReaco Lee , and is Fisher 's directorial debut film .",
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"text": "John Justin John Justin ( 24 November 1917 -- 29 November 2002 ) was a British stage and film actor . John Justinian de Ledesma was born in London , England , the son of a well-off Argentine rancher . Though he grew up on his father 's ranch , he was educated at Bryanston School in Bryanston , Dorset . He developed an interest in flying and became a qualified pilot at the age of 12 , though he was not allowed to fly solo at the time because of his age . He became interested in acting at a young age . By the age of 16 , he had joined the Plymouth Repertory . In 1937 , he briefly trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , but did not like it and soon joined the repertory company of John Gielgud . In 1938 , he auditioned for and won the role for which he is perhaps best remembered , Ahmad in the 1940 version of The Thief of Bagdad , opposite Sabu . The Second World War broke out during the film 's production . After completing the picture , Justin joined the Royal Air Force , serving as a test pilot and flying instructor . He also worked on two films , The Gentle Sex ( 1943 ) with Leslie Howard , and Journey Together ( 1944 ) , an RAF feature film with a cast led by Richard Attenborough , Jack Watling and David Tomlinson ; with a special appearance by the American film star , Edward G. Robinson . Legendary silent film star Bessie Love also appeared in the cast . With the war 's end , Justin returned to acting . He made more films , such as David Lean 's The Sound Barrier ( 1952 ) , Island in the Sun ( 1957 ) and Lisztomania ( 1975 ) , but his strong preference was for the stage . He became a member of the Old Vic company in 1959 . He made his Broadway debut in 1960 in the play Little Moon of Alban . In 1979 , he played the ghoulish lover in the BBC 's dramatisation of Le Fanu 's Strange Incident in the Life of Schalcken the Painter , one of its Christmas ghost stories . In 1968 , he played Thorin Oakenshield in the BBC Radio adaptation of The Hobbit . Justin was married three times , first to dancer and choreographer Pola Nirenska . His second marriage , to actress Barbara Murray , lasted from 1952 to 1964 ; they had three daughters . From 1970 to his death in 2002 , he was married to Alison McMurdo .",
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"text": "Gideon's Day (film) Gideon 's Day ( originally released in the United States as Gideon of Scotland Yard ) is a 1958 police procedural crime film starring Jack Hawkins , Dianne Foster and Cyril Cusack . The film , which was directed by John Ford , was adapted from John Creasey 's novel of the same name . It was released in the United States as Gideon of Scotland Yard . Although this is the first film to feature the named character of George Gideon , Jack Hawkins had already played a very similar role in the British film The Long Arm two years earlier .",
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Angelina Jolie was in the film Girl, Interrupted.
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"text": "Girl, Interrupted (film) Girl , Interrupted is a 1999 American psychological drama film , and a loosely based adaptation of Susanna Kaysen 's 1993 memoir of the same name . The film chronicles Kaysen 's 18-month stay at a mental institution . Directed by James Mangold , the film stars Winona Ryder ( who also served as an executive producer on the film ) as Kaysen , with a supporting cast that includes Angelina Jolie , Brittany Murphy , Clea DuVall , Whoopi Goldberg , Elisabeth Moss and Vanessa Redgrave . Girl , Interrupted was released on December 21 , 1999 . Although the film received mixed reviews from film critics , Jolie received praise for her performance and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award .",
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"text": "Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie Pitt ( -LSB- dʒoʊˈliː -RSB- ; née Voight ; born June 4 , 1975 ) is an American actress , filmmaker , philanthropist and humanitarian . She has received an Academy Award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and three Golden Globe Awards , and has been cited as Hollywood 's highest-paid actress . Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father , Jon Voight , in Lookin ' to Get Out ( 1982 ) . Her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 ( 1993 ) , followed by her first leading role in a major film , Hackers ( 1995 ) . She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace ( 1997 ) and Gia ( 1998 ) , and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Jolie 's starring role as the video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) established her as a leading Hollywood actress . She continued her successful action-star career with Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and Salt ( 2010 ) , and received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Changeling ( 2008 ) , which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress . Beginning in the 2010s , she expanded her career into directing , screenwriting , and producing , starting with the wartime dramas In the Land of Blood and Honey ( 2011 ) and Unbroken ( 2014 ) . Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture Maleficent ( 2014 ) . In addition to her film career , Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts , for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an honorary damehood of the Order of St Michael and St George ( DCMG ) , among other honors . She promotes various causes , including conservation , education , and women 's rights , and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) . As a public figure , Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry , as well as the world 's most beautiful woman , by various media outlets . Her personal life is the subject of wide publicity . Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton , she separated from her third husband , actor Brad Pitt , in September 2016 . They have six children together , three of whom were adopted internationally .",
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"text": "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": "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": "List of accolades received by Gone Girl (film) Gone Girl is a 2014 psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher , and produced by Leslie Dixon , Bruna Papandrea , Arnon Milchan , Reese Witherspoon , Ceán Chaffin , and Joshua Donen . The screenplay was adapted by Gillian Flynn from her eponymous 2012 novel . Set in Missouri , United States , the film stars Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne , a writer who becomes the prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of his wife Amy , played by Rosamund Pike . Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry feature in supporting roles . The score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross . Gone Girl premiered at the New York Film Festival on September 26 , 2014 , before 20th Century Fox gave the film a wide release at over 3,000 theaters in the United States and Canada on October 3 . It grossed over $ 368 million on a production budget of $ 61 million . As of June 2016 , Gone Girl is Fincher 's highest-grossing film . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 295 reviews and judged 88 % to be positive . Gone Girl garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction , Pike 's lead acting performance , Flynn 's screenplay , and its score . At the 87th Academy Awards , Pike received a nomination for Best Actress . The film received four nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards : Best Director for Fincher , Best Actress in a Drama for Pike , Best Screenplay for Flynn , and Best Original Score . Pike won the Empire Award for Best Actress , and garnered nominations in the same category at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards ( BAFTAs ) . She also received the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival . Flynn was nominated at the BAFTAs , as well as the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review included the film in their list of top ten films of the year .",
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"text": "Unfinished Girl Unfinished Girl is a 2007 Chinese drama film directed and written by Cheng Er . It marks Cheng 's directorial debut .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie . She received three Golden Globe Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals of First Lady of Alabama Cornelia Wallace in George Wallace ( 1997 ) , troubled supermodel Gia Carangi in Gia ( 1998 ) , and a sociopathic mental patient in Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her later performances as Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Christine Collins in Changeling ( 2008 ) earned her additional nominations , including for an Academy Award for Best Actress . For her work in the action films Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and The Tourist ( 2010 ) , Jolie received awards based on popular votes , including an MTV Movie Award , two People 's Choice Awards , and four Teen Choice Awards .",
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"text": "Dust (1985 film) Dust is a 1985 film directed by Marion Hänsel based on the J. M. Coetzee novel In the Heart of the Country . The film was shot in Spain and is a French-Belgian production . The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . It won the Silver Lion prize , awarded to the best first or second major work by a director , at the 1985 Venice Film Festival . The jury recognised Jane Birkin 's performance as amongst the best of the year , but decided not to award a best actress prize because all of the actresses they judged to have made the best performances were in films that won major awards .",
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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": "Who's That Girl (1987 film) Who 's That Girl is a 1987 American screwball comedy film written by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman , and directed by James Foley . It stars Madonna and Griffin Dunne , and depicts the story of a street-smart girl who is falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend and is sent to jail . After getting released , she meets a man , who is supposed to make sure she gets on her bus back to Philadelphia , and convinces him to help her catch those responsible for her confinement . While searching for the embezzler , they fall in love with each other . After the failure of her 1986 film Shanghai Surprise , Madonna decided to sign another comedy film titled Slammer , which was later renamed to Who 's That Girl . However , she had to convince both Warner Bros. and the producers of the film that she was ready for the project . Madonna enlisted her friend James Foley to direct the film . Shooting began in New York in October 1986 , and continued until March 1987 . Production was halted during December due to snowfall in New York . Madonna utilized the time to work on her next tour and the soundtrack of the film . The film was released on August 7 , 1987 , and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 2.5 million in its first week , with its final domestic total being about $ 7.3 million . Critics were highly disappointed with the film , and Foley 's direction . Some went on to call it one of the worst films to be released , while others found Madonna 's comic timing to be one of the highlights . However , the Who 's That Girl World Tour went on to be a critical and commercial success , grossing a total of US$ 25 million , and playing in front of audiences totaling 1.5 million people . The soundtrack of the film , though not acclaimed by the critics , enjoyed commercial success . Three of Madonna 's songs , the title track , `` Causing a Commotion '' and `` The Look of Love '' , were released as singles with the title track becoming Madonna 's sixth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The soundtrack album went on to sell six million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "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": "Winter's Bone Winter 's Bone is a 2010 American independent drama film , an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell 's 2006 novel of the same name . Written and directed by Debra Granik , the film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teenaged girl in the rural Ozarks of the central United States who , to protect her family from eviction , must locate her missing father . The film explores the interrelated themes of close and distant family ties , the power and speed of gossip , self-sufficiency , and poverty as they are changed by the pervasive underworld of illegal methamphetamine labs . Winter 's Bone won several awards , including the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival . It also received four 2011 Academy Award nominations : Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor .",
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"text": "Development girl A d-girl ( a.k.a. development girl ) is a non-influential , entry-level staffer in a film production company . Responsibilities include : finding and identifying story ideas worthy of adaptation into a script , and potentially a feature film ; and writing script coverage for scripts submitted to the production company . In Hollywood 's movie industry , a d-girl is the opposite of `` player '' . Category : Film production",
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"text": "The Girl Who Knew Too Much The Girl Who Knew Too Much may refer to : The Girl Who Knew Too Much ( 1963 film ) , an Italian film directed by Mario Bava The Girl Who Knew Too Much ( 1969 film ) , an American film starring Adam West",
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"text": "Hit Girls (short film) Hit Girls is a 2013 Australian martial arts action comedy short film . It was written , produced and directed by Maria Tran ; co-directed by Adrian Castro and co-stars the `` female Bruce Lee '' Juju Chan .",
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"text": "Michele O'Marah Michele O'Marah ( born 1967 ) is an American video artist . Her works have been named among the best of 2002 and the best of 2010 by Artforum . O'Marah was born 1967 in Vallejo , California . She earned a B.F.A. from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia , majoring in photography . O'Marah often remakes and reinterprets films , interviews , and other media . In the 2001 White Diamonds , Agent Orange , she recreated a 1970 60 Minutes interview with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and paired the remade interview with a fictionalization of the Vietnam War . A critic in Flash Art reviewed the installation unfavorably , commenting that it `` left you with a sinking feeling that artists are fiddling around while Rome is burning . '' In 2002 , O'Marah created a full-length remake of the 1983 cult film Valley Girl on an extremely low budget , casting artist friends in the video and using a borrowed video camera . Discussing the project in a later interview , she stated , '' -LSB- M -RSB- y idea was to fail the original Valley Girl . One person can not replicate the job of an 80-person film crew . So I thought that my Valley Girl would be a process piece where the video would at times be a dismal failure ... because I could never perfectly re-create the original . '' She also stated , `` I wanted my video to expose the underlying myth of the original : that Prince Charming will pursue you to the ends of the earth ... The idea of remaking it and making the construction of my video really obvious just acknowledged that the story is a construction , too . '' Writing in Artforum , Bruce Hainley called the work `` a guerrilla tour de force and a heady meditation on the simple act of doing something again '' and praised it simultaneously `` entertainment , a document of a time period and locale , a DIY manifesto , a feminist commentary with acute style , and a meditation on continuity . '' In 2006 , O'Marah worked with David Jones and Tim Jackson to create the video Faustus 's Children , a take on the Faust legend . In the melodramatic video , non-actors `` deliver an amusingly fraught dialogue reflecting on the hubris of the haute bourgeoisie . '' In 2007 , O'Marah again recreated a historic interview , remaking the 1973 Firing Line interview of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton by conservative author William F. Buckley . Her 2010 project A Girls ' Got ta Do What a Girl 's Got ta Do remade three scenes from the 1996 Pamela Anderson film Barb Wire '' .",
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"text": "Girl Rising (film) Girl Rising is a movie produced by Kayce Freed , Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon at The Documentary Group in partnership with Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen of Vulcan Productions . It was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins and features narration by Anne Hathaway , Cate Blanchett , Selena Gomez , Liam Neeson , Priyanka Chopra , Chloë Grace Moretz , Freida Pinto , Salma Hayek , Meryl Streep , Alicia Keys and Kerry Washington . The movie tells the stories of nine girls from nine countries : ( Sierra Leone , Haiti , Ethiopia , Afghanistan , Peru , Egypt , Nepal , India and Cambodia ) . Each girl had her story written by a writer from her country and voiced by renowned actors . Their stories reflect their struggles to overcome societal or cultural barriers . The writers are Loung Ung ( Cambodia ) , Edwidge Danticat ( Haiti ) , Manjushree Thapa ( Nepal ) , Mona Eltahawy ( Egypt ) , Maaza Mengiste ( Ethiopia ) , Sooni Taraporevala ( India ) , Maria Arana ( Peru ) , Aminatta Forna ( Sierra Leone ) , Zarghuna Kargar ( Afghanistan ) . The girls ' names are Sokha ( Cambodia ) , Wadley ( Haiti ) , Suma ( Nepal ) , Yasmin ( Egypt ) , Azmera ( Ethiopia ) , Ruksana ( India ) , Senna ( Peru ) , Mariama ( Sierra Leone ) and Amina ( Afghanistan ) .",
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"text": "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": "Stop Press Girl Stop Press Girl is a 1949 British fantasy comedy film directed by Michael Barry and starring Sally Ann Howes , Gordon Jackson , Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne ; the latter two appearing in several different roles in the film . The film was one of four of David Rawnsley 's Aquila Films that used his proposed `` independent frame '' technique .",
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"text": "The Girl from Trieste La Ragazza di Trieste , internationally released as The Girl from Trieste , is a 1982 Italian romance-drama film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and based on a novel with the same name written by the same Festa Campanile .",
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"text": "Marcheline Marcheline is a female given name . It is a feminine form of Marcellin , a derivative of the Latin Marcellinus . Marcheline can refer to : Marcheline Bertrand , actress and mother of Angelina Jolie Brangelina ( Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt ) Susane Marcheline Rachelle `` Creepy Susie '' Garnier , a character from the TV series The Oblongs - see Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children",
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"text": "Soldier Girls Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill about several women training in the US army . Under the aggressive Sergeant Abing are several young women , some dedicated to defending their country , others who seem to have been forced into joining by circumstance . Several of these recruits become harder and colder through the course of their basic training at Fort Gordon . Excerpts from the film are used in U2 's song `` Seconds '' on their third album , War .",
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The Muppet Christmas Carol was directed by American director Brian Henson.
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"text": "The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasy comedy-drama film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens 's 1843 novel A Christmas Carol . It is the fourth in a series of live-action musical films featuring The Muppets , with Michael Caine starring as Ebenezer Scrooge . Although it is a comedic film with contemporary songs , The Muppet Christmas Carol otherwise follows Dickens 's original story closely . The film was produced and directed by Brian Henson for Jim Henson Productions and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The Muppet Christmas Carol was dedicated to the memory of Muppets creator Jim Henson and fellow puppeteer Richard Hunt , who died during pre-production .",
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"text": "Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree Mr. Willowby 's Christmas Tree is a television Christmas special that first aired December 6 , 1995 on CBS . The special stars Robert Downey , Jr. , Leslie Nielsen , and Stockard Channing . It also features Kermit the Frog as a narrator and various other Muppets created exclusively for the special . The special was based on a book of the same name , by Robert Barry . In 2005 , Mr. Willowby 's Christmas Tree was adapted into a children 's theater stage production by the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre .",
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"text": "Time Piece Time Piece is a 1965 experimental short film directed , written , produced by and starring Jim Henson . The film depicts an ordinary man moving in constant motion , in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time . Time Piece is notable as one of the few live-action projects Jim Henson produced that did not involve any form of puppetry . The short film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1966 .",
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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": "Roger Kumble Roger Kumble ( born May 28 , 1966 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and playwright .",
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"text": "The Muppets on Puppets The Muppets on Puppets is a 1970 TV special created by Jim Henson . The special was produced in June 1968 at public television station WITF-TV in Hershey , Pennsylvania for National Educational Television ( now PBS ) . It aired on New York 's WNET on January 5 , 1970 as part of the station 's Adventure in the Arts anthology series . Henson and company made three additional specials in color as part of the series at WITF-TV . The special is included as a bonus feature on the DVD set The Muppet Show : Season Three . This release includes a few audio drop-outs due to the video source .",
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"text": "Gary Halvorson Gary Halvorson is an American director of television shows , series and film .",
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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": "A Christmas Carol (1938 film) A Christmas Carol is a 1938 American film adaptation of Charles Dickens 's 1843 novelette of the same name , starring Reginald Owen as Ebenezer Scrooge , an elderly miser who learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve after visitations by four spirits .",
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"text": "Willy the Sparrow Willy the Sparrow ( Vili , a veréb ) is a 1989 Hungarian animated film directed by József Gémes . It was released in Hungary to critical acclaim and it won the Prize of the Audience at the 3rd Kecskemét Animation Film Festival . The English adaptation was directed by Scott Murphy . Voice actors included Sarah Schaub , Barta Heiner , Rick Macy and Aaron Bybee . The film was released on DVD in 2004 .",
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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": "Excellence in Broadcasting `` Excellence in Broadcasting '' is the second episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy . It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 3 , 2010 . The episode features anthropomorphic dog Brian , an adamant liberal , confronting conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh at a book signing in Quahog , and ultimately having a political change of heart when Limbaugh convinces him to read his latest book . Brian eventually decides to become a devoted member of the Republican Party , and soon begins criticizing liberals . This leads Brian to become roommates with Limbaugh , and begins following him everywhere , before Limbaugh convinces Brian of his true political convictions . The episode was written by Patrick Meighan and directed by John Holmquist . It received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references , in addition to receiving both praise and criticism from conservative news outlets . According to Nielsen ratings , it was viewed in 7.94 million homes in its original airing . As well as Limbaugh , the episode featured guest performances by Gary Cole , Christine Lakin , Phil LaMarr , Shelley Long , Nana Visitor and Rainn Wilson , along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series . `` Excellence in Broadcasting '' was released on DVD along with three other episodes from the season on December 13 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Michael Schultz Michael Schultz ( born November 10 , 1938 ) is an American director and producer of film and television .",
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"text": "Frosty the Snowman (film) Frosty the Snowman is a 1969 animated Christmas television special based on the song `` Frosty the Snowman '' . The program , which first aired on December 7 , 1969 on CBS ( where it still airs to this day ) , was produced for television by Rankin/Bass Productions and featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as the film 's narrator ( Durante 's final performance in a film ) and Jackie Vernon as the title character . Arthur Rankin , Jr. and Jules Bass wanted to give the show and its characters the look of a Christmas card , so Paul Coker , Jr. , a greeting card and Mad magazine artist , was hired to do the character and background drawings . The animation was produced by Mushi Production in Japan , with then-Mushi staffer Osamu Dezaki among the animation staff . Rankin/Bass veteran writer Romeo Muller adapted and expanded the story for television as he had done with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer . TV Guide ranked the special number 4 on its 10 Best Family Holiday Specials list .",
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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": "Christmas by the Bay Christmas by the Bay , recorded at the Sail Loft in the Washington Navy Yard , is Burl Ives 's last original Christmas album . It includes only one new Christmas song by Ives : `` The Sense of Christmas . '' The other songs are new performances of previously recorded songs : `` Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer '' ; `` A Holly , Jolly Christmas '' ; `` Christmas by the Bay '' ( cf. Christmas at the White House , 1972 ) ; `` White Christmas '' ( cf. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas , 1966 ) ; and `` The Friendly Beasts '' ( cf. Christmas Day in the Morning , 1952 ) . On all of these songs he is accompanied by the United States Navy Band , conducted by Ned Muffley . Ives had performed previously with Muffley and the Navy Band : at a Christmas concert in Washington D.C. in 1974 and at the Boy Scout Jamboree in 1977 . On the basis of these encounters , Muffley invited Ives to participate in a 1977 Christmas Concert at the DAR Constitution Hall : `` The weeks that followed were busy indeed as a special production , the brainchild of Master Chief Jere Wallace , entitled For the Love of Christmas , was scripted , focusing around a musical adaptation of Burl telling the story of Christmas to a group of children ... the personification of Santa Claus himself . '' The concert was broadcast on national television . The album represents a different product of their collaboration that year . The genres of the songs range from folk ( `` The Friendly Beasts '' ) to pop ( `` A Holly , Jolly Christmas '' ) . Classic Ives songs are given a new feel by the involvement of the Sea Chanters , the official chorus of the U.S. Navy .",
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"text": "The American Way (film) The American Way , also known as Riders of the Storm , is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard .",
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"text": "Tom Patchett Tom Patchett is an American film director , screenwriter , actor and producer who is best known as the co-creator of ALF . He co-wrote the films Up the Academy , The Great Muppet Caper , The Muppets Take Manhattan and Project ALF . He also wrote episodes of The Bob Newhart Show , We 've Got Each Other , The Tony Randall Show , The Carol Burnett Show and Buffalo Bill .",
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"text": "Howy Parkins Howy Parkins is an American animation director .",
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"text": "Rob Minkoff Robert R. `` Rob '' Minkoff ( born August 11 , 1962 ) is an American filmmaker . He is known for directing the double Academy Award -- winning animated feature The Lion King ( along with Roger Allers ) .",
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"text": "The Muppets (soundtrack) The Muppets : An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is a soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records on November 22 , 2011 for the musical comedy film The Muppets . The soundtrack features five original songs , four re-recordings and remasterings of popular Muppet songs ( `` The Muppet Show Theme '' , `` Rainbow Connection '' , and `` Mah Nà Mah Nà '' ) , two cover versions of existing songs ( Cee Lo Green 's `` Forget You '' and Nirvana 's `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' ) , two standalone songs ( Paul Simon 's `` Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard '' and Starship 's `` We Built This City '' ) , and fifteen dialogue tracks . It also features the song `` Man or Muppet '' , which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song . The soundtrack was also nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 55th Grammy Awards . Songs not included in the album , but featured in the film include Gary Numan 's `` Cars '' , AC/DC 's `` Back in Black '' , George Thorogood 's `` Bad to the Bone '' , Jeff Moss ' `` Together Again '' ( from The Muppets Take Manhattan ) and Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes ' '' ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' . A Spanish version of the soundtrack was released as Los Muppets : Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records on December 6 , 2011 . The Spanish version received a nomination for Best Latin Children 's Album at the 13th Latin Grammy Awards .",
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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": "2008 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 2008 U.S. Women 's Open Golf Championship was the 63rd U.S. Women 's Open , held June 26 -- 29 at Interlachen Country Club in Edina , Minnesota , a suburb southwest of Minneapolis . It was the first U.S. Women 's Open played at the course , which hosted the Solheim Cup in 2002 . The winner was 19-year-old Inbee Park , four strokes ahead of runner-up Helen Alfredsson . The tournament was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports . The course hosted the U.S. Open in 1930 , part of the grand slam of Bobby Jones .",
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"text": "Colorado Amendment 58 Amendment 58 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot of 2008 regarding Colorado 's severance tax . It was turned down by 57.9 % of the voters .",
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"text": "Self Employed Women's Association Self-Employed Women 's Association ( SEWA ) , meaning `` service '' in several Indian languages , is a trade union based in Ahmedabad , India that promotes the rights of low-income , independently-employed female workers . With over 2 million participating women , SEWA is the largest organization of informal workers in the world and largest non-profit in India ( Chen et . al. 2015 ) . Self-employed women are defined as those who do not receive a salary like that of formally-employed workers and therefore have a more precarious income and life . SEWA is framed around the goal of full employment in which a women secures for her family : income , food , health care , child care , and shelter . The principles behind accomplishing these goals are struggle and development , meaning negotiating with stakeholders and providing services , respectively . SEWA was founded in 1972 by Gandhian and civil rights leader Ela Bhatt as a branch of Textile Labour Association ( TLA ) , a labour union founded by Gandhi in 1918 . The organization grew very quickly , with 30,000 members in 1996 , to 318,527 in 2000 , to 1,919,676 in 2013 . Contemporaneous with this uptick in members is a change in India 's economy and society . Liberalizing the economy to foreign trade in 1991 caused a huge migration of rural inhabitants to Indian cities that then forced urban dwellers into informal occupations . Since the financial crisis of 2008 , over 90 % of India 's working population is in the informal sector ( Shakuntala 2015 ) ; yet 94 % of working women in 2009 worked in the informal sector ( Bhatt 2009 ) . India 's history and modern culture of female subjugation also contributes to this disparity because traditional gender roles exclude women from regular , secure forms of labour .",
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"text": "Monica Rutherford Monica Kathleen Rutherford ( born 29 March 1944 ) is a retired artistic gymnast from England . She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events with the best ranking of 59th on the vault . After marrying Brian Phelps , an Olympic diver , she changed her last name to Phelps . Following her career as a gymnast , Rutherford successfully coached for many years at the OLGA club in Poole , Dorset . She has since retired and , now resides in France .",
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"text": "Paola Suárez Paola Suárez ( born 23 June 1976 ) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina . She was one of the most prominent women 's doubles players throughout the early and mid-2000s , winning eight Grand Slam titles , all of them with Virginia Ruano Pascual , and holding the No. 1 doubles ranking for 87 non-consecutive weeks . She was also a singles semifinalist at the 2004 French Open .",
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"text": "2008 Pilot Pen Tennis The 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis was a combined men 's and women 's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts . It was the 40th edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis , and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour , and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour . It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven , United States , from August 15 through August 23 , 2008 . The men 's field was headlined by ATP No. 13 , Nottingham runner-up and Umag champion Fernando Verdasco , Cincinnati Masters semifinalist and Nottingham titlist Ivo Karlović , and winner of back-to-back titles in Stuttgart , Kitzbühel , Los Angeles and Washington Juan Martín del Potro . Other top seeds are Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev , Viña del Mar and Pörtschach runner-up Juan Mónaco , Marin Čilić , Andreas Seppi and Mardy Fish . The women 's draw was led by WTA No. 10 , Rome Tier I semifinalist and Paris champion Anna Chakvetadze , Australian Open semifinalist and Indian Wells Tier I quarterfinalist Daniela Hantuchová , and Paris , Eastbourne and Montreal semifinalist , Standford finalist Marion Bartoli . Also competing are Paris finalist Ágnes Szávay , Bangalore runner-up Patty Schnyder , Flavia Pennetta , Alizé Cornet and Dominika Cibulková .",
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"text": "Silvia Süller Silvia del Carmen Süller ( born 10 February 1958 ) is an Argentine media and television personality , bombshell , occasional singer and ex glamour model . She 's the elder sister of television personality Guido Süller and ex soccer player Marcelo Süller , they both also well known in Argentina . Her first appearance on Argentine TV was on 30 March 1986 , in Silvio Soldán 's show Grandes Valores del Tango . She fell in love with the TV host and married him a few months later , having a baby , Christian Silvio , in 1991 . In 1987 , she had her first cosmetic surgery , a breast implant , which would help her in her future showgirl career . When she and Soldán split up in 1992 , she started her high-profile career , working as a showgirl in many theater shows with Argentine comedians such as Jorge Corona , Beto César , José Luis Gioia , Carlos Sánchez and Tristán , among others , throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s ( decade ) . She had a very successful showgirl career , though she defines herself as a `` show-woman '' . In 1997 she recorded a music album called Sullermanía . In 2007 , she took part in Bailando por un sueño ( literally `` Dancing for a dream '' ) a TV show very similar to Dancing with the Stars , being the first eliminated . Her life has been largely exposed in the media and the tabloids , so that the public could see her involved in a lot of scandals , including her ex-husband , ex mother-in-law , her parents , her brothers , her sister Norma and national celebrities such as Moria Casán o Jorge Rial . She has stated several times that she is a personal admirer of American star Marilyn Monroe ( she named her daughter after Monroe ) and Susana Giménez . On April 8 , 2011 , Süller was compared to British celebrity Katie Price in The Sun .",
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"text": "Simona Dobrá Simona Dobrá ( born 24 June 1987 ) is a retired Czech tennis player . Dobrá won two singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career . On 15 September 2008 , she reached her best singles ranking of world number 514 . On 8 June 2009 , she peaked at world number 241 in the doubles rankings . In June 2008 , partnering Tereza Hladíková , Dobrá won the $ 75,000 ITF tournament in Zlín , defeating Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová in the final . Dobrá retired from tennis 2012 .",
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"text": "Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy On December 7 , 2006 , the George W. Bush administration 's Department of Justice ordered the unprecedented midterm dismissal of seven United States Attorneys . Congressional investigations focused on whether the Department of Justice and the White House were using the U.S. Attorney positions for political advantage . Allegations were that some of the attorneys were targeted for dismissal to impede investigations of Republican politicians or that some were targeted for their failure to initiate investigations that would damage Democratic politicians or hamper Democratic-leaning voters . The U.S. attorneys were replaced with interim appointees , under provisions in the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization . A subsequent report by the Justice Department Inspector General in October 2008 found that the process used to fire the first seven attorneys and two others dismissed around the same time was `` arbitrary '' , `` fundamentally flawed '' , and `` raised doubts about the integrity of Department prosecution decisions '' . In July 2010 , the Department of Justice prosecutors closed the two-year investigation without filing charges after determining that the firing was inappropriately political , but not criminal , saying `` Evidence did not demonstrate that any prosecutable criminal offense was committed with regard to the removal of David Iglesias . The investigative team also determined that the evidence did not warrant expanding the scope of the investigation beyond the removal of Iglesias . ''",
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"text": "Denisse López Denisse López Sing ( born December 8 , 1976 , Mexicali , Baja California ) is a retired Mexican gymnast . She was the first gymnast from Mexico ever to qualify for an event final at the World Gymnastics Championships and the Olympic Games . Lopez began gymnastics at the age of seven in 1984 . By 1987 , she was competing in international meets as a junior , including the 1987 Puerto Rico Cup , where she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise . In 1990 , Lopez nearly swept the Mexican national championships , placing second in the all-around and winning the titles on the balance beam , floor exercise and vault . She represented Mexico at the 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , but placed well out of the medals on every event . Although Mexico did not qualify a full team for the 1992 Olympics , Lopez was able to compete as an individual . In the preliminary round of competition , she finished 80th in the all-around . Following a five year hiatus from the sport , Lopez made a highly successful return to competition in 1997 , winning the all-around and vault titles at the '97 Pan American Championships . Over the next three years she would become known as a vault specialist , winning gold medals on the event at the 1997 World University Games , the 1999 Gymnix International , the 2000 Pacific Alliance Championships , the 2000 Cottbus Cup and the Copa Gimnastica . Even when she did not medal , she never finished lower than sixth on vault in any competition she entered . At the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin , Lopez placed 50th in the all-around during the preliminary competition ; however , she was also ranked third on the vault , qualifying for the event finals . Her eventual sixth-place finish was the highest ever for a Mexican gymnast in a major international competition , and still stands as a record today . Lopez attended her second Olympics in 2000 in Sydney . She competed only on vault , qualifying for the event finals and finishing in eighth place ( she later moved up to seventh after Dong Fangxiao of China was disqualified for being underage ) . Lopez competed in a few meets in 2001 , including the Cottbus Cup and the French Telecom International , but was beset by injuries . She retired and , in 2002 , graduated from University with a degree in psychology .",
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"text": "Mark Foley scandal The Mark Foley scandal , which broke in late September 2006 , centers on soliciting e-mails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley , a Republican Congressman from Florida , to teenaged boys who had formerly served as congressional pages . Investigation was closed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement ( FDLE ) on September 19 , 2008 citing insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges as both `` Congress and Mr. Foley denied us access to critical data '' , said FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey . The scandal grew to encompass the response of Republican congressional leaders to previous complaints about Foley 's contacts with the pages and inconsistencies in the leaders ' public statements . There were also allegations that a second Republican Congressman , Jim Kolbe , had improper conduct with at least two youths , a 16-year-old page and a recently graduated page . The scandal led to Foley 's resignation from Congress on September 29 , 2006 . In some quarters , the scandal is believed to have contributed to the Republican Party 's loss of control over Congress in the November 7 , 2006 election , as well as the end of House Speaker Dennis Hastert 's leadership of the House Republicans . Kirk Fordham , chief of staff to Rep. Tom Reynolds and former chief of staff for Foley , also resigned as a result of the scandal . Newsweek 's June 7 , 2010 , issue 's BACK STORY listed Foley , among others , as a prominent conservative politician who had a record of anti-gay legislation and was later caught in a gay sex scandal . The questionable conversations , which took place between 1995 and 2005 , were investigated by the FBI for possible criminal violations . In September 2008 , Florida officials investigating Foley decided not to charge him , citing a lack of evidence and the expiration of the statute of limitations . The House Ethics Committee investigated the response of the House Republican leadership and their staff to earlier warnings about Foley 's conduct . In early October 2006 , two news organizations anonymously quoted former pages who said that they had sexual liaisons with Foley after turning 18 and 21 . Foley was chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children , which introduced legislation targeting sexual predators and created stricter guidelines for tracking them .",
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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": "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": "Bud Selig Allan Huber `` Bud '' Selig ( -LSB- ˈsiːlᵻɡ -RSB- born July 30 , 1934 ) is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball . Previously , he served as the ninth Commissioner of Baseball . He initially served as the acting commissioner beginning in 1992 before being named the official commissioner in 1998 . Selig oversaw baseball through the 1994 strike , the introduction of the wild card , interleague play , and the merging of the National and American Leagues under the Office of the Commissioner . He was instrumental in organizing the World Baseball Classic in 2006 . Selig also introduced revenue sharing . He is credited for the financial turnaround of baseball during his tenure with a 400 percent increase in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance . Selig enjoys a high level of support from baseball owners . Jerome Holtzman , MLB 's official historian from 1999 until his death in 2008 , believed Selig to be the best commissioner in baseball history . During Selig 's term of service , the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs became a public issue . The Mitchell Report , commissioned by Selig , concluded that the MLB commissioners , club officials , the Players Association , and the players all share `` to some extent in the responsibility for the steroid era . '' Following the release of the Mitchell Report , Congressman Cliff Stearns called publicly for Selig to step down as commissioner , citing his `` glacial response '' to the `` growing stain on baseball . '' Selig has pledged on numerous occasions to rid baseball of performance-enhancing drugs , and has overseen and instituted many rule changes and penalties to that end . Selig was previously the team owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers . As a Milwaukee native , he is credited for keeping baseball in Milwaukee . In 1970 , he purchased the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court and renamed them the Milwaukee Brewers after the minor league team of the same name he had watched in his youth , which existed until the arrival of the Braves in Milwaukee in 1953 . The Brewers went to the 1982 World Series and won seven organization of the year awards during his tenure . Selig remains a resident of Milwaukee . On January 17 , 2008 , Selig 's contract was extended through 2012 , after which he planned to retire , but he then decided to stay as commissioner until the end of the 2014 season , a move approved by the owners on January 12 , 2012 , which would take his leadership past his 80th birthday . Selig made $ 14.5 million in the 12-month period ending October 31 , 2005 . Selig announced on September 26 , 2013 , that he would retire in January 2015 . On January 22 , 2015 , MLB announced that Selig would formally step down from the office when his current term expired on January 24 , 2015 . On December 4 , 2016 it was announced Selig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Mónica Rosa Mónica Rosa ( born 5 May 1978 in Torres Vedras ) is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the longer track distances as well as cross-country running and half marathon . At the 2001 World Championships in Athletics she ran for Portugal in the 5000 metres but did not make the final . She was the 2002 winner of the Cross Internacional de Itálica . She suffered a serious injury in early 2006 and her future as an elite performer seemed in doubt . However , she came back strongly and won the 2007 Oeiras International Cross Country , beating reigning Portuguese champion Jessica Augusto to the finish line . She and Augusto led the Portuguese women to the team bronze medal at the 2007 European Cross Country Championships later that year . She made her debut over the marathon at the 2010 Paris Marathon and completed the race in a time of 2:37:09 . She represented Portugal in the event at the 2010 European Athletics Championships , but did not manage to finish the race . Rosa returned to cross country and won at the Cross de la Constitución in December .",
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"text": "2008 State of the Union Address The 2008 State of the Union address was a speech given by United States President George W. Bush on January 28 , 2008 , at 9:00 p.m. EST to a joint session of Congress . It was the last State of the Union Address of Bush 's presidency . The speech was delivered in the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol . Sitting behind the president were the presiding officers of the United States Senate , Vice President Dick Cheney , and the United States House of Representatives , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .",
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"text": "Robert Magnus Robert Magnus ( born April 28 , 1947 ) , is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 30th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from September 8 , 2005 to July 2 , 2008 . He retired from active duty on July 17 , 2008 after 38 years of total service .",
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"text": "Síle de Valera Síle de Valera ( -LSB- ˈʃiːlʲə ˌdɛvəˈlɛrə -RSB- ) ( born 17 December 1954 ) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician . She was first elected a Teachta Dála ( TD ) in 1977 serving as a member of Dáil Éireann until 1981 , and then again from 1987 to 2007 , as well as being a Member of the European Parliament ( MEP ) for Dublin from 1979 to 1984 . She served as Minister for Arts , Heritage , Gaeltacht and the Islands from 1997 to 2002 .",
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"text": "Diana Franco Diana Franco was born in Cali , Colombia and in 1982 moved to New York City , where she lived and studied . In 1988 , in a nationwide televised competition , Franco was crowned Miss Colombia USA . Franco became a TV commercial and editorial model and in December 1990 appeared on her first cover of Cosmopolitan en Español . In Peru , La Modelo Latina Pageant 1991 awarded her La Silueta Diet-Coke title . In 1992 , Franco was approached to participate in Buscando Estrellas Con Budweiser , the Spanish-version of Star Search , where - once again -- won first place . Later that same year , Cover Girl Make-Up chose her to be one of the faces for their TV campaigns for the Hispanic market alongside of Barbara Palacios ( Miss Universe 1986 ) . After traveling and working around the world , including places such as Taipei , Istanbul and Hong Kong , Franco decided to stay in the U.S. to pursue her acting career in her native language.In 1992 Salvese Quien Pueda ( SQP ) , a weekly comedy show that aired on the Telemundo Network made her part of their regular cast . In SQP she developed and often played Vicky Bikini , a girl who always did her errands wearing only a bikini , high hills and a handbag so she would never have to make a line . Vicky Bikini soon became one of the shows most requested characters . In 1995 , Univision Network hired Franco as the female VJ for Caliente , one of its most widely seen weekend TV shows . Caliente gave Franco the opportunity to interact with her young Latino audience while traveling to exotic beaches around the world . Two years later , Franco was asked to be part of Edición Especial ( Telemundo Network ) , which earned her the anchor star status in the Spanish market . She was also in charged of hosting most of Telemundo 's specials for the network . In 1998 she landed the role of Sylvia La Rosen in Safe Harbor ( Aaron Spelling ) which aired in WB Network . Glamour en Español magazine recognized her with the Most Glamorous Woman Award 1998 and in 1999 People en Español places Franco as one of the `` 25 Most Beautiful People '' along with faces such as Salma Hayek and Ricky Martin . In 2002 , Franco traveled back to her native Colombia to portray Sandra , a cocaine manufacturer in the soap opera El Precio del Silencio ( Telefutura Network ) . In October 2006 , Franco had the opportunity to be part of the very-selected cast of the short film : Marrying God ( AFI ) where she played Maricela , the single mother of Lola played by Ashlyn Sanchez ( Crash ) and Ivy played by Alexa Vega ( Spy Kids ) . Franco has also developed the `` Life Style Specialist '' title , and is often featured in US Spanish TV station across the nation . In Pecados Ajenos , a Telemundo Studios production , Franco played Lola , the cellmate of Natalia - played by Lorena Rojas - and later , Oficial Joyer , in El Rostro de Analía alongside of Elizabeth Gutiérrez . At the end of 2009 , Franco was called to play Berta , a lonely bitter architect designer in the new version of Perro Amor , but due to a skiing accident , where she suffered several fractures , her role was eventually withdrawn . It took her several months to recuperate from her injuries . In 2010 , Franco became part of the selected cast of the new version of the Chilean soap opera , Alguien Te Mira ( 2010 ) , produced this time by Telemundo Television Studios in the USA . Franco portrays Dolores `` Lola '' Morandé , a housewife that has everything under control , except a couple of pounds of over weight , until she meets a very troubled woman that is determined to make her life miserable and hopes one day to take her place as the wife of her perfect husband .",
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"text": "Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 was the 15th anniversary of the awards . the show was hosted by Mexican presenters Marco Antonio Regil and Adal Ramones . Juanes , Thalía , Marc Anthony , Pilar Montenegro , Sin Bandera , Banda el Recodo and other Latin music greats gave electrifying performances . In the show , there was 36 awards winners with 135 nominations . In Pop genre , Awards was given for : Album of the Year , Best Male Artist , Best Female Artist , Best Group or duo , Best New Artist and Song of the Year . In Rock Genre : Best Rock Album and Best rock Performer of the Year . In Tropical genre : Best Tropical Album of the Year , Best Tropical Male Artist , Best Tropical Female Artist , Best Tropical Group or Duo of the Year , Best Tropical New Artist , Tropical Song of the Year , Best Merengue Performance , Best Salsa Performance and Best Traditional Performance . Juanes was the biggest winner of night , took home four awards Best Pop Male Artist , Best Music Video , Best Rock Performance , and Pop Song of the Year . In the Regional Mexican , Pilar Montenegro took three awards for Regional Mexican Song of the Year , Pop Song of the Year ( `` Quitame Ese Hombre '' ) , and for Best Regional Mexican Female Artist . In the tropical genre , Celia Cruz took home with four great awards of the night for Best Salsa Performance , Best Tropical Female Artist , Best Tropical Song of the year and Tropical Album of the Year . At the night , the greatest performance was a medley of top Latin hits from the last 15 years , performed by the artists that made them famous , including Vikki Carr , Son by Four , Los Ilegales , La Mafia , Luis Enrique , Wilfrido Vargas and Olga Tañón . There was a great tribute to Celia Cruz by the world-famous salsa group `` Fania All-Stars '' , of which Cruz was a member during the 1970s , reunited for an exclusive performance that rocked the house .",
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The Coen brothers directed a neo-western neo-noir thriller film.
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"text": "Coen brothers Joel David Coen ( born November 29 , 1954 ) and Ethan Jesse Coen ( born September 21 , 1957 ) , collectively referred to as the Coen brothers , are American filmmakers . Their films span many genres and styles , which they frequently subvert or parody . Their best-reviewed works include Fargo ( 1996 ) , The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ) , No Country for Old Men ( 2007 ) , A Serious Man ( 2009 ) , True Grit ( 2010 ) , and Inside Llewyn Davis ( 2013 ) . The brothers write , direct and produce their films jointly , although until The Ladykillers ( 2004 ) Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing . They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes . They have been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards together , and individually for one award each , winning Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture , Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men . The duo also won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink and were nominated for Fargo . The Coen brothers have written a number of films they did not direct , including the biographical war drama Unbroken ( 2014 ) , the historical legal thriller Bridge of Spies ( 2015 ) , and lesser-known , commercially unsuccessful comedies such as Crimewave ( 1985 ) , The Naked Man ( 1998 ) and Gambit ( 2012 ) . Ethan is also a writer of short stories , theater and poetry . The brothers 's films No Country for Old Men , A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis have been ranked in the BBC 's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000 .",
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"text": "No Country for Old Men (film) No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-western neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen , based on Cormac McCarthy 's novel of the same name . A cat-and-mouse drama starring Tommy Lee Jones , Javier Bardem , and Josh Brolin , it follows a Texas welder and Vietnam veteran in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas . Themes of fate , conscience , and circumstance are explored , ones that the Coen brothers have previously explored in the films Blood Simple ( 1984 ) and Fargo ( 1996 ) . No Country for Old Men premiered in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on May 19 . It won four awards at the 80th Academy Awards -- Best Picture , Best Director , Best Supporting Actor ( Bardem ) and Best Adapted Screenplay . In addition , the film won three British Academy Film Awards ( BAFTA ) including Best Director , and two Golden Globes . The American Film Institute listed it as an AFI Movie of the Year , and the National Board of Review selected the film as the best of 2007 . More critics included No Country for Old Men on their 2007 top ten lists than any other film , and many regard it as the Coen brothers ' masterpiece , as well as one of the best films of the 2000s . The Guardians John Patterson wrote : `` the Coens ' technical abilities , and their feel for a landscape-based Western classicism reminiscent of Anthony Mann and Sam Peckinpah , are matched by few living directors '' , and Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said that it is `` a new career peak for the Coen brothers '' and `` as entertaining as hell '' . In 2016 , it was voted the 10th best film of the 21st century as picked by 177 film critics from around the world .",
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"text": "The Oldest Confession The Oldest Confession is a 1958 novel , the first of twenty-five by the American political novelist and satirist Richard Condon . It was published by Appleton-Century-Crofts . A tragicomedy about the attempted theft of a masterpiece from a museum in Spain , it engendered , along with other early works such as The Manchurian Candidate , a relatively brief Condon cult . Superficially it is what today would be called a caper story or caper novel , a subspecies of the crime novel -- generally a light-hearted romp in which a gang of disparate characters bands together to pull off a substantial robbery from a seemingly impregnable site . The acknowledged master of this genre was the late Donald E. Westlake . In spite of adhering to most of the informal rules of this genre , however , which include alternating comedy with scenes of dramatic tension and suspense and always building towards a powerful and surprising climax , Condon ends up thumbing his nose at most of these conventions and , for the last third of the book , it is clearly out-and-out tragedy that he is writing rather than comedy or straight entertainment . By then it has become apparent that , throughout the book , he has been writing about the human condition and its perils rather than merely regaling the reader with the story of an outrageous theft , no matter how ingenious its details . With this initial novel , Condon clearly laid out the parameters for his next 24 : a fast-moving , mostly tongue-in-cheek , semi-thriller narrative aimed at the general reader , peppered with occasional moments of grotesque horror and violence , all recounted by an omniscient narrator with a keen sense of irony and sardonicism , and always overlaid , to a greater or lesser degree , by Condon 's very deeply felt attitudes about America , business , money , greed , ethics , and morality .",
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"text": "Façade (film) Façade ( also known as Death Valley ) is a 1999 thriller film starring Eric Roberts .",
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"text": "Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Coeur d'Alene ( -LSB- kɔər_dəˈleɪn -RSB- ) is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County , Idaho , United States . It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census , the population of Coeur d'Alene was 44,137 . The city is a satellite city of Spokane , which is located about 30 mi to the west , in the state of Washington . The two cities are the key components of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area , of which Coeur d'Alene is the third largest city ( after Spokane and its largest suburb , Spokane Valley ) . Coeur d'Alene is the largest city in northern Idaho Panhandle . The city is situated on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene , 25 mi in length . Locally , Coeur d'Alene is known as the `` Lake City , '' or simply called by its initials : `` CDA '' . The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years , in part because of a substantial increase in tourism , encouraged by several resorts in the area . Broadcaster and media figure Barbara Walters called the city `` a little slice of Heaven '' and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit . On November 28 , 2007 , Good Morning America broadcast the city 's Christmas lighting ceremony because its display is among the largest in the United States . The Coeur d'Alene Resort takes up a prominent portion of the city 's downtown . It is also near two major ski resorts : Silver Mountain Resort to the east in Kellogg , and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint . The city is named after the Coeur d'Alene People , a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who lived along the rivers and lakes of the region , in a territory of 5,500 sqmi extending into Washington and Montana . They were first encountered by French fur traders in the late 18th and early 19th century , who referred to them as Cœur d'Alène , meaning `` heart of an awl , '' reflecting their experience of the tribal traders as tough businessmen , `` sharp-hearted '' or `` shrewd '' .",
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"text": "Payback (1999 film) Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut , and starring Mel Gibson , Gregg Henry , Maria Bello and David Paymer . It was based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark , which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank , directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin . In 2006 Helgeland issued a director 's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio .",
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"text": "Colorado (film) Colorado is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers .",
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"text": "Dreamscape (1984 film) Dreamscape is a 1984 American science-fiction adventure horror film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by David Loughery , with Chuck Russell and Ruben co-writing .",
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"text": "Basic Instinct Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas , and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone . The film follows a police detective , Nick Curran ( Douglas ) , who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star . During the investigation Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect , Catherine Tramell ( Stone ) , an enigmatic writer . Even before its release , Basic Instinct generated heated controversy due to its overt sexuality and graphic depiction of violence . It was strongly opposed by gay rights activists , who criticized the film 's depiction of homosexual relationships and the portrayal of a bisexual woman as a murderous narcissistic psychopath . In a 2006 interview , Stone alleged that the infamous leg-crossing scene in which her vulva was exposed was filmed without her knowledge . Despite initial critical negativity and public protest , Basic Instinct became one of the most financially successful films of the 1990s , grossing $ 352 million worldwide . Several versions of the film have been released on videocassette , DVD , and Blu-ray including a director 's cut with extended footage previously unseen in North American cinemas . The film has contemporarily been recognized for its groundbreaking depictions of sexuality in mainstream Hollywood cinema , and has been referred to by scholars as `` a neo-noir masterpiece that plays with , and transgresses , the narrative rules of film noir . '' A 2006 sequel , Basic Instinct 2 starring Stone was made without Verhoeven 's involvement , but received negative reviews from critics and was unsuccessful at the box office .",
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"text": "Wind River (2017 film) Wind River is a 2017 American thriller film directed and written by Taylor Sheridan in his directorial debut . The film stars Jeremy Renner , Elizabeth Olsen , Jon Bernthal and Kelsey Asbille . It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival . It is scheduled to be released on August 4 , 2017 , by The Weinstein Company .",
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"text": "L.A. Noire L.A. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games . It was initially released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on 17 May 2011 ; a Microsoft Windows port was later released on 8 November 2011 . L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and challenges the player , controlling a Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) officer , to solve a range of cases across five divisions . Players must investigate crime scenes for clues , follow up leads , and interrogate suspects , and the player 's success at these activities will impact how much of each case 's story is revealed . The game draws heavily from both the plot and aesthetic elements of film noir -- stylistic films made popular in the 1940s and 1950s that share similar visual styles and themes , including crime and moral ambiguity -- along with drawing inspiration from real-life crimes for its in-game cases , based upon what was reported by the Los Angeles media in 1947 . The game uses a distinctive colour palette , but in homage to film noir it includes the option to play the game in black and white . Various plot elements reference the major themes of detective and mobster stories such as The Naked City , Chinatown , The Untouchables , The Black Dahlia , and L.A. Confidential . L.A. Noire is notable for using Depth Analysis 's newly developed technology MotionScan , whereby the actors portraying the game 's characters were recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle . The technology is central to the game 's interrogation mechanic , as players must use the suspects ' reactions to questioning to judge whether or not they are lying . L.A. Noire was the first video game to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival . Upon release , the game received wide acclaim for its advances in storytelling and facial animation technology . As of February 2012 , both PC and console versions had shipped nearly 5 million copies combined .",
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"text": "Orion Pictures Orion Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture producer and distributor that produced and released films from 1978 until 1999 , and was also involved in television production and syndication throughout the 1980s until the early 1990s . It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists . Although it was never a large motion picture producer , Orion achieved a comparatively high reputation for Hollywood quality . Woody Allen , James Cameron , Jonathan Demme , Oliver Stone , and several other prominent directors worked with Orion during its most successful years from 1978 to 1992 . Of the films distributed by Orion , four won Academy Awards for Best Picture : Amadeus ( 1984 ) , Platoon ( 1986 ) , Dances with Wolves ( 1990 ) , and The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) . Two other Orion films , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) and Mississippi Burning ( 1988 ) , were nominated for that same category . In 2013 , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer revived the Orion name for television ; a year later Orion Pictures was quietly relaunched by the studio .",
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"text": "Erotic thriller An Erotic thriller is a film genre defined by a thriller with a thematic basis in illicit romance or erotic fantasy . Most erotic thrillers contain scenes of softcore sex and nudity , but the frequency and explicitness of those scenes varies . Though similar films appeared as early as the 1960s , erotic thrillers emerged as a distinct genre in the late 1980s , bolstered by the popular success of Adrian Lyne 's Fatal Attraction in 1987 and a quickly expanding domestic and international market for softcore adult entertainment on cable television and home video . The genre had a classic period of growth and expansion in the 1990s , but by the early 2000s declined in production and popular appeal . The potent combination of danger and romance , catering to both male and female audiences simultaneously , was the primary selling point for erotic thriller films during their classic period . The half-naked bodies displayed on posters , newspaper ads , and video box covers were accompanied by log lines that capture the unmistakable duality of the erotic thriller film : If you think you can handle her , you 're dead wrong . -- Body Chemistry 3 : Point of Seduction He was hired to watch . Now he 's tempted to touch . -- Night Eyes Twin sisters cross the line into a deadly erotic fantasy land . -- Mirror Images In all , over 300 erotic thriller films were produced in the 1990s , which is comparable to the number of thriller films made in the noir decade of the 1940s . The total number of films in the erotic thriller genre from 1985 to 2005 may number as high as over 500 . Like film noir , the genre has evolved and modernized , and new films continue to be made that are influenced by the classic style .",
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"text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .",
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"text": "Fahrenheit (2005 video game) Fahrenheit ( known as Indigo Prophecy in North America ) is a cinematic interactive drama action-adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Atari , Inc. for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox . The director 's cut and uncut versions were later released for Microsoft Windows . Fahrenheit has sold over 700,000 units worldwide since it was released in September 2005 and has won several awards . On 4 December 2007 , Atari released the game for Xbox 360 through Xbox Originals . On 8 November 2011 , Quantic Dream released the game uncensored for PC through GOG.com . A remastered version of the game , entitled Fahrenheit : Indigo Prophecy Remastered , was developed and published by Aspyr in January 2015 for Microsoft Windows , OS X , Linux and iOS . A port for the PlayStation 4 , which was developed by International Software Development Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment , was released on 9 August 2016 via PlayStation Network . In this paranormal thriller , New York City experiences a series of mysterious murders that follow the same pattern ; ordinary people become possessed and kill strangers in public . The main characters of the story must uncover the supernatural forces behind these crimes . Publicity was generated from the developer 's rejection of conventional game genre labeling ; preferring to brand it as the first `` interactive film '' rather than an adventure or third-person action title . The game features motion captured animation as well as branching story lines , split screen cameras and an interface designed to be intuitive and realistic . Event triggers in the game are also mainly time-based , as opposed to the more common player-initiated progression found in most games .",
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"text": "The Younger Brothers The Younger Brothers ( 1949 ) is a Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin , and starring Wayne Morris and Janis Paige .",
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"text": "The Canyon The Canyon is a 2009 thriller film written by Steve Allrich and directed by Richard Harrah .",
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"text": "Westworld (TV series) Westworld is an American science fiction western thriller television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO . It is based on the 1973 film of the same name , which was written and directed by American novelist Michael Crichton , and to a lesser extent on the 1976 sequel Futureworld . It is the second TV series based on the two films , the first being the short-lived 1980 series Beyond Westworld . Nolan and Joy serve as executive producers along with J. J. Abrams , Jerry Weintraub , and Bryan Burk , with Nolan directing the pilot . The first season premiered on October 2 , 2016 , concluded on December 4 , 2016 , and consists of ten episodes . In November 2016 , HBO renewed the show for a 10-episode second season , planned for a 2018 debut . The story takes place in the fictional Westworld , a technologically advanced Wild West -- themed amusement park populated by android hosts . Westworld caters to high-paying guests , who may indulge in whatever they wish within the park , without fear of retaliation from the hosts . The series ' debut on HBO garnered the network 's highest viewership ratings for a premiere since the first episode of True Detective in 2014 and Westworld ranks as the most-watched first season of an HBO original series ever . Westworld has received positive reviews by critics , with particular praise for the visuals , story , and acting .",
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"text": "Dark City (1998 film) Dark City is a 1998 American-Australian neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas . The screenplay was written by Proyas , Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer . The film stars Rufus Sewell , Kiefer Sutherland , Jennifer Connelly , and William Hurt . Sewell plays John Murdoch , an amnesiac man who finds himself suspected of murder . Murdoch attempts to discover his true identity and clear his name while on the run from the police and a mysterious group known only as the `` Strangers '' . The majority of the film was shot at Fox Studios Australia . It was jointly produced by New Line Cinema and Mystery Clock Cinema . New Line Cinema distributed the theatrical release . The film premiered in the United States on February 27 , 1998 . The film was nominated for Hugo and Saturn Awards . For the theatrical release , the studio was concerned that the audience would not understand the film and asked Proyas to add an explanatory voice-over narration to the introduction . A director 's cut was released in 2008 , restoring and preserving Proyas 's original artistic vision for the film . Some critics have noted its similarities and possible influence on the Matrix series , which came out a year later .",
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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": "Into the West (miniseries) Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks , with six two-hour episodes ( including commercials ) . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television ( TNT ) on six Fridays starting on June 10 , 2005 . It was also shown in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD from November 4 , 2006 , and in Canada on CBC Television . The series also aired in the U.S. on AMC during the summer ( June/July ) and fall ( autumn , September/October ) of 2012 . The miniseries begins in the 1820s and is told mainly through the third person narration of Jacob Wheeler ( Matthew Settle ) and Loved By the Buffalo ( Joseph M. Marshall III ) , although episodes outside the direct observation of both protagonists are also shown . The plot follows the story of two families , one white American , one Native American , as their lives become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion . The story intertwines real and fictional characters and events spanning the period of expansion of the United States in the American West , from 1825 to 1890 . The show has a large cast , with about 250 speaking parts . The series features well known performers including Josh Brolin , Gary Busey , Michael Spears , Tonantzin Carmelo , Skeet Ulrich , Garrett Wang , Steve Reevis , Rachael Leigh Cook , Wes Studi , Irene Bedard , Alan Tudyk , Christian Kane , Russell Means , Jay Tavare , David Midthunder , Keri Russell , Graham Greene , Zahn McClarnon , Tom Berenger , Gil Birmingham , David Paymer , Raoul Trujillo , Eric Schweig , Lance Henriksen , Simon R. Baker , Tyler Christopher , Tatanka Means , Tokala Clifford , Gordon Tootoosis , Sheila Tousey , and Will Patton . It was filmed in Drumheller , Alberta and Santa Fe , New Mexico .",
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"text": "The Believers The Believers is a 1987 American neo-noir thriller film directed by John Schlesinger , released in 1987 and starring Martin Sheen , Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver . It is based on the 1982 novel The Religion by Nicholas Conde .",
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"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( -LSB- ˈbɒzniə_ənd_ˌhɛərtsəɡoʊˈviːnə , _ - ˌhɜːrt - , _ - ɡə - -RSB- or -LSB- ˌhɜːrtsəˈɡɒvᵻnə -RSB- B&H ; Bosnian , Croatian , Serbian : Bosna i Hercegovina / Боснa и Херцеговина -LSB- bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina -RSB- ) , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina ( BiH ) , and , in short , often known informally as Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula . Sarajevo is the capital and largest city . Bordered by Croatia to the north , west , and south ; Serbia to the east ; Montenegro to the southeast ; and the Adriatic Sea to the south , with a coastline about 20 km long surrounding the city of Neum . In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous , in the northwest it is moderately hilly , and the northeast is predominantly flatland . The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , with hot summers and cold and snowy winters . The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography . Bosnia and Herzegovina is a region that traces permanent human settlement back to the Neolithic age , during and after which it was populated by several Illyrian and Celtic civilizations . Culturally , politically , and socially , the country has a rich history , having been first settled by the Slavic peoples that populate the area today from the 6th through to the 9th centuries . In the 12th century the Banate of Bosnia was established , which evolved into the Kingdom of Bosnia in the 14th century , after which it was annexed into the Ottoman Empire , under whose rule it would remain from the mid-15th to the late 19th centuries . The Ottomans brought Islam to the region , and altered much of the cultural and social outlook of the country . This was followed by annexation into the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy , which lasted up until World War I . In the interwar period , Bosnia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and after World War II , the country was granted full republic status in the newly formed Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia , the country proclaimed independence in 1992 , which was followed by the Bosnian War , lasting until late 1995 . Today , the country maintains high literacy , life expectancy and education levels and is one of the most frequently visited countries in the region , projected to have the third highest tourism growth rate in the world between 1995 and 2020 . Bosnia and Herzegovina is regionally and internationally renowned for its natural beauty and cultural heritage inherited from six historical civilizations , its cuisine , winter sports , its eclectic and unique music , architecture and its festivals , some of which are the largest and most prominent of their kind in Southeastern Europe . The country is home to three main ethnic groups or , officially , constituent peoples , as specified in the constitution . Bosniaks are the largest group of the three , with Serbs second and Croats third . A native of Bosnia and Herzegovina , regardless of ethnicity , is identified in English as a Bosnian . The terms Herzegovinian and Bosnian are maintained as a regional rather than ethnic distinction , and the region of Herzegovina has no precisely defined borders of its own . Moreover , the country was simply called `` Bosnia '' until the Austro-Hungarian occupation at the end of the 19th century . Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral legislature and a three-member Presidency composed of a member of each major ethnic group . However , the central government 's power is highly limited , as the country is largely decentralized and comprises two autonomous entities : the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska , with a third region , the Brčko District , governed under local government . The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is itself complex and consists of 10 cantons . The country is a potential candidate for membership to the European Union and has been a candidate for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation membership since April 2010 , when it received a Membership Action Plan at a summit in Tallinn . Additionally , the country has been a member of the Council of Europe since April 2002 and a founding member of the Mediterranean Union upon its establishment in July 2008 .",
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"text": "Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina was impacted by the Balkan War of the early 1990s , during which Bosnia and Herzegovina declared their independence . Bosnia faced many challenges during the war , including bombings throughout the country that ruined much of the infrastructure . Parallel regimes took over Bosnia and flipped the country upside down with land mines , bullets , and bombings . The war displaced over 800,000 refugees and killed over 100,000 people . The war in Bosnia also consisted of an ethnic `` cleanse '' of Bosnian Muslims initiated by Bosnian Serbs , which included containment of Bosniaks in concentration camps . The war ended with NATO involvement and the Dayton Agreement in 1995 . The Dayton Agreement acknowledges Bosnia and Herzegovina as a democratic country and the country is moving toward the basic principals that accompany that , such as civil rights and equality . During the war there was minimal attention given to the standard of health and major public health concerns , such as pest control , hygiene , disinfection , and import and export programs , were all interrupted or stopped . The war affected Bosnia in many ways . The war torn country not only lost much of the infrastructure , but the economy and the governmental system were also affected . It is estimated that there are still thousands of people living as refugees and a large portion of the population still fall under the United Nations High Commission of Refugees category of a refugee or displaced person . The shortcomings of the current health care system include the lack of communication between health care centers , lack of skills , and lack of standards that are uniform throughout the country .",
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"text": "Army of Republika Srpska The Army of Republika Srpska ; Serbian , Bosnian , Croatian Vojska Republike Srpske ( VRS ) ) , also referred to as the Bosnian Serb Army , was the military of the Republika Srpska , an area which was previously the `` Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina '' . In 2003 the army began to integrate into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina . In 2005 a fully integrated unit of Serbs , Bosniaks , and Croats was deployed to augment the US-led coalition forces in Iraq . On 6 June 2006 , it was fully integrated into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina controlled by the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina .",
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"text": "House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina The House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Dom Naroda Bosne i Hercegovine / Дом Народа Босне и Херцеговине ) is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina , with the other chamber being the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It was established through the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995 . It has 15 members equally distributed among the three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina : 5 Bosniaks , 5 Serbs , and 5 Croats . The members are appointed by the parliaments of the constituent peoples . Their duty is to make sure that no law is passed unless all three groups agree on it .",
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"text": "Continental Europe Continental Europe , also referred to as mainland Europe , or , by Europeans , simply the Continent , is the continuous continent of Europe , excluding surrounding islands . The most common definition of continental Europe excludes continental islands , encompassing the Greek Islands , Cyprus , Malta , Sicily , Sardinia , Corsica , the Balearic Islands , Ireland , Great Britain , the Isle of Man , the Channel Islands , Novaya Zemlya and the Danish archipelago , as well as nearby oceanic islands , including the Canary Islands , Madeira , the Azores , Iceland , the Faroe Islands , and Svalbard . The Scandinavian peninsula is sometimes also excluded , as even though it is technically part of `` mainland Europe '' , the de facto connections to the rest of the continent are across the Baltic Sea or North Sea ( rather than via the lengthy land route that involves travelling to the north of the peninsula where it meets Finland , and then south through north-east Europe ) . The notion of Europe as a geopolitical or cultural term is centred on core Europe ( Kerneuropa ) , the continental territory of the historical Carolingian Empire and the core of Latin Christendom , corresponding to modern France , Italy , Germany ( or German-speaking Europe ) and the Benelux states ( historical Austrasia ) . This historical core of `` Carolingian Europe '' was consciously invoked in the 1950s as the historical ethno-cultural basis for the prospective European integration ( see also Multi-speed Europe ) .",
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"text": "List of companies of Slovakia Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone . The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovakia '' .",
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"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina–Malaysia relations Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Malaysia relations refers to a foreign relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia . Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur , and Malaysia has an embassy in Sarajevo .",
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"text": "Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian , Croatian and Serbian : Akademija nauka i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine Cyrillic : Академија наука и умјетности Босне и Херцеговине ) is the national academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina .",
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"text": "Bosnians Bosnians ( Bosnian , Croatian and Serbian : Bosanci / Босанци ; singular : Bosnian ( Bosanac / Босанац ) are people who live in Bosnia , or who are of Bosnian descent . Bosnia is one of two main regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina . According to the latest official population census made in Bosnia and Herzegovina , most of the people identified with Bosniak , Croat or Serb nationality . Some people identified with `` Bosnian '' nationality , however these are listed under the category `` Others '' ( along with all the other options such as Jews , Romas etc. ) . According to the latest population census ( 2013 ) , there were around 2.7 % `` Others '' . According to some , a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina , and thus is largely synonymous with the all-encompassing national demonym Bosnians and Herzegovinians . This includes , but is not limited to , members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina : Bosniaks , Serbs and Croats . Those who reside in the smaller geographical region of Herzegovina usually prefer to identify as Herzegovinians . CIA factbook , used in this article as a source for numbers , does n't mention a sole `` Bosnian '' nationality . Instead it mentions `` Bosnian ( s ) , Herzegovinian ( s ) '' thereby emphasizing the regional significance and equity between the terms . Ethnic minorities in this territory , such as Jews , Roma , Albanians , Montenegrins and others , may consider Bosnian as an adjective modifying their ethnicity ( e.g. Bosnian Roma ) to indicate place of residence . Other times they use ( with equal rights ) the term Herzegovinians . In addition , a sizable population in Bosnia and Herzegovina believe that the term `` Bosnians '' defines a people who constitute a distinct collective cultural identity or ethnic group . According to the latest ( 2013 ) census however , this population does n't rise above 2.7 % . According to a study conducted by University of Montenegro , Faculty for Sport and Physical Education , Nikšić , Montenegro and University of Novi Sad in Serbia , Bosnian people are the tallest in the world .",
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"text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 838 United Nations Security Council resolution 838 , adopted unanimously on 10 June 1993 , after reaffirming Resolution 713 ( 1991 ) and all subsequent resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia and in particular Bosnia and Herzegovina , the Council discussed options for the deployment of international observers on the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure implementation of previous Security Council resolutions . The Council reiterated its demands in resolutions 752 ( 1992 ) and 819 ( 1993 ) which called for the end of foreign interference in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbia and Montenegro ) cease supplying arms and military equipment to Bosnian Serb paramilitary units respectively . Violations of resolutions 757 ( 1992 ) , 787 ( 1992 ) and 820 ( 1993 ) were condemned which involved actions that took place between Serbia and Montenegro and the protected areas in Croatia and those areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serbs . In this regard , the Council considered the possible deployment of observers around the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina as indicated in Resolution 787 ( 1992 ) . The resolution also noted the decision of Serbia and Montenegro to prohibit all but humanitarian supplies to Bosnian Serb paramilitaries and the Council urged the country to implement the commitment . The Vance-Owen Peace Plan was recommended as a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the region . The Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was requested to report back to the Security Council on options for the deployment of international observers to monitor the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina with priority for its border with Serbia and Montenegro . He was requested to contact Member States in order to ensure the availability of any material derived from aerial surveillance .",
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"text": "Contact Group (Balkans) The Contact Group is the name for an informal grouping of Great Powers that have a significant interest in policy developments in the Balkans . The Contact Group is composed of United States , United Kingdom , France , Germany , Italy , and Russia . It was first created in response to the war and the crisis in Bosnia in the early 1990s . The Contact Group includes four of the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council and the countries that contribute the most in troops and assistance to peacebuilding efforts in the Balkans . Representatives of the EU Council , EU Presidency , European Commission and NATO generally attend Contact Group meetings . The Contact Group has taken a major interest in the UN-led process to determine the future political status of Kosovo and Metohija ( i.e. , whether it should be independent or remain a part of Serbia ) . The Contact Group meets regularly with UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari , who has been charged with running the future status process . The Contact Group has no Secretariat or permanent staff -- it is simply an informal grouping of countries that meets regularly at various levels to coordinate international policy initiatives in southeast Europe . Contact Group public statements , often negotiated to painstaking detail within the group , are considered to be significant statements of the international community 's policy and intentions in the region . The Contact Group usually meets at the level of Balkans director ( i.e. , the highest-ranking diplomats in charge of the Balkans in each foreign ministry ) . Occasionally , however , the Contact Group meets at the level of Political Director or even Foreign Minister .",
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"text": "Romani people in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Romani people in Bosnia and Herzegovina are the largest of the 17 national minority in the country , although -- due to the stigma attached to the label -- this is often not reflected in statistics and censuses .",
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"text": "Macedonia naming dispute The Macedonia naming dispute is a political dispute regarding the use of the name Macedonia between the southeastern European countries of Greece and the Republic of Macedonia , formerly a federal unit of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Pertinent to its background is an early 20th century multifaceted dispute and armed conflict that formed part of the background to the Balkan Wars . The specific naming dispute , although an existing issue in Yugoslav -- Greek relations since World War II , was reignited after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the newly gained independence of the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1991 . Since then , it has been an ongoing issue in bilateral and international relations . Citing historical and territorial concerns resulting from the ambiguity between the Republic of Macedonia , the adjacent Greek region of Macedonia and the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon which falls mostly within Greek Macedonia , Greece opposes the use of the name `` Macedonia '' by the Republic of Macedonia without a geographical qualifier such as `` Northern Macedonia '' for use by all and for all purposes . As millions of ethnic Greeks identify themselves as Macedonians , unrelated to the Slavic people who are associated with the Republic of Macedonia , Greece further objects to the use of the term `` Macedonian '' for the neighboring country 's largest ethnic group and its language . The Republic of Macedonia is accused of appropriating symbols and figures that are historically considered part of Greek culture such as the Vergina Sun and Alexander the Great , and of promoting the irredentist concept of a United Macedonia , which involves territorial claims on Greece , Bulgaria , Albania , and Serbia . The dispute has escalated to the highest level of international mediation , involving numerous attempts to achieve a resolution . In 1995 , the two countries formalised bilateral relations and committed to start negotiations on the naming issue , under the auspices of the United Nations . Until a solution is found , the provisional reference `` the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia '' ( sometimes unofficially abbreviated as FYROM ) is used by international organisations and states which do not recognise translations of the constitutional name Republic of Macedonia ( Република Македонија , Republika Makedonija ) . UN members , and the UN as a whole , have agreed to accept any final agreement on a new name resulting from negotiations between the two countries . The parties are represented by Ambassadors Vasko Naumovski and Adamantios Vassilakis , under the mediation of Matthew Nimetz .",
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"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina–United States relations The 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was ended with the help of participation by the United States in brokering the 1995 Dayton Agreement . The United States maintains command of the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo . The United States has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help with infrastructure , humanitarian aid , economic development , and military reconstruction in Herzegovina and Bosnia . The U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) and Support for Eastern European Democracies ( SEED ) has played a large role in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina , including programs in economic development and reform , democratic reform ( media , elections ) , infrastructure development , and training programs for Bosnian professionals , among others . Additionally , there are many non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction . According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report , 33 % of Bosnia and Herzegovina 's people approve of U.S. leadership , with 49 % disapproving and 18 % uncertain .",
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"text": "Regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , like every European country is made of geographical and historical regions .",
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"text": "Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina Brod ( Serbian Cyrillic : Брод ; -LSB- brôːd -RSB- ) is a town and municipality located on the south bank of the river Sava in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is situated in the northwestern part of the Republika Srpska entity and the western part of the Posavina region .",
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"text": "Banate of Bosnia The Banate of Bosnia ( Bosanska banovina , banovina Bosna ) was a medieval state based in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina . Although it was a part of the Hungarian Crown Lands , the Banate of Bosnia was a de facto independent state . It was founded in the mid-12th century and existed until 1377 , when it was proclaimed a kingdom with the coronation of Tvrtko I . The greater part of its history was marked by a religiopolitical controversy revolving around the native Bosnian Church condemned as heretical by both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches , although with the Catholic church being particularly antagonistic and persecuting its members through the Hungarians .",
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"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina national futsal team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national futsal team is controlled by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina , the governing body for futsal in Bosnia and Herzegovina and represents the country in international futsal competitions , such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships .",
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"text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina–Russia relations Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the two countries , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia . Bosnia is one of the countries where Russia has contributed troops for the NATO-led stabilization force . Russia recognized the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27 April 1992 .",
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"text": "Croatia–United States relations Croatia -- United States relations refer to the bilateral relationship between Croatia and the United States . Diplomatic relations among two countries were established on April 7 , 1992 following Croatia 's independence from SFR Yugoslavia . Croatia has an embassy in Washington D.C. , general consulates in Chicago , Los Angeles , New York City , and consulates in Anchorage , Kansas City , Pittsburgh , Seattle and Houston . The US has an embassy in Zagreb . American engagement in Croatia is aimed at fostering a democratic , secure , and market-oriented society that will be a strong US partner in Euro-Atlantic institutions . Bilateral relations between the two countries are described as very strong . Croatian diaspora in the US is one of the largest in the world with an estimate of more than 1.2 million members . Most of the Croats live in Chicago ( ~ 150,000 ) , New York City , New Jersey and Connecticut ( ~ 80,000 ) , St. Louis ( ~ 40,000 ) , San Pedro ( ~ 35,000 ) , Detroit ( ~ 7,000 ) and San Jose ( ~ 5,000 ) . The National Federation of Croatian Americans is the main organization that brings together Croats in the US . Both countries are members of UN , NATO , Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council , Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe , International Monetary Fund , World Bank and World Trade Organization . In addition , Croatia is an observer to the Organization of American States .",
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"text": "Geography of Kosovo Kosovo is a small landlocked country in Southeastern Europe , in the center of Balkan Peninsula . With an area of 10,908 km2 , it is one of the smallest countries in Europe . Considering it 's small area , Kosovo has a variety of topographical features . It is surrounded by mountains : the Sharr Mountains are located in the south and southeast , bordering Macedonia , while the Kopaonik Mountains rise in the north . The southwest borders with Montenegro and Albania are also mountainous , and home to the country 's highest peak , Gjeravica , 2656 m high . The central region is mainly hilly , but two large plains spread over Kosovo 's west and east , respectively , Metohija plain and Kosovo plain . In the terms of hydrography , Kosovo has limited water resources . The main rivers in the country are the White Drin , running towards the Adriatic Sea , the South Morava in the Goljak area , and Ibar in the north . Sitnica , a tributary of Ibar , is the longest river lying completely within Kosovo . There are several small natural lakes but the country 's most important lakes are artificial . The biggest lakes are Gazivoda , Radonjić , Batlava and Badovac . Kosovo also does have a large number of karst springs , thermal and mineral water springs .",
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"text": "Google Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products . These include online advertising technologies , search , cloud computing , software , and hardware . Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University , in California . Together , they own about 14 percent of its shares , and control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock . They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4 , 1998 . An initial public offering ( IPO ) took place on August 19 , 2004 , and Google moved to its new headquarters in Mountain View , California , nicknamed the Googleplex . In August 2015 , Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet Inc. . Google , Alphabet 's leading subsidiary , will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet 's Internet interests . Upon completion of the restructure , Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google , replacing Larry Page , who became CEO of Alphabet . Rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products , acquisitions , and partnerships beyond Google 's core search engine ( Google Search ) . It offers services designed for work and productivity ( Google Docs , Sheets and Slides ) , email ( Gmail/Inbox ) , scheduling and time management ( Google Calendar ) , cloud storage ( Google Drive ) , social networking ( Google + ) , instant messaging and video chat ( Google Allo/Duo/Hangouts ) , language translation ( Google Translate ) , mapping and turn-by-turn navigation ( Google Maps ) , video sharing ( YouTube ) , notetaking ( Google Keep ) , and photo organizing and editing ( Google Photos ) . The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system , the Google Chrome web browser , and Chrome OS , a lightweight operating system based on the Chrome browser . Google has moved increasingly into hardware ; from 2010 to 2015 , it partnered with major electronics manufacturers in the production of its Nexus devices , and in October 2016 , it released multiple hardware products ( including the Google Pixel smartphone , Home smart speaker , Wifi mesh wireless router , and Daydream View virtual reality headset ) . The new hardware chief , Rick Osterloh , stated : `` a lot of the innovation that we want to do now ends up requiring controlling the end-to-end user experience '' . Google has also experimented with becoming an Internet carrier . In February 2010 , it announced Google Fiber , a fiber-optic infrastructure that was installed in Kansas City ; in April 2015 , it launched Project Fi in the United States , combining Wi-Fi and cellular networks from different providers ; and in 2016 , it announced the Google Station initiative to make public Wi-Fi around the world , which had already been deployed in India . Alexa , a company that monitors commercial web traffic , lists Google.com as the most visited website in the world . Several other Google services also figure in the top 100 most visited websites , including YouTube and Blogger . Google has been the second most valuable brand in the world for 4 consecutive years , but has received significant criticism involving issues such as privacy concerns , tax avoidance , antitrust , censorship , and search neutrality . Google 's mission statement , from the outset , was `` to organize the world 's information and make it universally accessible and useful '' , and its unofficial slogan was `` Do n't be evil '' . In October 2015 , the motto was replaced in the Alphabet corporate code of conduct by the phrase `` Do the right thing '' .",
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"text": "Google WiFi Google WiFi is a municipal wireless network deployed in Mountain View , California . It is entirely funded by Google and installed primarily on Mountain View lightposts . Google had committed to keeping the service free until 2010 . The initial service was shut down by Google on May 3 , 2014 at their Mountain View base , and provided a new public outdoor WiFi .",
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"text": "Nexus 5 Nexus 5 ( codenamed Hammerhead ) is an Android smartphone manufactured by LG Electronics for Google . Co-developed with and marketed by Google Inc. as part of its Nexus line of flagship devices and unveiled on October 31 , 2013 , it is a successor to the Nexus 4 . Nexus 5 served as the launch device for Android 4.4 `` KitKat '' , which introduced a refreshed interface , performance improvements , increased Google Now integration , better battery life and other features . The Nexus 5 received mostly positive reviews , praising the device 's balance of overall performance and cost in comparison to other `` flagship '' phones , along with the quality of its display and some of the changes introduced by Android 4.4 . The display was , however , criticized for being too dim in comparison to other devices , and the camera was criticized for having inconsistent quality .",
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"text": "Google Contact Lens Google Contact Lens is a smart contact lens project announced by Google on 16 January 2014 . The project aims to assist people with diabetes by constantly measuring the glucose levels in their tears . The project is being carried out by Verily and it is currently being tested using prototypes .",
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"text": "Android Wear Android Wear is a version of Google 's Android operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables . By pairing with mobile phones running Android version 4.3 or newer , or iOS version 8.2 or newer with limited support from Google 's pairing application , Android Wear integrates Google Now technology and mobile notifications into a smartwatch form factor . It also adds the ability to download applications from the Google Play Store . Android Wear supports Bluetooth , Wi-Fi , 3G and LTE ( telecommunication ) connectivity , as well as a range of features and applications . Watch face styles include round , square and rectangular . Released devices include Motorola Moto 360 , the LG G Watch , and the Samsung Gear Live . Hardware manufacturing partners include Asus , Broadcom , Fossil , HTC , Intel , LG , MediaTek , Imagination Technologies , Motorola , New Balance , Qualcomm , Samsung , Huawei , Polar and TAG Heuer . In the first six months of availability , Canalys estimates that over 720,000 Android Wear smartwatches were shipped . , Android Wear had between one and five million application installations . Android Wear was estimated to account for 10 % of the smart watch market in 2015 .",
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"text": "Lithium-ion battery A lithium-ion battery or Li-ion battery ( abbreviated as LIB ) is a type of rechargeable battery in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge and back when charging . Li-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as one electrode material , compared to the metallic lithium used in a non-rechargeable lithium battery . The electrolyte , which allows for ionic movement , and the two electrodes are the constituent components of a lithium-ion battery cell . Lithium-ion batteries are common in home electronics . They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics , with a high energy density , tiny memory effect and low self-discharge . LIBs are also growing in popularity for military , battery electric vehicle and aerospace applications . For example , lithium-ion batteries are becoming a common replacement for the lead -- acid batteries that have been used historically for golf carts and utility vehicles . Instead of heavy lead plates and acid electrolyte , the trend is to use lightweight lithium-ion battery packs that can provide the same voltage as lead-acid batteries , so no modification to the vehicle 's drive system is required . Chemistry , performance , cost and safety characteristics vary across LIB types . Handheld electronics mostly use LIBs based on lithium cobalt oxide , which offers high energy density , but presents safety risks , especially when damaged . Lithium iron phosphate , lithium ion manganese oxide battery ( , , or LMO ) and lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide ( or NMC ) offer lower energy density , but longer lives and inherent safety . Such batteries are widely used for electric tools , medical equipment and other roles . NMC in particular is a leading contender for automotive applications . Lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide ( or NCA ) and lithium titanate ( or LTO ) are specialty designs aimed at particular niche roles . The newer lithium -- sulfur batteries promise the highest performance-to-weight ratio . Lithium-ion batteries can pose unique safety hazards since they contain a flammable electrolyte and may be kept pressurized . An expert notes `` If a battery cell is charged too quickly , it can cause a short circuit , leading to explosions and fires '' . Because of these risks , testing standards are more stringent than those for acid-electrolyte batteries , requiring both a broader range of test conditions and additional battery-specific tests . There have been battery-related recalls by some companies , including the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall for battery fires . Research areas for lithium-ion batteries include life extension , energy density , safety , and cost reduction , among others .",
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"text": "Motorola Devour The Motorola Devour is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by Motorola , which runs Google 's Android operating system . In the United States , the handset is distributed exclusively by Verizon Wireless . The Devour has a Hearing Aid Compatibility ( HAC ) rating of M4/T4 . Although it runs Android , the Devour was not branded or marketed as part of Verizon 's `` DROID '' series of Android smartphones .",
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"text": "Palm TX The Palm TX ( written as `` Palm T | X '' in official documentation ) was a personal digital assistant which was produced by Palm , Inc. . It was announced and released as part of Palm 's October 2005 product cycle , and was in production until March 2009 . It succeeded the Tungsten T5 PDA . The TX marked Palm 's discontinuation of `` Tungsten '' sub-branding for its high-end handhelds . It featured 802.11 b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity . It ran Palm OS Garnet , version 5.4.9 . As Palm considered the LifeDrive to be separate from its PDA line , designating it as a `` Mobile Manager '' , the TX was Palm 's flagship PDA .",
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"text": "Samsung Galaxy Mini The Samsung Galaxy Mini ( GT-S5570 -LSB- B/L/i -RSB- ) is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the Android operating system . It was announced and released by Samsung in early 2011 . In some markets it is known as Samsung Galaxy Next/Pop/NG It is currently available in four different colors ; steel grey , white , lime and orange . The same device is sold in the United States as the Samsung Dart exclusively for T-Mobile . The face buttons were changed to capacitive matching the rest of the Galaxy lineup . The FM radio functionality was removed amid fears of making it too good . It was succeeded by the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 , featuring major processor improvements from the original . This included FM radio .",
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"text": "Open Sans Open Sans is a sans-serif typeface designed by Steve Matteson and commissioned by Google . According to Google , it was developed with an `` upright stress , open forms and a neutral , yet friendly appearance '' and is `` optimized for legibility across print , web , and mobile interfaces . '' Featuring wide apertures on many letters and a large x-height ( tall lower-case letters ) , the typeface is highly legible on screen and at small sizes . It belongs to the humanist genre of sans-serif typefaces , with a true italic . Open Sans is used in some of Google 's web pages as well as its print and web advertisements . Its design is similar to that of Matteson 's Droid Sans , created as the first user interface font for Android phones , but with wider characters and the inclusion of italic variants .",
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"text": "List of Google Play edition devices The Google Play edition devices ( GPE ) is a series of consumer mobile devices sanctioned by Google that run the Android operating system . Unlike the standard versions of Android on these devices , which have received `` skins '' from the original equipment manufacturer , such as Samsung TouchWiz or HTC Sense , they run a `` stock '' version of Android , without any manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications , making them essentially like Google Nexus devices in terms of software but do not carry the Google Nexus branding , nor does their hardware differ from that of the original devices upon which the Play editions are based . Because of this , the software includes slight , under-the-hood changes to function on the original manufacturer 's hardware . These devices are carrier unlocked and GSM-based , and have been offered exclusively through Google 's Play Store . Updates for these devices are delivered by Google ( bypassing carriers ) , but are supplied by the original device manufacturer . Although the updates are not supplied directly by Google , as is the case with the products from the Nexus line , these devices receive Android updates at nearly the same time as Nexus products . In January 2015 , Google stopped selling their final Google Play edition phone . While Google never officially announced the end of the program , no new phones have been announced since .",
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"text": "Android Donut Android 1.6 `` Donut '' is a version of the open source Android mobile operating system developed by Google , that is no longer supported . Among the more prominent features introduced with this update were added support for CDMA smartphones , additional screen sizes , a battery usage indicator , and a text-to-speech engine . After the public release of Donut -- its official dessert-themed code name , the convention employed by Google to designate major Android versions -- carriers were quick to follow with its roll out to customers in the form of an over-the-air ( OTA ) update for compatible smartphones .",
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"text": "Google Gadgets Google Gadgets are dynamic web content that can be embedded on a web page . They can be added to and interact strongly with Google 's iGoogle personalized home page ( discontinued in November 2013 , although iGoogle Gadgets still work on other websites ) and the Google Desktop ( discontinued in September 2011 ) application , as well as Google Wave ( also no longer supported by Google ) and Google Sites . Webmasters can add and customize a gadget to their own business or personal web site , a process called `` syndication '' . Gadgets are developed by Google and third-party developers using the Google Gadgets API , using basic web technologies such as XML and JavaScript .",
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"text": "Google Fuchsia Fuchsia is a capability-based , real-time operating system ( RTOS ) currently being developed by Google . It was first discovered as a mysterious code post on GitHub in August 2016 , without any official announcement . In contrast to prior Google-developed operating systems such as Chrome OS and Android , which are based on Linux kernels , Fuchsia is based on a new microkernel named `` Magenta '' , derived from `` Little Kernel '' , a small operating system intended for embedded systems . Upon inspection , media outlets noted that the code post on GitHub suggested Fuchsia 's capability to run on universal devices , from embedded systems to smartphones , tablets and personal computers . In May 2017 , Fuchsia was updated with a user interface , along with a developer writing that the project was not a `` dumping ground of a dead thing '' , prompting media speculation about Google 's intentions with the operating system , including the possibility of it replacing Android . It is distributed as free and open-source software under a mix of software licenses , including BSD 3 clause , MIT , and Apache 2.0 .",
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"text": "XRS Corporation XRS Corporation ( NASDAQ : XRSC ) ( Formally `` XATA Corporation '' ) provides on-demand software and services to the trucking industry . Based in Eden Prairie , Minn. , XRS 's software solutions and services deliver data on vehicle and driver performance . Fleet managers , dispatchers and drivers collect , sort , view and analyze the data to improve savings , safety and regulatory compliance . XRS solutions include XataNet , a full fleet solution for private and for-hire fleets , and Turnpike , a solution that runs on drivers ' existing cell phones , smartphones and tablet computers . On April 7 2009 , XRS Corporation was sued among some other defendants over patent infringement . XRS introduced an all-mobile platform of the same name for trucking compliance , performance and fleet optimization . The announcements came on August 13 , 2012 during the Xata User Event ( XUE ) in Minneapolis , the same day that they announced the change from their former name `` XATA Corporation '' In 2010 , XRS earned the rank of 363 on the Technology Fast 500 ( TM ) list , which is Deloitte LLP 's ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology , media , telecommunications , life sciences and clean technology companies in North America . The Minnesota High Tech Association ( MHTA ) , in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley , named Xata Corporation as the recipient of the 2009 Tekne Award in the Technology Services award category .",
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"text": "Droid 2 The Motorola Droid 2 ( GSM/UMTS version : Motorola Milestone 2 ; GSM/UMTS/CDMA version : Motorola Droid 2 Global ) is the fifth phone in Verizon 's Droid line . In the U.S. , it is available exclusively on Verizon Wireless , and was released August 12 , 2010 ( pre-order sales of the device began August 11 ) . It runs the Android operating system by Google , and can run Flash Player 10.1 . It comes with 8 GB of internal memory and is shipped with an additional 8 GB SDHC card , upgradable to 32 GB . It has a 3.7 in display and a 5-megapixel camera . Unlike the Droid X , the Motorola Droid 2 features a redesigned slide-out QWERTY keyboard , but still features the Swype keyboard found on the Droid X . A limited edition version featuring the Star Wars droid character R2-D2 with exclusive apps and content was announced by Verizon for September 30 , 2010 , to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary for The Empire Strikes Back .",
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"text": "Nexus 7 (2013) The second generation Nexus 7 is a mini tablet computer co-developed by Google and Asus that runs the Android operating system . It is the third tablet in the Google Nexus series , a family of Android consumer devices marketed by Google and built by an original equipment manufacturer partner . Following the success of the original Nexus 7 , a second generation of the device was released on July 26 , 2013 , four days earlier than the originally scheduled date due to early releases from various retailers . The tablet was the first device to ship with version 4.3 of Android . The second iteration of the 7 in tablet , code named `` Razor '' , has various upgrades from the previous generation , including a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor , 2 GB of memory , a 1920 × 1200 pixel display ( 323 pixels per inch ; 127 ppcm ) , dual cameras ( 1.2 MP front , 5 MP rear ) , stereo speakers , built-in inductive Qi wireless charging , and a SlimPort ( via micro USB connector ) capable of full high-definition video output to an external display .",
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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": "Samsung Galaxy S5 The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics . Unveiled on 24 February 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona , Spain , it was released on 11 April 2014 in 150 countries as the immediate successor to the Galaxy S4 . As with the S4 , the S5 is an evolution of the prior year 's model , placing a particular emphasis on an improved build with a textured rear cover and IP67 certification for dust and water resistance , a more refined user experience , new security features such as a fingerprint reader and private mode , expanded health features ( such as a built-in heart rate monitor ) , and an updated camera . The Galaxy S5 received mostly positive reviews ; The phone was praised for its display , hardware , camera and battery life but it was criticized for its plastic design , bloated software and the inconsistent fingerprint scanner featured on the phone . In August 2015 , following the release of its latest flagship , the Galaxy S6 , Samsung released an updated version called the `` Galaxy S5 Neo '' which has a Exynos 7 Octa ( 7580 ) processor clocked at 1.6 GHz . It has 2 GB of RAM , 16 GB of internal storage and comes with Android 5.1.1 `` Lollipop '' or Android 4.3 `` Jelly Bean '' depending on carrier .",
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"text": "Handango Handango was one of the first online software stores to sell mobile apps for personal digital assistants ( PDAs ) and smartphones . Handango offered worldwide distribution , support , and e-commerce services to its partners . Company 's customers include consumers , software developers , mobile operators , and original equipment manufacturers . Supported mobile devices include Android devices , Palm handhelds , Windows Mobile devices , Symbian OS devices , and BlackBerry devices . Handango was founded in 1999 by Randy Eisenman . Early founding employees of the company included Eric Matzinger , James Lowe , Andrew Blake , Gabe Bass , Will Pinnell , Rusty Butler , Lindsay Rall , Laura Rippy , Jason Wells , Dustin Brown and Bob Weber . Handango was a pioneer of mobile software distribution and is widely credited with many `` firsts '' in the distribution of mobile apps including a self-service developer management and reporting portal , the business model of a 70/30 developer revenue split ( changed to a 60/40 split in 2005 ) , over-the-air distribution of software with palm -RCB- , the industry 's first digital rights management deployed with Nokia , and the Handango Commerce Engine that facilitated ecommerce on behalf of the software developer directly from their Web site . Handango InHand , available since 2003 for Symbian UIQ , since 2004 for Windows Mobile and Palm OS , since 2005 for Blackberry and since 2006 for Symbian S60 , is an on-device application store for finding , installing and buying software for your mobile device . Application download and purchasing are completed directly on the device so sync with a computer is not necessary . Description , rating and screenshot are available for any application . Software for using Handango InHand is available for free for Palm OS , Windows Mobile , Symbian UIQ & S60 , Blackberry , Android . Handango pionereed this on-air business model for smartphones which achieved great success some years later with similar Apple Inc. 's App Store and Google 's Android Market . On February 23 , 2010 , Jud Bowman of Motricity , a Durham , North Carolina supplier of software and games for mobile phones , acquired Handango , making PocketGear third behind Apple Inc. and Google in the app market . While PocketGear remained in Durham , the company kept the Handango offices in the Dallas , Texas area . PocketGear.com , LLC was started in 1998 by Nathan Miller as a teenager , and was later acquired by Motricity . Bowman bought back the smart phone application business in 2008 when Motricity moved from Durham to the Seattle area . Bowman remained a Motricity investor . In February 2011 , Handango 's new owner PocketGear , Inc. rebranded itself as Appia and shifted its focus to `` white label '' mobile app stores - i.e. on-device OEM-branded store apps . Handango 's traditional website at www.handango.com as well as www.pocketgear.com appear to have been taken offline no later than December 2013 .",
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"text": "Unboxing Unboxing is the unpacking of new products , especially high tech consumer products , where the process is captured on video and uploaded to the web . Yahoo Tech places the first Unboxing video to be for the Nokia E61 cellphone in 2006 . According to Google Trends , searches for the term `` unboxing '' began to surface in the final quarter of 2006 . Early unboxing videos were focused mainly either on gadgets or fashion items , however once the trend took off unboxing videos were available for , as Yahoo 's Deb Amien put it `` nearly every thing that is available for purchase '' By 2014 the popularity of the videos were such that some companies had been known to upload unboxing videos for their own products , whilst others sent products to uploaders for free . Some consider the popularity of this practice is due to the ability of showing the product exactly for what it is without any adulteration advertisers usually make around the product . Being able to see what one is getting can contribute to the decision process . Some users have tried to make these unboxings more interesting by adding special effects or doing them in different ways , such as underwater unboxing of a waterproof smartphone .",
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"text": "Haitian Creole Haitian Creole ( -LSB- ˈheɪʃən_ˈkriːoʊl -RSB- -LSB- kreyòl ayisyen , links = no -RSB- , -LSB- kɣejɔl -RSB- ; créole haïtien ) is a French-based creole language spoken by 9.6 -- 12million people worldwide , and the only language of most Haitians . It is a creole language based largely on 18th century French with influences from Portuguese , Spanish , English , Taíno , and West African languages . Haitian Creole emerged from contact between French settlers and African slaves during the Atlantic slave trade in the French colony of Saint-Domingue ( now Haiti ) . Haitians are the largest creole-speaking community in the world . The usage and education in Haitian Creole -- which is not mutually intelligible with French -- has been contentious since at least the 19thcentury : where Haitians saw French as a sign of colonialism , Creole was maligned by francophone elites as a miseducated or poor person 's French . Until the late 20thcentury , Haitian presidents spoke only French to their fellow citizens , and until the 2000s , all instruction at Haitian elementary schools was in French , a foreign language to most of the students .",
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"text": "Bocas del Toro Creole Bocas del Toro Patois , or Panamanian Patois English , is a dialect of Jamaican Patois spoken in Bocas del Toro Province , Panama . Bocas del Toro Patois is a dialect of Jamaican Patois similar to Central American varieties such as Limón Coastal Patois . It does not have the status of an official language .",
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"text": "Loa Loa ( also spelled lwa ) are the spirits of Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo . They are also referred to as `` mystères '' and `` the invisibles '' and are intermediaries between Bondye ( French : Bon Dieu , meaning `` good God '' ) -- the Supreme Creator , who is distant from the world -- and humanity . Unlike saints or angels , however , they are not simply prayed to , they are served . They are each distinct beings with their own personal likes and dislikes , distinct sacred rhythms , songs , dances , ritual symbols , and special modes of service . Contrary to popular belief , the loa are not deities in and of themselves ; they are intermediaries for , and dependent on , a distant Bondye .",
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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": "Barrel children Barrel children are children who are abandoned or `` left behind '' by their parents who are seeking a better life abroad . Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown , the University of the West Indies academic who first described the phenomenon of barrel children , defines `` barrel children '' as those children who , while waiting in the Caribbean to migrate to their parents in the metropoles of North America and the United Kingdom , receive material resources in the form of food and clothing in lieu of direct care . Dr. Crawford-Brown , in her publication Who will save our children : The plight of the Jamaican child in the nineties , showed that these children have surrogate parents who are often unable to give them the emotional support and nurturance that they need , most of these children may be instead raised by grandparents or close relatives . The impact on these children of this type of neglect includes a range of emotional and behavioural problems including run-away behaviour , withdrawal , depression , and , in some cases , acting-out behaviour . The Trinidad and Tobago News said that for `` barrel children the psychological scars have been great and have been troubling factors unto the second , third and fourth generations . '' The Wellcome Trust discussed barrel children in an article focusing on violence in the Caribbean while it was the title and subject of a short film by Cara Elmslie Weir about a Trinidadian family split by migration , the parents `` sending barrels full of material goods '' from the U.S.A. to their children in Trinidad . UNICEF in Jamaica agreed that `` Migration of parents who seek more lucrative employment abroad has had a negative impact on Jamaican children . Some children are left in the care of strangers , neighbours or even older siblings who are still children . These so-called `` barrel children '' are left without parental guidance or adult supervision and with access to significant material resources in the form of cash remittances and barrels of clothing and toys sent by absentee parents . '' It has also been discussed in Caribbean Studies Journals , conferences on the Caribbean , the Trinidad Guardian and Trinidad Newsday . Discussing absent parents The Trinidad Guardian noted that `` At holiday time , they ship their barrels of love , disguised as brand-name sneakers and clothing , believing that these would make their children happy and make up for them being not around . But the fact remains that children are deprived of the real love of their parents . '' An article published in Newsweek by Brook Larmar entitled the `` Barrel Children '' dramatised the problem in its effects on one particular family . `` The cardboard barrel has been sitting empty in Marsha Flowers 's backyard for more than a month now , but the Jamaican teenager hangs onto it as though it were a sacred totem . And in a way , it is . Five years after her mother immigrated to the United States , leaving Marsha and two sisters to fend for themselves in a Kingston slum , the barrel is one of the few tangible signs of her mother 's love - and of her own frustrated desires . '' Blogs also exist highlighting the experiences of barrel children . Memories of a Caribbean Barrel Child was created by Dr. Anthony Salandy ( a native of Trinidad and Tobago ) to shed light of the experiences and outcomes associated with being a barrel child .",
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"docid": "ef793e492309a4d59a576db45ee3c44b",
"text": "Trinidadian English Trinidadian English ( TE ) or Trinidad and Tobago Standard English is a dialect of English used in Trinidad and Tobago . TE co-exists with both non-standard varieties of English as well as other dialects , namely Trinidadian Creole in Trinidad and Tobagonian Creole in Tobago . Both islands as one consider the dialect as Trinbagonian Creole . Trinidadian English was originally based on a standard of British English . Located in the Americas , TE now uses many Americanisms , including apartment and trunk ( of a car ) . It is understandable by speakers of international standard English , although it uses a number of terms that are unique to it ( perhaps coming from Trinidadian Creole ) , such as `` to lime '' , meaning `` to hang out '' . Speech in Trinidad ( and , to some degree , in Tobago ) may vary by location and circumstance and is often remarked for its `` sing-song '' ( i.e. a rising and falling inflection ) intonation .",
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"text": "Governor General's Award for French-language fiction The Governor General 's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French . It is one of fourteen Governor General 's Awards for Literary Merit , seven each for creators of English - and French-language books . The Governor General 's Awards program is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts . The program was created and inaugurated in 1937 , for 1936 publications in two categories , conventionally called the 1936 awards . French-language works were first recognized by the 1959 Governor General 's Awards . The winners alone were announced until 1979 , when Canada Council released in advance a shortlist of three nominees . Since then , the advance shortlist has numbered three to six ; from 2002 , always five .",
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"text": "Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! Oh Canada ! Oh Quebec ! Requiem for a Divided Country is a book by Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler . Published in 1992 , it parodied the evolution of language policy in Quebec , and spoofed the Canadian province of Quebec 's language laws that restrict the use of the English language . The book , a best-seller , grew out of a long article published in a September 1991 issue of The New Yorker . According to the book cover : With a sure satirical eye , Richler takes a look at what he calls `` the western world 's goofiest and most unnecessary political crisis . English-speaking Quebecers endure Draconian language laws prohibiting English or bilingual signs in Montreal because they are seen as an affront to the city 's visage linguistique .",
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"text": "Ancient Egyptian literature Ancient Egyptian literature was written in the Egyptian language from ancient Egypt 's pharaonic period until the end of Roman domination . It represents the oldest corpus of Egyptian literature . Along with Sumerian literature , it is considered the world 's earliest literature . Writing in ancient Egypt -- both hieroglyphic and hieratic -- first appeared in the late 4th millennium BC during the late phase of predynastic Egypt . By the Old Kingdom ( 26th century BC to 22nd century BC ) , literary works included funerary texts , epistles and letters , hymns and poems , and commemorative autobiographical texts recounting the careers of prominent administrative officials . It was not until the early Middle Kingdom ( 21st century BC to 17th century BC ) that a narrative Egyptian literature was created . This was a `` media revolution '' which , according to Richard B. Parkinson , was the result of the rise of an intellectual class of scribes , new cultural sensibilities about individuality , unprecedented levels of literacy , and mainstream access to written materials . However , it is possible that the overall literacy rate was less than one percent of the entire population . The creation of literature was thus an elite exercise , monopolized by a scribal class attached to government offices and the royal court of the ruling pharaoh . However , there is no full consensus among modern scholars concerning the dependence of ancient Egyptian literature on the sociopolitical order of the royal courts . Middle Egyptian , the spoken language of the Middle Kingdom , became a classical language during the New Kingdom ( 16th century BC to 11th century BC ) , when the vernacular language known as Late Egyptian first appeared in writing . Scribes of the New Kingdom canonized and copied many literary texts written in Middle Egyptian , which remained the language used for oral readings of sacred hieroglyphic texts . Some genres of Middle Kingdom literature , such as `` teachings '' and fictional tales , remained popular in the New Kingdom , although the genre of prophetic texts was not revived until the Ptolemaic period ( 4th century BC to 1st century BC ) . Popular tales included the Story of Sinuhe and The Eloquent Peasant , while important teaching texts include the Instructions of Amenemhat and The Loyalist Teaching . By the New Kingdom period , the writing of commemorative graffiti on sacred temple and tomb walls flourished as a unique genre of literature , yet it employed formulaic phrases similar to other genres . The acknowledgment of rightful authorship remained important only in a few genres , while texts of the `` teaching '' genre were pseudonymous and falsely attributed to prominent historical figures . Ancient Egyptian literature has been preserved on a wide variety of media . This includes papyrus scrolls and packets , limestone or ceramic ostraca , wooden writing boards , monumental stone edifices and coffins . Texts preserved and unearthed by modern archaeologists represent a small fraction of ancient Egyptian literary material . The area of the floodplain of the Nile is under-represented because the moist environment is unsuitable for the preservation of papyri and ink inscriptions . On the other hand , hidden caches of literature , buried for thousands of years , have been discovered in settlements on the dry desert margins of Egyptian civilization .",
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"text": "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": "Pan Hai-tian Pan Haitian is a Chinese science fiction author . He was born in 1975 and is part of the `` third generation '' of Chinese sci-fi writers . His books include Run , Dajiao , Run about a boy in search of medicine and City of Clones which deals with human nature . Lauren Hilgers of Wired called him `` one of China 's most thoughtful - and cynically funny - sci-fi writers . ''",
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"text": "Language on Vacation Language on Vacation : An Olio of Orthographical Oddities is a 1965 book written by Dmitri Borgmann .",
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"text": "Histoire des Miao Histoire des Miao ( `` History of the Miao '' ) is a 1924 ethnographic book of the Hmong people by François Marie Savina , published by the Société des Missions-Etrangères de Paris . As of 2006 , of Savina 's writings , it is the most well-known and the most often cited . The book includes Savina 's theories and views of the Hmong . Savina argued that the Hmong had non-Asian origins because their legends had similarities to European stories . Jean Michaud , author of Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif , described the book as `` highly original yet controversial work of applied ethnography and largely conjectural history '' . Mark Pfeifer of the Hmong Cultural and Resource Center wrote that the book is `` Not supported by any available empirical evidence , not given credence by contemporary scholars '' . A statement Michaud , in a biography of Savina included to his ` Incidental ' Ethnographers . French Catholic Missions on the Tonkin-Yunnan Frontier , 1880-1930 , contributes to refine by showing the staggering extent of Savina 's field experience and proficiency in several vernacular languages , including Hmong/Miao . Analyzing critically Histoire des Miao ( pp. 186 -- 203 ) , Michaud shows that it is not so much Savina 's ethnography that is lacking , but his critical sense as visible in unwarranted historical assumptions rendered partial by his Catholic faith .",
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"text": "Barzakh Editions Barzakh Editions is an independent publishing house in Algeria . It publishes work of a new generation of Algerian writers . Barzakh within islam is the period between someone 's death and his resurrection at the Last Judgment and the stay in the akhirah afterwards . Barzakh was founded by Selma Hellal and Sofiane Hadjadj in the year of 2000 , during the last years of the Algerian Civil War . In these years the conflicts in the country were greatly isolated form the world outside . According to the jury of the Prince Claus Awards in 2010 , the foundation of this publishing house was elemental for opening the door again between Algeria and the rest of the world . Initially it had been the purpose to publish work of writers of Algerian soil only . Hellal and Hadjadj noticed though , that the civil war had caused that a great number of writers had fled abroad . For this reason the focus changed to publish work of authors that lived in exile as well as giving a chance to authors who otherwise probably would n't have had a chance . An important mainspring for the founders was the passion for books and the trust that freedom of thought and of expression are essential for development . Up to 2010 the house had published more than 110 books , varying mainly between novels and poetry . Furthermore , books have been published in areas like philosophy , photography , drama , politics , art , and more . As from the start the house has been dependent from mainly European sponsors , because the circumstances and the nature of the publications caused that the publisher was n't viable on itself . For instance the French embassy in Algiers had mercy on the cost for establishing copyrights for the books . Furthermore , the Swiss government and a number of funds offered financial support to the publisher . In 2010 Barzakh Editions was honored with the Principal Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands . The jury praised it among other things for '' giving concrete form to Algeria 's voices , for opening up a much needed space for critical reflection on Algerian realities , for building a bridge connecting different languages and cultures , and for creatively breaking through the threatening cultural isolation of the country . ''",
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"text": "Bible translations into creole languages The creole languages include Dutch-based creole languages , English-based creole languages and French-based creole languages . Major Bible translations into creole languages include :",
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"text": "Haitian Cuban A Haitian Cuban ( Haitiano-Cubano , Haïtien Cubain , Ayisyen Kiben ) is a Cuban citizen of full or partial Haitian ancestry .",
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"text": "List of populated places affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake This is a list of populated places and structures affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake , a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake which occurred on 12 January 2010 , with an epicentre approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince , Haiti , and affected an estimated three million people . The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died , 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the quake . The earthquake caused extensive damage to infrastructure in southwestern Haiti -- in February , Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged . The deputy mayor of Léogâne , at the epicentre of the earthquake , reported that 90 percent of buildings in the city were destroyed and Léogâne had `` to be totally rebuilt . '' As much as 90 percent of Grand-Goâve was devastated , including all public buildings . In Gressier , 40 -- 50 percent of buildings were destroyed ; the same in the worst-affected areas of Carrefour . Jacmel , the capital of Sud-Est Department , also was heavily affected ; 70 percent of homes in the city were damaged according to the mayor of Jacmel , as well as the airport , hospital and city hall building . Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed , including the Presidential Palace , the National Assembly building ( Palais Législatif ) , the Supreme Court building ( Palais de Justice ) and the Holy Trinity and Port-au-Prince Cathedrals . Port-au-Prince 's main port and airport , the Port international de Port-au-Prince and Toussaint Louverture International Airport also suffered severe damage , as did Killick , the Haitian Coast Guard 's base in the capital city . The Ciné Institute , Haiti 's only film school , `` lost two buildings '' .",
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"text": "The Last Days of Louisiana Red The Last Days of Louisiana Red ( 1974 ) is a novel written by Ishmael Reed . It is considered a model novel of the Black Arts Movement and contains many elements of postmodernism . It continues the story of the character Papa LaBas introduced in Reed 's previous novel , 1972 's Mumbo Jumbo . The book revolves heavily around voodoo .",
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"text": "Pompée Valentin Vastey Pompée Valentin Vastey ( 1781 - 1820 ) , or Pompée Valentin , Baron de Vastey , was a Haitian writer , educator , and politician . Vastey was what people at the time called a `` mulatto , '' because he was born to a white French father and a black Haitian mother . He served as secretary to King Henri Christophe and tutor to Christophe 's son , Victor Henri . Vastey also claimed to have fought in Toussaint 's army and is said to have been the second cousin of the French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas ( Daut 56 ; see also , Griggs 181 ) . Vastey is best known for his essays on the history and contemporary circumstances of Haiti .",
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"text": "Mauritian literature The island of Mauritius is home to many languages , and Mauritian literature exists in French , English , Creole and Indian languages . Major themes in Mauritian literature include exoticism , multiracialism and miscegenation , racial and social conflicts , indianocéanisme , and -- more recently -- post-modernism and post-structuralism currents , such as coolitude . After independence in 1968 writers like Dev Virahsawmy reactivated creole language , then considered as a `` patois , '' and wrote literature , especially drama . The new generation of writers has expressed persistent concern with structure and more global themes . While Kreol Morisyen is the most spoken language on in Mauritius , most of the literature is written in French , although many authors write in English , Bhojpuri , and Morisyen . Mauritius 's renowned playwright Dev Virahsawmy writes exclusively in Morisyen . Important authors include Malcolm de Chazal , Ananda Devi , Raymond Chasle , and Edouard Maunick . Lindsey Collen has been able to carve out a meeting of imaginaries in the unique social setup of this multi-faceted country . Other younger writers like Shenaz Patel , Natacha Appanah , Sabah Carrim , Alain Gordon-Gentil and Carl de Souza explore the issues of ethnicity , superstition and politics in the novel . Poet and critic Khal Torabully has put forward the concept of `` coolitude , '' a poetics that results from the blend of Indian and Mauritian cultural diversity . Other poets include Hassam Wachill , Edouard Maunick , Sedley Assone , Yusuf Kadel and Umar Timol . J. M. G. Le Clézio , who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008 , is of Mauritian heritage and holds dual French-Mauritian citizenship . The island plays host to the Le Prince Maurice Prize , a literary award celebrating and recognizing ` writers of the heart ' . The award is designed to highlight the literary love story in all its forms rather than for pure Romantic Fiction . In keeping with the island 's literary culture the prize alternates on a yearly basis between English-speaking and French-speaking writers .",
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"text": "Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin , White Masks ( Peau noire , masques blancs ) is a 1952 book by Frantz Fanon , in which Fanon studies the psychology of the racism and dehumanization inherent in situations of colonial domination . With the application of historical interpretation , and the concomitant underlying social indictment , the psychiatrist Frantz Fanon formulated Black Skin , White Masks to combat the oppression of black people . He applied psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theory to explain the feelings of dependency and inadequacy that Black people experience in a White world . That the divided self-perception of the Black Subject who has lost his native cultural origin , and embraced the culture of the Mother Country , produces an inferiority complex in the mind of the Black Subject , who then will try to appropriate and imitate the culture of the colonizer . Such behavior is more readily evident in upwardly mobile and educated black people who can afford to acquire status symbols within the world of the colonial ecumene , such as an education abroad and mastery of the language of the colonizer , the white masks . Based upon , and derived from , the concepts of the collective unconscious and collective catharsis , the sixth chapter , `` The Negro and Psychopathology '' , presents brief , deep psychoanalyses of colonized black people , and thus proposes the inability of black people to fit into the norms ( social , cultural , racial ) established by white society . That `` a normal Negro child , having grown up in a normal Negro family , will become abnormal on the slightest contact of the white world . '' That , in a white society , such an extreme psychological response originates from the unconscious and unnatural training of black people , from early childhood , to associate `` blackness '' with `` wrongness '' . That such unconscious mental training of black children is effected with comic books and cartoons , which are cultural media that instil and affix , in the mind of the white child , the society 's cultural representations of black people as villains . Moreover , when black children are exposed to such images of villainous black people , the children will experience a psychopathology ( psychological trauma ) , which mental wound becomes inherent to their individual , behavioral make-up ; a part of his and her personality . That the early-life suffering of said psychopathology -- black skin associated with villainy -- creates a collective nature among the men and women who were reduced to colonized populations .",
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"text": "Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro , ( -LSB- kɾiʃ ` tjɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu -RSB- , born 5 February 1985 ) is a Portuguese professional footballer for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team . He primarily plays as a forward , but has also been deployed as a winger and serves as captain for Portugal . In 2008 , he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards . Ronaldo then won the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014 . In 2016 , he received his fourth Ballon d'Or , the most for a European player in the history of the award , and the inaugural Best FIFA Men 's Player . In 2015 , Ronaldo scored his 500th senior career goal for club and country . Two years later , he surpassed Jimmy Greaves as the all-time top-scorer in the top five European leagues . Often ranked the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time , Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation , during its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2015 . He was the first player to win four European Golden Shoe awards . One of the most marketable athletes in sport , in 2016 Forbes named Ronaldo the world 's best paid athlete . ESPN ranked him the world 's most famous athlete in 2016 and 2017 . Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP , before signing with Manchester United at age 18 in 2003 . After winning his first trophy , the FA Cup , during his first season in England , he helped United win three successive Premier League titles , a UEFA Champions League title , and a FIFA Club World Cup . By age 23 , he had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations . He was the subject of the most expensive association football transfer when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth $ 94 million ( $ 132 million ) . In Spain , he has won two La Liga titles , two Copas del Rey , two Champions League titles , and two Club World Cups . Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season , having scored 17 goals in the 2013 -- 14 season . In 2014 , Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga , which he achieved in his 178th La Liga game . He is the only player in the history of football to score more than 50 goals in a season on six consecutive occasions . In 2015 , Ronaldo became the all-time top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League , and he also became Real Madrid 's all-time leading goalscorer . In 2017 , he became the first player to reach 100 goals in European club competitions , as well as in the UEFA Champions League . He is the second highest goalscorer in La Liga history behind Lionel Messi , his perceived career rival . Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in August 2003 , at the age of 18 . He is Portugal 's most capped player of all time with over 130 caps , and has participated in seven major tournaments : four UEFA European Championships ( 2004 , 2008 , 2012 and 2016 ) and three FIFA World Cups ( 2006 , 2010 and 2014 ) . He is the first Portuguese player to reach 50 international goals , making him Portugal 's all-time top goalscorer . He scored his first international goal in Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final . He took over full captaincy in July 2008 , and he led Portugal to the semi-finals at Euro 2012 , finishing the competition as joint-top scorer . In November 2014 , Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in the UEFA European Championship ( including qualifying ) with 23 goals . At Euro 2016 , he became the most capped player of all-time in the tournament , the first player to score at four consecutive European Championship finals , and also equalled Michel Platini 's all-time record for most goals scored in the competition . Ronaldo lifted the trophy after Portugal defeated France in the final , and he received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament .",
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"text": "Trofeo EFE Trofeo EFE is an annual football award given by the EFE news agency since the 1990 -- 91 season to the best Latin-American player in La Liga . Recipients are selected based on assessments from the agency 's sports editors . The inaugural winner was Rommel Fernández and the most recent recipient is Luis Suárez . Iván Zamorano and Brazilian Ronaldo have won the award twice . Fernando Redondo received a special distinction as the best player of the 1990s decade . Cristiano Ronaldo is strangely the only player not hailing from Ibero-America that somehow managed to win the trophy in 2013 . Lionel Messi has dominated the award having won it a record five times , more than any other player in trophy 's history .",
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"text": "European association football club records This article details professional association football club records in Europe .",
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"text": "1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final The 1984 European Cup Winners ' Cup Final was a football match contested between Juventus of Italy and Porto of Portugal . it was the final match of the 1983 -- 84 European Cup Winners ' Cup and the 24th European Cup Winners ' Cup Final . It was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel , Switzerland . Juventus won the match 2 -- 1 due to goals by Beniamino Vignola and Zbigniew Boniek . It was the fourth year in succession that the final had been settled by a 2 -- 1 scoreline .",
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"text": "UEFA Euro 2012 The 2012 UEFA European Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012 , was the 14th European Championship for men 's national football teams organised by UEFA . The final tournament , held between 8 June and 1 July 2012 , was co-hosted for the first time by Poland and Ukraine , and was won by Spain , who beat Italy 4 -- 0 in the final at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kiev , Ukraine . Poland and Ukraine 's bid was chosen by UEFA 's Executive Committee on 18 April 2007 . The two host teams qualified automatically while the remaining 14 finalists were decided through a qualifying competition , featuring 51 teams , from August 2010 to November 2011 . This was the last European Championship to employ the 16-team finals format in use since 1996 ; from Euro 2016 onward , it was expanded to 24 finalists . Euro 2012 was played at eight venues , four in each host country . Five new stadiums were built for the tournament , and the hosts invested heavily in improving infrastructure such as railways and roads at UEFA 's request . Euro 2012 set attendance records for the 16-team format , for the highest aggregate attendance ( 1,440,896 ) and average per game ( 46,481 ) . Spain became the first team to win two consecutive European Championships , and also three straight major tournaments ( Euro 2008 , 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 ) . Spain had already gained entry to the 2013 Confederations Cup by winning the 2010 World Cup , so runners-up Italy qualified instead . As at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland , both 2012 host nations were eliminated in the group stage .",
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"text": "Jordi Cruyff Johan Jordi Cruijff ( -LSB- ˈjoːɦɑn ˈjɔrdi krœyf -RSB- , anglicised to Cruyff ; born 9 February 1974 ) is a Dutch former footballer . Cruyff is currently Maccabi Tel Aviv 's sports director , a position he previously held at AEK Larnaca . He is the son of Dutch former player and manager Johan Cruyff . Cruyff was also Maccabi Tel Aviv 's interim manager between January and February 2017 . Under his stewardship as Maccabi Tel Aviv 's sports director , the club has enjoyed a successful period , becoming a dominant force in Israeli football . The team won consecutive league titles from 2012-2015 , as well as regularly qualifying for the Europa League and Champions League . As a footballer , he played from 1992 through to 2010 , his list of clubs include Barcelona and Manchester United . He earned nine caps for the Netherlands national football team , playing at UEFA Euro 1996 . Jordi played mainly as an attacking midfielder , although he could also perform as a second striker . In his later years , notably with Metalurh Donetsk , he also played as a centre back . After starting his career with Barcelona and playing for the Netherlands aged 22 , Cruyff 's career stalled while at Manchester United , as he appeared just 36 times in the league over four years due largely to injuries . His most successful period was arguably with Deportivo Alavés , whom he led to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final . He also played for Celta Vigo , RCD Espanyol and finished his playing career with Valletta in the Maltese Premier League .",
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"text": "Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro `` Alex '' Del Piero ( -LSB- alesˈsandro del ˈpjɛːro -RSB- ) Ufficiale OMRI ( born 9 November 1974 ) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a deep-lying forward , although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions . In 2015 , he worked as a pundit for Sky Sport Italia . A technically gifted , and creative supporting forward , who was also a free-kick specialist , Del Piero is widely regarded by players , pundits , and managers as one of the greatest players of his generation , and as one of the best Italian players of all time , winning the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year award in 1998 and 2008 . A prolific goal-scorer , he is currently the second highest all-time Italian top-scorer in all competitions , with 346 goals , behind only Silvio Piola , with 390 goals ; he is also the joint ninth highest goalscorer in Serie A history , with 188 goals , alongside Giuseppe Signori and Alberto Gilardino . After beginning his career with Italian club Padova in Serie B in 1991 , he moved to Juventus F.C. in 1993 , where he played for 19 seasons ( 11 as captain ) , and holds the club records for most goals ( 290 ) and appearances ( 705 ) . During his time at the club , he won six Serie A titles , the Coppa Italia , four Supercoppa Italiana titles , the UEFA Champions League , the UEFA Super Cup , the UEFA Intertoto Cup , and the Intercontinental Cup . After leaving the club in 2012 , he also spent two seasons with Australian side Sydney FC ; he retired after a season with Delhi Dynamos FC in the Indian Super League , in 2014 . Del Piero has scored in every competition in which he has participated . In 2004 , he was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA 's centenary celebrations . In the same year , he was also voted into the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll , a list of the 50 best European players of the past 50 years . Along with six awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct , he has also won the Golden Foot award , which pertains to personality as well as playing ability . At international level , Del Piero has also represented the Italian national team at three FIFA World Cups and four UEFA European Football Championships , most notably winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup , and reaching the final of UEFA Euro 2000 with Italy . He is the joint fourth highest scorer for the Italian national team , with 27 goals , alongside Roberto Baggio , and behind only Silvio Piola with 30 goals , Giuseppe Meazza with 33 goals , and Luigi Riva with 35 goals ; with 91 appearances for Italy between 1995 and 2008 , he is also his nation 's ninth-most capped player of all-time .",
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"text": "2006 FIFA World Player of the Year The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Italian Fabio Cannavaro for the first time . He finished ahead of the retired Midfielder Zinédine Zidane , who won the Golden Ball at the World Cup and the winner of the last FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho in the final round of voting . The female FIFA soccer player of the year was Marta .",
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"text": "Germany national football team The Germany national football team ( Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or just Die Mannschaft ) is the men 's football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908 . It is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ) , founded in 1900 . Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany . Under Allied occupation and division , two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA : the Saarland team representing the Saarland ( 1950 -- 1956 ) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic ( 1952 -- 1990 ) . Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team . The official name and code `` Germany FR ( FRG ) '' was shortened to `` Germany ( GER ) '' following the reunification in 1990 . Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions , having won a total of four World Cups ( 1954 , 1974 , 1990 , 2014 ) and three European Championships ( 1972 , 1980 , 1996 ) . They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships , four times in the World Cup , and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups . East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976 . Germany is the only nation to have won both the men 's and women 's World Cups . At the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup , Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history , with a record 2200 points . Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas . The current manager of the national team is Joachim Löw .",
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"text": "2001–02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season Bayer Leverkusen became the first club ever to finish runner-up in both the Champions League and domestic league and cup competitions in the same season , with a potential treble unravelling in the final couple of weeks of the season , resulting in no trophies won at all , plus the defections of stars Michael Ballack and Zé Roberto to Bayern Munich . It dominated the second half of the Champions League final against Real Madrid , but lost 2 -- 1 due to a volley from Zinedine Zidane in the latter stages of the first interval .",
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"text": "Jupp Heynckes Josef `` Jupp '' Heynckes ( -LSB- jʊp haɪnkəs -RSB- ; born 9 May 1945 ) is a German retired professional footballer and manager . As a player , he spent the majority of his career as a striker for Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and '70s , where he won many national championships and the DFB-Pokal , as well as the UEFA Cup . During this period , the team also played in its only European Cup final in 1977 , losing to Liverpool . He is the third-highest goalscorer in the history of the Bundesliga , with 220 goals . He was a member of the West Germany national team that won the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup in the first half of the 1970s . As manager , Heynckes won three Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich and two UEFA Champions Leagues ; with Real Madrid in 1997 -- 98 and Bayern in 2012 -- 13 .",
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"text": "Diego Forlán Diego Forlán Corazzo ( -LSB- ˈdjeɣo forˈlan -RSB- ; born 19 May 1979 ) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC . He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe , and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 World Cup . He is regarded as one of the greatest Uruguayan players of all time . Forlán joined Argentine club Independiente after rising through their youth team , and after a successful four-year spell , he signed for Manchester United of England . His form for United was not as successful as at Independiente , although he won the Premier League in 2002 -- 03 and the FA Cup in 2003 -- 04 . In the summer of 2004 , he moved on to Spanish side Villarreal . In his first season in Spanish football with Villarreal , Forlán scored 25 league goals and won the Pichichi Trophy . After two more successful seasons with Villarreal , Forlán joined Atlético Madrid , where he once again became the league 's top scorer , and became the first player to win the Pichichi Trophy twice since Ronaldo achieved this feat in the 2003 -- 04 season . Forlán scored in Atlético 's 2010 Europa League final victory against Fulham . In 2011 , he joined Inter Milan of Italy before moving to Internacional in 2012 . Forlán also had a successful international career , scoring 36 times for his country since his 2002 debut , including one at the 2002 FIFA World Cup . He was the joint top scorer by scoring five times as Uruguay came fourth at the 2010 World Cup , being recognised with the Golden Ball award for the best player at the tournament . On 12 July 2011 , at the 2011 Copa América in Argentina , Forlán earned his 79th international cap , against Mexico , breaking the record held by former goalkeeper Rodolfo Rodríguez since 1986 . On 20 June 2013 , in a match against Nigeria at the 2013 Confederations Cup , he became the first Uruguayan to win 100 caps . With 36 goals , Forlán was Uruguay 's all-time leading top scorer from 2011 until Luis Suárez overtook him two years later . He retired from international football on 11 March 2015 .",
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"text": "UEFA Euro 2004 Final The UEFA Euro 2004 Final was a football match played on 4 July 2004 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon , Portugal to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2004 . The match featured tournament hosts Portugal , who went into the match as favourites , and Greece , playing in only their second European Championship . It was the first time in a major international tournament where both finalists had also played in the opening game of the tournament . Both teams had qualified for the knockout stage from Group A of the tournament 's group stage , with Greece winning 2 -- 1 in the teams ' earlier meeting . Greece won the final 1 -- 0 , defying odds of 80 -- 1 from the beginning of the tournament , with Angelos Charisteas scoring the winning goal in the 57th minute . While the dedication of the side and the victory were celebrated by their nation , Greece were dubbed by Barry Glendenning of The Guardian as `` the only underdogs in history that everyone wants to see get beaten '' .",
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"text": "2014 UEFA Europa League Final The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2013 -- 14 UEFA Europa League , the 43rd season of Europe 's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the fifth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League . It was played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin , Italy on 14 May 2014 , between Spanish side Sevilla and Portuguese side Benfica . Sevilla won the match 4 -- 2 on penalties , following a 0 -- 0 draw after extra time . Sevilla secured their third title in eight years , after winning the competition in 2006 and 2007 . With this triumph , they joined Juventus ( 1977 , 1990 , 1993 ) , Internazionale ( 1991 , 1994 , 1998 ) and Liverpool ( 1973 , 1976 , 2001 ) as the teams with the most wins . Benfica lost their second consecutive UEFA Europa League final , following their defeat against Chelsea in the 2013 final . Including their runner-up finish in 1983 , Benfica are the team with the most lost finals in the competition . As the winners , Sevilla earned the right to play against 2013 -- 14 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup .",
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"text": "Belgian Golden Shoe In association football , the Belgian Golden Shoe ( Gouden Schoen , Soulier d'Or ) is an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian First Division for the past year . The trophy is sponsored by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws . The voters are a selection of Belgian press specialists and football personalities . They are invited to vote for the best player of the competition for both half seasons ( previous season second half and current season first half ) . As a result , a player can receive all of his votes in one half season ( e.g. if he joined the championship from abroad during summer ) , or he can receive votes for matches with two ( or more ) different teams , as with Philippe Albert in 1992 and Mbark Boussoufa in 2006 . Paul Van Himst has collected 4 Belgian Golden Shoes which is the current record . Jan Ceulemans and Wilfried Van Moer have both won the trophy three times . The first foreigner to win the trophy was the Dutchman Johan Boskamp , especially for his excellence during the second half of the 1974-75 season , when his club , RWDM ( currently defunct ) , won its first and only championship title . The only foreigners who have won the award more than once are the Swede Pär Zetterberg and the Moroccan Mbark Boussoufa . In 2011 , Argentinian Matías Suárez became the first South American to be awarded the Golden Shoe . In 2016 , Tessa Wullaert was awarded the first ever Golden Shoe for women football players .",
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"text": "2010–11 La Liga The 2010 -- 11 La Liga season ( known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons ) was the 80th since its establishment . The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011 . A total of 20 teams contested the league , 17 of which already contested in the 2009 -- 10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División . In addition , a new match ball -- the Nike Total 90 Tracer -- served as the official ball for all matches . Defending champions Barcelona secured their third-consecutive and 21st La Liga title after a 1 -- 1 tie with Levante on 11 May 2011 . The result gave Barcelona a 6-point lead with two matches remaining which , combined with their better head-to-head record with Real Madrid , ensured that they finished top of the table . Barcelona led the table since defeating Madrid 5 -- 0 on 23 November 2010 . Since then , they lost only one match en route to winning the title . It was the third straight title for Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola . Lionel Messi won the LFP Award for Best Player , which marked his third consecutive win . The season was again dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid , with second-place Madrid 21 points ahead of third-place Valencia . Having encountered each other in the Champions League semifinals and the Copa del Rey final , the top two teams met 4 times in 17 days , for a total of 5 times this season . The most significant managerial change prior to the start of the season was two-time Champions League-winning José Mourinho taking over at Real Madrid .",
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"text": "Celtic F.C. in European football Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Glasgow , which has regularly taken part in European competitions since its first appearance in the 1962 -- 63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup . Since then , the club has competed in every UEFA organised competition , with the exception of the now defunct Intertoto Cup . The club became the first British team and only Scottish team to win the European Cup , by beating Inter Milan in the 1967 final . The team that defeated Inter at the final held at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon have since become known as `` The Lisbon Lions '' . During the 1960s , Celtic also twice reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners ' Cup before reaching a further European Cup final in 1970 where they lost 2 -- 1 to Feyenoord after extra-time , and then two further European Cup semi-finals in 1972 and 1974 . In more recent years , Celtic reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville , which they lost 3 -- 2 after extra time to Porto , and also reached the last 16 of the Champions League on three occasions in the 2006 -- 07 , 2007 -- 08 and 2012 -- 13 seasons . The 2016 -- 17 season competing in the Champions League saw Celtic participating in its 53rd European campaign . Scott Brown , Celtic 's current captain , holds the club record for the most appearances , playing in 75 matches . Henrik Larsson , who scored twice in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final , is the club 's record goalscorer , with 35 goals .",
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"text": "2009–10 UEFA Champions League The 2009 -- 10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe 's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format . The final was played on 22 May 2010 , at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , home ground of Real Madrid , in Madrid , Spain . The final was won by Italian club Internazionale , who beat German side Bayern Munich 2 -- 0 . Internazionale went on to represent Europe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup , beating Congolese side TP Mazembe 3 -- 0 in the final , and played in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Atlético Madrid , losing 2 -- 0 . Barcelona were the defending champions , but were eliminated by eventual winners Internazionale in the semi-finals .",
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"text": "2009 FIFA Club World Cup The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup ( officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons ) was a football tournament played from 9 December to 19 December 2009 . It was the sixth FIFA Club World Cup and was played in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates . Australia , Japan and Portugal also placed bids to host the tournament , but Portugal later withdrew from the process . The final was played on 19 December 2009 and was won by European champions Barcelona , who came from behind to defeat the South American entrants , Estudiantes , 2 -- 1 after extra time . Mauro Boselli put Estudiantes ahead in the 37th minute , but Pedro equalised with one minute left in normal time before Lionel Messi scored the winning goal five minutes into the second half of extra time . This made Barcelona the first Spanish side to win the FIFA Club World Cup , and it also meant that they had won a total of six competitions in the 2009 calendar year , beating Liverpool 's record five trophies won in 2001 .",
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"text": "Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Slovakia 's results at the FIFA World Cup . The FIFA World Cup , sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup , but usually referred to simply as the World Cup , is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , the sport 's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930 , except in 1942 and 1946 , due to World War II . The tournament consists of two parts , the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ) . The qualification phase , which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals , is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title , at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world , with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . Slovakia have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2010 where they reached the second round .",
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"text": "UEFA Euro 2016 The 2016 UEFA European Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016 , was the 15th UEFA European Championship , the quadrennial international men 's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA . It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016 . Spain were the two-time defending champions , having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments , but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy . Portugal won the tournament for the first time , following a 1 -- 0 victory after extra time over the host team , France , in the final played at the Stade de France . For the first time , the European Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams , having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1996 . Under the new format , the finalists contested a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams , followed by a knockout phase including three rounds and the final . Nineteen teams -- the top two from each of the nine qualifying groups and the best third-placed team -- joined France in the final tournament , who qualified automatically as hosts ; a series of two-legged play-off ties between the remaining third-placed teams in November 2015 decided the last four finalist spots . France was chosen as the host nation on 28 May 2010 , after a bidding process in which they beat Italy and Turkey for the right to host the 2016 finals . The matches were played in ten stadiums in ten cities : Bordeaux , Lens , Lille Métropole , Décines-Charpieu , Marseille , Nice , Paris , Saint-Denis , Saint-Étienne , and Toulouse . It was the third time that France hosted the finals , after the inaugural tournament in 1960 and the 1984 finals . As the winners , Portugal earned the right to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia .",
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"text": "Soundarya Rajinikanth Soundarya Rajinikanth ( born 20 September 1984 ) , is an Indian graphic designer , producer and director who primarily works in the Tamil film industry . She is the founder and owner of Ocher Picture Productions . Soundarya began her career in films as a graphic designer . For those starring her father Rajinikanth , she designed the title sequences . She became a noted film producer through Goa ( 2010 ) . She made her début as a director in the film Kochadaiyaan .",
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"text": "Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 ( The Unemployed Graduate 2 ) , popularly referred to as VIP 2 , is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth . A sequel to Velaiilla Pattadhari ( 2014 ) , the film has Dhanush , Amala Paul , Saranya Ponvannan and Samuthirakani returning from the first film , other cast including Kajol . Dhanush , besides acting , is also co-producing the film and has written the story and dialogues for the film . The film , which is also co-produced by S. Thanu , has music composed by Sean Roldan and will release in 28 july 2017 .",
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"text": "Velli Thirai Vellitherai ( Silver Screen ) is a 2008 Tamil-language satirical film directed by debutant Viji , previously a dialogue writer . It is a remake of 2005 Malayalam Film `` Udayananu Tharam '' starring Mohanlal , Sreenivasan , Meena , Mukesh with some changes.The film stars Prithviraj , as an assistant director hoping to make it big and Gopika , his love interest in the lead roles . Prakash Raj , the producer of the movie , also plays a prominent role in the movie . Shooting had taken place in India , Indonesia , and Australia . The film 's score and soundtrack , are composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar , with many songs altered from the original . It is a remake of Rosshan Andrrews 's Malayalam film , Udayananu Tharam , which in turn has its climax adapted from the 1999 Hollywood film Bowfinger . Popular stars like Jayam Ravi and Trisha Krishnan play cameos as themselves in the film . The film received favorable reviews but commercial failure at the box office .",
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"text": "Ricky Mishra Ricky Mishra ( born October 14 , 1987 ) is an Indian Director , music director and a trained singer . He has worked with legends like Ustad Sultan Khan , Usha Mangeshkar , Sadhana Sargam , Eric Merienthal and Sameer Anjaan . He also worked with KK , Kunal Ganjawala , Javed Ali , Roop Kuma , Aktiti Kumas , Akriti Rathod , M. D. Kakkar and Mika Salamat .",
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"text": "Shilpa Ranade Shilpa Ranade ( born 1966 ) is an acclaimed Indian designer , animator , illustrator , filmmaker and academician . She has been faculty at Industrial Design Centre in Mumbai since 2001 . She has directed animated short films for Channel 4 , UK and her films have been screened all over the world , winning accolades in some of the most prestigious film festivals . The award-winning animation movie Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya was her first full-length feature film which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival . Her other films are Naja Goes to School and Mani 's Dying .",
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"text": "Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director , screenwriter and producer , known for his works in Telugu cinema , Bollywood , and television . Influenced by Russian-American playwright Ayn Rand , and European authors Friedrich Nietzsche , James Hadley Chase and Frederick Forsyth , Varma directed films across multiple genres , including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism , technical finesse , and craft . Varma has garnered the National Film Award for scripting the political crime drama , Shool ( 1999 ) . In 2004 , He was featured in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses . In 2006 , Grady Hendrix of Film Comment , published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center , New York City cited Varma as `` Bombay 's Most Successful Maverick '' for his works on experimental films . Varma is regarded as the fountain head of new age Indian cinema . Varma is known for presenting the Indian Political Trilogy , and the Indian Gangster Trilogy , film critic Rajeev Masand has labeled the series as one of the `` most influential movies of Hindi cinema . The first installment of the trilogy , Satya , was also listed in CNN-IBN 's 100 greatest Indian films of all time . Varma 's recent avant-garde works include hits such as the alternate history , Rakta Charitra ( 2010 ) , the dramatized re-enactment of 2008 Mumbai attacks in The Attacks of 26/11 ( 2013 ) , a horror fiction , Ice Cream shot with Flowcam Technology ( 2014 ) , a slasher film , Anukshanam ( 2014 ) , Killing Veerappan ( 2016 ) , a documentary drama , and Vangaveeti ( 2016 ) a biographical `` based on true events '' . Starting his career as a civil engineer , he made an entry into Telugu cinema , with the path-breaking crime thriller , Siva ( 1989 ) screened at the 13th International Film Festival of India , and has garnered Varma , the state Nandi Awards for Best direction , Best first film of a director , and the Filmfare Award for Best Film -- Telugu . Siva explores the concepts of student exploitation by anti-social behavior and the impact of crowd psychology . Subsequently , the film was included in CNN-IBN 's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time . He then experimented with the Neo-noir , Kshana Kshanam ( 1991 ) screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival , the sleeper hit won him another Nandi Award for Best Direction , and the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer . The 1993 political drama , Gaayam received six state Nandi Awards . In 1999 , He directed Prema Katha for which he received his third Nandi Award for Best Director .",
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"text": "Rajesh Touchriver Rajesh Touchriver born ( M. S. Rajesh ) is an Indian filmmaker , production designer and scriptwriter . He has won several state awards , national and international awards for his feature films , documentaries and short films . He worked with the National School of Drama , New Delhi as a designer in 1995 . By the year 1998 , he had directed more than 30 plays in Malayalam , English and Telugu languages . Rajesh won the Charles Wallace Trust Award in 2001 and pursued his Masters in Visual Language/Scenography and Direction from the Wimbledon College of Art , London . In 2002 he directed In the Name of Buddha which was later screened in the Spotlight on India section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival . In 2013 , he directed Na Bangaaru Talli which won four Nandi awards ( from the state of Andhra Pradesh ) , the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu , Best Music Direction ( Background Score ) , and five international awards .",
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"text": "Manish Malhotra Manish Malhotra is an Indian fashion designer . Manish Malhotra 's prolific career spanning 27 years has seen him redefine fashion for an entire generation of Indians . From his work with Hindi cinema 's influential leading-ladies to launching his eponymous label in 2005 , Manish Malhotra tells design stories in a language profuse with elegance , ultra-femininity and unapologetic glamour . 2016 was a milestone year for Manish Malhotra as it marked 26 years of his association with Hindi cinema as a designer and stylist and 11 years since the creation of the eponymous label . In 2013 , Manish Malhotra was the first designer to have opened the largest , Indian single-brand couture store sprawled over 9,000 sq.ft in Delhi . The following year , the label marked a turnover of over INR 1 Billion making it one of the first Indian luxury fashion houses to achieve this milestone .",
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"text": "Rajadhani 2 Rajadhani 2 is the sequel to the Kannada movie Rajadhani which was released in 2011 . The star cast of Rajadhani 2 includes Puneeth Preetham and Hari Priya in the lead roles . The movie is being directed by Raghujaya and produced by Praveen Kumar . Music to the movie is being provided by noted Kannada music composer Arjun Janya . The muhuratham of the movie was held in Kanteerava studio , Bangalore on 6 April 2015 . Leading actor Darshan and Dharwad MLA Vinay Kulkarni flagged off the shooting . The shooting is scheduled to complete in two months . According to the director , the shooting will take place in spots identified in and around Bengaluru , Mysuru , Mandya , Srirangapatna and Chikkamangaluru .",
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"text": "Veerabhadram Chowdary Veerabhadram Chowdary is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu cinema . He made his directorial debut in 2011 through Aha Naa Pellanta .",
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"text": "Anushka Khanna Anushka Khanna is an Indian fashion designer . Anushka 's designs have been featured by Madhuri Dixit , Prerna Goel , Pooja Shetty Deora and Alia Bhatt .",
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"text": "Agathiyan Agathiyan is an Indian film director . He has won the National Film Award for Best Direction as well as the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for the Tamil film Kaadhal Kottai . His daughter Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan made her acting debut in the Tamil film Chennai 600028 ( 2007 ) . His elder daughter Karthika , host of Makkal TV , is married to Thiru , director of Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai and Samar . His younger daughter Niranjani Ahathian is a Costume designer worked in kabali .",
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"text": "Prakash Shetty Prakash Shetty is an Indian cartoonist and caricaturist known for his Spot caricaturing .",
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"text": "Chandamama Artist Shankar Karatholuvu Chandrasekaran Sivasankaran ( also known as KC Sivasankaran , Artist Sankar ) , ( born 19 July 1924 ) is an Indian artist who primarily contributed to the Indian Language magazine , Chandamama ( also known as Ambulimama ) . Sankar is the artist behind the signature painting of the Vikram and Vetala series , featured in Chandamama . He is the only surviving member of the original Chandamama design team . The iconic painting , along with his trade-mark signature that he is now recognized by , was drawn in the 1960s . It is one of the thousands he has created for Chandamama . For decades , its illustrators defined the looks of the magazine . They used line drawings with style influenced by Indian , Oriental , Middle eastern and European artistic traditions .",
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"text": "Vijaya Prasad Vijaya Prasad is an Indian actor , director , producer , writer .",
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"text": "Sudhendu Roy Sudhendu Roy ( 1921 -- 1999 ) was a noted Indian film director , art director and production designer in Hindi cinema , most known for his realistic art direction in auteur Bimal Roy 's films , like Sujata ( 1959 ) , Madhumati ( 1959 ) and Bandini ( 1963 ) , and glitzy work in films Subhash Ghai 's Karz ( 1980 ) and Karma ( 1986 ) to Yash Chopra 's Silsila ( 1981 ) , Chandni ( 1989 ) and Lamhe ( 1991 ) . He won the Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction thrice for , Madhumati ( 1959 ) , Mere Mehboob ( 1964 ) and Sagina ( 1975 ) . He also directed Hindi films like Uphaar ( 1971 ) and Saudagar ( 1973 ) , both of which were India 's official entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film .",
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"text": "Sabu Cyril Sabu Cyril is an Indian film Production Designer . He has won National Film Award for Best Production Design four times , Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction ( including south ) five times and he was nominated at 42nd Saturn Awards . His work in Enthiran won him international recognition . Over the years , he has emerged to be the most expensive and celebrated art director in the country .",
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"text": "Jaihind 2 Jaihind 2 in Tamil , Abhimanyu in Kannada is a 2014 Indian bilingual action-masala film produced and directed by Arjun . A sequel to the Tamil film Jai Hind . The film focuses on India becoming a superpower as dreamt by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and tries to tackle the issues in the education system . The film released on 7 November 2014 . This movie is dubbed in Hindi as `` Arjun ka badla '' .",
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"text": "Rajakumaran (director) Rajakumaran is an Indian film director , who has made Tamil films . He is married to actress Devayani , who he has collaborated with in all his films .",
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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": "Sakthi Chidambaram Shakthi N Chidambaram ( born Dinakar ) , is an Indian film director , who directs Tamil films .",
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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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Laura Linney worked in live theatre.
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"text": "Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre , more commonly known as Tony Award , recognizes the excellence in live Broadway theatre . The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances , and an award is given for regional theatre . Several discretionary non-competitive awards are also given , including a Special Tony Award , the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , and the Isabelle Stevenson Award . The awards are named after Antoinette `` Tony '' Perry , co-founder of the American Theatre Wing . The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the official document `` Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing 's Tony Awards '' , which applies for that season only . The Tony Awards are considered the highest U.S. theatre honor , the New York theatre industry 's equivalent to the Academy Awards ( Oscars ) for motion pictures , the Grammy Awards for music , and the Emmy Awards for television . It also forms the fourth spoke in the EGOT , that is someone who has won all four awards . The Tony Awards are also considered the equivalent of the Laurence Olivier Award in the United Kingdom and the Molière Award of France . From 1997 to 2010 , the Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June and broadcast live on CBS television , except in 1999 , when it was held at the Gershwin Theatre . In 2011 and 2012 , the ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre . From 2013 to 2015 , the 67th , 68th , and 69th ceremonies returned to Radio City Music Hall . The 70th Tony Awards were held on June 12 , 2016 at the Beacon Theatre . The 71st Tony Awards will be held on June 11 , 2017 , at Radio City Music Hall with Kevin Spacey as host .",
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"text": "Laura Linney Laura Leggett Linney ( born February 5 , 1964 ) is an American actress . A three-time Academy Award nominee and four-time Tony Award nominee , she won her first Emmy Award in 2002 for Wild Iris ( 2001 ) , and had subsequent wins for Frasier ( 2003 -- 04 ) and John Adams ( 2008 ) . From 2010 -- 13 , she starred in the Showtime series The Big C , which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013 . She is also a two-time Golden Globe Award winner . Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 , before going on to receive Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of The Crucible , the original Broadway productions of Sight Unseen ( 2004 ) and Time Stands Still ( 2010 ) , as well as the 2017 revival of The Little Foxes . She made her screen debut in the 1992 film Lorenzo 's Oil , and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for You Can Count on Me ( 2000 ) , Kinsey ( 2004 ) and The Savages ( 2007 ) . Her other films include Primal Fear ( 1996 ) , The Truman Show ( 1998 ) , Mystic River ( 2003 ) , Love Actually ( 2003 ) and The Squid and the Whale ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "Broadway theatre Broadway theatre , Although theater is the generally preferred spelling in the United States ( see American and British English spelling differences ) , many Broadway venues , performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theatre . commonly known as Broadway , refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway , in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Along with London 's West End theatre , Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world . The Theater District is a popular tourist attraction in New York City . According to The Broadway League , for the 2016 -- 2017 season ( which ended May 21 , 2017 ) , total attendance was 13,270,343 and Broadway shows had US$ 1,449,399,149 in grosses , with attendance down 0.4 % , grosses up 5.5 % , and playing weeks down 4.1 % . The great majority of Broadway shows are musicals . Historian Martin Shefter argues , '' ` Broadway musicals , ' culminating in the productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein , became enormously influential forms of American popular culture '' and helped make New York City the cultural capital of the nation .",
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"text": "Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA . Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming . Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals . Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .",
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"text": "Dixon Place Dixon Place is a theater organization located in New York City dedicated to the development of works-in-progess from a broad range of performers and artists . It exists to serve the creative needs of artists -- emerging , mid-career and established -- who are creating new work in theater , dance , music , literature , puppetry , performance , variety and visual arts . Many well-known artists , including Ivy Baldwin , Blue Man Group , Laura Peterson , Monica Bill Barnes , John Leguizamo , Lisa Kron , David Cale , Jane Comfort , Risa Jaroslow , Penny Arcade , Katy Pyle , Peggy Shaw , Douglas Dunn , Deb Margolin and Reno , began their careers at Dixon Place . Dixon Place offers 14 shows a week , 7 -- 8 commissions a year , and more than 20 different programs across artistic disciplines , featuring work by more than 1,500 emerging and established artists each year . All artists presenting work in Dixon Place 's main-stage programs receive compensation , from work-in-progress showings to artists-in-residence and commissioned artists .",
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"text": "Letty Lind Letitia Elizabeth Rudge , better known as Letty Lind ( 21 December 1861 -- 27 August 1923 ) , was an English actress , singer , dancer and acrobat , best known for her work in burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre , and in musical theatre at Daly 's Theatre , in London .",
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"text": "Know Theatre of Cincinnati Know Theatre of Cincinnati is a non-profit theatre company located in the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati , Ohio , which produces contemporary and collaborative theatre that tends to be edgy , challenging , and thought-provoking . Season performances occur in a 99-seat versatile black box theatre . Know Theatre produces the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival and a national educational tour of Calculus the Musical . In 2010 , Know Theatre launched the Jackson Street Market , a series of programs created to provide resources , foster collaborations , and to strengthen the local community of individual artists and independent arts organizations . Its goal is to retain artists in the city and create opportunities for them to make a living from their artistic endeavors . Know Theatre joins many other arts organizations in Over-the-Rhine to form an arts district .",
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"text": "New End Theatre The New End Theatre , Hampstead , was an 80-seat fringe theatre venue in London , at 27 New End in the London Borough of Camden which operated from 1974 until 2011 . It was founded in 1974 by Buddy Dalton in the converted mortuary of the now-defunct New End Hospital . The mortuary was formerly linked to the hospital across the road by a tunnel . It was owned by Roy and Sonia Saunders from 1986 until 1997 . Its Artistic Directors included Sonia Saunders ( 1986 -- 92 ) , Jon Harris ( 1992 -- 96 ) and Neil McPherson ( 1996 -- 97 ) . From 1997 to 2011 it was both owned and run by Artistic Director and Chief Executive Brian Daniels . It had a number of successes including A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine , which transferred to both the West End and Broadway ; world premieres of work by Jean Anouilh , Steven Berkoff , Tom Kempinski , Richard Stirling , and Arnold Wesker ; and Tony McHale and Geoffrey William 's play Tunnels Without End , featuring Billy Lomas and Rebecca Simmons , the British premiere of Tennessee Williams ` s In The Bar of a Tokyo Hotel presented by Internationalist Theatre , with Angelique Rockas playing Miriam . The building was converted into a synagogue and Jewish cultural centre in 2011 .",
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"text": "Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking Laura Solon : Talking and Not Talking is a comedy sketch show created by British Perrier Award winning comedian , Laura Solon . The show was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . Following her success with Kopfraper 's Syndrome : One Man and His Incredible Mind , Solon went on to create the show with the BBC . Like in her previous shows , Talking and Not Talking uses a variety of short sketches , featuring different characters , some recurring , some not . The show was voted on the British Comedy Guide website as the `` Best British Radio Sketch Show of 2008 '' . The first series was broadcast between 10 January 2007 and 14 February 2007 . The second series was broadcast between 28 May 2008 and 2 July 2008 . The third series was recorded in April and May 2009 and began broadcasting on 18 November 2009 .",
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"text": "Drama League Award The Drama League Awards , created in 1935 , honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway , in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre , musical theatre , and directing . Each May , the awards are presented by the Drama League of New York at the Annual Awards Luncheon with performers , directors , producers , and Drama League members in attendance . Katharine Cornell was the recipient of the first award in 1935 , for Distinguished Performance .",
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"text": "London Road (musical) London Road is a musical written by Alecky Blythe ( book and lyrics ) and Adam Cork ( music and lyrics ) . The production , directed by Rufus Norris , opened at the National Theatre 's Cottesloe theatre in London , United Kingdom , on 14 April 2011 after seven previews .",
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"text": "The Theater Offensive The Theater Offensive is a Boston-based theatrical organization dedicated to the production of queer works . The Theater Offensive was founded in 1989 by Abraham Rybeck `` to present the diversity of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation , challenges the status quo , and builds thriving communities . '' The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals and individual productions by national and local queer performers , and also serves as a development environment for new theatrical work . In addition , The Theater Offensive works to build community through education , outreach , and political activism . The Theater Offensive has expanded throughout its history . The True Colors OUT Youth Theater troupe concentrates on producing dramatical works produced by young , queer artists . Up until the summer of 2008 , its `` A Street Theater Named Desire '' , a guerrilla AIDS activist theater troupe , enters gay cruising grounds and presents performances that promote safe sex and AIDS education . The Theater Offensive produces an annual Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater , which showcases new performing arts works by queer artists from around the world . It has been held each fall since its inception in 1992 . True Colors : Out Youth Theater , a program of The Theater Offensive and the country 's largest and longest-running lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) youth theater program , received the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle Obama , for its effectiveness in promoting learning and life skills in young people through the arts by engaging them in creative youth development programming . The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the nation 's highest honor for youth arts programs , and True Colors , which was established in 1994 , is the first LGBTQ organization in history to receive this award .",
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"text": "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": "Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is a # 47 million theatre in Aylesbury , England , United Kingdom presenting a range of West End and touring musicals and plays , along with performances of opera and ballet and a Christmas pantomime .",
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"text": "Laura Cunningham Laura Cunningham was an Irish singer/journalist/stylist from Dublin , Ireland , known for her role in Irish Traditional girl group Trinití . Trinití was signed to Universal Classics and Jazz in 2006 and released their self-titled album a year later . After the group disbanded in early 2008 due to poor album sales , Cunningham began writing a syndicated 2 page style/beauty column for The Voice Newspaper Group . She was a fashion presenter for Ireland AM , TV3 's breakfast show , but has not appeared for a number of years for unknowns reasons , and wrote fashion for Glow Magazine . She was also radio fashion correspondent for SPIN 1038 and Dublin 's 98 , but also has not appeared for some time . Prior to her music career she worked in the AIB 's credit card department . Now serves as an editor for wedding magazine Confetti having been dropped by a previous employer who she also served as an editor for , in Belfast . She has had no TV or radio work , or released any new music material in a number of years . She recently launched the website Hippenings.com , which sells wedding and party products . She has several social media accounts including Twitter , Instagram and Facebook .",
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"text": "Laura (band) Laura is a post-rock band from Melbourne , Australia .",
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"text": "Laura B. Whitmore Laura B. Whitmore ( born March 11 , 1965 ) is a music marketer , singer/songwriter , event producer , and founder of the Women 's International Music Network ( The WiMN ) . She currently lives in Needham , MA .",
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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": "Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) The Lyceum Theatre ( pronounced ly-CEE-um ) is a Broadway theatre located at 149 West 45th Street near Times Square between Seventh and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan , New York City .",
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"text": "Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter to Broadway Kristin Chenoweth : My Love Letter to Broadway is a 2016 musical revue / concert , written for and starring American singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth . The show was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander , with musical direction by Mary Mitchell Campbell , and produced by James L. Nederlander . The show was a limited engagement of 12 performances at Broadway 's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from November 2 through 13 , 2016 .",
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"text": "National Theatre (Washington, D.C.) The National Theatre is located in Washington , D.C. , and is a venue for a variety of live stage productions with seating for 1,676 . Despite its name , it is not a governmentally funded national theatre , but operated by a private , non-profit organization .",
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"text": "Lona Cultural Lona Cultural is a theatre in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .",
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"text": "This Is! Ralph Carney This Is ! Ralph Carney is a documentary film on reedman/multi-instrumentalist/singer Ralph Carney by filmmaker Laura Torell . It showcases to viewers and takes them through the journey of Ralph 's career , and how he got started . From dating back to his earliest resume as a member of the Akronite avant-rock band Tin Huey , to his backing up and collaborating with other musicians , to his solo works . The footage shows him in action both live in concert and in the studio , as well as being interweaved with several interviews and intriguing sights and sounds . Its release date is yet to be confirmed , but sneak peeks can be seen at Laura 's website .",
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Stevie Nicks had a career.
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"text": "Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn `` Stevie '' Nicks ( born May 26 , 1948 ) is an American singer-songwriter who is often regarded as the Queen of Rock n ' Roll . Nicks is best known for her work as the front-woman of Fleetwood Mac and for her chart-topping solo career . She is known for her distinctive voice , mystical visual style , and symbolic lyrics . Collectively , her work both as a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist has produced over 40 top-50 hits and sold over 140 million records , making her one of the best selling music acts of all time with Fleetwood Mac . Her influence in fashion , music and musical performance is widely acknowledged ; and as such , she has been named one of music 's top 55 `` Greatest Songwriters of All Time '' , and as one of the world 's top `` 100 Greatest Singers of All Time '' by Rolling Stone . As a member of Fleetwood Mac , she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 . She has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and two American Music Award nominations as a solo artist . She has won numerous awards with Fleetwood Mac , including a Grammy Award and five Grammy Award nominations . Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 along with her then boyfriend , Lindsey Buckingham . Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham , was the best-selling album of the year of its release , and to date , has made sales of over 40 million copies worldwide , making it the fifth-highest selling studio album of all time . The album remained at number one on the American albums chart for 31 weeks and reached Number One in various countries worldwide . The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978 . it produced four U.S. top-10 singles , with Nicks ' `` Dreams '' being the band 's first and only U.S. number-one hit . In 1981 , while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac , Nicks began her solo career , releasing the album Bella Donna , which topped the Billboard album charts and reached platinum status less than three months after its release , and has since been certified quadruple-platinum . She has released a total of eight solo studio albums to date , with her most recent titled 24 Karat Gold : Songs from the Vault , released in October 2014 . During her solo career , she has had a close working relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . They served as a backing band for several tracks on each of her solo albums , and the two have toured and performed together frequently over the past three decades . The song `` Stop Draggin ' My Heart Around '' , performed by Nicks and Petty , was one of the biggest hits for either artist .",
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"text": "The Wilderness Years (Nick Lowe album) The Wilderness Years is a CD by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe . It was released in 1991 in the United Kingdom . It was not released in the United States . The album contains material recorded following the demise of the band Brinsley Schwarz , which featured Lowe as the singer and bass player , and before the release of Lowe 's first solo album , Jesus of Cool ( titled Pure Pop for Now People in the U.S. ) in early 1978 . Three tracks were previously released on other albums , while others were issued on singles or EP 's . `` I Love My Label '' was included on the 1977 Stiff Records sampler album A Bunch of Stiff Records . `` Rollers Show '' and the studio version of `` Heart of the City '' were both included on Pure Pop for Now People ( but were not contained on Jesus of Cool ) .",
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"text": "Nick Tosches Nick Tosches ( -LSB- ˈtɑːʃəs -RSB- born October 17 or 23 , 1949 ) is an American journalist , novelist , biographer , and poet . His 1982 biography of Jerry Lee Lewis , Hellfire , was praised by Rolling Stone magazine as `` the best rock and roll biography ever written . ''",
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"text": "Nick Strutt Nicholas Charles Strutt ( 8 October 1946 - 29 September 2009 ) , was a British country and folk musician . He was particularly noted for his mandolin playing , and worked and recorded with a number of well-known musicians of his time . Strutt first played banjo at the age of 15 and then mastered guitar , autoharp , mandolin and bass . In 1965 he relocated to Leeds and graduated from Leeds University in 1970 . Between 1966 and 1969 he played in a duo with Roger Knowles which featured regularly on radio , including the BBC 's Country Meets Folk , where they sometimes played with Brian Golbey and Pete Stanley as a four-piece unit . Strutt and Knowles played as support for Hank Snow and Willie Nelson on UK appearances , before their influences saw them turn more to seminal country rock . In 1970 Strutt turned fully professional , and between 1969 and 1971 he and Knowles played with Natchez Trace . In 1972 , they parted amicably with Knowles opting for more traditional music and Strutt favouring the contemporary . He had already joined Bob Pegg and Carole Pegg in the folk rock band Mr. Fox , and , after this highly rated but commercially unsuccessful unit 's demise , recorded two excellent duo albums with Bob Pegg . When folk rock waned , Strutt returned to country music , playing regularly around the northern country club scene . In the late 70s , he worked on production and played as a session musician for the now defunct Look label . Here he worked with many artists , especially with Mel Hague but also produced albums for folk singer Alex Campbell and country star Tommy Collins . In the early 80s , he turned more to old-time music again and often worked and recorded with Brian Golbey . He commented that `` with the advent of New Country , line dancing and blander performances , our picking and grinning style was regarded as a novelty . '' During the mid-80s , Strutt played part-time with various units , including a swing quartet , but returned full-time in 1990 . He began teaching guitar , mandolin and bass and appeared regularly with Hague 's band . He also played old-time music at regular venues with banjoist Tim Howard of the Muldoon Brothers . In 1994 , he began working with a trio called Finnegan 's Wake . Strutt acknowledged the influence of Bill Monroe and John Duffey but confessed : `` I was never any good at stealing licks accurately , so I made up my own ; copying any instrument I liked be it trumpet , dobro , clarinet or trombone . '' He used to run jam sessions in Leeds , which often featured 20 musicians on numerous different instruments . Nick Strutt died on 29 September 2009 at his home in Great Yarmouth , from liver failure . Nick spent a large portion of his life in Leeds , marrying Sue and having three children as well as attending university . His funeral took place in Leeds on Friday 16 October and was arranged by Sue and his three children Wezley , Bradley and Holly . The funeral service was held at St John 's church in Wortley followed by cremation at Lawnswood followed by Wake/Jam session at The Grove Inn which had enormous amount of family , friends , fellow musicians and people who just knew of him . In the year 2003 Nick Strutt made a temporary home for himself in the Shoulder Of Mutton in Castleford . This temporary home lasted 3 years where he was much loved for playing his music in the pub . Nick Strutt made many friends within the area and decided to form a band which they called ` Steal Away ' . The band consisted of : Nick Strutt on mandolin ( Backing vocals ) Stevie Mac on Guitar ( Lead Vocalist ) Graham Hall on Fiddle Steve Parker on Bass Guitar ( Backing vocals ) Steal Away got gigs straight away and was becoming a very successful band . 3 years later Nick Strutt moved down to Caistor & Hemsby .",
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"text": "Do I Do `` Do I Do '' is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder , first released in 1982 on the album Stevie Wonder 's Original Musiquarium I . The single peaked at # 2 on the soul chart and peaked at # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US . On the US dance chart , `` Do I Do '' went to number one for two weeks . Overseas , it reached # 10 in the UK . The album version of the song is ten and a half minutes long . It features a rare example of Stevie Wonder rapping near the end of the track . Dizzy Gillespie is also featured on the track with a trumpet solo . Both of these are removed from the single edit of the song ( some longer edits include the Gillespie solo but leave out the rapping ) . The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline , played by Nathan Watts .",
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"text": "Unsigned artist An unsigned artist , unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label . The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique . Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands . Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts . In more recent years , the Internet has helped promote the music of unsigned bands . Artists often post their music as MP3s on websites such as Bandcamp , SoundCloud , Myspace , PureVolume , GarageBand.com and SoundClick . In 2016 , the Unsigned Music Awards was established in the UK as the first ever televised international awards ceremony to champion artists without the backing of a record label . UK unsigned bands and musicians are able to use such services as The Unsigned Guide and to gather music industry contact names , phone numbers , websites and social media links , as well as information on how to get signed or market music independently . Song pitching websites , such as TAXI allow unsigned musicians to see which record labels ( and other music companies ) are currently seeking new music . Further , companies like Sentric Music and the royalty payment service offered by Last.fm can help in generating income streams for unsigned bands .",
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"text": "Knocks Me Off My Feet `` Knocks Me Off My Feet '' is a song written and performed by American recording artist Stevie Wonder , from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life . It was not released as a single , though it was released as a B-side to `` I Ai n't Gon na Stand for It '' four years later , in 1980 . The song has also been covered by numerous artists , including R&B singer Donell Jones , who released his version as a single in 1996 . Other notable recordings include those by Tevin Campbell and Luther Vandross , both also released in 1996 . It is a love song , in which the narrator tells his paramour that her love for him `` makes me weak , and knocks me off my feet '' .",
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"text": "Blues in New Zealand The history of blues in New Zealand dates from the 1960s . The earliest blues influences on New Zealand musicians were indirect -- not from the United States but from white British blues musicians : first the R&B styles of The Animals and The Rolling Stones , and later the blues-tinged rock of groups such as Led Zeppelin . The first American blues artist to make a big impact in New Zealand was Stevie Ray Vaughan in the early 1980s . Other blues-related genres such as soul and gospel almost completely by-passed New Zealand audiences , except for a handful of hits from cross-over artists such as Ray Charles .",
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"text": "Someday at Christmas Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder , released on November 27 , 1967 under Motown Records . It was his eighth studio album release . It would also be re-released in 1978 with different cover art and different catalog number ( Original 1967 catalog : T-281 , 1978 reissue : T7-362 R1 ) . It would again be re-released as part of Universal Music 's Christmas Edition of their successful 20th Century Masters series in 2003 with additional tracks . The title song was previously released as a single in 1966 and reached # 24 on the Billboard Christmas singles chart that year .",
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"text": "SoulO SoulO is Nick Lachey 's debut album as a solo artist , after leaving the boy band 98 Degrees . The album was released in the US on November 11 , 2003 on Universal Records . `` Could You Love '' was recorded earlier by Youngstown on their second album , Down For the Get Down ( 2001 ) .",
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"text": "American popular music American popular music has had a profound effect on music across the world . The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture , including ragtime , blues , jazz , swing , rock , bluegrass , country , R&B , doo wop , gospel , soul , funk , heavy metal , punk , disco , house , techno , salsa , grunge and hip hop . In addition , the American music industry is quite diverse , supporting a number of regional styles such as zydeco , klezmer and slack-key . Distinctive styles of American popular music emerged early in the 19th century , and in the 20th century the American music industry developed a series of new forms of music , using elements of blues and other genres of American folk music . These popular styles included country , R&B , jazz and rock . The 1960s and 1970s saw a number of important changes in American popular music , including the development of a number of new styles , such as heavy metal , punk , soul , and hip hop . Though these styles were not in the sense of mainstream , they were commercially recorded and are thus examples of popular music as opposed to folk or classical music .",
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"text": "Nick Carter (musician) Nickolas Gene `` Nick '' Carter ( born January 28 , 1980 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actor , dancer , record producer , author and video director . He is best known as a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys . As of 2015 , Carter has released three solo albums , Now or Never , I 'm Taking Off and All American during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules , and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled Nick & Knight . He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows , House of Carters and I ( Heart ) Nick Carter . He gained fame in the mid 1990s and early 2000s as a teen idol . He is also the older and only brother of singer Aaron Carter .",
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"text": "The Section (band) The Section are a US instrumental rock band formed in the early 1970s by musicians Danny Kortchmar , Craig Doerge , Leland Sklar , and Russ Kunkel . They are best known for both studio and stage work in support of some of the best selling solo singers of that decade . Their frequent appearances on the records of artists signed to Asylum Records made them the label 's de facto house band . Their close association with the singer-songwriter and soft rock genres of the 1970s also led to their alternate moniker of `` The Mellow Mafia . '' They appeared together and individually on albums by Linda Ronstadt , Crosby & Nash , James Taylor , Carole King , Jackson Browne , Warren Zevon , and acted as back-up band on their tours . Other musicians closely associated with The Section include guitarist Waddy Wachtel , bassist Tim Drummond and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley . By the 1980s , the group stopped working together collectively , though as individuals they continued to play prominent roles in the studio and on tour with many of the most popular solo acts of the decade , including Phil Collins ( who collaborated with Sklar frequently starting with 1985 's No Jacket Required album and subsequent tour ) , Stevie Nicks ( whose landmark Bella Donna album features guitar work from Wachtel , who continues to work with her as her musical director ) , and Don Henley ( who used Kortchmar 's skills on numerous instruments on his Building the Perfect Beast album ) . Beside their supporting work for other musicians , The Section also released three albums of their own , consisting of mostly instrumental music .",
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"text": "Soul Finger `` Soul Finger '' is the first single released by R&B group the Bar-Kays . It was issued by Stax Records on the Volt Records label on April 14 , 1967 . The song was written by the Bar-Kays while they were rehearsing with Norman West to perform a cover of J.J. Jackson 's `` But It 's Alright '' . It begins with the melody of the popular children 's song `` Mary Had a Little Lamb '' and then cuts into the main riff , punctuated with a high trumpet trill . It features a chorus of neighborhood children who had been loitering outside the recording studio ; they were instructed to shout `` Soul Finger ! '' and were paid with Coca-Cola . The idea for the title and the shouts came from the Stax songwriters Isaac Hayes and David Porter . `` Soul Finger '' was a hit in the United States , peaking at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard R&B singles chart and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The B-side of the single was `` Knucklehead '' , written by Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper , which reached number 28 on the R&B singles chart and number 76 on the Hot 100 . `` Soul Finger '' and `` Knucklehead '' were the first two tracks of the Bar-Kays ' first LP , Soul Finger , issued on July 10 , after nine more tracks had been recorded on June 23 .",
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"text": "Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts , INC. ( PCC ) is an American trade union . It was founded in 1966 by members of Musicians ' Protective Union Local # 274 , American Federation of Musicians ( A F of M ) . Local # 274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local because Black musicians were denied membership in the racially segregated Local # 77 . Local # 274 enjoyed its autonomy for more than 36 years . It was the longest surviving independent Black Musicians ' Union in the United States , of the more than fifty chartered in major cities . Local # 274 and PCC 's social unit are integral parts of the history of JAZZ in Philadelphia . They evolved out of the struggle of Black musicians for political , economic , and cultural recognition during Philadelphia 's overt segregation period . Local # 274 's membership rolls included JAZZ greats like John Coltrane , Dizzy Gillespie , Shirley Scott , Lee Morgan , `` Philly '' Joe Jones , Grover Washington Jr. , the Heath Brothers , and Nina Simone to name a few .",
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"text": "Solid Rock (The Temptations album) Solid Rock is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label , produced by Norman Whitfield . The LP was the first made primarily without founding members and original lead singers Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams . Frustrated by conflicts and fights with Temptations Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin , and producer Whitfield 's steadfast insistence on producing psychedelic soul for the group when they really wanted to sing ballads , Kendricks had quit the act and negotiated a solo deal with Motown 's Tamla label . Paul Williams , on the other hand , had fallen ill due to complications from sickle-cell disease and six years of untreated alcoholism . Physically incapable of performing any longer , Williams followed his doctor 's advice and retired from the act , although he remained on the Temptations ' payroll as a choreographer until committing suicide on August 17 , 1973 . Williams 's final Temptations recording , `` It 's Summer '' , is the only song on Solid Rock that includes his vocals .",
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"text": "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind `` Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind '' is a 1994 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks . It was the first single from her solo album , Street Angel . The song peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Trouble in Shangri-La Trouble in Shangri-La is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks . Released in 2001 , it was her first new solo album since 1994 's Street Angel . The album returned Nicks to the top 5 for the first time since 1983 's The Wild Heart , and achieved Gold status within six weeks of its release for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. . As of February 2011 , the album has sold over 663,000 copies in the US . Nicks ' renewed success also spawned a very successful tour entitled ` The Trouble in Shangri-La Tour ' . The tour was the 27th highest grossing tour of 2001 and grossed $ 14.1 million from 38 shows . The album debuted at # 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with sales of 109,000 copies in its first week . The album remained in the top 10 in its second week holding the # 9 spot and sold 76,000 copies . The album spent a total of 20 weeks on the `` Billboard '' Top 200 Albums chart . Three singles were released : `` Every Day '' , `` Planets of The Universe '' , and `` Sorcerer '' .",
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"text": "Nick Records Nick Records ( also known as Nickelodeon Records or Nick Music ) is the record label for the children 's television channel Nickelodeon . The label featured new and emerging young musical artists , `` triple threat '' singers who would also act and dance on the network 's series , and soundtrack and compilations based on Nickelodeon TV shows .",
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"text": "The World's Famous Supreme Team The World 's Famous Supreme Team was an American hip hop radio show crew and recording group from the early 1980s . Members included See Divine the Mastermind and Just Allah the Superstar ( now known as JazzyJust the Superstar ) , among others . Their pioneering radio show started in 1979 on WHBI-FM 105.9 broadcasting from Newark , New Jersey , and featured Mr. Magic before he went on to host the first rap show on a major radio station , The Rap Attack on WBLS . The group rose to international prominance when punk impresario Malcolm McLaren recruited See Devine and Just Allah and samples of their radio show for his surprise hip hop hit , 1982 's `` Buffalo Gals '' , and the full album follow-up , Duck Rock ( 1983 ) . They are credited as the first hip hop group to incorporate Five Percent teachings and slang into their music , and their appearances on Duck Rock contains the first instances on record - a trait that would become increasingly predominant in the late '80s and '90s . The World Famous Supreme Team released their own hit single `` Hey DJ '' in 1984 , which would appear on their only album , Rappin ' ( 1986 ) . The group reunited with McLaren for the 1990 album , Round the Outside ! Round the Outside ! . `` Hey , DJ '' was later sampled on the Mariah Carey song `` Honey '' , popularising its use for a new generation .",
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"text": "Live at the Talk of the Town (Stevie Wonder album) Live at the Talk of the Town is a 1970 live album by Stevie Wonder on the Tamla ( Motown ) label , recorded at the Talk of the Town nightclub in London . The third live collection by the singer-songwriter , this is the follow-up to his preceding live release Stevie Wonder Live . It was originally only released in the UK , then finally released in the US in 2005 via iTunes as part of The Complete Stevie Wonder collection .",
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Christian Bale won an award.
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"text": "Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale ( born 30 January 1974 ) is an English actor . He has starred both in blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses . Bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13 , when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg 's Empire of the Sun ( 1987 ) . Based on the original story by J. G. Ballard , Bale played an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II . In 2000 , he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho . He is known for going to great lengths to portray characters in films , notably for the psychological thriller The Machinist ( 2004 ) , where he lost 63 pounds ( 28.5 kg ) to play the role of Trevor Reznik . Bale went on to receive greater commercial recognition for his starring role as Batman in Christopher Nolan 's Batman Begins ( 2005 ) , The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) and The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) . His portrayal of Dicky Eklund in the David O. Russell-directed biographical film The Fighter ( 2010 ) , earned him critical acclaim and a number of awards , including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He has since gained further acclaim as well as subsequent Academy Award , Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Russell 's American Hustle ( 2013 ) and Adam McKay 's The Big Short ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Satellite Award for Best Foreign ( Language ) Film is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy .",
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"text": "Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor (Russia) The Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor is one of twenty award categories presented annually by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia . It is one of the Golden Eagle Awards , which were conceived by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award established in 1987 by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences . Each year the members of the academy choose three leading actors and the film as a perception . The first actor to be awarded was Viktor Bychkov for the film The Cuckoo . The most recent award was made to Aleksandr Zbruyev for Film About Alekseyev . Sergei Garmash is the most successful artists , winning twice out of three nominations . Other noteworthy actors who were nominated at least twice are Fedor Bondarchuk , Nikita Mikhalkov , Aleksei Petrenko , Danila Kozlovsky , Vladimir Mashkov , Yevgeny Mironov , Bohdan Stupka , Viktor Sukhorukov and Aleksandr Baluev .",
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"text": "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": "The Ib Award The Ib Award ( Ib-prisen ) is one of the external awards presented occasionally by the Danish Film Academy at the annual Robert Awards ceremony . The award was first handed out in 2013 , and is named after Danish producer .",
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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": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .",
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"text": "Hong Kong Film Award for Best Costume Make Up Design The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Costume Make Up Design is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for a film with the best costume and makeup design . As of 2016 the current winner is Yee Chung-Man for his work on Monster Hunt .",
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"text": "Beverly Hills Film Festival The Beverly Hills Film Festival ( BHFF ) is a film festival in the United States founded in 2001 by independent filmmaker Nino Simone . The festival is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers and screenplay writers from around the world . The festival lasts five days and is reportedly attended by more than 20,000 people a year . Venues include the AMPAS , Writers Guild , Chinese Theater and The Clarity Theatre . The festival winds up with the black tie awards ceremony . In 2013 the festival was launched internationally with an event in Tokyo . The BHFF emphasizes awards to first-time filmmakers . On the final night of the Festival , the jury ( usually made up of film professionals from all over the globe ) presents its awards , including the Golden Palm Award for best picture , at a black-tie gala at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel .",
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"text": "World Soundtrack Award – Public Choice The Public Choice Award for the Best Score of the Year is an award by the World Soundtrack Academy . Each year , the general public votes for the nominees and the award is presented at the annual World Soundtrack Awards . The category has existed since 2001 , but there was not a winner nor a vote for 2003 's ceremony . In 2016 , the International Film Music Critics Association partnered with WSA in choosing the shortlist of nominees , selecting 30 scores representing the most outstanding works . The five nominees receiving the most votes became the final candidates for the award , with the winner announced at the awards gala .",
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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": "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": "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": "César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( French : César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle ) is one of the César Awards , presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony . Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie .",
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"text": "Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film The Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics ( Danish : Filmedarbejderforeningen ) . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe . This category was called `` Best European Film '' until 2001 , when it became the `` Best Non-American Film '' .",
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"text": "California Film Awards The California Film Awards is a film awards ceremony that offers awards in the categories of Best Picture , Actor , Actress , Cinematography , Directing , First-Time Directors , Editing , Screenplay , Animation , Art Design , Music Videos , Short Films , Experimental Films , Student Films , California Films , Foreign Films , Documentaries and Feature Narratives . Only independent films are eligible .",
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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": "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": "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": "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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Born Naked was a studio album by RuPaul.
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"text": "Born Naked Born Naked is the seventh studio album from American singer-songwriter , actor and drag queen RuPaul . It was released on iTunes and Amazon through RuCo on February 24 , 2014 , coinciding with the sixth season premiere of RuPaul 's Drag Race . The album is RuPaul 's highest charting to date , reaching 4th position on US Billboard 's Dance/Electronic Albums list . The album is a mix of electronic , bounce , rock and gospel tunes .",
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"text": "With the Naked Eye With the Naked Eye is a 1979 studio album released by American singer-songwriter Greg Kihn and the first album to be released under The Greg Kihn Band . The album took the band in a new direction , with less acousticly driven songs and a more straightforward rock sound . The album features a cover version of the Bruce Springsteen song `` Rendezvous '' as well as a cover of Jonathan Richman 's `` Roadrunner '' , which became a live staple for The Greg Kihn Band .",
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"text": "Uncle Charlie Uncle Charlie is the fourth studio album by Charlie Wilson and was released on February 17 , 2009 . It features production from Gregg Pagani , The Underdogs , Bigg D , T-Pain and L.O.S. da Maestro . It features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg , Jamie Foxx and T-Pain . The first two singles from the album are `` Supa Sexxy '' and `` There Goes My Baby '' , the latter receiving major airplay on the Urban and Adult R&B radio stations as well being named Billboard Magazine 's number one Urban Adult Song for 2009 . It debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 with sales of 58,000 copies in its first week . This was his highest peak on the Billboard 200 to date and so far has sold 362,355 copies . At the 52nd Grammy Awards the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the song `` There Goes My Baby '' was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance .",
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"text": "Relapse (Eminem album) Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem . The album was released on May 19 , 2009 , under Aftermath Entertainment , Shady Records , and Interscope Records . It was his first album of original material since Encore ( 2004 ) , following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer 's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication . Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2009 at several recording studios , and Dr. Dre , Mark Batson , and Eminem handled production . Conceptually , Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation , rapping after a non-fictional relapse , and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego . One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009 , Relapse debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 608,000 copies in its first week . It produced three singles that attained chart success and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The album received mixed reviews from most music critics , who were divided in their responses towards Eminem 's lyrics . It has sold more than 2.3 million copies in the United States and more than 17 million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "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": "Rudimental discography English drum and bass band Rudimental has released two studio albums and fourteen singles . Their debut studio album , Home , was released in April 2013 . The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart . On 14 May 2012 , they released `` Feel the Love '' , featuring vocals from John Newman , as the album 's lead single . The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one , making it their first number one single in the UK . The song also was a top 5 hit in Australia , Belgium , The Netherlands and New Zealand , also charting in Austria , Denmark , Germany and Ireland . On 18 November 2012 , they released the album 's second single `` Not Giving In '' , featuring vocals from Newman and Alex Clare . It debuted and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart . `` Waiting All Night '' , featuring Ella Eyre , was released as the third single from the album in 2013 , reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart on 21 April 2013 . The next single released was `` Powerless '' , featuring Becky Hill . Their second studio album , We the Generation , was released on 2 October 2015 . Rudimental were given a writing credit on `` Bloodstream '' by Ed Sheeran , taken from his second studio album , x. On 28 April 2015 , the band unveiled a new song called `` Never Let You Go '' , which was the lead single from the album .",
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"text": "Borkung Hrangkhawl Borkung Hrangkhawl ( born 7 October 1987 ) , also known by his stage name BK , is an Indian rapper , songwriter and singer . Hailing from Tripura , Hrangkhawl is the first rap artist from the state to make it to the limelight . He frequently performs and freestyles at various events in and around New Delhi . BK 's music is all about blending and collaborating with other artists from different musical backgrounds . His songs include themes of the struggle against discrimination , racism , and injustice . His debut album , The Journey , was released in 2013 .",
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"text": "Human Being (album) Human Being is the third album by Seal , released in 1998 . The title track was written about late rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. Human Being received mixed reviews ranging from being panned for its overtly dark and moody feel , to being described in terms such as `` pop perfection '' . The album failed to sell in the same way as his 1994 multi-platinum album , Seal . However , it is a fan favourite and was inspired by his then-girlfriend , Tyra Banks and their breakup . A remix of `` Lost My Faith '' was featured over the closing credits of the 1999 film Entrapment , and the song 's single release was accompanied by a music video in which Seal is integrated into scenes from the film alongside Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones . The album sold over 500,000 copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Naked II Naked II is a live acoustic album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring , released in 1997 ( see 1997 in music ) .",
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"text": "The RuPaul Show The RuPaul Show is an American talk/variety show that premiered on VH1 in 1996 . Hosted by drag performer , RuPaul , the show had many famous musical guests and was notable as being one of the first national television programs in the United States hosted by an openly gay host . Former singer turned radio personality , Michelle Visage was the show 's co-host .",
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"text": "Born Late Born Late is the second studio album released by pop singer , Shaun Cassidy . The album was released in 1977 following the success of Cassidy 's self-titled debut album . The album yielded two hit singles . The first , `` Hey Deanie '' , was written by Eric Carmen , who also wrote the song `` That 's Rock 'n' Roll '' ( which was a hit from Cassidy 's first solo album ) . `` Hey Deanie '' reached # 7 in early 1978 . For the second single , also following the formula of his first album , Cassidy remade a 1960s hit , in this case The Lovin ' Spoonful 's `` Do You Believe in Magic ? '' ( which was written by John Sebastian ) . That single became a modest hit , peaking at # 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Born Late was certified platinum . Unlike his first album , Cassidy wrote or co-wrote half of the songs . The track `` It 's Up To You '' was co-written with Cassidy by Lost In Space child-star Billy Mumy .",
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"text": "Born (EP) Born is an EP released by D'espairsRay on April 28 , 2004 . The CD was re-released , excluding the DVD on July 21 , 2004 because the album had sold out within a small amount of time .",
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"text": "While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets While the City Sleeps , We Rule the Streets is the debut studio album by Cobra Starship . It was released on October 10 , 2006 in the US , and on October 17 , 2006 in Canada . A rough clip of `` Send My Love to the Dancefloor , I 'll See You In Hell ( Hey Mister DJ ) '' , a finished version of `` Snakes on a Plane ( Bring It ) '' , and `` The Church of Hot Addiction '' were uploaded onto Cobra Starship 's PureVolume site . `` The Church of Hot Addiction '' was also used as the theme song for the WWE 's Great American Bash 2007 . It has sold more than 69,000 copies to date .",
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"text": "Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1 Remember Me : Essential , Vol . 1 is a remix album album by American singer and drag queen RuPaul , released on February 3 , 2017 . It features remixed versions of some of his older songs as well as new ones which were recorded for previous albums but never released .",
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"text": "Born to Be Heiled Born to Be Heiled is the sixth full-length album by the Industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl . It was released on Metropolis Records , on November 27 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Korn (album) Korn ( printed as KoЯn ) is the debut studio album by American nu metal band Korn . It was released on October 11 , 1994 , through Immortal/Epic Records . Before recording the album , the band was approached by Immortal/Epic Records after a performance at Huntington Beach , California . The band signed to their label because they did n't want to `` sign away all of their creative freedom . '' The band would record at Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu , California with producer Ross Robinson , who also produced their 1993 demo Neidermayer 's Mind . The recording took place from May to June 1994 . After the recordings , Korn toured with Biohazard and House of Pain . The album 's themes include child abuse , drug abuse and bullying . The album cover depicts a young girl being approached by a large man who is holding what appears to be a horseshoe or , more presumably , blades ; furthermore , the girl 's shadow gives the appearance that her body is being hanged due to the position of the band 's logo . Photography was done by Stephen Stickler , and the design was directed by Jay Papke and Dante Ariola . The first single `` Blind '' charted at number 15 on the Canadian Alternative 30 , the album peaked at number ten in New Zealand as well as number seventy-two on the Billboard 200 . The debut album has sold at least 2.1 million copies in the United States . The album has now sold over 10 million copies worldwide , and is considered to have started the nu metal genre .",
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"text": "Savage Island (album) Savage Island is the second solo album and US debut album of New Zealand rapper Savage . The album won Savage the award for Best Pacific Urban Artist at the Pacific Music Awards in 2010 . It debuted at # 12 on the US Billboard Heatseeker Albums Chart and at # 53 on the US Billboard R&B chart . It soon became a success in the United States selling over 5000 copies and reaching # 25 on the Billboard R&B chart . In the RIANZ Charts it debuted at # 9 .",
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"text": "Jimmy Urine James Euringer ( born September 7 , 1969 ) , known professionally as Jimmy Urine , is an American singer , songwriter , and musician . He is best known as the lead singer and programmer of electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence .",
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"text": "Naked Cowboy Robert John Burck ( born December 23 , 1970 ) , better known as the Naked Cowboy , is an American street performer whose pitch is on New York City 's Times Square . He wears only cowboy boots , a hat , and white briefs , with a guitar strategically placed to give the illusion of nudity . On October 6 , 2010 , Burck formally announced that he was running for President of the United States in the 2012 U.S. election as a candidate representing the U.S. Tea Party movement .",
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"text": "Naked (Blue Pearl album) Naked is the debut and only studio album by English electronic music group Blue Pearl , released in 1990 . The album features Blue Pearl 's biggest hit single `` Naked in the Rain '' ( UK # 4 ) , the follow-up single `` Little Brother '' ( UK # 31 ) and a cover of `` Running Up That Hill '' by Kate Bush .",
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"text": "Naked Dinner Naked Dinner is the third solo album by American hip hop musician Time . It was released on August 25 , 2009 on Dirty Laboratory Productions in association with Hip Hop Vinyl . It features guest appearances from C-Rayz Walz and Sole . In early 2010 , Naked Dinner charted at # 19 in the nation on the CMJ hip-hop charts .",
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"text": "Channing Tatum Channing Matthew Tatum ( born April 26 , 1980 ) is an American actor , dancer , and former stripper . Tatum made his film debut in the drama film Coach Carter ( 2005 ) . His breakthrough role was in the 2006 dance film Step Up , which introduced him to a wider audience . He is known for his portrayal of the character Duke in the 2009 action film G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel G.I. Joe : Retaliation . Although both G.I. Joe films received negative reviews from critics , they were commercially successful , grossing more than $ 300 million at the box office . Tatum is also known for his leading role in Magic Mike ( 2012 ) , and its sequel , Magic Mike XXL ( 2015 ) which he produced ; he also starred in the action-comedy film 21 Jump Street and its 2014 sequel , 22 Jump Street . He appeared in films as Dear John ( 2010 ) and The Vow ( 2012 ) . His other films include She 's the Man ( 2006 ) , The Dilemma ( 2011 ) , White House Down ( 2013 ) , the drama Foxcatcher ( 2014 ) , The Hateful Eight ( 2015 ) and Hail , Caesar ! ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Joe Manganiello Joseph Michael Manganiello ( -LSB- ˌmæŋɡəˈnɛloʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- maŋɡaˈnjɛllo -RSB- ; born December 28 , 1976 ) is an American actor , director , producer , author and philanthropist . He played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy and had various recurring roles in television on ER , How I Met Your Mother , and One Tree Hill , before landing his breakout role as werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the HBO television series True Blood . In 2011 , he was voted `` Favorite Pop-Culture Werewolf of All Time '' by the readers of Entertainment Weekly , and one of Men 's Health `` 100 Fittest Men of All Time '' . Manganiello has appeared in films such as Magic Mike , What to Expect When You 're Expecting , and Sabotage . In late 2013 , he became a published author when his first book , Evolution , was released by Simon & Schuster 's Gallery Books . He is active with several charities , including Children 's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC , and he serves on the committee of The Art of Elysium .",
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"text": "Magic Mike Magic Mike is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum , Alex Pettyfer , Matt Bomer , Joe Manganiello , and Matthew McConaughey . The plot revolves around Adam , a 19-year-old who enters the world of male stripping , guided by Mike Lane , who has been in the business for six years . The film is loosely based on the experiences of Tatum , who was an 18-year-old stripper in San Francisco , California . Magic Mike was filmed in several locations around west central Florida . The film premiered as the closing film for the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24 , 2012 , and was widely released by Warner Bros. on June 29 , 2012 , and was a critical and commercial success . A sequel , Magic Mike XXL directed by Gregory Jacobs , was released on July 1 , 2015 .",
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"text": "How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother ( often abbreviated to HIMYM ) is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19 , 2005 to March 31 , 2014 . The series follows the main character , Ted Mosby , and his group of friends in Manhattan . As a framing device , Ted , in the year 2030 , recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meeting their mother . The series was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays , who also served as the show 's executive producers and were frequent writers . The series was loosely inspired by their friendship when they both lived in New York City . Among the 208 episodes , there were only four directors : Pamela Fryman ( 196 episodes ) , Rob Greenberg ( 7 episodes ) , Michael Shea ( 4 episodes ) , and Neil Patrick Harris ( 1 episode ) . Known for its unique structure and eccentric humor , How I Met Your Mother has gained a cult following over the years . The show initially received positive reviews , while the later seasons received more mixed reviews . The show was nominated for 28 Emmy Awards , winning nine . In 2010 , Alyson Hannigan won the People 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress . In 2012 , seven years after its premiere , the series won the People 's Choice Award for Favorite Network TV Comedy , and Neil Patrick Harris won the award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor . The ninth and final season began airing on September 23 , 2013 , and concluded on March 31 , 2014 , with a double-length finale episode , which received polarized reviews from critics and fans alike for its controversial twist ending , as many critics and fans believed it contradicted many of the previous episodes . How I Met Your Mother is often compared to Friends , for its setting and characters . Both shows take place in New York and both casts have similar character archetypes .",
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"text": "Sam Raimi Samuel M `` Sam '' Raimi ( -LSB- ˈreɪmi -RSB- born October 23 , 1959 ) is an American film director , producer , screenwriter and actor , famous for creating the cult horror Evil Dead series , as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogy ( 2002 -- 07 ) and the 1990 superhero film Darkman . His most recent work is the 2013 Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful . Raimi has also produced several successful television series and founded his own production company , Renaissance Pictures , in 1979 . Recently , he worked as the producer of The Possession , and the 2013 remake of Evil Dead .",
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"text": "Duncan Trussell Charles Duncan Trussell ( born April 20 , 1974 ) is an American actor and stand-up comic , known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour and his appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and Joe Rogan Questions Everything .",
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"text": "Jay Novello Jay Novello ( August 22 , 1904 -- September 2 , 1982 ) was an American radio , film , and television character actor .",
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"text": "Donnie Brasco (film) Donnie Brasco is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell , and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp . Michael Madsen , Bruno Kirby , James Russo , and Anne Heche appeared in supporting roles . The film is based on the true story of Joseph D. Pistone ( Depp ) , an FBI undercover agent who infiltrated the Mafia Bonanno crime family in New York City during the 1970s , under the alias Donnie Brasco , a.k.a. `` The Jewel Man '' . Brasco maneuvers his way into the confidence of an aging hit-man , Lefty Ruggiero ( Pacino ) , who vouches for him . As Donnie moves deeper into the Mafia , he realizes that not only is he crossing the line between federal agent and criminal , but also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . The adaptation of the book by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley was by screenwriter Paul Attanasio . The film was a box office success , earning $ 124.9 million against a $ 35 million budget , and receiving critical acclaim .",
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"text": "Angelo Fierro Angelo Fierro is an American film and television actor . Fierro , an Italian-American of Sicilian ancestry , was born in Boston 's Little Italy , the North End . He first appeared on network television in an automobile commercial for Toyota . Extolled for his menacing looks , his portrayal of the villain has since been quite frequent . Surprisingly adept at comedy , he also has appeared at Stand Up New York comedy club . He starred on the TV series Breaking Vegas as the real-life counterfeiter , Louis Colavecchio , and had a recurring role as the Russian mobster , Vladimir , on the TV series Ocean Ave. , starring Victoria Jackson and Megan Fox . He also appeared in the movies Señorita Justice as Carlos Rios , with Eva Longoria and Final Engagement as gangster John Knight , with Peter Greene . He has made guest appearances on TV shows such as the Michael Jackson Trial and Untold Stories of the ER , and is well known for his Tony Soprano parody in an Andalusia Olive Oil commercial , with the tag line : `` Are you wearing a wire ? '' Fierro studied acting at Florida Atlantic University , where he graduated with degrees in marketing and international business , having started theater too late to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts . He continues to follow an acting career in New York .",
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"text": "John Louis Mansi John Louis Mansi ( born John Patrick Adams , 8 November 1926 -- 6 August 2010 ) was a British television and film actor whose career spanned the years from the early 1950s to the early 1990s . Born in London to an Italian father and an Irish mother , he served in the merchant navy and the RAF during World War II . Upon becoming an actor , he chose his father 's surname as his stage name , later adopting the name Louis after Louie Dumbrowski , the character played by Bernard Gorcey in The Bowery Boys film series , whom his friends claimed he resembled . He was best known for his role as Engelbert von Smallhausen ( although in the BBC books he is named as Bobby Cedric von Smallhausen ) in the popular BBC sitcom ` Allo ` Allo ! in seasons 2 to 9 . He also appeared in Department S ( as `` Maxime '' in the episode `` The Treasure of the Costa del Sol '' , 1969 ) , the Ripping Yarns story `` Across the Andes By Frog '' , and the The Hammer House of Horror story `` The Thirteenth Reunion '' . His film appearances have included The Small World of Sammy Lee ( 1963 ) , the Beatles ' film Help ! ( 1965 ) , the original version of The Italian Job ( 1969 ) , Tales from the Crypt ( 1972 ) , and the Dick Emery film Ooh ... You Are Awful ( 1972 ) . After ` Allo ` Allo ! ended in 1992 , he retired from acting . He was often credited as Louis Mansi in his roles . For six years he suffered from Parkinson 's disease and in May 2010 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer . His interests included reading , letter writing , animal welfare and watching DVDs/videos of past favourite series/films .",
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"text": "Michael J. Anderson Michael J. Anderson ( born October 31 , 1953 ) is an American actor known for his roles as The Man from Another Place in David Lynch 's television series Twin Peaks , the epilogue and prologue film of the series , Twin Peaks : Fire Walk with Me , and Samson Leonhart on the HBO series Carnivàle . He has the genetic disorder osteogenesis imperfecta , a disease that leads to frequent breaks in long bones and improper healing , leaving him with a shortened stature of 3 ft tall . Prior to his acting career , Anderson worked as a computer technician for Martin Marietta , working on the ground support system for NASA 's space shuttle . He appeared as himself in a 1984 documentary called Little Mike : A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson .",
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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": "Joe Johnson (cartoonist) Joe Johnson was an American gay cartoonist , whose Miss Thing and Big Dick were among the first ongoing gay comics characters , appearing in the late 1960s and early 1970s . The characters were featured in single-panel humor cartoons originally published in The Advocate . Miss Thing is an unflappable , stereotypically effeminate gay `` queen '' ; the name was a popular expression in gay male subculture for such a person . He has a willowy physique and a pompadour hairstyle , and wears floral prints , bell-bottoms , and flamboyant blouses . Big Dick is an outgoing , stereotypically macho gay man . He has a highly muscular physique and an exaggeratedly large penis , and wears a baseball cap , jeans , and a leather jacket and boots , in the mold of a Tom of Finland character . Both characters are sexually adventurous , and the cartoons are blatantly sexual with frequent nudity , but not sexually explicit . The characters usually appear separately in cartoons under their respective names , but sometimes meet . Johnson published a collection of Miss Thing and Big Dick cartoons through Funny Bone Press in 1973 as : ... and so , this is YOUR life , Miss Thing ( the title being a reference to the then-recent popular television program This Is Your Life ) , with an introduction by Larry Townsend . Some of Johnson 's cartoons were also reprinted in volumes of Meatmen in the 1980s , as well as in historical overviews such as No Straight Lines published by Fantagraphics in 2012 . Johnson also produced explicit erotic illustrations for sale . Cartoonist Donelan was inspired by Johnson 's work to begin his series `` It 's a Gay Life '' , which appeared in The Advocate after `` Miss Thing '' and `` Big Dick '' ended . Howard Cruse cited Johnson 's `` brazenly gay '' cartooning as an inspiration .",
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"text": "Mike Amigorena Mike Amigorena ( -LSB- ˈmaik amiɣoˈɾena -RSB- ; born May 30 , 1972 ) is an actor and Argentine television personality .",
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"text": "Michael Christian (actor) Michael Christian is an American actor best known for such films and television series as Peyton Place as Joe Rossi , Poor Pretty Eddie , Hard Knocks and Private Obsession .",
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"text": "Joe's Garage Joe 's Garage is a three-part rock opera recorded by American musician Frank Zappa in 1979 . Originally released as two separate studio albums on Zappa Records , the project was later remastered and reissued as a triple album box set , Joe 's Garage , Acts I , II & III , in 1987 . The LPs initially received mixed to positive reviews , with critics praising its innovative and original music , but criticizing the scatological , sexual and profane nature of the lyrics . Since its original release , Joe 's Garage has been reappraised in a better light by some critics . Zappa self-deprecatingly described the album as a `` stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music . '' The story is told by a character identified as the `` Central Scrutinizer '' narrating the story of Joe , an average adolescent male who forms a garage rock band , has unsatisfying relationships with women , gives all of his money to a government assisted and insincere religion , explores sexual activities with appliances , and is imprisoned . After being released from prison into a dystopian society in which music itself has been criminalized , he lapses into insanity . The album encompasses a large spectrum of musical styles , while its lyrics often feature satirical or humorous commentary on American society and politics . It addresses themes of individualism , free will , censorship , the music industry and human sexuality , while criticizing government and religion , and satirizing Catholicism and Scientology . Joe 's Garage is noted for its use of xenochrony , a recording technique that takes guitar solos from older live recordings and overdubs them onto new studio recordings . All of the guitar solos on the album are xenochronous except for `` Crew Slut '' and `` Watermelon in Easter Hay '' , a signature song that Zappa has described as the best song on the album , and according to his son Dweezil , the best guitar solo his father ever played .",
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"text": "Mike Cochrane Mike Cochrane is a musician and an actor . Cochrane played in bands such as Train , Shango and many other bands in the 1970s . Mike 's band Train was the `` House Band '' at Gazzarris on the Sunset Strip from 1971 through 1972 . This is where Mike met Edward James Olmos and Rick Vito , who were in a band called `` The Pacific Ocean '' . Mike also played on many recording sessions for Warner Bros. in the 70s and also played with Tim Bogert and Mickey McMeel in a power treo for a while . Mike also did his first acting job as a second engineer in the movie The Rose with Bette Midler and Alan Bates . In the 80 's , Mike continued to play in bands including , Exhibit A , The Zone , Craby Appleton ( With Michael Fennelly ) , Spencer Davis , UXB , Reach , and a couple of new versions of Train , as well as continuing to do studio work . Mike is now acting and can be seen on such shows as My Name Is Earl , Dexter , CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , The Riches , Monk , ER , Weeds , Moonlight , CSI : NY , and Flaked . He also can be seen in the movies Beerfest , Blades of Glory , Epic Movie , Spider-Man 3 , Hancock and Iron Man .",
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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": "Achille Millo Achille Scognamillo , stage name Achille Millo ( Naples , 25 October 1922 -- Rome , 18 October 2006 ) , was an Italian actor , voice actor , and stage director .",
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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": "Michael Landon Jr. Michael Graham Landon Jr. ( born June 20 , 1964 ) is an American actor , director , writer , and producer .",
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"text": "Michael DeLorenzo Michael DeLorenzo ( born October 31 , 1959 ) is an American actor , director and musician . He is known for his portrayal of NYPD Detective Eddie Torres on the Fox television series New York Undercover which was aired from 1994 -- 98 .",
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"text": "Joseph Ashton (actor) Joseph Ashton Valencia ( born November 18 , 1986 ) is an American film actor and voice actor .",
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"text": "Joe Stillman Joseph `` Joe '' Stillman ( born August 1 , 1959 ) is an American television and movie writer , producer and director . Before becoming a screenwriter he worked for several TV shows like Beavis and Butt-head , King of the Hill , Doug and The Adventures of Pete & Pete . Stillman 's first screen credits were on Joseph : King of Dreams and his second on Shrek , both for DreamWorks . His most recent credits are on Planet 51 for TriStar and Gulliver 's Travels for 20th Century Fox .",
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"text": "Alejo García Pintos Alejo García Pintos ( born February 4 , 1967 ) is an Argentine film and television actor .",
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"text": "Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars : The Last Jedi ( also known as Star Wars : Episode VIII -- The Last Jedi ) is an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson . It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy , following Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) . The film is produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It stars Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , Gwendoline Christie , and Andy Serkis in returning roles . New cast members include Benicio del Toro , Laura Dern , and Kelly Marie Tran . Fisher died in December 2016 , making The Last Jedi her final film role . The film was announced after Disney 's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 . It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy . John Williams , composer for the previous seven films , returns to compose the score . Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015 , with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016 . The Last Jedi is scheduled for release on December 15 , 2017 . A sequel , Star Wars : Episode IX , is scheduled for May 24 , 2019 .",
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"text": "Laura Dern Laura Elizabeth Dern ( born February 10 , 1967 ) is an American actress . For her performance in the 1991 film Rambling Rose , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress , while for her performance in the 2014 film Wild , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Her other film roles include Mask ( 1985 ) , Smooth Talk ( 1985 ) , Blue Velvet ( 1986 ) , Wild at Heart ( 1990 ) , Jurassic Park ( 1993 ) , Citizen Ruth ( 1996 ) , October Sky ( 1999 ) , I Am Sam ( 2001 ) , Inland Empire ( 2006 ) , The Master ( 2012 ) , The Fault in Our Stars ( 2014 ) , and Star Wars : The Last Jedi ( 2017 ) . Dern won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Miniseries or Television Film for the 1992 film Afterburn , and guest starred in the 1997 `` Puppy Episode '' of the sitcom Ellen . She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris in the 2008 TV film Recount , and the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for her role as Amy Jellicoe in HBO 's Enlightened ( 2011 -- 13 ) . She is known for her collaborations with filmmaker David Lynch , having appeared in three of his films and the revival of Twin Peaks .",
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"text": "Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher ( October 21 , 1956 -- December 27 , 2016 ) was an American actress , writer and humorist who first became known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series . Her other film roles included Shampoo ( 1975 ) , The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) , The ` Burbs ( 1989 ) , and When Harry Met Sally ... ( 1989 ) . Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels , including Postcards from the Edge and the screenplay for the film of the book , as well as an autobiographical one-woman play , and its non-fiction book , Wishful Drinking , based on the play . She worked on other writers ' screenplays as a script doctor . In later years , she earned praise for speaking publicly about her experiences with bipolar disorder and drug addiction . The daughter of the singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds , Fisher and her mother appear in Bright Lights : Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , a 2016 documentary about their relationship . It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . Fisher died of cardiac arrest on December 27 , 2016 , at age 60 , four days after experiencing a medical emergency during a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles . Her final film , Star Wars : The Last Jedi , is scheduled to be released on December 15 , 2017 .",
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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": "Star Wars Scrapbook Star Wars Scrapbook is a book with pull-out reproductions of Star Wars merchandise/artifacts , in a similar fashion to the books Greetings From E Street : The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Tupac Shakur Legacy . Written by Stephen J. Sansweet , a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal , it contains pictures of Star Wars merchandise as well as a copy of an invitation to a San Francisco press screening of Return of the Jedi , a reprint of the first newsletter of the Official Star Wars Fan Club , and a C-3PO cut out mask . Also included were Movie posters , a punch out X-wing glider and backstage passes to the filming of The Empire Strikes Back . Daly from Entertainment Weekly graded the book B and wrote `` It 's charming but creepy , and if Jedi Knights existed , they 'd probably rank it alongside winking-Jesus 3-D postcards in the annals of misguided relics of adoration . ''",
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"text": "Science of Star Wars Science of Star Wars may refer to : The Science of Star Wars ( book ) , 1999 nonfiction book by Jeanne Cavelos Science of Star Wars ( miniseries ) , 2005 TV documentary miniseries aired by the Discovery Channel",
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"text": "The International House of Mojo The International House of Mojo ( often called Mixnmojo ) is a website focused on LucasArts video games . It later expanded to cover studios founded by former LucasArts employees , including Double Fine Productions , Telltale Games , Autumn Moon Entertainment and Crackpot Entertainment . It was founded in 1997 by James Spafford and is among the longest-running `` fan sites '' on the internet . Mixnmojo once enjoyed an active relationship with LucasArts , and reviews have occasionally been quoted in the company 's marketing such as on the cover of the UK release of Monkey Island Special Edition Collection . The site was also referenced in the book Rogue Leaders : The Story of LucasArts , and staff has been interviewed by the gaming press . Developers highlighted by the site have often reciprocated its fondness . Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions called Mixnmojo their `` friendly friends '' and praised the staff for their knowledge . At E3 2003 , in order to make light of an extended downtime the site was experiencing , staffers in attendance playfully cajoled then-producer Dan Pettit of LucasArts into appearing in a video painting him as complicit in the site 's technical woes . The site once even received permission from LucasArts to pull an elaborate April Fools prank that announced a fictional fifth Monkey Island installment ( at the time , the series only had four games ) complete with fake cover art and sound files of Dominic Armato performing dialog invented by the staff . Though created as an all-encompassing LucasArts site , Mixnmojo has always favored the studio 's original titles , particularly its classic graphic adventure games , over the more popular Star Wars products . This at times strained the relationship with the company . As the site featured the unregulated opinions of its contributors rather a unified editorial point of view , it quickly established an endearingly quirky , if occasionally abrasive , tone in its editorials and news posts . After the turn of the century , LucasArts began shifting away from original properties and the adventure genre in particular , culminating in the cancellation of Sam & Max : Freelance Police in 2004 . In response to this , Mixnmojo began broadening its coverage to include studios operated by LucasArts alumni that they believe continue the creative spirit abandoned by the original company . LucasArts was eventually shut down soon after Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney in 2012 . Its oldest fan site remains active as an information hub for LucasArts legacy titles , which have remained topical due to their continued influence , remakes and re-releases , as well as a news source for games produced by key LucasArts alumni .",
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"text": "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": "Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle Return of the Jedi : Death Star Battle is a shoot 'em up video game published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for various Atari platforms and in 1984 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum . It was the first released video game to be based on the film Return of the Jedi .",
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"text": "The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader is a young adult novel set in the Star Wars universe . It tells the complete story of the title character from his introduction in Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace to his death in Return of the Jedi , chronicling his early life as a slave on Tatooine to his transformation to the Sith Lord title character to his ultimate redemption . The hard cover book , which is 211 pages , was written by Ryder Windham and published in October 2007 . Anakin 's story begins when he is taken with his mother to be a slave to Gardulla the Hutt , rival of Jabba the Hutt , on Tatooine . The story continues from there through the rest of the Star Wars films . In 2008 , a sequel was published by Windham titled The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi , which follows the complete story of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the complete saga . In 2009 , another sequel followed titled A New Hope : The Life of Luke Skywalker , telling the story of the Luke Skywalker throughout the Star Wars films .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Rebel Assault Star Wars : Rebel Assault is a rail shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for DOS , Apple Macintosh , Sega CD and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer systems , set in the Star Wars universe . Released in 1993 , it is the first CD-ROM-only game to be published by LucasArts . The game 's story focuses on a young pilot called Rookie One as he/she is trained by , and subsequently fights for , the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War . The game features digitized footage and music from the original movies ( although most of the original footage is replaced by CGI rendered sequences ) , and full speech . Rebel Assault is one of the oldest titles to make use of extensive full motion video ( FMV ) on the PC . The video was used to display pre-rendered 3D graphics that were far ahead of what a contemporary PC could render in real-time . Developers pre-rendered various environments and battles and the player flew through these environments .",
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"text": "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 People vs. George Lucas The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by Swiss director Alexandre O. Philippe . It explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise and its creator , George Lucas . The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films , mainly taken from the 2010 online video Star Wars Uncut , which were submitted via the film 's site . Interviewees include a variety of figures such as Neil Gaiman , MC Frontalot and Gary Kurtz . Lucas himself appears frequently in archival footage , but is never interviewed directly . The film discusses the extent to which the Star Wars franchise is an artistic creation of Lucas and subject to his vision versus a social phenomenon that belongs to the general public of fans and their participatory/remix culture . The film is dedicated to interviewee Jason Nicholl , a blogger at nukethefridge.com who died before the film 's release . The film was released on DVD on October 25 , 2011 . In June 2014 , it was reported that a sequel , titled The People vs. George Lucas -- Episode II , is in development .",
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"text": "Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game Star Wars : The Interactive Video Board Game : Assault on the Death Star is a board game and accompanying VHS video tape , released by Parker Brothers in 1996 . It is notable for including newly shot scenes twenty years after the first Star Wars film , featuring Darth Vader walking down the halls of the original Death Star set , in a performance reprised by David Prowse , James Earl Jones , and director of photography Gilbert Taylor . The game led to the canonization of four new characters in the Star Wars universe .",
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"text": "Jedi Academy trilogy The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars expanded universe . Written by Kevin J. Anderson , the plot takes place around seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi , in 11 ABY . The series chronicles Luke Skywalker 's early attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order after the defeat of the Emperor . Some of the events in the trilogy are retold from a different perspective in I , Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole .",
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"text": "James Bond The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections . Since Fleming 's death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television , radio , comic strip , video games and film . The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $ 7.040 billion in total , making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date , which started in 1962 with Dr. No , starring Sean Connery as Bond . As of , there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series . The most recent Bond film , Spectre ( 2015 ) , stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond ; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series . There have also been two independent productions of Bond films : Casino Royale ( a 1967 spoof ) and Never Say Never Again ( a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film , Thunderball ) . In 2015 , the franchise was estimated to be worth $ 19.9 billion , making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . The Bond films are renowned for a number of features , including the musical accompaniment , with the theme songs having received Academy Award nominations on several occasions , and two wins . Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond 's cars , his guns , and the gadgets with which he is supplied by Q Branch . The films are also noted for Bond 's relationships with various women , who are sometimes referred to as `` Bond girls '' .",
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"text": "Super Star Wars Super Star Wars is a 1992 video game for the Super NES based on the 1977 film Star Wars . It is the SNES equivalent of the Star Wars NES game . Super Star Wars features mostly run and gun gameplay , although it has stages which feature other challenges , such as driving a landspeeder or piloting an X-wing . It also features multiple playable characters with different abilities . The game was followed by two sequels based on the subsequent Star Wars films , Super Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars : Return of the Jedi .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi is an American comic book series set in the Star Wars universe . The series , published by Dark Horse Comics , is written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Jan Duursema . It is set in the earliest days of the Jedi Order , beginning in 36,453 BBY ( Before the Battle of Yavin ) . A preview issue , # 0 , was released on February 1 , 2012 , and followed by the first issue on February 15 , 2012 . Dawn of the Jedi ended after the third arc , since Marvel Comics acquired the Star Wars comic license in 2015 . The miniseries concluded with the last issue Force Wars # 5 having been released March 19 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast) The Star Wars Roleplaying Game is a d20 System roleplaying game set in the Star Wars universe . The game was written by Bill Slavicsek , Andy Collins and JD Wiker and published by Wizards of the Coast in late 2000 and revised in 2002 . In 2007 , Wizards released the Saga Edition of the game , which made major changes in an effort to streamline the rules system . The game covers three major eras coinciding with major events in the Star Wars universe , namely the Rise of the Empire , the Galactic Civil War , and the time of the New Jedi Order . An earlier but unrelated Star Wars role-playing game was published by West End Games between 1987 and 1999 . Bill Slavicsek was one of the designers of that former game as well . This game from Wizards of the Coast is currently out of print . The current official Star Wars role-playing game is the game of same title published by Fantasy Flight Games .",
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"text": "Children of the Jedi Children of the Jedi is a 1995 Star Wars novel by American writer Barbara Hambly . The novel is set several months after the Jedi Academy Trilogy in the Star Wars expanded universe timeline . Moreover , it serves as book one in a three book cycle involving Callista , an ex-Jedi Knight . The next book in the cycle is Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson . Hambly also wrote the final novel in the cycle , Planet of Twilight .",
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"text": "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": "List of Star Wars species (K–O) This is a list of Star Wars species , containing the names of fictional sentient species from the Star Wars franchise beginning with the letters K through O. Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas . The first film in the series , Star Wars , was released on May 25 , 1977 and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon , followed by five sequels and three prequels . Many species of alien creatures ( often humanoid ) are depicted .",
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"text": "Star Wars Episode I: Obi-Wan's Adventures Star Wars Episode I : Obi-Wan 's Adventures is a video game that chronicles the events of the film Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace from the character Obi-Wan Kenobi 's perspective . It is the result of an agreement made in 2000 between the two video game publishers LucasArts and THQ . The agreement allows THQ to turn LucasArts licenses into games for the hand held console Game Boy Color , the first being Obi-Wan 's Adventures . THQ published the game and HotGen developed it . It was released on November 27 , 2000 . The story of Obi-Wan 's Adventures is set in the middle of a conflict in the Galactic Republic ; the antagonistic Trade Federation and the evil Sith Lord are planning to take control of the galaxy . In the game , the player operates the character Obi-Wan Kenobi as he fights the forces of the Trade Federation which culminates in a battle against Darth Maul . His weapons include a lightsaber , a blaster , and use of the Force . Since its release , Obi-Wan 's Adventures has received mixed reviews . The game has been criticized for its visuals and controls , but praised for its sound design and creative levels .",
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"text": "Arrested Development (TV series) Arrested Development is an American television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz , which originally aired on Fox for three seasons from November 2 , 2003 to February 10 , 2006 . A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26 , 2013 . The show follows the fictitious Bluth family , a formerly wealthy and habitually dysfunctional family . It is presented in a continuous format , incorporating handheld camera work and voice-over narration , as well as the use of occasional archival photos and historical footage . The show also utilizes several long-running `` Easter egg '' jokes throughout each season . Ron Howard serves as both an executive producer and the series ' uncredited narrator . Set in Newport Beach , California , Arrested Development was filmed primarily in Culver City and Marina del Rey . After its debut in 2003 , the series received widespread critical acclaim , six Primetime Emmy Awards , and one Golden Globe Award , and has attracted a cult following , including several fan-based websites . In 2007 , Time listed the show among its `` All-TIME 100 TV Shows '' ; in 2008 , it was ranked 16th on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , IGN named Arrested Development the `` funniest show of all time '' . Its humor has been cited as a key influence on later single-camera sitcoms such as 30 Rock and Community . Despite critical acclaim , Arrested Development received low ratings and viewership on Fox , which canceled the series in 2006 . Rumors of an additional season and a feature film persisted until 2011 , when Netflix agreed to license new episodes and distribute them exclusively on its video streaming service . These episodes were later released in 2013 . Netflix has also commissioned a fifth season of Arrested Development which will premiere in 2018 .",
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"text": "Culver City, California Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County , California . The city was named after its founder , Harry Culver . As of the 2010 census , the city had a population of 38,883 . It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles , but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County . Over the years , it has annexed more than 40 pieces of adjoining land and now comprises about five square miles . Since the 1920s , Culver City has been a center for motion picture and later television production , best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios . From 1932 to 1985 , it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company . National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city . The NFL Network studio is also based in Culver City .",
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"text": "L.A. Live L.A. Live is an entertainment complex in the South Park District of Downtown Los Angeles , California . It is adjacent to the Staples Center and Los Angeles Convention Center . L.A. Live was developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group ( AEG ) , Wachovia Corp , Azteca Corp , investment firm MacFarlane Partners , and with tax deferments paid by Los Angeles taxpayers . It cost approximately to build . The architectural firm responsible for the master plan and phase two buildings was Baltimore-based RTKL Associates .",
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"text": "L.A. Noire L.A. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games . It was initially released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on 17 May 2011 ; a Microsoft Windows port was later released on 8 November 2011 . L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and challenges the player , controlling a Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) officer , to solve a range of cases across five divisions . Players must investigate crime scenes for clues , follow up leads , and interrogate suspects , and the player 's success at these activities will impact how much of each case 's story is revealed . The game draws heavily from both the plot and aesthetic elements of film noir -- stylistic films made popular in the 1940s and 1950s that share similar visual styles and themes , including crime and moral ambiguity -- along with drawing inspiration from real-life crimes for its in-game cases , based upon what was reported by the Los Angeles media in 1947 . The game uses a distinctive colour palette , but in homage to film noir it includes the option to play the game in black and white . Various plot elements reference the major themes of detective and mobster stories such as The Naked City , Chinatown , The Untouchables , The Black Dahlia , and L.A. Confidential . L.A. Noire is notable for using Depth Analysis 's newly developed technology MotionScan , whereby the actors portraying the game 's characters were recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle . The technology is central to the game 's interrogation mechanic , as players must use the suspects ' reactions to questioning to judge whether or not they are lying . L.A. Noire was the first video game to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival . Upon release , the game received wide acclaim for its advances in storytelling and facial animation technology . As of February 2012 , both PC and console versions had shipped nearly 5 million copies combined .",
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"text": "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": "Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley Chinese communities form a substantial portion of the population of the San Gabriel Valley . The region has achieved international prominence as a hub of overseas Chinese or hua qiao . Although Chinese immigrants were a noteworthy presence in the establishment of Southern California from the 19th century , significant Chinese migration to suburban San Gabriel Valley coincided with a trend of white out-migration from the 1970s onward . This opened an opportunity for well-educated and affluent Asian Americans to begin settling in the west San Gabriel Valley , primarily to Monterey Park . High property values and overcrowding in Monterey Park have contributed to a secondary movement away from that city , and the Chinese community is now spread over a cluster of cities in the west San Gabriel Valley . Suburban cities in the valley with large non-white populations , also called ethnoburbs , include Alhambra , Arcadia , Rosemead , San Marino , San Gabriel , South Pasadena , and Temple City and then eastward to Diamond Bar , Hacienda Heights , Rowland Heights , and Walnut . Numerous Mandarin - and Cantonese-speaking businesses have been established in these suburbs to accommodate the changing population .",
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"text": "South Coast Metro South Coast Metro is a district in Orange County , California consisting of a dense mix of residential , office , and retail developments that spreads out from South Coast Plaza and forms an urban-retail village that is distinct from the surrounding suburban development . The cultural element includes the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory theater company . Adjacent to John Wayne Airport , the area includes portions of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa , and is adjacent to Irvine and Newport Beach .",
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"text": "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": "Campus PD Campus PD was an American television show on G4 . The show was produced by the UK-based production company Cineflix Productions , who also produced American Pickers ( which airs on the History Channel in the United States ) as well as Canadian Pickers ( which airs on Canada 's History Television ) . The show was similar in style and tone to COPS . Unlike COPS , Campus PD focused specifically on college and university campuses and towns and the authorities who patrol them , either using local police departments or the on-campus police departments maintained autonomously by the universities themselves . Filming takes place at various locations across the country . The theme song for the first two seasons was The Clash song `` Police on My Back '' . The entire series is available on iTunes . As of January 10 , 2017 , reruns of Campus PD can be seen on cable network Spike .",
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"text": "California City Correctional Center California City Correctional Center is a privately owned prison for men , operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to house a maximum of 2304 state inmates at Level II security ( low-medium security ) . The facility is leased from its owner , Corrections Corporation of America , and stands in California City , Kern County , California . The facility first opened in 2006 , and previously housed federal inmates for the U.S. Marshal Service and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .",
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"text": "Los Angeles High School Los Angeles High School is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District . Its colors are royal blue and white and the teams are called the Romans . Los Angeles High School is a public secondary high school , enrolling an estimated 2,000 students in grades 9-12 . After operating on a year-round basis consisting of three tracks for ten years , it was restored to a traditional calendar in 2010 . Los Angeles High School receives accreditation approval from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( WASC ) . Concurrent enrollment programs , provided in large by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District , are offered with West Los Angeles College , Los Angeles Trade Technical College , Los Angeles City College , or Santa Monica College . Los Angeles High School is a large , urban , inner-city school located in the Mid-Wilshire District of Los Angeles . The attendance boundary consists of a contrasting spectrum of economic diversity ranging from affluent Hancock Park and Lafayette Square to the low-income , densely populated immigrant community of Koreatown . Within the school is a College Incentive Magnet Program . Forty-four percent of the student population is identified as LEP , or Limited English Proficient . Currently , 66 % of the students are identified as eligible to receive supplemental instructional services and materials through the Federal Title I Program . The magnet high school has a university preparatory secondary high school program and a `` school within a school . '' First established as a part of student integration services in the 1970s , the Los Angeles High School Math/Science/Technology magnet prepares students with an intensive , rigorous course load in order to better prepare them for university entrance . There are 317 students enrolled in the magnet program , grades 9-12 . Typically , the senior class has approximately 35 % of seniors entering into four-year universities and schools . The magnet senior class typically has 85 % of its senior class entering into four-year colleges and universities .",
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"text": "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": "Playhouse District, Pasadena, California The Playhouse District is a neighborhood in Pasadena , California . It is Pasadena 's premier entertainment and financial district ; the headquarters of Community Bank are headquartered there . The Playhouse District is bordered by Interstate 210 to the north , California Boulevard to the south , Los Robles Avenue to the west , and Hudson Avenue to the east , with a panhandle-like extension to Wilson Avenue . The district is also notable for its manhattanization , the legacy of extensive urbanization from the 1960s to the 1980s .",
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"text": "Mrs. California `` Mrs. California '' is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office , and the show 's 161st episode overall . `` Mrs. California '' aired on NBC in the United States on December 1 , 2011 . The episode was written by consulting producer Dan Greaney , marking his first writing credit for the series , and was directed by Charlie Grandy . The series -- presented as if it were a real documentary -- depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania , branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In the episode , Robert California ( James Spader ) brings his wife ( Maura Tierney ) into the office for a job , and tells Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms ) behind her back not to give her one . Meanwhile , Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) opens a gym in the building and tries to get Darryl Philbin ( Craig Robinson ) to join it . Tierney was brought in to play the role of California 's wife because showrunner Paul Lieberstein stated that he was `` a big fan of hers '' . `` Mrs. California '' received mixed responses from television critics . According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode received 5.74 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7 % share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 , staying even with the ratings from the previous episode , `` Gettysburg '' . The episode also ranked at first in its time slot .",
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"text": "List of productions using the Vasquez Rocks as a filming location The Vasquez Rocks , situated in the Sierra Pelona Mountains , in northern Los Angeles County , California , have been used as a setting for key scenes in many motion pictures , television shows , music videos , and video games . The following is a list of such multimedia in which the rock formations are included :",
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"text": "Pomona, California Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County , California , United States . Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley , between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city 's population was 149,058 .",
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"text": "Arrested Development (season 1) The first season of the television comedy series Arrested Development aired between November 2 , 2003 and June 6 , 2004 , on Fox in the United States . It consisted of 22 episodes , each running approximately 22 minutes in length . The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on October 19 , 2004 , in region 2 on March 21 , 2005 and in region 4 on February 23 , 2005 . The show 's storyline centers on the Bluth family , a formerly wealthy , habitually dysfunctional family and is presented in a continuous format , incorporating hand-held camera work , narration , archival photos , and historical footage .",
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"text": "Arrested Development (radio series) Arrested Development was a short-lived British radio programme that aired from May to June 2000 . There were four half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . It starred Letitia Dean and Susannah Doyle . The show was written by Simon Warne and produced by Tracey Neale .",
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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": "San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino County , officially the County of San Bernardino , is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 2,035,210 , making it the fifth-most populous county in California , and the 12th-most populous in the United States . The county seat is San Bernardino . San Bernardino County is included in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Inland Empire , as well as the Los Angeles-Long Beach , CA Combined Statistical Area . With an area of 20,105 square miles , San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area , although some of Alaska 's boroughs and census areas are larger . It is larger than each of the nine smallest states , larger than the four smallest states combined , and larger than 70 different sovereign nations . Located in southeast California , the thinly populated deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from where the bulk of the county population resides in two Census County Divisions , some 1,422,745 people as of the 2010 Census , covering the 450 square miles ( 1,166 km2 ) south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley , to the Nevada border and the Colorado River .",
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"text": "The Burbank Studios The Burbank Studios ( formerly known as NBC Studios ) is a television production facility located in Burbank , California . The studio is home to Days of Our Lives , The Robert Irvine Show , and Henry Danger .",
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"text": "Laguna Hills Mall Laguna Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Laguna Hills , California , in Southern Orange County . Built in 1973 and renovated in 1994 , the mall was originally anchored by four major department stores : The Broadway , Buffum 's , JCPenney , and Sears . In 1991 , Buffum 's closed and the store 's second level was converted into an upstairs food court . The food court , which operated from 1994 to 2011 , was the only part of the general mall on the second level . The Broadway was converted into a Macy 's in 1996 . There is also a movie theater , the Laguna Hills Cinema . In May 2013 , Merlone Geier Partners purchased the property from Simon Property Group . A year later , Merlone Geier purchased the Sears anchor store . Renovations started in 2016 .",
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Cersei Lannister is in a book that released in 2000.
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"text": "Cersei Lannister Cersei Lannister 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 , where she is portrayed by Lena Headey . In the novels , she is a point of view character . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Cersei is a member of House Lannister , one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the kingdom of Westeros . She subsequently appeared in A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) and A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) . She becomes a prominent point of view character in the novels beginning in A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) and A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) . The character will also appear in the forthcoming volume The Winds of Winter . In the story , Cersei Lannister , Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros , is the wife of King Robert Baratheon . Her father arranged the marriage , after his attempt to betroth her to Rhaegar Targaryen as she wanted failed and Targaryen dynasty lost the war , initiating himself as a political counselor for the newly crowned King Robert . The Lannisters are the richest family in Westeros and helped him to win the Throne , which is why Robert was interested in a marriage between them . Cersei has a twin brother , Jaime , with whom she has been involved in an incestuous affair . All three of Cersei 's children are Jaime 's . Cersei 's main character attribute is her desire for power and her ambition . Headey has garnered enormous praise for her portrayal of the character on the HBO series Game of Thrones . Headey has been nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance . 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 . In season 5 , a young version of the character is portrayed by Nell Williams in a flashback .",
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"text": "Snow-Walker Snow-Walker is a trilogy written by author Catherine Fisher . The book is presumably set in the Dark Ages of a fictional region in Scandinavia , as the story often heavily refers to Norse mythology . The story is mainly about the sorceress Gudrun , who rules the Jarl 's people through fear ; the power struggle between her and her son , her very reflection and one weakness ; and the small , motley band of outlaws who join him in the fight to restore the land to its rightful leader .",
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"text": "Aiding and Abetting (novel) Aiding and Abetting is a novel by Muriel Spark published in 2000 , six years before her death . Unlike her other novels , it is based partly on a documented occurrence ; however , as the author states in a note , she takes liberties with the facts .",
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"text": "The Fall (Nix novel) The Fall is the first book in Garth Nix 's The Seventh Tower series , published in 2000 by Scholastic . It tells the story of Tal , a boy who lives in a world with eternal darkness . His home is a Castle with seven towers . The cover design and art are by Madalina Stefan and Steve Rawlings respectively .",
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"text": "The Tower at Stony Wood The Tower at Stony Wood is a 2000 fantasy novel by American writer Patricia A. McKillip . It was a 2001 Nebula Award nominee .",
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"text": "The Dangerous Book for Boys The Dangerous Book for Boys , by Conn and Hal Iggulden , is a guidebook published by HarperCollins , aimed at boys `` from eight to eighty . '' It covers around eighty topics , including how to build a treehouse , grow a crystal , or tell direction with a watch . Also included are famous quotes , stories , battles , and phrases that `` every boy should know . '' It was published in the UK in June 2006 , and reached number one in the UK non-fiction charts several times , selling over half a million copies . Conn Iggulden also published a novel , Wolf of the Plains , about Genghis Khan , which , along with The Dangerous Book for Boys , allowed Iggulden to be the first author to reach the number one spot in both the fiction and non-fiction charts . Within the first week of its US publication on 1 May 2007 , it reached number two on the Amazon.com best-selling book lists , being outsold only by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . Other people who contributed to the success of the book include the editorial team at the time , which consisted of Katie Espiner and Clare Hey , and Helen Johnstone , who won the 2007 British Book Industry Award for best publicity campaign .",
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"text": "Throne of Glass Throne of Glass is a young adult high fantasy novel series by American author Sarah J. Maas , beginning with the inaugural entry of the same name . The story follows the journey of Celaena Sardothien , a teenage assassin in a corrupted kingdom with a tyrannical ruler . As the tale progresses , Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures . The series has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list . It has been optioned for a TV series by Mark Gordon and will premiere on Hulu .",
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"text": "Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin . She is a prominent character in Martin 's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She subsequently appeared in the following three novels , A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) . While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons as the books are separated geographically , Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series , The Winds of Winter . In HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner . The character has received critical acclaim , being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by Rolling Stone . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 .",
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"text": "The Queen of Attolia The Queen of Attolia is a young adult fantasy novel by Megan Whalen Turner , published by the Greenwillow Books imprint of William Morrow in 2000 ( later , of HarperCollins ) . It is the second novel in the Queen 's Thief series that Turner inaugurated with The Thief in 1996 .",
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"text": "The Dare Game The Dare Game is a children 's novel written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt , first published in 2000 . It is a sequel to the best-selling The Story of Tracy Beaker .",
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"text": "Eating the Cheshire Cat Eating the Cheshire Cat is a 2000 novel by Helen Ellis . It follows three girls from Alabama -- Sarina , Nicole , and Bitty Jack -- as they grow up .",
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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": "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": "Enchantment (novel) Enchantment is an English language fantasy novel written by Orson Scott Card . First published in 1999 , the novel is based on the Russian version of Sleeping Beauty and other folk tales . Various forms of magic , potions , and immortal deities also play an important role in the story .",
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"text": "Blood Canticle Blood Canticle is a 2003 novel by Anne Rice which incorporates the new characters from her novel Blackwood Farm with those from her previous Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series . The novel was originally intended to conclude the saga of Rice 's famed vampire Lestat de Lioncourt , but in March 2014 she announced a sequel titled Prince Lestat .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (2014 video game) Game of Thrones is an episodic graphic adventure fantasy drama video game based on Game of Thrones , the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series , released in December 2014 for Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One . The game was developed by Telltale Games and follows the episodic format found in other Telltale titles , such as The Walking Dead , The Wolf Among Us , and Tales from the Borderlands , where player choices and actions influence later events across the 6-episode arc . The story revolves around the northern House Forrester , rulers of Ironrath , whose members , including the five playable characters , attempt to save their family and themselves after ending up on the losing side of the War of the Five Kings . The game includes settings , characters and voice actors from the novels and TV series . The game was generally well received , and Telltale is currently working on a second season of the game .",
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"text": "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": "Season of Storms Season of Storms ( Polish original title : Sezon burz ) is the sixth novel and eighth overall book in the Witcher series written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski , first published in Poland in 2013 . It is not a sequel to the original Witcher Saga , but rather is set between the short stories in the first book in the series , The Last Wish . The novel is yet to be published in English . However , Fox Children , the second installment of The Witcher comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics , is based on one of the chapters of Season of Storms . On May 19 , 2017 , it was announced that Orbit ( US ) and Gollancz ( UK ) would publish the book , with translations by David French . The book is scheduled for publication in May 2018 in hardcover format in the US and paperback format in the UK . It will also be available in both territories as an e-book and audiobook .",
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"text": "The Lords of Vaumartin The Lords of Vaumartin is a historical fiction book written by Cecelia Holland . It is her 16th historical fiction book ( 20th overall ) and published in 1988 . It is set at the beginning of the Hundred Years ' War . The story focuses on young Everard , a young teenager who is groomed to be the Sire of Vaumartin , a fictional kingdom set in northwestern France .",
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"text": "Celandine (novel) Celandine is a children 's fantasy novel by Steve Augarde . It is the second book in the Touchstone Trilogy and was first published in 2006 . Celandine is set ninety years before The Various , the first book of the trilogy . It follows the adventures of Celandine ( born 1901 ) in the years 1914 -- 1915 , at the onset of World War I. Having run away from her detested boarding school , Celandine is too afraid to go home in case she is sent back . As she seeks shelter in the Wild Wood near her home , little does she think she will encounter a world where loyalty and independence is fiercely guarded , and where danger lurks in the most unlikely of places . Celandine 's troubled character finds both refuge and purpose among the secret tribes of little people that she alone believes in .",
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"text": "Dragon Harper Dragon Harper is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey , part of the Dragonriders of Pern series that she initiated in 1967 . Published forty years later , it was the twenty-first in the series . Dragon Harper and the previous novels Dragon 's Kin and Dragon 's Fire feature Kindan as a boy and young man , about 500 years after landing on Pern ( 500 AL ) . They were the first collaborations by mother and son .",
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"text": "Paul Walker Paul William Walker IV ( September 12 , 1973 -- November 30 , 2013 ) was an American actor . Walker began his career guest-starring in several television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel . Walker gained prominence with breakout roles in coming of age and teen films such as She 's All That and Varsity Blues ( 1999 ) . In 2001 , Walker gained international fame for his portrayal of Brian O'Conner in the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) , and would reprise the role in five of the next six installments but died in the middle of the filming of Furious 7 ( 2015 ) . He also starred in films such as Joy Ride ( 2001 ) , Timeline ( 2003 ) , Into the Blue ( 2005 ) , Eight Below , and Running Scared ( 2006 ) . Besides acting , Walker was the face of The Coty Prestige fragrance brand Davidoff Cool Water for Men , and starred in the National Geographic Channel series , Expedition Great White . He also founded the charity `` Reach Out Worldwide '' ( ROWW ) , an organization providing relief efforts for areas affected by natural disasters . He was often praised for his off-screen charity work , and as a performer . Walker died in a single-vehicle collision on November 30 , 2013 , alongside friend Roger Rodas . Three films that he was involved in at the time were released posthumously : Hours ( 2013 ) , Brick Mansions ( 2014 ) , and Furious 7 ( 2015 , which he had not completed filming ) . The song `` See You Again '' by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth , which appeared on the Furious 7 soundtrack , is a tribute to Walker . The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards .",
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"text": "Paul Shepard Paul Howe Shepard , Jr. ( June 12 , 1925 -- July 27 , 1996 ) was an American environmentalist and author best known for introducing the `` Pleistocene paradigm '' to deep ecology . His works have attempted to establish a normative framework in terms of evolutionary theory and developmental psychology . He offers a critique of sedentism/civilization and advocates modeling human lifestyles on those of nomadic prehistoric humans . He explores the connections between domestication , language , and cognition . Based on his early study of modern ethnographic literature examining contemporary nature-based peoples , Shepard created a developmental model for understanding the role of sustained contact with nature in healthy human psychological development , positing that humans , having spent 99 % of their social history in hunting and gathering environments , are therefore evolutionarily dependent on nature for proper emotional and psychological growth and development . Drawing from ideas of neoteny , Shepard postulated that many humans in post-agricultural society are often not fully mature , but are trapped in infantilism or an adolescent state . He died of lung cancer on July 21 , 1996 in Salt Lake City .",
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"text": "William Bridges (author) William Bridges ( 1933 - February 17 , 2013 ) was an American author , speaker , and organizational consultant . He emphasized the importance of understanding transitions as a key for organizations to succeed in making changes . He says transition is the psychological process of adapting to change . Transition consists of three phases : letting go of the past , the `` neutral zone '' where the past is gone but the new is n't fully present , and making the new beginning . He was educated at Harvard , Columbia and Brown and taught American Literature at Mills College until 1974 when he became a consultant . Bridges died on February 17 , 2013 from complications of Lewy body disease at his home in Larkspur . He was 79 .",
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"text": "David Walker (Catholic bishop) David Louis Walker ( born 13 November 1938 ) is a retired Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church . He was ordained bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay on 3 September 1996 , succeeding the diocese 's inaugural bishop , the Most Reverend Patrick Murphy . His retirement was effective from 13 November 2013 , his seventy-fifth birthday .",
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"text": "Bill Walker (baseball) William Henry Walker ( October 7 , 1903 -- June 14 , 1966 ) was a professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons ( 1927 -- 1936 ) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals . He was the National League ERA champion twice ( in 1929 and 1931 ) with New York . For his career , he compiled a 97 -- 77 record in 272 appearances with a 3.59 ERA and 626 strikeouts . He was born and later died in East St. Louis , Illinois at the age of 62 .",
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"text": "Paul Roland Paul Roland ( born 6 September 1959 in Kent , England ) , is a singer-songwriter , author , journalist and paranormal researcher . Since the release of his first ( shared ) single `` Oscar Automobile '' in 1979 , Roland has been spinning his tales against a backdrop of gothic rock , psychedelic pop , folk and , occasionally , baroque strings . His character creations include a Regency magistrate , various 19th Century murderers , a retired executioner , an opium addict , and an entire court of medieval grotesques . Paul has been called `` the male Kate Bush '' by one-time label-mate Robyn Hitchcock , and `` The Lord Byron of Rock '' by influential French music magazine Les Inrockuptibles . `` Paul Roland has remained a cherished figure on the gothic rock and psychedelic pop periphery for 30 years ... a treasury of detail and eloquence ... Roland 's impeccable narratives ( and ) formal , baroque instrumentation ... creates the antiquated yet timeless ambience his songs deserve '' ( Marco Rossi , Record Collector , May 2010 ) . Joshua Pfeiffer of Vernian Process is quoted as saying `` As for Paul Roland , if anyone deserves credit for spearheading steampunk music , it is him . He was one of the inspirations I had in starting my project . He was writing songs about the first attempt at manned flight , and an Edwardian airship raid in the mid-80s long before almost anyone else ... . '' `` Paul Roland writes nice melodies and has a very particular personality but he is too intellectual for me ! '' ( Frank Zappa , 1988 ) .",
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"text": "Scott Walker discography Scott Walker is the stage name of the American singer-songwriter Noel Scott Engel ( born January 9 , 1943 in Hamilton , Ohio ) , former lead singer with The Walker Brothers . He has been living in England since the 1960s , and continues to release new solo material . His earliest material was released under his own name in the late 1950s . His most successful period in his career was between the years 1965 and 1970 where in he released three albums with The Walker Brothers , before going on to record a number of popular albums as a solo artist . Walker 's career faltered critically and commercially in the 1970s where he became stuck in a cycle of releasing lacklustre albums of MOR covers . In the mid-1970s Walker reformed The Walker Brothers with mixed results . Their final album together ; Nite Flights ( 1978 ) was a sonic breakthrough for Walker . His next three albums -- each released eleven years apart -- developed and expanded his new direction . For a detailed listing of Scott Walker 's albums and singles with The Walker Brothers , see : The Walker Brothers discography .",
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"text": "Paul W. Beck Paul Ward Beck ( 1 December 18764 April 1922 ) was an officer in the United States Army , an aviation pioneer , and one of the first military pilots . Although a career Infantry officer , Beck twice was part of the first aviation services of the U.S. Army , as de facto head of the flying section of the Aeronautical Division , U.S. Signal Corps in 1911 and as a senior officer of the Air Service in 19201922 . He is generally credited as being the first military officer to advocate an air force for the United States separate from the control of other branches of the Army . The son of a cavalry officer , Beck developed an interest in aviation while detached to service with the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Benicia , California , in 19081910 , attending several air meets . He was one of four students in the first class of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy pilot trainees taught by Glen Curtiss beginning January 1911 , and commanded the `` provisional aero company '' at Fort Sam Houston , Texas . On 1 May 1912 , he returned to the Infantry in compliance with an army regulation . Following service as a field grade infantry officer in World War I , Beck returned to aviation as part of the Air Service in 1920 . He was assigned as commandant of the Air Service Observation School and assistant post commander of Post Field at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . He was killed by a gunshot to the head during an evening with friends . The shooting was a disputed mystery , with friends , colleagues , the county attorney and an Army investigating board suspecting that Beck was murdered for being caught in flagrante delicto with the wife of a friend , possibly with premeditation by an alreadysuspicious husband . However the shooter , a wellknown former judge on the Oklahoma Supreme Court , contended that the shooting was an accident during an act of selfdefense after Beck had allegedly tried to sexually assault the shooter 's wife in their home . The judge was exonerated by a coroner 's jury .",
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"text": "Walker T Marvin Christopher Walker ( born 1 October 1978 ) , better known by his stage name Walkerton or for short Walker.T is a Jamaican Reggae Artist . He is the self-proclaimed `` Reggae Superstar . ''",
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"text": "Paul Walker (American football) Paul Frederick Walker ( July 9 , 1925 -- October 20 , 1972 ) was an American football player who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the tenth round of the 1945 NFL Draft . Walker played college football at Yale University and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park , Illinois . He was a consensus All-American in 1944 .",
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"text": "Paul McDonald (musician) Paul McDonald ( born William Paul McDonald ; August 29 , 1984 ) is an American singer-songwriter from Huntsville , Alabama , who as of 2011 , resides in Nashville , Tennessee . McDonald placed 8th on the tenth season of American Idol and since 2005 , he has been the lead singer of the band Hightide Blues , renamed The Grand Magnolias in 2010 .",
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"text": "William Paul (footballer, born 1869) William `` Willie '' Paul ( 11 December 1869 -- 23 October 1911 ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle and the Scotland national team as a centre forward . Paul was capped 3 times by Scotland and scored 5 goals . Paul died on 23 October 1911 aged 42 from an appendix-related ailment . He was buried in the Western Necropolis in Glasgow",
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"text": "Sammy Walker Sammy Walker ( born July 7 , 1952 near Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American singer-songwriter . Influenced by the folk and country sounds of Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams , Walker emerged in the mid-1970s with two albums for the Folkways label and two albums for Warner Brothers . While appearing on Bob Fass 's radio show in 1975 , he caught the ear of Phil Ochs , who was impressed by the young songwriter and agreed to produce his first album with Folkways . Walker recorded two albums for Warner Brothers under the tutelage of producer Nick Venet , and toured Europe in 1978 and again in 1986 . After recording an album of Woody Guthrie songs in 1979 , he did not record again until 1989 . Walker , who at least once downplayed his own success by claiming he has `` only 50 fans , one in each state '' , performed a memorable opening set for Ochs at Gerde 's Folk City in late 1975 , when Ochs drunkenly staged what Ochs billed as the final Phil Ochs concert and the first John Train performance . At midnight was when Ochs was supposedly changing his stage name to Train , but his inebriated behavior incurred the wrath of the Gerde 's staff to the point where the waitress was no longer serving Ochs , amid the soon-to-be-suicidal folksinger 's rambling tirades against , among other musings , `` Johnny Cash , BEFORE amphetamines '' . Having finished his formidably-rendered set including his signature tune `` Closing Time '' , Walker watched Ochs with apparent embarrassment from the wings . ( An uncirculated monochrome videotape exists memorializing the remarkable evening . ) Misfit Scarecrow - the first album released by Sammy Walker in over twelve years - was released on July 22 , 2008 . Brown Eyed Georgia Darlin ' - released in 2016 on Ramseur Records , features early demos from his 1976 release .",
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"text": "The Peoples Champ The Peoples Champ is the second studio album by American rapper Paul Wall . It was released on September 13 , 2005 , by Swishahouse , Atlantic Records and Asylum Records . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , selling 176,000 copies in its first week . This serves as his first number one in two solo studio releases , after Chick Magnet ( 2004 ) . The album was supported by four singles : `` Sittin ' Sidewayz '' featuring Big Pokey , `` They Do n't Know '' , `` Girl '' and `` Drive Slow '' ( Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC ) . Both `` Sittin ' Sidewayz '' and `` Girl '' are certified gold by the RIAA for selling more than 500,000 copies each in the United States . The limited edition of The Peoples Champ features two CDs : disc one contains the original album , while disc two contains the `` screwed and chopped '' version by DJ Michael `` 5000 '' Watts . The Watts mix was released as a stand-alone CD the following week .",
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"text": "William O. Walker Dr. Willam O. Walker aka W.O. Walker ( born William Otis Walker on September 19 , 1896 - died October 29 1981 ) , was an African-American publisher , Cleveland , Ohio area politician , and editor of the , Call and Post , an African-American newspaper based in Cleveland .",
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"text": "William Walker (RFC airman) Second Air Mechanic William Walker DCM was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories .",
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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": "The Moviegoer (album) The Moviegoer is the seventh studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker . It was released in October 1972 but failed to chart . No singles were released from the album , though `` This Way Mary '' was later released as a b-side to Walker 's 1973 single `` The Me I Never Knew '' . The album consists solely of renditions of film theme songs originally performed by other artists . The album was the first of six studio albums ( the last two as The Walker Brothers ) in which Walker did not contribute original material . Having lost creative control of his music after the commercial failures of his previous two studio albums Scott 4 and 'Til the Band Comes In , Walker was tasked with recording `` inoffensive , middle-of-the-road material that could be easily processed , marketed and sold '' . By way of compromise Walker had some say in the song selection and drew together a selection of themes from some of his favourite films . The album was recorded quickly in the autumn of 1972 with Walker 's usual studio team consisting of producer Johnny Franz and engineer Peter J. Olliff . In a change from previous work , Robert Cornford was brought-in to produce the orchestral arrangements . Despite a push for commercial viability the album received negative reviews when released as an LP in October 1972 . The album was re-issued in 1975 by Contour record label with new sleeve art . The album has since been deleted and has not been reissued .",
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"text": "Seth Walker Seth Walker ( born 1972 ) is an American electric blues singer , guitarist , and songwriter . He has released nine albums to date , the most recent entitled Got ta Get Back . Walker 's musical genres include Americana , blues and jazz . Got ta Get Back was released on September 2 , 2016 , and debuted at number 6 in the US on the Billboard Top Blues Album . His 2009 album , Leap of Faith , also charted on the BillboardTop Blues Album chart , peaking at number 2 in the US . Delbert McClinton remarked `` the first time I heard Seth Walker at a small club in Nashville I was impressed like I have n't been impressed in 30 years , with performance , presence , and great songs . ''",
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"text": "Walkman Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette/tape players in the late 1970s . In the 2010s , it was used to market Sony 's portable audio and video players as well as a line of former Sony Ericsson mobile phones . The original Walkman actually introduced a change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry recorded music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones . Owners of the Walkman were able to take back their `` lost '' time , commuting for example , and turn it into a pleasurable experience , or add a soundtrack to their urban surroundings . It was the privatization and personalization offered by the Walkman that led to its success . The Walkman has gained popularity in recent years because in the 2014 film `` Guardians Of The Galaxy '' and it 's 2017 predecessor `` Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol . 2 , '' the main character uses a Walkman and cassette to listen to his music . The prototype was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka . Ibuka wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips , and presented the idea to Kihara . The original idea for a portable stereo is credited to Brazilian-German inventor Andreas Pavel . The first Walkman was marketed in 1979 in Japan , using the name Walkman . From 1980 , it was known as the Soundabout in many other countries including the US , Freestyle in Sweden , and the Stowaway in the UK . Advertising , despite all the foreign languages , still attracted thousands of buyers in the US specifically . Sony President and co-founder Akio Morita hated the name `` Walkman '' and asked that it be changed , but relented after being told by junior executives that a promotion campaign had already begun using the brand name and that it would be too expensive to change . The names `` Walkman '' , `` Pressman '' , `` Watchman '' , `` Scoopman '' , `` Discman '' , and `` Talkman '' are trademarks of Sony , and have been applied to a wide range of portable entertainment devices manufactured by the company . The name `` Walkman '' was based on its precursor , the Pressman tape recorder . An initial prototype of the Walkman was in fact made by replacing the monophonic recording circuit , head and speaker from the Pressman with a stereo playback-only head and amplifier . Sony continues to use the `` Walkman '' brand name for most of their portable audio devices , after the `` Discman '' name for CD players was dropped in the late 1990s .",
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"text": "John A. Walker (art critic) John Albert Walker ( born 1938 ) is a British art critic and historian who has written over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media . He has also written on design history methodology . Walker 's books include Art since Pop ( 1975 ) , Design History and the History of Design with Judy Attfield ( 1990 ) , John Latham : The Incidental Person - His Art and Ideas ( 1994 ) , Cultural Offensive : America 's Impact on British Art since 1945 ( 1998 ) , Art & Outrage ( 1999 ) , Supercollector : A Critique of Charles Saatchi with Rita Hatton ( 2000 ) , Left Shift : Radical Art in 1970s Britain ( 2001 ) , Art in the Age of Mass Media ( 3rd ed. : 2001 ) , Art and Celebrity ( 2003 ) , and Firefighters in Art and Media : A Pictorial History ( 2009 ) . Walker was a Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University near London until retiring in 1999 . He was trained as a painter at Newcastle upon Tyne . With regard to John Latham : The Incidental Person - His Art and Ideas ( 1994 ) , John A. Walker wrote a contentious article on Artnet.com after John Latham 's death . In it , Walker revealed that there was a legal conflict with Latham concerning the book . The article is titled `` The Perils of Publishing '' . He also released legal letters concerning the conflict , in which he is quoted : `` Latham acts as if he is the commissioner or patron of the book rather than its subject matter ... He tries to treat me like a slave whose function is to write down exactly what he dictates . This is not on ... '' . In Art in the Age of Mass Media ( 2001 ) , Walker writes thematic essays including how ` art uses mass culture ' , ` the mass media use art ' , for example , direct references to art in advertisements , ` art and new media technologies ' and ` art and mass media 1990-2000 ' . In this last-mentioned chapter , for example , he refers to ` the artist as media celebrity : Damien Hirst ' , and writes : `` During the 1990s , Damien Hirst -LSB- b. 1965 -RSB- became Britain 's most famous , young , living sculptor and painter , in part because of his own flair for self-promotion and the publicity skills of his primary patron Charles Saatchi ... Saatchi , of course , was an expert at expoiting the mass media because of his long career in advertising . '' In Art and Celebrity , Walker offers five thematic chapters including ` Celebrities as Art Collectors and Artists ' showing artworks by Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones , and actors Anthony Quinn and Dennis Hopper , and shows Madonna awarding artist Martin Creed the UK 's Turner Prize in 2001 . Other chapters include ` Artists depict Celebrities ' , ` Simulation and Celebrities ' , ` Alternative Heroes ' including the artwork The Dinner Party ( 1979 ) by Judy Chicago and Che ( 2000 ) depicting Che Guevara by Gavin Turk . The final chapter focuses on ` Art Stars ' about the cult of the artist and the celebrity artist . This refers back to artists in the Italian Renaissance , to Rembrandt , and van Gogh . Particular attention is given to 20th/21st century artists : Picasso , Salvador Dalí , Jackson Pollock , Francis Bacon , David Hockney , Yoko Ono , Andy Warhol , Joseph Beuys , Gilbert & George , Julian Schnabel , Jean-Michel Basquiat , Jeff Koons , Damien Hirst , and Tracey Emin . In the conclusion , Walker lists out his view of the advantages and disadvantages of becoming an art star . In June 2009 , Walker produced a limited edition Saatchi branding iron . Artnet.com reported that the iron is `` an actual implement that can be used to burn the collector 's name into wooden stretcher bars , if not into `` artist 's flesh , dead cows , sheep and sharks , etc. . . Promised soon are ` GOGO ' ( art gallerist Larry Gagosian ) and ` JAY JOP ' ( art gallerist Jay Jopling ) branding irons as well '' .",
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The Nintendo Switch is made by a company headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.
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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": "Acquire (company) is a video game developer based in Japan , mainly known for their Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series .",
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"text": "Sharp Solar Sharp Solar , a subsidiary of Sharp Electronics , is a solar energy products company owned by Sharp Corporation and based in Osaka , Japan .",
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"text": "Alps Electric is a Japanese multinational corporation , headquartered in Tokyo , Japan , producing electronic devices , including switches , potentiometers , sensors , encoders and touchpads . The company was established in 1948 as Kataoka Electric Co. , Ltd. and changed its name to Alps Electric Co. , Ltd. in December 1964 . Since June 22 , 2012 , the President has been Toshihiro Kuriyama and Chairman is Masataka Kataoka . Alps is also well known for the Alpine brand of car audio . The Alps Electric Group has R&D , production and sales bases located in Japan and around the globe -- in the Americas , Europe , Southeast Asia , Korea , and Greater China . Since its founding , Alps Electric has supplied around 40,000 types of electronic component to over 2,000 manufacturers of home appliances , mobile devices , automobiles and industrial equipment worldwide . Alps Group comprises 84 subsidiary companies , 25 through Alps Electric , 32 through Alpine Electronics and 27 through Alps Logistics . The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index .",
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"text": "Holtek Holtek Semiconductor is a Taiwan-based semiconductor design centre and provider . Along with its headquarters and design operations based in the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan , Holtek operates worldwide with a wide range of global agents . Holtek 's design focus is in both 32-bit and 8-bit microcontroller development with the company having around 650 employees . Holtek also designs and provides peripheral semiconductor products such as remote control , telecommunication , power management , computer peripheral , and memory devices . Holtek 's device application area is concentrated in the consumer product field such as household appliances , computer peripheral products , remote controllers , leisure products , medical equipment as well as industrial controllers . Holtek microcontrollers are in home appliances including brands such as Philips , Siemens , Märklin and Japanese brands such as Futaba and Sony .",
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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": "Sapporo Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku , Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan . It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company ( JR Hokkaido ) , and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station . Sapporo Station is the starting point and terminus for the limited expresses of JR Hokkaido . It also has the tallest building ( JR Tower ) in Hokkaido . Sapporo station is developing into a commercial center as large as Ōdōri Park and Susukino .",
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"text": "Eizo or EIZO , is a manufacturer of high-end computer displays . A Japanese corporation , it was founded in March 1968 . It has its headquarters in Hakusan , Ishikawa Prefecture .",
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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": "Intelligent Systems is a Japanese video game developer closely affiliated with Nintendo and best known for developing the Fire Emblem , Wars , and Paper Mario series . Originally , the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku , Kyoto , but later moved to a building near Nintendo 's main headquarters in October 2013 .",
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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": "MSX MSX is the name of a standardized home computer architecture , first announced by Microsoft on June 16 , 1983 , and marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi , then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation . Microsoft conceived the project as an attempt to create unified standards among various hardware makers of the period . They were popular mostly in Japan , and several other countries . It is difficult to estimate how many MSX computers were sold worldwide , but eventually 5 million MSX-based units were sold in Japan alone . Despite Microsoft 's involvement , the MSX-based machines were seldom released in the United States , Before the appearance and great success of Nintendo 's Family Computer , MSX was the platform for which major Japanese game studios , such as Konami and Hudson Soft , produced video game titles . The Metal Gear series , for example , was originally written for MSX hardware .",
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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": "Wacom (company) ( -LSB- ˈwɑːkəm -RSB- ) is a Japanese company headquartered in Kazo , Saitama , Japan , that specializes in graphics tablets and related products .",
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"text": "Hokkaido Bank Hokkaido Bank is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Sapporo , Hokkaidō . The Hokkaido Bank is a subsidiary of the Hokuhoku Financial Group as a result of a merger with the Hokuriku Bank on September 1 , 2004 . The Hokkaido Bank has 134 domestic branches , with 131 of them in Hokkaidō , and one each in the Tohoku region , Tokyo , and Osaka .",
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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": "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": "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": "Bandai Namco Holdings , also known as the Bandai Namco Group , is a Japanese holding company which was formed from the merger of Bandai and Namco on September 29 , 2005 . It specializes in toys , video games , arcades , anime , and amusement parks . The company 's headquarters are based in Shinagawa , Tokyo . Their US branch , Bandai Namco Holdings USA , was officially formed on January 6 , 2008 , and handles the US operations of the company from their headquarters in Cypress , California . The main business of Bandai Namco Holdings consists of the design and implementation of management strategies for the conglomerate and providing support for the overall business of its subsidiaries . Its task is to bring Namco and Bandai into one organized brand . Namco Bandai also supply various arcade machines to movie theaters and arcades across the globe .",
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"text": "Kemco ( abbreviated from original title Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co. , Ltd. ) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co. , Ltd. , located in Seika , Kyoto , Japan . Kemco was one of the original Nintendo licensees and began to manufacture games for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985 . In 2001 Kemco U.S.A , Inc. was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kemco of Japan , especially targeting the North American and PAL Region markets . One of their best known franchises is the Top Gear series , developed by Sheffield-based English developers Gremlin Graphics . They are also known for their ports of the MacVenture adventure games to Nintendo consoles . In the 2010s , they are primarily known for their RPGs for the Android and iOS operating systems .",
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"text": "The 3DO Company The 3DO Company ( formerly THDO on the NASDAQ stock exchange ) , also known as 3DO , was an American video game company . It was founded in 1991 by Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins , in a partnership with seven companies including LG , Matsushita ( now Panasonic ) , AT&T Corporation , MCA , Time Warner , and Electronic Arts itself . After 3DO 's flagship video game console , the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer , failed in the marketplace , the company exited the hardware business and became a third-party video game developer . It went bankrupt in 2003 due to poor sales of its games . Its headquarters were in Redwood City , California in the San Francisco Bay Area .",
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Bob Dylan has won a nobel prize.
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"text": "Bob Dylan Bob Dylan ( -LSB- ˈdɪlən -RSB- born Robert Allen Zimmerman ; May 24 , 1941 ) is an American poetic songwriter , singer , painter , writer , and Nobel prize laureate . He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades . Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s , when his songs chronicled social unrest . Early songs such as `` Blowin ' in the Wind '' and `` The Times They Are a-Changin ' '' became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement . Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival , his six-minute single `` Like a Rolling Stone '' , recorded in 1965 , enlarged the range of popular music . Dylan 's lyrics incorporate a wide range of political , social , philosophical , and literary influences . They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture . Initially inspired by the performances of Little Richard and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie , Robert Johnson , and Hank Williams , Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres . His recording career , spanning more than 50 years , has explored the traditions in American song -- from folk , blues , and country to gospel , rock and roll , and rockabilly to English , Scottish , and Irish folk music , embracing even jazz and the Great American Songbook . Dylan performs with guitar , keyboards , and harmonica . Backed by a changing lineup of musicians , he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour . His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career , but his songwriting is considered his greatest contribution . Since 1994 , Dylan has published seven books of drawings and paintings , and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries . As a musician , Dylan has sold more than 100 million records , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards , a Golden Globe Award , and an Academy Award . Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Minnesota Music Hall of Fame , Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame , and Songwriters Hall of Fame . The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for `` his profound impact on popular music and American culture , marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power . '' In May 2012 , Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama . In 2016 , he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature `` for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition '' .",
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"text": "Never Ending Tour 2016 The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan 's endless touring schedule since June 7 , 1988 .",
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"text": "List of songs about the Cold War This is a list of songs about the Cold War . `` 1999 '' by Prince . `` Yeah , everybodys got a bomb , We could all die any day '' - referring to nuclear proliferation . `` 2 Minutes to Midnight '' -- refers to the Doomsday Clock , the symbolic clock used by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . In September 1953 the clock reached 23:58 , the closest the clock ever got to midnight . This occurred when the United States and Soviet Union tested H-bombs within nine months of one another . `` 99 Luftballons '' -- release of 99 balloons triggers governments to scramble fighter jets to intercept them , ultimately leading to a nuclear war . `` A Great Day for Freedom '' `` A Hard Rain 's a-Gonna Fall '' -- 1962 song by Bob Dylan , widely interpreted by reference to the Cuban Missile Crisis , even though it was written before that date `` Back in the USSR '' -- 1968 song by the Beatles , telling of the singer 's great happiness on returning home to the USSR from the United States ; political observers saw it as pro-Soviet . `` Balls to the Wall '' -- about human rights `` Be Not Always '' , a 1984 song from The Jacksons ' Victory LP `` Bonzo Goes to Bitburg '' -- written in reaction to the visit paid by U.S. president Ronald Reagan to a military cemetery in Bitburg , West Germany , on May 5 , 1985 `` Breathing '' -- about a foetus aware of what is going on outside the womb and frightened by nuclear fallout , which implies that the song is set either during a nuclear war scare or a post-apocalyptic birth `` Bullet the Blue Sky '' -- originally written about the United States ' military intervention during the 1980s in the Salvadoran Civil War `` Burning Heart '' -- The East versus West conflict is reflected by the fight in the boxing ring between Rocky and Ivan Drago `` Christmas at Ground Zero '' `` Crazy Train '' -- main theme of the song is criticism of Cold War `` Cult of Personality '' `` Defcon '' ( Impakt song , Dunk Yer Funk Records ) `` Der Kommissar '' `` Dominion/Mother Russia '' `` Eighties '' by Killing Joke `` Eve of Destruction '' `` Everybody Wants to Rule the World '' `` Everyday Is Like Sunday '' `` Fortunate Son '' - Creedence Clearwater Revival . The sons of fortunate men in America avoid the draft to Vietnam `` Games Without Frontiers '' `` Goodnight Saigon '' - Song about the Vietnam War . `` Hammer to Fall '' `` Heresy '' by Rush `` Heroes '' by David Bowie -- a love song depicting lovers kissing `` by the wall '' `` Hiroshima '' `` Holidays in the Sun '' `` It 's a Mistake '' `` Land of Confusion '' `` Lawyers , Guns and Money '' `` Leningrad '' `` Mutually Assured Destruction '' by Gillan `` Nikita '' -- a love song set against the East German border : the singer describes his crush on a beautiful border guard whom he can not meet because he is not allowed into the country . `` Nuku pommiin '' `` New Year 's Day '' `` Oh Moscow '' `` Party at Ground Zero '' `` Radio Free Europe '' `` Right Here , Right Now '' by Jesus Jones `` Ronnie -- Talk To Russia ! '' -- cover says `` Featuring Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev '' `` Russians '' by Sting `` So Long Mom ( A Song For World War III ) '' , by Tom Lehrer `` Subterraneans '' `` The Fletcher Memorial Home '' `` The Tide Is Turning '' by Roger Waters `` The Visitors '' by ABBA `` The Wall '' by Steppenwolf `` Two Tribes '' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood `` Two Suns in the Sunset '' by Pink Floyd `` We Did n't Start the Fire '' by Billy Joel `` Weeping Wall '' -- described by Bowie as intending to evoke the misery of the Berlin Wall `` When the Wind Blows '' `` Wind of Change '' by Scorpions `` State of the Nation '' by Industry Cold War Category : Cold War in popular culture",
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"text": "Mozambique (song) `` Mozambique '' is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan 's 1976 album Desire . It was also released as a single and reached # 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 . At the time of the song 's release , the titular country of Mozambique had just emerged from a ten-year insurgency war against Portugal which led to Mozambique 's independence . As a result , some left wing supporters wanted to see the song as lending support to the newly independent country . However , the lyrics of the song do n't support such an interpretation , being slight and treating the country as merely a place for a romantic getaway in the sun , apart from a fleeting reference to `` people living free '' . This angered some of Dylan 's fans . Music critic Paul Williams suggests that `` Mozambique '' may have had its genesis in Dylan 's desire to write a song about Marseilles . The melody received more praise than the lyrics . Robert Shelton describes the tune as `` playful . '' Authors Oliver Trager and John Nogowski both describe the melody as `` great '' and particularly praise the violin playing of Scarlet Rivera . Author Oliver Trager describes `` Mozambique '' as `` a light love song with lighter political overtones . '' Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls it `` effervescent '' and `` Dylan at his breeziest . '' Paul Williams considers `` Mozambique '' to be one of several songs on Desire with `` wonderful , inventive , pleasure-giving '' music which nonetheless fails to reach the intensity and unity of the other songs because the lyrics are `` a little too vague , too clever '' and `` too distanced . '' Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin considers the song to be a `` ditty dredged up from the bottom of the barrel , '' `` ghastly '' and `` the weakest song on Desire . '' `` Mozambique '' was also released as a single as a follow up to the Top 40 hit `` Hurricane '' and it reached # 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Heylin suggests that Dylan may have released it as a single over songs fans might have preferred -- particularly `` Sara '' -- to spite fans who criticized the song for its slight lyrics trivializing the conflict in Mozambique . The song also appeared on the compilation album Masterpieces . A live performance was included in the television special Hard Rain but not on the associated album .",
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"text": "Portraits of Bob Dylan Portraits of Bob Dylan is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe 's ninth solo album , released in 1999 . The album features his son Dylan Howe on drums and several other guest artists , including ( former ) Yes band members Jon Anderson and Geoff Downes , performing cover versions of Bob Dylan songs . Keith West , lead singer of the 1960s band Tomorrow ( in which Howe was the guitarist ) , sings lead on `` Lay Lady Lay '' .",
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"text": "Science book A science book is a work of nonfiction , usually written by a scientist , researcher , or professor like Stephen Hawking ( A Brief History of Time ) , or sometimes by a non-scientist such as Bill Bryson ( A Short History of Nearly Everything ) . Usually these books are written for a wide audience presumed to have a general education rather than a specifically scientific training , as opposed to the very narrow audience that a scientific paper would have , and are therefore referred to as popular science . As such , they require considerable talent on the part of the author to sufficiently explain difficult topics to people who are totally new to the subject , and a good blend of storytelling and technical writing . In the UK , the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books are considered to be the most prestigious awards for science writing . In the US , the National Book Awards briefly had a category for science writing in the 1960s , but now they just have the broad categories of fiction and nonfiction . There are many disciplines that are well explained to lay people through science books . A few examples include Carl Sagan on astronomy , Jared Diamond on geography , Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Dawkins on evolutionary biology , David Eagleman on neuroscience , Donald Norman on usability and cognitive psychology , Steven Pinker , Noam Chomsky , and Robert Ornstein on linguistics and cognitive science , Donald Johanson and Robert Ardrey on paleoanthropology , and Desmond Morris on zoology and anthropology , and Fulvio Melia on black holes .",
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"text": "Slow Train (Bob Dylan song) `` Slow Train '' is a song written by Bob Dylan that first appeared on his 1979 album Slow Train Coming . In the United States , it was released as the follow up single to `` Got ta Serve Somebody . '' It was also released as the lead song from Dylan 's 1989 live album with the Grateful Dead , Dylan & the Dead . Music critic Paul Williams has called it `` the one track -LSB- on Slow Train Coming -RSB- that must be listened to again and again and again , inexhaustible , essential . '' Rolling Stone Magazine editor Jann Wenner has called it `` nothing less than Dylan 's most mature and profound song about America . ''",
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"text": "Going, Going, Gone (Bob Dylan song) `` Going , Going , Gone '' is a song by Bob Dylan . It was released in 1974 on the album Planet Waves . The song is in the key of F major and deals with the themes of reflection and suicide . Bob Dylan is accompanied by The Band . Critics have admired the interplay in the song between Dylan 's desperate vocal and guitarist Robbie Robertson 's lead guitar . Rock critic Tim Riley wrote that `` The Band 's windup pitch to `` Going , Going , Gone '' is a wonder of pinpoint ensemble playing : Robertson makes his guitar entrance choke as if a noose had suddenly tightened around its neck , '' adding that The Band 's sympathetic `` shaping of the song ... is so perfectly attuned to the bottomed-out quality of Dylan 's mood that Robertson 's guitar sounds like it 's scratching the itch in Dylan 's throat . ''",
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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": "Tangled Up in Blue `` Tangled Up in Blue '' is a song by Bob Dylan . It appeared on his album Blood on the Tracks in 1975 . Released as a single , it reached # 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Rolling Stone ranked it # 68 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . The Telegraph has described the song as `` The most dazzling lyric ever written , an abstract narrative of relationships told in an amorphous blend of first and third person , rolling past , present and future together , spilling out in tripping cadences and audacious internal rhymes , ripe with sharply turned images and observations and filled with a painfully desperate longing . '' `` Tangled Up in Blue '' is one of five songs on Blood on the Tracks that Dylan initially recorded in New York City in September 1974 and then re-recorded in Minneapolis in December that year ; the later recording became the album track and single . One of the September 1974 outtakes was released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 -- 3 ( Rare & Unreleased ) 1961 -- 1991 . According to novelist Ron Rosenbaum , Bob Dylan once told him that he 'd written `` Tangled up in Blue '' , after spending a weekend immersed in Joni Mitchell 's 1971 album Blue .",
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"text": "Changing of the Guards `` Changing of the Guards '' is a song written by Bob Dylan , released in 1978 as a single and as the first track on his album Street-Legal . As an A-side single it failed to reach the Billboard Top 100 . However , the song has been included on compilation albums : Bob Dylan 's Greatest Hits Volume 3 , released in 1994 , and the Deluxe Edition of Dylan , released in 2007 . A slightly longer mix of `` Changing of the Guards '' , including an extended fade , was included on editions of Street-Legal released in 1999 and 2003 .",
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"text": "Sung poetry Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries , such as Poland and the Baltic States , to describe songs consisting of a poem ( most often a ballad ) and music written specially for that text . The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background , often comprising a guitar or piano . Some sung poetry performers are singer-songwriters , others use known , published poems , or collaborate with contemporary writers . Artists of sung poetry include people of various occupations usually with little or no particular music education , as well as stage actors . Sung poetry shares much in common with the author 's song in Russia yet differs from it in a significant way : sung poetry performers often do not compose lyrics themselves . Similar artists in other countries are usually classified as bards , folk music or folk rock ( such as Jacques Brel , Lluís Llach , Ovidi Montllor , Georges Brassens , Léo Ferré , Bob Dylan , Simon and Garfunkel , Tom Waits , Leonard Cohen , Djordje Balasevic , Bulat Okudzhava , Vladimir Vysotsky , Paco Ibáñez ) , or chamber pop . Artists of other musical genres may or may not be included into sung poetry category . For instance Czesław Niemen whose many songs are based on works of esteemed Polish poets is usually regarded as either a rock or electronic musician . The common forms of expression are individual and collective public performances , festivals of sung poetry , publication of records online and release of music albums .",
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"text": "Billy James (publicist) Billy James is a publicist and talent scout ; best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s discovering and developing musical talent for record companies such as Columbia , Elektra , and RCA Records . As a young publicist for Columbia , James became Bob Dylan 's emissary at the label and was reportedly one of the only `` suits '' Dylan trusted ; he conducted for CBS the earliest available taped interview with Dylan , of which a fragment is available . Sent to the West Coast , James found himself in the middle of the West Coast music scene . He wrote liner notes for The Byrds ' first album , Mr. Tambourine Man , and brought artists such as The Doors and Jackson Browne to the attention of Elektra Records . In 1966 , he managed the folk singer Penny Nichols , who was hired by The Sandpipers , but sang with them on just one concert at San Diego . James was respected by artists and his peers for his humor , irreverence , intelligence and integrity in an industry that rarely fostered the latter . By the early 1980s , James left the record business and worked for a time as an advocate for songwriters at the National Academy of Songwriters and as a Board member for the local chapter of NARAS . In the 1990s , James worked as publicist in the high-tech world . In 2016 , James 2013 interview was featured in Danny Says alongside Danny Fields , Iggy Pop & Alice Cooper . Semi-retired , he lives with his wife and family in Redwood City , California .",
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"text": "2010 Nobel Peace Prize The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned Chinese human rights activist `` for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China '' . The laureate , once an eminent scholar , was reportedly little-known inside the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) at the time of the award due to official censorship ; he is a veteran of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 , and a co-author of the Charter 08 manifesto for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on 25 December 2009 . Liu , who was backed by Václav Havel and Desmond Tutu , received the award among a record field of more than 200 nominees . The decision , while widely praised by foreign intellectuals and politicians , was attacked by the Chinese government and the state media . A number of countries , including Saudi Arabia and Russia , also denounced the award and what they regarded as interference in China 's domestic affairs . Following the announcement , official censorship was applied within China -- on the Internet , television , and in print media . The government strongly denounced the award , and summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Beijing to make a formal protest . The Chinese authorities arrested citizens who attempted to celebrate . Liu 's wife was put under house-arrest before the decision of the Nobel Committee was announced . Chinese diplomats moved to pressure other countries not to attend the award ceremony , which was scheduled for 10 December . Western missions in Oslo received warning letters from their Chinese counterparts ; the deputy foreign minister also warned countries of `` the consequences '' . In December , the Chinese foreign ministry continued the rhetorical assault , claiming `` more than 100 countries and international organisations -LSB- had -RSB- expressed explicit support of China 's position '' . In the end , 46 countries attended of the 65 invited ( People 's Republic of China and 19 other nations declined invitations ) . China 's official news agency , Xinhua , attacked the West for its `` Cold-War or even colonial mentality '' , and for daring to `` regard themselves as the judge , the teacher -LSB- who -RSB- assume that they can forever distort the fact and block the truth by using political maneuvers . '' Strong rhetoric and denunciations of the West continued from official sources until after the ceremony . Liu is the first person of Chinese nationality to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize , and the first to be awarded a Nobel Prize of any kind while residing in China . Liu is the third person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison or detention after Germany 's Carl von Ossietzky ( 1935 ) and Burma 's Aung San Suu Kyi ( 1991 ) . As the laureate was absent , Liu 's place on the podium was unoccupied ; Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann read I Have No Enemies , an essay that Liu had written for his trial in December 2009 , in place of the acceptance speech .",
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"text": "Mama, You Been on My Mind `` Mama , You Been on My Mind '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan . Written in 1964 during a trip to Europe , the song dealt with his recent breakup with his girlfriend , Suze Rotolo . Dylan first recorded the song in June of that year during a session for his album Another Side of Bob Dylan . However , the song was not included on the album , and Dylan 's version remained unreleased until 1991 . In total , in the 1990s and 2000s four versions were put out on Dylan 's Bootleg Series of releases , including two live performances with Joan Baez from 1964 and 1975 . Many artists have covered the song , including Baez , Jeff Buckley , Judy Collins , Ricky Nelson , Johnny Cash , George Harrison , Dion and the Belmonts , Linda Ronstadt , and Rod Stewart on his 1972 album Never a Dull Moment . Dylan himself has performed the song more than 200 times .",
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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": "Never Ending Tour 2009 The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan 's endless touring schedule since June 7 , 1988 .",
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"text": "Bob Dylan Blues `` Bob Dylan Blues '' is a song written in 1965 by Syd Barrett , the founder of Pink Floyd . Recorded during sessions for Barrett , it was unreleased until it turned up in 2001 and was released on The Best of Syd Barrett .",
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"text": "Invisible Republic Invisible Republic : Bob Dylan 's Basement Tapes ( 1997 ) is a book by music critic Greil Marcus ( born 1945 ) about the creation and cultural importance of The Basement Tapes , a series of recordings made by Bob Dylan in 1967 in collaboration with the Hawks , who would subsequently become known as the Band . ( ISBN 0-8050-5842-7 ) The updated paperback edition ( 2011 , Picador ) is retitled The Old , Weird America , a term coined by Marcus to describe the often eerie country , blues , and folk music featured on the Anthology of American Folk Music ( 1927-1932 ; released 1952 ) . In his opinion , the sensibility of Anthology is reflected by the Basement Tapes recordings . The term has been revived via the musical genre called New Weird America .",
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"text": "Shelter from the Storm `` Shelter from the Storm '' is a song by Bob Dylan , released on his 15th studio album , Blood on the Tracks , in 1975 . Along with `` Tangled Up in Blue '' , `` Shelter from the Storm '' was one of two songs from Blood on the Tracks to be re-released on the 2000 compilation The Essential Bob Dylan . The song also appears on two live albums by Bob Dylan -- Hard Rain ( from a May 1976 performance ) and At Budokan ( recorded in February 1978 ) . A first take of the song , from the same recording session that produced the album track , is featured in the soundtrack of the 1996 film Jerry Maguire . This outtake was also included on The Best of Bob Dylan , Vol . 1 ( 1997 ) . Further appearances are in the Alias episode `` Trust Me '' , the Criminal Minds episode `` The Instincts '' , the FlashForward episode `` Believe '' , and the movies Warm Bodies , St. Vincent , and Steve Jobs . The Criminal Minds episode also includes several notations about Dylan , and the quote , `` I think the truly natural things are dreams , which nature ca n't touch with decay , '' is read by the fictional character Spencer Reid ( played by Matthew Gray Gubler ) . The song also appeared in the Numb3rs second season finale , `` Hot Shot , '' and in the third episode of the National Geographic Channel 's 2016 miniseries Mars . The song has been covered by Manfred Mann 's Earth Band , released on their 1996 studio album Soft Vengeance . Jimmy Lafave recorded the song on his 1992 live record Austin Skyline . The song has also been covered by jazz singer Cassandra Wilson on Belly of the Sun . Soul Flower Union as 嵐からの隠れ家 ( Arashi kara no Kakurega ) covered the song on their 2002 studio album Love ± Zero . Rodney Crowell covered the song , with EmmyLou Harris for Crowell 's 2005 album The Outsider . In 2006 , English singer-songwriter Steve Adey reinterpreted the song , slowing it down to a funeral pace . Adey 's version made The Times top songs of 2006 . The song is used in the movie , including as the ending credits theme Steve Jobs ( 2015 film ) . The song is used as the ending credits theme in the movie St. Vincent . Bill Murray is seen in the back yard listening to the song and singing along .",
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"text": "List of Chinese Nobel laureates Since 1957 , there have been eight Chinese ( including Chinese born ) winners of the Nobel Prize ( Nobelpriset ) . The Nobel Prize is a Sweden-based international monetary prize . The award was established by the 1895 will and estate of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel . It was first awarded in Physics , Chemistry , Physiology or Medicine , Literature , and Peace in 1901 . An associated prize , The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel , was instituted by Sweden 's central bank in 1968 and first awarded in 1969 . This is a list of Nobel laureates who are either of Chinese descent or were born in China .",
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"text": "Shawn Michaels Michael Shawn Hickenbottom ( born July 22 , 1965 ) , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels , is an American actor , professional wrestling personality , television presenter and retired professional wrestler . He is currently signed to WWE , as an ambassador and trainer , since December 2010 . Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE , formerly the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998 . He held non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed wrestling in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010 . In the WWF/E , Michaels headlined major pay-per-view events between 1989 and 2010 , closing the company 's flagship annual event , WrestleMania , five times . He was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable , D-Generation X . He also wrestled in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) , where he founded The Midnight Rockers with Marty Jannetty in 1985 . After winning the AWA Tag Team Championship twice , the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers , and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992 . Within the year , Michaels would twice challenge for the WWF Championship and win his first WWF Intercontinental Championship , heralding his arrival as one of the industry 's premier singles stars . He would go on to be widely regarded as its finest performer in the 1990s and 2000s , winning the Pro Wrestling Illustrated `` Match of the Year '' reader vote a record eleven times . Michaels was voted the greatest professional wrestler of all time in a 2011 poll of the WWE roster . Michaels is a four-time world champion , having held the WWF Championship three times and WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship once . He is also a two-time Royal Rumble winner , the first WWF Grand Slam Champion and the fourth WWF Triple Crown Champion , as well as a 2011 WWE Hall of Fame inductee .",
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"text": "Phoenix Championship Wrestling Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River , New Jersey . It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later . The promotion enjoyed a high degree of success during its existence and was home to many independent wrestlers in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region later signed to both Total Non-Stop Action and World Wrestling Entertainment . Stars from both promotions made appearances for PCW such as TNA 's Alexis Laree , Frankie Kazarian , Amazing Red and The S.A.T. ( Jose and Joel Maximo ) . The Wall and the Harris Brothers were also signed to TNA while competing for the promotion . From the World Wrestling Federation included former and then current superstars such as Jimmy Snuka , Gillberg , Gangrel , Eddie Guerrero and Three Minute Warning ( Rosey and Jamal ) . A number of WWE developmental wrestlers from Ohio Valley Wrestling spent time in the promotion including Kara Drew , Charlie Haas , Mike Kruel , Tank Toland and The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny Basham ) . Mike Bucci , a mainstay of Extreme Championship Wrestling , was also able to bring in many of its stars prior to and following the promotion 's close in 2001 . Among these included Prodigy , Chris Chetti , Little Guido , Jerry Lynn , Crowbar , Steve Corino , Julio Dinero , Chris Hamrick , Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Joey Matthews & Christian York and the `` heel '' stable Triple Threat ( `` Franchise '' Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . Both Bucci and Prodigy would win titles in the promotion , Prodigy being the first PCW Television Champion . Despite the fierce competitive environment among independent Mid-Atlantic promotions , the smaller PCW had working relationships with several of its rivals allowing appearances by Nicky Benz and Ric Blade from Combat Zone Wrestling , and Michael Shane , `` Fallen Angel '' Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe from Ring of Honor . PCW also featured many established independent wrestlers , not only in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region , but from throughout the United States and Canada . The mix of wrestlers would occasionally result in unofficial interpromotional matches that would not normally be seen in mainstream companies . The promotion also had a weekly Public-access television cable TV series , Fire Bird TV , and many of its supercards and televised events were later released on VHS/DVD by Smart Mark Video and RF Video .",
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"text": "Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s . In 1979 , the invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other Western countries to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , an act reciprocated when the Soviet and other Eastern Bloc countries ( with the exception of Romania ) boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . Like the Olympics , the Goodwill Games were held every four years ( with the exception of the final Games ) , and had a summer and winter component . The Summer Goodwill Games occurred five times , between 1986 and 2001 , while the Winter Goodwill Games occurred only once , in 2000 . They were cancelled by Time Warner , which had bought ownership of them in 1996 , due to low television ratings .",
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"text": "WrestleMania 33 WrestleMania 33 was the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . In addition to standard PPV outlets , it was broadcast simultaneously on the WWE Network . It took place on April 2 , 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando , Florida . WrestleMania 33 was a joint-promotion event for the Raw and SmackDown brands , the first since WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 as the brand split ended that year , but was reintroduced in July 2016 . Thirteen matches were contested at the event , including three on the pre-show . For the first time since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 , two world championships were contested : Raw 's Universal Championship and SmackDown 's WWE Championship ; it marked the first time that the Universal Championship , SmackDown Women 's Championship , and new Cruiserweight Championship were defended at WrestleMania . In the main event , Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match , giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania . It was Undertaker 's unannounced retirement match , ending his 27-year in-ring career in the WWE . In addition , Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship . The event also marked the surprise return of The Hardy Boyz , who won the Raw Tag Team Championship . It was also the first WrestleMania to be on the air past midnight Eastern time . WWE claimed an attendance of 75,245 for WrestleMania 33 . This number has been disputed , as The A.V. Club wrote that it was `` almost certainly a fake number '' as WWE `` has had a reputation for wildly inflating the attendance figure -- as Vince McMahon once said on an investor 's call , the fake number is for entertainment purposes '' , while wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer described it as `` a total worked number even more than usual '' .",
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"text": "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": "Hernandez (wrestler) Shawn Hernandez ( born February 11 , 1973 ) is an American professional wrestler , best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) under the ring name Hernandez . He is an eight-time World Tag Team Champion , having held the TNA World Tag Team Championship five times , the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice and the IWA World Tag Team Championship once . Hernandez is also the co-promoter of the Houston , Texas-based promotion Latino Wrestling Entertainment ( LWE ) .",
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"text": "Bret \"Hit Man\" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be Bret `` Hit Man '' Hart : The Best There Is , The Best There Was , The Best There Ever Will Be also known as The Bret Hart Story : The Best There Is , The Best There Was , The Best There Ever Will Be is a best selling DVD documentary film released as part of a three-DVD set on November 15 , 2005 , by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . The documentary chronicles the career of popular WWE wrestler Bret Hart . Hart collaborated with WWE to make the documentary , contributing hours of interview content to the film . This collaboration marked the first time Hart had worked in an on camera capacity with WWE since the Montreal Screwjob , which was Hart 's last in-ring appearance with the company until his return on January 4 , 2010 . The documentary chronicles Bret Hart 's wrestling career , from how he broke into the business as a member of the Hart family to his run in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . Highlights of matches from his days in his father 's Stampede Wrestling promotion , as well as his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) and WCW are shown while insight is provided from Hart about what went on behind the scenes . This is the second documentary about Bret Hart , the first being Hitman Hart : Wrestling with Shadows ( which was produced with cooperation by the WWF , but not released by WWF/E Home Video ) which chronicles Hart 's last days wrestling in the WWF and talks about his relationship with his brother Owen .",
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"text": "In Your House In Your House was a pay-per-view ( PPV ) series created by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) that aired from May 1995 to April 1999 . The original concept was that , in months when the WWF was not holding one of its major PPV events ( WrestleMania , King of the Ring , SummerSlam , Survivor Series , and Royal Rumble , which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $ 29.95 ) , they would offer a two-hour PPV , priced at US$ 14.95 . The price was raised to $ 19.95 starting in December 1995 with In Your House 5 . The WWF did this in response to a move by competitor World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) to increase their annual pay-per-view events ( in 1995 , WCW held 9 PPV events ; in 1996 , 10 and finally started airing monthly events in 1997 ) . Notwithstanding the addition of more WWF events , WCW 's events regularly ran between 2.5 -- 3 hours . Starting in September 1997 , the WWF expanded all of its In Your House events to three hours , thus matching the runtime of its major PPV events . The WWF retired the In Your House branding for its monthly pay-per-views following April 1999 's Backlash : In Your House event , as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events . The similar branding of this series was then used for the NXT TakeOver series in 2014 . The WWF Championship would never change hands at any event in the In Your House series . A new champion was crowned only once , in a four corners elimination match for the vacant title at February 1997 's In Your House 13 : Final Four ; Shawn Michaels was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury three days earlier , turning what was originally a number one contender 's match into a title match .",
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"text": "WrestleMania VII WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on March 24 , 1991 , at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles , California . The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship as part of a controversial storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrayed an Iraqi sympathizer during the United States ' involvement in the Gulf War . Significant events on the undercard included The Undertaker 's WrestleMania debut and the beginning of his renowned winning streak , a retirement match between Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior leading to the former 's reuniting with estranged love Miss Elizabeth , as well as the final match of the original Hart Foundation , after which Bret Hart became primarily a singles wrestler .",
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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": "Sports Action Team Sports Action Team was a half-hour comedy television series that ran for two seasons in 2006-2007 . It was aired by some affiliates of the NBC network and the high definition channel HDNet . It was a semi-improvisational mockumentary depicting the production of a fictional sports news show of the same name . Originally intended as a sport-related program to fill air time after Sunday football games on the west coast , the first season eventually expanded to most major NBC markets around the country ( including all NBC Owned and Operated stations ) . The show 's second season is shot in high definition , and is distributed by MGM . It is produced by Chicago-based Towers Productions , Inc. . The regular cast was Al Samuels , Kevin Fleming , Steven Fleming , Antoine McKay , Katie Nahnsen , and Niki Lindgren , who have a background in Chicago area improvisational theater and play characters with the same first names . It also regularly features appearances by professional athletes . Athletes that made appearances on the show include Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat , Rudi Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals , former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka , Randy Moss of the New England Patriots , Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers , and IndyCar racer Danica Patrick . Several non-athletes have made appearances , such as The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien and former Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell . Each show includes several appearances by athletes who are included in the shows plot lines .",
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"text": "Mic (media company) Mic is an American media company that caters to millennials . The company reaches 19 million unique monthly visitors and has a higher composition of 18 - to 34-year-old readers than any other millennial-focused news site , including BuzzFeed and Vice . Mic received early attention for its on-the-ground coverage during the revolution in Tunisia ; The Hollywood Reporter remarked that Mic features `` stories that intelligently cover serious issues important to young people '' .",
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"text": "World Gospel Mission World Gospel Mission ( WGM ) is an interdenominational Christian holiness missionary agency headquartered in Marion , Indiana , United States . From its inception , WGM has been aligned with the Wesleyan Holiness tradition of Protestantism . It was organized on 10 July 1910 at University Park , Iowa as the Missionary Department of the National Association for the Promotion of Holiness , and from 1926 as the National Holiness Missionary Society . In April 1981 it became a separate legal entity from the National Holiness Association ( now Christian Holiness Partnership ) . Although WGM has not been controlled by the Christian Holiness Association for many years , WGM remains solidly committed to the proclamation of scriptural holiness . The agency 's website says `` World Gospel Mission is interdenominational in organization , evangelistic in method , Wesleyan in doctrine , cooperative with other evangelical agencies , and backed by an organized prayer network . '' The WGM uses the faith mission approach . Therefore , all missionaries ( short-term or career ) and volunteers with WGM are responsible for raising their own financial support with the help of the organization 's Church Ministries Department . Missionaries raise the funds needed to pay for salaries and housing , provide medical and life insurance , fund children 's educations , and provision for retirement . More than twenty Christian denominations , as well as non-denominational groups are represented among their missionaries . Its trans-denominational base has been strengthened in recent decades by the decisions of several smaller denominations to designate the WGM as their official agent for sending foreign missionaries to the field . These include the Churches of Christ in Christian Union , the Evangelical Methodist Church , the Congregational Methodist Church , and the Methodist Protestant Church . ( Jones 241 ) WGM is affiliated to the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability ( ECFA ) , the Evangelical Fellowship of Missions Agencies ( EFMA ) , and Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission . The mission 's largest ministries are in Kenya , Honduras , and Bolivia .",
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"text": "USA Wrestling USA Wrestling ( formerly known as the United States Wrestling Federation and as the United States Wrestling Association ) is the organization that currently governs freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States . USA Wrestling is also the official representative to the United States Olympic Committee ( USOC ) and to United World Wrestling ( UWW ) and is considered the national governing body of the sport at the amateur level . Their mission statement is , `` USA Wrestling , guided by the Olympic Spirit , provides quality opportunities for its members to achieve their full human and athletic potential . ''",
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"text": "Bad Blood (2003) Bad Blood ( 2003 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by Maxim Hair Color , which took place on June 15 , 2003 , at the Compaq Center in Houston , Texas . It was the second event produced under the Bad Blood name and starred wrestlers from the Raw brand . This event marked the beginning of worldwide pay-per-views ( with the exception of the older and more significant Royal Rumble , WrestleMania , SummerSlam and Survivor Series pay-per-views ) being brand exclusive ( UK-only pay-per-views had been brand exclusive since Insurrextion 2002 ) . The main event was a Hell in a Cell match , featuring wrestlers fighting in a ring surrounded by a steel structure . In this match , World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Kevin Nash to retain his title . Two predominant bouts were featured on the undercard ; in respective singles matches , Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels and Goldberg defeated Chris Jericho . The event marked the second time the Hell in a Cell format was used by WWE in a Bad Blood event ; the first was at In Your House : Badd Blood in 1997 . The 2003 Bad Blood event grossed over $ 500,000 ticket sales from an attendance of 10,000 and received about 285,000 pay-per-view buys , which was more than the following year 's event . This event helped WWE increase its yearly pay-per-view revenue by $ 6.2 million from the previous year . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart .",
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"text": "Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin ( born Steven James Anderson on December 18 , 1964 , later Steven James Williams ) , better known by the ring name `` Stone Cold '' Steve Austin , is an American actor , media personality , producer , and retired professional wrestler who is signed to a Legends contract with WWE . Veteran pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller remarked that Austin is `` in every conversation for the greatest wrestling act of all time '' , as well as for `` the most profitable and the most influential '' . He enjoyed a successful mid card career as `` Stunning '' Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and a stint as a main event performer in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) during the early and mid 1990s , before signing with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1995 as The Ringmaster . Rebranded `` Stone Cold '' Steve Austin the following year , he gained significant mainstream popularity as a disrespectful , beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied the establishment and his boss , company chairman Vince McMahon . This persona of Austin 's became the `` poster boy '' of the Attitude Era , a boom period in WWF business in the latter 1990s and early 2000s . He also devised the long-standing `` What ? '' chant in pro wrestling . Several prominent industry figures , including McMahon , have declared Austin to be the biggest star in WWF/E history , while stressing that he surpassed the popularity of Hulk Hogan . Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career ; he is a six-time WWF Champion , a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion , and a four-time WWF Tag Team Champion , thus making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history , while also being a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion , a two-time WCW World Television Champion , a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion , and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion in WCW . He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament , as well as the 1997 , 1998 , and 2001 Royal Rumbles , making him the only three-time winner of the event . Furthermore , he was awarded the unsanctioned Million Dollar Championship by Ted DiBiase . Austin has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF , including three WrestleManias ( XIV , XV , and X-Seven ) . He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to a series of knee injuries and a serious neck injury . Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004 , he was featured as the Co-General Manager and `` Sheriff '' of Raw . Since 2005 , he has continued to make occasional appearances , and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 by Vince McMahon . In 2011 , Austin returned to WWE to host the reboot of the reality series Tough Enough .",
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"text": "Special Olympics Bharat Special Olympics Bharat is an officially recognised programme of Special Olympics International which operates in India . It was founded in 1987 as Special Olympics India , and changed its name to Special Olympics Bharat in 2001 . it is recognized by the government of India as a National Sports Federation for the development of sports opportunity for the people with intellectual disabilities . The special Olympics Bharat programme has so far drawn a number of coaches to work with 850875 athletes across the country . Special Olympics Bharat is a National Sports Federation also registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882 in 2001 and is accredited by Special Olympics International to conduct Special Olympics Programs in India . It is recognized by the Government of India as a National Sports Federation in the Priority Category , for development of Sports for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities , and is a designated Nodal Agency for all disabilities on account of its national presence and experience , especially in rural areas which account for nearly 75 per cent of the disabled population in India .",
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"text": "Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Shawnee Mission Northwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Shawnee , Kansas , United States , serving students in grades 9-12 . The current principal is Lisa Grumann . Shawnee Mission Northwest is one of many schools located within Shawnee , Kansas and surrounding areas . The school colors are orange , black , and white . The school population is approximately 1,850 students . Shawnee Mission Northwest was founded in 1969 in order to help educate the increasing number of students due to the emerging population of Shawnee Mission . The school launched the International Baccalaureate program at the start of the 2008-2009 school year . Shawnee Mission Northwest is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs . Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the `` Cougars '' .",
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"text": "Shawn Chrystopher Shawn Chrystopher Garrett , II ( born July 22 , 1986 ) better known by his stage name Shawn Chrystopher , is an American rapper and music producer . He first gained major attention with the release of his debut mixtape `` I.W.G. : I Wear Glasses '' in 2008 , which was sponsored by urban-clothing powerhouse LRG . Chrystopher also worked with artist Timbaland , Yelawolf , MANN , XV , Mike Posner , Big Sean , N.O.R.E. , Owl City , Dom Kennedy and many other artists spanning a handful of different genres . Shawn released three albums in 2014 ; the first one , Summerlove , was released for free on LiveMixtapes on August 12 , 2014 . For the new music , Shawn worked with GRAMMY Award winning producer Timbaland , who executive produced his debut commercial album `` The Lovestory LP '' that dropped on July 23 , 2013 via Shawn 's label Honour ROLE Music , LLC .",
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"text": "Shane Stanley Shane Stanley ( born June 15 , 1971 in Los Angeles ) is a multi-Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and founder of Visual Arts Entertainment , a film and television production company based in Los Angeles . Best known for executive producing Gridiron Gang starring Dwayne `` The Rock '' Johnson for Sony Pictures and directing Bret Michaels music videos supporting the hit show Rock of Love . Stanley , a four-time nominee , was the youngest to ever win a production Emmy Award , winning his first at sixteen and his second at nineteen for his work on The Desperate Passage Series . Stanley made his directorial debut helming his own screenplay A Sight for Sore Eyes which starred Academy Award nominee Gary Busey . Besides being honored with dozens of prestigious awards and film festival honors , the film was invited to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 and won Best Drama at the International Family Film Festival in 2006 . Also a commercial and music video director , Stanley 's most recognized work includes campaigns for Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare , Sony PlayStation , Morongo Casino , Resort & Spa , Kimberly-Clark , San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino as well as PSA 's for the American Diabetes Association . His most known music videos include StorySide : B 's `` Miracle '' and Bret Michaels 's Go That Far which reached # 1 and remained on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown for over three months . The video is ranked on the network 's list of 100 Best Music Videos . As of 2010 , five of Stanley 's music videos have been on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown , ( two simultaneously ) . Shane co-wrote Bret Michaels 's autobiography , `` Roses & Thorns '' for Simon & Schuster and most recently produced the late Zalman King 's , Pleasure or Pain which will release in 2014 . Pleasure or Pain would be Golden Globe Nominee , King 's final film before his passing in 2012 . In 2015 , Shane directed The Untold Story starring Barry Van Dyke , Nia Peeples , Jason Connery , and Ellen Greene a film he co-wrote with his father , Lee Stanley . This would be their first collaboration since Gridiron Gang in 2005 . Shane began 2016 helming Mistrust which he co-wrote with Tiffany Johnson . The film stars two-time Golden Globes winner , Jane Seymour ( actress ) , Parker Stevenson , Patrick Bristow , William Shockley ( actor ) , and Nia Peeples .",
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"text": "Mia Michaels Mia Michaels ( born February 23 , 1966 ) is an American choreographer best known as a judge and for her contemporary choreography on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance ( SYTYCD ) . She has worked with musical artists such as Celine Dion , Madonna , Tom Cruise , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Ricky Martin , Gloria Estefan , and Prince . In 2005 she choreographed Cirque du Soleil 's world tour , `` Delirium '' as well as Celine Dion 's Las Vegas show `` A New Day ... '' for which she was later nominated for Emmy . In 2007 she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for her `` Calling You '' routine on season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance '' ; she won again in 2010 for her work on season 5 . She was a main judge of So You Think You Can Dance together with Adam Shankman and Nigel Lythgoe for season 7 . She choreographed the dance sequence of `` Get Happy '' in Season 7 Episode 15 of the `` House '' episode `` Bombshells '' .",
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"text": "Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria ( -LSB- ˈpaβ̞lo eˈmiljo eskoˈβ̞aɾ ɣ̞aˈβ̞iɾja -RSB- ; 1 December 19492 December 1993 ) was a Colombian drug lord and narco-terrorist . His cartel supplied an estimated 80 % of the cocaine smuggled into the United States at the height of his career , turning over US $ 21.9 billion a year in personal income . He was often called `` The King of Cocaine '' and was the wealthiest criminal in history , with an estimated known net worth of US $ 30 billion by the early 1990s ( equivalent to about $ billion as of ) , making him one of the richest men in the world at his prime . Escobar was born in Rionegro , Colombia and grew up in nearby Medellín . He studied briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellin but left without a degree ; he began to engage in criminal activity that involved selling contraband cigarettes and fake lottery tickets , and he participated in motor vehicle theft . In the 1970s , he began to work for various contraband smugglers , often kidnapping and holding people for ransom before beginning to distribute powder cocaine himself , as well as establishing the first smuggling routes into the United States in 1975 . His infiltration to the drug market of the U.S. expanded exponentially due to the rising demand for cocaine and , by the 1980s , it was estimated that 70 to 80 tons of cocaine were being shipped from Colombia to the U.S. on a monthly basis . His drug network was commonly known as the Medellín Cartel , which often competed with rival cartels domestically and abroad , resulting in massacres and the murders of police officers , judges , locals , and prominent politicians . In 1982 , Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as part of the Liberal Alternative movement . Through this , he was responsible for the construction of houses and football fields in western Colombia , which gained him notable popularity among the locals of the towns that he frequented . However , Colombia became the murder capital of the world , and Escobar was vilified by the Colombian and American governments . In 1993 , Escobar was shot and killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police , one day after his 44th birthday .",
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"text": "Martín Zurbano Martín Zurbano Baras ( February 29 , 1788 -- January 21 , 1845 ) was a Spanish military figure . A guerrilla leader , he is considered a `` martyr to Spanish liberty '' . Born in Varea , La Rioja , the youngest of four siblings , he fought in the War of Spanish Independence as a guerrilla . With future generals like Francisco Espoz y Mina , he defended the Constitution of 1812 , and helped create the province of Logroño . He then fought in First Carlist War on the Liberal ( Isabeline ) side and rose to the rank of field marshal . A British article written in 1840 describes his role in this war : `` In time of peace a contrabandista , or smuggler , he soon after the commencement of the war sought and obtained permission to raise a body of men to act in conjunction with the queen 's troops against the Carlists . His standard , once displayed , was resorted to by smugglers , robbers , and outcasts of all descriptions , attracted by the prospect of plunder and adventure . These were increased by deserters ... '' Zurbano commanded the force known as the Compañía de Tiradores de Alava ( founded 1833 ) , which had been joined with the Partida de Contra aduaneros ( Anti-aduanero Party ) , and was known as the Partida de la Muerte ( Party of Death ) . By 1836 , the force was known as Batallón de Voluntarios de la Rioja Alavesa and was disbanded in 1840 . He was an ardent follower of Baldomero Espartero , who named him military governor of Girona and commander general of Biscay in 1840 . Zurbano participated in the bombardment of Barcelona in 1843 . Zurbano suppressed the moderado faction in Biscay in 1841 , and fought against Juan Prim in Catalonia ( 1843 ) . He fled to Portugal after the fall of Espartero , but Isabel II granted him a pardon . In 1844 , he led a revolt with 80 men who advocated the adoption of the Constitution of 1837 ( Grito de Nájera ) and the return of Espartero . It included the support of key generals , including Juan Prim . Zurbano was imprisoned by Ramón María Narváez . He was arrested and executed by firing squad , along with his sons Benito and Feliciano , by order of Narváez .",
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"text": "Escobar Escobar is a Spanish surname . Notable people with the surname include : Abelardo Escobar Prieto , Mexican politician Aida Luz Santos de Escobar , ambassador of El Salvador to Cyprus Anasol Escobar , Colombian singer Alcides Escobar , Venezuelan baseball player Alex Escobar , Venezuelan baseball player Alexander Escobar ( born 1984 ) , Salvadoran footballer Alexander Escobar Gañán ( born 1965 ) , Colombian footballer Alexandra Escobar ( born 1980 ) , Ecuadorian weightlifter Ana Vilma de Escobar ( born 1954 ) , Salvadoran politician Andrea Escobar ( born 1992 ) , Colombian actress Andrés Escobar ( 1967 -- 1994 ) , Colombian footballer Andrés Ramiro Escobar ( born 1991 ) , Colombian footballer Ángel Escobar , Venezuelan baseball player Antonio Escobar Núñez ( born 1976 ) , Spanish musician Antonio Escobar y Mendoza , 17th-century Spanish ethicist Arturo Escobar ( anthropologist ) ( born 1952 ) , Colombian-American anthropologist and development scholar Arturo Escobar y Vega , Mexican politician Brandon Escobar ( born 1990 ) , Honduran sport wrestler Carlos Escobar Casarin ( born 1990 ) , Chilean footballer Carlos Escobar Ortíz ( born 1989 ) , Chilean footballer César Antonio Díaz Escobar , Chilean footballer Daniel Escobar ( 1964 -- 2013 ) , American actor Daniela Escobar ( born 1969 ) , Brazilian actress and television presenter Darío Escobar ( born 1971 ) , Guatemalan artist Eduardo Escobar ( born 1989 ) , Venezuelan baseball player Elizam Escobar ( born 1948 ) , Puerto Rican painter Enzo Escobar ( born 1951 ) , Chilean footballer Eusebio Escobar ( born 1936 ) , Colombian footballer Fabio Escobar ( born 1982 ) , Paruguayan footballer Francisco Escobar ( born 1991 ) , Colombian beauty pageant winner Gavin Escobar ( born 1991 ) , American football player Henry Escobar ( born 1990 ) , Salvadoran footballer Isabella Escobar ( born 1992 ) , Guatemalan tennis player Jesús Escobar , American historian José Escobar ( baseball ) ( born in 1960 ) , Venezuelan baseball player José Escobar Saliente ( 1908-1994 ) , Spanish comic writer and artist Juan Carlos Escobar ( born 1982 ) , Colombian footballer Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar ( Cuchilla ) , Colombian drug dealer Juan Francisco Escobar ( born 1949 ) , Paraguayan football referee José Luis Escobar Alas ( born 1959 ) , Salvadoran bishop Juan M. Escobar , American judge Katherine Escobar , Colombian model and actress Kelvim Escobar ( born 1976 ) , Venezuelan baseball player Luis Escobar ( footballer ) ( born 1984 ) , Colombian footballer Luis Escobar ( polo ) ( born 1971 ) , American polo player Luis Escobar ( swimmer ) ( born 1984 ) , Mexican swimmer Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick ( 1908-1991 ) , Spanish actor Luis Antonio Escobar ( composer ) Luis Antonio Escobar ( footballer ) Manolo Escobar ( 1931 -- 2013 ) , Spanish singer Marisol Escobar ( 1930 -- 2016 ) , Venezuelan-born sculptor Matías Escobar ( born 1982 ) , Argentine footballer Pablo Escobar ( 1949 -- 1993 ) , Colombian drug lord Pablo Andrés Escobar ( born 1987 ) , Colombian footballer Pablo Daniel Escobar ( born 1978 ) , Paraguayan-born Bolivian footballer Pánfilo Escobar ( born 1974 ) , Paraguayan footballer Patricio Escobar ( 1843 -- 1912 ) , President of Paraguay Pedro de Escobar , 16th-century Portuguese composer Pepe Escobar ( born 1954 ) , Brazilian investigative journalist Pêro Escobar , 15th-century Portuguese explorer Reynaldo Escobar Pérez , Mexican politician Rolando Escobar ( born 1981 ) , Panamanian footballer Sergi Escobar ( born 1974 ) , Spanish cyclist Sílvio Escobar ( born 1986 ) , Paraguayan footballer Sixto Escobar , Puerto Rican boxer Susana Escobar ( born 1987 ) , Mexican swimmer Ticio Escobar ( born 1947 ) , Paraguayan minister of culture Vicente Escobar ( 1757 -- 1834 ) , Cuban painter Walter Escobar ( born 1968 ) , Colombian footballer Yasmani Copello Escobar ( born 1987 ) , Cuban-Turkish hurdler Yunel Escobar ( born 1982 ) , Cuban-American baseball player Sebastián Marroquín , born Juan Pablo Escobar",
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"text": "14 September 2004 Baghdad bombing The 14 September 2004 Baghdad bombing was a suicide car bomb attack on a market , near a police headquarters , in Baghdad , the capital city of Iraq , on 14 September 2004 , killing 47 people and wounding 114 .",
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"text": "Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza ( December 31 , 1890 -- September 6 , 1971 ) was a Mexican statesman . Born in Coyuca de Catalán , Guerrero , he served in the Senate , as Attorney General in 1928 , as Secretary of Education from 1928 to 1930 , as ambassador to Hungary from 1930 to 1932 , and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1940 to 1945 . His appointment to the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs by President Manuel Ávila Camacho marked an end to the Post-Revolutionary domination of politicians from the North of the country . With his co-cabinet member Miguel Alemán Valdés ( Secretary of the Interior ) , he `` gave Mexico the most progressive foreign policy and the most orderly internal government in the nation 's history . '' By 1941 , he had successfully settled all foreign claims against the government stemming from the Cárdenas-era expropriations . He negotioated a favorable economic treaty , fixed the peso to the United States dollar , and secured loans for industrial development from the Export-Import Bank of the United States . During World War II , he was a strong proponent of inter-American unity and led conferences of the foreign ministers of countries of the Americas to this end . He was criticized by some for being too pro-American . He emerged alongside Alemán as a prime contender for the presidency in 1946 . He was better-known abroad than his rival , and was considered to have stronger tendencies toward democracy . However , his association with the United States made him unpopular in the left wing of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) , and Alemán won the party 's nomination . He ran as an independent candidate for the presidency in 1946 , receiving 443,537 votes . Though Alemán received over three times the number of votes , Padilla 's total was respectable , considering the PRI 's hegemony at the time . Also , the fact that he was not exiled after the campaign is considered something of a victory for Mexican democracy , which had been intolerant of opposition parties and candidates since solidification of the PRI .",
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"text": "Carlos Ahumada Carlos Agustín Ahumada Kurtz ( born 1964 ) is an entrepreneur of dual Argentine-Mexican nationality . His main areas of business are mining , construction and football . He founded the El Independiente newspaper in Mexico and was a partner and founding member of Colegio de Imagen Pública A.C. He gained public notoriety in 2004 , when he denounced corruption of top officials in the government of Mexico City , going public with videos showing him being extorted by public officials . This episode became known as the `` video scandal '' . He was apprehended in Havana by Cuban authorities , acting on an extradition request by Mexico , and later deported . On May 8 , 2007 , he was released from prison , cleared of all charges . Several analysts and columnists considered Ahumada a `` political prisoner '' . On December 28 , 2007 , the Federal District Human Rights Commission ( Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal CDHDF ) issued its recommendation 19/2007 , addressed to the Government Secretariat of the Federal District ( Secretaría de Gobierno del Distrito Federal ) and the General Justice Department of the Federal District ( Procuraduría General de Justicia del Distrito Federal ) , requesting them to offer public apologies to Carlos Ahumada and his family . Ahumada was the subject of an article by Fidel Castro , entitled `` El Gigante de las Siete Leguas , Parte II '' . In May 2009 , Ahumada published his first book : Derecho de réplica . Currently , Carlos Ahumada is President of Club Sportivo Estudiantes in the province of San Luis , Argentina , a football team competing on the Torneo Argentino `` A '' of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino ( AFA ) .",
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"text": "Bombing of Guernica The bombing of Guernica ( 26 April 1937 ) was an aerial bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War . It was carried out at the behest of Francisco Franco 's nationalist government by its allies , the Nazi German Luftwaffe 's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria , under the code name Operation Rügen . The town was being used as a communications center behind the frontline . The attack gained infamy because it involved the bombing of civilians by a military air force . The number of victims is still disputed ; the Basque government reported 1,654 people killed at the time , while local historians identified 126 victims ( later revised by the authors of the study to 153 ) . An English source used by the Air War College claims 400 civilians died . Russian archives claim 800 deaths on 1 May 1937 , but this number may not include victims who later died of their injuries in hospitals or whose bodies were discovered buried in the rubble . The bombing is the subject of a famous anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso , commissioned by the Spanish Republic . It was also depicted in a woodcut by the German artist Heinz Kiwitz , who was later killed fighting in the International Brigades . The bombing shocked and inspired many other artists , including a sculpture by René Iché , one of the first electroacoustic music pieces by Patrick Ascione , a musical composition by René-Louis Baron and poems by Paul Eluard ( Victory of Guernica ) , and Uys Krige ( Nag van die Fascistiese Bomwerpers ) ( English translation from the Afrikaans : Night of the Fascist Bombers ) . There is also a short film from 1950 by Alain Resnais entitled Guernica .",
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"text": "Raymond Lee Harvey Raymond Lee Harvey was an Ohio-born unemployed American drifter . He was arrested by the Secret Service after being found carrying a starter pistol with blank rounds , ten minutes before President Jimmy Carter was to give a speech at the Civic Center Mall in Los Angeles on May 5 , 1979 . Although he had a history of mental illness , police investigated his claims that he was part of a four-man operation to assassinate the president . He claimed that he had been approached by three Latino men staying at the Alan Hotel who gave him the starter pistol , and asked him to shoot it into the ground to create a diversion , so they could then shoot the president from their hotel room during the distraction . According to Harvey , he fired seven blank rounds from the starter pistol on the hotel roof on the night of May 4 , to test how much noise it would make . He then spent the night in a room taken by one of the men , whom he knew as `` Julio '' , but who was later identified as a 21-year-old illegal Mexican alien who gave the name Osvaldo Espinoza Ortiz . At the time of his arrest , Harvey had eight spent rounds in his pocket , as well as 70 unspent blank rounds for the gun . The names `` Lee Harvey '' and `` Osvaldo '' ( Osvaldo is the Spanish equivalent to `` Oswald '' ) drew comparisons to Lee Harvey Oswald , who assassinated President John F. Kennedy . This led conspiracy theorists to claim that the incident was set up to scare Carter into submission . Although originally dismissed as `` a tale spun by an intoxicated man , '' police investigating the claims found a room in the Alan Hotel rented under the name `` Umberto Camacho , '' the name of an alleged conspirator given by Ortiz , containing a shotgun case and three unspent rounds of ammunition . The occupant had checked out of the hotel room the day of the alleged assassination attempt . Harvey was jailed on a $ 50,000 bond , given his transient status , and Ortiz was alternately reported as being held on a $ 100,000 bond as a material witness or held on a $ 50,000 bond being charged with burglary from a car . Charges against the pair were ultimately dismissed for a lack of evidence . His age at the time of the event has been alternately given as 34 or 35 .",
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"text": "War of the Vicuñas and Basques The War of the Vicuñas and Basques ( Guerra de Vicuñas y Vascongados ) , or sometimes just Vicuña War , was an armed conflict in Alto Perú , present-day Bolivia , that lasted between June 1622 and March 1625 , fought between Basques and `` Vicuñas '' ( an informal term for non-Basque Spaniards in Alto Perú , a name obtained through the habit of wearing hats made of vicuña skins ) . Competition over the control of the silver mines in Potosí , Lípez and Chichas surged in the early 17th century , pitting Basques and Vicuñas against each other . The Vicuñas had initially employed legal and political measures attempting to block the Basque attempts to monopolize control over the Cabildo ( municipal government ) of Potosí and the silver mining sector . However , these efforts did not yield results . Violent incidents began in 1615 , and escalated in 1622 following the assassination of a Basque of a street in Potosí . The Vicuñas were led by Antonio Xeldres . The creole , Mestizo and indigenous populations largely sided with the Vicuñas . The Vicuñas themselves were not always unified , though , as they suffered from internal feuds between Andalusians on one hand and New Castillians and Extremadurans on the other ( the former group eventually withdrew from the rebellion ) . The war pitted different sectors of the viceregal administration against each other , as some supported the Basque claims for hegemony whilst others had a conciliatory approach to the Vicuña rebels . Personalities involved in the conflict included the president and oidores of the Royal Audiencia of Charcas , treasury officials and the corregidor of Potosí and the visitador ( sent to the area in order to audit fiscal accounts ) . The Vicuña rebels had killed 64 men by March 1624 . However , the Basque control over the city and the mines had not been broken . Basque leaders pleaded to the King of Spain , Philip IV , to intervene . The King in return ordered the Viceroy of Peru to act decisively against the Vicuñas . Between 1624 and 1625 , the viceregal authorities managed to capture several key Vicuña leaders , executing forty of them . The war would last for three years . The war did not end in any decisive victory for any side , but rather as a result of mutual exhaustion . An agreement to end hostilities was reached . The marriage between the children of two of the leaders of the opposing camps , the son of the Basque leader Francisco Oyanume and the daughter of the Vicuña general Castillo , was part of the settlement of the conflict . In April 1625 , a royal decree was issued , pardoning all Vicuñas fighters except those having committed blood crimes . Some Vicuñas continued acts of banditry in the following years , but without the ethnic or political overtones as during the war with the Basques . Basque-Vicuña rivalry did , however , continue for a century . On March 15 , 1626 , the ingenios of Potosí were destroyed by massive flooding . This event was interpreted as a divine punishment for the past violences . Later histiography has sought to emphasize the socio-economic contradictions as catalysts for the war , framing it as class warfare .",
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"text": "Pablo Tac Pablo Tac ( 1822 -- 1841 ) was a Luiseño ( Quechnajuichom also spelt `` Qéchngawichum '' ) Indian and indigenous scholar who provided a rare contemporary Native American perspective on the institutions and early history of Alta California . He created the first writing system for Luiseño , and his work is the `` only primary source of Luiseño language written by a Luiseño until the twentieth century . '' Tac was born of Luiseño parents at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and attended the Mission school . A promising student , he ( along with another boy ) was singled out by the Franciscan missionary , Father Antonio Peyrí , to accompany Peyrí when he left California in 1832 . `` On January 15 , 1834 , Father Peyrí , Pablo , and Agapito left San Fernando College -LSB- Mexico City -RSB- and in February boarded a ship for Europe . They travelled via New York and France , arriving in Barcelona , Spain , on June 21 . The ` New ' World was coming to meet the ` Old ' World . '' Tac arrived in Rome in September 1834 and was enrolled in the College of the Propaganda , studying Latin grammar . He went on to study rhetoric , humanities , and philosophy in preparation for missionary work , but he died in 1841 . As a student , Tac wrote a Luiseño grammar and dictionary for the linguist Giuseppi Mezzofanti , and notably included a history as part of his manuscript . He created a way of writing Luiseño that drew on Latin and Spanish , which is different from the modern , decolonized way of writing Luiseño . Tac also wrote an essay on the `` Conversion of the San Luiseños of Alta California . '' The latter includes information on aboriginal lifeways ( including dances and games ) and the history and organization of the Mission , along with two drawings by Tac . Tac authored an early account of life at Mission San Luis Rey entitled Indian Life and Customs at Mission San Luis Rey : A Record of California Mission Life by Pablo Tac , An Indian Neophyte ( written circa 1835 , edited and translated by Minna Hewes and Gordon Hewes in 1958 ) . In the book , Tac lamented the rapid decline of his people : In Quechla not long ago there were 5,000 souls , with all their neighboring lands . Through a sickness that came to California 2,000 souls died , and 3,000 were left . '' Tac went on to describe the preferential treatment the padres received : In the mission of San Luis Rey de Francia the Fernandino -LSB- sic -RSB- father is like a king . He has his pages , alcaldes , majordomos , musicians , soldiers , gardens , ranchos , livestock ... '' Tac also noted that his people initially attempted to bar the Spaniards from their southern California homelands . When the foreigners invaders approached , '' ... the chief stood up ... and met them , '' demanding , '' ... what are you looking for ? Leave our country ! '' For the 2005 Venice Biennale , Luiseño artist James Luna created an artwork dedicated to the memory of Pablo Tac . The piece , titled Emendatio , included three installations , Spinning Woman , Apparitions : Past and Present , and The Chapel for Pablo Tac , as well a personal performance in Venice , Renewal . It was sponsored by the National Museum of the American Indian .",
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"text": "Miguel Iglesias Miguel Iglesias Pino de Arce ( June 11 , 1830 , Cajamarca , Peru -- November 7 , 1909 , Lima , Peru ) was a Peruvian soldier , general , and politician who served as the 35th President of Peru ( Regenerator President of the Republic ) from 1882 to 1885 . The original name of the family was de la Iglesia . Their ancestor was Captain Álvaro de la Iglesia who fought against the Moors in Spain in the 8th century . Lorenzo Iglesias Espinach left his home town of Solivella in Catalonia in the early 19th century to join three uncles on his mother 's side who had founded the Chota silver mine , near the town of Cajamarca , in the county of the same name , in north Peru , in 1780 . Lorenzo Iglesias Espinach became both the heir of his uncles and sub-Prefect of Cajamarca ; was a friend of Simón Bolívar who stayed with him in Cajamarca ; and was one of the group of dissident Spanish colonists who supported independence from Spain . In 1820 Lorenzo Iglesias married Rosa Pino and their son , Miguel , was born ten years later . Miguel Iglesias Pino , later General and President , and known to posterity as `` El Pacificador '' inherited a 250000 acre estate from his forebears , as well as lucrative silver mines . His power in the town of Cajamarca and the surrounding area was that of a feudal magnate and he had been recruiting troops with his own money - effectively a private army - since the 1866 war with Spain . He had been one of the senior army officers present at the Peruvian victory on the `` Dos de mayo '' , was given the rank of Colonel , and named as Prefect of Cajamarca . In 1874 , Iglesias initiated a revolution against the government of President Manuel Pardo and proclaimed himself political and military Chief of the North . Even though Iglesias 's rebellion was a failure , he was not brought to account because no-one in Lima dared to confront the power of Iglesias in Cajamarca . Thus , Iglesias was able to consolidate his position in his northern Peruvian fiefdom . When war broke out in 1879 , between a coalition of Peru allied with Bolivia , ranged against Chile , Iglesias commenced to raise a new private militia . The war , now known as the War of the Pacific , quickly began to go wrong for Peru . In the campaign of November 1879 the Peruvian Navy lost their two most important warships , the iron clad Independencia was sunk by a corvette called Covadonga and the iron clad Huascar was captured by the iron clad Cochrane and Blanco Encalada , which had been supplied to Chile and Peru by British shipyards ; the southern department of Tarapacá was overrun ; and the professional Peruvian army was broken . Subsequently , Iglesias 's friend , Nicolás de Piérola , launched a successful coup d'état , declaring himself Supreme Commander in Chief , and on December 23 , 1879 he replaced President Prado who was considered to have mismanaged the conduct of the war thus far . One of the battalions lending their armed support to Pierola was Iglesias 's `` Vencedores de Cajamarca '' and Pierola appointed Iglesias as Secretary of War in his new government . Iglesias was no armchair politician , but was a courageous fighting soldier . Iglesias personally took charge of organising the defense of the Peruvian capital city against the advancing Chileans in January 1881 . Iglesias 's principal defensive lines were at the Morro Solar , a hill just south of Lima . He had 5000 men , mostly recruited from Cajamarca , who had been trained and armed by him at his own expense to defend Lima . After the Peruvian Second Division had been forced to retreat from San Juan , the battle for Lima became concentrated on the Morro Solar . The first Chilean assault on the hill was repulsed but Chilean reinforcements and artillery were then brought up . Iglesias found himself surrounded , and outnumbered , by 9000 Chilean troops and came under a withering barrage . Because the professional Peruvian army had previously been decimated in the south , losing much of its most modern equipment in the process , Iglesias had only primitive , Peruvian manufactured , rifles which were without adequate sights and were inferior to the Chilean Krupps . Of the men who defended the Morro Solar only 280 were taken prisoner . Among those killed was General Iglesias 's son Alejandro , aged 22 . Miguel Iglesias was taken prisoner along with Carlos de Pierola , the brother of the President , and Guillermo Billinghurst , Secretary of State . These three men , along with other important Peruvian notables , were about to be shot by a firing squad on the orders of a Chilean sergeant who did not believe in keeping prisoners alive . Just in time , Billinghurst stepped forward out of the execution line and managed to persuade the sergeant that he would do better to take them as prisoners to the Chilean commander , General Baquedano . Billinghurst and Iglesias were later Presidents of Peru , instead of corpses - such is Providence . After the defeat on the Morro Solar , Chile did not recognize Pierola as President and replaced him with a puppet in Lima 's presidential palace . Having escaped back to Cajamarca , Iglesias continued the war against Chile in the north of Peru , whilst General Andrés Avelino Cáceres fought on against the Chileans in the Andes . On the Morro Solar , Iglesias had declared `` I will not give in ; I will fight while I can '' and now saw his mission as `` to search out and defeat the enemy wherever we meet him '' . He achieved a victory over the Chileans at San Pablo , Cajamarca , on 13 July 1882 but soon afterwards a fresh Chilean force reoccupied the region and carried out brutal reprisals . Following this , Iglesias became convinced that the war had to be brought to an end if Peru was not to be completely devastated . Iglesias has been severely judged by Peruvian historians because he represented blunt reality as he saw the fundamental question was whether Peru was going to exist as a nation , or not . Iglesias saw that a few more years of prolonged occupation of Peru by Chile would render Peru into a colony of Chile , rather than a sovereign nation . Because he saw this clearly , he decided to convene a congress of the northern departments of Peru to proclaim him president of the whole country and him empower him with authority to negotiate with the Chileans . This claim to the Presidency recognised by Chile , Iglesias proceeded to the small seaside resort of Ancón , a short distance from Lima , to fulfill his grim mission of statesmanship . On 23 October 1883 Igleasias signed the Treaty of Ancón on behalf of Peru thereby ending the hostilities . The Treaty had fourteen clauses . Peru paid with Tarapacá as war reparations while the southern department of Arica and Tacna was to decide in a referendum , to be held ten years hence , whether it wanted to join Chile or remain part of Peru . When he signed the Treaty of Ancón , Miguel Iglesias expected that his efforts to spare Peru further suffering , in a lost cause , would be rewarded with popular gratitude . It took him almost two years to understand that most Peruvians could not admire the man who had made himself the symbol of their resounding defeat . Iglesias initiated the restoration of the national library which had been sacked by the Chileans , but he did not discover a formula for rebuilding Peru 's political institutions . Unable to win allies through the judicious use of money because of the depleted state of the national treasury , Iglesias turned to increasingly repressive measures to silence the opposition , and his opponents fought back . On 27 August 1884 , guerrilla fighters launched an armed assault against Lima and almost managed to fight their way into the presidential palace . The tenacious defense of Iglesias threw back the attackers at the last barricade but they returned to the outskirts of Lima just over a year later . This time large numbers of the ordinary citizens of Lima decided to throw in their lot with the guerrillas , and Iglesias realised the full degree to which he lacked popular support . Deciding to avoid further bloodshed , Iglesias renounced the presidency in December 1885 , took refuge on an Italian ship , and eventually reached his estate of Udima in Cajamarca . Iglesias had decided to retire from political life , and dedicate himself to farming , but the new Peruvian Government wanted to see him out of the country and , thereby , severed from the Cajamarca power base from which Iglesias had been able repeatedly to relaunch himself in the past . It was insinuated that Iglesias should leave Peru , and in 1886 he and his wife Maria ( daughter of Manuel Alonso de Posadas ) went into exile in Europe . They took a retinue of servants and socialised for two years in Madrid and Paris . In 1888 the ban against Iglesias was lifted , and he and his wife were able to return to Peru . President Caceres reinstated Iglesias as a General with full pay and sent the news to him by special messenger . However , in overall terms , Peru remained impoverished by its defeat in war and could only afford to give Iglesias a small engraved wooden box from the Peruvian nation by way of thanks for all the troops that he had paid for in the War of the Pacific . A few years later , in 1895 , the people of Cajamarca voted Iglesias in as their Senator in an uncontested election . Iglesias and his wife had eleven children and 1895 was also the year the General 's youngest daughter , Gaudencia , married a Scot named Edgar Fraser Luckie who had made a fortune from gold mining in British Guiana and then bought the Andahuasi sugar farming estate near Sayan , north of Lima .",
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"text": "Guadalajara train disaster The Guadalajara train disaster occurred around January 22 , 1915 , in Mexico and killed over 600 people . The Mexican Revolution was in full swing by 1915 . After the assassination of Francisco Madero two years earlier , the presidency of the country was assumed by Victoriano Huerta , but revolutionary forces led by Venustiano Carranza and Pancho Villa overthrew him and Carranza became president in 1914 . Villa however wanted to continue the revolution and an armed struggle ensued . On January 18 , 1915 Carranza 's troops captured Guadalajara in southwestern Mexico . He immediately ordered that the families of his troops be transported by train from Colima on the Pacific coast to his newly captured stronghold . Around January 22 , 1915 , a special train of twenty cars left Colima . It was packed , with people even clinging to the roofs and undercarriages . Somewhere between Colima and Guadalajara the engineer lost control on a long steep descent . As the train gathered speed many people were thrown off as the train negotiated curves . Eventually the entire train plunged off the tracks and into a deep canyon , with fewer than 300 of the 900 on board surviving the disaster . Some of Carranza 's troops , Yaqui Indians committed suicide when hearing of the death of their families . Others swore vengeance on the train crew ; but they had also been killed in the disaster .",
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"text": "Omayra Sánchez Omayra Sánchez Garzón ( August 28 , 1972November 16 , 1985 ) was a Colombian girl killed in Armero , department of Tolima , by the 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano when she was 13 years old . Volcanic debris mixed with ice to form massive lahars ( volcanically induced mudslides , landslides , and debris flows ) that rushed into the river valleys below the mountain , killing nearly 23,000 people and destroying Armero and 13 other villages . After a lahar demolished her home , Sánchez became pinned beneath the debris of her house , where she remained trapped in water for three days . Her plight was documented as she descended from calmness into agony . Her courage and dignity touched journalists and relief workers , who put great efforts into comforting her . After 60 hours of struggling , she died , likely as a result of either gangrene or hypothermia . Her death highlighted the failure of officials to respond correctly to the threat of the volcano , contrasted with the efforts of volunteer rescue workers to reach and treat trapped victims , despite inadequate supplies and equipment . A photograph of Sánchez taken by the photojournalist Frank Fournier shortly before she died was published in news outlets around the world . It was later designated the World Press Photo of the Year for 1986 . Sánchez has remained a lasting figure in popular culture , remembered through music , literature , and commemorative articles .",
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"text": "Triston Jay Amero Triston Jay Amero born in 1982 ( died April 1 , 2008 ) , a.k.a. Claudio Lestad , a.k.a. Lestat Claudius de Orleans y Montevideo ( the names Lestat and Claudius coming from two different characters in Anne Rice 's novels ) and John Scheda , from New Orleans , Louisiana , United States , was arrested for the hotel bombings that killed two people and wounded seven others in Bolivia on Wednesday , March 22 , 2006 . The bombings damaged two low rent hotels . The attack killed two people and injured seven . A third bombing was stopped . He was eventually found guilty of murder . Amero had reportedly been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment and had been in juvenile prison several times , beginning at the age of seven . He had wandered around Latin America for some years before settling in the Bolivian city of Potosí in 2004 . In posts from Colombia to his blog he repeatedly described himself as a loner , a `` political refugee '' and `` the Superman of Loosers '' -LSB- sic -RSB- whose strongest desire was to distance himself from the United States . Although the Bolivian police were unsure of the motive for the bombings that led to Amero 's arrest , President Evo Morales declared : `` This American was putting bombs in hotels . '' `` The U.S. government fights terrorism , and they send us terrorists , '' he said . Morales denounced the bombings as an attack on Bolivia 's democracy . He called it `` typical of terrorist crime . '' This caused a brief cooling of U.S.-Bolivian relations . Deputy Interior Minister Rafael Puente told Radio Fides : `` The possible motives behind these attacks are incomprehensible . There do n't seem to be any concrete objectives other than causing deaths . '' Amero and an accomplice , Alda Ribiero Acosta of Uruguay , were arrested by police in a hotel in the slum of El Alto , formally charged with murder , and were held in a maximum security prison near La Paz . While there , Amero attempted to stab his lawyer and had gasoline hidden in his cell , with plans to set fire to a prison official and a U.S. diplomat . Amero was sentenced to 30 years in prison on January 23 , 2008 . At the age of 26 , Amero died in a hospital on April 1 , 2008 , after complaining of stomach pains while in prison .",
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"text": "Homicide in Spain Homicide , according to the Spanish Criminal Code 1995 is a crime which contravenes the legal right to `` independent human life '' . It is found in article 138 which states : `` He who kills another will be punished , as a defendant of homicide , with a prison sentence of ten to fifteen years '' . The main legal concept in article 138 is bad faith . It may be present in any form , whether direct or indirect . The active subject ( he who kills ) as well as the passive subject ( he who is killed ) are universal , meaning that either can be any person , regardless of the circumstances . Homicide committed by grave recklessness is covered in article 142 , which includes both reckless homicide by weapons or motor vehicles and homicide caused by professional recklessness . It states : `` 1 . He who by grave recklessness causes the death of another will be punished , as a defendant of reckless homicide , with a prison sentence of one to four years . 2 . When the reckless homicide is committed using a motor vehicle , a motorcycle or a firearm , the defendant will also be deprived of his right to drive motor vehicles or motorcycles or the right to possess and carry arms for one to six years . 3 . When the homicide is committed by professional recklessness , the defendant will also be prohibited from exercising his profession or office for a period of three to six years . '' Homicide by minor recklessness is covered in article 621.2 of the Criminal Code : `` 2 . Those who by minor recklessness cause the death of another person will be punished with a fine of one to two months '' . It is necessary to indicate that in Spanish law , involuntary homicide is not regulated ; in the majority of cases the law that will be applied will be somewhere between homicide and the criminal concept which is involved . Other specific concepts , such as parricide and uxoricide also do not exist , since in Spanish criminal law the punishment is founded in the violation of the legal right and not the fact of killing one particular person or another . For these cases , the circumstances of kinship , found in article 23 , could be used as aggravating .",
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"text": "Pablo Martín Asuero",
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"text": "Cayetano Redondo Aceña Cayetano Redondo Aceña ( 1885 , Segovia -- 21 May 1940 , Madrid ) , Spanish politician , journalist , and mayor of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War - from November 1936 to May 1937 ) . He was also a leading proponent of Esperanto in Spain . In 1918 , Redondo was leader of the National Federation of Juventudes Socialistas , the youth wing of the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) , He worked for several political papers , including El Socialista . In 1931 , he was elected to the City Council of Madrid during the elections that led to the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic . In the next year , Redondo was elected on a PSOE platform as deputy to the Constituent Cortes . After acting Mayor Pedro Rico López fled for Valencia during constant attacks on Madrid carried by the troops of Francisco Franco , Redondo was elected his replacement . After the end of his mandate , he occupied other positions ( notably , he served as delegate to the Regional legislative body ) . After the Republican side lost the war and the Franco dictatorship began , Redondo was captured and ultimately executed by a firing squad in the Cementerio de la Almudena . Buried in a mass grave , his remains were later moved and buried with José Gómez Osorio , the last Republican civil governor of Madrid , shot months earlier , thanks to the concern of the family of the latter . His grave is near the place chosen in memory of `` The Thirteen Roses . '' Category :1885 births Category :1940 deaths Category : People from Segovia Category : Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party politicians Category : Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic category : Castilian-Leonese politicians Category : Mayors of Madrid Category : Spanish Esperantists Category : Spanish people of the Spanish Civil War ( Republican faction ) Category : Executed politicians Category : People executed by Spain by firing squad Category : Executed Spanish people Category : People executed by Francoist Spain",
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"text": "Juan Guzmán Cruchaga Juan Guzmán Cruchaga ( March 27 , 1895 -- July 21 , 1979 ) was a Chilean poet and diplomat . He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1962 . Guzman Cruchaga was of Basque descent . He was the son of Juan José Guzmán Guzmán and Amelia Cruchaga Aspillaga . He attended the colegio de San Ignacio from 1905 , finishing his humanities subjects in 1912 . In 1913 he enrolled into the Faculty of Law of Universidad de Chile , quitting during his third year there . He was hired as an employee at the Court of Accounts , job which he fulfilled until 1917 . He collaborated with the Zig-Zag magazine , becoming a poet in his own right , later publishing his first book : `` Juan al Brasero '' . He began travelling in 1917 , briefly returning to Chile from time to time . He then was named consul at Tampico , México , which would only be the first diplomatic post he acquired . He continued writing , becoming famous , culminating in being the recipient of the Chilean National Literary Prize in 1962 . Juan Guzmán Cruchaga died in Viña del Mar on 21 July 1979 . He was married to Raquel Tapia Caballero . He is the father of former judge Juan Guzmán Tapia .",
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"text": "Guatemalan Revolution The Guatemalan Revolution ( Revolución de Guatemala ) was the period in Guatemalan history between the popular uprising that overthrew dictator Jorge Ubico in 1944 and the United States-orchestrated coup d'état in 1954 that unseated President Jacobo Árbenz . It is also known as the Ten Years of Spring , highlighting the only years of representative democracy in Guatemala from 1930 until the end of the civil war in 1996 , and included a program of agrarian reform that was enormously influential across Latin America . From the late 19th century until 1944 Guatemala was governed by a series of authoritarian rulers who sought to strengthen the economy by supporting the export of coffee . Between 1898 and 1920 , Manuel Estrada Cabrera granted significant concessions to the United Fruit Company , an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit , and dispossessed many indigenous people of their communal lands . Under Jorge Ubico , who ruled as a dictator between 1931 and 1944 , this process was intensified , with the institution of harsh labor regulations and a police state . In June 1944 , a popular pro-democracy movement led by university students and labor organizations forced Ubico to resign . He appointed a three-person military junta to take his place , led by Federico Ponce Vaides . This junta continued Ubico 's oppressive policies , until it was toppled in a military coup led by Jacobo Árbenz in October 1944 , an event also known as the `` October Revolution '' . The coup leaders formed a junta which swiftly called for open elections . These elections were won in a landslide by Juan José Arévalo , a progressive professor of philosophy who had become the face of the popular movement . He implemented a moderate program of social reform , including a widely successful literacy campaign and a largely free election process , although illiterate women were not given the vote and communist parties were banned . Following the end of Arévalo 's presidency in 1951 , Jacobo Árbenz was elected to the presidency in a landslide . The progressive military leader of 1944 continued Arévalo 's reforms , and began an ambitious land-reform program , known as Decree 900 . Under it , the uncultivated portions of large land-holdings were expropriated in return for compensation , and redistributed to poverty-stricken agricultural laborers . Approximately 500,000 people benefited from the decree . The majority of them were indigenous people , whose forebears had been dispossessed after the Spanish invasion . Árbenz ' policies ran afoul of the United Fruit Company , which lost some of its uncultivated land . The company lobbied the US government for Árbenz ' overthrow , and the State Department responded by engineering a coup under the pretext that Árbenz was a communist . Carlos Castillo Armas took power at the head of a military junta , provoking the Guatemalan Civil War . The war lasted from 1960 to 1996 , and saw the US-backed military commit genocide against the indigenous Maya peoples , and widespread human rights violations against civilians .",
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"text": "Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz , also known as `` El Güero Jaibo '' ( Mexican Spanish slang : `` Tampico Whitey '' ) , was a member of the Tijuana Cartel ( Arellano Félix Organization ) , believed to be one of the masterminds and shooters behind the assassination of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo in Guadalajara , Jalisco , in May 1993 . Although he was never arrested , Murillo was identified as the actual shooter , along with Édgar Nicolás Villegas , AKA `` El Negro '' ( The Negro ) . Murillo was killed in a shootout with judicial police in Sinaloa de Leyva , Sinaloa , in August 1993 .",
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"text": "La Década Perdida `` La Década Perdida '' ( `` The Lost Decade '' ) is a designation to the financial period of crisis in Latin America during the 1980s ( and for some well into the subsequent decade ) . Sometimes the term is used in exclusive reference to Mexico . After the petroleum boom previous to the government of Mexican president José López Portillo ( from 1976 to 1982 ) , the Mexican government began to rely heavily on export barrels to support the financial needs in the country . These exports were mainly directed towards the United States , mainly due to the petroleum crisis of 1973 , taking advantage of the high prices these barrels garnered . When the market finally settled , thus reducing the high prices per barrel , the financial stability of the country was endangered . Diversification of income would have prevented the problem , but due to the inability of other production sectors to make up for the reduced profit , Mexico had to inflate the currency to by then historic levels . The Mexican peso would then be devaluated by almost 500 % . Given these circumstances , López Portillo nationalized all financial institutions in 1982 , during his last public address to the nation by saying : `` Defenderé el peso como un perro '' ( `` I 'll defend the peso like a dog '' ) . During the next period , president Miguel de la Madrid tried to bring back foreign investment and new trade agreements , culminating with Mexico 's admission to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) on January 1986 and also his proposed `` Economic Solidarity Pact '' in 1987 , which finally put inflation under control , which averaged 100 % until that time .",
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"text": "IPhone 5C The iPhone 5C ( marketed with a stylized lowercase ` c ' as iPhone 5c ) is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. . The device was part of the iPhone series and was unveiled on September 10 , 2013 , and released on September 20 , 2013 , along with its higher-end counterpart , the iPhone 5S . The iPhone 5C is a variant of the iPhone 5 , with similar hardware specifications but a hard-coated polycarbonate shell instead of the aluminium of the original iPhone 5 . The iPhone 5C was available in several color options , and shipped with iOS 7 . The iPhone 5C was sold at a discounted price point in comparison to the 5S : unlike Apple 's prior practice of lowering the price of the previous model upon release of a new version , the iPhone 5 was explicitly discontinued and replaced by the 5C . On September 9 , 2014 , the 16 and 32 GB iPhone 5C models were replaced by the 8 GB model with the announcement of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus . On September 9 , 2015 , the 8 GB version was discontinued upon the announcement of the iPhone 6S .",
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"text": "Apple A5X The Apple A5X is a 32-bit system-on-a-chip ( SoC ) designed by Apple Inc. , introduced at the launch of the third generation iPad on March 7 , 2012 . It is a high performance variant of the Apple A5 ; Apple claims it has twice the graphics performance of the A5 . It was superseded in the iPhone 5 and 5C by the A6 chip and the fourth generation iPad by the A6X chip .",
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"text": "P535 The Asus P535 is a high performance Pocket PC ( PPC ) that was designed for business managers . It was launched by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. in November , 2006 . At first , the Asus P535 ran with Microsoft ( R ) Window Mobile 5.0 . However , it is upgradable to Microsoft ( R ) Windows mobile 6.5 .",
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"text": "Portable Media Center Portable Media Center ( PMC ) is a defunct hard drive-based portable media player ( PMP ) platform developed by Microsoft . Announced at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) , and released in early 2004 , it was originally positioned as a competitor to Apple 's iPod . The platform was conceived in line with Microsoft 's Windows Media Center strategy , where the idea was to have a single media management interface that would be used on both PCs and in consumer devices , including televisions and handhelds . The strategy was developed by Microsoft 's Windows Embedded group in partnership with the eHome Division , which formed in February 2001 and started partnerships with companies like Samsung with the goal to `` develop new technologies so consumers can enjoy whole-home entertainment , communications and control experiences where , when and however they want them '' and `` develop an entire ecosystem of PCs , digital devices , intelligent home appliances and services that will easily and cost-effectively transform average households into next-generation digital homes . '' The Windows Media Center name was created with the release of a Windows XP product edition , Windows XP Media Center Edition , geared towards this ecosystem . Codenamed Media2Go , it was later rebranded as Windows Mobile software for Portable Media Centers , before being named Portable Media Center . Its operating system was a specialized version of Windows CE , . In 2007 , Microsoft discontinued licensing the platform . The first Portable Media Center product released was the Creative 's Zen Portable Media Center . All PMCs are able to play audio files in MP3 and display images in JPEG . Also , they support Microsoft 's proprietary formats : Windows Media Audio ( WMA ) and Windows Media Video ( WMV ) . Other video formats will either be supported by each individual PMC , or transcoded though Windows Media Player . Media Transfer Protocol ( MTP ) is used for transferring data . All players use a graphical user interface ( GUI ) modeled after Media Center , a software portal bundled with Windows XP Media Center Edition . Manufacturers include Creative , Philips , iriver , Samsung , and Toshiba . The Portable Media Center was succeeded by Zune , and served as the basis for its software . Zune had similar aims to provide a unifying media platform across PCs , devices , and televisions ( 3-screen strategy ) .",
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"text": "Samsung Galaxy S5 The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics . Unveiled on 24 February 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona , Spain , it was released on 11 April 2014 in 150 countries as the immediate successor to the Galaxy S4 . As with the S4 , the S5 is an evolution of the prior year 's model , placing a particular emphasis on an improved build with a textured rear cover and IP67 certification for dust and water resistance , a more refined user experience , new security features such as a fingerprint reader and private mode , expanded health features ( such as a built-in heart rate monitor ) , and an updated camera . The Galaxy S5 received mostly positive reviews ; The phone was praised for its display , hardware , camera and battery life but it was criticized for its plastic design , bloated software and the inconsistent fingerprint scanner featured on the phone . In August 2015 , following the release of its latest flagship , the Galaxy S6 , Samsung released an updated version called the `` Galaxy S5 Neo '' which has a Exynos 7 Octa ( 7580 ) processor clocked at 1.6 GHz . It has 2 GB of RAM , 16 GB of internal storage and comes with Android 5.1.1 `` Lollipop '' or Android 4.3 `` Jelly Bean '' depending on carrier .",
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"text": "Virtual Audio Cable Virtual Audio Cable is a WDM multimedia driver that allows a user to transfer audio streams from one application to another . Any application is able to send an audio stream to the input side of a `` virtual cable '' while a corresponding application can receive this stream from the output side . Since all transfers are made digitally , there is no loss in sound quality . VAC is the audio equivalent of a MIDI loopback device such as MultiMid or Hubi . The latest package , VAC 4 , includes 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista-compatible versions along with the previous Windows 2000/XP/2003 . VAC is written entirely in object-oriented C++ and has no external dependencies . Windows 98/ME/2000 / XP versions consist of user-mode and kernel-mode components which are compiled from a single source file set . If more than one application is sending audio through an output virtual cable , VAC is able to mix all of the streams together or create separate corresponding virtual input cables . Similarly , more than one application is able to receive audio from an input cable , whether it 's sharing the same audio data with another target or receiving its own personal audio stream . VAC is useful for recording an application 's audio output in almost real time or transferring a sound stream to another application so it may process it . A person could use two or more software audio generators , synthesizers or sequencers to produce audio streams and send them to a VAC output cable and record the mixed stream from the VAC input cable using any type of recording software . Because VAC routes audio streams in almost real time , it is able to be utilized in various manners . A person is capable of using VAC to record an output audio stream from an application that normally does not allow saving the audio to files . A user could also manipulate VAC into recording conversations through Voice Over IP ( VoIP ) or Internet telephony applications such as Skype .",
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"text": "Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure -LSB- ˈæʒər -RSB- is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building , deploying , and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers . It provides software as a service , platform as a service and infrastructure as a service and supports many different programming languages , tools and frameworks , including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems . Azure was announced in October 2008 and released on February 1 , 2010 as Windows Azure , before being renamed to Microsoft Azure on March 25 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Nokia Lumia 928 Nokia Lumia 928 is a high-end smartphone developed by Nokia that runs Microsoft 's Windows Phone 8 operating system . It was announced on May 10 , 2013 , as a Verizon-exclusive variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 . It became available on May 16 , 2013 , on a two-year contract for $ 99.99 in the United States . It is exclusive to the U.S. and Canadian markets .",
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"text": "Simca 5 The Simca 5 is a small Franco-Italian passenger car designed , by Fiat engineers at Turin . It was produced and sold in France by Simca . It was virtually identical to the Fiat 500 Topolino on which it was based , but was first presented , at the company 's new Nanterre plant , three months ahead of the Fiat equivalent on 10 March 1936 . Production was delayed , however , by a wave of strikes , that accompanied the June 1936 electoral victory of Léon Blum 's Popular Front government . The manufacturer boasted at the time of its launch of being ahead of the `` plans across the Rhine '' : this was a reference to the already rumoured launch of the Volkswagen Beetle which would appear only in 1938 . Advanced features included independent front suspension , a four speed gear box , hydraulically controlled drum brakes on all four wheels and a twelve volt electrical system . The Simca 5 also offered exceptional fuel economy ( in a test it managed to travel 110 kilometers on just 5 litres of fuel ) . The car was originally intended for sale on the domestic market for less than 10,000 French Francs , an aspiration soon overtaken by a decline in the currency 's value that gathered pace in the second half of the 1930s . By the time of the 32nd Paris Motor Show in October 1938 , the manufacturer 's listed price even for the base `` standard '' bodied car , was 13,980 francs . With an engine size that corresponded with the 3CV car tax band the Simca 5 , along with its Fiat sibling , could be presented as the `` smallest volume production car in the world '' . Production of the Simca 5 was slowed down ( but did not ever cease entirely ) by the war and the period of German occupation in the early 1940s , but resumed in 1946 . 46,472 of the cars had been produced by the time the car was delisted by Simca in 1949 . By now it had been replaced on the company 's production lines by the similar but partially reskinned and slightly more powerful Simca 6 . This entry is based on a translation of the French Wikipedia corresponding entry",
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"text": "Xbox One Controller Xbox One Wireless Controller is the primary controller for the Microsoft Xbox One console . The controller maintains the overall layout found in the Xbox 360 controller , but with various tweaks to its design , such as a revised shape , redesigned analog sticks , shoulder buttons , and triggers , along with new vibrators within the triggers to allow for directional haptic feedback . It has had three revisions with several changes to the controller 's design and functionality . Microsoft also markets the Elite Wireless Controller , a premium version geared towards professional gamers , including interchangeable parts and programmability features . In turn , each of the aforementioned variations has been offered in various color schemes , some featuring special designs tying into specific games . Per a partnership between Microsoft and Oculus VR , Xbox One controllers are bundled with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset .",
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"text": "IPod Touch The iPod Touch ( stylized and marketed as iPod touch ) is an iOS-based all-purpose handheld PC designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a user interface that is touchscreen-based . It can be used as a music and video player , digital camera , handheld game device , and personal digital assistant ( PDA ) . It connects to the Internet only through Wi-Fi base stations , does not use cellular network data , and is therefore not a smartphone , though it has a similar design to the iPhone and is often referred to as the `` iPhone without a phone '' . Furthermore , it does not fit in Apple 's iPhone accessories such as their leather cases . As of May 2013 , 100 million iPod Touch units had been sold . It is also the most popular iPod model . iPod touch models are sold by storage space and color , with all models of the same generation typically offering otherwise identical features , processors , and performance , in addition to available operating system upgrades ; an exception was the fifth generation , as the low-end ( 16 GB ) model was initially sold without a rear-facing camera . The current iPod touch is the sixth-generation model , released on July 15 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Nokia Lumia 735 The Nokia Lumia 735 is a Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone developed by Nokia . Unveiled on 4 September 2014 at IFA Berlin , the device is a smartphone with a particular emphasis on `` selfies '' -- aided by a 5-megapixel , wide-angle front-facing camera . The phone will be released in certain markets in a 3G-only dual SIM version , branded as the Lumia 730 .",
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"text": "Corporate design A corporate design ( CD ) is the official graphical design of the logo and name of a company or institution used on letterheads , envelopes , forms , folders , brochures , etc. . The house style is created in such a way that all the elements are arranged in a distinctive design and pattern . This includes dictating what ink pantones should be used in the coloring , and what typefaces . Governments may have corporate designs as well . On June 2 , 1999 , the German federal cabinet introduced a corporate design for the flag of Germany . The term ` corporate design ' is not the name of a specific design profession . Corporations do have special design needs based on their behaviors . They communicate their mission , objectives , needs , and product information -- with users , clients , or members ; with suppliers , distributors , service providers ; with the surrounding community and the media ; with financial institutions and other corporations , and with the state . They create , acquire , modify , organize and distribute large amounts of information and raw data , as well as goods and services . ( Sometimes the goods or services are themselves information . For example , The Yellow Pages , or The New York Times . ) A designer whose client is a corporation will include the logo and other elements of the corporate brand as a way to standardize and unify all communication between company and audience , whether in print or online . Scenarios that includes human-computer interactions take place through software and hardware user interfaces that are also branded and designed with the corporate culture in mind . ( Examples of user scenarios : update the Web site , transfer funds , document procedures , control security , operate machinery , plan projects , conduct virtual meetings , check inventory , fill an order , or ship a product . ) These interactions are increasingly taking place through Web sites , through mobile devices and at dedicated terminals , and may include sound , video , animation and user feedback mechanisms . A savvy designer will create designs that can be adapted to all of these applications .",
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"text": "Australian International Design Awards The Australian International Design Awards is an industry body established by the Industrial Design Council of Australia ( IDCA ) , founded in 1958 . The awards are Australia 's only national design awards for industrial design . Since 1991 , the Australian International Design Awards has been a division of Standards Australia . In 2007 the Australian Design Awards expanded its entry criteria to include all professionally designed products on the Australian market , including products designed in Australia . From 2007 , the Australian Design Awards became known as the Australian International Design Awards to reflect the global nature of the awards . The Australian International Design Awards has been recognised by the Commonwealth Government and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design as a promotional body for the Australian design industry .",
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"text": "App Installer The App Installer is a software component of Windows 10 , introduced in the 2016 Anniversary Update , used for the installation and maintenance of applications packaged in . appx or . appxbundle installation packages , loosely relational databases with an XML app manifest . The . appx and . appxbundle files contain either a Win32 or a Universal Windows Platform `` EXE file '' , icons for the Start menu and taskbar , a virtualized version of any registry keys needed , and any other assets needed for the installed app to function . It is possible to install . appx and . appxbundle files on Windows 10 without either the installer or the Windows Store by using a command line . However , this requires Developer Mode to be turned on and most users were unaware of this capability . The app installer provides a more user-friendly interface that is opened by clicking on the installation package . The design for the App Installer is similar to the one for the classic Windows Installer , which installs stand-alone MSI and EXE files . It shows the user the app name , the developer , the app 's Start menu tile , and a set of capabilities enabled by the app manifest . If the user clicks the Install button at the bottom right corner , the App Installer checks the app 's signature . Unlike the standalone installer , the App Installer will refuse to install an app without a valid signature . If the signature is valid , the app displays a blue installation progress bar and shows the user a button to launch the app once it is fully installed . The App Installer is physically more flexible than Windows Installer . It can be resized and viewed in full-screen mode and the background changes based on the system-wide light or dark mode . Apps installed with the App Installer can be updated through the Windows Store . It is also possible to update a pre-installed app or app installed through the Windows , so long as version being installed with the App Installer has a higher version number than the one installed on the user 's computer . Since APPX installations are sandboxed , unlike traditional installs , it is possible to run multiple installations at once . It is currently unknown whether themes in an . appx package can be installed with the installer ; currently , all available . appx packages with themes are distributed by Microsoft through the Windows Store .",
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"text": "Sigma Designs Sigma Designs is an American public corporation that designs and builds high-performance system-on-a-chip semiconductor technologies for Internet-based set-top boxes , DVD players/recorders , high-definition televisions , media processors , digital media adapters , portable media players and home connectivity products . In addition to platform processing and home network hardware , Sigma Designs also offers engineering support services and customized integrated circuit development . The company develops products for the following connected media platforms : IPTV ( video over IP ) set-top boxes , TV media players ( such as Blu-ray ) , HDTVs , multimedia players , digital media adapters , portable media players , and home networking products , such as HomePlug AV , HomePNA and G.hn . Sigma Designs owns the intellectual property and is one of two chip makers for the Z-Wave home control technology . Sigma has alliances with other technology companies , including Microsoft , and their products are found in stand-alone full HD multimedia players .",
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"text": "FonePlus FonePlus is a smartphone device that connects to a TV for basic productivity and Internet operations . It was demonstrated on 18 July 2006 by Hugh Teegan , a Mobile Devices architect at Microsoft focusing on emerging markets , and at Microsoft 's Financial Analyst Meeting on 27 July 2006 , by Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie .",
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"text": "Scott Oki Scott D. Oki ( born October 5 , 1948 in Seattle , Washington ) is a former senior vice-president of sales and marketing for Microsoft who conceived and built Microsoft 's international operations . Oki also played a crucial role in Microsoft 's rapid domestic growth during the 1980s . Born to a Japanese-American family , Oki attended the University of Washington , but left after 18 months to join the Air Force . While in the service he took courses at the University of Colorado . After he left the service in 1974 , he went on to receive a BA in accounting and information systems and earned an MBA the following year . After holding several computer-related jobs , Oki went to work for Microsoft in 1982 . Oki built Microsoft 's international operations , and within two years it was more profitable than Microsoft 's domestic operation . Bill Gates then made him Vice President of Domestic Operation , and within five years , the company 's sales rose from $ 100 million to $ 1 billion . One of Oki 's major contributions to Microsoft 's success during that time was convincing Bill Gates and the board of directors to center product development and marketing efforts on Windows instead of OS/2 . By the time he retired Oki was overseeing 3,000 employees . When Oki retired in 1992 , he reportedly cashed in stock options estimated at $ 100 million . He now runs the non-profit Oki Foundation , owns several golf courses , and serves on dozens of advisory boards and boards of directors for both for-profit and non-profit companies . Oki is the Co-Chair of the United Way of King County Campaign Board and Co-Chair of the Million Dollar Roundtable , Founder and Chairman of the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce , Founder and Co-President of the Chief Seattle Council Boy Scout Foundation , Co-Founder of Sounders For Kids , Co-Founder of America 's Foundation for Chess , Co-Founder of SeeYourImpact.org and Co-Founder of Social Venture Partners . He is a past-President of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington and a past Chair of Seattle Children 's Hospital Foundation . Scott also serves on the national boards for United Way of America , Boys & Girls Clubs of America , Japanese American National Museum , and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation . Scott Oki is a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America , the organization 's governing body . Oki Golf In 1994 , Scott Oki purchased The Golf Club at Echo Falls in Snohomish , Washington . This initial acquisition was the preliminary step toward building what eventually became a unique portfolio of golf properties known collectively as Oki Golf . This collection has grown to include nine properties comprising eleven championship golf courses , both public and private , spread throughout the Puget Sound . In addition to The Golf Club at Echo Falls , the Oki Golf portfolio also includes Indian Summer Golf & Country Club in Olympia , Washington ( private ) , The Plateau Club in Sammamish , Washington ( private ) , and The Woodlands and The Links courses ( formerly Meriwood and Vicwood -- both public ) at The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie in Lacey , Washington . The flagship courses in Oki Golf 's celebrated collection are located at The Golf Club at Newcastle in Newcastle , WA . Two additional golf properties were added to the group in December 2005 . Washington National Golf Club ( public ) in Auburn , WA , and Trophy Lake Golf & Casting ( public ) in Port Orchard , WA . ( source : okigolf.com ) In the winter of 2007 , Oki Golf added Harbour Pointe ( public ) in Mukilteo , Washington . An additional property - Trilogy Golf Course ( public ) - was purchased in 2008 and has since been renamed to The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge . During October , 2016 , Oki sold eight of his golf courses for $ 137 million dollars to Chinese based HNA Holdings . Ownership of commercial real property by foreign businesses is prohibited in China .",
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"text": "Western Digital Western Digital Corporation ( commonly referred to as Western Digital and often abbreviated as WDC or WD ) is an American computer data storage company and one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world , along with Seagate Technology . Western Digital Corporation has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company . Western Digital was founded on April 23 , 1970 , by Alvin B. Phillips , a Motorola employee , as General Digital , initially ( and briefly ) a manufacturer of MOS test equipment . It rapidly became a speciality semiconductor maker , with start-up capital provided by several individual investors and industrial giant Emerson Electric . Around July 1971 , it adopted its current name and soon introduced its first product , the WD1402A UART .",
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"text": "Innovative Communications Alliance The Innovative Communications Alliance ( ICA ) is a telecommunications alliance between Microsoft and Nortel , created in July 2006 , to co-develop , integrate , market , sell , and support unified communications products . The goal of the alliance is to make integrated hardware and software solutions that join together voice , video , and data communications without requiring gateways or middleware . Microsoft and Nortel share developing technologies and patents for unified communications products .",
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"text": "High5Collective The High5Collective , often abbreviated H5C , is a group of independent visual artists based in Los Angeles , California . As a production team , they began releasing videos in May 2011 . The collective gained exposure mainly through the Indy blogosphere , but also received some support from larger websites such as Pitchfork , Rolling Stone , and The Huffington Post . In November 2011 they got signed to Partizan , an award-winning production company . H5C 's website provides the following information : `` We make art for artists that inspire us . New videos every couple weeks . Enjoy the art , bitches . ''",
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Dwayne Johnson is also known by his ring name.
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"text": "Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Douglas Johnson ( born May 2 , 1972 ) , also known by his ring name , The Rock , is an American actor , producer , and professional wrestler . He holds both American and Canadian citizenships . Born in California and raised in New Zealand and the U.S. states of Hawaii and Pennsylvania , Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami , where he won a national championship on the 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team . He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League and was cut two months into the 1995 season . This led him to become a professional wrestler like his grandfather , Peter Maivia , and his father , Rocky Johnson , from whom he also inherited his Canadian citizenship . Currently signed to WWE on a part-time contract , Johnson gained mainstream fame in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) from 1996 to 2004 as a major figure in the company 's Attitude Era , and was the first third-generation wrestler in the company 's history . He returned to wrestling part-time for WWE from 2011 to 2013 and continues to make sporadic non-wrestling appearances for the company . Johnson has 17 championship reigns in WWE , including 10 as a world champion , winning the WWF/WWE Championship eight times ( seventh reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion ) and the WCW/World Championship twice . He won the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Tag Team Championship five times . Johnson is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history and won the 2000 Royal Rumble . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time . Johnson 's autobiography The Rock Says ... , co-written with Joe Layden , was published in 2000 . It debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list , spent 20 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list , and sold 720,000 copies in hardcover alone . Johnson 's first leading film role was in The Scorpion King in 2002 . For this role , he was paid US$ 5.5 million , a world record for an actor in his first starring role . He has since appeared in various films , and become known for his ability to reinvigorate film franchises . One of his more prominent roles is Luke Hobbs in The Fast and the Furious franchise ; its most recent film , The Fate of the Furious , was released in 2017 and has grossed over $ 1.1 billion worldwide , making it the second highest-grossing film of 2017 and the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time . He hosted and produced The Hero , a reality competition series ; and has since continued to produce TV series and films through his production company Seven Bucks Productions , each of which he also stars in . Forbes listed Johnson No. 25 in the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013 . He was the world 's highest-paid actor of 2016 . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 . In 2015 , Muscle & Fitness named Johnson their `` Man of the Century '' .",
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"text": "Spring Stampede (2000) Spring Stampede ( 2000 ) was the fifth and final Spring Stampede pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . The event took place on April 16 , 2000 from the United Center in Chicago . The event was notable due the creation of a new WCW after Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo rebooted the company by vacating all the championships and refreshed the WCW roster . Many tournaments occurred during the event for the vacated championships . The main event was the tournament final for the vacated WCW World Heavyweight Championship between Diamond Dallas Page and Jeff Jarrett . During the match , Page 's wife Kimberly Page turned on her husband , allowing Jarrett to win the title . The undercard featured tournaments to crown the new World Tag Team and United States Heavyweight Champions . Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Ric Flair and The Total Package to win the vacated World Tag Team Championship and Scott Steiner defeated Sting to win the vacated United States Heavyweight Championship . Chris Candido won a Six-Way match for the vacant Cruiserweight Championship and Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley in a Hardcore match for the vacant Hardcore Championship . The events of this event would lead to the beginning of an angle , in which the WCW roster was divided into two factions : New Blood and Millionaire 's Club . New Blood was the villainous group of young wrestlers and Millionaire 's Club was the heroic group of veterans of the industry .",
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"text": "1993 Dallas Cowboys season The 1993 Dallas Cowboys season marked their 34th in the NFL and a quest for back-to-back Super Bowl titles . The season saw the franchise become the first team to start 0 -- 2 and still reach ( and subsequently win ) the Super Bowl . The following off-season was marked by the sudden resignation of head coach Jimmy Johnson , though he would return to coach the Miami Dolphins in 1996 .",
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"text": "Eddie Kingston Edward Moore ( born December 12 , 1981 ) is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston . He is currently signed with Impact Wrestling under the ring name Kingston , where he is a member of the Death Crew Council . He is best known for his work in Chikara , All American Wrestling , Combat Zone Wrestling , Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South , Pro Wrestling Guerrilla , and Ring of Honor .",
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"text": "Backlash (2003) Backlash ( 2003 ) was the fifth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by Castrol GTX , and took place on April 27 , 2003 , at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester , Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion 's Raw and SmackDown ! brands . The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Goldberg and The Rock , where Goldberg , in his first WWE Pay-Per-View , defeated Rock by pinfall , following a spear and a Jackhammer . The featured match on the undercard was a WWE Championship match from the SmackDown ! brand , between John Cena and the reigning champion , Brock Lesnar , where Lesnar defeated Cena by pinfall after an F-5 . The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand , between the team of Triple H , Ric Flair , and Chris Jericho facing Shawn Michaels , Kevin Nash , and Booker T. Triple H , Flair , and Jericho won the match by pinfall , after Triple H hit Nash with a sledgehammer . The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown ! brand was the encounter of The Big Show and Rey Mysterio , where Big Show pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam . The event grossed $ 450,000 with 10,000 ticket sales and had a 0.67 buyrate . Following the event , Goldberg began a feud with Chris Jericho . At Bad Blood , Goldberg defeated Jericho via pinfall after a Jackhammer . Brock Lesnar began a storyline with The Big Show over the WWE Championship . At Judgment Day , Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship . Triple H engaged in a storyline with Kevin Nash over the World Heavyweight Championship . At Judgment Day , Nash defeated Triple H via disqualification ; due to WWE regulations , Triple H retained the championship .",
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"text": "Sports Action Team Sports Action Team was a half-hour comedy television series that ran for two seasons in 2006-2007 . It was aired by some affiliates of the NBC network and the high definition channel HDNet . It was a semi-improvisational mockumentary depicting the production of a fictional sports news show of the same name . Originally intended as a sport-related program to fill air time after Sunday football games on the west coast , the first season eventually expanded to most major NBC markets around the country ( including all NBC Owned and Operated stations ) . The show 's second season is shot in high definition , and is distributed by MGM . It is produced by Chicago-based Towers Productions , Inc. . The regular cast was Al Samuels , Kevin Fleming , Steven Fleming , Antoine McKay , Katie Nahnsen , and Niki Lindgren , who have a background in Chicago area improvisational theater and play characters with the same first names . It also regularly features appearances by professional athletes . Athletes that made appearances on the show include Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat , Rudi Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals , former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka , Randy Moss of the New England Patriots , Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers , and IndyCar racer Danica Patrick . Several non-athletes have made appearances , such as The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien and former Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell . Each show includes several appearances by athletes who are included in the shows plot lines .",
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"text": "Dwayne Harper Dwayne Harper ( born March 29 , 1966 ) is a former professional American football cornerback who played 12 seasons in the National Football League . He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers .",
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"text": "Daryl Johnson Daryl E. Johnson ( born August 11 , 1946 ) is a former American football defensive back who played in the American Football League , the National Football League , and the World Football League .",
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"text": "Leon Lett Leon Lett , Jr. ( born October 12 , 1968 ) , nicknamed The Big Cat , is a former American football defensive tackle and coach who currently serves as the assistant defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Lett played in the NFL for 11 seasons and spent the majority of his career with the Cowboys , who drafted him in 1991 . In his final season in 2001 , he played for the Denver Broncos . A two-time Pro Bowler , Lett was a member of the Cowboys teams that won three Super Bowls during the 1990s . He is also remembered for his involvement in two botched plays ; a fumble just before scoring a touchdown in Super Bowl XXVII and a failed ball recovery after a blocked field goal in a Thanksgiving game . Neither play proved to be detrimental to the Cowboys , however , who won the Super Bowl in both seasons the plays occurred in . After retiring , Lett began a career in coaching , and rejoined the Cowboys as a coach in 2011 .",
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"text": "Jack Johnson (defensive back) John Connell Johnson ( December 11 , 1933 -- October 18 , 2015 ) was an American football player who played with the Dallas Texans , Buffalo Bills and Chicago Cardinals . He played college football at the University of Miami .",
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"text": "Lia Maivia Ofelia `` Lia '' Maivia ( 1927 -- 19 October 2008 ) , also known as Leah Maivia , was a Samoan-American professional wrestling promoter . She is credited as one of the first female professional wrestling promoters . Maivia was the wife of Samoan professional wrestler Peter Maivia and the grandmother of actor and wrestler , Dwayne Johnson , also known as The Rock .",
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"text": "T. J. Johnson (American football) Anthony Eugene Johnson ( born July 17 , 1990 ) is an American football center for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Bengals in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of South Carolina and attended Aynor High School in Aynor , South Carolina .",
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"text": "Club fighter A club fighter ( or clubfighter ) is a professional boxer who usually fights locally and has a mediocre record . Club fighters generally are not nationally recognized and have not won any fights that show the ability to win a championship . The term is often used as a pejorative for over-hyped fighters or for older boxers when they begin to decline . For example , Floyd Mayweather Jr. called Arturo Gatti `` a blown-up club fighter '' , even though Gatti was the WBC super lightweight champion at the time . A club fighter is less respected than a contender , who defeats journeymen and club fighters in order to establish himself as a challenger for a world title . A journeyman is slightly more respected than a club fighter -- often by way of having a superficially good record . Category : Boxing terminology Category : Pejorative terms for people",
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"text": "Arthur Johnson (boxer) Arthur Anthony Johnson ( born February 16 , 1966 in East St. Louis , Illinois ) is a former professional boxer from the United States , nicknamed `` Flash '' .",
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"text": "Johnson Box A Johnson Box is a box commonly found at the top of direct mail letters , containing the key message of the letter . The purpose of it is to draw the reader 's attention to this key message first , and hopefully grab their attention , enticing them to read the rest of the letter . A Johnson Box is very effective , but it lends a `` salesy '' air to a letter , and so is considered inappropriate for letters that are intended to be formal or personal . It has also been adapted to the email format , having the additional benefit of allowing the most important message in the email to be visible in the preview pane of an email reader . The Johnson Box is named after direct marketer Frank Johnson , who is credited with using the Johnson Box to improve response to his offers for American Heritage magazine . He does not claim credit for creating the device , claiming to have only popularized it . The Johnson Box has since `` evolved '' by use . It is often used at the middle of the page , particularly to highlight a testimony or an important sentence from the writing . It is now even used to surround an order form at the bottom right of the page which re-iterates the benefit and offer .",
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"text": "Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1972) Charles Everett Johnson ( born January 3 , 1972 ) is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round ( 17th overall ) of the 1994 NFL Draft . A 6 ' 0 '' , 202-lb . wide receiver from the University of Colorado , Johnson played nine seasons in the National Football League from 1994 to 2002 for the Steelers , the Philadelphia Eagles , the New England Patriots , and the Buffalo Bills . He was a part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl XXXVI . Charles S. Johnson ( a different player ) was the second-string quarterback for the 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team . He scored the winning touchdown in the controversial Fifth Down Game , and went on to quarterback the Buffs to a co-National Championship .",
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"text": "Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States . ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) . ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling . On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .",
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"text": "Dennis Johnson (linebacker) Dennis Craig Johnson ( born June 19 , 1958 ) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League . He played six seasons for the Minnesota Vikings ( 1980 -- 1985 ) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1985 ) .",
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"text": "Anoaʻi family The Anoaʻi family , originating from American Samoa , is a family of professional wrestlers . Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions . Famous members of the family include Rikishi , Yokozuna , Roman Reigns , The Usos , and Dwayne Johnson In addition , Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i and Peter Maivia were `` blood brothers '' , a connection that continued with Afa and Sika , who regard Peter as their uncle . Peter married Ofelia `` Lia '' Fuataga , who already had a daughter named Feagaimaleata ( Ata ) , whom he adopted and raised as his own . Ata married wrestler Rocky Johnson , and the couple became the parents of Dwayne Johnson , who wrestled under the names Rocky Maivia and The Rock , before establishing himself as an actor .",
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"text": "Ron Simmons Ronald Simmons ( born May 15 , 1958 ) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player . He performed for World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) under his real name , and in the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWF/E ) under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad ( sometimes spelled Asad ) and Faarooq ( sometimes spelled Farooq ) . He is signed with WWE , working in their Legends program . In WCW , Simmons was a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion ; as the first African American to win the title , he is recognized by WWE as the first black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling history . He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh . In ECW , Simmons headlined the 1994 edition of the company 's premier annual pay-per-view event , November to Remember , in a match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship . In the WWF , he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency . Former leader of stable The Nation of Domination , Simmons also competed for the company 's singles championships on pay-per-view and television , headlining the 1997 King of the Ring event against The Undertaker for the WWF Championship . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012 . Prior to becoming a professional wrestler , Simmons was an American college and pro football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) , Canadian Football League ( CFL ) and United States Football League ( USFL ) for four seasons during the 1980s . He played college football for Florida State University , and was recognized as an All-American . He played professionally for the NFL 's Cleveland Browns , the CFL 's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL 's Tampa Bay Bandits .",
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"text": "John Johnson (linebacker) John Vernard Johnson ( born May 8 , 1968 ) is a former American football linebacker who played five seasons in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers , Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints . He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft . He played college football at Clemson University and attended LaGrange High School in LaGrange , Georgia .",
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Matt Groening created Futurama.
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"text": "Matt Groening Matthew Abraham `` Matt '' Groening ( -LSB- ˈɡreɪnɪŋ -RSB- ; born February 15 , 1954 ) is an American cartoonist , writer , producer , animator , and voice actor . He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell ( 1977 -- 2012 ) and the television series The Simpsons ( 1989 -- present ) and Futurama ( 1999 -- 2003 , 2008 -- 2013 ) . The Simpsons has gone on to become the longest-running U.S. primetime-television series in history , as well as the longest-running animated series and sitcom . Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978 . At its peak , the cartoon was carried in 250 weekly newspapers . Life in Hell caught the attention of James L. Brooks . In 1985 , Brooks contacted Groening with the proposition of working in animation for the Fox variety show The Tracey Ullman Show . Originally , Brooks wanted Groening to adapt his Life in Hell characters for the show . Fearing the loss of ownership rights , Groening decided to create something new and came up with a cartoon family , the Simpson family , and named the members after his own parents and sisters -- while Bart was an anagram of the word brat . The shorts would be spun off into their own series The Simpsons , which has since aired episodes . In 1997 , Groening and former Simpsons writer David X. Cohen developed Futurama , an animated series about life in the year 3000 , which premiered in 1999 , running for four years on Fox , then picked up by Comedy Central for additional seasons . Groening has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards , ten for The Simpsons and two for Futurama as well as a British Comedy Award for `` outstanding contribution to comedy '' in 2004 . In 2002 , he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on Life in Hell . He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Help! (magazine) Help ! is an American satire magazine published by James Warren from 1960 to 1965 . It was Harvey Kurtzman 's longest-running magazine project after leaving Mad and EC Publications , and during its five years of operation it was chronically underfunded , yet innovative . In starting Help ! , Kurtzman brought along several artists from his Mad collaborations , including Will Elder , Jack Davis , John Severin and Al Jaffee . Kurtzman 's assistants included Charles Alverson , Terry Gilliam and Gloria Steinem ; the latter was helpful in gathering the celebrity comedians who appeared on the covers and the fumetti strips the magazine ran along with more traditional comics and text pieces . Among the then little-known performers in the fumetti were John Cleese , Woody Allen and Milt Kamen ; better-known performers such as Orson Bean were also known to participate . Some of the fumetti were scripted by Bernard Shir-Cliff . At Help ! , Gilliam met Cleese for the first time , resulting in their collaboration years later on Monty Python 's Flying Circus . Cleese appeared in a Gilliam fumetto written by David Crossley , `` Christopher 's Punctured Romance '' . The tale concerns a man who is shocked to learn that his daughter 's new `` Barbee '' doll has `` titties '' ; however , he falls in love with the doll and has an affair . Gilliam appeared on two covers of Help ! and along with the rest of the creative team , appeared in crowd scenes in several fumetti . The magazine introduced young talents who went on to influential careers in underground comix as well as the mainstream : among them Robert Crumb , Gilbert Shelton and Jay Lynch . Algis Budrys and other science fiction writers were regular contributors of prose and scripts to the magazine . Working with a minimal budget , Kurtzman relied on a combination of cheap up-and-coming talent , favors called in to `` name '' friends ( such as cover poses by Jackie Gleason , Mort Sahl or Jerry Lewis ) and inexpensive page-fillers ( such as inserting dialogue balloons into news photos and publicity stills ) . Somewhat more adult and risque than Mad , Help ! was nonetheless less sexually explicit or taboo-breaking than the contemporaneous The Realist or the later underground comix and National Lampoon were or would be . Nonetheless , it had its moments and served as a locus and starting point for a wide range of talent . A total of 26 issues were printed before the magazine folded in 1965 . Volume one ( Aug. 1960 -- Sept. 1961 ) had 12 issues , and 14 issues comprised the second volume ( Feb. 1962 -- Sept. 1965 ) .",
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"text": "Adult animation Adult animation , adult cartoon , or mature animation is any type of animation work that is mainly targeted towards adults and sometimes also teenagers , acting as a contrast to most animated films and TV series being aimed at children . Works in this genre may be considered adult for any number of reasons . They may be noted for using risqué themes , graphic violence , profane language , sexuality , or dark humor . Works in this genre may explore philosophical , political , or social issues . Some productions are noted for sophisticated and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques . Before the enforcement of the Hays Code , some cartoon shorts contained humor that was aimed at adult audience members rather than children . Following the introduction of the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system , independent animation producers attempted to establish an alternative to mainstream animation . Initially , few animation studios in the United States attempted to produce animation for adult audiences , but later examples of animation produced for adults would gain mainstream attention and success .",
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"text": "Angry Dad: The Movie `` Angry Dad : The Movie '' is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons ' twenty-second season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 20 , 2011 . The plot of the episode involves Bart winning many awards for his new short film based on his web cartoon series Angry Dad , which was first introduced in `` I Am Furious ( Yellow ) '' , while Homer takes credit for the film during acceptance speeches . `` Angry Dad : The Movie '' was written by John Frink and directed by Matthew Nastuk , with Ricky Gervais , Halle Berry , Russell Brand , Maurice LaMarche , Nick Park and J. B. Smoove guest starring . Cultural references in the episode include Pixar , Toy Story , Wallace and Gromit , Kung Fu Panda , Ms. Pac-Man , SpongeBob SquarePants and the 68th Golden Globe Award ceremony . The episode was viewed in an estimated 6.35 million households , with a 2.8 Nielsen rating , marking a slight rise in audience from the previous episode , while the episode was the twenty-fifth most viewed show for the week of broadcast among adults aged 18 -- 49 . Critical reception of the episode was generally positive , with critics praising the episode 's use of visual gags and cultural references .",
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"text": "Claudia Katz Claudia Katz is an American animation producer . Katz is a partner and Executive Vice President of Rough Draft Studios . Katz is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College Class of 1988 . In 1994 , Katz joined Rough Draft Studios to produce numerous projects for film and television including : Futurama , The Simpsons Movie and Drawn Together . Claudia has received Emmy and Hugo Awards for her work on Futurama .",
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"text": "Gröning Gröning or Groening is a surname , and may refer to : Bruno Gröning ( 1906 -- 1959 ) , was a healer from Germany Matt Groening ( born 1954 ) , American cartoonist , screenwriter and producer Oskar Gröning ( in English : Groening ) ( born 1921 ) , was a German SS-Unterscharführer ( union squad leader ) at Auschwitz concentration camp 1942-1944 Peter Gröning ( born 1939 ) , former East German track cyclist Philip Gröning ( born 1959 ) , German director , documentary film maker , and screenwriter Claus Paul Gröning ( born 1959 ) , Danish architect and city planner Copenhagen",
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"text": "Matt Selman Matthew `` Matt '' Selman ( born September 9 , 1971 ) is an American writer and producer . Selman grew up in Massachusetts , attended the University of Pennsylvania and was editor-in-chief of student magazine 34th Street Magazine . After considering a career in journalism , he decided to try to become a television writer . After two years of failed spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of Seinfeld in 1996 . Selman then joined the writing staff of The Simpsons , where he has remained , rising to the position of executive producer . He has written numerous episodes of the show , including `` Natural Born Kissers '' , `` Behind the Laughter '' , `` Trilogy of Error '' , `` Simpsons Bible Stories '' ( for which he won an Annie Award ) , `` The Dad Who Knew Too Little '' ( for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award ) , and also `` The Food Wife '' . He also co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show , as well as the video games The Simpsons : Road Rage , The Simpsons Hit and Run and The Simpsons Game .",
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"text": "Google Fuchsia Fuchsia is a capability-based , real-time operating system ( RTOS ) currently being developed by Google . It was first discovered as a mysterious code post on GitHub in August 2016 , without any official announcement . In contrast to prior Google-developed operating systems such as Chrome OS and Android , which are based on Linux kernels , Fuchsia is based on a new microkernel named `` Magenta '' , derived from `` Little Kernel '' , a small operating system intended for embedded systems . Upon inspection , media outlets noted that the code post on GitHub suggested Fuchsia 's capability to run on universal devices , from embedded systems to smartphones , tablets and personal computers . In May 2017 , Fuchsia was updated with a user interface , along with a developer writing that the project was not a `` dumping ground of a dead thing '' , prompting media speculation about Google 's intentions with the operating system , including the possibility of it replacing Android . It is distributed as free and open-source software under a mix of software licenses , including BSD 3 clause , MIT , and Apache 2.0 .",
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"text": "The Falcon and the D'ohman `` The Falcon and the D'ohman '' is the season premiere of the twenty-third season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 25 , 2011 . In the episode , the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant hires a new security guard named Wayne and Homer soon becomes friends with him . `` The Falcon and the D'ohman '' also reveals the fate of the relationship between the characters Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel that was initiated in the previous episode of the series , `` The Ned-Liest Catch '' , that aired in May 2011 . Actor Kiefer Sutherland guest starred in the episode as the voice of Wayne . This was the third time he appeared on The Simpsons . The episode also features a guest appearance by American chef and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio as himself in a segment in which Marge dreams about being a contestant in a show similar to Top Chef . `` The Falcon and the D'ohman '' has received mixed reviews from television critics , with criticism directed at the plot and the cultural references featured . However , a reference in the episode to the computer animated re-enactments of news stories done by the Taiwan-based Next Media Animation has been particularly praised .",
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"text": "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": "Overclockwise `` Overclockwise '' is the twenty-fifth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom Futurama , and originally aired September 1 , 2011 on Comedy Central . The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Raymie Muzquiz . In the episode , Bender is overclocked by Cubert Farnsworth , gradually becoming more powerful in computing ability , until eventually becoming omniscient and able to foresee future events . Meanwhile , Cubert and Professor Farnsworth are tried in court by Mom for violating Bender 's license agreement , and Fry 's relationship with Leela takes a turn for the worse . The episode was originally written by Keeler to serve as an open-ended series finale , in case the show did not get renewed for a seventh season . In June 2011 , as part of its `` Countdown to Futurama '' event , Comedy Central Insider , Comedy Central 's news outlet , released various preview materials for the episode , including storyboards , concept art and a preview video clip of the episode . `` Overclockwise '' received generally positive reviews from critics , who praised its premises and humor , but felt that the episode was not completely capable of holding its plots together .",
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"text": "UPA (animation studio) United Productions of America , better known as UPA , was an American animation studio active from the 1940s through the 1970s . Beginning with industrial and World War II training films , UPA eventually produced theatrical shorts for Columbia Pictures , notably the Mr. Magoo series . In 1956 , UPA produced a television series for CBS , The Boing-Boing Show , hosted by Gerald McBoing Boing . In the 1960s , UPA produced syndicated Mr. Magoo and Dick Tracy television series and other series and specials , including the popular Mister Magoo 's Christmas Carol . UPA also produced two animated features , 1001 Arabian Nights and Gay Purr-ee , and distributed Japanese films from Toho Studios in the 1970s and 1980s . Gerald McBoing Boing ( 2005 -- 2007 ) is a more recent television series based on UPA 's memorable character and licensed and co-produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and Classic Media , for Cartoon Network . UPA Pictures ' legacy in the history of animation has largely been overshadowed by the commercial success and availability of the cartoon libraries of Warner Bros. , MGM and Disney . Nonetheless , UPA had a significant impact on animation style , content , and technique , and its innovations were recognized and adopted by the other major animation studios and independent filmmakers all over the world . UPA pioneered the technique of limited animation . Although this style of animation came to be widely used in the 1960s and 1970s as a cost-cutting measure , it was originally intended as a stylistic alternative to the growing trend ( particularly at Disney ) of recreating cinematic realism in animated films .",
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"text": "Miramax Miramax ( also known as Miramax Films , stylized as MIRAMAX ) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows . It is headquartered in Santa Monica , California . Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein , and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30 , 1993 . Shortly thereafter , Pulp Fiction was released . The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney , until September 30 , 2005 when they decided to leave the company and founded The Weinstein Company . Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings , a joint venture of Colony Capital , Tutor-Saliba Corporation , and Qatar Investment Authority , in 2010 , ending Disney 's 17-year ownership of the studio . In 2016 , ownership was transferred to beIN Media Group .",
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"text": "List of Futurama crew This is a list of people who have been part of the production crew of the television series Futurama . Peter Avanzino - Director Carlos Baeza - Director J. Stewart Burns - Writer Dwayne Carey-Hill - Director David X. Cohen - Co-Creator , Writer , Executive Producer Susie Dietter - Director Aaron Ehasz - Writer Mark Ervin - Director David A. Goodman - Writer Kristin Gore - Writer Matt Groening - Writer , Producer , Creator Bret Haaland - Director Darin Henry - Writer Eric Horsted - Writer Ron Hughart - Director Eric Kaplan - Writer , Producer Claudia Katz - Producer Ken Keeler - Writer Brian Kelley - Writer Chris Louden - Director Jeffrey Lynch - Director Rich Moore - Director Lewis Morton - Writer Bill Odenkirk - Writer Chris Sauve - Director Swinton O. Scott III - Director Brian Sheesley - Director Gregg Vanzo - Director Patric Verrone - Writer Dan Vebber - Writer Ron Weiner - Writer Jeff Westbrook - Writer",
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"text": "Greg Daniels Gregory Martin `` Greg '' Daniels ( born June 13 , 1963 ) is an American television comedy writer , producer , and director . He is known for his work on several television series , including Saturday Night Live , The Simpsons , King of the Hill and The Office . All four shows were named among Times James Poniewozik 's All Time 100 TV Shows . Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien . Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News , before they were laid off due to budget cuts . He eventually became a writer for two long-running series : Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons . He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season , and he wrote several classic episodes including `` Lisa 's Wedding , '' `` Bart Sells His Soul '' and `` 22 Short Films About Springfield . '' He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series , King of the Hill , with Mike Judge . The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009 . During the series run , he worked on several other series , including the American version of The Office and Parks and Recreation . As of 2016 , he is an executive producer on the TBS series People of Earth . ''",
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"text": "The Simpsons (season 25) The Simpsons '' ' twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29 , 2013 and ended on May 18 , 2014 . In this season , Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball ; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart 's rebellious streak ( `` Four Regrettings and a Funeral '' ) ; Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield 's football team ; and Homer delivers a baby ( `` Labor Pains '' ) . Guest stars for this season include Judd Apatow , Will Arnett , Anderson Cooper , Harlan Ellison , Zach Galifianakis , Stan Lee , Eva Longoria , Rachel Maddow , Elisabeth Moss , Joe Namath , Daniel Radcliffe , Aaron Sorkin , and Kristen Wiig . This is Al Jean 's 13th consecutive season as showrunner and 15th overall . Matt Groening , James L. Brooks , Matt Selman , and John Frink serve as executive producers . Executive producer Al Jean stated that Edna Krabappel will be retired from the show following the death of Marcia Wallace on October 25 , 2013 . February 2014 held back Simpsons episodes , due to the transmission of the Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford , New Jersey , United States ; the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia ; the 2014 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach , Florida , US ; and the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . This season The Simpsons '' won three Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations , including an Primetime Emmy Award for Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer , who was the last member of the main cast to earn the award .",
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"text": "Another Simpsons Clip Show `` Another Simpsons Clip Show '' is the third episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 25 , 1994 . In the episode , Marge reads a romance novel in bed , and it prompts her to have a family meeting , where the Simpson family recall their past loves in form of clips from previous episodes . The episode was written by Jon Vitti ( credited as `` Penny Wise '' ) and directed by David Silverman . It is the second The Simpsons episode featuring a clip show format and uses clips from all the previous five seasons . The episode features cultural references to the 1992 book The Bridges of Madison County and the 1967 film The Graduate . The episode has received rather negative reviews , since clip shows tend to be the least favorite episodes among fans . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 8.7 and was the fourth highest rated show on the Fox network that week .",
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"text": "List of The Simpsons video games The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa and Maggie . It is set in the fictional town of Springfield , and lampoons American culture , society and television , and many aspects of the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 and after a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became a hit series for Fox . The growing popularity of the series motivated video game developers to create video games based on the series . Two pinball machines have also been produced ; one self-titled , that was only made available for a limited time after the first season finale ( 1990 ) and The Simpsons Pinball Party ( 2003 ) . Additionally , several handheld device games have been released , such as Bartman : Avenger of Evil ( 1990 ) and Bart Simpson 's Cupcake Crisis ( 1991 ) . Video games based on the series have reached multiple platforms since their debut in 1991 . The Simpsons '' ' first video game release , The Simpsons , developed and published by Konami , saw a release on the Commodore 64 and DOS , while Bart vs. the Space Mutants ( 1991 ) , developed by Imagineering , expanded the franchise into new platforms , including the Amstrad CPC , NES and Master System . Over the next few years , the franchise would continue to expand , releasing system-exclusive games , such as the PC 's Cartoon Studio ( 1996 ) and the PlayStation 's The Simpsons Wrestling ( 2001 ) . The release of The Simpsons Game ( 2007 ) , developed by EA Redwood Shores ( Visceral Games ) , further expanded the franchise , appearing on new platforms including the Wii , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . Due to the series ' longevity , The Simpsons video games have also spanned across many genres , such as the puzzle game Krusty 's Fun House ( 1992 ) , the sports game Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness ( 1994 ) and racing game Road Rage ( 2001 ) . The Simpsons is also one of the franchises spotlighted in the toys-to-life video game Lego Dimensions '' ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "The Deep South (Futurama) `` The Deep South '' is the twelfth episode in the second season of the American animated television series Futurama . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 16 , 2000 .",
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"text": "Three Hundred Big Boys `` Three Hundred Big Boys '' is the sixteenth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series Futurama . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on June 15 , 2003 . Set in a retro-futuristic 31st century , the series follows the adventures of the employees of Planet Express , an interplanetary delivery company . In this episode , Earth president Richard Nixon issues every citizen with a $ 300 tax rebate ; the Planet Express crew each ponder how they shall spend their money . The episode was inspired by `` 22 Short Films About Springfield '' , an episode of The Simpsons .",
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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": "Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( née Gellar ; born April 14 , 1977 ) is an American actress , producer , and entrepreneur . After being spotted by an agent at the age of four in New York City , she made her acting debut in the made-for-TV movie An Invasion of Privacy ( 1983 ) . Gellar went on to appear in numerous television series and commercials . Her first leading part was in the 1992 miniseries Swans Crossing , for which she was nominated for two Young Artist Awards , and her television breakthrough came in 1993 , when she originated the role of Kendall Hart on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children , winning the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series . Gellar received widespread recognition for her portrayal of Buffy Summers on the WB series Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( 1997 -- 2003 ) , which earned her five Teen Choice Awards , a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination . The character was widely popular during the airing of the show and became recognized as one of the 100 greatest female characters in U.S. television . Gellar also gained significant attention for her appearances in the slasher movies I Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1997 ) and Scream 2 ( 1997 ) , and for her portrayal of Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions ( 1999 ) . She appeared as Daphne Blake in Scooby-Doo ( 2002 ) , her biggest live action commercial success . In 2004 , Gellar reprised her role as Daphne in the sequel Scooby-Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed and portrayed Karen Davis in the horror remake The Grudge , both of which grossed more than US$ 180 million worldwide . She subsequently appeared in smaller scale movies such as The Return ( 2006 ) and Southland Tales ( 2007 ) , and provided her voice for TMNT ( 2007 ) . Her later film credits include The Air I Breathe ( 2008 ) , Possession ( 2009 ) and Veronika Decides to Die ( 2009 ) . She headlined the short lived television series Ringer ( 2011 -- 2012 ) and The Crazy Ones ( 2013 -- 2014 ) , which co-starred Robin Williams . In October 2015 , Gellar co-founded Foodstirs , a food crafting brand and e-commerce startup selling baking kits for children .",
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"text": "Sally Struthers Sally Anne Struthers ( born July 28 , 1947 ) is an American actress , spokeswoman and activist best known in the United States for her roles as Gloria Stivic , the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker ( played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton ) on All in the Family , for which she won two Emmy awards , and as Babette on Gilmore Girls . She was the voice of Charlene Sinclair on the ABC sitcom Dinosaurs and Rebecca Cunningham on the Disney animated series TaleSpin .",
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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": "Raise My Kids Raise My Kids is a New Zealand reality show wherein participants are put in charge of the children of a relative or family member for five days .",
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"text": "Secret Orchards Secret Orchards is a 1979 made-for-TV movie directed by Richard Loncraine . The film is based on the memoirs My Father and Myself ( 1968 ) by J. R. Ackerley and his half-sister Diana Petre 's Secret Orchard ( 1975 ) . Their father , Roger Ackerley , had had two families for more than 20 years . He married J. R. Ackerley 's mother years after their three children were born , as well as after his three daughters with Muriel Perry ( including Sally Grosvenor , Duchess of Westminster ) were born .",
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"text": "Julianne Michelle Julianne Michelle ( born Sept. 5 , 1987 ) is an American film and television actress . She has appeared in more than 23 productions , beginning in 1992 when she was 5 years old .",
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"text": "Jennifer Freeman Jennifer Nichole Freeman ( born October 20 , 1985 ) is an American actress , often credited as Jennifer N. Freeman . She is best known for playing the role of Claire Kyle in the sitcom My Wife and Kids .",
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"text": "Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles . Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems . Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .",
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"text": "She's All That She 's All That is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove and starring Freddie Prinze , Jr. , Rachael Leigh Cook , Paul Walker and Matthew Lillard . It is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw 's play Pygmalion and George Cukor 's 1964 film My Fair Lady . It was one of the most popular teen films of the 1990s and reached No. 1 at the box office in its first week of release . In April 2015 , it was announced that the film will be remade by The Weinstein Company .",
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"text": "My Family (series 2) The second series of the BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between 31 August and 30 November 2001 . The second series was commissioned after good ratings from the first series . The opening episode , `` All Roads Lead To Ramon '' , re-introduces the five main characters from the first series , with the addition of Brian , played by Kevin Bishop , who appeared in nearly every episode in the series . All thirteen episodes in series two are thirty minutes in length . The series was produced by Rude Boy Productions , a company that produces comedies created by Fred Barron . The series was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London , in front of a live audience .",
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"text": "Lindsay Hartley Lindsay Nicole Hartley ( née Korman ; born April 17 , 1978 ) is an American actress and singer . She is known for her role as Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane Winthrop on Passions , Cara Castillo on All My Children and for her role as Arianna Hernandez on Days of Our Lives .",
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"text": "Cortlandt/Cooney family The Cortlandt/Cooney family is a fictional family on the original ABC daytime soap opera , All My Children .",
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"text": "What If... (web series) What If ... is an American web series that acts as a crossover among three ABC soap operas , General Hospital , All My Children and One Life to Live . The ten-part series was originally streamed on ABC.com from July 12 to August 30 , 2010 . It won a Daytime Emmy Award for New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment .",
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"text": "Sondra Currie Sondra Currie ( born Sandra Marie Currie ; January 11 , 1947 ) is an American actress .",
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"text": "Harriet the Spy (film) Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American family comedy film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh . The film stars Michelle Trachtenberg in her film debut , and is the directorial debut of Bronwen Hughes . Produced by Paramount Pictures , Nickelodeon Movies and Rastar , it was the first film produced under the Nickelodeon Movies banner and the first of two film adaptations of the Harriet the Spy books . In theaters , the remade pilot episode of Hey Arnold ! was shown before the film .",
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"text": "My Family (series 4) The fourth series of the BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between 21 March 2003 and 25 December 2003 . The series was commissioned following consistently high ratings from the third series . The opening episode of the series , `` Fitting Punishment '' , re-introduces five of the main characters , with the exception of Janey , played by Daniela Denby-Ashe . The episode also introduces a further main character into the fold - Roger Bailey , played by Keiron Self . All fourteen episodes in the fourth series are thirty minutes in length , including the Christmas special . The series was once again produced by Rude Boy Productions , a company that produces comedies created by Fred Barron . The series was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London , in front of a live audience .",
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"text": "Frankie Stone Frankie Stone is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera , All My Children . Portrayed by Elizabeth Hendrickson from September 27 to November 28 , 2001 , the character was noted as popular , having gained `` a huge following '' after only three months on the series . When she was killed off , the popularity and loyal following the character had obtained resulted in Hendrickson being brought back as the character 's identical twin sister , Maggie Stone .",
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"text": "I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Jim Gillespie . The film is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan . The film also draws inspiration from the urban legend known as The Hook . The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze , Jr. , with Anne Heche , Bridgette Wilson , and Johnny Galecki appearing in supporting roles . I Know What You Did Last Summer centers on four friends who are being stalked by a killer , one year after covering up a car accident in which they were involved . The film was directed by Jim Gillespie , from a screenplay written by Kevin Williamson , writer of Scream . I Know What You Did Last Summer received mixed reviews from critics , but was commercially successful , grossing over $ 125 million at the box office . It was also nominated for and won multiple awards . As a result , the film has been parodied and referenced in popular culture . The film was followed by two sequels , I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1998 ) and the straight-to-DVD release I 'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer ( 2006 ) . Though the former film sees a continuation of the plotline established in its predecessor , the latter film establishes a new plotline and does not star any cast members from the previous two installments .",
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"text": "Michelle Kearley Michelle Kearley is a former Australian child actress . She was cast for the lead role of Molly Wilson in the Australian children 's television series Sugar and Spice and as student Jessie Ross for seven episodes of the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1988 .",
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"text": "Jennifer Grant Jennifer Diane Grant ( born February 26 , 1966 ) is an American actress , the only child of actors Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon . She is best known for roles in the television series Beverly Hills , 90210 and Movie Stars .",
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"text": "Jane Summerhays Jane Summerhays ( born October 11 , 1944 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) is an American actress known for her work on stage , screen , and film . Her television credits include guest roles on One Life to Live , All My Children , Tales from the Darkside , Working It Out , The Cosby Mysteries , New York News , Law & Order , Sex and the City , and Ed . Summerhays has also appeared in the 2001 film This Train in the role of Love and the 2005 film Backseat as the mother . Summerhays is probably best known for her stage work . She first appeared as a member of the ensemble in the national tour of Nash at Nine in 1975 . She next performed in the original 1976 Laurence Olivier Award winning London production of A Chorus Line as Sheila at the Drury Lane Theatre . In 1978 , Summerhays was cast as Lady Kay Wellington in the national touring production of Oh , Kay ! which included performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . She then reprised the role the following year at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto . Later that year Summerhays made her Broadway debut , replacing Kelly Bishop , who originated the part on Broadway , as Sheila in A Chorus Line . In 1979 , she played the role of Jane in the Broadway production of Sugar Babies , replacing actress Ann Jillian who originated the part . Summerhays also was the understudy for the lead role of Ann in the production and got to perform the role on a few occasions . In 1980 , she played the roles of Zelda Fitzgerald and Sylvia Beach in the American Place Theatre 's production of Paris Lights . In 1981 , she performed in a production of Hey , Look Me Over ! at Avery Fisher Hall . In 1983 , Summerhays returned to the Broadway production of A Chorus Line to once again play Sheila . In 1984 , she appeared as Maria in On Approval at the Roundabout Theatre . In 1985 , she played Jane and was the understudy for Ann in the national company tour of Sugar Babies . In 1986 , Summerhays starred as Lady Jaqueline Carstone in the original Broadway production and Me and My Girl for which she received a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nomination . She remained with the production for three years . Over the next two decades Summerhays appeared in several more Broadway productions including the roles of Diana in Lend Me a Tenor , Elizabeth in Taking Steps , Cynthia in The Real Inspector Hound , the musical review Dream , Fritzie and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret , and Miss Madelaine True in The Wild Party . Summerhays also appeared in several Off-Broadway and regional theater productions including Sympathy Jones , Camila , Broadway Gypsies , Good News , and Promises , Promises .",
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"text": "Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States , along with the Republican Party . Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 's Democratic-Republican Party , the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by Andrew Jackson , making it the world 's oldest active party . The Democrats ' dominant worldview was once social conservativism and economic liberalism , while , especially in the rural South , populism was its leading characteristic . In 1912 , Theodore Roosevelt ran as a third-party candidate in the Progressive ( `` Bull Moose '' ) Party , leading to a switch of political platforms between the Democratic and Republican Party and Woodrow Wilson being elected as the first fiscally progressive Democrat . Since Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal coalition in the 1930s , the Democratic Party has also promoted a social-liberal platform , supporting social justice . Today , the House Democratic caucus is composed mostly of progressives and centrists , with a smaller minority of conservative Democrats . The party 's philosophy of modern liberalism advocates social and economic equality , along with the welfare state . It seeks to provide government intervention and regulation in the economy . These interventions , such as the introduction of social programs , support for labor unions , affordable college tuitions , moves toward universal health care and equal opportunity , consumer protection , and environmental protection form the core of the party 's economic policy . The party has united with smaller liberal regional parties throughout the country , such as the Farmer -- Labor Party in Minnesota and the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota . Well into the 20th century , the party had conservative pro-business and southern conservative-populist anti-business wings . The New Deal Coalition of 1932 -- 1964 attracted strong support from voters of recent European extraction -- many of whom were Catholics based in the cities . After Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal of the 1930s , the pro-business wing withered outside the South . After the racial turmoil of the 1960s , most southern whites and many northern Catholics moved into the Republican Party at the presidential level . The once-powerful labor union element became smaller and less supportive after the 1970s . White Evangelicals and Southerners became heavily Republican at the state and local level in the 1990s . Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. such as ( but not limited to ) Jewish Americans , Hispanic Americans , Arabic Americans , and African Americans , tend to support the Democratic Party in proportions higher than their overall representation in American society . Overall , the Democratic Party has retained a membership lead over its major rival the Republican Party ( GOP ) . 15 Democrats have served as president under 16 administrations : the first was seventh president Andrew Jackson , who served from 1829 to 1837 ; Grover Cleveland served two nonconsecutive terms from 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897 , and is thus counted twice ( as the 22nd and 24th president ) . The most recent was the 44th president Barack Obama , who held the office from 2009 to 2017 . In the 115th Congress , following the 2016 elections , Democrats are the opposition party , holding a minority of seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate . The party also holds a minority of governorships ( 16/50 ) , and state legislatures ( full control of 12/50 , split control of six others ) , though they do control the mayoralty of cities such as New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago , Houston , and Washington , D.C.",
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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": "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": "Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington , D.C. , is directly related to the city 's changing demographics , geography , and unique criminal justice system . The District 's population reached a peak of 982,178 in 1950 . However , shortly thereafter , the city began losing residents and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population . The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern , which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east . Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies , such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime . The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 897 ( a rate of nearly 60.8 homicides per 100,000 residents ) , and the city eventually became known as the `` murder capital '' of the United States . The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects . Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods , recently leading to the first rise in the District 's population in 60 years . By the mid-2000s , crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years . As in many major cities , crime remains a significant factor in D.C. , especially in the city 's northwestern neighborhoods , which tend to be more affluent , draw more tourists , and have more vibrant nightlife . Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8 , which has the city 's highest concentration of poverty .",
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"text": "German People's Union The German People 's Union ( Deutsche Volksunion , DVU , also Liste D ) was a right-wing political party in Germany . It was founded by publisher Gerhard Frey as an informal association in 1971 and established as a party in 1987 . Financially , it was largely dependent on Frey . In 2011 , it merged with the National Democratic Party of Germany ( NPD ) . The party never reached the five-percent minimum in federal elections that is generally necessary to enter the Bundestag . The DVU won seats in several state parliaments . In 2004 , the DVU entered a non-competition agreement with the far-right NPD for the state elections in Brandenburg and Saxony . Both parties passed the five-percent threshold in their respective states . The DVU reached 6.1 percent in the Brandenburg state elections , and the NPD won 9.2 percent in the Saxony state elections . After this relatively successful election , the parties formed an electoral alliance for the 2005 federal elections . The joint NPD-DVU slate , which ran under the NPD 's ballot line , won 1.6 percent of the total votes nationally . In 2009 , party founder Frey did not run for reelection as chairman and was replaced by Matthias Faust . In 2010 , a referendum of party members approved a merger of the DVU and the NPD . Several state sections of the DVU objected to the merger and achieved a preliminary injunction from the Landgericht Munich based on irregularities during the referendum . On May 26 , 2012 , these objections were withdrawn and the DVU was declared defunct . Several branches and individuals objected to the perceived links between the NPD and Nazism , and instead joined with the smaller party the Republicans , who were considered more moderate . This was especially true in North Rhine Westphalia and Bavaria , where the Republicans were traditionally strongest . Some other individuals formed a new party called Die Rechte ( meaning `` the Right '' ) .",
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"text": "Hard right Hard right is a political term used for political tendencies to the right of the mainstream right-wing and left of the far-right . In the United States the term is often used to describe groups such as the Patriot movement and the Tea Party movement . Features include paleoconservatism , Dominion Theology , and Christian theocracy . It is said to be on the rise in response to the Obama presidency . In the U.K. the term is used to describe hardline elements within UKIP and elements within mainstream parties that favour a pro-business neoliberal agenda . Elsewhere in Europe a range of populist anti-immigration groups are referred to as Hard right such as the AfD in Germany .",
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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": "Silent majority The silent majority is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly . The term was popularized by U.S. President Richard Nixon in a November 3 , 1969 , speech in which he said , `` And so tonight -- to you , the great silent majority of my fellow Americans -- I ask for your support . '' In this usage it referred to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time , who did not join in the counterculture , and who did not participate in public discourse . Nixon along with many others saw this group of Middle Americans as being overshadowed in the media by the more vocal minority . Preceding Nixon by half a century , it was employed in 1919 by Warren Harding 's campaign for the 1920 presidential nomination . Before that , the phrase was used in the 19th century as a euphemism referring to all the people who have died , and others have used it before and after Nixon to refer to groups of voters in various nations of the world .",
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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": "Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ( DCCC , spoken as the D triple-C or the D-trip ) is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives , working to elect Democrats to that body . The DCCC recruit candidates , raise funds , and organize races in districts that are expected to yield politically notable or close elections . The structure of the committee consists , essentially , of the Chairperson ( who according to current Democratic Caucus rules is a fellow member of the Caucus appointed by the party leader in the House ) , their staff , and other Democratic members of Congress that serve in roles supporting the functions of the committee ( candidate recruitment , fundraising , etc. ) . The Chairperson of the DCCC is the fourth ranking position among House Democrats , after the Minority Leader , the Minority Whip and the Democratic Caucus Chairperson .",
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"text": "One-nation conservatism One-nation conservatism ( also known as one-nationism , or Tory democracy ) is a form of British political conservatism that views society as organic and values paternalism and pragmatism . The phrase `` One-nation Tory '' originated with Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804 -- 1881 ) , who served as the chief Conservative spokesman and became Prime Minister in February 1868 . He devised it to appeal to working-class men as a solution to worsening divisions in society through introducing factory and health Acts , as well as greater protection for workers . As a political philosophy , one-nation conservatism reflects the belief that societies exist and develop organically , and that members within them have obligations towards each other . There is particular emphasis on the paternalistic obligation of those who are privileged and wealthy to the poorer parts of society . The ideology featured heavily during Disraeli 's terms in government , during which considerable social reforms were passed . Towards the end of the 19th century , the party moved away from paternalism in favour of free market capitalism , but fears of extremism during the interwar period caused the revival of one-nation conservatism . The philosophy continued to be held by the Conservative party throughout the post-war consensus , influencing the decision to maintain Labour government keynesian intervention in the economy , forming a welfare state and National Health Service . Later years saw the rise of the New Right , which attributed the country 's social and economic troubles to one-nation conservatism . David Cameron , former leader of the Conservative Party , named Disraeli as his favourite Conservative and some commentators and MPs have suggested that Cameron 's ideology contains an element of one-nationism . Other commentators have questioned the degree to which Cameron and his coalition have embodied One-Nation Conservatism , instead locating them in the intellectual tradition of Thatcherism . In 2016 , Cameron 's successor , Theresa May , referred to herself as a one-nation conservative in her first speech as prime minister and outlined her focus on social justice .",
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"text": "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": "Transpartisan Transpartisanship represents an emerging school of political thought which accepts the validity of truths across a range of political perspectives and seeks to synthesize them into an inclusive , pragmatic container beyond typical political dualities . It is distinct from bipartisanship , which aims to negotiate between `` right '' and `` left , '' resulting in a dualistic perspective , and nonpartisanship , which tends to avoid political affiliation altogether . Transpartisanship is a movement to support and advance a common ground - or `` new center '' - that already exists in U.S. politics , emerging periodically into public view in the form of `` unusual coalitions '' of progressives and conservatives around issues ranging from war and the military budget to corporate power and the surveillance state . The movement builds on methods of facilitated dialogue , deliberation and conflict resolution . Current examples of transpartisan initiatives include Transpartisan Center , TheSolution.org , Reuniting America , Transpartisan Alliance , and Liberty Coalition . Transpartisanship is an emerging field that advocates pragmatic and effective solutions to social and political problems , transcending and including preexisting political ideologies . Transpartisanship encompasses the idea that all systems are inextricably interconnected , and that successful outcomes can best be reached through inclusive , genuine , and respectful cooperation . Transpartisan democracy , in part , seeks to reintegrate the public 's voice in identifying , debating , and shaping governmental policies , while continuing to protect the sovereignty of the individual . The term `` Transpartisanship '' has emerged to provide a meaningful alternative to `` Bipartisanship , '' and `` Nonpartisanship . '' Bipartisanship limits the dialogue process to two political viewpoints or entities , striving for compromise solutions . Nonpartisanship , on the other hand , tends to deny the existence of differing viewpoints in exchange for cooperation . Both the bipartisan and nonpartisan approaches can discount the multiplicity of viewpoints that exist , which often results in incomplete and therefore unsuccessful outcomes . In contrast to these , transpartisanship recognizes the existence and validity of many points of view , and advocates a constructive dialogue aimed at arriving at creative , integrated , and therefore , breakthrough solutions that meet the needs of all present . Transpartisan gatherings have resulted not only in surprisingly civil conversations noted by mainstream media but also in shifts from traditional ideological stances by some participants . A close relative of transpartisanship is Integral politics . A transpartisan approach to policy would necessarily include individual and collective , as well as subjective and objective , perspective . Furthermore , similar to Integral theory , transpartisanship places politics in a developmental context , viewing democracy and prosperity not as static attainments , but rather emergent properties along a continuum of developmental stages .",
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"text": "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": "Conservatism in North America Conservatism in North America is a political philosophy that varies in form , depending on the country and the region , but that has similar themes and goals . Academic study into the differences and similarities between conservatism in North American countries has been undertaken on numerous occasions . Reginald Bibby has asserted that the primary reason that conservatism has been so strong and enduring throughout North America is because of the propagation of religious values from generation to generation . This connection is strongest in mainstream Protestantism in the United States and both Protestantism and Roman Catholicism in Canada . According to Louis Hartz , nations that developed from settler colonies were European `` fragments '' that froze the class structure and underlying ideology prevalent in the mother country at the time of their foundation . He considered Latin America and French Canada to be fragments of feudal Europe , and the United States and English Canada as liberal fragments . However Gad Horowitz , writing that Hartz had acknowledged a Tory influence in English Canada , claimed a conservative tradition had developed there as well . American conservatism is generally considered to be a variety of liberalism , rather than true conservatism , although Canada also developed an American style conservatism that competed with the older Tory conservatism . A right-wing conservatism , or `` Latin conservatism '' , developed in Latin America and Quebec . Today , conservative and conservative liberal parties in North America cooperate through the International Democrat Union .",
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"text": "Social conservatism in the United States Social conservatism in the United States is a political ideology focused on the preservation of traditional values and beliefs , hearkening back to values believed to be present at the American founding . It focuses on a concern with moral and social values which proponents of the ideology see as degraded in modern society by social democracy and liberalism . Social conservatism , while defined differently by many scholars , is often conflated with religious conservatism . Religious conservatives push for a focus on Judeo-Christian traditions as a guiding force for the country on social issues , leading them to be considered social conservatives . Social conservatives are concerned with many social issues such as abortion , sex education , gun control , the equal rights amendment , school prayer , same-sex marriage , and many others . They oppose many of the cultural changes brought on by the culture wars and the sexual revolution . Summarily , this branch of conservatism is concerned with moral and social issues within the United States and uses tradition , strict morals , and religion as solutions for these problems .",
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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": "North Carolina's 2nd congressional district North Carolina 's 2nd congressional district is located in the central and eastern parts of the state . Today , the district , which is represented by Republican Rep. George Holding , includes all or parts of Alamance , Chatham , Cumberland , Harnett , Hoke , Lee , Moore , Randolph and Wake counties . Established by the state legislature after the American Civil War , the district was known as `` The Black Second ; '' counties included in the district were mostly majority-black in population . All four of North Carolina 's Republican African-American congressmen elected in the post-Civil War era ( ending with George Henry White ) represented this district , as did white yeoman farmer Curtis Hooks Brogden of Wayne County , a Republican ally of former Governor William Woods Holden . After North Carolina Democrats regained control of the state legislature in the 1870s ( using intimidation by the Red Shirts and other paramilitary groups to reduce the number of blacks voting ) , they passed voter registration and electoral laws that restricted voter rolls . Blacks continued to get elected to local and state offices . The state legislature passed a new constitutional amendment in 1900 , which effectively disfranchised blacks altogether . This ended the election of blacks to local , state or Congressional offices until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s , which enforced constitutional voting rights . Thousands of blacks migrated north from the state in the Great Migration during the first half of the twentieth century , seeking job opportunities and education . By the later twentieth century , before the 1990s , the 2nd district was roughly 40 % black . While it had the highest percentage of black residents of any congressional district in North Carolina , African-American candidates were unable to get elected to Congress from the majority-white district . State redistricting following census changes led to the creation of the black-majority 1st and 12th districts and drew off some black population from the 2nd . Today the proportion of African-American residents is about 30.4 % in the 2nd District .",
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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": "Free Democrats (Norway) The Free Democrats ( Fridemokratene ) is a political organization formed by former members of the Progress Party of Norway in 1994 . The 1993 election saw the support of the Progress Party ( 6.3 percent and 10 representatives ) halved . After the 1994 Progress Party national convention several representatives of the `` libertarian wing '' broke out and founded a party more ideologically consistently libertarian , the Free Democrats . Four of the defectors were MPs , and formed an independent group in Parliament of Norway . Its first leader Ellen Christine Christiansen was among the four MPs , and also served in Oslo city council until 1995 . In the Norwegian county elections , 1995 the party received 1,932 votes , 0.09 % of the votes . The Free Democrats no longer participate in elections and function merely as a think tank and organization for Norwegian libertarians , regardless of their political allegiance . People associated with the Free Democrats also founded the online newspaper Liberaleren .",
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"text": "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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Farrah Fawcett acted in a film.
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"text": "Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett ( born Ferrah Leni Fawcett ; February 2 , 1947 -- June 25 , 2009 ) was an American actress and artist . A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee , Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster -- which became the best selling pin-up poster in history -- and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 1977 ) . In 1996 , she was ranked No. 26 on TV Guide `` 50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time '' . Fawcett began her career in 1968 in commercials and guest roles on television . During the 1970s , she appeared in numerous television series , including recurring roles on Harry O ( 1974 -- 1976 ) , and The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1974 -- 1978 ) with then husband , film and television star Lee Majors . Her breakthrough role came in 1976 , when she was cast as Jill Munroe in the ABC series Charlie 's Angels , alongside Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith . The show propelled all three to stardom , but especially Fawcett ( then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors ) . After appearing in only the first season , Fawcett decided to leave the show which led to legal disputes . Eventually she signed a contract requiring her to make six guest appearances in the show 's third and fourth seasons ( 1978 -- 1980 ) . For her role in Charlie 's Angels she received her first Golden Globe nomination . In 1983 , Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities . She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination . She received two Emmy Award nominations for her roles in TV movies , as a battered wife in the 1984 film The Burning Bed and as real-life murderer Diane Downs in the 1989 film Small Sacrifices . Her 1980s work in TV movies also earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations . In 1997 , she gained some negative press for a rambling appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman , but also garnered strong reviews for her role in the film The Apostle with Robert Duvall . She continued in numerous TV series , including recurring roles in the sitcom Spin City ( 2001 ) and the drama The Guardian ( 2002 -- 2003 ) . For the latter , she received her third Emmy nomination . Her film roles include , Love Is a Funny Thing ( 1969 ) , Myra Breckinridge ( 1970 ) , Logan 's Run ( 1976 ) , Sunburn ( 1979 ) , Saturn 3 ( 1980 ) , The Cannonball Run ( 1981 ) , Extremities ( 1986 ) , The Apostle ( 1997 ) , and Dr. T & the Women ( 2000 ) . Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006 ; the 2009 NBC documentary Farrah 's Story chronicled her battle with the disease . She posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination for her work as a producer on the documentary .",
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"text": "Sins of the Father (2002 film) Sins of the Father is a 2002 American docudrama directed by Robert Dornhelm . The teleplay by John Pielmeier is based on a Texas Monthly article by Pamela Colloff chronicling the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham , Alabama in which four young African American girls were killed while attending Sunday-school . The victims were Addie Mae Collins , 14 yrs old ; Denise McNair , 11 yrs old ; Carole Robertson , 14 yrs old ; and Cynthia Welsley , 14 yrs old . It was believed that there were 5 girls together in the church basement on that fateful day , but only one survived : young Sarah Collins , Addie Mae 's younger sister . The bombing was racially motivated and carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan . The film was shot in Toronto . The cast includes Tom Sizemore , Richard Jenkins , Ving Rhames , Colm Feore , Jackie Richardson , Connor Price , Aaryn Doyle , Isys McKoy , Jessica Gray Charles , and Funmiola Lawson . Rhames was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie , Mini-Series or Dramatic Special . Pielmeier 's teleplay earned him nominations for the Humanitas Prize and the Writers Guild of America Award .",
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"text": "Dalva Dalva is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film starring Farrah Fawcett and Carroll Baker . Although Fawcett is n't the movie 's only star , she is the only performer to be billed in the opening credits . However , on DVD and VHS cases Baker and Powers Boothe garner direct below-the-title billing .",
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"text": "The Verdict The Verdict is a 1982 American courtroom drama film starring Paul Newman , Charlotte Rampling , Jack Warden , James Mason , Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse . The film , which was directed by Sidney Lumet , was adapted by David Mamet from the novel by Barry Reed . It is about a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who takes a medical malpractice case to improve his own situation , but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing . The Verdict garnered critical acclaim and box office success . The film was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Paul Newman ) , Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( James Mason ) , Best Director ( Sidney Lumet ) , Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay ( David Mamet ) .",
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"text": "James Farley (actor) James Farley , ( January 8 , 1882 -- October 12 , 1947 ) also known as Jim Farley , was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras . Born in Waldron , Arkansas in 1882 , he made his film debut in the 1916 silent film , Sins of Her Parent . During his thirty-year film career he appeared in over 200 films and film shorts , including over 175 feature films . Farley worked right up until his death ; his final film was released after his death , 1948 's Man from Texas . The production of the film ended in early June 1947 , and Farley died shortly after , on October 12 , 1947 , in Pacoima , California .",
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"text": "Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 film) Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1980 British family film directed by Jack Gold and starring Alec Guinness , Rick Schroder and Eric Porter . It is based on the children 's novel of the same name .",
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"text": "Above Suspicion (1943 film) Above Suspicion is a 1943 American spy film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray , and directed by Richard Thorpe . The screenplay was adapted from the novel Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes , which is loosely based on the life experiences of MacInnes and her husband , Gilbert Highet . The plot follows two newlyweds who spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe . This film marked the end of Crawford 's 18-year career with MGM before signing with Warner Bros , and the last for character actor Conrad Veidt who died of a heart attack a few weeks after shooting ended .",
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"text": "Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Poor Little Rich Girl : The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987 television biographical drama starring Farrah Fawcett . The film chronicles the life of Barbara Hutton , a wealthy but troubled American socialite . Released as both a television movie and a mini series , the film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film . Fawcett earned her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination , for Best Actress in a Miniseries of Television Film .",
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"text": "Katie Did It Katie Did It is a 1951 American romantic comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Ann Blyth , Mark Stevens and Cecil Kellaway . A small town girl falls in love with a big city artist , but mistakenly believes he already has a wife and children .",
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"docid": "43072d6605125001a850d907c6edbfb7",
"text": "Girls Gone Wild (film) Girls Gone Wild was a 1929 American melodrama film produced and released by Fox Film Corporation . The film was controversial as an early example of the rising tide of violence and disrespect for the law that would become key themes in the 1930s .",
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},
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"docid": "eb4e39f8f24a674945b801c361e6d3ce",
"text": "Roseanna McCoy Roseanna McCoy is a 1949 American drama film directed by Irving Reis . The screenplay by John Collier , based on the 1947 novel of the same title by Alberta Hannum , is a romanticized and semi-fictionalized account of the Hatfield-McCoy feud . The film stars Farley Granger and Joan Evans .",
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"text": "Sequoia (film) Sequoia is a 1934 American drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and written by Ann Cunningham , Sam Armstrong and Carey Wilson . The film stars Jean Parker , Russell Hardie , Samuel S. Hinds , Paul Hurst and Willie Fung . The film was released on December 22 , 1934 , by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .",
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"text": "A Connecticut Yankee (film) A Connecticut Yankee is a 1931 American Pre-Code film adaptation of Mark Twain 's 1889 novel , A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court . It was directed by David Butler to a script by William M. Conselman , Owen Davis , and Jack Moffitt . It was produced by Fox Film Corporation ( later 20th Century Fox ) , who had earlier produced the 1921 silent adaptation of the novel , A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court . A Connecticut Yankee is the first sound film adaptation of Twain 's novel . As in The Wizard of Oz , many of the actors in the film play more than one role , a character in the real world and one in the dream world . The film stars Will Rogers as Hank Martin , an American accidental time traveler who finds himself in Camelot back in the days of King Arthur ( William Farnum , a Fox star for many years ) . Myrna Loy and Brandon Hurst play the evil Morgan le Fay and Merlin , who must be overcome by Hank 's modern technical knowledge , while Maureen O'Sullivan plays Alisande . Fox was likely inspired to produce A Connecticut Yankee based on the success of the 1921 silent film . The 1931 version was likewise successful , and was re-released in 1936 . It is unrelated to the 1927 musical also titled A Connecticut Yankee . The hero 's name was changed from Hank Morgan to Hank Martin , possibly because the original name sounded too similar to that of actor Frank Morgan . A trailer for the film exists at the Library of Congress .",
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"docid": "c9a45ef93c40ea3e43343e7b9dcd1a51",
"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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"docid": "7dc80848cb5ed60c7cc0b4bc3937a9aa",
"text": "Sounder (film) Sounder is a 1972 DeLuxe Color drama film in Panavision directed by Martin Ritt and starring Cicely Tyson , Paul Winfield , and Kevin Hooks . The film was adapted by Lonne Elder III from the 1970 Newbery Medal-winning novel Sounder by William H. Armstrong .",
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},
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"docid": "cff7b787fd8ae74388656ca36d5d3f2a",
"text": "Letter of Introduction (film) Letter of Introduction is a 1938 American comedy drama film directed by John M. Stahl . In 1966 , the film entered the public domain ( in the United States ) due to the claimants failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication .",
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},
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"docid": "dfbaf9b6585ec40c456bbd186f538c2f",
"text": "Vinegar Hill (novel) Vinegar Hill is a 1994 novel by A. Manette Ansay . It was chosen as an Oprah 's Book Club selection in November 1999 . It was adapted as a television film in 2005 , starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt .",
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"docid": "fe37e4840ab6a79c832c09cb7e2c22b4",
"text": "Behave Yourself! Behave Yourself ! is a 1951 American film directed and co-written by George Beck , starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters , and released by RKO Radio Pictures .",
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"docid": "34548a96ad38172362c26ffbc84eff6c",
"text": "Mrs. Harris Mrs. Harris is a 2005 American-British drama film written and directed by Phyllis Nagy . The teleplay , based on the book Very Much a Lady by Shana Alexander , focuses on the tempestuous relationship between Herman Tarnower , noted cardiologist and author of the New York Times bestseller The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet , and headmistress Jean Harris . Produced by Killer Films , Number 9 Films , and John Wells for HBO Films , it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16 , 2005 , before its broadcast on HBO on February 25 , 2006 . The film stars Annette Bening as Jean Harris , Ben Kingsley as Herman Tarnower , Cloris Leachman as Tarnower 's sister , and Chloë Sevigny as his secretary and lover . The film also features a cameo performance by Ellen Burstyn as one of Tarnower 's previous girlfriends ; Burstyn played Jean Harris in the made-for-television movie , The People vs. Jean Harris ( 1981 ) .",
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"text": "The Rack (film) The Rack is a 1956 American war drama film , based on a play written by Rod Serling for television . It was directed by Arnold Laven and starred Paul Newman , Wendell Corey , Lee Marvin and Walter Pidgeon . After two years in a North Korean prison camp , an American officer returns home , only to be charged with collaboration by his own side . He is forced to defend his actions in court .",
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},
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"docid": "33698854203a3043d8fb4f23700c89e3",
"text": "Prestige (film) Prestige is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Tay Garnett and written by Tay Garnett , Rollo Lloyd and Francis Edward Faragoh . The film stars Ann Harding , Adolphe Menjou , Melvyn Douglas and Guy Bates Post . The film was released on January 22 , 1932 , by RKO Pictures .",
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Rosamund Pike won an award.
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"docid": "cf80bfd3636e255457dfa16ed8ce704d",
"text": "Rosamund Pike Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike ( born 27 January 1979 ) is an English actress who began her acting career by appearing in stage productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Skylight . After her screen debut in the television film A Rather English Marriage ( 1998 ) and television roles in Wives and Daughters ( 1999 ) and Love in a Cold Climate ( 2001 ) , she received international recognition for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day ( 2002 ) , for which she received the Empire Award for Best Newcomer . Following her breakthrough , she won the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Libertine ( 2004 ) and portrayed Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice ( 2005 ) . Pike had film appearances in the sci-fi film Doom ( 2005 ) , the crime-mystery thriller film Fracture ( 2007 ) , the drama film Fugitive Pieces ( 2007 ) , and the coming-of-age drama An Education ( 2009 ) , for which she was nominated for the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year . She also received British Independent Film Award nominations for An Education , Made in Dagenham ( 2010 ) , and was nominated for a Genie Award for Barney 's Version ( 2010 ) . In 2014 , her performance in the psychological thriller film Gone Girl was met with critical acclaim and she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama .",
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"text": "The DVF Awards The DVF Awards , supported by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation , are given annually to provide recipients with the exposure and resources necessary to extend their efforts on behalf of women all over the world . The DVF Awards were conceived by Diane von Furstenberg in 2010 with the goal of honoring women who have displayed leadership , strength , and courage in their commitment to their causes . Every year , each Honoree receives a $ 50,000 grant from the Foundation to further their work . The inaugural DVF Awards were presented on March 13 , 2010 at a ceremony hosted by Diane von Fürstenberg and Tina Brown at the United Nations on the closing night of The Women in the World Summit . Each year , two DVF Awards are given to women within The Vital Voices Global Partnership . In addition , the Inspiration Award is given to a woman who has demonstrated strength and courage in the face of adversity , and is using her experience and influence to effect positive change . The People 's Voice Award is also given annually to a woman chosen from a field of nominees selected by The DVF Awards Board of Advisors and voted on by the public at DVFAwards.com . The Lifetime Leadership Award honors an individual who has dedicated her life and body of work to instilling in other women the courage to fight , the power to survive and the leadership to inspire . Past recipients include Gloria Steinem , Ingrid Betancourt , Hillary Clinton , Oprah Winfrey and Robin Roberts . Presenters at The DVF Awards have included Meryl Streep , Iman , Olivia Wilde , Jessica Alba , Deborah Winger , Gabby Douglas , and Chelsea Clinton . 2017 Honorees The International Award : Yoani Sánchez , 14ymedio The International Award : Baljeet Sandhu , Migrant & Refugee Children 's Legal Unit ( MiCLU ) The People 's Voice Award : Louise Dubé , iCivics The Inspiration Award : Karlie Kloss , Kode With Klossy The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Jane Goodall , The Jane Goodall Institute ( JGI ) 2016 Honorees The International Award : Maria Pacheco , Wakami The International Award : Agnes Igoye , Huts for Peace The People 's Voice Award : Emily Greener , I AM THAT GIRL The Inspiration Award : Sarah Jones , Girls Educational and Mentoring Services ' , The Legal Aid Society and Sanctuary for Families The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Martine Rothblatt , Los Angeles LGBT Center and The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2015 Honorees The International Award : Adimaimalaga Tafuna'I , Women In Business The International Award : Samar Minallah Khan , Ethnomedia The People 's Voice Award : Becky Straw and Jody Landers , The Adventure Project The Inspiration Award : Gabrielle Giffords , Americans for Responsible Solutions The Lifetime Leadership Award : Melanne Verveer , The Georgetown Institute for Women , Peace and Security at Georgetown University 2014 Honorees The DVF Award : Kah Walla , STRATEGIES ! The DVF Award : Liron Peleg-Hadomi & Noha Khatieb The People 's Voice Award : Veronika Scott , The Empowerment Plan The Inspiration Award : Alicia Keys , Keep a Child Alive The Lifetime Leadership Award : Gloria Steinem , Equality Now and Donor Direct Action 2013 Honorees The DVF Award : Sunitha Krishnan , Prajwala The DVF Award : Andeisha Farid , Afghan Child Education and Caring Organization ( AFCECO ) . The People 's Voice Award : Tammy Tibbetts , She 's the First The Inspiration Award : Natalia Vodianova , Naked Heart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Robin Roberts , Be the Match 2012 Honorees The DVF Award : Panmela Castro , Rede Nami The DVF Award : Chouchou Namegabe , South Kivu 's Association of Women Journalists The People 's Voice Award : Layli Miller-Muro , Tahirih Justice Center The Inspiration Award : Jaycee Dugard , The JAYC Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Oprah Winfrey , The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation 2011 Honorees The DVF Award : Sohini Chakraborty , Kolkata Sanved The DVF Award : Kakenya Ntaiya , Kakenya Center for Excellence The People 's Voice Award : Taryn Davis , The American Widow Project The Inspiration Award : Elizabeth Smart , Elizabeth Smart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2010 Honorees The DVF Award : Danielle Saint-Lot , Femmes en Démocratie The DVF Award : Sadiqa Basiri Saleem , The Oruj Learning Center The People 's Voice Award : Katherine Chon , The Polaris Project The Lifetime Leadership Award : Ingrid Betancourt , The Ingrid Betancourt Foundation",
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"text": "Dwarf Stars Award The Dwarf Stars Award is an annual award presented by the Science Fiction Poetry Association to the author of the best horror , fantasy , or science fiction poem of ten lines or fewer published in the previous year . The award was established in 2006 as a counterpoint to the Rhysling Award , which is given by the same organization to horror , fantasy , or science fiction poems of any length . Poems are submitted to the association by the poets , from which approximately 30 are chosen by an editor to be published in an anthology each fall . Members of the association then vote on the published poems , and first through third-place winners are announced . The 2006 anthology was edited by Deborah P. Kolodji , and subsequent anthologies have been edited by an array of editors , including Kolodji , Stephen M. Wilson , Joshua Gage , Geoffrey A. Landis , Linda D. Addison , Sandra J. Lindow , John Amen , Jeannine Hall Gailey , and Lesley Wheeler . During the 11 nomination years , 35 poems by 25 poets have been selected as third place or better , including one three-way tie for second place in 2016 , of which 11 poets have won outright . Jane Yolen has been noted four times , a first and a third place and two second-place results ; Deborah P. Kolodji and Julie Bloss Kelsey have each received a first and a second place ; Greg Beatty a first and a third place ; Sonya Taaffe has received two second-place results ; and Ann K. Schwader has received two third-place results .",
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"text": "Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards , or `` BRAs '' , is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film ( FAAAF ) to recognize excellence in African-American , as well as those of African diaspora 's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Black Reel Award . The awards , first presented in 2000 in Washington , DC , are overseen by FAAAF . The awards ceremony was initially awarded online their first two years before the first live show in 2002 . The awards have broadcast to radio since 2014 . Currently , the Black Reel Awards is the oldest cinema-exclusive awards ceremony for African-Americans . The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony was held on February 18 , 2016 . A total of 315 Black Reel Awards have been presented since the inception of the award through the 16th .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Gone Girl (film) Gone Girl is a 2014 psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher , and produced by Leslie Dixon , Bruna Papandrea , Arnon Milchan , Reese Witherspoon , Ceán Chaffin , and Joshua Donen . The screenplay was adapted by Gillian Flynn from her eponymous 2012 novel . Set in Missouri , United States , the film stars Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne , a writer who becomes the prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of his wife Amy , played by Rosamund Pike . Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry feature in supporting roles . The score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross . Gone Girl premiered at the New York Film Festival on September 26 , 2014 , before 20th Century Fox gave the film a wide release at over 3,000 theaters in the United States and Canada on October 3 . It grossed over $ 368 million on a production budget of $ 61 million . As of June 2016 , Gone Girl is Fincher 's highest-grossing film . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 295 reviews and judged 88 % to be positive . Gone Girl garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction , Pike 's lead acting performance , Flynn 's screenplay , and its score . At the 87th Academy Awards , Pike received a nomination for Best Actress . The film received four nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards : Best Director for Fincher , Best Actress in a Drama for Pike , Best Screenplay for Flynn , and Best Original Score . Pike won the Empire Award for Best Actress , and garnered nominations in the same category at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards ( BAFTAs ) . She also received the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival . Flynn was nominated at the BAFTAs , as well as the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review included the film in their list of top ten films of the year .",
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"text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .",
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"text": "Kerry Film Festival The Kerry Film Festival is an annual music film festival in County Kerry , Republic of Ireland , taking place in October . The Kerry Film Festival is funded by Kerry County Council , Fáilte Ireland , the Ireland Funds as well as having corporate sponsorship . Kerry Film Festival was established in 2000 but remained a small regional festival throughout its first years , with a mere 1,700 attendees at the 2006 festival . Then , in 2007 , the festival exploded becoming the fastest growing festival in all of Ireland , with audiences increasing by nearly 600 % from 2006 to 2011 when its audience topped 10,000 for the first time . The main feature of the festival is a short film competition which focuses on young filmmakers . Past adjudicators of the Kerry Film Festival Short Film Competition have included Jeremy Irons , Liam Neeson , Michael Fassbender and Gabriel Byrne . The festival also screens feature films . In 2008 Kerry Film Festival instigated the Maureen O'Hara Award for women that have excelled in film and Brenda Fricker was the inaugural recipient . The award was presented to her by Jim Sheridan , who directed her in the Oscar-winning My Left Foot ( 1989 ) . In 2009 the award was presented to Rebecca Miller who was in Kerry to pick up the award with her husband , Daniel Day-Lewis at a ceremony with Dave Fanning as MC . In 2010 Maureen O'Hara attended the festival and presented the award in person to Juliette Binoche Fionnula Flanagan picked up the award in 2011 while Saoirse Ronan won the award in 2012 . KFF has previously featured successful short films such as the Oscar short-listed animation Head over Heels in 2012 , the 2014 Oscar winner Mr. Hublot and in 2015 the highly acclaimed Academy Award winner S t u t t e r e r by Ben Cleary .",
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"text": "Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress ( Spanish : Premio Ariel a Mejor Coactuación Femenina ) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas ( AMACC ) in Mexico . It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Mexican film industry . In 1947 , the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held , with Lilia Michel winning in both ceremonies for the films Un Beso en la Noche and Vértigo , respectively . With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971 , when the Ariel Awards were suspended , the award has been given annually . Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members ( active and honorary ) , previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations ; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website . Since its inception , the award has been given to 47 actresses . Ana Ofelia Murguía and Isela Vega had received the most awards in this category with three Ariels each . Angélica Aragón , Katy Jurado , Ofelia Medina , Lilia Michel , Angelina Peláez , and Eileen Yáñez have been awarded twice ; Jurado was also the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Broken Lance ( 1954 ) . Murguía is the most nominated performer , with eight nominations , followed by Aragón with six . Nineteen films have featured two nominated performances for Best Supporting Actress , Una Familia de Tantas ( Eugenia Galindo and Martha Roth ) , Fin de Fiesta ( Ana Martín and Helena Rojo ) , Actas de Marusia ( Silvia Mariscal and Patricia Reyes Spíndola ) , Las Poquianchis ( Ana Ofelia Murguía and María Rojo ) , El Lugar Sin Límites ( Ana Martín and Lucha Villa ) , Que Viva Tepito ( Leonor Llausás and Rebeca Silva ) , Vidas Errantes ( Eugenia D'Silva and Josefina González de la Riva ) , Los Motivos de Luz ( Murguía and Dunia Zaldívar ) , Como Agua Para Chocolate ( Pilar Aranda and Claudette Maillé ) , Novia Que Te Vea ( Angélica Aragón and Verónica Langer ) , Dos Crimenes ( Leticia Huijara and Margarita Isabel ) , Mujeres Insumisas ( Regina Orozco and Lourdes Elizarrarás ) , Profundo Carmesí ( Julieta Egurrola and Verónica Merchant , Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver ( Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Angelina Peláez ) , Un Embrujo ( Luisa Huertas and Mayra Sérbulo ) , Mezcal ( Aída López and Sérbulo ) , Fuera del Cielo ( Martha Higareda and Isela Vega ) , Cinco Días Sin Nora ( Langer and Peláez ) , and Las Oscuras Primaveras ( Margarita Sanz and Cecilia Suárez ) ; Roth , Helena Rojo , Reyes Spíndola , María Rojo , Villa , Murguía , Maillé , Aragón , Isabel , Egurrola , Vega , and Peláez won the award . As of the 2016 ceremony , Adriana Paz is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Hilda .",
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"text": "Lannan Literary Awards The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation . Established in 1989 , the awards are meant `` to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality '' , according to the foundation . The foundation 's awards are lucrative relative to most awards in literature : the 2006 awards for poetry , fiction and nonfiction each came with $ 150,000 , making them among the richest literary prizes in the world . The awards reflect the philosophy governing the Lannan Foundation , a family foundation established by J. Patrick Lannan , Sr. in 1960 . It describes itself as `` dedicated to cultural freedom , diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers , as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities . '' Awards have been made to acclaimed and varied literary figures such as David Foster Wallace , William Gaddis , Lydia Davis , William H. Gass , Steve Erickson and W.S. Merwin . The foundation has also recognized people known as much for their public intellectual activities as for their literary talents , such as Barbara Ehrenreich and Edward Said . The foundation also gives a `` Cultural Freedom Prize '' for the stated purpose of recognizing `` people whose extraordinary and courageous work celebrates the human right to freedom of imagination , inquiry , and expression . '' Prize winners include Elouise P. Cobell , Robert Fisk , Eduardo Galeano , , Mahmoud Darwish , Arundhati Roy , Helen Caldicott and Cornel West . The foundation does not accept applications for awards or fellowships . Candidates are suggested anonymously `` by a network of writers , literary scholars , publishers , and editors , '' with the foundation 's literary committee making the final determination . The foundation also `` provides financial assistance to tribes and nonprofits that serve Native American communities ... '' For instance , it gave more than $ 7 million in grants to the Blackfeet Reservation Development Fund from 1998 to 2009 , to support litigation on behalf of Native Americans with interests in trust lands . This nonprofit was created by Elouise P. Cobell and her legal team to bring claims against the United States for mismanaging lands held in trust for Native Americans . The Cobell v. Salazar case was filed in 1996 and settled in 2009 .",
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"text": "Latino Book Awards The Latino Book Awards recognize the best achievements in Spanish or Portuguese literature each year . They are produced by Latino Literacy Now , an organization co-founded by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler and Reforma , the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos . Each year since 1997 the Latino Book Awards are announced at BookExpo America , the largest publishing trade show in the United States . The awards include diverse categories . In 2007 the Latino Book Awards were renamed International Latino Book Awards . Its winners include authors such as Isabel Allende , Rudolfo Anaya , Mario Vargas Llosa , Rodolfo Acuña , Gabriel Garcia Marquez , Victor Paz Otero , Rudy Ruiz , Antonieta Villamil , Ana Nogales or Paulo Coelho .",
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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": "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": "Solidar Silver Rose Award SOLIDAR 's Silver Rose Awards were launched in 2000 to help raise the profile of individuals and organisations whose outstanding work is fuelled by vision and tireless commitment and whose achievements have contributed greatly to the struggle for a just and civil society . Winners are sometimes well-known ; others are simply ordinary people leading extraordinary lives , reaching out to the most vulnerable groups in their societies , advocating their rights , campaigning for their needs , and providing essential services such as soup kitchens , housing , children 's holidays and literacy classes . As SOLIDAR 's member organisations work on numerous projects with local partners both in Europe and around the world , examples of worthy recipients are not difficult to identify . The winners are always powerful advocates of change , united by their passion , commitment and vision for bringing about a fairer and more just society . Among the winners from previous years is Aminatou Haidar , President of the Sahrawi NGO Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders , which expose the human rights violations committed by Morocco in the occupied territories of Western Sahara ; Morgan Tsvangirai , President of the Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic Change and a key figure in the fight for human rights in Zimbabwe , the National League for Democracy of Burma which helped turn the spotlight on their struggle against Burma 's military junta and organisations providing social support such as Chapitô ( Portugal ) an arts centre , professional school of arts and circus school for young disadvantaged people and adults at risk of social exclusion and Filo D'Argento ( Italy ) a helpline set up for the elderly , offering support , conversation , and acting as a watchdog against abuse . The Awards are presented each year at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the European Parliament in Brussels .",
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"text": "Shakespeare Prize The Shakespeare Prize was an annual prize for writing or performance awarded to a British citizen by the Hamburg Alfred Toepfer Foundation . First given by Alfred Toepfer in 1937 as an expression of his Anglophilia in the face of tense international conditions , the prize was awarded only twice before the outbreak of World War II , to composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and poet John Masefield . The award resumed in 1967 following the visit of Queen Elizabeth to Germany and the last prize was awarded in 2006 .",
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"text": "Norman Lear Center The Norman Lear Center is a multi-disciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment , commerce , and society . It is based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication . Through scholarship and research , and its programs of visiting fellows , conferences , public events and publications , the Lear Center works to be at the forefront of discussion and practice in the field . The Center is named for benefactor Norman Lear , the social activist and philanthropist , and television producer , and was founded and is directed by Marty Kaplan , associate dean of the USC Annenberg School , who has been a political speechwriter , Hollywood studio executive , and screenwriter-producer . The Lear Center officially launched on January 24 , 2000 . Some of the programs it houses include Entertainment Goes Global , which explores the political , cultural , economic and technological implications of the globalization of entertainment ; Celebrity , Politics & Public Life , wherein faculty and deans from over 20 USC departments convene to develop an inter-disciplinary analysis of American political life , as it is shaped by popular culture ; and Hollywood , Health & Society , which provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for health storylines . Hollywood , Health & Society is funded by , and works closely with such governmental agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the National Institutes of Health , and the National Cancer Institute . That program hosts its annual Sentinel for Health Awards to recognize exemplary television storylines that best inform , educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives . Since 2005 , the Lear Center 's Grand Avenue Intervention Project has been a driving force behind the civic outreach for the planning of a new 16 acre park in the heart of downtown Los Angeles . In partnership with the Los Angeles Times , the Lear Center solicited design proposals from the public and published a selection of them in a special section of the Times . The Lear Center 's publishing imprint has published several works of scholarship such as Artists , Technology & The Ownership of Creative Content , Warners ' War : Politics , Pop Culture & Propaganda in Wartime Hollywood , Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film , and Ready to Share : Creativity & Fashion in Digital Culture .",
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"text": "Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Musical The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Musical is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre .",
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"text": "Aurealis Award for best young adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to `` recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction , fantasy , horror writers '' . To qualify , a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year ; the presentation ceremony is held the following year . It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people . Since their creation in 1995 , awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction . Categories currently include science fiction , fantasy , horror , speculative young adult fiction -- with separate awards for novels and short fiction -- collections , anthologies , illustrative works or graphic novels , children 's books , and an award for excellence in speculative fiction . The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy . The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has added weight to the honour of the award . The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees ; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists . Ties can occur if the panel decides that both entries show equal merit , however they are encouraged to choose a single winner . The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award 's management team . This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best young-adult novel category , as well as novels that have been highly commended . Three people have won the award twice -- Isobelle Carmody , Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld . Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with eight , and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning , having been a losing finalist five times .",
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"text": "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": "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": "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": "New Zealand Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Artist of the Year is a New Zealand Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for outstanding recordings . Artists who have previously been nominated for a New Zealand Music Award ( excluding Critics ' Choice Prize and technical awards ) or has had a previous album reach the top 20 of the Official New Zealand Music Chart are ineligible . The award was first awarded in 1973 as Best New Artist .",
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"text": "One-Punch Man is an ongoing Japanese superhero parody webcomic created by an author using the pseudonym One which began publication in early 2009 . The series quickly went viral , surpassing 7.9 million hits in June 2012 . The Japanese shortened name Wanpanman is a play on the long-running children 's character Anpanman , wanpan being a contraction of wanpanchi ( `` one punch '' ) . One-Punch Man tells the story of Saitama , an extremely overpowered superhero , who has grown bored by the absence of challenge in his fight against evil and seeks to find a worthy opponent . A digital manga remake of the series , illustrated by Yusuke Murata , began publication on Shueisha 's Young Jump Web Comics website in 2012 . The chapters are periodically collected and printed into tankōbon volumes , with twelve released as of December 2 , 2016 . Viz Media has licensed the remake for English serialization in its Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine . An anime television adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan between October and December 2015 . It was dubbed in English during the summer of 2016 , and later that year a planned second season was announced .",
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"text": "List of Street Fighter media Street Fighter is a series of fighting video games developed and published by Japanese company Capcom . The series debuted in Japan in August 1987 with the arcade game Street Fighter , and is one of Capcom 's best-selling franchises with over 33 million units sold . The games take place in a fictional universe in which a range of characters compete in fighting tournaments for prizes and bragging rights , and have been released on numerous video game consoles , handheld game consoles , personal computer platforms , and mobile devices . Related comic books , films , and other dramatizations have also been released , in addition to soundtrack albums associated with many of the main games .",
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"text": "Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd. , later known as New World Animation Ltd. , was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation ( Fox Entertainment Group ) . Marvel Productions produced animated television series , motion pictures , and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony : The Movie , The Transformers : The Movie , and G.I. Joe : The Movie as well as the Transformers and G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero television series . Most of Marvel Productions ' back catalog ( mostly non-Hasbro related productions ) is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company .",
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"text": "Enoki Films is a producer of anime based in the Enoki Building in Shinjuku , Tokyo . Enoki Films also had a North American division , established in 1986 , headquartered in the Encino area of Los Angeles , California , United States called Enoki Films USA , Inc. . Enoki Films USA acted as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees such as 4Kids Entertainment and Saban . In May 2007 it was announced that their content would also be provided as video on demand by Internet startup ReelTime.com ( worldwide except Japan ) . As of 2002 Enoki licenses anime but sub-licenses its licenses to various distributors instead of distributing them directly . Anime News Network wrote that `` They generally only license TV shows that they hope to also license to TV broadcasters such as Cartoon Network , ABC Family and Fox Kids . '' Some of the anime productions that were listed on Enoki 's website are under alternate names and may list characters under different names as well . In many cases , when sub-licensed to anime home video companies , the original titles and character names have been restored . Enoki 's translations of episode titles and scenarios may also be different than what may be on the official release . If Enoki 's series ' had a separate movie or direct-to-video production , it is usually not licensed by Enoki , and the film or direct-to-video production may be licensed to a separate company than the series ( as is the case with the Slayers movies and OVAs and the Utena movie ) . As of 2016 , Enoki Films ' North American division is now defunct , since it bought its operations to an end in 2010 .",
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"text": "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": "Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States . ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) . ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling . On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .",
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"text": "The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981 ; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network . It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man . The show features many adventures in different segments : Plastic Man , Baby Plas , Plastic Family , Mighty Man and Yukk , Fangface and Fangpuss , and Rickety Rocket . The show was repackaged by Arlington Television into 130 half-hour episodes , and released into national , first-run-off-network daily syndication in 1984 . The Plastic Man Comedy Show was produced and directed by Steve Whiting and featured a live-action `` Plastic Man '' , played by Taylor Marks .",
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"text": "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel 's toy line Masters of the Universe . The show , often referred to as simply He-Man , was one of the most popular animated children 's shows of the 1980s , and has retained a heavy cult following to this day . It made its television debut in 1983 and ran until 1985 , consisting of two seasons of 65 episodes each . Reruns continued to air in syndication until 1988 , at which point USA Network bought the rights to the series . USA aired He-Man until September 1990 . Reruns of the show are no longer being broadcast on the Qubo Night Owl nor on Retro Television Network in the US , but the show is now available on Netflix .",
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"text": "Super Milk Chan is an anime comedy directed by Hideyuki Tanaka and produced by Genco , Suplex , framegraphics and Geneon Entertainment for the 24-hour channel Animax . The show pre-began as 14 eight-minute segment episodes which aired on Fuji Television 's Flyer TV block from June 18 , 1998 to September 24 , 1998 from 24:45 to 24:55 , with the animation being produced by Tokyo Kids . The full-length show , entitled , ran for 12 twenty-four-minute episodes which aired on WOWOW 's Space Shower TV block from January 27 , 2000 to April 13 , 2000 at 19:00 and then 18:00 . In Canada , 14 episodes of Super Milk Chan aired on Teletoon in 1998 . The North American DVD release by A.D. Vision features two different English-dubbed versions : a straight translation of the Japanese version ( which aired on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim block on October 31 , 2004 with the original vintage episodes before making its official series premiere a week later ) and an Americanized version with western pop culture references and short live-action skits featuring ADV voice cast members .",
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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": "Mega Man (Archie Comics) Mega Man is a comic series produced by Archie Comics which was announced at New York Comic Con 2010 . The series began publication in April 2011 with Ian Flynn , who has written many stories for Archie 's Sonic the Hedgehog series , involved with the production . The series has proved highly successful , and in 2013 a crossover took place between the Mega Man and Sonic series , under the title `` Worlds Collide . '' The series does not follow the events of the games in exact order , including an adaptation of the Japanese exclusive game Super Adventure Rockman between those of Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 . The series later included a few stories set in the time of the Mega Man X series . The popularity of Worlds Collide subsequently led to a second crossover with the Sonic series , Worlds Unite . The series went on an indefinite hiatus after issue 55 , concluding with setup for an adaptation of Mega Man 4 . The series is also notable for the artistic liberties taken with various characters . Shadow Man of Mega Man 3 and the Stardroids of Mega Man V are both featured as creations of Ra Moon , the primary antagonist from Super Adventure Rockman , and all are featured as foes of a group of robots based on Mega Man 8 character Duo . Mega Man and Proto Man 's Japanese names-Rock and Blues-are adapted as the names for their civilian forms . Several Robot Masters also appear in the series earlier than they did in the games .",
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"text": "List of Heroman episodes Heroman is an anime television series produced by Stan Lee alongside Bones , POW ! Entertainment and Wowmax Media that aired on TV Tokyo and related stations between April 1 , 2010 and September 23 , 2010 , as well as streaming on the Crunchyroll internet service . For the first 12 episodes , the opening theme was `` Roulette '' performed by Tetsuya , of L'Arc-en-Ciel and the ending theme was `` CALLING '' performed by Flow . Beginning with episode 13 , the opening theme changed to `` missing '' performed by Kylee and the ending theme changed to performed by Mass Alert . In addition to these songs , an insert song titled performed by Aco was featured in episode 11 .",
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"text": "Punch! is a manga written by Rie Takada , creator of Happy Hustle High . The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan , and in the United States in English by VIZ Media . Punch ! is about a young girl by the name Elle Nagahara , whose family are all involved in physical martial arts , her mother was a wrestling champion , her father a world lightweight boxing champion , and her grandfather the first Japanese to become the world champion of Muay Thai kickboxing . But the thing is -- Elle does n't want to fight ! She just wants a normal life and everything changes when she meets a strange street fighter .",
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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": "X-Men (TV series) X-Men , also known as X-Men : The Animated Series , is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31 , 1992 , in the United States on the Fox Network , as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup . X-Men was Marvel Comics ' second attempt at an animated X-Men TV series after the pilot , X-Men : Pryde of the X-Men , was not picked up .",
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"text": "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": "Un-Go is a 2011 anime television series produced by Bones which aired on Fuji TV 's noitamina program block between October 13 , 2011 and December 22 , 2011 . Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi 's novel , the series is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Shō Aikawa , who had earlier worked together on Fullmetal Alchemist . Featuring character designs from pako and Yun Kouga , the music for the series is composed by NARASAKI , with the opening theme being `` How to Go '' by School Food Punishment and the ending theme being `` Fantasy '' by LAMA . Un-Go was simulcast with English subtitles by Crunchyroll and Anime on Demand . A prequel film , , ran in Japanese theatres for two weeks from November 19 , 2011 . Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series , along with episode 0 , in North America , while Siren Visual has licensed the series in Australia and Manga Entertainment has licensed the series in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "J9 Series The is a trilogy of Japanese Super Robot mecha anime television series . The anime were broadcast by TV Tokyo ( TX Network ) from 1981 to 1984 , the 80 's trilogy was animated by Kokusai Eiga-sha and produced by Movie International Co.Ltd . In 2014 , a fourth series was announced to be in production for a 2016 release , with the original creative and production team reunited after 30 years .",
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"text": "Mega Man Battle Network Mega Man Battle Network , known in Japan as , is one of Capcom 's Mega Man series and debuted in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance . It is a real-time tactical-RPG spin-off series based on the original Mega Man series , taking place in a separate continuity where computer and networking technology advanced instead of robotics . There are six main Mega Man Battle Network games as well as several side-story games .",
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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": "Samurai (Super Friends) Samurai is an Asian superhero in the Super Friends animated television series . His real name is Toshio Eto , and he is of Japanese descent . He was one of the later additions to the team along with other ethnically diverse heroes in an effort for the show to promote cultural diversity . His voice actor is Jack Angel . In addition to being a prominent figure in several other animated shows , Angel also did the voice for The Flash and Hawkman . Samurai appears in The All-New Super Friends Hour , Challenge of the Super Friends , Super Friends ( 1980 ) , Super Friends : The Legendary Super Powers Show , and The Super Powers Team : Galactic Guardians . Besides being inserted to create diversity , Samurai , in a sense , took the place of Red Tornado with whom he shares similar wind-based abilities . After sporadic guest appearances , Samurai grew into a prominent team member in the series ' later seasons . Samurai appeared in the DC Comics Mini Series Super Powers . He also had an action figure in the Super Powers Collection line produced by Kenner . A character resembling Samurai appeared in a double page spread in the Infinite Crisis hard cover trade collection . The actual Samurai made his first appearance in the comics several years later during the Brightest Day event .",
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"text": "Batman Begins Batman Begins is a 2005 British-American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman , co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Liam Neeson , Katie Holmes , Gary Oldman , Cillian Murphy , Tom Wilkinson , Rutger Hauer , Ken Watanabe , and Morgan Freeman . The film reboots the Batman film series , telling the origin story of the title character ( Bale ) , from his alter ego Bruce Wayne 's initial fear of bats , the death of his parents , his journey to become Batman , and his fight to stop Ra 's al Ghul ( Neeson ) and the Scarecrow ( Murphy ) from plunging Gotham City into chaos . Comic book storylines such as The Man Who Falls , Batman : Year One , and Batman : The Long Halloween served as inspiration . After a series of unsuccessful projects to resurrect Batman on screen following the critical failure and box office disappointment of Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) , Nolan and David S. Goyer began to work on the film in early 2003 and aimed for a darker and more realistic tone , with humanity and realism being the basis of the film . The goal was to get the audience to care for both Batman and Bruce Wayne . The film , which was primarily shot in Iceland and Chicago , relied on traditional stunts and miniatures , while computer-generated imagery was used minimally . Batman Begins opened on June 15 , 2005 , in the United States and Canada in 3,858 theaters . It grossed over $ 48 million in its opening weekend in North America , eventually grossing over $ 374 million worldwide . The film received positive reviews and is considered by many to be one of the best superhero films of the 2000s . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and three BAFTA awards . It is followed by The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) and The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) in a continual story-arc , which has later been referred to as The Dark Knight Trilogy .",
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"text": "Wayne of Gotham Wayne of Gotham is a novel by Tracy Hickman and is about the fictional superhero Batman . The book was published on December 4 , 2012 . A GraphicAudio audiobook was recorded in 2013 .",
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"text": "Dark Knight (nickname) The Dark Knight is the nickname of the superhero Batman who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics . Batman was first referred to by the nickname in Batman # 1 ( Spring 1940 ) , in a story written by Bill Finger .",
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"text": "Batman Forever: The Arcade Game Batman Forever : The Arcade Game is a beat 'em up video game based on the movie Batman Forever . The subtitle is used to differentiate it from Batman Forever , another beat 'em up published by Acclaim at around the same time . One or two players , playing as Batman and Robin , fight Two-Face , the Riddler , and numerous henchmen .",
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"text": "Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? `` Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader ? '' is a 2009 story featuring the DC Comics character Batman . The story is published in two parts , in the `` final '' issues of the series Batman ( # 686 ) and Detective Comics ( # 853 ) , released February and April respectively . Written by Neil Gaiman , pencilled by Andy Kubert , and inked by Scott Williams , the story is purported to be the `` last '' Batman story in the wake of severe psychological trauma that Batman endures within the Batman R.I.P. story , and his ultimate fate in Final Crisis . The story 's title is a reference to the backup stories published in DC Comics Presents from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s ( which revisited various long-unused Golden Age and Silver Age characters ; these stories were all titled `` Whatever Happened to ( x ) ? '' ) akin to writer Alan Moore 's `` last '' Superman story Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow ? .",
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"text": "Batman: Anarky Batman : Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics . The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky , a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle . Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant , various artists contributed to individual stories . Dual introductions were written by the creatorsboth of whom introduce the character and give insight into their role in Anarky 's creation and development . Featured as an antagonist in various Batman comics during the '90s , stories based on the character were highly thematic , political , and philosophical in tone . The majority of the collected stories ( `` Anarky in Gotham City '' , `` Anarky : Tomorrow Belongs to Us '' , `` Anarky '' ) are influenced by the philosophy of anarchism , while the final story ( `` Metamorphosis '' ) is influenced by Frank R. Wallace . Although anti-statism is the overarching theme of the collection , other concepts are explored . Anarky 's characterization was expanded throughout the stories to present him first as a libertarian socialist and anarchist , and in the final story as a vehicle for explorations into atheism , rationalism , and bicameralism . Literary references are also utilized throughout the collected stories to stress the philosophical foundations of the character . The collection also tracks the character 's evolution from a petty , street-crime fighting vigilante , to a competent freedom fighter in opposition to powerful forces of evil . Critics have positively received some of the stories within the collection , analyzing Anarky as a unique force for political commentary and discussion within DC Comics ' storytelling . However , the expansive growth of the character 's unique abilities and characterization has also fueled criticism as having overpowered the character beyond suspension of disbelief .",
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"text": "The Rise of the Blue Beetle! `` The Rise of the Blue Beetle '' is the first episode of the animated television series Batman : The Brave and the Bold . The episode introduces Blue Beetle in his first on-screen appearance .",
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"text": "The World's Greatest Super-Heroes The World 's Greatest Super-Heroes is the name to the oversized slipcased hardcover anthology collection , that reprinted six oversized graphic novels all created by artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini . Four graphic novels were originally published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of DC main characters : Superman , Batman , Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman , thus Superman : Peace on Earth were published in 1998 , Batman : War on Crime in 1999 , Shazam ! : Power of Hope in 2000 and finally Wonder Woman : Spirit of Truth in 2001 . Alex Ross original idea was make a statement about the four superhero comics archetypes : Science Fiction ( Superman ) , Crime/Mystery ( Batman ) , Magic ( Captain Marvel ) and Myth ( Wonder Woman ) . In the following year , DC Comics also published one extra book : JLA : Secret Origins . Not featuring any storyline whatsoever , it only presented the origins of the four main characters already published in the previous books and the origins of other Justice League characters : Green Lantern , Flash , Green Arrow , Black Canary , Martian Manhunter , Hawkman , Hawkgirl and Plastic Man . Every origin was present in two-pages layout based on Joe Shuster 's origin of Superman from Action Comics # 1 . The final book , published in 2003 , JLA : Liberty and Justice presented a full story featuring the entire group , the first time that Alex Ross was able to use all characters in the current timeline . The artwork is of Ross ' very own photorealism , and the books themselves were created after the success of Ross ' and writer Mark Waid 's famous Kingdom Come . The World 's Greatest Super-Heroes was released on August 1 , 2005 on dust-jacket slipcase hardcover edition ( 9.6 '' x 13 '' ) and got paperback reprint ( 8.2 '' x 11 '' ) on September 28 , 2010 . Both collected versions are smaller than the original Treasury Editions ( 10 '' x 13.5 '' ) .",
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"text": "Batman Live Batman Live is a touring stage show , including theatrical , circus and stage-magic elements , that focuses on the DC Comics superhero Batman . It debuted on July 19 , 2011 at the Manchester Evening News Arena , with two and a half years in the making at a reported cost of about # 7.5 million .",
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"text": "Batman Returns (video game) Batman Returns is a video game for various platforms based on the movie of the same name . The Sega console versions ( i.e. Sega Mega Drive/Genesis , Sega Mega-CD , Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear ) were published by Sega themselves while the NES and Super NES versions were developed and published by Konami . The DOS version was published by Konami and developed by Spirit of Discovery . The Amiga version was developed by Denton Designs , and also published by Konami . There is also an Atari Lynx version , published by Atari themselves .",
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"text": "Batkid Begins Batkid Begins is a 2015 American documentary film co-produced ( with Liza Maek ) , co-writer ( with Kurt Kuenne ) and directed by Dana Nachman . The documentary follows Miles Scott , an American child and cancer survivor . His wish was to be `` Batkid '' , a sidekick of the eponymous comic book superhero Batman . Once the request went out , thousands of volunteers , city officials , businesses and supporters rallied to turn San Francisco , California into `` Gotham City '' -- the fictional home city of Batman , on November 15 , 2013 , for one of the largest and most elaborate Make-A-Wish projects ever staged . The film was released by Warner Bros. . Pictures on June 26 , 2015 .",
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"text": "James Batman James Batman is a 1966 Filipino Batman/James Bond cinematic spoof produced by Jose O. Vera and released by Sampaguita Pictures . It stars the Philippine comedian Dolphy as Batman and James Bond and Boy Alano as `` Rubin '' ( Robin ) .",
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"text": "The Dark Knight (video game) The Dark Knight is a cancelled action video game loosely based on the film of the same name . The game was unofficially announced in the summer of 2007 to be developed by Pandemic Studios as an open world Batman game . The game was confirmed , albeit unofficially , on July 18 , 2008 by actor Gary Oldman during an interview with G4 's Kristin Adams . In his interview on GameTrailers , Oldman said he knew an awful lot of effort had gone into getting Batman 's gliding abilities to feel suitably smooth and fluid for The Dark Knight game . Oldman , who reprised his role as Lt. Jim Gordon , did not name a developer in the interview but anonymous sources reported that The Dark Knight was a secret project of Pandemic Studios and EA . Despite prior speculation , no further announcements were made regarding production of the game , even upon the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of the films on December 9 , 2008 in the United States . According to a Newsweek article , the lack of a game at the same time of the movie 's release may have cost an estimated $ 101 million in missed revenue . EA and Pandemic Studios had announced that the game would come out on the PlayStation 3 . Pandemic Brisbane , who were responsible for developing this game , has since been shut down and the project cancelled . In 2009 , Warner Bros. would instead publish Batman : Arkham Asylum with Rocksteady Studios as the developer , which would start the Batman : Arkham series .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by BioShock Infinite BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games . Players assume control of Booker DeWitt ( Troy Baker ) , who is sent to rescue Elizabeth ( Courtnee Draper ) from her captivity on the floating air city of Columbia . The game 's development was led by creative director Ken Levine . The game was officially announced on August 12 , 2010 , and was widely anticipated . At the Spike Video Game Awards , it was nominated Most Anticipated Game three times . Following its previews at the Electronic Entertainment Expo , the game won numerous awards , including Best of Show from several gaming publications . It was released worldwide on March 26 , 2013 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . Review aggregator Metacritic assigned the game a normalized score of 94 out of 100 , indicating `` universal acclaim '' , based on 27 and 68 reviews for the Windows and PlayStation 3 versions , respectively ; the Xbox 360 version received 93 out of 100 based on 33 reviews . Within four months of its release , BioShock Infinite sold approximately four million copies , and eleven million by June 2015 . BioShock Infinite garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its music , story , visual design , characters , and the acting of its cast . At the 17th Annual DICE Awards , the game received six nominations and went on to win two awards : Action Game of the Year , and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition . The game earned four nominations at the 10th British Academy Video Games Awards , winning Original Music . At IGN 's Best of 2013 , the game garnered twenty nominations and went on to win nine awards , including Best Overall Shooter Game and Best Overall Graphics for Art Design . At the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards , BioShock Infinite won Best Audio and Best Visual Art . The game received nine nominations at the Spike VGX , winning Best Shooter , Best Song in a Game and Character of the Year . At the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards , the game received eleven nominations , with Courtnee Draper winning Supporting Performance in a Drama . The game appeared on several year-end lists of the best games of 2013 , receiving Game of the Year wins from the Associated Press , CNN , Electronic Gaming Monthly , Entertainment Weekly , Forbes , and Games .",
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"text": "Batman (2013 arcade game) Batman is a 2013 arcade vehicular combat game developed by Specular Interactive and released by Raw Thrills . The game can be single-player or multi-player ( if there is a linked cabinet ) .",
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"text": "Batman: Cacophony Batman : Cacophony is the title of a three-issue comic book limited series starring Batman . The series was written by Kevin Smith with art by Walt Flanagan , and ran from November 2008 through March 2009 due to delays with issue three . The comic chronicles Batman as he attempts to stop a turf war between the Joker and crime lord , Maxie Zeus . Batman also encounters a new adversary , Onomatopoeia .",
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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": "Batman: Year One (film) Batman : Year One is a 2011 animated superhero film , based on the four-issue story arc of the same name printed in 1987 . It premiered at Comic-Con on July 22 and was officially released October 18 , 2011 . The film was directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu . It is the 12th film released under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner , and was released on DVD , Blu-ray , and Digital copy .",
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"text": "List of Batman Family adversaries The Batman Family adversaries or the rogues gallery are a collective of fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies . Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 ( May 1939 ) , his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes , and has become what is now informally called the Batman Family . As with most superheroes , a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman Family have been introduced throughout the decades , collectively referred to as the rogues gallery . Many characters from Batman 's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended . The Batman Family 's rogues gallery has widely been well received , considered by many journalists to be one of the greatest superhero rogues galleries in all of comics .",
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"text": "Batman: Year Two `` Year Two '' is the title of a four-part story arc featuring Batman , written by Mike W. Barr and illustrated by Alan Davis , Paul Neary , Alfredo Alcala , Mark Farmer and Todd McFarlane . It originally appeared in the American comic book Detective Comics # 575-578 , published by DC Comics . The story was initially a treatment by Barr titled `` Batman : 1980 '' , but it was released as `` Batman : Year Two '' following the success of Frank Miller 's `` Batman : Year One '' . This story was collected as a trade paperback in 1990 . In 2002 , DC Comics published a second printing of the trade paperback , this time with the addition of the one-shot sequel , Batman : Full Circle included , with the new edition retitled as Batman : Year Two - Fear The Reaper . Elements of the story were incorporated into the animated film Batman : Mask of the Phantasm .",
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"text": "Batman & Dracula trilogy The Batman and Dracula trilogy is a group of American comics stories which began with Batman & Dracula : Red Rain , a 1991 graphic novel by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones , in DC Comics ' Elseworlds line of alternate reality stories . It spawned two sequels by the same creative team ; Batman : Bloodstorm and Batman : Crimson Mist . DC Comics later released The Batman and Dracula trilogy in a trade paperback collection , entitled Tales of the Multiverse : Batman - Vampire .",
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"text": "Felicity Jones Felicity Rose Hadley Jones ( born 17 October 1983 ) is an English actress . She started her professional acting career as a child , appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers ( 1996 ) . Jones went on to play Ethel Hallow for one season in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College . She took time off from acting to attend university at Wadham College , Oxford where she performed in Shakespeare 's The Comedy of Errors for the Oxford University Dramatic Society , and has worked steadily since graduating in 2006 . On radio , she has played the role of Emma Grundy in the BBC 's The Archers . In 2008 , she appeared in the Donmar Warehouse production of The Chalk Garden . Since 2006 , Jones has appeared in numerous films , including Northanger Abbey ( 2007 ) , Brideshead Revisited ( 2008 ) , Chéri ( 2009 ) , and The Tempest ( 2010 ) . Her performance in the 2011 film Like Crazy was met with critical acclaim , garnering her numerous awards , including a special jury prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival . In 2014 , her performance as Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything also met with critical acclaim , garnering her nominations for the Golden Globe , SAG , BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2016 , Jones starred in the adventure-thriller Inferno , the fantasy drama A Monster Calls and the Star Wars anthology film Rogue One . In 2016 , she received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year .",
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"text": "Chéri (film) Chéri is a 2009 drama film directed by Stephen Frears . Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend , it is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by French author Colette . The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival .",
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"text": "De Carthage à Carthage De Carthage à Carthage is a Tunisian 2009 documentary film .",
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"text": "A Rural Elopement A Rural Elopement is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith .",
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"text": "The Ugly Truth The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler . The film was released in North America on July 24 , 2009 by Columbia Pictures .",
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"text": "The 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": "Felicity, Ohio Felicity is a village in Clermont County , Ohio , United States . The population was 818 at the 2010 census .",
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"text": "Not Easily Broken Not Easily Broken is an 2009 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Bill Duke . The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes ' 2006 novel of the same name .",
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"text": "Ink (film) Ink is a 2009 American science fiction fantasy film , written and directed by Jamin Winans , starring Chris Kelly , Quinn Hunchar and Jessica Duffy . It was produced by Winans 's own independent production company , Double Edge Films , with Kiowa K. Winans , and shot by cinematographer Jeff Pointer in locations around Denver , Colorado . The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 23 , 2009 , and has screened in Denver , the Cancun Film Festival ( where it won the Best International Feature award ) , Rams Head Onstage in Baltimore and in a number of independent movie houses in cities around the US . The film was widely circulated in peer-to-peer networks , which led to its commercial success .",
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"text": "Everybody's Fine (2009 film) Everybody 's Fine is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Kirk Jones , and starring Robert De Niro , Drew Barrymore , Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale . It is a remake of the Giuseppe Tornatore 's Italian film Everybody 's Fine . In Brazil , Russia and Japan , the film was released direct-to-DVD .",
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"text": "Hotel Chelsea (film) Hotel Chelsea is a thriller of 2009 . The production traveled to New York for filming at the classic Hotel Chelsea , a place regularly visited by celebrities , after which the film was named .",
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"text": "Glorious 39 Glorious 39 is a 2009 British war thriller film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff . Starring Romola Garai , Bill Nighy , Julie Christie , Jeremy Northam , Christopher Lee , David Tennant , Jenny Agutter and Eddie Redmayne . The film was released on 20 November 2009 . On the eve of World War II , as the formidable Keyes family tries to uphold its traditional way of life , daughter Anne ( Garai ) sees her life dramatically unravel when she stumbles upon secret recordings of the pro-appeasement movement .",
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"text": "Brothers (2009 film) Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film Brødre ( 2004 ) , which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Natalie Portman , and is directed by Jim Sheridan . Both films take inspiration from Homer 's epic poem , the Odyssey . The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $ 43 million . Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance .",
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"text": "Just Another Day (2009 film) Just Another Day is a 2009 hip-hop drama film starring Wood Harris as A-Maze and Jamie Hector as Young Eastie . It premiered on BET in July , 2011 .",
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"text": "Did You Hear About the Morgans? Did You Hear About the Morgans ? is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Marc Lawrence . Golden Globe winners Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker portray the film 's protagonists , Paul and Meryl Morgan , a recently separated New York power couple on the verge of divorce until they witness the murder of Meryl 's client . They are forced to enter into temporary witness protection , given new identities , and relocated to a small Wyoming town ( the fictional Ray , Wyoming , 45 minutes out of Cody ) . Supporting roles are played by Sam Elliott , Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen , Elisabeth Moss , and Wilford Brimley . It is the second collaboration of Grant and Parker , following the 1996 film Extreme Measures . The film premiered in New York on December 14 , 2009 and in London the following day . It was released to the United States on December 18 and to most of Europe in January 2010 . It received mostly negative reviews from critics . Compiled ratings from the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an average rating of 3.5 out of 10 . The film grossed $ 6,616,571 in its opening weekend and earned $ 85 million worldwide . Did You Hear About the Morgans ? was the 70th most successful film worldwide for 2009 .",
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"text": "Bridget Jones Bridget Jones is a franchise based on a fictional character of the same name . British writer Helen Fielding started her Bridget Jones 's Diary column in The Independent in 1995 , while chronicling the life of Jones as a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life and love with the help of a surrogate `` urban family '' of friends in the 1990s . The column lampooned the obsession of women with women 's magazines such as Cosmopolitan and wider social trends in Britain at the time . Fielding published the novelisation of the column in 1996 , followed by a sequel in 1999 called Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason . Both novels were adapted for the big screen in 2001 and 2004 , starring Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones , and Hugh Grant and Colin Firth as the men in her life : Daniel Cleaver and Mark Darcy , respectively . After Fielding had ceased to work for The Daily Telegraph in late 1998 , the feature began again in The Independent on 4 August 2005 and finished in June 2006 . Helen Fielding released a third novel in 2013 , Bridget Jones : Mad About the Boy , which is set 14 years after the events of the second novel . The fictional character `` Bridget Jones '' was named on the 2016 Woman 's Hour Power List as one of seven women judged to have had the biggest impact on women 's lives over the past 70 years , alongside Margaret Thatcher , Barbara Castle , Helen Brook , Germaine Greer , Jayaben Desai and Beyoncé .",
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"text": "Red Sands Red Sands is a 2009 American horror film set in Parvan Province , Afghanistan in September 2002 . The film is directed by Alex Turner , whose previous effort was Dead Birds , in 2004 .",
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"text": "Not Since You Not Since You is a 2009 film starring Desmond Harrington and Elden Henson .",
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"text": "Katie Henney Katie Henney ( born January 1 , 1993 ) is an American former child actress best known for her role as Elizabeth Cole in the 2005 movie , Felicity : An American Girl Adventure .",
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"text": "Solomon Kane (film) Solomon Kane is a 2009 French-British-Czech dark fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Michael J. Bassett based on the pulp magazine character Solomon Kane created in 1928 by Robert E. Howard . James Purefoy stars in the title role . Despite optioning the rights in 1997 , filming did not begin until January 2008 . The film is an original story for the Kane character and was intended to be the first of a trilogy . The plot follows a redemption story for Kane , from the end of his life as a privateer , through the salvation of his soul by rescuing a Puritan girl and the beginning of his life as the Puritan avenger of the source material . It was produced by a consortium of French , Czech , and British companies and mostly filmed in the Czech Republic . The film was first shown at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival . It went on general release in France , Spain , and the UK over the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 . Reception was generally favourable , with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 66 % following the UK/US release ; the film 's atmosphere and Purefoy 's acting attracted the most acclaim .",
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"text": "Annihilation Earth Annihilation Earth is a 2009 science fiction television film for Syfy , directed by Nick Lyon , written by Rafael Jordan , and starring Luke Goss , Marina Sirtis , and Colin Salmon . It follows the attempts by an energy scientist to determine the causes of a deadly explosion at a particle collider and mitigate its aftereffects . It premiered on December 12 , 2009 . According to the IMDB review , the film was criticised for its tragic ending , where humanity went into extinction thanks to the two main characters of the film , David and Paxton .",
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"text": "The Last Days of Emma Blank The Last Days of Emma Blank ( De laatste dagen van Emma Blank ) is a 2009 Dutch comedy film directed by Alex van Warmerdam .",
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Stanley Kubrick was employed in the 60s.
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"text": "Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick ( -LSB- ˈkuːbrɪk -RSB- July 26 , 1928 -- March 7 , 1999 ) was an American film director , screenwriter , producer , cinematographer , editor , and photographer . He is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history . His films , which are mostly adaptations of novels or short stories , cover a wide range of genres , and are noted for their realism , dark humor , unique cinematography , extensive set designs , and evocative use of music . Kubrick was born and raised in the Bronx , New York City , and attended William Howard Taft High School from 1941 to 1945 . Although he only received average grades , Kubrick displayed a keen interest in literature , photography , and film from a young age , and taught himself all aspects of film production and directing after graduating from high school . After working as a photographer for Look magazine in the late 1940s and early 1950s , he began making short films on a shoestring budget , and made his first major Hollywood film , The Killing , for United Artists in 1956 . This was followed by two collaborations with Kirk Douglas , the war picture Paths of Glory ( 1957 ) and the historical epic Spartacus ( 1960 ) . His reputation as a filmmaker in Hollywood grew , and he was approached by Marlon Brando to film what would become One-Eyed Jacks ( 1961 ) , though Brando eventually decided to direct it himself . Creative differences arising from his work with Douglas and the film studios , a dislike of Hollywood , and a growing concern about crime in America prompted Kubrick to move to the United Kingdom in 1961 , where he spent most of the remainder of his life and career . His home at Childwickbury Manor in Hertfordshire , which he shared with his wife Christiane , became his workplace , where he did his writing , research , editing , and management of production details . This allowed him to have almost complete artistic control over his films , but with the rare advantage of having financial support from major Hollywood studios . His first British productions were two films with Peter Sellers , Lolita ( 1962 ) and Dr. Strangelove ( 1964 ) . A demanding perfectionist , Kubrick assumed control over most aspects of the filmmaking process , from direction and writing to editing , and took painstaking care with researching his films and staging scenes , working in close coordination with his actors and other collaborators . He often asked for several dozen retakes of the same scene in a movie , which resulted in many conflicts with his casts . Despite the resulting notoriety among actors , many of Kubrick 's films broke new ground in cinematography . The scientific realism and innovative special effects of 2001 : A Space Odyssey ( 1968 ) were without precedent in the history of cinema , and the film earned him his only personal Oscar , for Best Visual Effects . Steven Spielberg has referred to the film as his generation 's `` big bang '' , and it is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made . For the 18th-century period film Barry Lyndon ( 1975 ) , Kubrick obtained lenses developed by Zeiss for NASA , to film scenes under natural candlelight . With The Shining ( 1980 ) , he became one of the first directors to make use of a Steadicam for stabilized and fluid tracking shots . While many of Kubrick 's films were controversial and initially received mixed reviews upon release -- particularly A Clockwork Orange ( 1971 ) , which Kubrick pulled from circulation in the UK following a mass media frenzy -- most were nominated for Oscars , Golden Globes , or BAFTA Awards , and underwent critical reevaluations . His last film , Eyes Wide Shut , was completed shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 70 .",
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"text": "Walton Studios Walton Studios ( previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios ) , was a film production studio situated in Walton-on-Thames , in the county of Surrey , in England . The decline of the British cinematic production industry in the mid-20th Century led to a decline in work for the facility , and after failing to financially survive as a television production outlet it was closed in 1961 . The Studio was subsequently demolished and the land sold for house building .",
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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": "Stanley Theater (Utica, New York) The Stanley Theatre is a historic Baroque movie palace in Utica , New York . Over the years , it has gone through several changes of ownership , but has always been affiliated with Warner Brothers Pictures . Originally owned by the Stanley-Mark Strand Corporation chain , the Stanley Theatre ( and entire movie theatre chain ) was purchased three days before opening by Warner Brothers . The company was eager to showcase its products on as many screens as possible . The theatre opened on September 10 , 1928 , with the silent movie Ramona starring Dolores del Río . Thomas W. Lamb , a prolific theatre architect , designed the 2,963 seat cinema for the Mastbaum chain of theatres . The theatre was named for Stanley , one of the Mastbaum brothers . While Lamb and his firm designed over 300 theatres worldwide , he is considered to be somewhat of a local , having owned a camp in the Adirondacks . ( His great grandson lives in the Albany area today . ) The Stanley was built in less than 13 months on the expanding southern edge of downtown , some four blocks away from Utica 's theatre district . Unfortunately , all the theatres located there were razed during the Urban Renewal era of the 1960s and 70s . The Stanley remained open through all of this , though it suffered many years of benign neglect . In 1974 , when the threat of destruction became very real , the Central New York Community Arts Council ( renamed Stanley Center for the Arts in 2008 ) spearheaded a campaign to acquire the property , which it did for $ 135,000 . The design motif of the Stanley Theatre is dubbed `` Mexican Baroque '' because of its unique blend of styles . The terra cotta and tiled mosaic exterior shows the Mexican influence , while Habsburg lions , Indian faces , and a multitude of angels and cherubs grace the lavish gold leaf Baroque theatre interior . Moorish influence is also evident in the star-splashed ceiling and twisted columns flanking the stage . Legend has it that the grand entry staircase was designed to resemble the main staircase on the Titanic ocean liner . While the Stanley Theatre continued to be primarily a movie house , it introduced live events early in its history . Today it is host to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Great Artists Series ( over 75 years ) ; Broadway Theatre League ( 50 years ) ; Utica Symphony ( over 60 years ) ; and the Mohawk Valley Ballet ( over 25 years ) . Notable early performers included legendary singers Marian Anderson , Ezio Pinza , Lily Pons , Jeanette MacDonald , and Gene Autry . Later illustrious entertainers included Chuck Mangione , Conway Twitty , Third Eye Blind , Diana Ross , Barry Manilow , and Harry Connick Jr. . The Stanley was also host to multiple appearances by Jerry Seinfeld , Wynton Marsalis , George Carlin , Itzhak Perlman , Bob Weir & RatDog ! , and B.B. King . More recent performances include Aretha Franklin and legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach . The Broadway Theatre League brought in National Touring productions of Cats ( musical ) , Annie , Evita , Sweeney Todd , and Barnum . The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . It is significant for its relationship to the early movie industry and its distinctive architecture .",
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"text": "Lolita (1962 film) Lolita is a 1962 British-American black comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick . Based on his novel of the same title , Vladimir Nabokov also wrote the screenplay . It follows a middle-aged literature lecturer who becomes obsessed with an adolescent girl . The film stars James Mason as Humbert Humbert , Sue Lyon as Dolores Haze ( Lolita ) , and Shelley Winters as Charlotte Haze , with Peter Sellers as Clare Quilty . Owing to the MPAA 's restrictions at the time , the film toned down the more provocative aspects of the novel , sometimes leaving much to the audience 's imagination . The actress who played Lolita , Sue Lyon , was 14 at the time of filming . Lolita polarized contemporary critics , but is well-received today . Kubrick later commented , however , that if he had realized how severe the censorship limitations were going to be , he probably would never have made the film .",
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"text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .",
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"text": "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": "Herbert Mason Not to be confused with Herbert Mason the photographer who photographed St Paul 's Survives ( 1940 ) . Samuel George Herbert Mason ( 1891 -- 20 May 1960 ) was a British film director , producer , stage actor , army officer , presenter of some revues , stage manager , stage director , choreographer , production manager and playwright . He was a recipient of the Military Cross the prestigious award for `` gallantry during active operations against the enemy . '' He received the gallantry award for his part in the Battle of Guillemont where British troops defeated the Germans to take the German stronghold of Guillemont . Mason began his theatrical career at the age of 16 and appeared in several productions at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre including Barry Jackson 's The Christmas Party . During the 1920s he stage managed some of the largest shows in London ( including many of Andre Charlot 's musical revues ) and began his film career with the arrival of sound in motion pictures . Mason was the Assistant director for I Was a Spy , which was very successful in the box office and voted best film of the year . He made his debut as director in 1936 with The First Offence . His most prominent film was A Window in London a dark thriller set in the London Underground , which was a remake of the original French drama film Metropolitan . Another successful film included Take My Tip , in which he directed Jack Hulbert whose `` dances -LSB- were -RSB- beautifully staged . '' Several rising actors and actresses ( including Vivien Leigh ) made their film debuts in some of his films before they rose to prominence . He worked for several studios and production companies including Gaumont British , Gainsborough Pictures , London Films and MGM-British Studios . Mason directed 16 films ( from thrillers to comedies ) , moved into producing for the rest of his career and authored some plays with his wife Daisy Fisher , a novelist and playwright also with a background in theatre . His films were generally very well received , and some of them were marked out for the inventiveness of the plot , locations used for shooting and humour . Some of his films are remembered for introducing rising actors and actresses to the screen before they became famous .",
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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": "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": "Cinema 16 Cinema 16 was a New York City-based film society founded by Amos Vogel . From 1947 until 1963 , he and his wife Marcia ran the most successful and influential membership film society in North American history , at its height boasting 7000 members . Vogel was inspired by Maya Deren 's independent exhibitions . Deren exhibited and presented lectures on her films across the United States , Cuba and Canada . In 1946 , she booked the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village for a public exhibition titled Three Abandoned Films , which consisted of showings of Meshes of the Afternoon , At Land , and A Study in Choreography for the Camera . Deren took the word `` abandoned '' to refer to Guillaume Apollinaire 's observation that a work of art is never completed , just abandoned . While the title was ironic , the exhibition was successful . The movies shown at Cinema 16 consisted mostly of the experimental film that began flourishing after World War II , as well as nonfiction films -- not only documentaries , but educational films as well . In that , it differed even from the narrative-oriented art cinemas that appeared in the postwar years . Cinema 16 closed in 1963 , after 17 years in operation .",
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"text": "Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America ( FBO ) , also known as FBO Pictures Corporation , was an American film studio of the silent era , a producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films . The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole ( U.S. ) , the American division of a British import -- export company and Robertson-Cole was formed by the English-born Harry F. Robertson and the American Rufus Sidman Cole . Robertson-Cole bought the Hallmark Exchanges ( formerly the Mutual Exchanges that became known as Exhibitors-Mutual Exchanges ) from Frank J. Hall in 1920 . Exhibitors-Mutual/Hallmark had distributed Robertson-Cole product , and acquiring the exchanges gave them the right to distribute their own films plus Hall 's product , with the exception of Charlie Chaplin reissues he had the rights to . Robertson-Cole initiated movie production in the United States in 1920 . That year , it incorporated Robertson-Cole Studios , Inc. and bought 460 acres in Santa Monica , California to establish a studio . The property , which became known as the `` R.C. Ranch '' , enabled Robertson-Cole to centralize movie production , which previously had been scattered . The movie company had relied on equipment rentals to produce motion pictures . Two years later , a corporate reorganization led to the company 's new name , with FBO becoming the official name of the distributing operation and Robertson-Cole Pictures Corp. the name of the production operation . In 1923 , the studio contracted with Western actor Fred Thomson , who would soon emerge as one of Hollywood 's most popular stars . Thomson was just one of numerous screen cowboys with whom FBO became identified . The studio , whose core market was America 's small towns , also put out many romantic melodramas , non-Western action pictures , and comedic shorts . In 1926 , financier Joseph P. Kennedy led a group that acquired the company . In June 1928 , using RCA Photophone technology , FBO became only the second Hollywood studio to release a feature-length `` talkie . '' A few months later , Kennedy and RCA chief David Sarnoff arranged the merger that created RKO , one of the major studios of Hollywood 's Golden Age .",
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"text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .",
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"text": "Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg , starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance . Newman stars in the title role as Luke , a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system . The film , set in the early 1950s , is based on Donn Pearce 's 1965 novel of the same name . Pearce sold the story to Warner Bros. , who then hired him to write the script . Due to Pearce 's lack of film experience , the studio added Frank Pierson to rework the screenplay . Newman 's biographer Marie Edelman Borden states that the `` tough , honest '' script drew together threads from earlier movies , especially Hombre , Newman 's earlier film of 1967 . The film has been cited by Roger Ebert as an anti-establishment film which was shot during the time of the Vietnam War , in which Newman 's character endures `` physical punishment , psychological cruelty , hopelessness and equal parts of sadism and masochism . '' His influence on his prison mates and the torture that he endures is compared to that of Jesus , and Christian symbolism is used throughout the film , culminating in a photograph superimposed over crossroads at the end of the film in comparison to the crucifixion . Filming took place on the San Joaquin River Delta , and the set , imitating a southern prison farm , was built in Stockton , California . The filmmakers sent a crew to Tavares Road Prison in Tavares , Florida , to take photographs and measurements . Upon its release , Cool Hand Luke received favorable reviews and became a box-office success . The film cemented Newman 's status as one of the era 's top box-office actors , while the film was described as the `` touchstone of an era . '' Newman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor , George Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , Pearce and Pierson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and the score by Lalo Schifrin was also nominated for the Best Original Score . In 2005 , the United States Library of Congress selected it for the National Film Registry , considering it to be `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . '' It has a 100 % rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes . The quotation used by the prison warden ( Strother Martin ) in the film , which begins with `` What we 've got here is failure to communicate , '' was listed at No. 11 on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 most memorable movie lines .",
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"text": "Anthony Frewin Anthony Edward Frewin ( born 1947 , in Kentish Town , London ) is a writer and erstwhile personal assistant to film director Stanley Kubrick ( from 1965 to 1968 , and from 1979 to 1999 ) . Frewin now represents the Stanley Kubrick Estate . His novel London Blues has been described as `` masterful '' .",
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"text": "Classical Hollywood cinema Classical Hollywood cinema , classical Hollywood narrative , and classical continuity are terms used in film criticism which designate both a narrative and visual style of film-making which developed in and characterized US American cinema between 1917 and the early 1960s and eventually became the most powerful and pervasive style of film-making worldwide .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "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": "David A. Goldsmith David A. Goldsmith lives and works in the UK and Italy . His career in television spans the vast technological changes : from film to videotape ; from black & white to colour ; from terrestrial to satellite ; from the UK 's three national networks to the plethora of channels today ; from analogue to digital ; from 405 lines to High Definition . He moved through the ranks : from a Programme Assistant in educational television to a presenter of Ready Steady Go ! ; from film Location Manager at the newly formed Yorkshire TV to Programme Director ; from drama to current affairs ; from making documentaries in ITV to directing at ITN where he won a BAFTA award covering the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege . Other experiences include : teaching at the then London College of Printing , TV production for the Metropolitan Police , directing the pan-European satellite experiment , setting up the BBC 's school of TV Journalism in Bucharest , starting the RGB news production Partnership , and as a Vice President at ScanSat Broadcasting launching its news department . In 1993 he acted as an advisor to a start up television company in Hungary . Assisted in the production of a documentary about the British television industry . His documentaries mainly in the field of human rights range : from the 1964 civil rights campaign in Mississippi to Amnesty International 's concern about the state of human rights in Mexico ; from following the Six-Day War in Jerusalem to the role of policewomen under the Equal Opportunities Act ; from World War I Old Contemptibles in Flanders to Hells Angels in Great Britain . His enthusiasm for the documentary led to his book The Documentary Makers published by RotoVision . Since 2006 he has been developing a film project to be shot in Venezuela .",
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"text": "I Lost It at the Movies I Lost It at the Movies ( 1965 ) is Pauline Kael 's first collection of reviews , covering the years 1954 -- 1965 , which was published prior to her long stint at The New Yorker . As a result , the pieces in the book are culled from radio broadcasts that she did while she was at KPFA , as well as numerous periodicals , including Moviegoer , the Massachusetts Review , Sight and Sound , Film Culture , Film Quarterly and Partisan Review . It contains her negative review of the then widely acclaimed West Side Story , glowing reviews of other movies such as The Golden Coach and Seven Samurai , as well as longer polemical essays such as her largely negative critical responses to Siegfried Kracauer 's Theory of Film and Andrew Sarris 's Film Culture essay Notes on the Auteur Theory , 1962 . The book was a bestseller upon its first release , and is now published by Marion Boyars Publishers . Kael 's first book is characterized by an approach where she would often quote contemporary critics such as Bosley Crowther and Dwight Macdonald as a springboard to debunk their assertions while advancing her own ideas . This approach was later abandoned in her subsequent reviews , but is notably referred to in Macdonald 's book , Dwight Macdonald On Movies ( 1969 ) . When an interviewer asked her in later years as to what she had `` lost '' , as indicated in the title , Kael averred : `` There are so many kinds of innocence to be lost at the movies . '' It is the first in a series of titles of books that would have a deliberately erotic connotation , typifying the sensual relation Kael perceived herself as having with the movies , as opposed to the theoretical bent that some among her colleagues had .",
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"text": "Edge of Tomorrow Edge of Tomorrow ( alternatively known by its tagline Live . Die . Repeat . and marketed as such on home release ) is a 2014 American military science fiction film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt . Doug Liman directed the film based on a screenplay adapted from the 2004 Japanese light novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka . The film begins with a flashback to the year 2015 , when a horde of aliens called the Mimics arrived in Germany on a meteorite . By the year 2020 , in which the film 's action takes place , the horde has spread over most of continental Europe and killed all humans in its way . Cruise plays William Cage , a public relations officer with no combat experience , who is ordered by his superior to film the first wave of a crucial landing operation against the aliens . Upon being killed in combat , Cage finds himself in a time loop that sends him back to the day preceding the battle every time he dies . Cage teams up with Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski ( Blunt ) in seeking a way to defeat the extraterrestrials . In late 2009 , Productions purchased the rights to the novel and sold a spec script to the American studio Warner Bros. . The studio produced the film with the involvement of , the novel 's publisher Viz Media , and Australian production company Village Roadshow . Filming began in late 2012 , taking place in England at Leavesden Studios outside London , and other locations such as Trafalgar Square and Saunton Sands . Nine companies handled the visual effects . The film was released in cinemas on the weekend of , 2014 in 28 territories , including the United Kingdom , Brazil , Germany , Spain , and Indonesia . On the weekend of , 2014 it was released in 36 additional territories , including North America ( United States and Canada ) , Australia , China , and Russia . The film grossed over in theaters worldwide and received positive reviews from critics . A sequel , titled Live Die Repeat and Repeat , is currently in development .",
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"text": "Edge of Normal Edge of Normal is an American sci-fi web series created by Amanda Overton as her graduate thesis project from University of Southern California ( USC ) . Inspired by Amanda 's love for popular comics and films such as X-Men and The Dark Knight , Edge of Normal is a unique mixture of sci-fi and superhero elements in a web serialized format . In 2013 the web series was bought for distribution by Wonderly . Wonderly is a YouTube Multi-Channel Network , subsidiary of Big Frame that focuses on innovative female creators . Edge of Normal premiered its first season on July 16 , 2013 , with the episode `` Natalie '' .",
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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": "Due to Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled Due to Lack of Interest , Tomorrow Has Been Canceled is a 1969 book by Irene Kampen , an account of her return to school at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison after 25 years , and how she learned to adapt to the student culture of the late 1960s . While it is listed as non-fiction , Kampen included fictionalized students and other characters in the book . The expression is also the title of the last track of the 1968 jazz record `` America the Beautiful '' by arranger Gary McFarland , and is a line in the Kaiser Chiefs song `` Ruby '' . It was also used as the title of a 1971 BBC Horizon documentary on predictions of ecological disaster , focusing on the work of Paul Ehrlich . The book is also referenced in the film The Last of England ( 1987 ) , directed and written by Derek Jarman .",
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"text": "Threads Threads is a 1984 British television drama jointly produced by the BBC , Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. . Written by Barry Hines and directed by Mick Jackson , it is a docudrama account of nuclear war and its effects on the city of Sheffield in Northern England . The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts . As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins , the film depicts the medical , economic , social and environmental consequences of nuclear war . Shot on a budget of # 250,000 -- 350,000 , the film was the first of its kind to depict a nuclear winter . Certain reviewers nominated Threads as the `` film which comes closest to representing the full horror of nuclear war and its aftermath , as well as the catastrophic impact that the event would have on human culture '' . It has been compared to the earlier programme The War Game produced in Britain in the 1960s and its contemporary The Day After , a 1983 ABC television film depicting a similar scenario in the United States . It was nominated for seven BAFTA awards in 1985 and won for Best Single Drama , Best Design , Best Film Cameraman and Best Film Editor .",
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"text": "Edge of Forever Edge of Forever is the tenth studio album by hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd . It was released in 1999 .",
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"text": "It's Tomorrow - The Film Its Tomorrow is an upcoming Indian film about Climate Change written by Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya and is being directed by Zanane Rajsingh . The film is being jointly produced Nanoland Group ( USA & India ) . It is being produced in two parts in the USA along with breath-taking visuals shot in natural calamity occurring regions of the world including Japan , Tibet , Philippines , Argentina , Iceland and India . It will be dubbed in nine languages and is scheduled to release in November 2014 . It will be dubbed in nine languages and is scheduled to release 2015 - 2016 .",
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"text": "Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright , written by Wright and Simon Pegg , and starring Pegg and Nick Frost . The three and the film 's producer Nira Park had previously worked together on the television series Spaced and the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead . The film follows two police officers attempting to solve a series of mysterious deaths in an English village . Over a hundred action films were used as inspiration for developing the script . Filming took place over eleven weeks in early 2006 , and featured an extensive cast along with various uncredited cameos . Visual effects were developed by ten artists to expand on or add explosions , gore , and gunfire scenes . Debuting on 14 February 2007 in the United Kingdom and 20 April in the United States , Hot Fuzz received critical and commercial success . Shortly after the film 's release , two different soundtracks were released in the UK and US . The film is the second in Wright and Pegg 's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy and was preceded by 2004 's Shaun of the Dead and followed by 2013 's The World 's End , each of them featuring a different flavour of Cornetto ice cream . It is also the most financially successful film in the trilogy .",
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"text": "Third Window Films Third Window Films is a UK-based distributor of movies from East Asia founded in 2005 . They have provided distribution for numerous award winning films , such as Oasis ( Winner of Marcello Mastroianni Award , FIPRESCI Prize Signis Award and Special Director 's Award at the Venice Film Festival ) , Himizu ( Winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival ) , Villain ( Best Actress winner at the Montreal Film Festival ) , Kotoko ( Winner of the Best Film Award in the Orrizonti of the Venice Film Festival ) , Memories of Matsuko ( Best Actress , Best Editing and Best Music at Japan Academy Award and more . Although receiving cult status in the UK for releasing such films as Love Exposure , Cold Fish , Fish Story , Tetsuo : The Iron Man and others , many of Third Window Films ' titles are blockbusters that feature household names in their native countries . For instance , Guns & Talks features Korean idol Won Bin star of Mother , For Love 's Sake by Takashi Miike played Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival , Vulgaria was the highest grossing Hong Kong film of 2012 and Confessions held the number one spot in Japan for a whole month despite strong competition from Sex and the City 2 and Iron Man 2 and was Japan 's official nomination for the 2010 Academy Awards . In 2011 , Third Window Films opened a branch office in Japan , Third Window Films Japan , to handle international co-productions . Their first co-production , The Land of Hope directed by Sion Sono , won the NETPAC Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012 . In 2013 they created the first international large-scale co-production for a Japanese comedy , with Yosuke Fujita 's ` Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats ' . The project brought in Tucker Film in Italy , Joint Entertainment in Taiwan , Rapid Eye Movies in Germany and partnered them with Japan 's TV Man Union and Phantom Films . Third Window Films setup distribution deals as well for all 5 countries . In 2015 they fully produced the Japanese independent film ` Lowlife Love ' ( Gesu no Ai ) directed by Uchida Eiji . The film is a 100 % production of Third Window Films and stars many well-known Japanese actors such as Denden , Shugo Oshinari , Kiyohiko Shibukawa , Kanji Tsuda , Yoshihiko Hosoda and Houka Kinoshita . It is scheduled for release in Japan and internationally in 2016 .",
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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": "Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series , and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond . Directed by Roger Spottiswoode , with the screenplay written by Bruce Feirstein , the film follows Bond as he attempts to stop Elliot Carver , a power-mad media mogul , from engineering world events to initiate World War III . The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , and was the first James Bond film made after the death of producer Albert R. Broccoli , to whom the movie pays tribute in the end credits . Filming locations included France , Thailand , Germany , Mexico and the United Kingdom . Tomorrow Never Dies performed well at the box office and earned a Golden Globe nomination despite mixed reviews . While its performance at the domestic box office surpassed that of its predecessor , GoldenEye , it was the only Pierce Brosnan Bond film not to open at number one at the box office , as it opened the same day as Titanic , but instead at number two .",
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"text": "Slipped into Tomorrow Slipped into Tomorrow is the fifth solo album by John Norum , the guitarist for Swedish hard rock band Europe , released in 1999 . The album features a cover version of the Thin Lizzy song `` Killer Without a Cause '' .",
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"text": "Paul Waggoner (effects artist) Paul Waggoner ( also known as Paul Waggonner ) is a visual effects artist . He won a 2015 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement , Animated Effects in a Live Action Production for his work on Edge of Tomorrow . Waggoner won the award along with Steve Avoujageli , Atsushi Ikarashi , Pawel Grochola and Viktor Lundqvist . He was also nominated for a Visual Effects Society Award . He also won a 2011 Gemini Award for The Tudors .",
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"text": "List of British films of 2013 The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2013 . This article fully lists all non-pornographic films , including short films , that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom . It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2013 . Also included is an overview of the major events in British film , including film festivals and awards ceremonies , as well as lists of those films that were particularly well received , both critically and financially . The year was particularly notable for a number of low budget and independent horror films , such as In Fear , Devil 's Pass , Dementamania and Stalled .",
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"text": "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": "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": "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": "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": "Yesterday (TV channel) Yesterday is one of the UKTV network of television channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland . It launched on 30 October 2002 as UK History and relaunched in its current format on 2 March 2009 . It is available on satellite through Sky and Freesat , in cable service primarily through Virgin Media , and through the digital terrestrial provider Freeview . Hours on Freeview had previously been cut , with transmissions finishing at 6:00 pm , but were restored on 1 June 2010 .",
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"text": "Tomorrow (TV series) Tomorrow ( also known as The Tomorrow Show and , after 1980 , Tomorrow Coast to Coast ) was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder . The show aired on NBC from 1973 to 1982 and featured many prominent guests , including John Lennon ( in his last televised interview ) , Paul McCartney , `` Weird Al '' Yankovic ( in his first televised appearance ) , Ayn Rand , Jerry Garcia , the Grateful Dead , Public Image Ltd , Ken Kesey , Charles Manson , The Clash , KISS , Ramones , and U2 ( in their first American television appearance ) . Los Angeles news anchor Kelly Lange , a good friend of Snyder , was the regular substitute guest host .",
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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": "Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David `` Ike '' Eisenhower ( -LSB- ˈaɪzənˌhaʊ.ər -RSB- ; October 14 , 1890 -- March 28 , 1969 ) was an American politician and Army general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 . He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe . He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942 -- 43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944 -- 45 from the Western Front . Eisenhower was born in Denison , Texas , and raised in Kansas in a large family of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry by parents with a strong religious background . His mother was born a Lutheran , married as a River Brethren and later converted to Jehovah 's Witnesses . Eisenhower did not belong to any denomination until he was President . He graduated from West Point in 1915 and later married Mamie Doud , with whom he had two sons . During World War I , he was denied a request to serve in Europe , instead commanding a unit training tank crews . Following the war , he served under several notable generals , and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1941 . After the U.S. entered World War II , Eisenhower oversaw the successful invasions of North Africa and Sicily before supervising the invasions of France and Germany . After the war , Eisenhower served as Army Chief of Staff and then in an uncomfortable role as president of Columbia University . In 1951 -- 52 , he served as the first Supreme Commander of NATO . Eisenhower entered the 1952 presidential race as a Republican , in order to block the foreign policies of Senator Robert A. Taft . He won two landslide elections , becoming the first Republican winner to do so since 1928 . Eisenhower 's main goals in office were to contain the expansion of the Soviet Union and reduce federal deficits . In 1953 , he threatened the use of nuclear weapons until China agreed to terms regarding POWs in the Korean War . An armistice ended the stalemated conflict . His New Look policy of nuclear deterrence prioritized inexpensive nuclear weapons while reducing funding for expensive Army divisions . He continued Truman 's policy of recognizing the Republic of China as the legitimate government of China , and he won congressional approval of the Formosa Resolution . His administration provided major aid to help the French fight off Vietnamese Communists in the First Indochina War . After the French left he gave strong financial support to the new state of South Vietnam . He supported local military coups against hostile governments in Iran and Guatemala . During the Suez Crisis of 1956 , Eisenhower condemned the Israeli , British and French invasion of Egypt , and forced them to withdraw . He also condemned the Soviet invasion during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 but took no action . After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957 , Eisenhower authorized the establishment of NASA , which led to the space race . During the Syrian Crisis of 1957 he approved a CIA-MI6 plan to stage fake border incidents as an excuse for an invasion by Syria 's pro-western neighbours . He deployed 15,000 soldiers during the 1958 Lebanon crisis . Near the end of his term , his efforts to set up a summit meeting with the Soviets collapsed when an American spy plane was shot down over Russia . On the domestic front , Eisenhower was a moderate conservative who continued New Deal agencies and expanded Social Security . He covertly opposed Joseph McCarthy and contributed to the end of McCarthyism by openly invoking executive privilege . Eisenhower was reluctant to support civil rights but signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and sent Army troops to enforce federal court orders that integrated schools in Little Rock , Arkansas . His largest program was the Interstate Highway System . He promoted the establishment of strong science education via the National Defense Education Act . Eisenhower 's two terms saw widespread economic prosperity except for a minor recession in 1958 . In his farewell address to the nation , Eisenhower expressed his concerns about the dangers of massive military spending , particularly deficit spending and government contracts to private military manufacturers . Voted Gallup 's most admired man twelve times , he achieved widespread popular esteem both in and out of office . Since the late 20th century , consensus among Western scholars has consistently held Eisenhower as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents .",
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"text": "Prime Minister of India The Prime Minister of India ( Hindi : भारत के प्रधानमन्त्री , Bhārat kē Pradhānamantrī ) is the head of government and leader of the executive branch of the Government of India . The Prime Minister is also the chief adviser to the President of India and head of the Council of Ministers . They can be a member of any of the two houses of Parliament ( the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha ) , but has to be the leader of the political party , having a majority in the Lok Sabha . The Prime Minister is the senior member of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system . The Prime Minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet ; allocates posts to members within the Government ; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet . The federal or union cabinet headed by the Prime Minister is appointed by the President of India to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive . Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha as per Article 75 ( 3 ) . The Prime Minister shall always enjoy the confidence of Lok Sabha and shall resign if they are unable to prove majority when instructed by the President .",
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"text": "Draft Eisenhower movement The Draft Eisenhower movement was the first successful political draft of the 20th century to take a private citizen to the Oval Office . It was a widespread American grassroots political movement that eventually persuaded Dwight D. Eisenhower to run for President . The movement culminated in the 1952 presidential election in which Eisenhower won the Republican nomination and defeated Democrat Adlai Stevenson to become the 34th President of the United States .",
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"text": "Edgar N. Eisenhower Edgar N. Eisenhower ( 19 January 1889 -- 12 July 1971 ) was a lawyer , and an older brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower . He was born in Hope , Kansas and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914 . He began practicing law in 1915 in Tacoma , Washington and was known as a `` shoot from the hip ultraconservative . '' According to his nephew John Eisenhower , Edgar Eisenhower `` considered President ( Franklin ) Roosevelt a work of the devil , '' and `` tried to talk John out of a career in the military , '' saying that he `` should forgo any ideas of becoming a ` professional killer ' and go to law school at his expense , later to join his law office . ' ''",
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"text": "Eisenhower High School (Yakima, Washington) Dwight David Eisenhower High School ( -LSB- ˌaɪzᵻnˈhaʊ.ər -RSB- ) is located in Yakima , Washington , United States . It is named after U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower . It is one of four high schools in the Yakima School District , the others being Davis High School , Stanton Academy and O.I.C. Alternative . Students of Eisenhower and other schools refer to the school as Ike .",
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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": "Special Relationship The Special Relationship is the unofficial term for the exceptionally close political , diplomatic , cultural , economic , military and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States . It was used in a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill . Although both the United Kingdom and United States have close relationships with many other nations , the level of cooperation between them in economic activity , trade and commerce , military planning , execution of military operations , nuclear weapons technology , and intelligence sharing has been described as `` unparalleled '' among major powers . The United Kingdom and United States have been close allies in numerous military and political conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries including World War I , World War II , the Korean War , the Cold War , the Gulf War , and the War on Terror .",
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"text": "Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia Harold Anthony Caccia , Baron Caccia ( 21 December 1905 Pachmarhi , India -- 31 October 1990 Builth Wells , Wales ) was a British diplomat . He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College , Oxford and won a Blue at rugby union , playing at centre for Oxford in The Varsity Match in 1926 . He played cricket for Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1928 and 1938 . In 1932 he married Anne Catherine Barstow , daughter of George Lewis Barstow and Enid Lillian Lawrence . Caccia entered the diplomatic service in 1929 and was posted to Peking ( Beijing ) and then to Athens and London where , in 1936 , he became assistant private secretary to Anthony Eden . He was back in Athens early in World War II , but was then attached to the staff of Harold Macmillan , Britain 's representative at Allied headquarters in North Africa . The Greek civil war once again saw him in that country , and by 1945 his services earned him recognition on the Birthday Honours List . Caccia was Ambassador to Austria from 1951 to 1954 , and from 1956 to 1961 Ambassador to the United States . He was sent to Washington to repair relations badly damaged by the Suez crisis of 1956 . The breakdown in mutual confidence arose when Britain and France joined an Israeli invasion of Egypt and sent military forces to capture the Suez Canal , which had been nationalized by President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt . In the years that followed , he was instrumental in restoring and nurturing the `` special relationship '' between London and Washington . In 1961 , he became Permanent Under-Secretary of State , an office he held until 1965 . He was Provost of Eton 1965-78 and President of MCC in 1973-74 . He was knighted in 1950 , and was created a life peer with the title Baron Caccia , of Abernant in the County of Breconshire , on 11 May 1965 . Caccia was appointed a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem , a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George .",
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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": "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": "One-nation conservatism One-nation conservatism ( also known as one-nationism , or Tory democracy ) is a form of British political conservatism that views society as organic and values paternalism and pragmatism . The phrase `` One-nation Tory '' originated with Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804 -- 1881 ) , who served as the chief Conservative spokesman and became Prime Minister in February 1868 . He devised it to appeal to working-class men as a solution to worsening divisions in society through introducing factory and health Acts , as well as greater protection for workers . As a political philosophy , one-nation conservatism reflects the belief that societies exist and develop organically , and that members within them have obligations towards each other . There is particular emphasis on the paternalistic obligation of those who are privileged and wealthy to the poorer parts of society . The ideology featured heavily during Disraeli 's terms in government , during which considerable social reforms were passed . Towards the end of the 19th century , the party moved away from paternalism in favour of free market capitalism , but fears of extremism during the interwar period caused the revival of one-nation conservatism . The philosophy continued to be held by the Conservative party throughout the post-war consensus , influencing the decision to maintain Labour government keynesian intervention in the economy , forming a welfare state and National Health Service . Later years saw the rise of the New Right , which attributed the country 's social and economic troubles to one-nation conservatism . David Cameron , former leader of the Conservative Party , named Disraeli as his favourite Conservative and some commentators and MPs have suggested that Cameron 's ideology contains an element of one-nationism . Other commentators have questioned the degree to which Cameron and his coalition have embodied One-Nation Conservatism , instead locating them in the intellectual tradition of Thatcherism . In 2016 , Cameron 's successor , Theresa May , referred to herself as a one-nation conservative in her first speech as prime minister and outlined her focus on social justice .",
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"text": "Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War Peacemakers : The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War ( 2001 ) is a historical narrative about the events of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 . It was written by the Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan with a foreword by American diplomat Richard Holbrooke . The book has also been published under the titles Paris 1919 : Six Months That Changed the World and Peacemakers : Six Months That Changed the World . Peacemakers describes the six months of negotiations that took place in Paris , France following World War I . The book focuses on the `` Big Three '' , photographed together on its cover ( left to right ) : Prime Minister David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom , Premier Georges Clemenceau of France , and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States . The book argues that the conditions imposed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles did not lead to the rise of Adolf Hitler , asking the question : Was the Great War `` an unmitigated catastrophe in a sea of mud '' , or `` about something '' , and concluding `` It is condescending and wrong to think they were hoodwinked . '' British World War I Prime Minister David Lloyd George is the author 's great-grandfather .",
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"text": "2012 British cabinet reshuffle British prime minister David Cameron conducted the first major reshuffle of his coalition government on 4 September 2012 . The reshuffle , nearly two and a half years after the government was sworn in , was highly anticipated , and eschewed the trend of annual reshuffles which had become common under the governments of the 1990s and 2000s . As a result , many ministers had been in place not just since the government was elected in 2010 , but had covered the portfolio in Cameron 's shadow cabinet or even earlier ; Andrew Lansley had covered the health brief since 2004 , when Michael Howard led the Conservatives in opposition . Despite this , Cameron 's room to manoeuvre was limited by his coalition agreement with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg 's Liberal Democrats , which guaranteed the minority party seats in government , and Clegg the right to select his ministers . Further , Cameron 's personal aversion to reshuffles and belief that ministers were most effective when given time at a department led to him viewing many cabinet members , including the holders of the Great Offices of State , as immovable . The reshuffle , which was criticised by the opposition for resulting in a cabinet with only four female members out of twenty-two , ultimately shifted Cameron 's government significantly to the right on business , justice , and the environment , and rid the government of perceived weaknesses , while maintaining stability at the top . In an official statement , Number 10 stated that the impetus for the reshuffle was the fact that after more than two years , the government was `` at the delivery phase '' and that ministers had `` been appointed with that in mind '' .",
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"text": "Combined Shipping Adjustment Board The Combined Shipping Adjustment Board or Combined Shipping Board was a joint American-British war agency 1942-45 nominally in charge of commercial shipping . It proved ineffective as much more powerful boards , such as the Combined Munitions Assignments Board , ignored it . The U.S. Army and Navy controlled most shipping and refused to share responsibility with the Board as did the powerful War Shipping Administration . For practical purposes the agency was inactive by spring 1943 . President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill set it up in January 1942 with a 6-point mandate : 1 . In principle the shipping resources of the two countries will be deemed to be pooled . The fullest information will be interchanged . 2 . Owing to the military and physical facts of the situation around the British Isles , the entire movement of shipping now under the control of Great Britain will continue to be directed by the Ministry of War Transport . 3 . Similarly , the appropriate authority in the United States will continue to direct the movements and allocations of U.S. shipping or shipping of other Powers under U.S. control . 4 . In order to adjust and concert in one harmonious policy the work of the British Ministry of War Transport and the shipping authorities of the U.S. Government , there wilt be established forthwith in Washington a Combined Shipping Adjustment Board consisting of a representative of the United States and a representative of the British Government who will represent and act under the instructions of the British Minister of War Transport . 5 . A similar Adjustment Board will be set up in London consisting of the Minister of War Transport and a representative of the U.S. Government . 6 . In both cases the executive power will be exercised solely by the appropriate shipping agency in Washington and by the Minister of War Transport in London .",
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"text": "Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference , sometimes called the Crimea conference and code named the Argonaut Conference , held from February 4 to 11 , 1945 , was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States , the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe 's postwar reorganization . The three states were represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt , Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin , respectively . The conference convened in the Livadia Palace near Yalta in Crimea , Soviet Union . The goal of the conference was to shape a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give self-determination to the liberated peoples of post-Nazi Europe . The meeting was intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe . Within a few years , with the Cold War dividing the continent , Yalta became a subject of intense controversy . To a degree , it has remained controversial . Yalta was the second of three wartime conferences among the Big Three . It had been preceded by the Tehran Conference in 1943 , and was followed by the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 , which was attended by Stalin , Churchill ( who was replaced halfway through by the newly elected British Prime Minister Clement Attlee ) and Harry S. Truman , Roosevelt 's successor .",
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"text": "Mutual Defense Assistance Act The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949 . For US Foreign policy , it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era , and initially to Europe . The Act followed Truman 's signing of the Economic Cooperation Act ( the Marshall Plan ) , on April 3 , 1948 , which provided non-military , economic reconstruction and development aid to Europe . The Act was reauthorized in 1950 , but in 1951 , it and the Economic Cooperation Act were succeeded by the Mutual Security Act , and its newly created independent agency , the Mutual Security Administration , to supervise all foreign aid programs , including both military assistance programs and non-military , economic assistance programs that bolstered the defense capability of U.S. allies . About the same time , the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951 , also known or referred to as the Battle Act , ( 65 Stat . 644 ; 22 U.S.C. 1611 et seq. ) was also passed ; it banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union and was so-named after its sponsor , Representative Laurie C. Battle of Alabama . Strong motivation for this ` control ' act also came from export control concerns , following their tightening by the Export control Act of 1949 over Soviet advances ; export controls were used for both domestic policy and later as an instrument of foreign policy . This is exemplified by the restrictions on export of certain strategic or military items to the Soviet bloc or to other countries which it felt , if permitted , would be detrimental to the foreign policy program of the US . This latter motive became so strong that it brought legislation directing the President to enlist the cooperation of other nations in enacting controls on trade with the Soviet block to parallel those of the United States . The benefits of the various economic and military aid programs were to be withheld from non-cooperating nations . The act covered a wide range of materials needed for the production of weapons , and was especially focused on anything that could aid atomic weapons research and construction . As the Cold War developed , these acts were part of the American policy of containment of Communism . They importantly provided defense assistance to any ally that might be attacked by the Soviet Union or one of its allies , while other programs provided non-military economic assistance . In Asia the programs expanded with the newly established Maoist People 's Republic of China , and other areas , with the development of specific country missions , including ones in Austria ( 1947 -- 50 ) , China ( 1946 -- 48 ) , Ireland ( 1948 -- 51 ) , and Trieste ( 1947 -- 52 ) .",
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"text": "Prime Minister of Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan ( -LSB- -- , -LSB- ʋəˈziːr-ˌeː ˈɑː.zəm -RSB- ; lit . `` Grand Vizier '' ) , is the head of government of Pakistan and designated as the `` chief executive of the Republic '' . The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of the government , oversees the economic growth , heads the Council of Common Interests as well as the Cabinet , and is vested with the command authority over the nuclear arsenals . This position places its holder in leadership of the nation and in control over all matters of internal and foreign policy . The incumbent Prime Minister is Nawaz Sharif -- a presiding figure of the conservative Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) . The Prime Minister is elected by the members of the National Assembly and therefore is usually the leader of the majority party in the parliament . The Constitution of Pakistan vests the executive powers in the Prime Minister who is responsible for appointing the Cabinet as well as running the executive branch , taking and authorising executive decisions , appointments and recommendations that require executive confirmation of the Prime Minister . Constitutionally , the Prime Minister serves as the chief adviser to President of Pakistan on critical matters and plays an influential role in appointment in each branch and the military leadership as well as ensuring the control of the military through chairman joint chiefs . Powers of the Prime Minister have significantly grown with a delicate system of the check and balance by each branch . The position was absent during years of 1960 -- 73 and 1977-85 due to imposed martial law . In each of these periods , the military junta led by the President had the powers of the Prime Minister .",
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"text": "Pick the Winner Pick the Winner is the title of a half-hour American political television series about the 1952 and 1956 election contests for President of the United States between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson . Both versions of the show were moderated by Walter Cronkite .",
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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": "Politics (magazine 1944–1949) politics was a journal founded and edited by Dwight Macdonald from 1944 to 1949 . Macdonald had previously been editor at Partisan Review from 1937 to 1943 , but after falling out with its publishers , quit to start politics as a rival publication , first on a monthly basis and then as a quarterly . politics published essays on politics and culture and included among its contributors James Agee , John Berryman , Bruno Bettelheim , Paul Goodman , C. Wright Mills , Mary McCarthy , Marianne Moore , Irving Howe , Daniel Bell , Hannah Arendt . The journal reflected Macdonald 's interest in European culture . He used politics to introduce US readers to the thinking of the French philosopher Simone Weil , publishing several articles by her , including `` A Poem of Force '' , her reflections on the Iliad . He also printed work by Albert Camus . Another European , the Italian political and literary critic Nicola Chiaromonte , was also given space in the journal . politics was also Macdonald 's vehicle for his repeated and energetic attacks against Henry Wallace and his Progressive Party campaign for President . In a letter to Philip Rahv at the end of December 1943 , George Orwell mentioned that Macdonald had written asking him to contribute to his forthcoming journal . Orwell had replied telling him he might `` do something ` cultural ' '' but not ` political ' as he was already writing his `` London Letters '' to Partisan Review . In his `` As I Please '' article for the 16 June 1944 issue of Tribune , George Orwell recommended politics . He stated that he disagreed with its policy but admired `` its combination of highbrow political analysis with intelligent literary criticism . '' He went on to add that there were no monthly or quarterly magazines in England `` to come up to '' the American ones , of which there were several . Macdonald , in an editorial comment for the November 1944 issue of politics referred to a letter from Orwell which cast interesting light on the ` russification ' of English political thought over the last two years . Orwell had read the May issue 's review of Harold Laski 's Faith , Reason and Civilisation and mentioned that the Manchester Evening News , the evening edition of the Manchester Guardian , had refused to print his own review because of its anti-Stalin implications . Despite considering the book `` pernicious tripe '' , Orwell had praised the author for being `` aware that the USSR is the real dynamo of the Socialist movement in this country and everywhere else . '' , but criticized him for shutting his eyes to `` purges , liquidations '' , etc. . Macdonald pointed out that the fact that such a review should be considered `` too hot '' shows how much the feats of the Red Army had misled the English public opinion about Russia . He added that the `` English liberal press had been far more honest about the Moscow Trials than our own liberal journals '' and that Trotsky had been able to write in the Guardian .",
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"text": "History of the United States National Security Council 1953–61 This article is about the history of the United States National Security Council during the Eisenhower Administration , 1953 -- 1961 . Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower , the National Security Council system evolved into the principal arm of the President in formulating and executing policy on military , international , and internal security affairs . Where Harry S. Truman was uncomfortable with the NSC system and only made regular use of it under the pressure of the Korean War , Eisenhower embraced the NSC concept and created a structured system of integrated policy review . Eisenhower had a penchant for careful staff work , and believed that effective planning involved a creative process of discussion and debate among advisers compelled to work toward consensus recommendations . The genesis of the new NSC system was a report prepared for the President in March 1953 by Robert Cutler , who became the President 's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs . Cutler proposed a systematic flow of recommendation , decision , and implementation that he later described as the `` policy hill '' process . At the bottom of the hill , concerned agencies such as State and Defense produced draft policy recommendations on specific topics and worked for consensus at the agency level . These draft NSC papers went up the hill through the Planning Board , created to review and refine the recommendations before passing them on for full NSC consideration . The NSC Planning Board met on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and was composed of officials at the Assistant Secretary level from the agencies with permanent or standing representation on the Council , as well as advisers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Central Intelligence Agency . Hundreds of hours were spent by the Board reviewing and reconstructing proposed papers for the NSC . Cutler resigned in 1958 in exhaustion . The top of the foreign policy-making hill was the NSC itself , chaired by the President , which met regularly on Thursday mornings . The Council consisted of the five statutory members : the President , Vice President , Secretaries of State and Defense , and Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization . Depending on the subject under discussion , as many as a score of other senior Cabinet members and advisers , including the Secretary of the Treasury , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and the Director of Central Intelligence , attended and participated . The agenda included regular briefings by the Director of Central Intelligence on worldwide developments affecting U.S. security , and consideration of the policy papers advanced by the Planning Board . The upshot of the discussions were recommendations to the President in the form of NSC Actions . The President , who participated in the discussion , normally endorsed the NSC Action , and the decision went down the hill for implementation to the Operations Coordinating Board . President Eisenhower created the Operations Coordinating Board ( OCB ) to follow up on all NSC decisions . The OCB met regularly on Wednesday afternoons at the Department of State , and was composed of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs , Deputy Secretary of Defense , the Directors of the CIA , the United States Information Agency , and ICA , and the Special Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs and Security Operations Coordination . The OCB was the coordinating and implementing arm of the NSC for all aspects of the implementation of national security policy . NSC action papers were assigned to a team from the OCB for follow-up . More than 40 interagency working groups were established with experts for various countries and subjects . This 24-person staff of the OCB supported these working groups in which officials from various agencies met each other for the first time . The President 's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs , a post held under Eisenhower by Cutler , Dillon Anderson , William Harding Jackson , and finally Gordon Gray , oversaw the flow of recommendations and decisions up and down the policy hill , and functioned in Council meetings to brief the Council and summarize the sense of discussion . The Special Assistant was an essential facilitator of the decision-making system , but , unlike the National Security Adviser created under Kennedy , had no substantive role in the process . The NSC staff managed by the Special Assistant grew during the Eisenhower years , but again had no independent role in the policy process . President Eisenhower had great confidence in the efficacy of covert operations as a viable supplement or alternative to previous normal foreign policy initiatives . The seeming clear success of the operations to overthrow Iranian populist leader Mossadegeh in 1953 , and overthrow the democratically elected , left-leaning President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán in Guatemala in 1954 was not without their crisis moments in the White House . In 1954 NSC 5412 provided for the establishment of a panel of designated representatives of the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense to meet regularly to review and recommend covert operations . Gordon Gray assumed the chairmanship of the `` 5412 Committee '' as it was called , and all succeeding National Security Advisers have chaired similar successor committees , variously named `` 303 '' , `` 40 '' , `` Special Coordinating Committee , '' which , in later Presidential administrations , were charged with the review of CIA covert operations . President Eisenhower also created the position of staff secretary with the responsibility to screen all foreign policy and military documents coming to the President . While Colonel Andrew Goodpaster held this position , he tended to eclipse the Special Assistant for National Security . The strength of the NSC system under Eisenhower was that it provided for regular , fully staffed , interagency review of major foreign and national security issues , culminating in discussion and decision at the highest level of government . The resulting Presidentially approved NSC papers provided policy guidance at every level of implementation . Eisenhower felt that the regular policy discussions kept his principal advisers fully informed , in step with one another , and prepared to react knowledgeably in the event of crisis . His commitment to the system was such that he chaired every Council meeting he could attend ( 329 of a total of 366 ) . The NSC meetings , including prior briefings and subsequent review of NSC Actions , constituted the largest single item on his weekly agenda . Secretary of State John Foster Dulles , on the other hand , had reservations about the NSC system . He was the strongest personality in the Eisenhower Cabinet and jealously guarded his role as principal adviser to the President on foreign policy . He had constant , direct access to the President and did not feel that some of the most sensitive issues should be discussed in groups as large as were involved in most NSC meetings . He drew a sharp line between the NSC policy review process and the day-to-day operations of foreign policy , which he maintained were the province of the Department of State . Dulles and his deputies also were not comfortable with the scope the NSC review system gave to Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey , another strong figure in the Cabinet , to intrude budgetary limitations into policy considerations . Dulles successfully resisted a proposal to substitute the Vice President for the Under Secretary of State as chairman of the OCB , arguing that such a change would impinge on his role as principal adviser to the President on foreign policy . Critics of the Eisenhower NSC system have argued that it was inflexible , overstaffed , unable to anticipate and react to immediate crises , and weighed down by committees reporting in great detail on long checklists of minor policy concerns . The most thorough critique of the system emerged from the hearings conducted in 1960 ( 1961 by the Senate Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery , known as the Jackson Subcommittee for its chairman , Senator Henry Jackson . Cutler and NSC Executive Secretary James Lay testified in support of the effectiveness of the system , but their testimony was offset by that of former Truman administration officials such as George Kennan , Paul Nitze , and Robert Lovett . They argued that foreign policy was being made by a passive President influenced by a National Security Council rendered virtually useless by ponderous , bureaucratic machinery . Basically , they argued , the NSC was a huge committee , and suffered from all the weaknesses of committees . Composed of representatives of many agencies , its members were not free to adopt the broad , statesmanlike attitude desired by the President , but , rather , were ambassadors of their own departments , clinging to departmental rather than national views . To make matters worse , critics added , the NSC system by its very nature was restricted to continuing and developing already established policies and was incapable of originating new ideas or major innovations . The critics suggested replacement of the formal , `` over-institutionalized '' NSC structure with a smaller , less formal NSC which would offer the President a clear choice of alternatives on a limited number of major problems . Eisenhower was certainly not a passive President , dominated by his Secretary of State on foreign policy and national security issues . In fact , Eisenhower was actively in command of his administration 's foreign policy , and the established NSC system met his instincts and requirements to the extent he used them . Although there is substance in the criticism that the Eisenhower NSC became to some extent the prisoner of a rigidly bureaucratic process , the criticism misses the point that Eisenhower and Dulles did not attempt to manage fast-breaking foreign policy crises or day-to-day operation through the NSC apparatus . An examination of several of the major foreign policy decisions that confronted the Eisenhower administration reveals that the NSC system was used to manage some , but was essentially bypassed in others . The established NSC process was used when the question involved a policy debate between departments with strongly held , contending positions , as it did in the case of the debate between the Departments of State and Defense in 1956/1957 over whether to introduce a more modern generation of weapons into Korea , where it focused debate and produced the necessary agreed-upon decision after discussion of three draft policy papers . In fast-breaking crisis situations however , including the concurrent Suez crisis and Hungarian Revolution of 1956 , the first and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1955 and 1958 , and the 1958 Lebanon crisis , these were typically managed through small meetings with the President in the White House , normally involving Dulles and other concerned advisers , and through telephone conversations between Eisenhower , Dulles , and other principal advisers . Eisenhower sometimes used trusted NSC staffers to serve as an intermediary to gain information outside the chain of command as he did with Colonel Goodpaster during the straits crisis in 1955 . There was great similarity between this process of crisis management and that adopted by subsequent Presidents , such as Kennedy , Johnson , and Nixon , except for the fact that the ad hoc meetings in the Eisenhower White House did not involve a National Security Adviser as a substantive participant . And in the event that aspects of crisis management depended on contact with the critical man-on-the-spot , as it did in 1958 when Deputy Under Secretary of State Robert Murphy was dispatched to Lebanon to attempt to defuse the crisis , his instructions came from the Department of State and he reported to the Secretary of State rather than directly to the White House , as became the practice during the height of the Vietnam War . When Eisenhower briefed President-elect Kennedy on the NSC system , as when Gordon Gray briefed his successor McGeorge Bundy , they both emphasized the importance of the established NSC machinery in the management of foreign policy and national security affairs . They might have been more persuasive in maintaining the system had they pointed to the fact that the NSC apparatus was essentially limited to policy review , but was not used by them to manage foreign policy crises or day-to-day decisions .",
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"text": "A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . It was released on September 8 , 2010 , by Warner Bros. . Records . The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin , who worked together to produce the band 's previous studio album Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) . Recording sessions for A Thousand Suns took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood , California from 2008 until early 2010 . A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare . The band has said the album is a drastic departure from their previous work ; they experimented on different and new sounds . Shinoda told MTV the album references numerous social issues and blends human ideas with technology . The title is a reference to Hindu Sanskrit scripture , a line of which was first popularized in 1945 by J. Robert Oppenheimer , who described the atomic bomb as being `` as bright as a thousand suns '' . It also appears in a line from the first single of the album , `` The Catalyst '' . `` The Catalyst '' was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2 , 2010 . `` The Catalyst '' peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts . Three more singles were released to promote the album : `` Waiting for the End '' , `` Burning in the Skies '' and `` Iridescent '' . `` The Catalyst '' and `` Waiting for the End '' were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Linkin Park promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011 . Upon release , the album polarized critics and fans . The band 's fanbase divided over their new sound , splitting them into `` love-it versus hate-it groups '' according to one reviewer . Despite this , the album has been a commercial success , debuting at number one on over ten charts . It was certified gold by the RIAA in February 2011 . By June 2014 , it had sold over 960,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan .",
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"text": "Walking Contradiction `` Walking Contradiction '' is a song by American punk rock band Green Day . It was released as the fourth and final single from their fourth album , Insomniac and is the closing track on the album . The song reached number 21 on the Modern Rock Tracks in August 1996 .",
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"text": "No Pleasantries No Pleasantries is the debut album of American post-grunge band U.P.O. Released on May 30 , 2000 , the album broke U.P.O. into the mainstream rock scene and was their most successful release . It was made available on iTunes on September 22 , 2004 . In promotion of No Pleasantries , U.P.O. toured throughout 2000 with popular acts such as Linkin Park , Nickelback , Godsmack , and 3 Doors Down . July saw the group joining Slipknot , Slayer , and Metallica on the Tattoo the Earth Tour . U.P.O. played two more shows in 2001 before their brief hiatus .",
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"text": "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Social Distortion , released on February 11 , 1992 . Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough singles `` Ball and Chain '' and `` Story of My Life '' , Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics . It also spawned their highest-charting single `` Bad Luck '' , which peaked at number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart . Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell was the one of the best-selling albums of Social Distortion 's recording career , achieving gold sales certification in the United States by 2000 , and by 1996 , the album had sold 296,000 copies . It peaked at number 76 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the Heatseekers chart , and was also Social Distortion 's last to feature drummer Christopher Reece , who left the band in 1994 . The cover art features Ness mid-jump , while playing one of his Gibson Les Pauls .",
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"text": "Lies Greed Misery `` Lies Greed Misery '' is a song by American rock band Linkin Park . It is the fourth track from their fifth studio album , Living Things . It has entered the UK Rock Singles Charts at number 26 , although it has n't been released as a single . The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin . `` Lies Greed Misery '' was used as a promotional single and was the reward for a scavenger hunt contest run by Linkin Park . It was used in the promotion of Medal of Honor : Warfighter and got its premier in the multiplayer trailer for the game . Its working title was `` Piledriver '' and later `` Breaking Point '' .",
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"text": "Andrea Parkins Andrea Parkins is an American composer , sound artist , performer and improvisational musician based in New York . She is known for her inventive explorations on the electric accordion , generative sound processing , and arrangements of objects and sound . Parkins received a BFA from Tufts University and MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts , Rutgers University . Parkins 's work is influenced by the compositional strategies of John Cage and Fluxus and pays homage to musique concrète and 1970s analog synth . Parkins often incorporates electronically processed accordion , customized sound processing , live tape manipulation , analog effects boxes , laptop electronics , acoustic piano , sampling , and amplified objects . Her method and sound were characterized by LA Weekly as : `` The big , varied , confidently conceived abstractions Parkins yanks from her squeezebox , laptop , effects devices and maybe piano -- cloudy and cranky one minute , surgically sharp the next . '' With an unconventional approach to instruments , Parkins `` fragments the instrument 's traditional vocabulary and expands its capabilities with electronics and extended techniques . '' Recently Andrea Parkins has been developing a series of interactive sound and image works inspired by the structures of Rube Goldberg 's circuitous machines . Describing this organizational approach Stephen Bezan remarked : `` the individual sounds manipulated by Parkins seem to interact and influence the outcome of the other , crafting a goal-oriented structure based on timbre , not harmony or rhythm . This approach transcends the inherent cacophony of the material and reveals a genuinely organic , even playful quality to her work . '' Parkins has described her Rube Goldberg approach as a means for examining slippages between object and meaning . She observed : `` An important conceptual thread running through these pieces is the discovery and expression of metaphors for the slippage and tension between object and meaning that occurs through the passage of time . '' Describing her intentions , Parkins noted : `` As both a sonic and visual artist , I try to build and layer idiosyncratic systems and structures that point to these shifts in meaning . '' Andrea Parkins has toured and exhibited internationally and has been presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art , The Kitchen , Experimental Intermedia , and Diapason Gallery for Sound and Intermedia . She has collaborated with musicians such as Nels Cline , Jim Black , Ellery Eskelin , David Watson , David Fenech , Fred Frith , Thomas Lehn , Günter Müller , and Otomo Yoshihide and choreographers Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad from the BodyCartography Project . Parkins has been the recipient of various grants , awards , and residencies including Meet the Composer , New York State Council for the Arts , Harvestworks Media Art Center , in New York City , Frei und Hanseastadt Hamburg Kulturbehoerde , in Germany , and CESTA in the Czech Republic .",
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"text": "The Trouble with the Truth (album) The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless . It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts , and number 86 on the Pop charts . It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. . The singles `` Lonely Too Long '' and `` You Can Feel Bad '' both made number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts ; `` She Drew a Broken Heart '' hit number 4 . `` A Thousand Times a Day '' and the Title Track both made Top 20 hitting number 13 and 15 respectively . `` Tear-Stained Letter '' is a cover of a song which was originally recorded by British singer Richard Thompson , and again in 1988 by country singer Jo-El Sonnier , whose version was a Top Ten country hit . Additionally , `` A Thousand Times a Day '' was previously cut by George Jones on his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck .",
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"text": "2007 in downloadable songs for the Rock Band series The Rock Band series of music video games supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and Wii versions through the consoles ' respective online services . Users can download songs on a track-by-track basis , with many of the tracks also offered as part of a `` song pack '' or complete album at a discounted rate . These packs are available for the Wii only on Rock Band 3 . Most downloadable songs are playable within every game mode , including the Band World Tour career mode . All downloadable songs released before October 26 , 2010 are cross-compatible between Rock Band , Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 , while those after only work with Rock Band 3 . Certain songs deemed `` suitable for all ages '' by Harmonix are also available for use in Lego Rock Band . The Wii version of Rock Band does not support downloadable content , but Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 do , with DLC first made available in January 2009 . Songs from the back catalogue of downloadable content were released for the Wii weekly in an effort by Harmonix to provide Wii players with every previously available song . Following the release of Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , all previously purchased downloadable content for Rock Band 3 and earlier is forward compatible ( with the exception of any downloadable content purchased for The Beatles : Rock Band ) within the same system family at no additional cost . 32 downloadable Rock Band songs were released in 2007 , 15 of which appeared alongside the launch of Rock Band on November 20 , including song packs for Queens of the Stone Age , Metallica , and The Police .",
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"text": "The Looking Glass (song) `` The Looking Glass '' is a song by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater , from their 2013 self-titled album . It was released as a single on February 3 , 2014 . Musically , the song is a tribute to Rush , one of Dream Theater 's biggest influences . The song was included in the setlist on Dream Theater 's Along for the Ride Tour , and is featured on the live album Breaking the Fourth Wall .",
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"text": "Petrified/Remember the Name `` Petrified/Remember the Name '' is a double single by American hip hop artist Fort Minor , the side project of rock band Linkin Park 's co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda . It is the first single from his 2005 album The Rising Tied , released on October 3 , 2005 .",
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"text": "A Thousand Nights A Thousand Nights may refer to : A Thousand Nights ( novel ) , a 2015 novel by E.K. Johnston A Thousand Nights ( album ) , a 2008 album by Melanie Doane A Thousand Nights ( song ) , a song by Maria Arredondo",
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"text": "The National Anthem (Radiohead song) `` The National Anthem '' is a song by English rock band Radiohead , and the third track from their fourth studio album Kid A ( 2000 ) . The song is moored to a repetitive bassline , has a processed electronic production and develops in a direction influenced by jazz . It has been played frequently at Radiohead concerts since the release of Kid A in 2000 .",
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"text": "Party (Beyoncé song) `` Party '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album , 4 ( 2011 ) . It features guest vocals from American rapper André 3000 and uncredited vocals from Kanye West , and was released by Columbia Records as the fourth single from 4 on August 30 , 2011 . The song was written by Kanye West , Jeff Bhasker and Beyoncé , with the production being handled by Beyoncé and West and was co-produced by Bhasker . A midtempo R&B song , `` Party '' exhibits elements of the 1980s funk and soul music , and samples the 1985 song `` La Di Da Di '' , written by Dexter Mills , Douglas Davis and Ricky Walters . It recalls the work of New Edition and Prince , among others . Built on a 808-retro beat , multi-tracked harmonies , and a smooth groove , the song 's instrumentation includes slow-bouncing synthesizers , keyboard tones , and drums . Lyrically , `` Party '' gives ode to political themes such as feminism and sexual empowerment . In his rap verses , André 3000 references milk and gets philosophical about his own career . `` Party '' was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 54th Grammy Awards . The song reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . It debuted on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart in July 2011 , and peaked at number 2 on the chart for three consecutive weeks . Following the release of 4 , `` Party '' charted at number 19 on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart . `` Party '' was part of Beyoncé 's set list for her 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé and the Revel Presents : Beyoncé Live residency shows .",
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"text": "The Use of Ashes The Use Of Ashes was the fourth album made by American psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine , and the second on Reprise Records after their move from ESP-Disk . After recording the album These Things Too , the other original founding members of Pearls Before Swine had all left , and leader Tom Rapp and his then wife Elisabeth moved to her home country of the Netherlands ( travelling on the maiden voyage of the QE2 liner ) to live for several months near Utrecht . Most of the songs on The Use Of Ashes were written there . They were recorded back in Nashville in March 1970 , with some of the city 's top session musicians , many of whom formed the basis of the band Area Code 615 . Many of Rapp 's admirers regard this , and particularly the first side of the original LP ( tracks 1 through 5 ) , as the finest and most consistent of all his albums . The opening track , `` The Jeweler '' , with its refrain of `` He knows the use of ashes / He worships God with ashes '' , came to him when he saw his wife cleaning a piece of jewelry with a paste made from ashes , and is generally regarded as one of his finest and most poetic songs . A version was later recorded by This Mortal Coil . The next track , `` From the Movie of the Same Name '' is largely instrumental , featuring David Briggs ' harpsichord and , like all the tracks , is beautifully and sensitively arranged . `` Rocket Man '' is based on the Ray Bradbury story `` The Rocket Man '' ( in his book `` The Illustrated Man '' ) about an astronaut and father burning up in space , but also draws on Rapp 's difficult relationship with his own father and the fact that , in his teens , he lived near Cape Canaveral in Florida . The song itself inspired Bernie Taupin 's lyrics on Elton John 's hit of the same title . Another highlight , `` Song About A Rose '' , again shows Rapp 's ability to convey metaphysical thoughts within an artfully arranged song , with the lyrics `` And even God can only guess why or where or when or if the answers all belong / And you and I we sing our song about a rose / Or perhaps the shadow of a rose '' . A different texture is provided by the jazzy `` Tell Me Why , '' shimmering with vibraphone beneath Rapp 's whimsical lines . The song `` Riegal '' was inspired by reading a newspaper article on the wartime sinking of a prison ship , the MS Rigel , when up to 4,000 prisoners drowned . Later histories suggest the number may have been out by 1,000 odd souls , but the sinking remains one of the worst maritime disasters ever and the song is an evocation of the perils of going down to the sea in ships . Rapp does not apportion blame , indeed the lyric gives credit to the German , but probably not Nazi , captain who apparently saved many lives by grounding his ship . Rapp 's juxtaposition of stark imagery reveals that while Pearls Before Swine might not have continued the more bombastic direction set about on their earlier protest songs `` Uncle John '' or `` Drop Out , '' they maintained social and political relevance . The final track , `` When The War Began '' , contains an equally potent message on the futility of war . Additional material from the Nashville sessions was released on the next Pearls Before Swine album , City of Gold . The sleeve design shows a late 15th century French or Flemish tapestry , `` The Hunt of the Unicorn : vi , The unicorn is brought to the castle '' , from the Metropolitan Museum of Art . It shows three huntsmen bringing down a unicorn with spears and swords . The sleeve continued the group 's approach of using classic art on their album covers , started with their debut album One Nation Underground . A single , `` The Jeweler '' / `` Rocket Man '' ( Reprise 0949 ) , was issued from the album . In 2003 The Use Of Ashes was finally issued on compact disc as part of the Jewels Were the Stars compendium , anthologizing Pearls Before Swine 's Reprise Records output . It was again reissued , with These Things Too '' , as a two-on-one CD by Floating World Records in 2011 . A Dutch group formed in 1988 out of the rock band Mekanik Commando took the name `` The Use Of Ashes '' , inspired directly by the Pearls Before Swine album .",
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"text": "Miho Komatsu 4 ~ A thousand feelings ~ is the fourth studio album by Miho Komatsu . It was released on 7 March 2001 . The album includes 3 previously released singles . The album reached # 9 in its first week with 40,990 copies sold . The lbum charted for 5 weeks and sold 63,920 copies in total . This is last album to reach top 10 on the Oricon charts .",
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"text": "4th Avenue Jones 4th Avenue Jones ( originally 4th Avenue Jones ' and sometimes credited as 4th Ave. Jones ' ) was an American alternative hip hop band based in Los Angeles , California . The band was conceived by Ahmad Ali Lewis , popularly known as Ahmad . The band 's name comes from the popular idiom `` Keeping up with the Joneses '' and the street in South Central Los Angeles where they began their rehearsals .",
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"text": "Heaven's Drive `` Heaven 's Drive '' is the sixteenth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel , released on April 21 , 1999 . The single sold over 634,000 copies in the first week of release . It topped the Oricon chart for two weeks and sold over one million copies . The band performed the song at the 50th Kōhaku Uta Gassen . The length of its b-side `` Metropolis ~ Android Goes to Sleep Mix ~ '' is 9 minutes 59 seconds . The song `` Metropolis '' was originally included in the single `` Winter Fall '' as the b-side .",
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"text": "Panopticon (album) Panopticon is the third full-length album by Los Angeles , California based post-metal band ISIS , released by Ipecac Recordings in 2004 . The album 's title is derived from philosopher Jeremy Bentham 's panopticon prison ideal and philosopher/historian Michel Foucault 's later allegorical appropriation of the concept . The liner notes also include quotes from technology writer Howard Rheingold and futurist Alex Steffen ; as a concept album , Panopticon '' 's focus is on the proliferation of surveillance technologies throughout modern society and the government 's role in that spread . Critical response to Panopticon was generally very warm ; as it followed 2002 's critically acclaimed Oceanic , many reviewers were quick to hold the two in comparison . The consensus was that Panopticon represented a progression , of sorts . The album 's sound continued Isis ' departure from the strictures of sludge and metal -- which had been the hallmarks of their earlier material -- and continued along the trajectory of post-metal , achieved by heightened use of melody and clean vocals . On April 29 , 2014 a deluxe version of Panopticon '' , remastered by Mika Jussila , was released by Ipecac Recordings . It contains extra music in the transitions to and from `` Wills Dissolve , '' adding 10 seconds to the overall running time of the album .",
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"text": "A Thousand Miles `` A Thousand Miles '' ( originally titled `` Interlude '' ) is the debut single written and recorded by American pop singer Vanessa Carlton . Produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair , the song was released as the lead single for Carlton 's album Be Not Nobody ( 2002 ) . Her signature song , it became Carlton 's breakthrough hit and one of the most popular songs of the year . To date , it remains Carlton 's biggest hit in the United States , and her only single to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 . Due to its success , it was featured on the 2002 US compilation album Now That 's What I Call Music ! 10 . The song had widespread success worldwide , reaching number one in Australia , where it was most successful , the top five in the United States and Ireland , and the top ten in the United Kingdom , France , Italy and the Netherlands . It has been covered by numerous artists including Icarus the Owl , Victoria Justice , David Archuleta , Terry Crews and the Glee Cast , and has been sampled by T.I. and Cheryl Cole .",
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"text": "A Thousand Hearts A Thousands Hearts is the fifth solo album by Irish folksinger Cara Dillon . A Thousand Hearts features more traditional production and arrangements than her first three albums . The album contains traditional songs ( including two sung in Irish Gaelic ) as well as two modern covers , `` Shotgun Down the Avalanche '' by Shawn Colvin and `` River Run '' . The album was produced by Sam Lakeman , Dillon 's musical partner and husband . `` Shotgun Down the Avalanche '' and `` Bright Morning Star '' were recorded for the Transatlantic Sessions 6 in 2013 . In August 2014 , `` Bright Morning Star '' became the first folk track to be included on a NOW That 's What I Call Chill compilation ; it appeared with songs by Maroon 5 , Ed Sheeran , Coldplay , and Ellie Goulding .",
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"text": "Hooked (Great White album) Hooked is the fifth full-length studio album by the American hard rock band Great White , released in 1991 . Though lacking a recognizable hit single and not commercially as successful as ... Twice Shy , it still managed to peak at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart and it was critically well received . The album was certified Gold in April 1991 . The original album cover art was photographed by famous fashion photographer John Scarpati and featured a nude female model being hoisted out of the sea by a large hook . This cover was judged too risque by the label and replaced by art director Hugh Syme shortly after the initial pressing with an alternative cover that had the hook still below the sea level and the model partially submerged , so that only her head and arms were visible . The song `` Desert Moon '' was a minor hit and , in February 2003 , was the band 's live opening song during which pyrotechnics ignited The Station nightclub fire , killing 100 people , including ( then ) Great White lead guitarist Ty Longley . The band stopped performing the song live for years afterwards . The initial Japanese pressing retained the original cover , and added a bonus CD entitled Live in New York , recorded at Electric Lady Studios on May 31 , 1991 .",
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"text": "Twitter Twitter ( -LSB- ˈtwɪtər -RSB- ) is an online news and social networking service where users post and interact with messages , `` tweets '' , restricted to 140 characters . Registered users can post tweets , but those who are unregistered can only read them . Users access Twitter through its website interface , SMS or a mobile device app . Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco , California , United States , and has more than 25 offices around the world . Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey , Noah Glass , Biz Stone , and Evan Williams and launched in July . The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity . In 2012 , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day , and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion search queries per day . In 2013 , it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as `` the SMS of the Internet '' . As of 2016 , Twitter had more than 319 million monthly active users . On the day of the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Twitter proved to be the largest source of breaking news , with 40 million election-related tweets sent by 10 p.m. ( Eastern Time ) that day .",
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"text": "Talkdesk Talkdesk is a cloud-based contact center software provider . Its headquarters are in San Francisco , with offices in both Lisbon and Porto , Portugal .",
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"text": "Socialbakers Socialbakers is a global social media analytics company offering a marketing software-as-a-service platform called Socialbakers Solutions that delivers data analytics and social media management for thousands of companies of all sizes for marketing on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , LinkedIn , Google + , VK and Pinterest . Socialbakers was founded in 2008 and has offices in Prague , London , San Francisco , New York City , Plzeň , Split , Singapore , Sydney , Paris , Munich , São Paulo , Mexico City , Dubai and Istanbul , with over 300 employees globally .",
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"text": "WeeWorld WeeWorld is a game and messaging content company based in Glasgow , Scotland , with offices in London and Boston , USA . The company is the creator of WeeWorld.com , a social network targeted towards teens and tweens . The company is also well known for its brand of instant messaging and chat-based avatars , WeeMees . Which the company has released on a variety of digital platforms and services . Approximately 182 million WeeMees have been created worldwide . WeeWorld is currently funded by Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital .",
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"text": "If(we) if ( we ) is a social and mobile technology company based in San Francisco , CA . and owned by MeetMe . It was originally known as Tagged Inc. and owns and operates social networks Tagged.com and Hi5.com and animated iOS messaging app Nod . The company operates as an incubator of new social technology and apps seeking to find the next big thing . The firm has been ranked the # 3 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area for medium size companies and has 140 employees .",
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"text": "List of companies based in San Francisco The following is a list of companies based in San Francisco , California . Fortune 500 rankings are indicated in parentheses , based on the list of the Fortune 500 companies in 2008 .",
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"text": "Nixon Peabody Nixon Peabody LLP is a Global 100 law firm , with more than 700 attorneys collaborating across major practice areas in cities across the U.S. , Europe and Asia . The firm 's 16 office locations include : Boston , New York City , Washington , D.C. , Chicago , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Palo Alto , Shanghai , Hong Kong , London , Albany , Buffalo , Long Island , Manchester , Rochester , and Providence . The firm ranks # 67 on Vault 's top 100 law firms and # 75 on the American Lawyer 100 . Clients include emerging and middle-market businesses , national and multinational corporations , financial institutions , public entities , educational and not-for-profit institutions , and individuals . The firm represents clients such as JetBlue , Constellation Brands , Corning Incorporated , and Gannett Co. , among others . Additionally , the firm has represented parties in the financing of new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees . The firm has nearly thirty teams that focus on specific industries or areas of law . Nixon ranked 66th on Fortune Magazine 's Best Companies to Work for in 2008 , the third time the firm has appeared on the list . Boston Business Journal has similarly ranked its Boston office as one of the best places to work in Massachusetts . Wired has described the firm as having `` a progressive mentality .",
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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": "Zorpia Zorpia is a social networking service , popular in China . Zorpia is one of the few international social networks with a Chinese Internet Content Provider license . The social networking site reports 2 million unique users per month and a total worldwide user base of 26 million . Jeffrey Ng is the company 's founder and CEO of Zorpia . The privately funded company is based in Hong Kong and has 30 employees . Zorpia has been accused of spamming misleading messages on behalf of people to their address books without their consent or knowledge as a way of acquiring email addresses . In 2012 , PandoDaily wrote that Zorpia `` has a dreadful spamming problem that it needs to fix fast . ''",
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"text": "NewsWhip NewsWhip is a technology company which tracks and predicts the spread of stories on social networks . As of July 2014 , the company 's technology tracked the spread of stories on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Pinterest , including content published in 12 languages : English , French , German , Portuguese , Spanish , Flemish , Estonian , Finnish , Swedish , and Italian . The company provides content discovery and monitoring services to news companies , blogs , PR firms , marketers and other media producers .",
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"text": "Snap Inc. Snap Inc. is an American technology and social media company , founded on September 16 , 2011 by Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy and based in Venice , Los Angeles . It has three products : Snapchat , Spectacles , and Bitmoji . The company was originally named Snapchat Inc. upon its inception , but it was rebranded on September 24 , 2016 as Snap Inc. in order to include the Spectacles product under a single company .",
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"text": "Jobandtalent Jobandtalent is a job marketplace based in Madrid , with offices in London , Bogota and Mexico City . The company was founded in 2009 by Felipe Navio and Juan Urdiales . Jobandtalent matches professionals with relevant job opportunities using an algorithm . Jobandtalent has over 10 million registered users and around 450,000 new users join each month .",
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"text": "TIBCO Software TIBCO ( The Information Bus Company ) Software Inc. is an American company that provides integration , analytics and events processing software for companies to use on-premises or as part of cloud computing environments . The software manages information , decisions , processes and applications for over customers . It has headquarters in Palo Alto , California , and offices in North America , Europe , Asia , the Middle East , Africa and South America . Clients include AirFrance/KLM , Conway , ING , Marks and Spencer , Nielsen , Shell , University of Chicago Medicine , Western Union",
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"text": "T-Platforms T-Platforms is a Russian supercomputer company . Founded in 2002 , T-Platforms Group is headquartered in Moscow , Russia with regional offices in Hanover , Germany , Hong Kong , China and Taipei , Taiwan . The company has implemented more than 300 integrated projects , six of which were included in the Top500 list of the world 's most powerful supercomputers . T-Platforms owns patents on a number of supercomputer technologies and electronic components . T-Platforms ' solutions are used for fundamental and applied research in various fields of science , including life sciences , physics , chemistry and mathematics , as well as for calculation-intensive tasks in engineering , computer graphics and many other disciplines . In 2011 , HPCWire named Vsevolod Opanasenko , CEO of T-Platforms , one of 12 most famous and respected people of the global HPC community . In November 2011 , the 33,072 processor Lomonosov supercomputer in Moscow developed by T-Platforms ranked number 18 in the world , and the fastest in Russia . It placed 3rd in Europe . In October 2012 , T-Platforms delivered its first supercomputer in the US to the State University of New York at Stony Brook ( SBU ) . T-Platforms is part of the plan of the Russian government to focus on larger supercomputers by 2020 . In April 2013 , the United States Department of Commerce added T-Platforms to their `` list of organizations and individuals acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States '' , preventing the company from buying computer chips produced anywhere in the world if the factories producing them use American technology . The decision was based on US concerns that T-Platforms work includes `` the development of computer systems for military end-users , and the production of computers for nuclear research '' . T-Platforms was delisted from the list in December 2013/January 2014 , after removal request from the company The main competitor is RSC Group .",
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"text": "Many-to-many The many-to-many communication paradigm is one of three major Internet computing paradigms , characterized by multiple users contributing and receiving information , with the information elements often interlinked across different websites . Developments such as file sharing , blogs , Wikis , and tagging are media forms that reflect this paradigm ; these contrast with both the one-to-one ( characterized by e-mail , FTP , and Telnet ) and one-to-many ( characterized by websites ) paradigms . With the evolution to the full `` many-to-many '' computing paradigm , people can input and receive information to and from the Internet ; they will be able to connect and communicate dynamically within a flexibly formed scope ; there will be no artificial boundary between information and communication tools , and the definition of `` many '' will go well beyond people to include entities such as organizations , products , processes , events , and concepts .",
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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": "Tweet Tweet may refer to : Tweet ( bird call ) , a type of bird vocalization `` Tweet '' , a message sent using Twitter",
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"text": "Benchmark Email Benchmark Email is an international internet-based service provider of email marketing to business clients based in Los Alamitos , CA . The company was founded by Curt and Denise Keller in 2004 . Benchmark Email provides service in creating , sending , and tracking HTML-based emails . The company offers various free and paid editions . In overall quality of services , the company was rated second only to iContact by TopTenReviews and is a member of Returnpath.net , and the Email Sender & Provider Coalition industry consortiums . Expansion into international markets has been pursued by the company , translating the software from English into Spanish , French , German , Chinese , Japanese , Portuguese , and Italian and establishing offices in the Philippines , Japan , China , India , Spain , Taiwan and Italy among several other countries . Recently , the website was also launched in French .",
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"text": "Novanet Novanet is a multinational cloud communications company headquartered in San Francisco , California . Novanet services include a WebRTC-enabled Cloud Contact Center Solution and Optimized VoIP for small-to-medium size and enterprises across the globe . Novanet recently exhibited their WebRTC Enabled Cloud Contact Center",
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"text": "Uber (company) Infobox company | name = Uber Technologies Inc. . | logo = Uber logo.svg | type = Privately held company | founders = | hq_location = San Francisco , California | area_served = Worldwide , 570 cities | key_people = Uber Technologies Inc. is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco , California , United States , operating in 570 cities worldwide . It develops , markets and operates the Uber car transportation and food delivery mobile apps . Uber drivers use their own cars , although drivers can rent a car to drive with Uber . The name `` Uber '' is a reference to the common ( and somewhat slangy ) word `` uber '' , meaning `` topmost '' or `` super '' , and having its origins in the German word über , meaning `` above '' . Uber has been a pioneer in the sharing economy and the changes in industries as a result of the sharing economy have been referred to as `` Uberification '' or `` Uberisation '' . Uber has also been the subject of protests and legal actions .",
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"text": "Clixtr Clixtr Inc. is a startup company based in San Francisco , California . Clixtr is a location-based service photo sharing platform which allows its users to create geo-tagged events and upload mobile photos to those events in real time . Multiple users are able to upload their photos to one event . Because Clixtr uses the iPhone GPS , Clixtr users create instant , location-aware , group photo albums which nearby users can contribute their own photos to .",
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"text": "Gil Sharone Gil Sharone is an American drummer and member of the band Stolen Babies , Marilyn Manson , Team Sleep , and formerly The Dillinger Escape Plan . He was also a fill in for punk rock band +44 . His twin brother is Rani Sharone , also of Stolen Babies . He is highly regarded as one of the most versatile touring/session drummers in the world . Sharone supported Mark Hoppus 's band +44 when Travis Barker broke his arm . Gil toured around Europe , Japan and Australia with +44 in early 2007 , it is believed he learned all of +44 's setlist on the flight from America to Europe . He played on Travis 's OCDP Drum Kit , which is a custom made transparent green . He started using Drum Workshop drums and hardware in October 2011 . Sharone also recorded the drum tracks on the third Dillinger Escape Plan record Ire Works , and joined the band during all of their tour dates in 2008 ( he played the European tour in early 2008 both with Dillinger and also as support with Stolen Babies ) . Gil also performed on Maynard James Keenan 's V Is for Vagina album by Puscifer . In January 2009 , it was announced that Sharone had parted ways with Dillinger Escape Plan , due to his focus on Stolen Babies and other personal projects including his DVD , Wicked Beats , based on the drumming styles of Ska , Rocksteady and Reggae . Wicked Beats will be released through Hudson Music late 2010 . Sharone played Teenage Alex on an episode of Full House along with his twin brother , who played Teenage Nicky . As of November 2013 , Sharone began working with Marilyn Manson on a new album . On January 15 , 2015 The Pale Emperor was released . Sharone is currently working on the follow up Heaven Upside Down due to be released in Summer 2017 . Sharone was featured on Reggae Grammy winners Morgan Heritage track `` So Amazing '' on the album Strictly Roots ( 2016 ) . You can also hear his work playing on the film scores to `` John Wick , '' `` John Wick 2 , '' `` Slackers '' and the TV shows , `` Salem , '' `` Kingdom , '' and the Netflix series `` The Punisher ( 2017 ) . ''",
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"text": "Teen-Age Crime Wave Teenage Crime Wave is a 1955 juvenile delinquency crime drama film released by Columbia Pictures . After escaping from reform school , a pair of delinquent teens go on a statewide shooting spree It was featured on a 1994 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 .",
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"text": "Harlan Warde Harlan Warde ( born Harlan Ward Lufkin ; November 6 , 1917 -- March 13 , 1980 ) was a character actor active in television and movies . During World War II , he served in Special Forces . Warde showed up in supporting roles as detectives , doctors , and ministers . Warde made five guest appearances on Perry Mason between 1958-1966 , primarily in law enforcement roles , such as Assistant District Attorney Harold Hanley in `` The Case of the Haunted Husband '' , and Sgt. Roddin in the only color episode in 1966 entitled , `` The Case of the Twice Told Twist '' . From 1958 -- 62 , he joined Chuck Connors in The Rifleman . Warde played John Hamilton , President of the North Fork Bank . He appeared in 18 episodes of The Rifleman , making his debut in episode 8 , `` The Safeguard . '' Over his 40-year-career in Hollywood , Warde appeared in over 180 films and television series , including multiple westerns . In 1962 -- 1971 Warde joined the cast of the TV Western series The Virginian in the recurring role of Sheriff Brannon . Warde also appeared on The Big Valley in 1967 as a politician who is murdered in the episode entitled `` Night Of The Executioner '' and on the The Andy Griffith Show episode `` Opie and the Spoiled Kid '' ( 1963 ) as Simon Winkler . Warde 's last role was in the 1979 Rockford Files episode `` A Different Drummer '' playing an aging father of a shady doctor .",
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"text": "She's All That She 's All That is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove and starring Freddie Prinze , Jr. , Rachael Leigh Cook , Paul Walker and Matthew Lillard . It is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw 's play Pygmalion and George Cukor 's 1964 film My Fair Lady . It was one of the most popular teen films of the 1990s and reached No. 1 at the box office in its first week of release . In April 2015 , it was announced that the film will be remade by The Weinstein Company .",
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"text": "Gilda Live Gilda Live is a 1980 American comedy documentary film starring Gilda Radner , directed by Mike Nichols and produced by Lorne Michaels . Radner and Michaels and all of the writers involved with the production were alumni from the television program Saturday Night Live .",
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"text": "The Young Adults The Young Adults were an American rock quintet based in Providence , Rhode Island , United States . They were formed by vocalist/saxophone player Bruce McCrae ( aka Rudy Cheeks ) , vocalist/drummer David Hansen ( aka Sport Fisher ) , drummer Jimmy Whittle , piano player Jeff Shore , guitarist Ed Vallee , and bassist Roy Gilley in the early 1970s . Their songs , with such titles as `` A Power Tool Is Not A Toy '' , `` Do The Heimlich '' and `` Christmas In Japan In July '' , were often satirical . They were regular performers at Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence and had a rather large following . In 1979 they released the single `` Complex World/Beer '' on Genius Records . `` Complex World '' became a local hit getting airplay on local radio.They broke up shortly thereafter due to conflicts over band direction . David Hansen moved to New York and formed the no wave band Cool It Reba in 1981 . In 1987 , Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel was in danger of closing so owner Rich Lupo came up with an idea . Lupo 's bartender Jim Wolpaw was nominated for an Oscar for a short film he had done , so they threw a benefit concert and filmed it and wrote a sub-plot about a club closing . In the process they got The Young Adults to reform to play a few shows at Lupo 's in July 1987 . The results were released as the film ( It 's A ) Complex World ( named after the Young Adults song ) and The Young Adults ' Helping Others album . The former founding Young Adults band member , Thom Enright , died on February 20 , 2012 , aged 59 , from brain cancer .",
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"text": "American Gigolo American Gigolo is a 1980 American romantic crime film written and directed by Paul Schrader , and starring Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt and Bill Duke . It tells the story of Julian Kaye , a high-price male escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician 's wife while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case . The film is notable for establishing Gere as a leading man , and was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include frontal male nudity from its main star . It is also notable for its accompanying soundtrack , composed by Giorgio Moroder and featuring the number-one hit single `` Call Me '' by Blondie . Schrader considers it one of four similar films , which he calls `` double bookends '' : Taxi Driver , bookended by Light Sleeper , and American Gigolo bookended by The Walker .",
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"text": "The Teenagers The Teenagers are an American integrated doo wop group , most noted for being one of rock music 's earliest successes , presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed . The group , which made its most popular recordings with young Frankie Lymon as lead singer , is also noted for being rock 's first all-teenaged act .",
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"text": "Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles . Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems . Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .",
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"text": "Tenebrae (film) Tenebrae ( also known as Tenebre ) is a 1982 English-language Italian giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal , who -- while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel -- becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by the novel . John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal 's agent and assistant ; Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives investigating the murders . John Steiner , Veronica Lario and Mirella D'Angelo also feature . The film has been described as exploring themes of dualism and sexual aberration , and has strong metafictional elements ; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by Argento to criticism of his previous work , most especially his depictions of murders of beautiful women . After Argento had experimented with pure supernatural horror with 1977 's Suspiria and 1980 's Inferno , Tenebrae represented the filmmaker 's return to the giallo horror subgenre , which he had helped popularize in the 1970s . Argento was inspired by a series of incidents which saw an obsessed fan telephone the director to criticise him for the damaging psychological effects of his previous work . The telephone calls culminated in death threats towards Argento , who channelled the experience into the writing of Tenebrae . The director also wanted to explore the senselessness of killings he had witnessed and heard about while staying in Los Angeles in 1980 , and his feeling at the time that true horror came from those who wanted `` to kill for nothing '' . Shot on location in Rome and at Elios Studios , Tenebrae utilised mostly modern-looking locations and sets to help Argento realise his intent that the film reflect a near-future with a diminished population ; the director filmed none of the historical landmarks that usually featured in films set in Rome . Employing director of photography Luciano Tovoli , Argento also intended that the film simulate the stark , realistic lighting featured in television police shows at the time ; production designer Giuseppe Bassa created supporting environments that were cold and austere , with sharp angles and modernistic spaces . Several former members of Italian rock band Goblin provided Tenebraes music , a synth-heavy score inspired by rock and disco music . Tenebrae was a modest success in Italy ; it reached theatres with little controversy after Argento made cuts to one of the most violent scenes . However , in the United Kingdom , it was added to the infamous list of `` video nasties '' and banned from sale until 1999 . The film 's theatrical distribution in the United States was delayed until 1984 , when it was released in a heavily censored version under the title Unsane . In its cut form , Tenebrae received a mostly negative critical reception , but the original , fully restored version later became widely available for reappraisal ; it is considered by some to be one of Argento 's best thrillers . The film critic and author Maitland McDonagh said that it was `` in many respects ... the finest film that Argento has ever made '' .",
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"text": "Youth orchestra A youth orchestra is an orchestra made of young musicians , typically ranging from pre-teens or teenagers to those in their mid-20s . Because young children do not usually start playing double bass until a later age than those playing the smaller instruments , double bass players in youth orchestras tend to be in the early to mid-20s . The typical youth orchestra involves members from across an entire city or town . In some cases , there are national youth orchestras , which consist of the best young musicians in a country , as determined by auditions . More rarely , there may even be international youth orchestras . Youth orchestras are led by an adult conductor who is often a music teacher or orchestral musician . In addition to leading the rehearsals and performances , the conductor teaches orchestral playing techniques , performance practice and music ensemble skills to the children and youth .",
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"text": "Basic Instinct Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas , and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone . The film follows a police detective , Nick Curran ( Douglas ) , who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star . During the investigation Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect , Catherine Tramell ( Stone ) , an enigmatic writer . Even before its release , Basic Instinct generated heated controversy due to its overt sexuality and graphic depiction of violence . It was strongly opposed by gay rights activists , who criticized the film 's depiction of homosexual relationships and the portrayal of a bisexual woman as a murderous narcissistic psychopath . In a 2006 interview , Stone alleged that the infamous leg-crossing scene in which her vulva was exposed was filmed without her knowledge . Despite initial critical negativity and public protest , Basic Instinct became one of the most financially successful films of the 1990s , grossing $ 352 million worldwide . Several versions of the film have been released on videocassette , DVD , and Blu-ray including a director 's cut with extended footage previously unseen in North American cinemas . The film has contemporarily been recognized for its groundbreaking depictions of sexuality in mainstream Hollywood cinema , and has been referred to by scholars as `` a neo-noir masterpiece that plays with , and transgresses , the narrative rules of film noir . '' A 2006 sequel , Basic Instinct 2 starring Stone was made without Verhoeven 's involvement , but received negative reviews from critics and was unsuccessful at the box office .",
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"text": "Child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television , but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child ; to avoid confusion , the latter is also called a former child actor . Closely associated is teenage actor or teen actor , an actor who reached popularity as a teenager . Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults . Lindsay Lohan and Macaulay Culkin are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age ; Lohan 's career resumed after an interruption of several years . Many child actors also become successful adult actors as well , an example being Mickey Rooney 's career that included both the popular 1935 film A Midsummer Night 's Dream and the popular 2011 film The Muppets .",
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"text": "Mark Gil Raphael John `` Ralph '' Gil Eigenmann ( 25 September 1961 -- 1 September 2014 ) , better known by his screen name as Mark Gil , was a Filipino actor . Gil was often cast as a main villain to Bong Revilla , Jr , Ronnie Ricketts , Robin Padilla , Lito Lapid , Phillip Salvador , Rudy Fernandez , Jestoni Alarcon , Ace Vergel , Cesar Montano , John Regala , Ian Veneracion and other Filipino action stars in numerous action movies and he played the role of Lorna Tolentino 's former lover-killer in the drama-suspense thriller The Elsa Castillo Story : The Chop-Chop Lady , the script of which is inspired by true events . He also appeared in the ABS-CBN drama The Legal Wife , starring Angel Locsin .",
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"text": "Simon Fields Simon Fields is a native of London and received his education at Stowe School . After graduation , he worked his way through the television commercial production ranks in London to become production manager for the Moving Picture Company . In 1978 , Fields became a producer for Jon Roseman Productions and moved to L.A. within a year to join its U.S. division . He , producer Paul Flattery and director Bruce Gowers . soon left to form Gowers , Fields , Flattery . In 1982 , Gowers Fields Flattery started representing director Steve Barron , of the UK company Limelight in the U.S. . In 1983 Fields left Gowers , Fields , Flattery with Barron to form the US version of Limelight , a company focused on music video , commercial and feature film production , with operations in Los Angeles and London . As president and CEO , Fields oversaw a television commercial division whose accounts included Calvin Klein , Nike and Budweiser , as well as producing the feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . Limelight also became distinguished as a leader in music video production , working on projects with Michael Jackson , Madonna , Prince , Peter Gabriel , A-ha , David Bowie and others . Toward the end of his twelve-year tenure with Limelight , Fields teamed with director Peter Chelsom in developing and producing feature films . Together they shepherded the Ned Beatty romantic comedy Hear My Song , the Buena Vista distributed Funny Bones starring Oliver Platt and Jerry Lewis ( which earned Fields and Chelsom a London Critics Circle Film Award for British Producer of the Year ) , The Mighty starring Elden Henson , Kieran Culkin and Sharon Stone , Miramax 's romantic comedy Serendipity starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale , and the romantic comedy Shall We Dance , starring Richard Gere , Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Lopez . Through Nuyorican , Fields has produced several feature films and served as Executive Producer on many television productions : The crime drama Bordertown , starring Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas , the Picture House release of El Cantante , the story of salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe , starring Lopez and Marc Anthony , and the Sony Pictures release of Feel the Noise , a drama set in New York & Puerto Rico . The company has also produced Dancelife , a dance competition reality series for MTV . Nuyorican also has non-scripted/reality division , and had its first series South Beach Tow premiere on TruTV in July 2011 . Simon Fields currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Melanie and two children .",
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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": "Teen-Age Strangler Teen-Age Strangler is a 1964 crime drama film , made in Huntington , West Virginia . It exploits the popular concern with Juvenile delinquency of the American Cold War period . It was re-released in black & white in 1990 , resulting in local screenings , newspaper writeups , and cast reunions . It was featured on a Season 5 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( MST3K ) . Actor John Humphreys , who played the role of `` Mikey '' appeared at the MST3K first Conventio-Con in September , 1994 .",
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"text": "Roman Polanski sexual abuse case In March 1977 , film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with five offenses against Samantha Gailey , a 13-year-old girl -- rape by use of drugs , perversion , sodomy , lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14 , and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor . At his arraignment Polanski pleaded not guilty to all charges , but later accepted a plea bargain whose terms included dismissal of the five initial charges in exchange for a guilty plea to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse . Polanski underwent a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation , and a report was submitted to the court recommending probation . However , upon learning that he was likely to face imprisonment and deportation , Polanski fled to France in February 1978 , hours before he was to be formally sentenced . Since then Polanski has mostly lived in France and has avoided visiting countries likely to extradite him to the United States .",
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"text": "Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug habit at age 15 , runs away from home , and eventually dies of a drug overdose . Attributed to `` Anonymous '' , the book is in diary form , and was originally presented as being the edited `` real diary '' of the unnamed teenage protagonist . Questions about the book 's authenticity and true authorship began to arise in the late 1970s , and it is now generally viewed as a work of fiction written by Beatrice Sparks , a therapist and author who went on to write numerous other books purporting to be real diaries of troubled teenagers . Some sources have also named Linda Glovach as a co-author of the book . Intended for a young adult audience , Go Ask Alice became a widely popular bestseller . It was initially praised for conveying a powerful message about the dangers of drug abuse , but more recently has been criticized as poorly written anti-drug propaganda and also as a literary hoax . Nevertheless , its popularity has endured , and as of 2014 it had remained continuously in print since its publication over four decades earlier . Go Ask Alice has also ranked among the most frequently challenged books for several decades due to its use of profanity and explicit references to sex and rape , as well as drugs . The book was adapted into the 1973 television film Go Ask Alice , starring Jamie Smith-Jackson and William Shatner . In 1976 , a stage play of the same name , written by Frank Shiras and based on the book , was also published .",
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"text": "Teenage Dream Teenage Dream may refer to :",
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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": "The Incredibles The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird , produced by Pixar Animation Studios , and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film follows a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers and live a quiet suburban life . Mr. Incredible 's desire to help people draws the entire family into a battle with his longtime enemy -- Syndrome , who was once his fan and now plots to wipe out every single superhuman being on Earth with his killer robot . Bird , who was Pixar 's first outside director , developed the film as an extension of 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and personal family life . He pitched the film to Pixar after the box office disappointment of his first feature , The Iron Giant ( 1999 ) , and carried over much of its staff to develop The Incredibles . The animation team was tasked with animating an all-human cast , which required creating new technology to animate detailed human anatomy , clothing and realistic skin and hair . Michael Giacchino composed the film 's orchestral score . The film premiered on October 27 , 2004 , at the BFI London Film Festival and had its general release in the United States on November 5 , 2004 . The film performed well at the box office , grossing $ 633 million worldwide during its original theatrical run . The Incredibles was met with high critical acclaim , garnering high marks from professional critics , and provoking commentary on its themes . The film received the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature , along with two Academy Awards . It became the first entirely animated film to win the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . A sequel , The Incredibles 2 , is scheduled for release on June 15 , 2018 .",
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"text": "Fantastic Voyage Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 American science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner , based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby . The film is about a submarine crew who shrink to microscopic size and venture into the body of an injured scientist to repair the damage to his brain . The original story took place in the 19th century and was meant to be a Jules Verne -- style adventure with a sense of wonder . Kleiner abandoned all but the concept of miniaturization and added a Cold War element . The film starred Stephen Boyd , Raquel Welch , Edmond O'Brien , and Donald Pleasence . Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it . Because the novelization was released six months before the movie , many people mistakenly believed the film was based on Asimov 's book . The movie inspired an animated television series .",
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"text": "Eclipse Park Eclipse Park was the name of three successive baseball grounds in Louisville , Kentucky in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . They were the home of the Louisville baseball team first known as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels . Semi-pro baseball had been played at the first Eclipse Park as early as 1874 . The Louisville Eclipse played there from 1882 to 1884 . The team was then renamed the Louisville Colonels and continued to play under that name from 1885 to 1893 . The team was a member of the American Association until 1891 when it joined the National League when the American Association folded . The original park was located at 28th and Elliott streets in west Louisville . The second Eclipse Park was built across the street from the original at 28th and Broadway . The Louisville Colonels played there from 1893 to 1899 . This is the ground at which Hall of Famer Honus Wagner made his Major League debut on July 19 , 1897 . The unusual name for these ballparks derived from the original name of the Association club , the Eclipse . The more local name `` Colonels '' eventually won out . Nonetheless , `` Eclipse '' was among the early team names to be a singular word , despite sounding like a plural . A destructive fire in 1899 contributed significantly to the once-strong Louisville club being contracted after the end of the season . Team owner Barney Dreyfuss moved on to acquire the Pittsburgh Pirates . Instead of being scattered to the wind , the best players from the Louisville team roster were brought onto the Pittsburgh payroll , including Wagner , third baseman Tommy Leach , outfielder-manager Fred Clarke , and ace right-hander Deacon Phillippe . This `` hybrid vigor '' effect soon turned the perennial cellar-dwelling Pirates into a three-peat pennant winner , and a participant in the first modern World Series . The third and last Eclipse Park was located at the corner of 7th and Kentucky streets in the Limerick neighborhood of Louisville . This ballpark was built by George `` White Wings '' Tebeau as the home for the American Association minor league Louisville Colonels who played there from 1902 through 1922 . All three Eclipse Park locations were destroyed by fire .",
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"text": "Ace (baseball) In baseball , an ace is the best starting pitcher on a team and nearly always the first pitcher in the team 's starting rotation . Barring injury or exceptional circumstances , an ace typically starts on Opening Day . In addition , aces are usually preferred to start crucial playoff games , sometimes on three days rest . The term may be a derivation of the nickname of Asa Brainard , ( real first name : `` Asahel '' ) , a 19th-century star pitcher , who was sometimes referred to as `` Ace '' . In the early days of baseball , the term `` ace '' was used to refer to a run . A lot of modern baseball analysts and fans have started using the term `` ace '' to refer to the elite pitchers in the game , not necessarily to the best starting pitcher on each team . For example , the April 27 , 1981 Sports Illustrated cover was captioned `` The Amazing A 's and Their Five Aces '' to describe the starting rotation of the 1981 Oakland Athletics .",
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"text": "Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd. , later known as New World Animation Ltd. , was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation ( Fox Entertainment Group ) . Marvel Productions produced animated television series , motion pictures , and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony : The Movie , The Transformers : The Movie , and G.I. Joe : The Movie as well as the Transformers and G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero television series . Most of Marvel Productions ' back catalog ( mostly non-Hasbro related productions ) is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company .",
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"text": "Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired . A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel . The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .",
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"text": "Survival of the Fittest (The Spectacular Spider-Man) `` Survival of the Fittest '' is the pilot episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man , which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man , created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . The episode was written and directed by the series developers , Greg Weisman and Victor Cook . In the episode , Spider-Man ( Josh Keaton ) faces the evil Vulture ( Robert Englund ) as he begins his junior year in high school . Sony Entertainment originally conceived The Spectacular Spider-Man as a series of four DVDs , and asked Weisman and Cook to develop it . The central idea was to follow Spider-Man in his younger years in the comics ; Weisman and Cook wanted to incorporate the styles of the early comic publications by Lee and Ditko . Reviewers have cited other influences in the themes , such as the live action film series and the Ultimate Spider-Man '' continuity . `` Survival of the Fittest '' originally aired on March 8 , 2008 , on the Kids ' WB block on The CW . It had previously been shown to a large audience at the 2008 WonderCon . The episode was the highest rated program of the Kids WB ! 2007-2008 combined with the second episode `` Interactions '' and alone received a Nielsen rating of 1.2 / 3 . It was well received by critics , IGN calling it `` a Spider-Man story that feels like classic Spider-Man , and that 's a good thing . ''",
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"text": "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": "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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"text": "Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson , MBE ( born Gerald Alexander Abrahams ; 14 April 1929 -- 26 December 2012 ) was an English television and film producer , director , writer and occasional voice artist . He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes , especially his 1960s productions filmed with `` Supermarionation '' ( marionette puppets containing electric moving parts ) . Anderson 's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children 's series The Adventures of Twizzle . Supercar ( 1961 -- 62 ) and Fireball XL5 ( 1962 ) followed later , both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s . In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series , Thunderbirds . Other television productions of the 1960s include Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons . Anderson also wrote and produced several feature films whose box office performance was unexceptional . Following a shift towards live action productions in the 1970s , he had a long and successful association with media impresario Lew Grade and Grade 's company ITC , continuing until the second series of Space : 1999 . After a career lull when a number of new series concepts failed to get off the ground , his career began a new phase in the early 1980s when audience nostalgia for his earlier Supermarionation series ( prompted by Saturday morning re-runs in Britain and Australia ) led to new Anderson productions being commissioned . Later projects include a 2005 CGI remake of Captain Scarlet entitled Gerry Anderson 's New Captain Scarlet .",
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"text": "Springfield (IL) Cardinals The Springfield Cardinals were a minor league baseball team located in Springfield , Illinois . The team played in the Midwest League from 1982 to 1993 and were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals . The team played in Lanphier Park on the northside of Springfield . Affectionately known as the `` Baby Birds '' , their chief rival was the Peoria Chiefs , then an affiliate of the Cubs . The declining condition of Lanphier Park , last renovated in 1978 , led to the relocation of the franchise to Madison , Wisconsin for the 1994 season , where they were known as the Madison Hatters . The Hatters , in turn , moved to Battle Creek , Michigan to become the Michigan Battle Cats . While playing in Battle Creek , the franchise became the Battle Creek Yankees and the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays before moving to Midland , Michigan where they now play as the Great Lakes Loons . The Cardinals were generally successful , finishing with a winning record in nine of their 12 seasons . In post-season play they were less successful , as they lost four times in the first round of the league 's two-round , four-team playoffs and lost in the championship round in their other four appearances . The league 's records , however , recognize both the winner of the post-season playoffs and the team with the highest overall season record as champions , and the Cardinals led the league in regular season play twice , in 1986 and 1987 . Their overall record during their 12 seasons in Springfield was 917 -- 743 , for a .552 winning percentage . The team also helped develop more than 50 players who advanced to Major League Baseball . Among the young Springfield players who went on to successful major league careers were Bernard Gilkey , Ray Lankford , Jeff Fassero , Dmitri Young , and Todd Zeile .",
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"text": "1967 St. Louis Cardinals season The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team 's 86th season in St. Louis , Missouri , its 76th season in the National League , and its first full season at Busch Memorial Stadium . Gussie Busch hired former outfielder Stan Musial as general manager before the season . Featuring four future Hall of Famers in Lou Brock , Bob Gibson , Steve Carlton and Orlando Cepeda , `` El Birdos '' went 101 -- 60 during the season and won the NL pennant by 10 1/2 games over the San Francisco Giants . They went on to win the 1967 World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox .",
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"text": "George Pipgras George William Pipgras ( December 20 , 1899 -- October 19 , 1986 ) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball . Known as `` The Danish Viking '' , he spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees , breaking in as a rookie in 1923 . He spent the 1925 and 1926 seasons in the minor leagues , and became a starter in the rotation for the first time with the legendary team . Pipgras lead the American League in wins with a 24 -- 13 , 3.38 ERA record for the following year 's 1928 repeat champions . After ending his 11-year career with the Boston Red Sox , he became an AL umpire from 1938 to 1946 . He was the umpire behind the plate in one of baseball 's most dramatic wins ever : on September 30 , 1945 , at St. Louis ' Sportsman 's Park , when Hank Greenberg hit a ninth inning Grand Slam , after Pipgras suggested to Greenberg that the game should be called on account of darkness . Greenberg convinced him that he could still see the ball , so the game proceeded . The next pitch was hit over the fence and the Tigers won the pennant , and eventually the 1945 World Series . His younger brother Ed pitched briefly for the 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers .",
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"text": "Chuck Stobbs Charles Klein Stobbs ( July 2 , 1929 -- July 11 , 2008 ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox ( 1947 -- 51 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1952 ) , Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins ( 1953 -- 58 and 1959 -- 61 ) and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1958 ) . He led the American League in walks per nine innings pitched ( 2.03 ) in 1956 and led the American League in losses ( 20 ) and earned runs allowed ( 126 ) in . Stobbs is best remembered as the pitcher who gave up an estimated 565 feet home run to Mickey Mantle that flew entirely out of Griffith Stadium in 1953 .",
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"text": "The Early Bird Dood It! The Early Bird Dood It ! is a 1942 MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby . Composer of cartoon was Scott Bradley .",
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"text": "Brad J. Lamb Brad J. Lamb is a Canadian real estate broker and condominium developer . He had a reality television show named Big City Broker on the HGTV network for several years . The show focused on the workings of his real estate brokerage , `` Brad J. Lamb Realty Inc. . '' Lamb was born in Vancouver , BC , Canada . His father was an Air Canada pilot and his mother a registered nurse . In 1967 , the family moved to Montreal , where they settled in the Beaconsfield neighbourhood . Lamb attended Queen 's University , where he obtained a degree in engineering . Lamb purchased his first property in London , Ontario in 1984 . Early on , Lamb noted how much his real estate agent was earning on his property deals . A few years after his graduation , bored with his engineering sales position , he obtained his real estate license . Lamb went to work for Harry Stinson 's real estate company in 1988 and became a specialist in selling condominiums in central Toronto . He quickly became Stinson 's top agent , making $ 250,000 in his first year . In 1995 , he left Stinson to start his own firm , Brad J. Lamb Realty . In 2001 , Lamb founded Lamb Development Corporation . It specializes in high style condominium projects , such as Flatiron Lofts , Worklofts , Glas , Parc , King Charlotte , Gotham Ottawa , The Harlowe , Theatre Park and Brant Park . The company has spread beyond Toronto to build and develop structures in Ottawa , Montreal , Calgary , Edmonton and Hamilton . Despite the boutique-style size , his agency became one of the most prominent sellers of condominiums in Toronto . In 2007 , at the height of the property boom , his company 's agents sold some 2,000 condos worth over $ 800 million . When the market slowed in 2008 , the firm still moved about $ 525 million in real estate . According to Lamb 's website , his agents have sold over 22,000 condominiums for over $ 8 billion as of 2016 . Lamb is known for his billboards , particularly a 2007 series of ads that depicted a lamb with Lamb 's head and the slogan `` This Lamb Sells Condos . '' He has become `` a household name in Toronto '' and is often featured in the media as a real estate expert .",
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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": "The Twelfth Man The Twelfth Man ( also known as The 12th Man ) is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham . Birmingham , a skilled impersonator , is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators ' voices . As befits the name ( a reference to the non-playing reserve in an eleven-player cricket side ) , Birmingham particularly focuses on cricket commentators such as Richie Benaud , Bill Lawry and Tony Greig . This is also because many of Australia 's cricket commentators have distinctive and easily identifiable voices and accents . The parodies , released periodically on CD , are designed as a comical look `` behind the scenes '' of the Nine Network 's cricket commentary . Birmingham traditionally plays all the roles ( with the exception of Ken Sutcliffe , who played himself ; and some minor female characters , such as Richie Benaud 's secretary ) . Benaud himself sent a critique of each CD to Birmingham and was known to have a mixed opinion of the recordings , due predominantly to Birmingham 's use of profanity . All albums were produced and engineered by David Frogatt . The 12th Man 's most popular song is `` Marvellous ! '' featuring all the main three commentators . It was first recorded as a single in 1991 , with backing vocals by Jimmy Barnes , John Farnham , Diesel and Glenn Shorrock among others . An updated version , with some of the commentators changed , was featured on Still the 12th Man . He has since released an updated version of the song entitled `` Marvellous 2006 '' on his latest album Boned ! . It can be heard at the 12th Man 's MySpace . In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on 22 November 2009 , Birmingham announced that Boned ! would be his last studio album as The Twelfth Man .",
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"text": "Miracle of Flight Miracle of Flight is a 1974 short animated comedy film written and directed by Terry Gilliam .",
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"text": "Herschel Lynn Greer Herschel Lynn Greer ( 1906 -- March 19 , 1976 ) was a prominent businessman and the first president of Vols , Inc. , an ownership group organized in 1959 for the purpose of keeping the Nashville Vols minor league baseball franchise in Nashville , Tennessee . Greer worked in the financial sector , co-organizing Guaranty Mortgage Company in 1940 . He served as its President and Chairman of the Board until 1969 . In January 1959 , Greer and thirteen other Nashville businessmen , including country music star Eddy Arnold , formed Vols , Inc. . The company sold 4,876 shares of stock at $ 5 each . Vols , Inc. was successful in keeping the Nashville Vols in the city from 1959 to 1961 . The Southern Association , of which the Vols were members , collapsed in 1961 , and as a result the team did not play in 1962 . In 1963 , the Vols played one final season in the South Atlantic League . The team had a debt of $ 22,000 that could not be paid , forcing the ownership group to surrender their franchise to the league . This was the last year that professional baseball was played at Sulphur Dell ballpark , the home of the Vols , before it was demolished in 1969 . Greer died in 1976 . Two years later , in 1978 , Larry Schmittou brought the Nashville Sounds , an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League , to Nashville . The Greer family donated $ 25,000 for construction of the team 's new stadium . The ballpark was named `` Herschel Greer Stadium '' in his honor . Greer Stadium served as the home of the Sounds from 1978 through 2014 , after which they left the stadium for a new ballpark , First Tennessee Park , built on the same site as Sulphur Dell .",
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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": "Bradley Cooper Bradley Charles Cooper ( born January 5 , 1975 ) is an American actor and producer . He was one of the world 's highest-paid actors for three years , and has been nominated for various accolades , including four Academy Awards , two BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards . Cooper appeared in Forbes Celebrity 100 on two occasions and Time list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015 . Cooper enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio , New York City in 2000 . His career began with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City in 1999 and his film debut came two years later in Wet Hot American Summer . He first gained recognition as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show Alias ( 2001 -- 2006 ) , and achieved minor success with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers ( 2005 ) . His breakthrough role came in 2009 with The Hangover , a commercially successful comedy which spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013 . Cooper 's portrayal of a struggling writer in the thriller Limitless ( 2011 ) and a rookie police officer in the crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines ( 2012 ) drew praise from critics . He found greater success with the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) , the black comedy crime film American Hustle ( 2013 ) , and the biopic American Sniper ( 2014 ) . For his work in these films , Cooper was nominated for Academy Awards -- two Best Actor , one Best Supporting Actor , and one Best Picture . Cooper became the tenth actor to receive an Academy Award nomination in three consecutive years . In 2014 , he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man , garnering a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play .",
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"text": "The Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album) The Last Temptation is the 20th studio album by rock singer , Alice Cooper , released in July 1994 via Epic Records . It centers on a boy named Steven ( also the name of the protagonist in Cooper 's earlier work , Welcome to My Nightmare ) , and a mysterious showman . The showman , with apparent supernatural abilities , attempted with the use of twisted versions of morality plays to persuade Steven to join his traveling show , `` The Theater of the Real - The Grand-est Guignol ! '' , where he would `` never grow up '' .",
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"text": "Asia 2001 Asia 2001 is a goa trance music project from France . Behind Asia 2001 is Gilbert Thevenet AKA Martin Cooper , a known pioneer on the electronic scene . Asia 2001 's style is melodic trance , and he aims to produce strong , atmospheric music . Martin Cooper is also known as Loren-X , and had in the past released albums on R&S , Polygram , F-Com and Distance . Martin Cooper established Trans Pact Productions in 1992 with his wife Thaisha . Trans Pact has released numerous singles and albums , including Spectral 's ` Trance O 10 C ' , which was followed by the release `` Goa Exit '' , Transwave 's first single . Asia 2001 collaborated with DJ Anti ( Spiral Trax ) in 1995 and produced the first Toires album in 1996 . The breakthrough came with the release ` Lunar Attraction ' on the label Koyote . In 1997 , Asia 2001 was signed to Avatar Records and released the albums ` Ama Zone ' and ` Dreamland ' . Both albums were licensed by Sony Music in South East Asia . In 2001 , Asia 2001 released a 12-inch EP ` X-Ray ' , followed by the album ` Abduction ' . The album ` Amnesia ' ( double CD ) was released in 2005 . The album includes re-mastered rare works and singles . Asia 2001 has performed live all over Europe , including Berlin 's Love Parade , Israel , USA and Canada . He played in New York 's legendary clubs like the Limelight and Tunnel , with appearances and stage sharing with leading artists including Carl Cox , Robert Leiner , Laurent Garnier , Jeff Miles and Jennifer Lopez .",
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"text": "Craig B. Cooper Craig B. Cooper is a professional aquanaut from the United States who served from 1991 to 2009 as Operations Manager for Aquarius , the world 's only underwater habitat . Cooper is known to fellow divers by the nickname `` Coop '' .",
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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": "Australian Aborigines' League The Australian Aborigines ' League was established in Melbourne , Australia , in 1934 by William Cooper and others , including Margaret Tucker , Eric Onus , Anna and Caleb Morgan , and Shadrach James . In a Letter to the Editor of the West Australian , the Hon. Secretary of the Australian Aborigines League , William Cooper wrote that , `` The plea of our league is `` a fair deal for the dark race . '' An early initiative by the League was to petition King George V for Indigenous Australians to be represented in the Australian Parliament , among other requests . 1,814 signatures were collected on the petition , although it was reported that William Cooper believed many Aboriginal people living on missions were too afraid to add their signature . In 1938 it joined the New South Wales based Aborigines Progressive Association in staging a Day of Mourning on Australia Day ( 26 January ) in Sydney to draw attention to the treatment of Aborigines and to demand full citizenship and equal rights . Mr. W. Ferguson , organising secretary of the Aborigines ' Progressive Association of New South Wales , said of the planned national day of mourning : `` The aborigines do not want protection ... We have been protected for 150 years , and look what has become of us . Scientists have studied us and written books about us as though we were some strange curiosities , but they have not prevented us from contracting tuberculosis and other diseases , which have wiped us out in thousands . '' On 6 December 1938 , following the Kristallnacht pogrom in Germany , a delegation of League members , led by Cooper , went to the German Consulate in Melbourne with a petition protesting against the `` cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government of Germany '' . The League was less active after Cooper 's death in 1941 but was revived after the Second World War by Douglas Nicholls and by Eric and Bill Onus . In the 1960s it became the Victorian branch of the Aborigines Advancement League .",
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"text": "Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage . Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .",
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"text": "Brad Willis (Neighbours) Bradley `` Brad '' Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours . He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 31 October 1989 . The character was initially played by Benjamin Mitchell , before Scott Michaelson took over the role two years later . Brad was re-introduced alongside his sister , Gaby ( Rachel Blakely ) , during a period of roller coaster ratings for the show . Michaelson revealed that as soon as he learnt he had won the role of Brad , he went surfing five days in a row , as he knew he was going to be busy over the upcoming months . Michaelson signed a new twelve-month contract with Neighbours in October 1992 and a year later , he announced he would be leaving the soap . Michaelson filmed his final scenes in November and departed on 15 December 1993 . Before the character returned to Neighbours , he was said to be living in America after gaining a basketball scholarship . The scriptwriters had wanted Brad to become a professional player , but after Michaelson told them he was a surfer , Brad became a `` surf bum '' instead . Brad was described as being a `` friend to all '' and a `` nice , lovable fool '' . He had a caring attitude and a love for family . The character 's storylines often revolved around his relationships . He dated his neighbour , Lucy Robinson ( Melissa Bell ) , and then fell in love with Beth Brennan ( Natalie Imbruglia ) . The couple became engaged , but Beth learned Brad was having an affair with Lauren Carpenter ( Sarah Vandenbergh ) on their wedding day . After dating different people for a while , Brad and Beth got back together and married . In August 1992 , Brad was shot after trying to save his mother from a hostage situation involving Bob Landers ( Bruce Kilpatrick ) . Michaelson stated that Brad 's actions might not have been sensible , but he acted instinctively and the actor thought that others would have reacted the same way . A writer from BBC Online named the storyline as Brad 's most notable moment throughout his duration on the show . While a reporter for the Herald Sun called Brad `` one of the show 's most popular characters '' and commented that Michaelson had a huge following because of his good looks . For his portrayal of Brad , Michaelson earned a nomination for Most Popular Actor at the 1993 Logie Awards . He also received a nomination for Hottest Man in Soap at the Inside Soap TV Awards , while Brad was nominated for Best Male Character . The character was reintroduced in early 2013 , with Kip Gamblin taking over the role . Brad displayed a more mature attitude , but still retained his relaxed outlook . He returned with a new wife , Terese ( Rebekah Elmaloglou ) , and their children , Josh ( Harley Bonner ) , Imogen ( Ariel Kaplan ) and Piper ( Mavournee Hazel ) . The character departed on 7 April 2017 , along with his wife Lauren ( Kate Kendall ) .",
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"text": "Western Palaearctic The Western Palaearctic or Western Palearctic is part of the Palaearctic ecozone , one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth 's surface . Because of its size , the Palaearctic is often divided for convenience into two , with Europe , North Africa , northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula , and part of temperate Asia , roughly to the Ural Mountains forming the western zone , and the rest of temperate Asia becoming the Eastern Palaearctic . Its exact boundaries differ depending on the authority in question , but the Handbook of the Birds of Europe , the Middle East , and North Africa : The Birds of the Western Palearctic ) ( BWP ) definition is widely used , and is followed by the most popular Western Palearctic checklist , that of the Association of European Rarities Committees ( AERC ) . The Western Palearctic ecozone includes mostly boreal and temperate climate ecoregions . The Palaearctic region has been recognised as a natural zoogeographic region since Sclater proposed it in 1858 . The oceans to the north and west , and the Sahara to the south are obvious natural boundaries with other ecozones , but the eastern boundary is more arbitrary , since it merges into another part of the same ecozone , and the mountain ranges used as markers are less effective biogeographic separators . The climate differences across the Western Palearctic region can cause behavioral differences within the same species across geographical distance , such as in the sociality of behavior for bees of the species Lasioglossum malachurum .",
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"text": "Australian Plate The Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate in the eastern and , largely , in the southern hemispheres . Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana , Australia remained connected to India and Antarctica until approximately when India broke away and began moving north . Australia and Antarctica began rifting and completely separated roughly The Australian plate later fused with the adjacent Indian Plate beneath the Indian Ocean to form a single Indo-Australian Plate . However , recent studies suggest that the two plates have once again split apart and have been separate plates for at least 3 million years and likely longer . The Australian plate includes the continent of Australia , including Tasmania , as well portions of New Guinea , New Zealand , and the Indian Ocean basin .",
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"text": "Garry Cooper Garry Cooper is an English actor . He was born in Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire on 2 June 1955 , to Terry and Nora Cooper . He has one daughter , Ruby , from his first marriage and is engaged to writer Harriet Vyner . After moving to London to study at Drama Centre at the age of 16 , Garry 's first professional role was as one of the brothers in Joseph and his Technicoloured Dreamcoat . In 1979 Garry appeared in the cult film Quadrophenia as Peter ( Leslie Ash 's boyfriend ) . He has also appeared in a number of well-known TV serials including Taggart , Heartbeat , The Bill , Casualty and Where the Heart Is . He currently lives in Ryedale , North Yorkshire .",
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"text": "John Cooper (motorcyclist) John Cooper ( born 1938 in Derby ) is an English retired garage proprietor who was a prolific short-circuit motorcycle road racer during the 1960s and early 1970s . He also entered selected Grands Prix motorcycle road races . His best season was in 1967 when he finished the year in seventh place in the 500cc world championship . Cooper was a two-time winner of the North West 200 race held in Northern Ireland . He is remembered for his upset victory over the reigning 500cc world champion , Giacomo Agostini at the 1971 Race of the Year held at Mallory Park . Cooper rode a BSA Rocket 3 to finish three-fifths of a second ahead of Agostini 's MV Agusta , achieving his fifth victory in the race since 1965 . A section of the Mallory Park , Leicestershire circuit has been renamed from Lake Esses to the John Cooper Esses in his honor .",
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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": "Conservation in Australia Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy . Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world , with a large portion of species endemic to Australia . Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations . Animal habitats like reefs and forests must be preserved in order to preserve population and diversity of animal species . Conservation is vital for future study and for field research to be taken , and because biological richness is an unmeasurable aesthetic that may be developed into commercial recreational attractions . According to Janine Benyus , the potential for advances in biomimicry in Australia are great because the extreme weather and conditions found here provide an excellent evolutionary incubator . Research on natural processes can only occur if habitat is preserved and organisms continue to thrive . Federal and State governments manage protected areas and national parks ; a number of non-governmental organizations are also involved in conservation .",
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"text": "Edward Ashley-Cooper Edward Montague Hussey Cooper ( August 12 , 1906 -- May 5 , 2000 ) was an actor descended from an English family but born in Australia . Known by his professional name of Edward Ashley ( to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper ) , Cooper performed in 60 films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer including Pride and Prejudice ( 1940 ) where he played George Wickham .",
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"text": "Galápagos Islands The Galápagos Islands ( official name : Archipiélago de Colón , other Spanish name : Islas Galápagos , -LSB- ˈizlaz ɣaˈlapaɣos -RSB- ) are part of the Republic of Ecuador and an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere , 906 km west of continental Ecuador . The islands are known for their vast number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle , as his observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin 's theory of evolution by natural selection . The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form the Galápagos Province of Ecuador , the Galápagos National Park , and the Galápagos Marine Reserve . The principal language on the islands is Spanish . The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000 . The first recorded visit to the islands happened by chance in 1535 , when Fray Tomás de Berlanga , the Bishop of Panamá , was surprised with this undiscovered land during a voyage to Peru to arbitrate in a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro . De Berlanga eventually returned to the Spanish Empire and described the conditions of the islands and the animals that inhabited them . The group of islands was shown and named in Abraham Ortelius 's atlas published in 1570 . The first crude map of the islands was made in 1684 by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley , who named the individual islands after some of his fellow pirates or after British royalty and noblemen . These names were used in the authoritative navigation charts of the islands prepared during the Beagle survey under captain Robert Fitzroy , and in Darwin 's popular book The Voyage of the Beagle . The new Republic of Ecuador took the islands from Spanish ownership in 1832 , and subsequently gave them official Spanish names . The older names remained in use in English language publications , including Herman Melville 's The Encantadas of 1854 .",
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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": "Christian H. Cooper Christian H. Cooper is an author and trader living in New York City . He is a frequent commentator in the Wall Street Journal , Reuters , Financial Times , and Bloomberg News . His writing has appeared in The Diplomat , The Hill , Foreign Affairs , and Nautilus Magazine . Cooper is a member of the roundtables at the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies currently led by John Hamre , a member of the Aspen Institute Society of Fellows , is a Truman National Security Fellow , and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations . He directs Banking for a New Beginning . Banking for A New Beginning will focus on work with the central banks of the PNB target countries including Turkey , Tunisia , Libya , Algeria , Pakistan , Morocco , Egypt and the Palestinian Territories . in an effort to share best practices , operational assistance , and coordinated action among the central banks .",
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"text": "Barlow and Chambers execution The Barlow and Chambers executions were the hangings in 1986 by Malaysia of two Westerners , Kevin John Barlow ( Australian and British ) and Brian Geoffrey Shergold Chambers ( Australian ) of Perth , Western Australia , for the drug trafficking of 141.9 g of heroin . The two men became the first Westerners to be executed under Malaysia 's new tougher laws for drug offences that prescribe death for anyone convicted of having over 15 grams of heroin . Barlow was born in the United Kingdom in Stoke-on-Trent and held dual British and Australian nationalities . Barlow 's family made appeals to Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher to make a protest about the impending execution , and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bill Hayden made an appeal for clemency to the Malaysian government . The executions caused public outcry and strained political relations between Australia and Malaysia at the time .",
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"text": "Alice Cooper (band) Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in Phoenix , Arizona in 1964 . The band consisted of lead singer Vince Furnier , Glen Buxton ( lead guitar ) , Michael Bruce ( rhythm guitar , keyboards ) , Dennis Dunaway ( bass guitar ) , and Neal Smith ( drums ) . Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and has had a solo career under that name since the band became inactive in 1975 . The band was notorious for their elaborate , theatrical shock rock stage shows . In 2011 , the original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . After several years of little success , the Alice Cooper band rose to fame in 1971 with the success of the single `` I 'm Eighteen '' and the album Love It to Death . The band peaked in popularity in 1973 with the album Billion Dollar Babies and its tour , which broke box-office records previously held by The Rolling Stones .",
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"text": "W.A. Chip & Pulp Co. W.A. Chip & Pulp Co. . Pty Ltd is a Western Australian based company , also known by the acronym ` WACAP ' , and was founded in 1969 . The company commenced Woodchipping at Manjimup in the 1970s . Before it was able to commence - environmental concerns had to be addressed , and considerable concern was raised by the organisations that opposed the project - the Campaign to Save Native Forests , South West Forests Defence Foundation , and Conservation Council of Western Australia all published materials questioning the soundness of the project . As a consequence within a few years of commencing operation regular environmental reviews were carried out to monitor the effect of the operation . It has maintained production for three decades , and has utilised port facilities at Bunbury for the export of its product .",
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"text": "Iceland Iceland ( -LSB- ˈaɪslənd -RSB- -LSB- ˈistlant -RSB- ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean . It has a population of and an area of 103000 km2 , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe . The capital and largest city is Reykjavík . Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population . Iceland is volcanically and geologically active . The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields , mountains and glaciers , while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands . Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate , despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle . Its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly , with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate . According to the ancient manuscript Landnámabók , the settlement of Iceland began in the year 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island . In the following centuries , Norwegians , and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians , emigrated to Iceland , bringing with them thralls of Gaelic origin . The island was governed as an independent commonwealth under the Althing , one of the world 's oldest functioning legislative assemblies . Following a period of civil strife , Iceland acceded to Norwegian rule in the 13th century . The establishment of the Kalmar Union in 1397 united the kingdoms of Norway , Denmark and Sweden . Iceland thus followed Norway 's integration to that Union and came under Danish rule after Sweden 's secession from that union in 1523 . Although the Danish kingdom introduced Lutheranism forcefully in 1550 , Iceland remained a distant semi-colonial territory in which Danish institutions and infrastructures were conspicuous by their absence . In the wake of the French revolution and the Napoleonic wars , Iceland 's struggle for independence took form and culminated in independence in 1918 and the founding of a republic in 1944 . Until the 20th century , Iceland relied largely on subsistence fishing and agriculture , and was among the poorest in Europe . Industrialisation of the fisheries and Marshall Plan aid following World War II brought prosperity , and Iceland became one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world . In 1994 , it became a part of the European Economic Area , which further diversified the economy into sectors such as finance , biotechnology , and manufacturing . Iceland has a market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries . It maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens . Iceland ranks high in economic , political and social stability and equality . In 2013 , it was ranked as the 13th most-developed country in the world by the United Nations ' Human Development Index . Iceland runs almost completely on renewable energy . Affected by the ongoing worldwide financial crisis , the nation 's entire banking system systemically failed in October 2008 , leading to a severe depression , substantial political unrest , the Icesave dispute , and the institution of capital controls . Some bankers were jailed . Since then , the economy has made a significant recovery , in large part due to a surge in tourism . Icelandic culture is founded upon the nation 's Scandinavian heritage . Most Icelanders are descendants of Germanic and Gaelic settlers . Icelandic , a North Germanic language , is descended from Old Norse and is closely related to Faroese and West Norwegian dialects . The country 's cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisine , Icelandic literature and medieval sagas . Iceland has the smallest population of any NATO member and is the only one with no standing army , its lightly armed coast guard being in charge of defence .",
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"text": "Icelandic Sculptors Society The Icelandic Sculptors Society was established in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík in 1972 by Hallsteinn Sigurðsson , Jon Gunnar Árnason , Ragnar Kjartansson , Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir and others .",
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"text": "Þjórsá Þjórsá ( -LSB- ˈθjoursau -RSB- ) is Iceland 's longest river at 230 kilometers ( about 143 miles ) . It is in the south of the island . Þjórsá is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull . It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland . Further downstream , another river , the Tungnaá , flows into it ( see also Háifoss ) , before it enters the lowlands . There it passes the valley of Þjórsárdalur ( Thjorsardalur ) where the historical farm of Stöng is located at . In the lowlands it flows along the eastern border of the Great Þjórsá Lava . In the middle of the now rather wide river , there is a big island called Árnes , where there used to be a Þing . The administrative unit of Árnessýsla was named after it . The hringvegur ( Road No. 1 ) traverses the river via a bridge between Selfoss and Hella . Some kilometers to the southwest the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean .",
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"text": "Diocese of Skálholt Skálholt was the estate of the first bishop in Iceland , Isleifr Gizurarson , who became bishop in 1056 . ( Christianity had been formally adopted in 1000 ) . His son , Gizurr , donated it to become the official see . The Diocese was amalgamated in 1801 , and now forms part of the Diocese of Reykjavik . There is still a current Bishop of Skálholt , as it is now a Suffragan See ( Anglican/Lutheran sense ) in the Reykjavik diocese .",
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"text": "Architecture of Finland The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years , and while up until the modern era the architecture was strongly influenced by currents from Finland 's two respective neighbouring ruling nations , Sweden and Russia , from the early 19th century onwards influences came directly from further afield ; first when itinerant foreign architects took up positions in the country and then when the Finnish architect profession became established . Also , Finnish architecture in turn has contributed significantly to several styles internationally , such as Jugendstil ( or Art Nouveau ) , Nordic Classicism and Functionalism . In particular , the works of the country 's most noted early modernist architect Eliel Saarinen have had significant worldwide influence . But even more renowned than Saarinen has been modernist architect Alvar Aalto , who is regarded as one of the major figures in the world history of modern architecture . In an article from 1922 titled `` Motifs from past ages '' , Aalto discussed national and international influences in Finland , and as he saw it ; In a 2000 review article of twentieth century Finnish architecture , Frédéric Edelmann , arts critic of the French newspaper Le Monde , suggested that Finland has more great architects of the status of Alvar Aalto in proportion to the population than any other country in the world . Finland 's most significant architectural achievements are related to modern architecture , mostly because the current building stock has less than 20 % that dates back to before 1955 , which relates significantly to the reconstruction following World War II and the process of urbanisation which only gathered pace after the war . 1249 is the date normally given for the beginning of Swedish rule over the land now known as Finland ( in Finnish , Suomi ) , and this rule continued until 1809 , after which it was ceded to Russia . However , under Russian rule it had a significant degree of autonomy as the Grand Duchy of Finland . Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917 , at the time of the Russian Revolution . These historical factors have had a significant bearing on the history of architecture in Finland , along with the founding of towns and the building of castles and fortresses ( in the numerous wars between Sweden and Russia fought in Finland ) , as well as the availability of building materials and craftsmanship and , later on , government policy on issues such as housing and public buildings . As an essentially forested region , timber has been the natural building material , while the hardness of the local stone ( predominantly granite ) initially made it difficult to work , and the manufacture of brick was rare before the mid-19th century . The use of concrete took on a particular prominence with the rise of the welfare state in the 1960s , in particular in state-sanctioned housing with the dominance of prefabricated concrete elements .",
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"text": "Petty kingdoms of Norway The petty kingdoms of Norway were the entities from which the later Kingdom of Norway was founded . Before the unification of Norway in 872 and during the period of fragmentation after King Harald Fairhair 's death Norway was divided in several small kingdoms . Some could have been as small as a cluster of villages and others comprised several of today 's counties . By the time of the first historical records of Scandinavia , about the 8th century , a number of small political entities existed in Norway . The exact number is unknown , and would probably also fluctuate with time . It has been estimated that there were 9 petty realms in Western Norway during the early Viking age . Archaeologist Bergljot Solberg on this basis estimates that there would have been at least 20 in the whole country . There are no written source from this time to tell us the title used by these rulers , or the exact borders between their realms . The main written sources we have on this period , the kings ' sagas , were not written until the 12th and 13th centuries . While they were in part based on skaldic poems , and possibly on oral tradition , their reliability as sources for detailed events of the Viking age continues to be debated among historians . The sagas , most notable of which is Heimskringla , often refer to the petty rulers as konungr , i.e. king , as in Agder , Alvheim , Hedmark , Hordaland , Nordmøre og Romsdal , Rogaland , Romerike , Sogn , Solør , Sunmmøre , Trøndelag , Vestfold ( which at various times included several of the aforementioned ) and Viken ; however in Hålogaland the title was jarl ( compare earl ) , later Ladejarl ( from the rulers power base at Lade , in modern-day Trondheim ) . The rulers of all the areas might be called petty kings , herser , subkings , kings or jarls depending on the source . A number of small communities were gradually organised into larger regions in the 9th century , and in 872 King Harald Fairhair unified the realm and became its first supreme ruler . Many of the former kingdoms would later become jarldoms under the Norwegian high king and some would try to break free again . Below follows an incomplete list of petty kingdoms of Norway and their known rulers . Most of the people mentioned in this list are legendary or semi-legendary . Some of the areas might have a contested status as petty kingdoms .",
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"text": "Gunnlaugr Ormstunga Gunnlaugr Ormstunga ( i.e. `` Serpent-Tongue '' ) was an Icelandic poet . His life is described in Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu , where several of his poems are preserved . Gunnlaugr was born ca. 983 . From an early age he proved himself impetuous , audacious , brave , and tough . He was also a skilled author of mostly derogatory poems , which earned him the cognomen ormstunga , `` serpent 's tongue '' . After a quarrel with his father , Illugi , Gunnlaugr left his home at the age of twelve to stay for some time at Borg with Þorsteinn Egilsson , the son of Egill Skallagrímsson . There , he became acquainted with Þorsteinn 's daughter , Helga the fair , reputedly the most beautiful woman in Iceland . Her hair was so ample that she could hide herself in it . When Gunnlaugr was eighteen , he went abroad . At that time , Helga became his fiancée , on the condition that she would wait no more than three years for Gunnlaugr . He visited the courts of Norway , Ireland , Orkney and Sweden and England . In Sweden , he visited the court of King Óláfr Skötkonung where he met his rival , the Icelandic champion and skald , Hrafn Önundarson . Gunnlaugr 's stay in the service of King Æthelred of England delayed his return to Iceland and Helga . He did not return until four years had passed ( ca. 1005 ) . Since Gunnlaugr had been gone longer than his allotted three years , Helga was forced into an unhappy marriage to Gunnlaugr 's rival , Hrafn Önundarson . Gunnlaugr and Hrafn met at the Althing and Gunnlaugr challenged Hrafn to a duel of honour , a holmgang ( hólmganga ) . The duel ended in a draw and was the last one allowed in Iceland . From that time hólmganga were forbidden by Icelandic law . In order to settle their dispute in blood , the two champions met in Norway in the spring of 1008 . There , Gunnlaugr defeated Hrafn , but was fatally wounded . After a short time he died . He was 25 . Helga later remarried , but never recovered from Gunnlaugr 's death . Her greatest pleasure was to rest her eyes on a sumptuous coat that Gunnlaugr had given her . One evening , she rested her head on her husband 's shoulder , spread the coat in front of her , and watched it for a while . Thereafter , she fell back into her husband 's embrace and was dead .",
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"text": "Economy of Iceland The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility . In 2011 , gross domestic product was US$ 12.3 bn . With a population of 321,000 , this is $ 38,000 per capita , based on purchasing power parity ( PPP ) estimates . The financial crisis of 2007 -- 2010 produced a decline in GDP and employment , although the magnitude of this decline remains to be determined . Iceland has a mixed economy with high levels of free trade and government intervention . However , government consumption is less than other Nordic countries . Geothermal power is the primary source of home and industrial energy in Iceland . In the 1990s Iceland undertook extensive free market reforms , which initially produced strong economic growth . As a result , Iceland was rated as having one of the world 's highest levels of economic freedom as well as civil freedoms . In 2007 , Iceland topped the list of nations ranked by Human Development Index and was one of the most egalitarian , according to the calculation provided by the Gini coefficient . From 2006 onwards , the economy faced problems of growing inflation and current account deficits . Partly in response , and partly as a result of earlier reforms , the financial system expanded rapidly before collapsing entirely in a sweeping financial crisis . Iceland had to obtain emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund and a range of European countries in November 2008 .",
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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": "Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Steingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon ( born 4 August 1955 ) is an Icelandic politician . He has been a member of the Althing ( Icelandic parliament ) since 1983 and is the founding chairman of the Left-Green Movement ( Vinstri hreyfingin -- grænt framboð ) . He was the Minister for Agriculture and Communications from 1988 -- 1991 . He became Minister of Finance in 2009 . In 2011 he took on the roles of Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture and Minister of Economic Affairs . Steingrímur was born in Gunnarsstaðir , a large sheep farm between Garður and Þórshöfn in the Þistilfjörður region of northeast Iceland ( Svalbarðshreppur municipality ) . In his younger days he was an avid sportsman , both track and field and also a volleyball player . On 16 January 2006 , Steingrímur was injured in a car accident not far from Blönduós , Iceland but he later recovered . He supported the end of the US military presence in Iceland , but believed Iceland itself should have taken the initiative in ending this presence . Since September 2006 , when US forces left Naval Air Station Keflavik , he has strongly opposed any possible development of an Icelandic army seeing the country 's need for armed forces as practically non-existent . He believes that civilian institutions such as the police and the coast guard should be organized in order to provide the needed protection in the unlikely event of a major disturbance . In November 2006 , he published the book Við öll -- Íslenskt velferðarsamfélag á tímamótum ( `` All of Us -- Icelandic Welfare Society at Crossroads '' ) , laying out his political ideology .",
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"text": "Iceland Triangular Tournament The Iceland Triangular Tournament was an international football tournament in 1986 . All matches were played in Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík . The three teams competing were the Republic of Ireland , Iceland and Czechoslovakia . The Republic of Ireland won the competition , the first time that country won an international football tournament .",
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"text": "Oddr Snorrason The Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar of Oddr Snorrason whose name is also sometimes Anglicized as Odd Snorrason was a Latin royal biography attributed to a 12th-century Icelandic Benedictine monk at the Þingeyrar monastery ( Þingeyrarklaustur ) . The monastery was founded in 1133 and was the first in Iceland . Its subject is the 10th-century Norwegian king Óláfr Tryggvason . The original work has been almost completely lost but a translation into Old Norse is preserved in two nearly complete versions and a fragment of a third . The work is often referred to as Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar . Oddr made use of previous written works including those of Sæmundr fróði and Ari Þorgilsson as well as Acta sanctorum in Selio and possibly Historia de Antiquitate Regum Norwagiensium . In turn Snorri Sturluson made use of Oddr 's work when writing the Heimskringla , as did the author of Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta . It is difficult to tell how closely the Old Norse translation of Oddr 's Óláfs saga resembles the Latin original but it clearly owes a debt to hagiography , presenting King Óláfr as the apostle to the Norwegians . Yngvars saga víðförla also credits Oddr with its original authorship . Scholars have been skeptical towards this claim but in recent years it has gained more acceptance .",
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"text": "Icelandic Elf School The Icelandic Elf School , known as Álfaskólinn in Icelandic , is a school in Iceland that teaches students and visitors about Icelandic folklore . The school teaches about the hidden people and the 13 different kinds of elves that the school believes inhabit the country of Iceland . According to the school 's headmaster , hidden people `` are just the same size and look exactly like human beings , the only difference is that they are invisible to most of us . Elves , on the other hand , are n't entirely human , they 're humanoid , starting at around eight centimetres . '' He also claims there are gay and lesbian elves . The school is located in Reykjavík , the country 's largest city . The school is headed by Magnús Skarphéðinsson . Magnús has a full curriculum , and certificate programs for visitors that can be earned in as little as half a day . However , the school also publishes texts on hidden people , partly for its own use in the classroom . There is also ongoing research on the elves and hidden people of Iceland . He also collects stories about trolls , fairies , dwarves , and gnomes , but says that `` nearly 70 percent of our stories are about hidden people , because they are most seen here . '' These stories have been collected for the purpose of preservation . Magnús organizes five hour long educational excursions for visitors , and finishes the tour with coffee and pancakes at the school . Despite never advertising his school , Magnus typically gets 5-10 people per excursion . Since opening in 1991 , over 9,000 people , most of them foreigners , have attended the school . The Álfaskólinn also provides `` aura readings '' and `` past-life explorations '' . The question of the `` level of belief in elves '' in Iceland is somewhat of a cultural topos , with survey results published in 1975 , 1995 , 1998 , 2006 . Interpretations of the survey results vary . Based on the 2006 figures , Magnús claims that while only 26 % of Icelanders believe in elves ( summing the responses ` certain ' and ` probable ' ) , 80 % `` do take notice '' ( including the replies ` possible ' and ` unlikely ' ) .",
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"text": "Sturlungar family clan The Sturlungs ( Icelandic : Sturlungar ) were a powerful family clan in medieval mid-13th century Iceland , in the time of the Icelandic Commonwealth . Their story is partly told in Sturlunga saga , and members of the clan were significant participants in the civil war of the Age of the Sturlungs . The Sturlungs were a wealthy and influential clan . They controlled Western Iceland , the Westfjords and North Eastern Iceland . The patriarch of the Sturlungs was Sturla Þórðarson , whom scholars believe was born around 1115 . He inherited his Goðorð ( domain , realm or area of influence ) from his father Þórður Gilsson . Sturla quarrelled extensively with Einar Þorgilsson of Staðarhóll and many other chieftains . Jón Loftsson , a well-respected man , mediated in one of these disputes . Following this , he was entrusted with the upbringing of Sturla 's son Snorri Sturluson , who later became the most influential of the Sturlungs , and the most famous due to his literary endeavours . Snorri had two brothers , Þórður Sturluson and Sighvatur Sturluson . The descendants of Sturla played an important role in the Age of the Sturlungs civil war , most notably his sons Snorri and Sighvatur , and Sighvatur 's son Þórður kakali Sighvatsson . Another notable Sturlung was Sturla Þórðarson , son of Þórður Sturluson , who fought with Þórður kakali . He wrote Íslendinga saga , the longest part of Sturlunga saga , and Hákonar saga gamla , the story of Haakon IV of Norway . Some scholars also attribute to him the authorship of Kristni saga and a transcript of Landnáma . The writing of the Icelandic sagas began with the Sturlungs , and many of those written before 1280 were their work , or were written at their behest .",
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"text": "Gunnar Thoroddsen Gunnar Thoroddsen ( pronounced -LSB- ˈɡʏnːar ˈtʰoːurɔtˌsɛn -RSB- ) ( December 29 , 1910 -- September 25 , 1983 ) was the Prime Minister of Iceland from 8 February 1980 to 26 May 1983 . Gunnar was the youngest man ever elected to the Althing , Iceland 's Parliament . He was 23 years old when he was elected as MP in 1934 . He served as an Ambassador of Iceland in Denmark from 1965 to 1969 when he ran for the presidency of Iceland in 1968 . He wished to succeed his father in law , Ásgeir Ásgeirsson , who served as president from 1952 to 1968 . Gunnar had been mayor of Reykjavík from 1947 to 1959 and minister of finance from 1959 to 1965 . He was minister of industry and a social welfare minister in the cabinet of Geir Hallgrímsson August 28 , 1974 to June 27 , 1978 . Gunnar and Geir were not in agreement and the disagreement led to Gunnar breaking away from the will of the Independence Party with a few members of parliament and forming a cabinet with the Progressive Party and the People 's Alliance , that replaced a minority government of Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal . By forming his government Gunnar became the oldest Prime Minister in Iceland 's history at the age of 69 . Gunnar did not run in the 1983 elections for parliament , due to his illness , and ended his involvement in politics when his cabinet was succeeded by Steingrímur Hermannsson 's cabinet . Gunnar Thoroddsen died in September 1983 . | - Category :1910 births Category :1983 deaths Category : Ambassadors of Iceland to Denmark Category : Independence Party ( Iceland ) politicians Category : Mayors of Reykjavík Category : Prime Ministers of Iceland",
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"docid": "099ef8e65af2f26e76f0ea4709cb1580",
"text": "Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð ( Hamrahlíð College ) , usually referred to as MH , is a public gymnasium ( menntaskóli ) , located in Hlíðahverfi , Reykjavík , Iceland . The school was founded in 1966 by the Icelandic Ministry of Education ; with the first graduation occurring in 1970 . The school 's first rector was Guðmundur Arnlaugsson . The school 's objective is to prepare students for rigorous tertiary studies both locally and in an international environment . It offers four Icelandic-taught programmes leading to the Stúdentspróf qualification : languages , natural sciences , social sciences and performance dance ; and one English-taught programme leading to the IB Diploma . The newest addition is an `` independent programme '' which allows slightly more room for mixing the other ones together . The school also offers evening classes for older students and coordinates annual language tests for foreign students who wish to apply to local schools . Since foundation , the school was meant to be a pioneer project , and has therefore received relative freedom in advancing its education policy . It was the first in the country to adopt a university-style credit system , which was soon replicated by several other schools and eventually became the basis for all government-regulated upper secondary curricula . MH is one of the most selective upper secondary schools in the country . It prides itself for its services to students with disabilities and students whose mother tongue is not Icelandic , who also enjoy priority in the selection process . Some famous Icelanders that once attended MH include Björk , Paul Oscar and Jón Gnarr , the former mayor of Reykjavík .",
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"text": "National Archives of Iceland The National Archives of Iceland is the national archive of Iceland , located in Reykjavík . Founded in April 1882 by the Danish appointed governor ( landshøvding ) of Iceland , Hilmar Finsen . The National Archives of Iceland ( NAI ) drew its material mainly from governmental archives . At first , it was located in the attic of the Reykjavík Cathedral . The National Library of Iceland and the National Museum of Iceland had been moved from the loft of the Cathedral to the new Parliament Building ( Alþingishús ) , and the governor took this opportunity to use the Cathedral loft for the new archives , so bringing together the archive materials that had accumulated in various government departments and providing them with better facilities for preservation . The archives have moved to new premises three times since : first to the Alþingishús in 1900 , then to the new Archives and Library building on Hverfisgata ( Safnahúsið ) in 1908 and finally to their present location at Laugavegur 162 in 1987-98 . Over the past 130 years both the size and the facilities of the archives have increased immensely . Initially there was no special staff , the various departments was simply in charge of their own materials on the Cathedral loft without any coordination . The first national archivist was Jón Þorkelsson , who was appointed in 1900 . The present staff numbers over 25 people , and the materials , comprising sources on Icelandic history from the era of the sagas in the 12th century to the present day , now occupy more than 40,000 metres of shelf space . These materials play a key role in historical research , as records of the rights and duties of individuals and society throughout the history of Iceland .",
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"text": "Economic history of Iceland The economy history of Iceland covers the development of its economy from the Settlement of Iceland in the late 9th century until the present .",
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"text": "President of Iceland The President of Iceland ( Forseti Íslands ) is Iceland 's elected head of state . The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson , who is now in his first term as president , elected in 2016 . The president is elected to a four-year term by popular vote , is not term-limited , and has limited powers . The presidential residence is situated in Bessastaðir in Garðabær , near the capital city Reykjavík .",
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"text": "The Herring Era Museum The Herring Era Museum is located in Siglufjörður , Iceland . It is Iceland ` s largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum who has won the European Museum Award . The museum officially opened in 1994 in Róaldsbrakki , an old salting station which had been left abandoned after the collapse of the herring stock in 1969 . Additionally two more buildings have been built for the museums exhibitions since then . Also , the museum owns the Old Slipway down by the harbour . Siglufjörður used to be the center of the herring fisheries in Iceland , and the herring played a very large role in the nations economy and industry , providing as much as 44 % of the nations export income during some years .",
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"docid": "c551b2674b212fd958becd7a77bbdad1",
"text": "2. deild karla 2 . deild karla ( E. Men 's Second Division ) is a football league in Iceland . It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system . The current champions are ÍR , who won their 2nd title in 2016 . The division was started in 1966 as third division with two provisional groups , with number of teams varying from 7 to 10 teams in each group . In 1987 it was decided to merge the two groups to form a single nationwide league with 10 teams so at the end of the 1987 season only three teams from each group would stay in the league , the top teams in each group were promoted , all other teams relegated to the 4th division and two teams promoted from the 4th division . In 1997 after a name change , the division became Second division . In 2008 , as a part of a general change in Icelandic football , the number of teams was increased from 10 to 12 .",
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"text": "Tina Turner Tina Turner ( born Anna Mae Bullock ; November 26 , 1939 ) , is an American-born recording artist , dancer , actress , and author , whose career has spanned more than half a century , earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards . Born and raised in the Southeastern United States , Turner relinquished her American citizenship after obtaining Swiss citizenship in 2013 . She began her musical career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turner 's Kings of Rhythm , first recording in 1958 under the name `` Little Ann . '' Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue . Success followed with a string of notable hits credited to the duo , including `` A Fool in Love '' , `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' ( 1966 ) , `` Proud Mary '' ( 1971 ) , and `` Nutbush City Limits '' ( 1973 ) , a song which she herself wrote . In her autobiography , I , Tina , she revealed several instances of severe domestic abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce . Raised a Baptist , she encountered faith with Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism in 1971 , crediting the spiritual chant of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo , which Turner claims helped her to endure during difficult times . After her divorce from Ike Turner , she rebuilt her career through live performances . In the 1980s , Turner launched a major comeback with another string of hits , starting in late 1983 with the single `` Let 's Stay Together '' followed by the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer which became a worldwide success . The album contained the song `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' , which became Turner 's biggest hit and won three Grammy Awards including Record of the Year . Her solo success continued thoughout the 1980s and 90s with multi-platinum albums including Break Every Rule and Foreign Affair , and with singles such as `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' , `` The Best '' , and `` GoldenEye '' for the 1995 James Bond film of the same name . In 1993 , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' was used as the title of a biographical film adapted from her autobiography , along with the film 's accompanying soundtrack album . In addition to her musical career , Turner has also garnered success acting in films , including the role of the Acid Queen in the 1975 rock musical Tommy , a starring role alongside Mel Gibson in the 1985 action film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome , and a cameo role in the 1993 film Last Action Hero . One of the world 's best-selling artists of all time , she has also been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll . Turner has been termed the most successful female Rock 'n' Roll artist , receiving eleven Grammy Awards , including eight competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame awards . Turner has also sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history . Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide , She is noted for her energetic stage presence , powerful vocals , and career longevity . In 2008 , Turner returned from semi-retirement to embark on her Tina ! : 50th Anniversary Tour . Turner 's tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008 -- 09 . Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Turner no. 63 on their list of 100 greatest artists of all time , and no. 17 on their list of 100 greatest singers of all time . In 1991 , Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Turner announced in December 2016 that she has been working on `` Tina '' , a new musical based on her story , in collaboration with Phyllida Lloyd and Stage Entertainment .",
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"text": "Secrets of Flying Secrets Of Flying is the second and final album released by Bahamian American singer-songwriter Johnny Kemp . Released at the end of 1987 , this album featured two massively successful singles . The first hit from the album was the Grammy-nominated single `` Just Got Paid , '' which cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 , and went on to top both the R&B chart and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart . The second hit from the album , `` Dancin ' with Myself '' also became a top-5 R&B success . A third single from the album , the slow jam `` One Thing Led to Another '' reached the R&B top 40 as well . Secrets of Flying was digitally remastered by `` New Skool Sounds '' in 2012 including 4 additional bonus tracks .",
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"text": "Montana (Frank Zappa song) `` Montana '' is a song composed by Frank Zappa for his 1973 LP Over-Nite Sensation . The last track on the album is one of Zappa 's most famous and renowned compositions . It features backing vocals by Tina Turner and the Ikettes throughout the entire track , notably on the middle and ending sections .",
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"text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''",
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"text": "Imagination (La Toya Jackson album) Imagination is the fourth studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson . The album was released on June 19 , 1986 by Private-I Records ( an extension of Columbia Records ) .",
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"text": "Entertainer of the Year Entertainer of the Year is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter , Loretta Lynn . It was released on February 26 , 1973 , by MCA Records . Entertainer of the Year was titled after Lynn received the `` Entertainer of the Year '' award from the Country Music Association the previous year , becoming the first woman to win that award . The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972 , `` Rated X '' . The song was a self-penned song by Lynn and peaked at # 1 on the Billboard country chart in 1973 , her first # 1 hit since 1971 , and became also one of her more controversial songs , describing the double-standard frequently endured by divorced women at the time . The album was Lynn 's first studio album of 1973 , and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year . The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts , peaking at # 1 on the Top Country Albums chart , and did not chart on the Billboard 200 . The album became Lynn 's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart . The album was Lynn 's first released on the MCA Records label , after the Decca label was retired by the company .",
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"text": "Killing Time (Tina Cousins album) Killing Time is the first album by the British singer Tina Cousins . Released in 1999 ( 2000 in the US ) , it was produced by Pete Waterman with co-production by Mark Topham and Karl Twigg . The album contained the song `` Pray '' , which was released in the United States soon after its rapid success in both the United Kingdom and Australia . However , the single did not make an impact on American radio until late 2006 , when it was added to the music databases of a few rhythmic/dance format stations . The album also contained the singles `` Killin ' Time '' , `` Forever '' , `` Angel '' and `` Nothing to Fear '' which , like `` Pray '' , only became popular in 2005 and 2006 , after their release .",
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"text": "Queen of Soul (album) Queen of Soul is the sixth studio album by American Blues artist , Etta James . The album was released on Argo Records in 1965 , featuring the singles James had released during the year . Two songs on the album : `` Baby What You Want Me to Do '' and `` Loving You More Every Day '' charted on the Rhythm and Blues and Billboard Pop Chart . It was James 's first studio album in two years since the release of Etta James Top Ten . Like her previous releases , Queen of Soul was released on a 12-inch LP album , and has not been reissued since . It consisted of ten tracks , with five on each side of the LP . Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars .",
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"text": "Private Corner Private Corner is a jazz album by Jacky Cheung , which was released on 29 January 2010 . Private corner is also the first jazz album of Cantopop . Chinese music critics expected that this album would make jazz a popular genre in Greater China . Cheung has recorded and the album went platinum in less than a week . The album was recorded at the same time he was also filming Crossing Hennessy ; `` Lucky in Love '' appears as the end-credit song of the film . An English version of the song was later re-recorded by Filipino singer Paolo Onesa for his debut album , Pop Goes Standards , which was released on February 14 , 2014 . The album is mastered by Bernie Grundman .",
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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": "Player (song) `` Player '' is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe . It features guest vocals by American singer Chris Brown . The song was released by RCA Records as the intended first single off her second album on October 2 , 2015 , but was later scrapped . `` Player '' was written by Tinashe , Myron Birdsong , Brown , its producers Lulou and Alexander Kronlund , and Chloe Angelides .",
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"text": "Sheree Jeacocke Sheree Jeacocke ( born 1958 , Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter . During the early 1980s Jeacocke starred in the CBC-TV musical The King Of Friday Night and worked as a backup singer for Gordon Lightfoot , Rita MacNeil , Glass Tiger and Kim Mitchell . In 1985 Jeacocke released her first single `` You Get To Me '' . In 1986 she released her first album Feel It and was nominated for `` Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year '' at the 17th annual Juno Awards , in Canada . Much of her financial success in music was in singing jingles for many 1980s Canadian broadcast advertisements . She signed a contract with BMG in 1989 and released her second album Sheree . The first single , `` Woman 's Work '' became her biggest hit as a lead vocalist , hitting the Canadian Top 10 in February 1990 . The song was later remade by Tina Arena , among others . In 1990 , Sheree participated in the Best Guy movie soundtrack , released in Japan , on which she sings `` Best Guy '' , `` Woman 's Work '' , `` Bang On '' and `` Where Do We Go From Here ? '' . In 1993 , she released her third and last album , Miss My Love , whose singles were the title track and `` Serious '' . After her contract with BMG ended , she independently released the EP Jeacocke in 1995 , which included a remake of `` Woman 's Work '' and a remake of the Jean Knight hit `` Mr. Big Stuff '' . The dance remixes of `` Mr. Big Stuff '' became a hit in the clubs , which led to her collaboration on various dance singles . In the mid-1990s , using the pseudonym J-Cock , and with the act Pleasure Beat , she released eurodance remakes of Robin Beck 's `` First Time '' and Alanis Morissette 's `` Hand In My Pocket '' , as well as a solo remake of Stevie Wonder 's `` Sunshine Of My Life '' and Queen 's `` We Will Rock You '' ( as Deeva ) . After a few more dance releases she left the recording industry for the most part . Today , she is known as Sheree Cerqua , a Toronto real estate agent like her husband Larry Cerqua .",
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"text": "Dance Again... the Hits Dance Again ... the Hits is the first greatest hits album of American entertainer Jennifer Lopez . It was released on July 20 , 2012 , by Epic Records , to coincide with the launch of her first world tour , the Dance Again World Tour . Lopez previously conceived plans for a greatest hits album in 2009 , but instead opted to use the material recorded for her seventh studio album , Love ? , which was released by Island Records in May 2011 after her departure from Epic Records in 2010 . As Lopez owed the label one last album to fulfill her contract , she began work on a new greatest hits album in November 2011 . She later became unsure whether she wanted to go along with plans to release a greatest hits album or a new studio album , eventually deciding on the former . Dance Again ... the Hits comprises eleven previously released tracks , and two new recordings : `` Dance Again '' and `` Goin ' In '' . A deluxe edition of the album was also released , featuring three additional previously released tracks , and a DVD featuring a selection of eleven music videos . The album received generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised it as a reflection of Lopez 's success . Some critics expressed their disappointment in the absence of several successful singles , but deemed this as impressive , noting that this may have been due to the large volume of hit singles she has released over the years . Dance Again ... The Hits was a moderate commercial success , peaking within the top ten in fourteen national charts , and the top twenty in ten national charts .",
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"text": "What's Love Got to Do with It (song) `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' is a song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner , released in 1984 . It was taken from her fifth solo album , Private Dancer and became Turner 's most successful single . Although Turner had already scored a UK Top 10 and US Top 30 hit some months earlier with her rendition of `` Let 's Stay Together '' , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' gave Turner her first and only US number one . The song ranked # 309 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . It also ranked # 38 on the Songs of the Century list . It was the second-biggest single of 1984 in the US and the 17th-biggest in the United Kingdom . In 1993 , the song 's title was used as the title for the biographical film about Turner 's life . In 2012 , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame giving Turner her third Grammy Hall of Fame Award and her eleventh Grammy Award .",
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"text": "Love Thing `` Love Thing '' is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her 1991 album Simply the Best . The single , which brought Turner back to her rock roots , also included the non-album track `` I 'm a Lady '' , written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle .",
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"text": "Private Show (T.I. song) `` Private Show '' is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I. , released on February 24 , 2015 , through Grand Hustle and Columbia Records , as the third single from his ninth studio album Paperwork ( 2014 ) . The song , which was produced by Shama `` Sak Pase '' Joseph and Ace Harris , features vocals from American singer Chris Brown .",
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"text": "Ike & Tina Turner discography This is a list of albums and singles released by American rock and soul duo Ike & Tina Turner during their 16-year musical career .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott Missy Elliott is an American rapper , singer-songwriter , author , record producer and actress . Missy 's debut album Supa Dupa Fly was released on July 15 , 1997 in the United States under her own label The Goldmind Inc. signed under Elektra Records . Her second album Da Real World was then released on June 22 , 1999 , followed by her third album Miss E. . . So Addictive , released on May 15 , 2001 . Under Construction was the fourth album released by Elliott , which was released on November 12 , 2002 , followed by her fifth album This Is Not a Test ! that saw a release in November 25 , 2003 , and The Cookbook , Elliott 's latest album to date , which was released on July 4 , 2005 . Throughout Missy Elliott 's career , she has received several awards and nominations . Elliott would also be noted to become the first female rapper in history to take home the award for `` Best International Video '' from VIVA Comet Media Awards for her solo debut single , `` The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) '' . Elliott 's debut Supa Dupa Fly ( 1997 ) would go on to score two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Solo Performance & Best Rap Album , alongside three MTV Music Video Awards nominations for `` Best Direction in a Video , '' `` Best Breakthrough Video '' & `` Best Rap Video '' . Missy Elliott 's second album Da Real World ( 1999 ) attained a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album . She also received an award for `` Best R&B / Soul or Rap Music Video '' by the Soul Train Awards . The album went on to go platinum making it Elliott 's second platinum album . The follow-up , Miss E. . . So Addictive ( 2001 ) , was a commercial success ; selling over 9.2 million copies worldwide making it her third consecutive platinum album . This album would attain twelve MTV Video Music Awards nominations throughout 2001 and 2002 . Additionally , the effort gained Elliott several nominations from various award shows some including , the Grammy Awards , MTV Video Music Awards , and the BET Awards . On March 27 , 2001 , Lil ' Kim , Christina Aguilera , Pink , and Mýa recorded a cover version of the LaBelle song , `` Lady Marmalade '' as a medley for the feature film Moulin Rouge that Missy Elliott wrote and produced , which topped # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks . `` Lady Marmalade '' scored Elliott 's first Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Missy Elliott 's fourth album Under Construction ( 2002 ) was certified double platinum , making it her fourth platinum album . The effort gained Elliott eight MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 , taking two awards for `` Video of the Year & `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . The album also gained Elliott five Grammy nominations in 2004 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , Best Rap Album , Album of The Year , Best Rap Song & Best Female Rap Solo Performance taking an award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance . Elliott 's follow-up This Is Not a Test ! ( 2003 ) would also attain a platinum certification , as well as two MTV Video Music Awards and one MTV Music Video Japan Awards nominations . The Cookbook ( 2005 ) is Missy Elliott 's latest album to date . The effort attained three Grammy nominations in 2006 for Best Short Form Music Video , Best Rap Song & Best Rap Album . Elliott received the award for Best Short Form Music Video for her single `` Lose Control '' . The Cookbook also gained Elliott seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations , taking two awards for `` Best Dance Video '' and `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . In 2014 , Missy Elliott became nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song for the featured single , `` Without Me '' .",
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},
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"text": "Show Some Respect `` Show Some Respect '' is a song recorded by recording artist Tina Turner . It was written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin and released as the sixth single from her fifth solo album Private Dancer ( 1984 ) . While not released as a single in Europe , it song found moderate success in the US and minor success in Canada . The B-side to `` Show Some Respect '' is a live cover of Prince 's song `` Let 's Pretend We 're Married '' .",
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"text": "From Elvis in Memphis From Elvis in Memphis is the fifteenth studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley , released on RCA Records . It was recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis in January and February 1969 under the direction of producer Chips Moman and backed by its house band , informally known as `` The Memphis Boys '' . Following the success of Presley 's 1968 Christmas television special and its soundtrack , the album marked Presley 's return to non-soundtrack albums after the completion of his film contract with Paramount Pictures . Presley 's entourage convinced him to leave the RCA studios and record this album at American Sound , a new Memphis studio at the peak of a hit-producing streak . The reason for going to Moman 's studio was for the soul sound of the house band , ` the Memphis Boys ' . The predominance of country songs among those recorded in these sessions gives them the feel of the `` country soul '' style . This impression is emphasized by the frequent use of the dobro in the arrangements . In any case , the Memphis Boys have a solidly southern soul sound . From Elvis in Memphis was released in June 1969 to favorable reviews . The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 , number two on the country charts and number one in the United Kingdom , and its single `` In the Ghetto '' reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1970 . In later years , it garnered further favorable reviews , while it was ranked number 190 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time .",
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"text": "Duets (Linda Ronstadt album) Duets is a compilation album by Linda Ronstadt . It was released on the Rhino Records label in April 2014 , a few days before Ronstadt 's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard album chart - Ronstadt 's highest charting album in 24 years . The songs on the album were all previously released with the exception of `` Pretty Bird '' . In his review for AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that `` generally , this Duets emphasizes the sweeter , softer , and slower side of Ronstadt , a move that makes for pleasant listening '' . As of December , 2016 , this release had sold a total of 81,316 copies per Nielsen SoundScan .",
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